1st grade, week 31, day 3

contractions in sentences

1. Read the contractions words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
2. New sight words: “its” and “made”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch second grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/second
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

The best character

1. Write which character was best in a book this week, with two reasons.
2. Your child writes whether they liked a book, gives two reasons from the story, and ends by saying the opinion again.

• Book report page (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/book-report

Solid shape hunt

1. Find a sphere, a cube, a cylinder, a cone and a rectangular prism at home.
2. Line them up and name each one.

• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

How much will it hold?

1. Add pennies one at a time to a foil boat until it sinks, and count them.
2. Build a wider boat and see if it holds more.

• Workshop: foil boat (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/build/foil-boat

Laws keep us safe

1. Name three laws, like stopping at a red light or wearing a seat belt, and why each one helps.
2. Ask: why does this matter? Your child says the answer, then writes it as a sentence.

Read-aloud: Odile and the Fizzy Cup

1. Read “Odile and the Fizzy Cup” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• Odile and the Fizzy Cup, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/odile-and-the-fizzy-cup