1st grade, week 31, day 5

Reread: The Tortoise and the Hare

1. Reread “The Tortoise and the Hare” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
2. Find this week's sight words, “its” and “made”, in the book or on their cards.
3. Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.

• The Tortoise and the Hare, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/the-tortoise-and-the-hare
• Sight word games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games

My book review

1. Write a book review with your opinion, two reasons, and an ending sentence.
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

A shape city

1. Build a small city from boxes, cans, cones and balls.
2. Your child tells you which solid shapes are in each building.

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

Salt water holds things up

1. Put an egg in a glass of plain water, then stir in lots of salt.
2. What happens to the egg? Salty ocean water holds things up more than fresh water does.

If I were mayor

1. Write one new rule you would make for your town and one reason for it.
2. Afterward, your child draws a picture and writes a caption under it.

• Rules poster (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/posters/class-rules-poster

Read-aloud: The Monkey and the Crocodile

1. Read “The Monkey and the Crocodile” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

• The Monkey and the Crocodile, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-monkey-and-the-crocodile