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1st grade homeschool plan, week 32

Endings: -er and -est · Coins · Build it strong

Week 32 of 36 in 1st grade, in quarter 4. Five days, about 110 minutes each.

Reading: -er and -est, -er compares two things (taller), -est compares three or more (tallest). Words to read and spell: taller, tallest, faster, fastest, smaller, smallest, longer and longest. Sight words: “many” and “off”. The new story is “The Snail Race”, and the reread is “Henny Penny”.

Writing: How-to: the rules of a game. Your child writes how to play a game: what you need, how to start, how to take a turn, and how to win.

Math: Coins. Naming pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters and their values, and counting small amounts.

Science: Build it strong. Engineers solve problems by building, testing and making it better, the same steps children use with blocks.

Social studies, a shorter piece each day: The American flag. The flag of the United States has 13 stripes for the first 13 states and 50 stars for the 50 states today.

Read-alouds: “The Three Little Pigs”, “The Squeaky Gate”, “The Fox and the Stork”, “Coo Catches Gumdrop” and “The Elevator Plan”.

For the whole family: Have a tower contest with paper cups or blocks: the tallest tower that stands for ten seconds wins.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 156

    • ReadingNew: -er and -est
    • WritingWhat you need
    • MathPennies and nickels
    • ScienceThe engineer's steps
    • Social studiesStripes and stars
    • Read-aloudThe Three Little Pigs

  2. Day 2day 157

    • ReadingSpell words with -er and -est
    • WritingHow to start
    • MathDimes and quarters
    • ScienceA cup tower
    • Social studiesWhat the stripes mean
    • Read-aloudThe Squeaky Gate

  3. Day 3day 158

    • Reading-er and -est in sentences
    • WritingTaking a turn
    • MathCounting nickels and dimes
    • ScienceA paper bridge
    • Social studiesWhat the stars mean
    • Read-aloudThe Fox and the Stork

  4. Day 4day 159

    • ReadingRead: The Snail Race
    • WritingHow to win
    • MathCounting coins on paper
    • ScienceA house in the wind
    • Social studiesWhere flags fly
    • Read-aloudCoo Catches Gumdrop

  5. Day 5day 160

    • ReadingReread: Henny Penny
    • WritingPlay by the rules
    • MathA play store
    • ScienceMake it better
    • Social studiesDraw the flag
    • Read-aloudThe Elevator Plan