1st grade homeschool plan, week 33
Long vowels at the end of a syllable · Skip counting · Taking care of Earth
Week 33 of 36 in 1st grade, in quarter 4. Five days, about 110 minutes each.
Reading: open syllables, a vowel at the end of a syllable usually says its name: he, go, and the ba in baby. Words to read and spell: he, me, we, she, go, no, so and hi. Sight words: “or” and “pull”. The new story is “Mia and the Kite”, and the reread is “The Snail Race”.
Writing: A report about a living thing. Your child picks a plant or animal, writes four facts with a topic sentence and an ending, and draws a labeled picture.
Math: Skip counting. Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s, and seeing the patterns on the hundreds chart.
Science: Taking care of Earth. People change the land, water and air, and there are ways to use less, reuse and recycle.
Social studies, a shorter piece each day: The bald eagle and the Liberty Bell. Symbols stand for ideas: the bald eagle stands for the country, and the Liberty Bell for freedom.
Read-alouds: “Why Is the Sky Blue?”, “From the Sun to the Pedals”, “Lulu the Lanternfish Lights Up”, “The Fisherman and His Wife” and “Mavis and the Greedy Mayor”.
For the whole family: Sort a day's trash and recycling together and find one thing the family can reuse.
The five days
Day 1day 161
- ReadingNew: open syllables
- WritingPick a living thing
- MathCount by 10s
- ScienceReduce, reuse, recycle
- Social studiesWhat is a symbol?
- Read-aloudWhy Is the Sky Blue?
Day 2day 162
- ReadingSpell words with open syllables
- WritingWhat it needs
- MathCount by 5s
- ScienceSort the trash
- Social studiesThe bald eagle
- Read-aloudFrom the Sun to the Pedals
Day 3day 163
- Readingopen syllables in sentences
- WritingWhere it lives
- MathCount by 2s
- ScienceSaving water
- Social studiesThe Liberty Bell
- Read-aloudLulu the Lanternfish Lights Up
Day 4day 164
- ReadingRead: Mia and the Kite
- WritingTaking care of its home
- MathSkip counting games
- ScienceSaving energy
- Social studiesFreedom
- Read-aloudThe Fisherman and His Wife
Day 5day 165
- ReadingReread: The Snail Race
- WritingPicture and ending
- MathCounting a pile fast
- ScienceHelping plants and animals
- Social studiesA family symbol
- Read-aloudMavis and the Greedy Mayor