1st grade, week 33, day 3

open syllables in sentences

1. Read the open syllables 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: “or” and “pull”. 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

Where it lives

1. Write two facts about where your living thing lives.
2. Your child picks a plant or animal, writes four facts with a topic sentence and an ending, and draws a labeled picture.

• Main idea and details organizer (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/main-idea-and-details

Count by 2s

1. Count pairs of socks or shoes by 2s.
2. Count by 2s to 30, then start at 1 and count by 2s: 1, 3, 5.

• Skip counting strips (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/desk-and-door/skip-counting-strips
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

Saving water

1. Put a bowl under the tap while you brush your teeth with the water running, then see how much was caught.
2. Talk about turning the tap off, and use the caught water for a plant.

The Liberty Bell

1. The Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia, is a symbol of freedom, and it has a big crack. Draw it.
2. Ask: why does this matter? Your child says the answer, then writes it as a sentence.

Read-aloud: Lulu the Lanternfish Lights Up

1. Read “Lulu the Lanternfish Lights Up” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

• Lulu the Lanternfish Lights Up, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/lulu-the-lanternfish-lights-up