1st grade, week 33, day 5

Reread: The Snail Race

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

• The Snail Race, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/the-snail-race
• Sight word games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games

Picture and ending

1. Draw a labeled picture of your living thing and add an ending sentence to your report.
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

Counting a pile fast

1. Count a pile of 60 small things by 2s, then by 5s, then by 10s.
2. Which way was quickest, and why?

• Two-color counters on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/counters
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

Helping plants and animals

1. Plant a flower for bees, or put out a shallow dish of water for birds.
2. Watch it this week and write down who visits.

A family symbol

1. Design a symbol for your family and write what each part of it stands for.
2. Afterward, your child draws a picture and writes a caption under it.

Read-aloud: Mavis and the Greedy Mayor

1. Read “Mavis and the Greedy Mayor” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
2. Afterward, ask: has anything like this happened to you? How was it the same, or different?

• Mavis and the Greedy Mayor, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/mavis-the-magpie-and-the-greedy-mayor