1st grade, week 35, day 3
Day 173 of 180 · Science: Summer and sun safety · Social studies: Voting and good citizens · about 110 minutes
Reading25 min
un- and re- in sentences
- Read the un- and re- words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
- New sight words: “sing” and “sit”. 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
Writing15 min
Write the middle
- Write the middle of the story, with a problem and one line of talking.
- Your child writes a whole story, checks it, and copies it neatly into a little book to read to the family.
- Story map: who, where, problem, fix (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/story-map
Math25 min
Make-ten flash cards
- Make flash cards for the 9 + and 8 + facts and practice them by making ten.
- Sort the cards into fast and slow piles.
- Flashcard makerteach.peabody.kids/make/flashcards
- 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade
Science20 min
Keeping cool
- Your skin sweats to cool you down, so drink water when it is hot.
- Wet one hand and leave the other dry, then wave both. Which feels cooler?
- The Body: sweat (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/body/skin/sweat
Social studies10 min
A secret family vote
- Hold a secret vote on a family choice, count the votes, and make a bar graph.
- Ask: why does this matter? Your child says the answer, then writes it as a sentence.
- Bar graph template (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/bar-graph-template
Read-aloud15 min
Read-aloud: The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Read “The Monkey and the Crocodile” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
- 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
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