1st grade, week 36, day 2

Review: spell the words

1. Say a word from the review list (he, slowly, undo, me, quickly and unlock); your child says its sounds and writes it.
2. Check each one together and fix any letter that is off.
3. Then your child writes one sentence using two of the words.

• Spelling practice sheet makerteach.peabody.kids/make/spelling
• Copywork maker: print a line to copyteach.peabody.kids/homeschool/aids/copywork
• 1st grade learning games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games-by-grade/first-grade

A topic sentence for my year

1. Write a topic sentence about your 1st grade year.
2. Your child writes a paragraph about their year: a topic sentence, three things they learned or did, and an ending sentence.

Adding and taking-away games

1. Play an adding and taking-away game on peabody.kids.
2. Then make up two story problems for each other.

• Adding and taking-away games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/addition-and-subtraction-games

My guess

1. Write what you think will happen in your test, and why.
2. Your child writes what they noticed, starting with “I saw.”

What I learned

1. Look through work from the year: writing, math and drawings.
2. Your child picks one piece from each quarter and says what it shows.

Read-aloud: Priya Moves Away

1. Read “Priya Moves Away” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

• Priya Moves Away, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/priya-moves-away