1st grade, week 8, day 3

-s and -es in sentences

1. Read the -s and -es 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: “has” and “her”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch first grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/first
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

Near doubles

1. 6 + 7 is double 6, plus 1 more: 13.
2. Do 5 + 6, 7 + 8 and 8 + 9 the same way.

• Two-color counters on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/counters

Leaf shapes

1. Collect leaves and sort them by shape: smooth edges, jagged edges, and leaves with fingers.
2. Find out which tree each one came from.

Read-aloud: The Ant and the Grasshopper

1. Read “The Ant and the Grasshopper” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

• The Ant and the Grasshopper, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper