Thursday, October 31- Historical Dress Up- students may dress in costume as a historical figure from their grade level history study. Details below.
Fortis 1st Grade (T/Th)
1st Grade T/Th- Week 10- October 15-21
1st Grade T/Th- Week 9- October 8-14
1st Grade Week 9 | Tue, Oct 8 | Wed, Oct 9 | Thu, Oct 10 | Fri, Oct 11 | Mon, Oct 14 | Co-Teacher Notes |
Virtue | Fortitude- "Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or abandon you until all the work for the service of the LORD’s house is finished." -1 Chron. 28:20 | |||||
Bible | GP Week 9, pg 134-137 | GP Week 9, pg 134 & 138-140 | GP Week 9, pg 141-143 | GP Week 9, pg 144-146 | GP Week 9, Optional Fun Day, pg 147 | Big Picture Question: What can stop God's plan? Nothing can stop God's perfect plan. |
Math | HIG pg 56-59, TB pg 54-56, WB Ex 35 pg 83-85 | Parent read HIG pg 56-57, HIG pg 60, TB pg 57 through #4 on pg 58, WB Ex 36 pg 86-87 (read number words to your student), Ex 37 pg 88-89; Rainbow facts | HIG pg 61, TB pg 58 #5 through pg 59, WB Ex 38 pg 90-91 | HIG pg 62-63, TB pg 60-61, WB Ex 39 pg 92-94; Rainbow facts | HIG pg 61 Reinforcement; Rainbow math facts Parent read & understand HIG pg 64-65 (preparing flashcards on pg 65 is optional; we will be teaching strategies for figuring these out, but extra practice never hurts!) | |
Spelling | Lesson 6: Review sound cards; Review syllable division rule for two consonants; complete syllable division VCCV worksheet Dictate last three sentences on pg 79 | Review/correct dictation from Tuesday; Complete Karate Chopping Words worksheet (glued into student's Spelling Journal) to practice syllable division rule for two consonants | Lesson 6 written assessment | Lesson 7- Words with Open and Closed Syllables Parent read pg 81; Review a selection of Sound, Rule, and Word Cards from your card box; Review previous concept, pg 82; Use letter tiles for New Teaching, pg 82-83; Dictate Word Cards 31-40 in Spelling Journal | Lesson 7: Review a selection of Sound, Rule, and Word Cards from your card box; Review pg 82-83; Dictate first three sentences on pg 85 in journal AND Lesson 8- Syllable Division Rule for One Consonant Parent read pg 87-88; Use letter tiles for New Teaching pg 89- middle of pg 90 | Check assessment from Thursday and add missed Word Cards to Review tab of card box; file Word Cards that your student has mastered in Mastered tab |
Grammar | FLL Lesson 27, pg 40: "Hearts Are Like Doors" | FLL Lesson 28, pg 41: Common and Proper Nouns (Family relationships and places) | Write the Room- Nouns activity | FLL Lesson 29, pg 42-43: Proper Nouns (Address and Zip Code) | ||
Writing | Scripture Copywork | Copybook pg 39- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately. | Scripture Copywork | Copybook pg 39 - Proof/Correct and Illustrate (steps 5 and 6) | ||
Reading | Review all phonograms; SF Week 8, Day 1, pg 125-128; Introduce The Vowel Pair IE as /ī/ and Y alone as /ī/ (OPG L94) | Review phonograms; SF Week 8, Day 2, pg 129-131; OPG Lesson 94: The The Vowel Pair IE as /ī/ and Y alone as /ī/, pg 171-172; Dictation: dry, sky, shy, try; Read "Down the Hill" from "Frog and Toad All Year"- Orally narrate & discuss | Review all phonograms; SF Week 8, Day 3, pg 132-134; Introduce Y plus a Silent E as /ī/, sight word: eye (OPG 95) | Review all phonograms; SF Week 8, Day 4, pg 135-137; OPG Lesson 96 **top half only** (read story containing short and long i sounds), pg 174; Read "Down the Hill" from "Frog and Toad All Year" again for fluency practice | Review all phonograms; SF Week 8, Day 5, pg 138-140; Play I Spy game from OPG L95, pg 173 Re-read story on the top half of OPG pg 174 | Add sight word "eye" to Review box; All sight words that should be learned and reviewed thus far: the, I, a, of, have, give, to, two, too, was, said, do, who, friend, eye |
Read Aloud | Rabbit Hill, pg 59-62 | Rabbit Hill, pg 63-66 | Rabbit Hill, pg 67-70 | Rabbit Hill, pg 71-74 | ||
History | SotW Ch. 11 Ancient Africa; Ansani and Turtle | SotW Chapter 12: The Middle Kingdom of Egypt, pg 99-103; Discussion questions below; Journal sentence: Egypt became powerful during the Middle Kingdom. | ||||
Science | G&B/A Lesson 5: Butterflies- Butterfly Facts Game only, pg 26-27 (instructions on pg 23); Journal: Student copies their favorite fact into their journal. | Characteristics of Butterflies; Read aloud: "A Butterfly is Patient" Assign Arthropod Project | Arthropod Project due 11/14 Presentation Guidelines- click here Arthropod Observation form- click here | |||
Geography | Northern Central Africa and Northern Africa - Due 10/17 | |||||
Memory Work | SCRIPTURE: Philippians 3:7-21 KJV (ongoing) New Testament books in order, due 12/5 MATH: Rainbow Fact cards (ongoing) QUARTER 2 POEM: "Count Your Blessings," due 11/21 GEOGRAPHY: Northern Central Africa & Northern Africa, due 10/17 |
Thursday, October 31- Historical Dress Up- students may dress in costume as a historical figure from their grade level history study. Details below.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" -2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
First quarter complete! We officially complete the first quarter this week. I've listed some objectives for each subject below to give you a fuller picture of the growth we want to see happening with the students.
2. capitalizing all proper nouns.
1st Grade T/Th- Week 8- October 1-7
1st Grade Week 8 | Tue, Oct 1 | Wed, Oct 2 | Thu, Oct 3 | Fri, Oct 4 | Mon, Oct 7 | Co-Teacher Notes |
Virtue | Fortitude- "Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or abandon you until all the work for the service of the LORD’s house is finished." -1 Chron. 28:20 | |||||
Bible | GP Week 8, pg 118-121 | GP Week 8, pg 118 & 122-124 | GP Week 8, pg 125-127 | GP Week 8, pg 128-130 | GP Week 8, Optional Fun Day, pg 131-132 | Big Picture Question: What can stop God's plan? Nothing can stop God's perfect plan. |
Math | HIG pg 52-54, TB pg 52-53 (#1), WB Ex 32 pg 66-67, Ex 33 pg 68 | Parent read HIG pg 52; HIG pg 53-54 (Review from Tuesday),TB pg 53 #2, WB Ex 34 pg 69-70, MM 10 (all problems): have your student discuss which strategy they used for each problem as a review for assessment tomorrow | Review 2 / 3 (Assessment) | Look over Review 2 / 3 and re-teach missed concepts | Extra Practice pg 26-27; Rainbow math facts: make sure your student knows addition and subtraction facts through 10 well, especially pairs that make 10! Start thinking about next unit: Give your child a piece of paper and between 11-19 stickers. Ask them to arrange the stickers on the paper into a group of 10 and some ones left over. Have them put a box or circle around the group of 10. Ask them to write the total number of stickers on the page. I will let them share their sticker collection in class on Monday. | New unit ahead! Make sure your student knows addition and subtraction facts through 10 well, especially pairs that make 10. |
Spelling | Lessons 4 & 5: Review Sound Cards; Review Rule Card 10, The Every Syllable Rule; Practice spelling More Words; Dictate first three sentences on pg 72 | Review/correct dictation from Tuesday; Lesson 5: Review a selection of Sound, Rule, and Word Cards from your card box; Use You've Got Rhythm activity (see Teacher's Manual pg 71) to review words with two closed syllables; Dictate last three sentences on pg 72 in Spelling journal | Lessons 4 & 5 written assessment | Lesson 6, Syllable Division Rule for Two Consonants: Parent read pg 75-76; Review a selection of Sound, Rule, and Word Cards from your card box; Review previous concept, pg 76; Use letter tiles for New Teaching, pg 77-78 | Lesson 6: Review a selection of Sound, Rule, and Word Cards from your card box; Review pg 77-78; Dictate first three sentences on pg 79 in journal | Check assessment from Thursday and add missed Word Cards to Review tab of card box; file Word Cards that your student has mastered in Mastered tab |
Grammar | FLL Lesson 23, pg 33: Common Nouns (Things) | FLL Lesson 25, pg 37-38: Proper Nouns (Aunts and uncles), Introducing oral usage: Avoiding "ain't" | FLL Lesson 24, pg 34-35: Picture narration: "The Family" | FLL Lesson 26, pg 39: Proper Nouns (Cousins) | ||
Writing | Scripture Copywork | Copybook pg 37- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately. | Scripture Copywork | Copybook pg 37 - Proof/Correct and Illustrate (steps 5 and 6) | ||
Reading | Review Phonogram Cards; SF Week 7, Day 1, pg 109-112; Introduce The Vowel Pair EA as /ē/ (OPG L90) | Review Phonogram Cards; SF Week 7, Day 2, pg 113-115; OPG Lesson 90: The The Vowel Pair EA as /ē/, pg 166; Dictation: beat, each, dream (remind students to use EA for /ē/) | Review Phonogram Cards; SF Week 7, Day 3, pg 116-118; OPG Lesson 91: Review the Vowel Pair EA, Sight Words: do, who, pg 167-168 | Review Phonogram Cards; SF Week 7, Day 4, pg 119-121; OPG Lesson 92: The Vowel Pair IE as /ē/, Sight Word: friend, pg 169; Dictation: field, chief, thief (remind students to use IE for /ē/) | Review Phonogram Cards (add IE); SF Week 7, Day 5, pg 122-124; OPG Lesson 93: Review of the Long-E Vowel Pairs; Read decodable passage, "The Piglets" sent home in student's folder (see note in Reading section below) Get "Frog and Toad All Year" ready for next week! | Add phonogram card IE (both sounds) to Review tab and include it in your regular phonogram review; Add sight words "do," "who," and "friend" to Review box; All sight words that should be learned and reviewed thus far: the, I, a, of, have, give, to, two, too, was, said, do, who, friend |
Read Aloud | Rabbit Hill, pg 43-46 | Rabbit Hill, pg 47-50 | Rabbit Hill, pg 51-54 | Rabbit Hill, pg 55-58 | ||
History | Review SotW Ch 9 folktale "The Hunter and the Quail;" Read "Once a Mouse;" Compare/ contrast the two folk tales | SotW Ch. 10- The Far East: Ancient China, pg 77-85; Discussion questions below; Journal sentence: China became famous for its silk. | ||||
Science | Finalize oral narration about most interesting insect to present in class tomorrow (see Science section below) | Oral narration and insect diagram (diagram will be completed in class; must contain the correct number of body parts, antennae, legs, and wings for an insect; labels are not required) | ||||
Geography | Northern Central Africa and Northern Africa - Due 10/17 | |||||
Memory Work | SCRIPTURE: Philippians 3:7-21 KJV (ongoing) MATH: Rainbow Fact cards (ongoing) QUARTER 1 POEM: "Persevere," due 10/1 QUARTER 2 POEM: "Count Your Blessings," due 11/21 GEOGRAPHY: Northern Central Africa & Northern Africa, due 10/17 |
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Reading:
A reminder for teaching "sight words"- First, identify the letters in the word that are making their expected sounds. For the word friend, those would be almost all of the letters... f, r, n, and d. Then identify the part of the word that is making an unexpected sound. This part may be a true rule breaker/exception, or it may follow a rule we haven't taught yet. Regardless, it is making a sound we would not expect and therefore needs to be memorized. In our example of friend, this would be the letters "ie." We know they can make the /ē/ or /ī/ sounds, but they don't make the sound of /ĕ/ that we hear in friend. So we can sound out most of this word, but we will have to remember that the IE is a rule breaker, and that this word says "friend." Continue to reference the Routine for Teaching Irregular Words/Heart Words handout in your child's binder.
Handwriting:
Spelling: