* Note- anything underlined in the table above or highlighted below is a link *
Key to Abbreviations:
GP- The Gospel Project- Home Edition
HIG- Singapore Math Home Instructor's Guide
TB- Singapore Math Textbook
WB- Singapore Math Workbook
MM- Mental Math (see appendix in HIG)
CCC- Complete, check, correct
AAS- All About Spelling
FLL- First Language Lessons
SF- Sounds First Phonemic Awareness Program (click here and scroll down to Grade 1)
OPG- The Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading
SotW- Story of the World
G&B/A- The Good and The Beautiful, Arthropods
G&B/MB- The Good and The Beautiful, Marine Biology
COMING SOON...
Thursday, November 18- Spirit day/Pizza day/DOGS day
November 22-26- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, December 9- First grade Christmas party and classical book exchange! Here are links to classical book lists to get you started on ideas. Books from any of these lists would be appropriate: Kindergarten read-alouds , First grade read-alouds , Second grade read-alouds
Sunday, December 12- Falcon Moms Christmas Wrapping Party @ Kristi Martin's Home, 3:00-7:00pm
Monday, December 13 - Friday, January 7- Christmas Break (No School)
** Dear Parents **
My prayer is for God to delight and amaze you with His faithfulness this Thanksgiving break. Enjoy your time with family and some extra snuggle time with your sweet children!
Love, Mrs. Kuhn
Math:
Be encouraged- math review is not just busy work! We will have a quick unit on weight upon returning from break, and then we end this semester with a cumulative test over all concepts taught thus far. Therefore, it is very important to keep all strategies fresh and continue to work on mastering addition and subtraction within 20.
Reading:
This week in Reading will be largely review. Use this time to devote extra practice to the phonograms that trip up your student, as well as to the OPG lessons that they cannot read fluently yet.
Our decodables from Flyleaf this week are "Dot and Dan" and "Dot Likes to Dig." All words are decodable for your student except "oh," so go ahead and give them the pronounciation for "oh" when they get to it. These stories should be very easy for your child to decode, so work on their fluency: reading accurately at a normal pace with good inflection and expression.
I hope your family enjoys lots of great read-aloud time on your break! Keep those skills sharp!
Composition:
Science:
Bravo on the Arthropod projects!
This week we'll cover two lessons in our science text. At home, you'll teach about ants, and while the book suggests creating an ant farm, I'm leaving that part as optional at your discrection. At my previous school, a teacher experienced an ant rebellion where the little critters worked together and managed to escape the "farm." I have been reluctant to try one since then, but your mileage may vary!
This week we'll cover two lessons in our science text. At home, you'll teach about ants, and while the book suggests creating an ant farm, I'm leaving that part as optional at your discrection. At my previous school, a teacher experienced an ant rebellion where the little critters worked together and managed to escape the "farm." I have been reluctant to try one since then, but your mileage may vary!
History:
SotW Ch. 18 Questions for Discussion: Would you like to try bull jumping? Why do you think most bull jumpers did not live past 20 years old? Why did the king of the Minoans think of building ships? How successful was his navy? How would you solve the problem with the Minotaur?
What happened to the Minoans? Could you design a way for them to survive the aftermath of the volcano on Thera?Journal Sentence: The Minoan people were known for bull-jumping and having a strong navy.
Geography:
Books of the New Testament, due 12/2: Here is a link to the song we're practicing in class (New Testament starts at 1:23). If you or your student are already familiar with a different song, I'll assess that no problem, as long as the books are said in order.
Geography:
Horn of Africa and East Africa- Due this Tuesday, 11/16
The next map will be West Africa, Due 1/27; there are 16 countries on this section of the map, so an early start is recommended.
The next map will be West Africa, Due 1/27; there are 16 countries on this section of the map, so an early start is recommended.
Memory Work:
Quarter 2 poem: Count Your Blessings due 11/30
Books of the New Testament, due 12/2: Here is a link to the song we're practicing in class (New Testament starts at 1:23). If you or your student are already familiar with a different song, I'll assess that no problem, as long as the books are said in order.
