* 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 (click here to print any missing phonogram cards)
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, May 12- Last day of school
Dear Parents:
It's been a long year, yet a quick year as well. The finish line is definitely in sight! We still have a lot of fun learning ahead this week, and we will squeeze every moment out of the time we have remaining!
"Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize?
Run in such a way to win the prize." -1 Corinthians 9:24
Striving for excellence with you,
Mrs. Kuhn
Math:
We will finish our Singapore 1B books this week! What an accomplishment! I'm so proud of all of the hard work and growth I've witnessed in math this year. I hope you and your student are too!Reading:
It's time for the last Phonogram Assessment of the year! Please complete Phonogram Assessment #6 and leave it in the Langauge Arts section of your child's binder. We have a procedure for checking these in class.
It's time for the last Phonogram Assessment of the year! Please complete Phonogram Assessment #6 and leave it in the Langauge Arts section of your child's binder. We have a procedure for checking these in class.
Remember that with dictation for reading lessons, we are aiming to make a multisensory connection in the brain between the sounds and the letters in the words. We are not expecting the students to know the rules yet for when to use OR vs OUR for the /ôr/ sound, so it is absolutely fine and even necessary to tell your student, "Spell 'court,' and use the OUR phonogram when you spell the /ôr/ sound."
In the Flyleaf reader "Junk?", you will need to guide your student in decoding "collect" using the 4th sound of o instead of it's short sound as they would expect in a closed syllable. Also, since we have not taught the "sure" ending, you will need to give that sound to your student when they decode "treasure."
Decodable words in "Love God When You Hurt" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): Love, God, When, You, (was), a, good, man, who, so, gave, him, things, (one), day, something, sad, to, man, ran, up, to, and, (said), bad, took, some, (of), your, then, too, then, all, so, these, them, from, me, but, they, sick, (would), not, I, will, at, times, He, told, stop, made, well, new
Decodable words in "A Happy King" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): A, King, I, had, dream, (said), the, but, do, not, know, (what), it, means, tell, me, he, to, his, men, then, will, come, from, how, can, we, you, if, my, (have), someone, kill, but, (was), your, God, help, is, so, the, thank, for, telling, me, then, told, his, kind, gave, good, things
Our remaining read aloud will take us back to one of our favorite characters, Little Bear! If your child tried reading Little Bear independently at the beginning of the year, encourage them to see how they do with "Little Bear and the Marco Polo." They may not be able to decode all of the words, but they will likely notice a huge amount of progress!
Please return the Early Reader's Bible to school on Tuesday!
Phonogram Game Ideas
Practice App
Composition:
Custom Handwriting Practice Sheets
Grammar:
For the Final Grammar Review, students will respond orally to the questions and parents will write their answers. I am providing a hard copy so that you won't need to write in your FLL book and so that you can turn the Final Review in to me when it's complete.
Return both pages of the Final Grammar Review to school for grading by Thursday (5/5/22).
Geography:
Since we have successfully learned the names of each African country, now students can use this interactive online map to review all the countries of Africa (check the box for "voice," to have the country names read out loud). Have the maps and songs ready to help them as they play!
History:
Questions for discussion for SotW Ch. 39: Our book says that Nero was the worst Roman emperor of all. Do you agree or disagree with that statement? Use examples to tell why. Why did Christians refuse to worship the Roman emperors? What choice would you have made? What idea did Christians have so that they could keep meeting without anyone knowing? Constantine at first worshipped Apollo, but later decided to follow the true God. What was the turning point in his life? Journal sentence: Christians in Rome were persecuted until Emperor Constantine put an end to it.
As we close out our marine biology unit, we'll get a chance to learn some of the history of ocean exploration. Can you imagine being one of the first to test out a new submarine prototype? There is a lot of information in this lesson, so feel free to just cover the highlights.
Reminder- The Marine Animal written report is due by Thursday, May 5th. Students should use neat handwriting and write in complete sentences, including proper capitalization and punctuation. All words should be spelled correctly. If your child needs to spell a word that has not been taught, please have them copy the correct spelling. There will not be an oral component to this assignment.
Memory Work:
I'm proud of every child's hard work on and dedication to their memory work. My hope is that the verses, poems, hymns, and books of the Bible would pop back into their minds as the Spirit leads. I pray that the students would internalize in their hearts the truth, beauty, and goodness their minds have memorized.
