* Note anything underlined in the table above or in the notes below is a clickable link for your convenience *
Key to Abbreviations:
GP- The Gospel Project- Home Edition
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 (click here to print OPG sight words)
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...
November 21-25- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, December 1 - Spirit/pizza/DOGS day
Thursday, December 8- 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
Monday, December 12 - Friday, January 6- 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. We will start to build more upon our current knowledge after Christmas, so 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.
Students will be reading the SPIRE decodable "Chad's Problems" at home for extra practice. Be on the lookout for two syllable words and review syllable division rules with your child as necessary. This story also contains a vowel sound we haven't taught yet, which is a making it's third sound (/ah/) when it follows the letter w. Point this out to your child in the words want and water. You may also need to give them the sound of /er/ in water since we haven't covered r-controlled vowels yet. Otherwise, this should be an easy book for students to decode, so they should 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 12/1: 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, 11/15
The next map will be West Africa, Due 1/26; there are 16 countries on this section of the map, so an early start is recommended.
The next map will be West Africa, Due 1/26; 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 this Thursday, 11/17
Books of the New Testament, due 12/1: 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.
