1st Grade
Week 32 | 4/24/2023 | 4/25/2023 | 4/26/2023 | 4/27/2023 | 4/28/2023 | Looking Ahead
5/1/2023 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Virtue | Humility- 'He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way." -Psalms 25:9 | | |
| Bible | Optional Fun Day, pg 163-164 | GP Week 11, pg 166-169 | GP Week 11, pg 166 & 170-172 | GP Week 11, pg 173-175 | GP Week 11, pg 176-178 | GP Week 11, Optional Fun Day, pg 179-180 | Big Picture Question: Who is our King? Jesus is our King forever, and He rules over the world. |
| Math | HIG pg 89-90; TB Task #2, pg 83-84; WB Exercise 63 pg 146-147;
MM 23 (first 10 problems)
MM 7 one-minute timed drill; return to school on Tuesday | HIG pg 91; TB pg 85-86 Tasks 3-4; WB Exercises 64-65 pg 148-151 | HIG pg 92; TB pg 87 Tasks 5-6; WB Ex 66 pg 152-153;
MM 26 (first 10 problems) | HIG pg 94; HIG pg 95 through the sentence that says "Discuss textbook pages 88 and 89;" TB pg 88-89; My Coins booklet | Parent read HIG pg 94; Start today's lesson on HIG pg 95 with the sentence that says, "Have your student look at textbook task 1, p. 90" and continue on from there; TB pg 90 Task 1, pg 91 Task 3; WB Exercise 67 pg 158-159;
MM 25 (last 10 problems) | HIG pg 97; TB pg 90 Task 2, pg 92 Task 4; WB Exercise 68 pg 160-161;
MM 26 (last 10 problems)
One-minute timed drill; return to school on Tuesday | Use additional problems from MM 18-24 as needed for extra practice |
| Spelling | Review Step 25 AAS pg 125-129; Dictate Sentences 1-3 AAS pg 128 | Dictate sentences 4-6 AAS pg 128 | Review/correct dictation from Tuesday;
Practice More Words AAS pg 128;
Prepare for test tomorrow on Step 25 | Step 25 Assessment | Review rules and spelling for a sampling of AAS words #1-75 | | |
| Grammar | | (Agora Presentations) | FLL Lesson 52 Enrichment Activity, pg 81; students may write the list, illustrate the list, or both | | FLL Final Grammar Reivew, pg 165 (please use hard copy provided) | | For Final Grammar Review, students respond orally to the questions and parents write their answers on the hard copy provided.
Note- Final Grammar Review pg 166 is assigned next week, but you may complete it this week along with pg 165 if you prefer. Return both pages for grading next Thursday. |
| Writing | | (Agora Presentations) | Copybook pg 85- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately. | Scripture or Poetry Copywork | Copybook pg 86- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately. | | |
| Reading | Review all phonograms;
OPG L156: R-Changed Vowels: AR as /är/, Sight Word: are, pg 246-247; Dictation: large, barge, charge
"SPIRE reader, "The Humpback Whale"" (please see note below) | Review all phonograms;
SF Grade 2, Week 6, Day 1
Introduce R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/ (OPG L157) | Review all phonograms (Add OR);
OPG L157: R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/, pg 248-249; Dictation: port, sport, short
"Building New Walls" from The Early Reader's Bible, pg 235-241 (see decodable words below) | Review all phonograms;
SF Grade 2, Week 6, Day 3
Introduce R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/ (OPG L158) | Review all phonograms;
OPG L158: R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/, pg 250; Dictation: or, corn, fork, north
"Esther is a Brave Queen" from The Early Reader's Bible, pg 243-249 (see decodable words below) | Review all phonograms (Add OUR);
OPG L159: R-Changed Vowels: OUR as /ôr/, pg 251; Dictation: your, four, court (explicitly tell your student to use OUR for the /ôr/ in these words)
Flyleaf reader, "Junk?"
(please see note below) | Add "are" 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, buy, shoe, could, would, should, one, once, build, built, laugh, what, does, gone, are
Click here for a link to sight word flash cards |
| Read Aloud | Cleopatra pg 11-12 | Cleopatra pg 13-16 | Cleopatra pg 17-20 | Cleopatra pg 21-24 | Cleopatra pg 25-26 | Cleopatra pg 27-30 | |
| History | | Agora Presentations | | | SotW Ch 37-38: The Beginning of Christianity and The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation, pg 278-287 revised/pg 289-297 original; Discussion questions below; Journal sentence: When their temple was destroyed, the Jews were forced out of Jerusalem. | | |
| Science | | | G&B/MB Lesson 13- Animal Report, pg 121 - Pick any animal from G&B/MB and write a report on the form that was sent home yesterday- Due 5/4 | Read "Narwhal: A Day in the Life"
Narwhal facts puzzle | | | |
| Geography | Map review | | Click here for an interactive online practice map |
| Memory Work | SCRIPTURE: Philippians 2:1-11 KJV (ongoing);
Books of the Old Testament Psalms - Malachi in order - Due 4/27
MATH: Fact Flashcards (Ongoing)
QUARTER 4 POEM: Rock of Ages- Due 5/2 | |
* 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 (click here for textbook)
COMING SOON...
Tuesday, April 25- Agora Project due
Thursday, April 27- Spirit/pizza/DOGS day!
Friday-Sunday, April 28-30- Fortis Spring Campout
Thursday, May 11- Last day of school
Friday, May 26- NERF Tournament @ Glad Tidings Church (please note the revised date)
Dear Parents:
As I reflect on the quickly-approaching end of this year, I want to thank you for all of your amazing support! It is easy to see why my class is filled with wonderful children- they come from loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled families. I have had a front row seat to watch these fruits and other godly characteristics begin to blossom in the lives of your children this year. It has been a priviledge and an honor to partner with you!
With a heart full of love,
Mrs. Kuhn
Math:
When you teach HIG pg 89, remember there is another method we have taught students to use in addition to the two listed. In their example of 73-5, they teach: 1) break 73 into 60 and 13, then subtract 13-5 and add the difference (8) to the 6 tens for a total of 68; or 2) break 73 into 70 and 3, then subtract 70-5 and add the difference (65) to the 3 ones for a total of 68. The 3rd strategy is to break the 5 into 3 and 2, then subtract 73-3 to get down to 70, then subtract 70-2 for a total of 68. ANY of these strategies is just as good as the others! Whichever makes the most sense to your student's way of thinking is the one they should use.
This week we will finish our current unit with subtracting double digit numbers. Take your time. Allow your child to use manipulatives to build and rearrange numbers to visualize what is happening when working these subtraction problems. Don't gloss over this step! Their concrete understanding is KEY to them being able to move on to mentally manipulating numbers confidently rather than simply following a procedure as many of us were taught to do as children. Continue to check over WB pages covered in class for completion and understanding.
For the remainder of the school year, our lessons will cover money. Pay close attention to the assigned page numbers this week, as I have split one of the lessons into two days for better understanding. Let the students experience using physical money (either real or play coins & bills) for TB and WB exercises whenever possible! You may find that using a 100 chart to add values of coins can be helpful (click here for a video showing this method).
Reading:
This week we'll continue in OPG with r-controlled vowels, moving on to the /ôr/ sound. 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."
Also note, when you teach OUR in OPG Lesson 159, the phonogram card only lists one sound, the sound of /er/ as in journey. Go ahead and pencil in /or/ as in four as another sound for OUR.
I'm excited for the students to read this week's SPIRE decodable reader, "The Humpback Whale." It will be mostly decodable for the students. There are several multisyllable words that will enable them to practice dividing the word into syllables, identifying the syllable type, decoding each syllable, and finally blending the syllables together to decode the entire word. If you need a refresher on how to guide your student through that process, reference the Reading section in the Week 26 blog or the syllable reference sheets in the Language Arts tab of your binder. Students will encounter r-controlled vowels in this reader, which we have covered in AAS and are just introducing in OPG. There are also several inflectional endings and suffixes (es, ed, ly, ful) that we have not taught the students, so please monitor your student's reading and give them the sounds for those endings that they will be learning about next year.
If you choose to work ahead on next Monday's assignment, your student will be reading 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 "Building New Walls" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): New, walls, for, the, king, but, (one), day, sad, why, (are), you, so, long, tore, down, my, (said), they, (what), do, want, me, to, do, please, let, go, home, (build), may, went, he, found, some, did, not, like, this, his, (have), (was), something, that, God, him, came, see, helping
Decodable words in "Esther is a Brave Queen" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): Is, a, brave, queen, a, man, came, to, see, Queen, someone, wants, kill, the, man, (said), what, can, I, do, ask, king, to, help, us, but, (could), not, this, she, time, must, me, him, be, want, her, went, did, he, (what), for, please, help, my, bad, them, will, too, not, like, so, now, they, that
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. If you need to print a new one, you can
find it here.
Note- Final Grammar Review pg 166 is assigned next week, but you may complete it this week along with pg 165 if you prefer. Return both pages for grading by next Thursday (5/4/23).
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. Have the maps and songs ready to help them as they play!
History:
Here are some questions for discussion as you teach SotW Chapter 37-38: How was Jesus different from all of the other religious leaders we've learned about in our history lessons? Why was Jerusalem such a special place for Jewish people? What happened to the Jewish temple when the Romans attacked it? Why did the Romans choose to destroy the temple? Journal sentence: When their temple was destroyed, the Jews were forced out of Jerusalem.
Science:
G&B/MB Lesson 13- Animal Report: Pick any animal from G&B/MB and write a report using the form that was sent home. This report form is included in your textbook as well, but I provided a hard copy so your student would not have to write in your textbook. 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. The report is due by Thursday, 5/4.
Memory Work:
Books of the Old Testament: Psalms - Malachi due this week, 4/27! Here is a link to the song we practice in class.
Quarter 4 poem: Rock of Ages will be due next week, 5/2. Here is a link to the song that we practice in class. This artist does substitute "commands" for "demands" in the 2nd stanza, so I will accept either of those words as correct.
