* 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
COMING SOON...
Saturday, April 15- Fortis Lap-a-thon @ Southwest Williamson County Regional Park
Tuesday, April 18th- Austin Aquarium field trip (see below for information)
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 Families,
When the weather is behaving like it's summer, it can be tempting to become restless after working so hard all year. Allow me encourage all of us to "not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord." -Romans 12:11It is a priviledge to partner with you to educate your child in wisdom, virtue, and faith.
Math:
I know you and your students have been so diligently working through the mental math problems at home, and here is where we see the fruit of our labor. Hopefully the transition to subtraction with renaming with numbers larger than 40 will be seamless! Always start out using manipulatives- base ten materials, in this case. Some students will only need to see them once; others will need to see the concrete step many times.
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.
Flashcard Games for math facts (or phonograms!)
Reading:
Decodable words in "God Helps a Sick Man" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): went, (to), see, a, (friend), with, him, (was), sick, had, help, he, did, not, talk, tell, wash, in, (the), told, (do), big, want, wash, so, stop, (said), (what), back, and, you, think, God, made, well, his
Decodable words in "Money to Fix God's House" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): King, God, he, his, (to), love, too, go, house, but, (was), not, the, it, (should), be, did, not, take, good, (of), it, we, must, fix, (said), (have), (do), that, put, a, big, box, by, soon, had, they, (could), help, is, (what), be
Phonogram Game Ideas
Practice App
Composition:
Custom Handwriting Practice Sheets
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 36: Why was Caesar's nephew Octavian so popular with the people? How was he similar to his uncle? How were they different? Which months on our calendar remind us of Caesar and his nephew? If a new month was named after you, what would it be called? Journal sentence: Augustus Caesar became Rome's "First Citizen."
Science:
As a reflection on their time at the Austin Aquarium, I would like students to compose two sentences that both tell a complete thought about something they enjoyed or something new they learned. Guide them to think about the types of sentences they want to write, or help them analyze the types of sentences after they've created them. On their own, they should spell any words that they have been taught in our spelling lessons this year. Words that they have not been taught how to spell should be written by you for them to copy. Lastly, they should include an illustration to go along with their sentences. Students will share their journal entries in front of the class on Thursday.
Memory Work:
Quarter 4 poem: Rock of Ages will be due 5/2. This is a lengthy poem/hymn, and the due date is approaching quickly. Please practice often with your student so that they are prepared! 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.
Flashcard Games for math facts (or phonograms!)
Reading:
We begin a new read aloud, "Cleopatra," by Diane Stanley this week. Its rich text and vocabulary might be a challenge for the students, so be sure to have them orally narrate after you read to them each day. Since this book does not have page numbers, consider the first page of the story which starts with, "Cleopatra VII was eighteen years old when she became Queen of Egypt..." as page 1, the picture on the opposite page as page 2, and so forth.
In the SPIRE decodable reader "Rays of the Sun," you may need to help your student with a couple of r-controlled vowel words that we haven't taught yet, like "where" and "your." Again, these decodables are written using phonograms that should be very familiar, so they are a great opportunity to practice proper phrasing, expression, and reading at a smooth, conversational pace. It's even better if your student reads the book several times. Please monitor your student for any guessing, and remind them to look at every sound in each word.
Decodable words in "Money to Fix God's House" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): King, God, he, his, (to), love, too, go, house, but, (was), not, the, it, (should), be, did, not, take, good, (of), it, we, must, fix, (said), (have), (do), that, put, a, big, box, by, soon, had, they, (could), help, is, (what), be
Phonogram Game Ideas
Practice App
Composition:
Custom Handwriting Practice Sheets
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 36: Why was Caesar's nephew Octavian so popular with the people? How was he similar to his uncle? How were they different? Which months on our calendar remind us of Caesar and his nephew? If a new month was named after you, what would it be called? Journal sentence: Augustus Caesar became Rome's "First Citizen."
Science:
As a reflection on their time at the Austin Aquarium, I would like students to compose two sentences that both tell a complete thought about something they enjoyed or something new they learned. Guide them to think about the types of sentences they want to write, or help them analyze the types of sentences after they've created them. On their own, they should spell any words that they have been taught in our spelling lessons this year. Words that they have not been taught how to spell should be written by you for them to copy. Lastly, they should include an illustration to go along with their sentences. Students will share their journal entries in front of the class on Thursday.
Memory Work:
Quarter 4 poem: Rock of Ages will be due 5/2. This is a lengthy poem/hymn, and the due date is approaching quickly. Please practice often with your student so that they are prepared! 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.
Books of the Old Testament: Psalms - Malachi due next week, 4/27. Here is a link to the song we practice
in class. As always, if you or your child are already familiar with a different song, I'll assess
that no problem, as long as the books are said in order.
