* 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, January 9- School resumes!
Thursday, January 11- Spirit day (no pizza)
Tuesday, January 16- No MLK Jr Day holiday- school is IN SESSION
Thursday, January 25- Spirit/Pizza/DOGS Day
Welcome Back! I hope your break was restful as well as productive. I am ready to get back to the mission of preparing these children for whatever big plans God has in store for their lives, and I know you are too!
~Mrs. Kuhn
Math:
We will begin using all three 1B books this semester. Our first unit delves a little deeper into subtraction by first comparing sets and then determining how many more or less each set has than the other. A good way to explain this idea is to pair up the objects in each set and think of each object in one set "taking away" an object in the other set.
Remember, your child should always be learning (by building the problem on a 10-frame first), practicing, and reviewing all of the facts listed in HIG 1B pg 4-5, regardless of their current rainbow facts color.
Reading:
Please note that in OPG L114, the book will say that the U alone as /o͝o/ words are disobedient, but they are not. The /o͝o/ sound is actually the third sound made by the letter U.
Required books for this semester include:
- "Quest for the Lost Prince" by Samuel Morris
- "Aesop’s Fables for Children" by Milo Winter
- "The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk" (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Thorton Burgess
- "Cleopatra" by Diane Stanley
We'll begin using "Aesop's Fables" this week.
We will also be starting The Early Reader's Bible, a copy of which I will check out to each family. Please take good care of your copy and return it to me at the end of this semester so I can reuse it again next year. This prevents families from having to purchase a book that will only be gently used for half of a school year.
When reading The Early Reader's Bible with your child, you should give them the sounds or read to them the words we have not taught them to decode. Do not ask them to guess at words that they don't have the skills to decode yet. We are trying to give them exposure to different reading materials, even if those materials are not completely decodable yet, but we don't want to slip into teaching them to guess at words!
When reading The Early Reader's Bible with your child, you should give them the sounds or read to them the words we have not taught them to decode. Do not ask them to guess at words that they don't have the skills to decode yet. We are trying to give them exposure to different reading materials, even if those materials are not completely decodable yet, but we don't want to slip into teaching them to guess at words!
Words your child should be able to decode in The Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis)...
-From "God Made Many Things": long, (was), no, sun, moon, and, I, will, make, a, God, (said), so, made, sun, the, then, it, is, good, helps, you, see, all, day, moon, they, help, more, things, trees, fish, in, sea, big, last, (of), man, this, new
-From "Something Bad, Something Sad": (was), Eve, wife, they, had, good, things, and, sad, but, thing, (could), not, (have), you, must, not, eat, the, food, on, that, tree, God, (said), a, time, did, it, then, (to), day, he, (should), did, not, so, ate, too, had, bad, sad, I, told, go, home, us, (do)
-From "Noah Makes a Big Boat": make, a, big, boat, God, (said), yes, I, will, he, (to), (do), told, make, it, like, took, long, time, put, on, then, went, his, with, him, (one), day, rain, and, more, trees, soon, no, but, had, so, thank, you, (of)
Composition:
Spelling:
As we return from the break, we will spend a couple of days this week reviewing spelling before beginning the new lesson. Dictate the following sentences for your child to write in their spelling journal and review any concepts that they miss.
Stick the net in the pond.
My cap fell off the motel bed.
Jan spent time with me at the lake.
This is a safe ride.
**Important information regarding the new lesson this week:
I'm sure you're familiar by now with the fact that we are working with two versions of AAS this year. Next year it will be a requirement for first grade parents to purchase the Color version because the changes they've made are actually quite good. One case in point is that they've added an entire lesson on WH, a really tricky sound to spell since it can be hard to distinguish from /w/. I want all of my students to practice the concepts in this lesson, so I'll be providing it as a digital file for those who have the B&W version.
If you have the B&W version, this lesson does not exist in your book and you will need to use the digital copy to teach it.
If you have the Color version, Lesson 18 is already in your book.
Geography:
West Africa Due 1/25- There are 16 countries on this map! Practice, practice!
History:
This semester in history we'll be getting into some really exciting territory including ancient Greece and Rome, starting off this week with a miniature Olympic games! We will be covering the basics of Greek mythology as well. Our project to end this semester is history-related and will be announced in the next few weeks.
SotW Ch. 21 Discussion questions: Why did Astyges want his grandson to be killed? Do you agree with his choice? Why didn't Harpagus obey the king's command? What choice would you make? What kind of ruler was Cyrus? How do you know that? Why were the Babylonians so willing to follow Cyrus? Compare Cyrus to the Babylonian king- which one would you want to follow?
Journal Sentence: Cyrus the Great built the largest empire of his time.
Science:
This semester we will be using "The Good and the Beautiful/ Marine Biology" text (G&B/MB).
Earth's oceans are vast- more than 70% of our planet is ocean. The world's largest mountain range as well as its deepest canyon are found in the ocean. Scientists estimate that man has only explored about 5% of the ocean; the rest remains an uncharted mystery.
In our studies this semester, we will get to explore many different aquatic creatures and understand the unique adaptations God has designed for them.
Journal Sentence: The ocean is one of the most vast and mighty of God's creations.
Memory Work:
Quarter 3 poem: A Child's Prayer will be due 2/22. Your help at home with memorization is a huge blessing!
Books of the Old Testament (Genesis through Job): Due 2/29; Here is a link to the song we practice in class. The Old Testament will take the rest of the school year to master. This quarter we will focus on Genesis through Job. 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.
