1st Grade
Week 32 | Tue, Apr 23 | Wed, Apr 24 | Thu, Apr 25 | Fri, Apr 26 | Mon, Apr 29 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Virtue | Self-control- "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." -2 Tim. 1:7 | |
| Bible | 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 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)
MM 10 one-minute timed drill; return to school on Tuesday | |
| Spelling | Review Step 25 / Lesson 30; Dictate sentences 4-6 | Review/correct dictation from Tuesday;
Prepare for test tomorrow on Step 25 / Lesson 30 | Step 25 / Lesson 30 Assessment | All Students: Review rules and spelling for a sampling of AAS words #1-77
AAS Color version: Lesson 31- Putting it All Together;
Use these review games to evaluate whether your student needs more reinforcement in any concepts before moving on to Level 3 next year | | |
| 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 Wednesday. |
| 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;
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) | 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 | | |
| History | Agora Presentations | | | SotW Ch 37-38: The Beginning of Christianity and The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation, pg 289-297; Discussion questions below;
Journal sentence: When their temple was destroyed, the Jews were forced out of Jerusalem. | | |
| Science | | Sea birds: Penguins
View the video Penguins for Kids with your child; see discussion questions below
Journal sentence: Penguins swim easily through the water, but they waddle upright on land.
Looking ahead:
Ocean Animal Report - Pick any animal from G&B/MB and write a report on the form that was sent home (guidelines below); due NEXT Thursday | Sea birds: Puffins | | | |
| Geography | Map review | Click here for an interactive online practice map |
| Memory Work | SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23 KJV (ongoing);
Books of the Old Testament Psalms - Malachi in order - Due 4/25
MATH: Fact Flashcards (Ongoing)
QUARTER 4 POEM: Rock of Ages- Due 4/30
GEOGRAPHY: review |
* 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...
Tuesday, April 23- Agora Project due
Friday-Sunday, April 26-28- Fortis Spring Campout
Thursday, May 2- DOGS/spirit/pizza day
Thursday, May 9- Last day of school
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:
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 to cover it more thoroughly. 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.
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 "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
Step 25 / Lesson 30 is the last official spelling lesson of the year. The remainder of the year will be review. Congratulations on completing AAS Level 2!
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, May 2nd.
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:
The Good and the Beautiful has inexplicably omitted sea birds from their latest version of the Marine Biology unit! Therefore, we'll be using sources outside of the text to discover interesting facts about these feathered friends. Please view the video
Penguins for Kids with your student and ask them to orally narrate as you go. You can use these questions to aid in your discussion: How does the coloring of a penguin help keep it safe? In what ways is a penguin's body suited for swimming? What kind of fish do penguins think tastes the best (trick question!)? How do you think a group of penguins got the names "raft" and "waddle"? If you were a penguin, would you think it more fun to glide through the water or slide on the ice?
Journal sentence: Penguins swim easily through water, but they waddle upright on land.
**Looking ahead**
This week students will be bringing home a "My Ocean Animal Report" page. The report will not be due until NEXT Thursday, and working on it will be the only assignment for science next Wednesday. I don't want anyone to feel rushed, so I'm assigning it now to allow plenty of time for students to complete it. It will be graded based on the following guidelines:
Students may choose any animal from G&B/MB to research and complete all sections of the form. 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. Extra handwriting lines are provided for students who wish to use them instead of or in addition to the lines on the form. There will not be an oral component to this assignment. The report is due by Thursday, 5/2.
Memory Work:
Books of the Old Testament: Psalms - Malachi due this week, 4/25! Here is a link to the song we practice in class.
Quarter 4 poem: Rock of Ages will be due next week, 4/30. 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.
