Grade 1 Mrs. Waugh
Week at a Glance (Jan. 21-25)
Wednesday Night – Pack library books to be sent back Thursday.
Nightly – Practice sight words, sound teams and read good fit
books/Raz-Kids.
Literacy:
Words of the Week: I’m,
am, come, some, if
(Please highlight these on your high
frequency word list)
Practice reading the words
If your child reads them with ease, practice
spelling the words and/or writing a sentence using one of the words of the
week.
Sight words and sound teams can be practiced by
playing a game of “POP”. Put the words/teams in a cup and pass it back and
forth to pull out a card. If the person can read the card they keep it, if you
pull out a card that says POP they put the cards back in the cup! When all the
cards are gone the winner is the person with the most cards!
Reading:
Students are learning to “tune in to
interesting words” in the books they read to help “expand our vocabularies”!
We are continuing to learn about
contractions and how reading them properly can help improve accuracy and
fluency when reading (ie; we’ll, they’ve, she’s, etc.)
Sound Team: “ar”
(please highlight this on your sound
team sheet)
Practice
reading the following words: far, cart, park, market, sharp, farm, part.
Word Family: - -ain How many words can you think of that end in
ain?
Writing: Connecting words
We will be continuing to learn how to make our writing more fluent by using
connecting or linking words. Students often write short/choppy sentences,
however, connecting words like and, so,
with, but, because can be used to connect two short sentences, or to add
more detail to a sentence. For example, rather than writing I
like sliding. It is fun. Students can use a connecting word to make a
longer more fluent sentence I like sliding because it is fun.
Math: After a lot of practice, formal addition
will be introduced. Students will discover that when we add two numbers
together, the order in which we add the numbers does not matter. For example,
4+8 means the same as 8+4. However, we
discussed how it can be easier to start with the greater number and count-on.
Students have practiced the “counting on” strategy to make addition easier. For
example, for 8+4, students say 8….9, 10, 11, 12. We started with counters and
have moved to using fingers.
At home this
week, try the following:
Practice facts
with sums to 12 (7+4, 8+2, 3+6, etc.) and be sure your child is using the
counting-on strategy (always start with the greater number).
Practice counting
forward and backward from different starting points (count from 3 to 9, 12 to
8, etc.). This skill is very important for addition and subtraction!
Practice “parts
of 10”, by telling your child one part and having him/her tell you the other
part that “makes 10”. For example, say “10 is the whole thing. 4 is one part,
what is the other part?”
You can also go
to the following link for a fun video on “parts of 10”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpoFxwKBwE8 or visit the link below for a “making 10” game (click on
“number bonds” and then “make 10”)
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Play “Make 10 Go
Fish”. Rather than simply matching numbers, players ask their partner for a
card that would help him/her "make 10". For example, if I had a 6 in
my hand, I would ask my partner if he/she had a 4. (remove face
Practice skip
counting by 2s to 20, and by 5s and 10s to 100. See the link below for a video
which helps practice these counting patterns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3cDj3Uj3I
Reminders/Important Dates:
Monday, Jan.28-Professional Learning Day-no school for students.
Skating: Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 10-1. It would be so
wonderful if you could join us to tie skates and help get your child on the
ice. All adults and children will need skates and a skating (not
bike) helmet. No strollers or boots are allowed. Gloves must be worn. Please
refer to the note sent home before Christmas as well as on the school
page. We are at York Arena this year.
Thank you for your support!