Mrs. Welcker
Dear Parents and students please click to read the note below. Thanks
A NOTE FROM YOUR TEACHER:
Dear Parents,
I will continue to post stuff for the next two weeks in case you are wanting to continue with your school-at-home routine. You've done a great job teaching your children this year. Your child may have some catching up to do next year but everyone will be fine moving on to Second Grade so enjoy your summer and don't let the learning end.
I will also send an email with this information, but below is an explanation of the Report Card scores.
MAY 2020 FIRST GRADE REPORT CARD
Your child’s End-of-Year Report Card will soon be available on-line. Below is the key we have assigned to the scores 1-4. Please also be aware that this year, because of the unique circumstances due to the soft closure of schools since March, P and N may also appear on your child’s report card.
P (pass) and N (needs improvement) may be assigned if there hasn’t been sufficient time to teach, assess, reteach and provide interventions on any given standard.
4: Most First Grade standards do not lend themselves to a 4. Your child may receive a 4 in Language Arts in the Reading Grade Level Text category if s/he is currently reading fluently and accurately with good comprehension above grade level. All other standards will be graded on a 1-3 scale
3: This marking indicates MASTERY: Your child independently and consistently meets the standard.
2: This marking indicates NEAR MASTERY of the standard. S/he requires a little more practice or a little more coaching, but s/he is almost there.
1: This marking indicates that your child has NOT YET MASTERED the standard and requires additional focused support and interventions. Because we were unable to provide these interventions at school during the final three months we will make sure to address them at the beginning of next year. Remember that all the children are in the same situation. If your child receives a 1 there are or will be interventions in place for next year to support him/her in meeting the standard. Your child is young and resilient and will be just fine, but you may want to incorporate instruction time into your summer schedule to give him/her the advantage s/he may need.
For the students:
I really enjoyed your Habitat ZOOm presentations. I learned so much about so many animals. WOW, you were all so creative with your boxes and you worked hard on your research, I could tell. Thank you for teaching all of us. You did a great job.
Love, Mrs.Welcker
Monday, May 18
Wonders Unit 5 Week 5
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Do Things Get Built?
1. Phonics: Words with -oi, -oy 2. Mechanics: Abbreviations 3.Grammar: Prepositions 4. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect 5. Structural Analysis: Final Syllables.
Spelling Words: spoil, join, coin, toy, joy, boy, town, mouse, build, fall, above, knew, toward, money, nothing
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 5 Pages 325 & 326 -
Page 325- Read the poem 2 times. Highlight words with the -oi and -oy. Page 326 Use the poem from page 325 to help you answer the questions listed on page 326.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Journal: Free Write
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (spoil, join, coin, toy, joy, boy, town, mouse, build, fall, above, knew, toward, money, nothing)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Interactive Read Aloud: The Sheep, the pig and the Goose Who Set Up House
Story: The Joy of a Ship
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonics: Blend words with the sound /oi/ spelled oy or oi
Spelling Activity: Spell Words with -oi, -oy
High-Frequency Words Activity-Read, Spell, Write
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, May 19
Wonders Unit 5 Week
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Do Things Get Built?
1. Phonics: Words with -oi, -oy 2. Mechanics: Abbreviations 3.Grammar: Prepositions 4. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect 5. Structural Analysis: Final Syllables.
Spelling Words: spoil, join, coin, toy, joy, boy, town, mouse, build, fall, above, knew, toward, money, nothing
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 5 Pages 328 &329
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Write a story and illustrate it. Use the words first, next, then, last.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (spoil, join, coin, toy, joy, boy, town, mouse, build, fall, above, knew, toward, money, nothing)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Story Building Bridges
Story: What is a Yurt?
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonemic Awareness Sort:Sort words
Phonics: Blend words with the sound /oi/
Spelling Actvity: /oi/ : oi,oy sounds
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Dear Parents and students please click to read the note below. Thanks
A NOTE FROM YOUR TEACHER:
Dear Parents,
This Thursday, May 21st Maestra Amy and I will have our last “Grab and Go” between 9:00-12:00. This grab and go will be for us to hand out memory books, end of year treat, and other stuff out of desks. We will be out front of the school by the first-grade doors. Please try to come according to the following schedule. This will help to maintain regulations set up with COVID.
You are welcome to bring your child with you that day. Maestra Amy and I would love to wave to them and tell them goodbye. At this “Grab and Go” we cannot have groups of parents and children hanging around in big groups and visiting. It needs to be the same as we have done in the past, where you quickly get your things. As much as we would love to give the children one last hug we are unable to do this. Please let your children know this before coming to pick up items.
****For the grab and go on Thursday, May 21st. If your LAST NAME begins with:
A-G 9:00-10:00
H-P 10:00-11:00
R-Z 11:00-12:00
Thank you for all that you have done to make this year a great one.
Mrs. Welcker
Maestra Amy
MAY 2020 FIRST GRADE REPORT CARD
Your child’s End-of-Year Report Card will soon be available on-line. Below is the key we have assigned to the scores 1-4. Please also be aware that this year, because of the unique circumstances due to the soft closure of schools since March, P and N may also appear on your child’s report card.
P (pass) and N (needs improvement) may be assigned if there hasn’t been sufficient time to teach, assess, reteach and provide interventions on any given standard.
4: Most First Grade standards do not lend themselves to a 4. Your child may receive a 4 in Language Arts in the Reading Grade Level Text category if s/he is currently reading fluently and accurately with good comprehension above grade level. All other standards will be graded on a 1-3 scale
3: This marking indicates MASTERY: Your child independently and consistently meets the standard.
2: This marking indicates NEAR MASTERY of the standard. S/he requires a little more practice or a little more coaching, but s/he is almost there.
1: This marking indicates that your child has NOT YET MASTERED the standard and requires additional focused support and interventions. Because we were unable to provide these interventions at school during the final three months we will make sure to address them at the beginning of next year. Remember that all the children are in the same situation. If your child receives a 1 there are or will be interventions in place for next year to support him/her in meeting the standard. Your child is young and resilient and will be just fine, but you may want to incorporate instruction time into your summer schedule to give him/her the advantage s/he may need.
Wednesday, May 20
Wonders Unit 5 Week
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Do Things Get Built?
1. Phonics: Words with -oi, -oy 2. Mechanics: Abbreviations 3.Grammar: Prepositions 4. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect 5. Structural Analysis: Final Syllables.
Spelling Words: spoil, join, coin, toy, joy, boy, town, mouse, build, fall, above, knew, toward, money, nothing
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 5 Pages 330 & 335
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Write a nonfiction report on an animal of your choosing. Do this just like you did your habitat report.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (spoil, join, coin, toy, joy, boy, town, mouse, build, fall, above, knew, toward, money, nothing)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Story: Small Joy
Story: Dog Bones
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
High-Frequency Words: Sentence Builder Activity
Mechanics Activity: Fix the errors-Abbreviations
Grammar Activity: Prepositions ad Prepositional Phrases
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
***The pages below this yellow box are saved pages from earlier for teacher reference only
Wednesday, March 18
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 1 Pages 207-208. 10-15 min. *These are in the packet that was sent home.
Page 207 Read A Snail Surprise 3 times. Underline words that make the long /a/ sound using the letters /ai/. Page 208 List 4 of the /ai/ words that you found in A Snail Surprise. Then read the words in the boxes. If the word is a REAL word that says the long /A/ sound by using the letters /ai/ color the box.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Journal: Free Write- Use the journal paper I have given you. Remember the date and to add lots of details. Also draw me a picture with a background to match. Remember you can write about ANYTHING!
Practice High Frequency words/Spelling Words: -( because, into, other, small, blue, about, carry, give, animal, our, eight.) (Idea: You can rainbow write these words 3 times each.)
Reading: Read assigned stories from Wonders and activities assigned from Wonders Reading. 10-15 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for each day.) The Essential Question for this week is : How do animals help each other?
Vocabulary Words: behavior- a way of acting, beneficial- when something is helpful or useful, dominant-When an animal is dominant, it has power over the other animals it lives with. Endangered- An endangered group of animals is at risk of disappearing forever. Instinct-An instinct is a natural behavior that animals are born with.
(How do animals help each other?) Talk about this with a parent or family member.
Wonders Reading:
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Click the Wonders Icon on the first grade page to see daily assignments and stories. Select Yellow Duckie ZLA1 class to find your student. Find your child's picture and name to put emailed password in. Once in, select red squirrel Wonder's book, choose green "TO DO" clipboard icon to access assignments.
Specialty:
Our specialty teachers have created some fun ideas for the kids to do. If you go to the first grade home page you will see the specialty tab at the top of the page, click on this and you should be able to see the activities.
Recess:
Take time to go outside and play. You can also do exercises, play games, create things, yoga, etc. Mrs. Carter has some fun things listed on the first grade website that you could do for a break from work. The key is to have fun!
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
I Spy St. Patrick's Day Fun Page
St.Patrick's Day Word Find
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, March 19
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 1 Pages 209-210. *These are in the packet I sent home.
Page 209 Read the poem Gloomy Day 3 times. Underline words with the long /A/ sound by using the letters /ay/. Page 210 List 4 of the /ay/ words from poem Gloomy Day. Then read the /ay/ words. Color the boxes that have REAL /ay/ words in them.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Handwriting page capital /J/. Put a smile above your 3 best capital /J's/. Have mom or dad check to see if there are any you need to fix..*This page is in the packet I sent home.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Practice words with long /e/ and long /a/. (me, we, feed, beak, keep, seat, play, rain, because, other, into, small, blue, about, carry, mail, chain, took, our, eight) **Idea: Use the Magical Words Paper- Write your words with a white crayon. Color over each word with a marker until it magically appears. You should have a white crayon and a marker that I gave you when your parents picked up your packet of work. *This Magical Words Paper is in the packet I sent home.
Reading: Read assigned stories from Wonders and activities assigned from Wonders Reading. 10-15 min. (You will need to login to Wonders from the first grade website. Find the Wonders icon and click on it. This will take you to the Wonders site where you will enter your username and password.) Story: A Team of Fish. Read about how some fish help each other. After reading the story talk about the Main Idea. (The main idea is what the selection is mostly about.) Key Details give information about the main idea. Find a detail about how fish in a school help each other.
Main Idea: Fish in a school help each other.
Detail #1 The fish look for food together. Detail #2 The fish keep each other safe.
Detail #3 They help keep big fish away.
Wonders Reading:
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 See notes I typed from Wednesday March 18 for more details if you need.
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
I Spy St. Patrick's Day Fun Page
St.Patrick's Day Word Find
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, March 20
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 1 Page 213. Comprehension story: My Day. Read the story in the box 2 times. After reading the story answer the questions.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Handwriting page lowercase /j/. Put a smile above your 3 best lowercase /j's/. Have mom or dad check to see if there are any you need to fix.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Practice words with long /e/ and long /a/. (me, we, feed, beak, keep, seat, play, rain, because, other, into, small, blue, about, carry, mail, chain, took, our, eight) **Idea: Make a WORD SEARCH using the word search paper in your packet. Have someone at your house find the spelling words. Remember to only use one letter per box. After you have written all the spelling and high frequency words on the word search paper, fill in the remaining empty squares with any letters from the alphabet, or you can write your name over and over until all the boxes are filled.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Watch the weekly opener video : Animals
Read the story: A Team of Fish
Read the story: Animal Teams
Watch and listen to the interactive video: Working Together
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
I Spy St. Patrick's Day Fun Page
St.Patrick's Day Word Find
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Monday, March 23
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 2. *These are pages in your packet that I sent home. Pages 215-216. Page 215- Use the color key ( /ai/ words yellow, /ay/ words blue) Underline each word using a crayon or marker. Write the word using a pencil on the line under the correct heading. /ai/words or /ay/ words.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Journal: Use one of the blank journal pages I included with your take home packet. Today is Monday, so you can write about anything that you want. Remember to write the date at the top of the page. After you are done writing, draw a detailed picture. Have mom or dad check your work for neat handwriting, proper capitalization, and punctuation marks. Save this page for me to look at later.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Practice new spelling words: Long /O/ words with o, oa, ow, or oe. (low, boat, no, row, oat, toe, we, keep, over, more.) **Idea: Use the "Spelling Spin" paper in your take home packet. Pick any 6 words from the spelling words. Write one word at a time at the bottom of the page. Spin the spinner, read the word, and spell it in the box above it.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories and do Wonders assigned phonics activities.
Wonders weekly question: How do Animals Survive in Nature? *** This is NOT an assignment just letting kids know what they will be studying this week.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games and would be a wonderful resource for what kids are learning.
Watch the weekly opener video : In the Wild
Interactive Read Aloud: Animals in Winter
Read and listen to the story: Go Wild! On page 56-57 practice reading the Long /O/ word lists. On pages 58-69 Read the story Go Wild! Talk about the main idea of the story.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Wonders Online: Mechanics Assignment: Capitalize proper nouns. There are 30 sentences with this activity. Only do sentences 1-5.
Wonders Online: Phonics: Isolate words with Long /O/ spelled with o, oa, ow, or oe.
Wonders Online: Phonics: Blend words with Long /O/.
Wonders Online: Phonemic Awareness: Sort words with the middle sound Long /O/.
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
Read book/books on www.Vooks.com
Research an animal. Draw and label it. Write 3 interesting facts about the animal.
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, March 24
**Please fill out the online form using this link.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 2. Pages 218-219. *These are in the packet I handed out to you.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Handwriting page lowercase and capital /k/. I think the red and blue class might be on different pages. Just do your next letter pages for lowercase and capital. Put a smile above your 3 best lowercase and uppercase /k's/. Have mom or dad check to see if there are any you need to fix.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Do assigned Wonders job for spelling practice.These assignments will be posted on your to-do list.
Wonders Online: High Frequency Words:-Sentence builder Activity
Wonders Online: Spelling Activity: Spell words with Long /O/
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games that would be very beneficial with what you are learning.
Wonders Online: Read the story: Go, Gator!
Wonders Online: Re-read the story: Go, Wild!
Wonders Online: Wonders Story: Vulture View
Wonders Online Comprehension Assignment: Main Idea and Key Details
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar: Online
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Wonders Online: Mechanics Activity: Capitalize Proper Nouns- If you did sentences #1-5 yesterday, do #6-10 today.
Wonders Online: Mechanics Activity: Capitals and End Punctuation- Do #1-10 today.
Wonders Online: Phonemic Awareness Activity: Isolation: the /ou/ sound in the beginning, middle, or end of words
Wonders Online: Phonemic Awareness: Sort words with Middle Long /O/ sound
Wonders Online: Structural Analysis: Open Syllables
Wonders Online: phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Substitution -Long /O/
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
Gonoodle.com
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Wednesday, March 25-
*Try to click on the link for the survey posted at the top of the Tuesday page. You should be able to fill the survey out without needing permission from me. I'm hoping it is fixed, if not we will try again on Friday. Keep up the great work. Also watch for an email tomorrow night about picking up new materials for the next few weeks. PLEASE DON'T THROW ANY OF THE PAPERS AWAY THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE YET. WE WILL GET TO THEM.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 2 Pages 221-222. **These pages are in the packet I sent home.
Page 221 Read the poem To Be a Bee. Read the poem 2 times. Underline words with the Long /e/ sound using the letters /e/,/ee/, /y/.
Page 222 Poem response sheet. Use the poem To Be a Bee to answer questions on page 222.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Please take a picture and email me this assignment. Please DO NOT help your child with capitals, punctuation, or how to spell words. I need to see what they still need help on.
Assignment: Opinion writing: What is your opinion about rainbows? I will be looking for proper letter placement, complete sentences, proper punctuation, details, and high-frequency words spelled correctly. **This is in the packet I sent home.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: **If you didn't have time to do this assignment yesterday, then you can do it today. Do assigned Wonders job for spelling practice.These assignments will be posted on your Wonders Online to-do list.
Optional Wonders Online: High Frequency Words:-Sentence builder Activity
Optional Wonders Online: Spelling Activity: Spell words with Long /O/
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
Wonders Online: Wonders Story: Reread the story from yesterday- Vulture View
Wonders Online Comprehension Assignment: Main Idea and Key Details- **If you did this yesterday, you don't have to do it today.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Wonders Online: Mechanics Activity: Capitalize Proper Nouns- If you did sentences #1-5 Monday, #6-10 Tuesday, #11-15 Wednesday, #16-21 Thursday, #21-30 Friday
Wonders Online: Mechanics Activity: Capitals and End Punctuation- Do #1-10 Tuesday, #11-21 Wednesday.
Optional Wonders Online: Phonemic Awareness Activity: Isolation: the /ou/ sound in the beginning, middle, or end of words
Optional Wonders Online: Phonemic Awareness: Sort words with Middle Long /O/ sound
Optional Wonders Online: Structural Analysis: Open Syllables
Optional Wonders Online: phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Substitution -Long /O/
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
Gonoodle.com
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, May 8
**Dear Students, Today I have posted a couple of fun field trips. One is to the African Safari and the other field trip is to Explore the Coral Reef. Have fun on your adventures. I have also posted a Polar Animal Research where you can print and create your own polar animal book. The pages to print are at the beginning of the power point. If you don't want to print the pages but just want to read and see the polar animals scroll down past the pages that you can print.
Today I also want you to draw and paint your animal that you chose for the Habitat Zoom. I put some white paper in the colored folder that mom and dad just picked up last week. Get the bright yellow note and have mom or dad read the instructions for drawing and painting your animal. You will be showing the class this picture at the same time that you present your habitat box and share your report with us next Tuesday and Thursday. I am super excited to see your pictures and your boxes. I also can't wait to learn more about the animals that each of you chose. Have fun today.
Wonders Unit 5 Week 3
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Inventions Do You Know About?
1. Phonics: Words with -or, ore, oar. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays. 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Spelling Words: born, corn, core, more, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 3 No Work Today
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Informative Writing - Finish working on your report and your habitat box. If your report is finished, practice telling it to an audience. Make sure your voice is loud and clear so people can understand you. You could even try to memorize it for our Habitat Zoom on Tuesday or Thursday. I have posted some fun links to different animals under the science section. Check it out.
Use the web that is attached with the habitat note. Fill in the facts on each circle. Then use the research and the web that you have filled out to write a report. Let me tell you about......Write one sentence for every fact that you found....Now you know about.....
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Spelling Test- Email Mrs. Welcker the score.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling Test-Email Mrs.Welcker the score.
Science: All of the science activities posted below are Optional. Have fun reading about all different kinds of animals.
*Would you like to learn more about African Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of animals. There are even fun facts included. Maybe one of these animals are the animal you are doing for your Habitat Zoom. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ad4e5f438-e0c2-452c-8148-4aec311bf2d4
Would you like to learn more about Ocean Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of ocean animals. There are even fun facts included. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Af31bddef-d32b-4000-826d-249f4ca50e6f
Would you like to learn more about Rainforest Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of rainforest animals. There are even lots of fun facts included. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Adadfb1c3-c1bd-43e7-9c25-84c6d75f4624
All About Polar Animals Research Guide: This power point has some pages at the first you can print off and fill in the facts as you read about the animals. On each individual animal page it also has a spot that you get to draw your own polar animal that you researched. It also has some special report pages at the end of the power point that you can print off and write an animal report. ***If any of you choose to do a report on one of the polar animals I would love to see it. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A700fc3cb-28bc-4934-ac04-1601dcbabec1
Virtual Field Trip- Visit the African Safari and explore the many different animals that live there. https://youtu.be/o-mL12t8sE4
Virtual Field Trip- Take a trip to Explore the Coral Reef. From above, the ocean looks just like a bunch of water but, have you ever wondered what is below the water? Come on this field trip to see all of the incredible life found in the coral reef. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iDCEr2w46m_ScPWDVYko6goGrtdwISbeOxAMGADovJo/edit?usp=sharing
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, March 26 INFO. Please Read
My Sweet First Grade Friends,
*For today and Friday there will be no new assignments for the online Wonders Reading. For today and Friday finish or reread any stories/activities that you have not been able to finish or to do. This is also for the Wonders online phonics and grammar. If you do not see something on your "To Do" board from before, that is because I took some assignments off for kids that had already completed the activity. I did not remove your stories so that you would be able to read them again. You are all working super hard. I am so proud of you. I loved seeing and reading your opinion writing assignments about rainbows. I hope you all know how much I love and miss you. Next week I am planning to do a read-a-loud time with you on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My dogs Annie, Pluto, and Belle are begging me to be a part of this read-a-loud time with you. Who knows maybe I will let them pick which book I read. Tell mom and dad to watch for sign ups from Sign Up Genius on Sunday or Monday. I am trying to figure everything out. I can't wait to see your smiling faces. Remember you are the best and can do hard things. Love, Mrs.Welcker
Dear Parents, If you have any questions or concerns please email me. I try to stay caught up on emails daily. If by chance I have missed yours please email me back. I am working extremely hard to try to meet the needs of all the kids. I know this is a lot of online stuff for the kids and not as fun as if they were actually in the classroom, but it's so hard to do some of the things that I do in the classroom everyday over the computer. I am going to try and make Fridays a catch up day for any work you haven't done. I am also going to include some science links for Fridays and some virtual field trips. I'm excited about these things and think the kids will be too. If you have any other ideas/thoughts/suggestions for things that I could possibly do to help the kids please share them with me. I appreciate all that you are doing at this time. I know this is not easy for you and has been a challenge. I feel your pain. This has been a challenging time for me to learn many new and difficult things that I have never needed to know or use. I'm sure my brain feels like my sweet little first grade friends brains trying to learn Spanish. Ha Ha Also we will be handing out new packets of stuff on THIS MONDAY March 30th. It will be by your last name- A-F (8:00-9:00) G-L (9:00-10:00) M-S (10:00-11:00) T-Z (11:00-Noon) You should have received an email from Principal Tillman today. If you are unable to pick up materials and want them please let me know and I can figure something out.
Thanks,
Mrs. Welcker
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 2 Page 223-224 *These are in the packet I sent home. Page 223- Hidden Island- Read poem. Underline words with the long /e/ sound using the letters /ea/ /ee/. Page 224 After reading the poem on page 223, use it to answer the questions on page 224.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- Handwriting page lowercase and uppercase /L/. Put a smile above your 3 best lowercase and uppercase /L's/. Have mom or dad check to see if there are any you need to fix.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Have someone give you a practice spelling test. Words: (low, boat, no, row, oat, toe, we, keep, over, more, find, start, food, and warm) **Write the words you missed three times each.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Reread any stories we did this week, or work on anything from your "To Do" board that you haven't done.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Practice any of the activities that are posted on your "To Do" board that you haven't done or been able to finish.
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, March 27
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 2 Pages 226-227
Page 226 Comprehension story: Jill and Lee. Read the story in the box 2 times. After reading the story answer the questions. *These are in the packet I sent home.
Page 227 Color the Long /a/ words red and the Long /e/ words purple.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing- None
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Have mom or dad give you a spelling test. I do not need to see this.
Words: (low, boat, no, row, oat, toe, we, keep, over, more, find, start, food, and warm)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Reread any stories we did this week, or work on anything from your "To Do" board that you haven't done.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
Work on any activities that you did not get to start or finish this week from your "To Do" board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Monday, March 30
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 3 Pages 230, 234
Page 230 Sorting words with Long /e/ using -e, -ee, -ea *This page is in the packet I sent home.
Optional: Page 234-Captitalize the days of the week and months of the year. *This page is in the packet I sent home.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10 minutes
Work on Writing-
Journal: Free Write. Don't forget the date. Also remember to add details, add capitals where needed, proper punctuation, and neat handwriting with letters formed where they need to be on the lines.
Optional: Handwriting page: Capital and lowercase /Mm/
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Rainbow write our new words this week.
Words: (find, by, night, boat, caught, right, kind, pie, know, listen, flew, laugh, were, tie, fried)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Weekly Opener Video: Insects- Watch the video about insects
Weekly Opener Build Images: Insects- Read each picture card about insects.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
Wonders Online Activity: Phonemic Awareness :Sort words with Long /i/
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
March Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, March 31
**I will be reading a story today to the kids at 11:00 and 1:00. Login with the same ZOOM link as you do for Maestra Amy. I will do these on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 and 1:00.
Dear Parents,
Thank you so much for picking up the new materials for the next month. For "Word Work" we will be using the UNIT 4 Purple Wonders book. I also gave you the unit 5 book because we will start that in 2 weeks. You do not need to turn these pages in. All Opinion Writing pages will need to be sent to me via email. I will look at them and grade them from my email.
I included a big Easter Egg with designs on it and also a bunny with sunglasses. Please do not do these until I assign them. I will be doing a video and a story on what to do with these.
The Easter packet can be done as an optional fun packet at anytime. I also included a couple of pieces of white paper if the kids want to use them for the directed drawing. The kids should also have a spiral bound notebook with a red or blue cover in their tote box. They can use this to do directed drawings in as well.
The "Sunshine" Book is a lined paper book that can be used for writing spelling/high frequency words, practice spelling tests, and final spelling tests. Please email me the score for each spelling test on Fridays.
Handwriting pages are in the bright blue handwriting book that is in the tote box.
Journal pages are in the yellow folder in the tote box.
Scholastic News Magazine and Science Spin Magazine. I will be using these as reading assignments and science.
Hello Kids,
I hope you all have a wonderful week. Guess What? Yesterday when I went to the school to get your materials ready I found 2 packages with a special little note. I opened the packages and read the teeny tiny note. It was from the Book Fairy. I put the story she gave you inside your yellow writing folders. Here is the letter she wrote.
"It has been so quiet at your school! I miss seeing all of you. I hope you like your new book. I'm glad that I can still bring you books. I know all of you are trying hard to be the best you can be just like the little seed in this book. I am saving your last book for when you get back to Legacy. I can't wait to give it to you. I already know that you will LOVE it. I hear that your parents get to be your teachers right now. I hope you are helpful and kind and hard-working for them just like you are for Mrs. Welcker and the 6th grade buddies you have at school." Love, The Book FairyWork hard this week. I love and miss you like crazy. You are super stars. Love, Mrs. Welcker
Daily Five
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 4 Pages 249, 250. **These are in your Purple Wonders Book Unit 4. ** Make sure it is the Unit 4 book not unit 5.
Page 249- Read If You Give a Fly Some Pie 2 times. Underline/highlight words that make the Long /i/ sound by using the letter combinations /ie/, /igh/, or /y/.
Page 250- Use the poem If You Give a Fly Some Pie on page 249 to help you answer the questions.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Opinion Writing- If you caught a leprechaun what would you wish for? *This paper should be in your stuff from last week. Please have mom or dad take a picture and email it to me. Remember to do your best work.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Write the spelling words in ABC order. You can do this in your "Sunshine" book that is in your tote box. Remember to underline the first letter of every word. Also remember if two or more words start with the same letter go to the next letter in the word.
Words: (find, by, night, boat, caught, kind, pie, know, listen, flew, laugh, were, tied, fried)
Reading: Wonders Online Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Interactive Read Aloud: Insect Hide and Seek- (Wonders Online)
Story: Creep Low, Fly High- (Wonders Online)
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. They should be listed on the To Do Board. Remember to click on the bottom ZLA1 class this will have your jobs listed in the "TO DO" folder.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonemic Awareness: Sort Words with Long i (Wonders Online)
April Task Card: (Optional)
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun: (Optional)
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Optional Easter packet.
Wednesday, April 1
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 4 Pages 251 and 255. **These pages are in your Unit 4 purple language book. This should be in your tote box that I sent home on Monday. Make sure it is Unit 4 NOT Unit 5.
Page 251 High Frequency Words. Pick 3 of your favorite colors. Trace the whole word in one color. Then on top of it trace it with the second and then the third color. After that Read the sentences. Underline anytime you see any of the high-frequency words. (caught, flew, know, laugh, listen, were) *Some sentences might have 2 words.
Page 255 Day and Night. Read the passage Day and Night 3 times. Answer the questions after reading.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- None- If you didn't do your If I Caught a Leprechaun writing from yesterday, please do it today. Remember to take a picture and send it to my email so I can grade it.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: **Pick 1 out of the 2 activities I have listed. Either the High-Frequency Words- Read, Spell, Write OR Scrabble Spelling.
Words: (find, by, night, boat, caught, kind, pie, know, listen, flew, laugh, were, tied, fried)
High-Frequency Words Activity: Read, Spell, Write (Wonders Online) (Optional)
Scrabble Spelling: Use the Scrabble Spelling paper that is in your yellow writing folder inside your tote box that I sent home on Monday. (Optional)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Story: Where Is My Home? (Wonders Online)
Retelling Cards Activity: Where Is My Home? (Wonders Online) ***You must read the story Where Is My Home first and then this activity.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonics Activity Isolation: Long i spelled i,y, igh (Wonders Online)
April Task Card: (Optional)
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, April 2
Hi Friends, I will be doing a read a loud today on Zoom at 11:00 and 1:00. Please use the same link that you use to meet with Maestra Amy. Can't wait to see you again.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 4 Pages 254, 257, 258 *These are in your Unit 4 Purple Wonders Book.
Page 254 Put the High Frequency Words in each box in alphabetical Order
Page 257 Spelling words Color the Long i words red and the Long O words purple.
Page 258 Spelling words. Write the words in pyramid style.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- None
Spelling/High Frequency Words:
Have mom or dad give you a practice spelling test. *You can do this in your "Sunshine" book. I do not need to see this.
Words: (find, by, night, boat, caught, right, kind, pie, know, listen, flew, laugh, were, tie, fried)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Story: Hi! Fly Guy (Wonders Online)
Story: Nonfiction Meet the Insects pages 126-129.(Wonders Online) Discuss the questions at the end of the story with mom, dad, or an adult.
Comprehension Practice: Point of View (Wonders Online)
Text Features Practice: Headings (Wonders Online)
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the To Do Board. There are always games listed to play if you click on the game Board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
High-Frequency Words: Sentence Builder Activity (Wonders Online)
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, April 3
Hi My Little Friends, Today you will have the chance to do some science activities and a virtual field trip to the Australian Zoo. Hope you have fun.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 4 Page 264 Grammar past tense verb "saw" present tense verb, "see" use with words I, you, and they or more than one person. Present tense verb. "sees" is used with the words he, she or when talking about another person or thing.
Page 264- Color in the box to make each sentence correct.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- None
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Have mom or dad give you a spelling test. **Please email the score to Mrs. Welcker
Spelling Words: (find, by, night, boat, caught, right, kind, pie, know, listen, flew, laugh, were, tie, fried)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10 min. (See the Sub Title Below- Wonders Reading. This has your assignments for the day.Click on the link.) These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login. There are a lot of other things posted on your "To Do" list. Do the stories first and then the optional ones if you want. They are pretty quick activities/games.
Reread any stories we did this week, or work on anything from your "To Do" board that you haven't done.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick optional activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board.
Work on any activities that you did not get to start or finish this week from your "To Do" board.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Science:
**OPTIONAL: Read Magazine Science Spin- Help! I Have Germs. **(This is in your yellow folder that is in your tote box I sent home yesterday.) Then you can watch the 2 videos below.
Mystery Doug Video- 1. How does hand sanitizer kill germs? https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/germs-sanitizer?code=c9b9ef3a69259bf69eab3e5b2532c87f
Video- Mystery Doug- 2. How do germs get inside your body? https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/germs?code=21d5bdc1ad2e8bf89d761a010f395a02
Virtual Field Trip Australia Zoo- Click on link below
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14CMZsIPn8PNycLNLW7oYzRf7dSbYZOBdHGxefMWXFhM/edit?usp=sharing
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Monday, April 13
Hi My Little Friends,
I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break. We will follow the same routine as before the break. Just a reminder to continue to do your Lexia Reading. I am super proud of you and all the hard work you are putting in each day. I love you and miss you each day. I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday for our story. Love, Mrs. Welcker
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 5 Pages 265 and 266. On page 265 Read Shy Kitty. As you read the poem Shy Kitty today look for words with the vowel sound of /y/. *Remember when /y/ is at the end of a word it can see the long /e/ sound or the long /i/ sound. When you spot a word that ends in /y/ and makes the vowel sound underline it.
On Page 266 use the poem that you read Shy Kitty to help you answer the questions.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Green Journal- Write about your Spring Break. Remember to put the date. I would love to read your journal entries. If you want to share it with me, you can email it to me.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Here are the spelling words for the week. I have posted the spelling assignment under the heading Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar section below. *Spelling Words: (key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would, found, hard, near, woman, would, and write.)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. (10-15 min.)
Video- Unit Opener- Working with Animals
Story: From Puppy to Guide Dog.
Additional Reading Practice- (Optional)- Scholastic News: Lincoln the Leader. This magazine should be in your box that I sent home with you.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 I have posted activities for you to do on your "To Do" Board.
Phonics Activity Isolation: Long e spelled /ey/ or /y/.
Phonics Blend words with Long e spelled /ey/ or /y/
Spelling Activity: Spelling words with /y/ and /ey/.
Science: Friday- Watch for more virtual field trips and science videos on Friday.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, April 14
**Story on Zoom today at 11:00 and 1:00. Use the same login as Maestra Amy's Class. I will be reading a story today that goes along with our watercolor egg art for today. I hope you have fun water coloring.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 5 Pages 267 & 268 On page 267 you will be looking at adverbs. Adverbs tell when the action is taking place.
On Page 268 you will be sorting words with -y and -ey.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Nothing- I want you to do an art instead today. See directions under the art heading below.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Here are the spelling words for the week. I have posted the spelling assignment under the heading Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar section below. *Spelling Words: (key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would, found, hard, near, woman, would, and write.)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. (10-15 min.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Ming's teacher
Reread Story: From Puppy to Guide Dog.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 I have posted activities for you to do on your "To Do" Board.
Phonics Activity: Delete ending Phonemes.
Phonics Activity: Build words with -y and -ey.
Spelling Activity: Word Sort with -ey, and -y
Structural Analysis: Compound Words.
Art:
Watercolor the big egg with the designs drawn on it. This should be in your tote box I gave you. Use lots of fun bright colors. After it is dry cut it out and glue it onto the black construction paper I gave you with your tote box. **If you want this to be included in your end of year memory book (Special Book) that we have been saving stuff for then save it in a special place until you can hand it in to me. If you lost the black construction paper that is okay I can glue it on when I get it back from you. Don't forget to write your name with a white crayon in the bottom corner of the black paper. You can also watercolor the other small eggs if you didn't already color or paint them.
Science: Friday- Watch for more virtual field trips and science videos on Friday.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Wednesday, April 15
**Remember tomorrow is the Legacy Teacher Parade. I can't wait to see you.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook ***No new work
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- NONE
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Here are the spelling words for the week. I have posted the spelling assignment under the heading Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar section below. *Spelling Words: (key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would, found, hard, near, woman, would, and write.)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. (10-15 min.)
*** Read any of the stories below to review or read stories you haven't read yet.
Story: Reread Koko and Penny. You should have read this yesterday.
Story: Saving Mountain Gorillas.
Story: Teach a Dog!
Story: Working with Dolphins. *This is the second story in the same book as Teach a Dog!
Wonders Reading, Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 I have posted activities for you to do on your "To Do" Board.
Have mom or dad give you your spelling test. Remember to email the score to Mrs. Welcker
Science:
Virtual Field Trip- The Chocolate Factory: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JzbJma0HobdMZYw_XxzAF97wrlVvVkOsmyPAlVghzyk/edit?usp=sharing
Virtual Field Trip- Animal Farm: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yzLWnnCDrgeytf0BHja7C18co7N_YW2KqF80TrgkjcQ/edit?usp=sharing
Mystery Doug: Science Video- Can Animals Laugh? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/animals-laugh?code=ef87e4e02c0baa55c5c6448cd1cb3bf5
Mystery Doug: Science Video- Why do snakes shed their skin? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/snake-skin?code=fa7100f31034ac808c58af295859d2bc
Art: Bunny Art With Sunglasses-
This is in your yellow folder or tote box I sent home. If you lost it you can click on the link below to print a new one out. ***Save this art project for your special book I am making.
Here’s how to do it:
[FREE] Fun Easter Bunny Craft template ***Click on this link to watch a video of how to make the bunny.
Choose either straight lines in each section or different patterns. I would suggest lead pencil first and then when the artist is happy, they can go over their lines with a black marker. (Watch the above video to show kids ideas of different designs they can do on each section of the bunny.)
When finished drawing the designs/lines in each section, cut out the bunny.
Glue the bunny onto the piece of black construction paper I gave you with your tote box. If you don't have the black paper, skip this step. BUT write your name in pencil on the back of the bunny.
Then, cut out the sunglasses.
Glue the sunglasses onto the bunny head.
If you would like to add a little light pink in the ears and on the cheeks with your pink crayon you can do that now.
Write your name on the bottom corner of the black paper using a white crayon. Stand back and admire your AMAZING work. Save this in a special spot to turn into Mrs. Welcker for your special end of the year book I am making you.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 5 Pages 269 & 272. On page 269 you will be changing letters in words to make a new word. On page 272 you will be taking away the FINAL (Last) sound of the word. Then write the new word on the line. On page 272 you will also be highlighting words by the sounds that the /y/ makes. (The /y/ can make a Long e sound, a Long i sound, and it can also make the regular sound that /y/ always says. You will use 3 colors to outline the words by their sound. In the book it says to use green, orange, and blue. If you do not have these colors you can pick any 3 colors you have.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Opinion Writing- Today and tomorrow you will be working on your opinion piece Is the Easter Bunny real or make believe? This paper should be in the yellow folder with all of the stuff I gave you with your tote box. If you do NOT have this paper, you can use a page from your morning sunshine book or any other page you have. Please follow these steps today and tomorrow as you do your opinion writing.
Writing Steps:
Do your introduction: (State your opinion)
Example: In my opinion I think that the Easter Bunny is real. OR Do you believe that the Easter Bunny is real? I do, let me tell you why I think the Easter Bunny is real.
List 2 reasons today that support your opinion. ***We will do the other reason tomorrow. If you run out of room on the front or your paper, turn your paper over to the back.
The last step is your closing. **We will do this step tomorrow. Example: Now you know why the Easter Bunny is real.
Now that your writing is complete you will need to check that you did these things.
Reread through your writing to see if it makes sense and sounds right.
Did you write your name and the date at the top of your paper?
Did you start your sentences with a capital letter?
Did you capitalize ALL words that need to be capitalized? Proper Nouns
Did you use proper punctuation at the end of your sentences?
Do you have ALL the parts of an opinion piece? (Opening, 3 reasons, and a closing)
Did you do your best writing?
If you have done all of these things you are ready to color the Easter Bunny at the top of the page. This step is optional.
Have mom or dad email this paper to Mrs.Welcker.
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Here are the spelling words for the week. I have posted the spelling assignment under the heading Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar section below. *Spelling Words: (key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would, found, hard, near, woman, would, and write.)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. (10-15 min.)
Story: Koko and Penny
Scholastic News: (Optional) Smile Like a Crocodile **This magazine should be in your yellow folder or tote box I sent home.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 I have posted activities for you to do on your "To Do" Board.
Phonics: Blend words with Long e using -ey, and -y
High-Frequency words: Sentence Builder
Comprehension Practice: Sequence
Structural Analysis: Compound Words. Work on this or finish if you didn't already.
Science: Friday- Watch for more virtual field trips and science videos on Friday.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, April 16
***I will NOT be doing our Zoom story today because of the Legacy Teacher Parade. I am super excited to see you today in the Legacy Teacher Parade.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 4 Week 5 Pages 274 *On this page you will be learning about compound words. A compound word is two words put together to make a NEW meaning.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- NONE
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Here are the spelling words for the week. I have posted the spelling assignment under the heading Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar section below. *Spelling Words: (key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would, found, hard, near, woman, would, and write.)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. (10-15 min.)
***Pick from the stories posted below to read for 10-15 min. You can read the other stories tomorrow.
Story: Reread Koko and Penny. You should have read this yesterday.
Story: Saving Mountain Gorillas.
Story: Teach a Dog!
Story: Working with Dolphins. *This is the second story in the same book as Teach a Dog!
Wonders Reading, Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 I have posted activities for you to do on your "To Do" Board.
Have someone give you a practice spelling test. Write the words you miss 3 times each in your morning sunshine book.
Science: Friday- Watch for more virtual field trips and science videos on Friday.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, April 17
**Science, Virtual Field Trips, and Bunny Art with Sunglasses. **Read the special instructions under the Art section for a link for creating the bunny art.
Hi, It was so good to see you yesterday in the parade. Seeing each of you made my heart super happy. I have been missing your fabulous smiles and giggles. Thanks for making my day extra special by sharing your smiles with me. Today the only new assignment is to have someone give you your spelling test. Today you can work on finishing anything you didn't get to do during the week. I have also posted 2 science videos and 2 virtual field trips for today. I have added the directions (a link to watch how to design the bunny with the sunglasses) as well. Look under the ART section. Have fun. Enjoy your weekend. I love you.
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook- No new work today.
Tech Time- Lexia: Optional Today. 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- NONE
Spelling/High Frequency Words: Here are the spelling words for the week. I have posted the spelling assignment under the heading Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar section below. *Spelling Words: (key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would, found, hard, near, woman, would, and write.)
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. (10-15 min.)
**OPTIONAL TODAY: Pick any of the stories posted below and read for 10-15 minutes.
Story: Reread Koko and Penny. You should have read this yesterday.
Story: Saving Mountain Gorillas.
Story: Teach a Dog!
Story: Working with Dolphins. *This is the second story in the same book as Teach a Dog!
Wonders Reading, Phonics, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, and Grammar: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 I have posted activities for you to do on your "To Do" Board.
Have someone give you a spelling test. You can use your morning sunshine book for this. Have mom or dad email me your score please.
Art: Bunny with Sunglasses **This should be in your tote box or yellow folder I sent home with you. Click on the link by #1 to watch a video of how to make this bunny. This video shows the kids how to make designs etc. If you don't have the bunny you can also print another one from the same link below.
**Click on this link to see a sample of the bunny Mrs. Welcker made. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3R0k6xE-2E8-Gbyhb0lQLT_qH--aa-Y/view?usp=sharing
Here’s how to make the bunny:
[FREE] Fun Easter Bunny Craft template Click on this link to watch the video on how to make the bunny with designs.
Using a draw pen or thin point black marker, draw straight lines in some sections and different patterns in other sections. (spirals, dots, zig-zag, ovals, hearts, stars, etc.) This looks best if you don't have the same design right next to another section with the same design. You can repeat a design, but just do it in different areas and different sections away from each other.
Once the designs are completed, cut out the bunny.
Glue the bunny onto the piece of black construction paper. If you don't have the piece of black construction paper SKIP this step and just write your name lightly with pencil on the back of the rabbit.
Lightly outline the outer edge of the eye with a light blue crayon.
Using a light pink crayon you can LIGHTLY color in the middle of the ears and add some cheeks.
Using a black think marker or black crayon LIGHTLY draw on some whiskers by the mouth area.
Cut out the sunglasses.
Glue the sunglasses on to the bunny.
With a white crayon, write your name in the bottom corner of the black paper.
Admire the AMAZING bunny you just made. Give yourself a pat on the back, and tell your artist hands "Thank You." Save this bunny art in a special place so that we can add it to your special memory book I am making for you at the end of the year.
Science:
Virtual Field Trip- Chocolate Factory: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JzbJma0HobdMZYw_XxzAF97wrlVvVkOsmyPAlVghzyk/edit?usp=sharing
Virtual Field Trip- Animal Farm: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yzLWnnCDrgeytf0BHja7C18co7N_YW2KqF80TrgkjcQ/edit?usp=sharing
Mystery Doug- Science Video: Can Animals Laugh? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/animals-laugh?code=ef87e4e02c0baa55c5c6448cd1cb3bf5
Mystery Doug- Science Video: Why do snakes shed their skin? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/snake-skin?code=fa7100f31034ac808c58af295859d2bc
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Monday, April 20
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Can We Classify and Categorize Things? 1. Phonics: Words with /ar/, 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns, 3.Grammar: Words that Join, 4. Comprehension Skill: Point of View, 5. Structural Analysis: Irregular Nouns.
Spelling Words: cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow
Dear Parents, It was absolutely the best treat for me to see you at the parade on Thursday. The parade was exactly what my teacher heart needed. I miss the kids terribly and needed to see them. It brought tears to my eyes to see my sweet little first graders and their families beaming with happiness. I couldn't help but smile as I read your signs. It was a beautiful day for me. Thank you.
Also, thank you for the unexpected and much appreciated teacher appreciation gift. My heart is extremely full of love and appreciation for all that you did to make me feel extra special during teacher appreciation week. I know that this time right now is very tough financially, emotionally, and mentally for so many families so I can't thank you enough for what you did for me. I am excited to use the money to buy some flowers and plants for my yard. I love planting flowers and working in my yard in the summer. As I watch these beautiful flowers grow and bloom in the following weeks, it will remind me of all the wonderful families and my sweet little first grade friends that love me and have blessed me this year. Thank you , thank you for giving me the best gift of all by allowing me to share your kids. They are absolutely priceless. I love you all. Love, Mrs.Welcker
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 1 Pages 277 & 278. ***This is in your new Unit 5 book.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Journal: Free write today. You can write about anything. Use the torn out journal pages that I sent home with you or you can write in your sunshine book if you don't have any more journal pages. *Sorry last week I said to use your green writing journal, but forgot you don't have that. oops!
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Video: Weekly Opener- See it, Sort it.
Story: A Barn Full of Hats.
Optional: Scholastic News- Follow that Eagle. *This magazine should be in your yellow folder or tote box.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonics: Isolation: /ar/
Spelling Words: Spell words with /ar/
Science: Friday
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, April 21
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Can We Classify and Categorize Things? 1. Phonics: Words with /ar/, 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns, 3.Grammar: Words that Join, 4. Comprehension Skill: Point of View, 5. Structural Analysis: Irregular Nouns.
Spelling Words: cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow
**Zoom today at 11:00 and 1:00
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 1 Pages 279 & 280 ***This is in your new Unit 5 book.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Opinion writing: Would you want a rabbit for a pet? **This is in your yellow folder or tote box I sent home with you.
Steps for writing your opinion piece.
State your opinion: Example: In my opinion a rabbit would make a wonderful pet. OR you can start with a question or interesting fact. Example: Did you know that baby rabbits are born with no fur and are blind when they are born? I think it would be interesting to have a bunny for a pet and be able to see the babies like this.
List 3-4 reasons why you would like a rabbit for a pet or why you wouldn't want a rabbit for a pet.
Closing: Example: Now you know why I would want a rabbit for a pet. Or I love rabbits!
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Interactive Story: Goldilocks
Stories: Nuts for Winter, Spark's Toys, Dog Bones- **You will only see one of these on your "To Do" list. I assigned the book that should be just right for your level.
*Optional: Story: Reread A Barn Full of Hats.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonics: Build words with /ar/.
High Frequency Words: Sentence Builder Activity
Spelling Activity: Word Sort Activity with -art, -arn, and -arm.
Science: Friday
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Wednesday, April 22
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Can We Classify and Categorize Things? 1. Phonics: Words with /ar/, 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns, 3.Grammar: Words that Join, 4. Comprehension Skill: Point of View, 5. Structural Analysis: Irregular Nouns.
Spelling Words: cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 1 Pages 281 & 282 ***This is in your new Unit 5 book.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Finish your Writing: Is the Easter Bunny Real or Make Believe? OR you can free write about anything on a journal page that should be in your yellow folder or your tote box.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Story: A Lost Button (Frog and Toad)
Fluency: Timed Reading for words with -ar.
*Optional: Scholastic News: Make Way for the Ducklings- Read and answer questions on the back page of the magazine. **This magazine should be in your yellow folder or in the tote box.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
*Optional-High Frequency Words: Read, Spell, Write the high frequency words on wonders online.
Spelling Activity: Rainbow write the spelling words in your sunshine book. Use 3 different colors. Write the words 2 times each.
*Optional-Grammar: Join sentences with and, but, or- Wonders Online
Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns- Wonders Online
Science: Friday
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, April 23
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Can We Classify and Categorize Things? 1. Phonics: Words with /ar/, 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns, 3.Grammar: Words that Join, 4. Comprehension Skill: Point of View, 5. Structural Analysis: Irregular Nouns.
Spelling Words: cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 1 Pages 283 & 284 ***This is in your new Unit 5 book.
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- *(You can work this today and finish on Friday if you need to.)Write a short story that includes an animal as one of the characters. Remember your story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end. Parts of your story- Beginning: This is where the characters are introduced and the setting of story is introduced. Middle: The middle is where you talk about the key events in the story that happened in order. Use words like first, next, then, and last. It is also where the problem of the story is told. Ending: The solution to the story is told in the ending. **Draw a picture to go with your story. Use a blank journal page or a page from your sunshine book. Remember your name and the date at the top of the page. When you are finished you can email it to Mrs. Welcker.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website. ***Have mom or dad give you a practice spelling test. Write any words that you miss 3 times each.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Story- Reread: A Lost Button (Frog and Toad)
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
**Today work on any of the items below that you didn't do yesterday.
High Frequency Words: Read, Spell, Write the high frequency words on wonders online.
Spelling Activity: Have mom or dad give you a practice spelling test. Write the words that you miss 3 times each.
(Optional) Grammar: Join sentences with and, but, or- Wonders Online
Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns- Wonders Online
Science: Friday
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, April 24 -Science, Field Trips, and Art
Focus for this week: Essential Question: How Can We Classify and Categorize Things? 1. Phonics: Words with /ar/, 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns, 3.Grammar: Words that Join, 4. Comprehension Skill: Point of View, 5. Structural Analysis: Irregular Nouns.
Spelling Words: cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 1 *No Work Today
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Finish your short story that you started yesterday. Your story should include an animal as one of the characters. Remember your story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end. Parts of your story- Beginning: This is where the characters are introduced and the setting of story is introduced. Middle: The middle is where you talk about the key events in the story that happened in order. Use words like first, next, then, and last. It is also where the problem of the story is told. Ending: The solution to the story is told in the ending. **Draw a picture to go with your story. Use a blank journal page or a page from your sunshine book. Remember your name and the date at the top of the page. When you are finished you can email it to Mrs. Welcker.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (cart, arm, yarn, happy, four, barn, art, harm, key, none, only, put, large, round, and rainbow) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Have mom or dad give you a spelling test. Email Mrs. Welcker your score.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
*Optional: Scholastic News: Palm Trees in the Wind- Magazine should be in your yellow folder or your tote box.
*Optional: Science Spin Magazine: Let's Move- Force and Motion- Magazine should be in your yellow folder or your tote box.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
NO NEW WORK TODAY.
Science: Here are some optional items you can do.
1.RUBBER EGGS: Did you know that you can make an egg bounce like a bouncy ball? Want to know how? Click on the link below and watch the video. Try making a rubber egg with your mom or dad's help. I usually make this and show you in class, but because we are online now you can try making it yourself. Super Cool. https://youtu.be/3Iv9eLO0scA
2. Virtual Field Trip- Visit a dog named Boss as he tours an Animal Hospital. https://youtu.be/sGBvLwzWgX4
3. Virtual Field Trip- Go on a field trip to The Arctic. https://youtu.be/_kA-_aro3lI
4. Mystery Doug: Can Animals Get a Sunburn? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/animal-sunburn?code=fd93762dfe159bf76b95e34a12fb914d
5. Mystery Doug: How Do Bees Make Honey? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/honey-bees?code=a8fea8cfc2d88a52d3b892e78286f9d3
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, April 28
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Can You See In The Sky? 1. Phonics: Words with -er. -ir, -ur, and -or. 2. Mechanics: Capitals and End Marks 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er.
Spelling Words: her, fur, dirt, barn, bird, fern, work, arm, climb, through, another, full, great, poor, friend
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 2 Pages 290 & 293
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Opinion Writing: Sun or Rain This should be one of the pages that I put in your tote box. Read about A Sunny Day and A Rainy Day. When you write your opinion use the information from the text you read to support your opinion. *Have mom or dad email me a copy of this. I can't wait to read which type of weather you like better.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (her, fur, dirt, barn, bird, fern, work, arm, climb, through, another, full, great, poor, friend) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Interactive Read Aloud: Why the Sun and the Moon are in the Sky
Story: Little Blue's Dream, Story Hide and Seek, Story: The Foxes Build a Home ***You will only have one of these stories assigned to your "To-Do" board.
Optional: Reread the story from yesterday A Bird for Fern.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Substitution R-Controlled Vowels
Spelling Activity: Word Sort with -ur, -er, ir, ur, or
HIgh-Frequency Words: Sentence Builder Activity
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Wednesday, April 29
**Remember the Grab and Go tomorrow (Thursday) 9:00-10:00 am
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Can You See In The Sky? 1. Phonics: Words with -er. -ir, -ur, and -or. 2. Mechanics: Capitals and End Marks 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er.
Spelling Words: her, fur, dirt, barn, bird, fern, work, arm, climb, through, another, full, great, poor, friend
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 2 Pages 294 & 298
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Write a story that has something to do with space, astronauts, planets, the night sky, stars, the moon, a rocket ship, etc. Remember to do a picture and to write your name and the date. Email your story to Mrs.Welcker.
**You can read your Scholastic News about Space to give you some ideas before you write your story. This can be a real (non-fiction) or a made up story.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (her, fur, dirt, barn, bird, fern, work, arm, climb, through, another, full, great, poor, friend) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Story: Kitten's First Full Moon
***You will only have one of these stories posted on your "To-Do" Board. Reread the first story that you read yesterday and then read the second story which will be your new story in the same book.
1.Story: Little Blue's Dream & Hello, LIttle Dipper **This is the second story in the book.
2.Story: Hide and Seek & Our Sun is a Star. ***These 2 stories are in the same book.
3.Story: The Foxes Build a Home & Sunrise and Sunset. **These stories are both in the same book
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er
Spelling Activity #2: Sort er, ir, ur, or
High-Frequency Words Activity: Read-Spell-Write Lesson
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
April Task Card:
Study word and spelling lists for current and previous weeks.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, May 1st
**Remember the Grab and Go (Today) 9:00-10:00 am for anyone that didn't get to pick up the new information, materials, and the habitat box yesterday.
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Can You See In The Sky? 1. Phonics: Words with -er. -ir, -ur, and -or. 2. Mechanics: Capitals and End Marks 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er.
Spelling Words: her, fur, dirt, barn, bird, fern, work, arm, climb, through, another, full, great, poor, friend
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 2- No New Work Today
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- No New Work Today
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (her, fur, dirt, barn, bird, fern, work, arm, climb, through, another, full, great, poor, friend) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
***Have mom or dad give you a spelling test. Email Mrs.Welcker your test score.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Have mom or dad give you a spelling test. Please email the score to Mrs.Welcker.
Science: Optional
Mystery Doug: Has A Shooting Star Ever Landed On Anyone? Click on the link to find out. https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/shooting-stars?code=a15e471dc18637205446d1d8b9af00d2
Generation Genius: Habitat Video: To see some interesting animals and learn more about these animals habitats click on the link. https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=82EF5
Virtual Field Trip: Visit the Rainforest. See what animals live here. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ks_4m49eJu5rybnFzdD4KtPw6FWHM1acwT1gWVCdvk8/edit?usp=sharing
Virtual Field Trip: Shark Dive- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11jqBx1nwLE44r5lzNTg8dR4A7l89Sp6B1fFOdZvURIU/edit?usp=sharing
Science Experiment: Color Changing Milk- https://youtu.be/6T3C-0-Djas
Art: Optional
Directed Drawing- How to draw a dolphin. https://youtu.be/ou7NitF6gkU
How to draw a shark folding surprise. https://youtu.be/wy2-3BxdtYY
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Monday, May 4
Wonders Unit 5 Week 3
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Inventions Do You Know About?
1. Phonics: Words with -or, ore, oar. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays. 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Spelling Words: born, corn, core, more, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 3 Pages 303 & 312
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Research and find the animal that you would like to do for your Habitat Zoom.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Video: Weekly Opener: Great Inventions
Story: The story of a Robot Inventor
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling Activity: Spell Words with -or, -ore, oar
High-Frequency Words Activity: Read-Spell-Write
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, May 5
Wonders Unit 5 Week 3
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Inventions Do You Know About?
1. Phonics: Words with -or, ore, oar. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays. 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Spelling Words: born, corn, core, more, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 3 Pages 305 & 309
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Opinion Writing: My Mom is Best! (State Opinion, Three reasons, "Now you know why...") This is not in your Opinion Writing book. It is in the Mother's Day packet that is in the big envelope.
Habitat Research- I will be posting some different animals so that you can learn more about different animals and their habitats.
*Would you like to learn more about African Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of animals. There are even fun facts included. Maybe one of these animals are the animal you are doing for your Habitat Zoom. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ad4e5f438-e0c2-452c-8148-4aec311bf2d4
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Interactive Read Aloud: Great Inventions
Story: The Wright Brothers
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling Activity Word Sort with -or, -ore, -oar
High-Frequency Words: Sentences
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Wednesday, May 6
Wonders Unit 5 Week 3
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Inventions Do You Know About?
1. Phonics: Words with -or, ore, oar. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays. 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Spelling Words: born, corn, core, more, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 3 Pages 306 & 307
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Informative Writing - Use the web that is attached with the habitat note. Fill in the facts on each circle. Then use the research and the web that you have filled out to write a report. Let me tell you about......Write one sentence for every fact that you found....Now you know about.....
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Story: Thomas Edison, Inventor
Phonics: Blending words with the sound /or/
Story: Reread The Wright Brothers
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling and High Frequency: Rainbow write the spelling and high-frequency words.Write each word 3 times using 4 different colors. You can do this in your Sunshine Book.
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, May 7
**Dear Parents, I am not listing a lot of work for the kids to do with Wonders Online Reading today or tomorrow. I want the kids to focus on being able to get their habitat reports finished and their habitat boxes. If your child already has their report written, please have them practice presenting their report to you. Remind them to speak loud, clear, and not too fast. I have also listed some fun animal sites under the science section. Kids can click on the link to read about different animals in various habitats. This is optional. If you have any questions please let me know. Mrs. Welcker
Wonders Unit 5 Week 3
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Inventions Do You Know About?
1. Phonics: Words with -or, ore, oar. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays. 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Spelling Words: born, corn, core, more, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 3 No New Work
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Informative Writing - Finish working on your report and your habitat box. If your report is finished, practice telling it to an audience. Make sure your voice is loud and clear so people can understand you. You could even try to memorize it for our Habitat Zoom on Tuesday or Thursday. I have posted some fun links to different animals under the science section. Check it out.
Use the web that is attached with the habitat note. Fill in the facts on each circle. Then use the research and the web that you have filled out to write a report. Let me tell you about......Write one sentence for every fact that you found....Now you know about.....
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Optional Reread the Story: Thomas Edison, Inventor
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Optional: Practice Spelling Test- Write words missed 3 times each.
Science: **Optional: Have fun reading about all different kinds of animals.
*Would you like to learn more about African Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of animals. There are even fun facts included. Maybe one of these animals are the animal you are doing for your Habitat Zoom. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ad4e5f438-e0c2-452c-8148-4aec311bf2d4
Would you like to learn more about Ocean Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of ocean animals. There are even fun facts included. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Af31bddef-d32b-4000-826d-249f4ca50e6f
Would you like to learn more about Rainforest Animals? If so click on the link. You will be able to read about lots of rainforest animals. There are even lots of fun facts included. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Adadfb1c3-c1bd-43e7-9c25-84c6d75f4624
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Monday, May 11
***Parents there will be no assignments posted today. I want the kids to finish their habitats and to work on their stapled memory book packet. The memory book packet is in the colored folder. It should have a heart on the first page. Please take your time with writing and with coloring the pictures on the pages. I will have a time to collect these on this Friday from 9:00-10:00. Thanks
Wonders Unit 5 Week 4
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Sounds Can You Hear? How Are They Made?
1. Phonics: Words with -ou, -ow. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize/Underline Book Titles 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Spelling Words: cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, born, roar, nothing, early, color, instead, early, oh, thought
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 4
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- Habitat Report, habitat box, habitat picture.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, born, roar, nothing, early, color, instead, early, oh, thought) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Tuesday, May 12- Habitat Zoom today for red class at 11:00 and 1:00. See email or read note above for schedule of kids and times.
Wonders Unit 5 Week 4
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Sounds Can You Hear? How Are They Made?
1. Phonics: Words with -ou, -ow. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize/Underline Book Titles 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Spelling Words: cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, born, roar, nothing, early, color, instead, early, oh, thought
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 3 Pages 315, 321
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- ***Important Work on your stapled packet of memory book pages. It is in the colored folder from the last grab and go. The first page has a heart divided into sections. Please take your time when writing on these pages. Also color the pictures etc. but do NOT color over where you have written. I will collect all of the pages in the packet THIS FRIDAY between 9:00-10:00.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Interactive Read Aloud: The Squeaky Bed
Story: Now, What's the Sound?
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling Activity: Spell Words with ou, ow
High-Frequency Words Activity. Read, Spell, Write
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Wednesday, May 13-
Wonders Unit 5 Week 4
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Sounds Can You Hear? How Are They Made?
1. Phonics: Words with -ou, -ow. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize/Underline Book Titles 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Spelling Words: cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, born, roar, nothing, early, color, instead, early, oh, thought
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 4 Pages 316 & 319
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- ***Important Work on your stapled packet of memory book pages. It is in the colored folder from the last grab and go. The first page has a heart divided into sections. Please take your time when writing on these pages. Also color the pictures etc. but do NOT color over where you have written. I will collect all of the pages in the packet THIS FRIDAY between 9:00-10:00. **If your memory book pages are already done you can do a free write on a journal page.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Reread: Now, What's the Sound?
Story: A Whistle for Willie
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling Activity: Word Sort with /ou/ and /ow/
High-Frequency Words: Sentence Builder Activity
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Thursday, May 14- Blue Class Habitat Zoom today at 11:00 and 1:00. See email or note at the top of Tuesday for schedule.
Wonders Unit 5 Week 4
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Sounds Can You Hear? How Are They Made?
1. Phonics: Words with -ou, -ow. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize/Underline Book Titles 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Spelling Words: cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, born, roar, nothing, early, color, instead, early, oh, thought
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 4 Pages 317, 320, 323
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing- ***Important Please finish all of your memory book pages today. I will need to collect them tomorrow. They are in the colored folder from the last grab and go. The first page has a heart divided into sections. Please take your time when writing on these pages. Also color the pictures etc. but do NOT color over where you have written. I will collect all of the pages in the packet TOMORROW between 9:00-10:00 at the school. **If your memory book pages are already done you can do a free write on a journal page or you can create a fun story.
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Practice Spelling Test.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Reread A Whistle for Willie
Story: Shake! Strike! Strum!
You will only see one of these following stories on your To Do board. Story: Thump, Jangle, Crash. Story: Down on the Farm, Story: Going on a Bird Walk
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Mechanics Activity: Capitalize/Underline Book Titles
Phonemic Awareness: Identify words with /ou/
Practice Spelling Test- Write the words you miss 3 times each.
Science: Friday
Art:
Lunchdoodles with Mo Willems- Episode 1https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8
Step by Step drawing of a monkey: https://youtu.be/XONr3gjUGrg **If you do any drawings, color them and email them to Mrs. Welcker. Don't forget to put your name in the bottom corner. If you would like to save this for your special end of year book you can.
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.
Friday, May 15 **Remember drop off memory book pages and any other stuff today between 9:00-10:00 at Legacy.
Wonders Unit 5 Week 4
Focus for this week: Essential Question: What Sounds Can You Hear? How Are They Made?
1. Phonics: Words with -ou, -ow. 2. Mechanics: Capitalize/Underline Book Titles 3.Grammar: Adjectives 4. Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution 5. Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Spelling Words: cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, born, roar, nothing, early, color, instead, early, oh, thought
Daily 5:
Word Work- Wonders Workbook Unit 5 Week 4 No Work Today
Tech Time- Lexia: 10-15 minutes
Work on Writing-
Spelling /High-Frequency Words: (born, corn, more, core, roar, soar, her, dirt, learn, sure, began, better, guess, right, through) *I will post the spelling and high-frequency word jobs under the reading, phonics, and grammar section. These jobs will be on the Wonders Online website.
Spelling Test- Email Mrs. Welcker the score.
Reading: Wonders Daily Assigned stories. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5 Read assigned stories from Wonders. 10-15 min. (These are posted on your "To Do" list when you click on the Wonders login.
Wonders Reading, Phonics, and Grammar:
I have posted lots of quick activities to practice in these areas. Click on the link below. Its the same link as the one you use to do the Wonders reading stories. They should be listed on the "To Do" Board. https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=d0a5
Spelling Test-Email Mrs.Welcker the score.
Science: All of the science activities posted below are Optional. Have fun.
Virtual Field trip: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a beekeeper? Would you like to learn more about bees? If so, you will enjoy this field trip with a beekeeper as she teaches us more about the fascinating world of a bee. Click the link to watch a beekeeper in action. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f1Rzt9hwv4k7ygsLIUv4sm2OoaeWVPbQVjHWYRS6rKA/edit?usp=sharing
Virtual Field Trip: If you want to learn more about the beach click on the link. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g5x7F9Ey9BRWyGj2pX-8z25A4ItHZe4lwos3NrSbJ5o/edit?usp=sharing
Virtual Field Trip: Get ready to learn more about butterflies on this interesting field trip. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k-_9kkGuHE_xnbbDfDGNwPShV6im6-62ahspzyPpuLU/edit?usp=sharing
Mystery Doug: Why are butterflies so colorful? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/butterflies?code=3bec94b4c6572400fc0d6381dab6293b
Mystery Doug: Why do owls say "hoo"? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/owls-hoo?code=d3059bbbad6ab1d5cb54c044bdd306a3
Art: *The step by step drawing is optional. Have fun!
Step by Step drawing of an owl stack folding surprise : https://youtu.be/WON1uJcpTPQ
Just For Fun:
https://family.gonoodle.com/ Gonoodle Fun movement activities
https://www.artforkidshub.com- Fun directed drawings. **You can have your parents take a picture and email it to me. I would love to see your amazing art skills.