Science and Social Studies resources:
Brainpop Jr
username: cabrilloelem
password: pop1
National Geographic for Kids
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
DiscoveryEd
Students can access this app/site after logging into NCEdCloud.org
For additional Science and Social Studies resources please visit the CMS First Grade Learning Plan.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uooX8YqZaU7_m8Y9r5vOc4nH5p96cdfe/view
Monday, April 6, 2020 Day 11
Social Studies Topic: Earning Money
Adults earn money in many ways. Brainstorm possibilities for ways that kids can make money. Using paper divided into 3 sections, write and draw to expand 3 of your ideas into something YOU could do to earn money. Note any help or materials you would need, who your customers would be, and what to charge. Discuss your plans with an adult! Enrichment Resource: How to Make Money Tips - Financial Education for Kids - https://bit.ly/2QIUq6n
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Day 12
Social Studies Topic: Saving Money
When people save money, they choose to give up spending money now in order to buy things later. Think of something you would like to save for in the future (it can be an item or an experience). Draw a picture of you once you’ve bought it. Write about how to save in order to afford it. Enrichment Resource: A Story About Saving | Kids & Money | Channel NewsAsia https://bit.ly/2QIoeQK
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Day 13
Social Studies Topic: Spending Money
People buy what they need, such as food and medicine, and they also buy things they want, like toys and treats. Using paper divided in half, write and draw a list on one side, Goods or Services I Can Buy Now, and then on the other side Goods and Services I Must Save To Buy. On the back, decide on a budget that shows how much money you have now, how much you are willing to spend now, what you will have to save for, and how you will get money to save. Enrichment Resource: CashVille Kidz Episode 23: SMART Budgeting https://bit.ly/2QGj9rU
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Teachers' Workday: No School
Friday, April 10, 2020
Holiday: No School
April 13-17, 2020
Spring Break: No School
Monday, April 20, 2020 Day 14
Science Topic: Animal Characteristics
List or discuss what you know about animals. Can you see any outside your window? What do you think animals need in order to survive?
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Day 15
Science Topic: Animals Grow
Do plants and animals keep growing forever? How big will you be when they finish growing? How long do people grow? Do you think you will be as big as your father or mother or relatives? Draw yourself now and create a picture of how you will be in the future! Resource: Animals Learn and Grow found in the site listed below.
Additional Resources:
bit.ly/cms1science
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Day 16
Social Studies Topic: Giving Money
Many people find when preparing a budget that they’d like to include charitable giving into their spending plan. Activity: Talk with an adult about charitable organizations that helps in Charlotte, and others that help in other parts of the world. Which do you like the most? Next, collect 3 containers (boxes, envelopes, etc.). Decorate them then label one SAVE, another SPEND, and a final one GIVE.Use these for your own money.
Enrichment Resource:
Kid President + Glad to Give present How Good
Spreads
Thursday, April 23, 2020 Day 17
Social Studies Topic: Borrowing Money
To borrow means to receive something with the intention of returning it. Activity: Write and draw to answer the following questions: Have you ever borrowed money from someone? What deal did you make about paying the money back? Did you keep your promise? [If you have not borrowed money, write about something else you borrowed.
Enrichment Resource:
A Story About Spending Wisely | Kids & Money |
Channel NewsAsia https://bit.ly/2xpoBbL
Friday, April 24, 2020 Day 18
Science Topic: Animals and Water and Air
Activity: Animals need food, water, air, shelter, and sunlight to survive. Create a Venn Diagram comparing animal and plant needs. What do they need that is the same. What do plants need that may be different than what animals need.
Enrichment Resource: Animals Need Water Video,
Animals Need Air video bit.ly/cms1science
Monday: April 27, 2020 Day 19
Science Topic: Animal Energy
Activity: You use energy every day to work and play. Special things in food give you energy. Food can bring energy to your body. Food can help you grow and stay strong. Food can help you stay healthy. Eat well so you have energy to enjoy your day. Create a plate drawing of the types of food that you get energy from.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Day 20
Science Topic: Animal Diets
Activity: Create a three part chart for the following types of animal diets: Herbivore(plant), Omnivore(plant and meat), and Carnivore(meat)
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Day 21
Social Studies Topic: Goods
Goods are things that are made or grown that you can buy to satisfy wants and needs. Some goods are
made like clothes and cars. Other goods are grown like fruits and flowers.
Activity: Divide a piece of paper into two sections. In the first section draw and label five goods that are
made. In the second section draw and label five goods that are grown. Share your work with an adult (1.E.1.2)
Optional: Enrichment Resource: Goods and Services https://bit.ly/39Aa6PW
Thursday, April 30, 2020 Day 22
Social Studies Topic: Services
A service is work that someone does for someone else to satisfy people’s needs and wants .
Activity: Draw a picture of your family (don’t forget to include yourself). For each person, write a service
that he/she does for the family or for others. Share your work with an adult. (1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Goods and Services Read Aloud https://bit.ly/2UFofqJ
Friday, May 1, 2020 Day 23
Social Studies Topic: Service Providers: People rely on service providers everyday. Some service providers are paid by the people who hire them (like a dog walker). Other service providers are paid by the government through taxes they collect from a community (like firefighters).
Activity: Draw six different service providers. Then write what service each of them provides (for example, “A firefighter puts out fires.”). Share your work with an adult. (1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Goods and Services (K-2) https://bit.ly/2xGxnCx
Monday, May 4, 2020 Day 24
Science Topic: Energy Transfer
Plants and animals get their energy from different places. Plants use heat energy from the sun to make food. Plants are called producers because they make their own food. Animals can not make their own energy. They get their energy from eating plants or other animals. Let’s think about a squirrel. A squirrel eats acorns from oak trees. Oak trees get their energy from the sun and make acorns, the squirrel eats the acorns. Does something eat the squirrel? Sometimes a hawk will catch and eat a squirrel. The energy goes from the sun to the oak tree acorns, to the squirrel to the hawk. That is called a food chain and shows the flow of energy from one organism to another. Explain to an adult what the main difference is between plants and animals. (1.L.2.2)
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Day 25
Science Topic: Energy Transfer
Yesterday you learned about organisms and where they get their energy from. Think of an animal that you know and create a food chain showing the flow of energy from the sun to the plant (producer) to the organism. (1.L.2.2)
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Day 26
Social Studies Topic: Producers and Consumers
Producers are people who earn money by making goods or providing services. Consumers are people who buy services and goods.
Activity: Create a 4-section comic strip telling the story of a producer making a good or providing a service and then selling it to a consumer. (1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Producers and Consumers - Social Studies for Kids -Kids Academy https://bit.ly/2UBTMKh
Thursday, May 7, 2020 Day 27
Social Studies Topic: Resources
There are three main types of resources. Human resources are people who create a good or provide a
service. Capital resources are goods that are made or used to provide goods or services. Natural resources are things that are found on earth and can be used by people.
Activity: Imagine that you are going to have a stand to sell treats (like lemonade or brownies). Divide a piece of paper into three sections. In the 1st section, write/draw the human resources you’ll need to make the treat. In the 2nd, write/draw the capital resources needed, and in the 3rd, the natural resources needed. Share your work with an adult. (1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Human, Capital & Natural Resources for Kids - Types of Resources| Kids Academy https://bit.ly/2JNCbJj
Friday, May 8, 2020 Day 28
Science Topic: Energy Transfer
Giraffes have long necks that they use to reach leaves in tall trees. They also have long tongues that they use to wrap around the leaves and branches to pull off the leaves. How many times a day do you eat to get energy? A giraffe is so big that it eats all day long. Use this information to create a food chain for the giraffe. (1.L.2.2)
Monday, May 11, 2020 Day 29
Spiders are an arachnid that depend on insects for their energy. Many spiders spin or weave webs to catch insects. The webs are sticky and when an insect flies into the web it usually can’t get out. This way the spider can eat the insect when it is hungry. Make a T-Chart comparing the spider to the giraffe. (1.L.2.2)
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Day 30
Science Topic: Energy Transfer
Now that you have learned all about energy transfer think about what that means for you as a living organism. What is your favorite meal? Make a food chain for you and your favorite meal. Think about where the food came from to make your meal. (1.L.2.2)
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Day 31
Social Studies Topic: Supply
Supply is the quantities of a good or service that a producer is willing and able to make available for sale. Many things can affect supply - new technology, costs to make or transport, and even weather.
Activity: In the winter you can find a plentiful supply of warm coats, hot chocolate, sleds, and snow shovels. These items are harder to find in the summer. Make a list of at least four items that are in large supply to purchase in the summer, but hard to find in winter. Share your list with an adult and discuss. (1.E.1.3)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Supply and Demand Explained in One Minute https://bit.ly/2VLtZyy
Thursday, May 14, 2020 Day 32
Social Studies Topic: Demand
Demand is the desire and ability to purchase goods or services. When there is a low supply of goods or services the demand for them is high. When there is a high supply of goods or services the demand for them will be lower. For example, right now stores have very few rolls of paper towels. Because of this, there is a high demand for them.
Activity: Divide your paper in half. On one side list at least two examples of items that have a low demand and a high supply. On the second side list at least two examples of items with a high demand and low supply. (1.E.1.3)
Optional Enrichment Resource: What is Supply and Demand? https://bit.ly/2yzAlsP
Friday, May 15, 2020 Day 33
Social Studies Topic: Scarcity
Scarcity is not being able to have all of the goods and services wanted or needed. The reason for this scarcity is that goods or services are unavailable or that funds for purchasing them are limited.
Activity: To start you’ll need one piece of paper and a glue stick (or tape or a stapler). Rip the paper into narrow strips and link them together to create a paper chain. Try this again using scissors to cut your strips. Is your chain longer? Try the activity a third time, this time coloring your paper with crayons or markers before cutting. Is this chain better looking? Show your three paper chains to an adult and discuss with them how your scarcity of resources (scissors and coloring tools) impacted the quality and length of your paper chain. (1.E.1.3)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Scarcity for Kids https://bit.ly/2Kjtkz5
Monday, May 18, 2020 Day 34
Science Topic: Push
A force makes something move. A push moves something away from you. Walk around your house and find a variety of objects and practice pushing things away from you. What did you notice as you completed this task? Did each item require the same force? On a sheet of paper, draw and label pictures of objects you can push and what you noticed. (1.P.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: https://bit.ly/cms1science
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Day 35
Science Topic: Pull
Today we will be exploring pulls. A pull moves something toward you. Walk around your house and find a variety of objects and practice pulling these objects towards you. What did you notice as you pulled items towards you? Did each item require the same force? On a sheet of paper, draw and label pictures of objects you can pull and what you noticed. (1.P.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: https://bit.ly/cms1science
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Day 36
Social Studies Topic: You Can’t Have It All
People's wants are unlimited. However, because resources are scarce, individuals can’t have everything they want and must make choices.
Activity: In the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie the mouse is first given a cookie, then wants a glass of milk, a straw, a napkin, a mirror, nail scissors, and so on. He always wants one thing more. Today you’ll make your own list. Start by writing down one thing you really want. Then, what would you want with that? What next? After that? Anything more? Share your list with an adult. How would you prioritize your list? (1.E.1.3)
Enrichment Resource: Economics HL: Choice and Opportunity Cost https://bit.ly/2ysrKbu
Thursday, May 21, 2020 Day 37
Social Studies Topic: Prioritizing Choices
We make choices every day. Goods and services cost money, which is in limited supply. Our financial resources are smaller than our wants.
Activity: Make a list of five needs and five wants that you have. Be specific (not just “food,” but “cereal for breakfast” ... not just “toy,” but “Baby Yoda talking plush”). Once your two lists are complete, use them to make a new list, keeping in mind that we have a fixed amount of money to spend on what we need and want. This time put your ten items in order from the most important to the least important. Share your new list with an adult and discuss how you prioritized your choices. Ask this adult for an example of how s/he decides what to spend money on first. (1.E.1.3)
Enrichment Resource: Scarcity and Trade-Offs https://bit.ly/3eAJvWE
Friday, May 22, 2020 Day 38
Science Topic: Neighborhood Pushes and Pulls
Review the past two lessons about pushes and pulls. Tell a caregiver the difference between a push and a pull. Today you will look out your window and search for pushes and pulls in your community. Make sure to watch animals and people using both pushes and pulls. Then on a piece of paper, create a venn diagram to illustrate objects from your neighborhood that were pushed, pulled, or both. (1.P.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: https://bit.ly/cms1science
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Day 39
Science Topic: Faster and Slower
Today walk around your house and find an object that you could both push and pull. Experiment to make the object go faster/slower with a push. What did you notice? Now try to make the object go faster/slower with a pull. What do you notice? Fold a piece of paper in half. Label the top faster. Label the bottom slower. Draw a picture in each section and write a sentence to explain what you observed. (1.P.1.3)
Optional Enrichment Resource: https://bit.ly/cms1science
Wednesday, May 27, 20202 Day 40
Science Topic: Balance
Forces can be balanced or unbalanced. Think about Dominoes. If you stand Dominoes straight up, they will stand tall and not fall over. They will be balanced and in a steady position. If you apply a force with your hand and flick a Domino, it will create an unbalanced force and fall over. Practice ways to balance your body and create steady positions. Can you balance on one foot? Roll two clean socks into a ball and play “Balance the Sock Ball.” Can you balance it on your hand, your foot in the air, and on your head? Can you walk with the sock ball balanced on your head? Try different ways to balance the sock ball in a steady position. (1.P.1.3)
Optional Enrichment Resource: https://bit.ly/cms1science
Thursday, May 28, 2020 Day 41
Social Studies Topic: Helping at Home
Over the last few weeks we learned that a service is work someone does to satisfy people’s needs and wants. We also learned that charitable giving helps others by providing goods and/or services for little or no charge. Finally, we learned that giving back to society is part of being a good citizen. In these last lessons you are going to have the chance to provide services by making a difference in our community.
Activity: Let’s start at home! What is some service that you can do that would make a difference for those you live with? Help out by providing a service that is not normally your responsibility. Then, draw a picture of you as you were helping. (1.E.1.1 & 1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Read Aloud Book Edie is Ever so Helpful [6:05] https://bit.ly/2W576re
Friday, May 29, 2020 Day 42
Social Studies Topic: Favors for Family
Since mid-March it has been difficult to see those we love who do not live in our house. Grandparents, cousins, and other family members have been missing seeing you and getting hugs. Who in your extended family will you choose to provide a service for today?
Activity: Choose a family member who does not live in your house to do something special for. What can you do to brighten their day? Some ideas might include: mail them a letter, call and read them a bedtime story, FaceTime and sing them a song, bake and send them a treat. What is their response to your service of kindness? (1.E.1.1 & 1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: See You Again (Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa), Cover by One Voice Children's Choir [3:57] https://bit.ly/2WxwWmC
Monday, June 1, 2020 Day 43
Social Studies Topic: Neighbors’ Needs
Have the last couple of months at home given you the opportunity to see more of your neighbors or have those in your neighborhood remained indoors? Today you are going to focus your ideas and energies on being of service to those who live near you?
Activity: With an adult, come up with a plan to encourage your neighbors. Some ideas are: making rainbows to hang in your windows for those who walk by, posting signs of support in your yard, using chalk to draw messages on sidewalks, and leaving kind notes on your neighbors’ doors. Be creative as you add joy to your neighbors’ day. (1.E.1.1 & 1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: Amelia Ellicott's Garden - Children’s Read Aloud [7:54https://bit.ly/2A5R2x7
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Day 44
Science Topic: Tin Foil Boats
Forces are pushes and pulls. Have you ever tried to hold a ball under water? The ball will push up to the surface and float. The water will actually push on the ball causing it to stay on the surface and float rather than pull to the bottom and sink. Today your activity is to create a boat that will hold the most cargo and float. You can use any resource that you think will float: (examples: tinfoil, paper, plastic, clay, even a lid for a jar), a large bowl, water, towel, and some type of cargo (ie., pennies, paper clips). Using your resources begin experimenting and designing a boat. Test your boat by placing it in the water and adding the pennies, one at a time. The minute the cargo begins to pull the boat under, stop and count how many pennies you have used. Try to improve your design to hold more pennies. Discuss with a caregiver: How many pennies pulled your boat to the bottom of the water causing it to sink? How did you improve your design? (1.P.1.1.)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Day 45
Science Topic: Shadow Shapes
What do you know about shadows? Shadows are made by blocking light. Think about a time when you were outside with the sun behind you. When you looked down on the ground, you could see your shadow. You can make shadows inside your house with any light source...a table lamp or even a flashlight. Today, you will explore shadows using a light source of your choice. Ask a caregiver to help you find a suitable light source. Project the light onto a blank wall in your home. Place your hand in front of the light source. Collect some objects from your home to make shadows. What do you notice? Using paper, cut out different shapes to create shadow puppets. Tape these shapes to the end of a pencil and create a shadow puppet. Do all objects create the same shadow? (1.E.1.1)
Thursday, June 4, 2020 46
Social Studies Topic: Caring for Our Community
So many in our community have been caring for us over the past couple of months. These people have been called frontline workers. They have included doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers, postal carriers and delivery people, store clerks and food service workers, firefighters and police officers, and so many more everyday heroes.
Activity: What community workers would you like to show gratitude for today? Talk with an adult about who you choose, what they have done to make a difference, and how you would like to lift them up. You could send thank you cards, create and deliver encouragement posters, take on tasks for those workers you know that they don’t have time to do, OR come up with your own way to make someone’s day! (1.E.1.1 & 1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: 'Thank U Frontline' by Chris Mann (Alanis Morissette) [4:49] https://bit.ly/3c9Asu3
Friday, June 5, 2020 Day 47
Social Studies Topic: World Relief
We are not the only ones who have had our lives turned upside down this spring. People all over the world have had to change a lot of things about the way they have been living. Today you are going to think about ways that you can find out about other places in the world.
Activity: Talk with an adult about a place in the world that you would like to find out more about and how you might do that. You might do that online through a site like National Geographic for Kids, by watching a television show about other parts of the world, by reading a book that tells you about other places, by talking with someone you know who has traveled to other parts of the world, or even by learning phrases in another language through an app like Google Translate. Once you’ve done this, create a short comic story about how you’d like to show kindness here. (1.E.1.1 & 1.E.1.2)
Optional Enrichment Resource: This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe Digital Book [17:04] https://bit.ly/2Wzvm3I
Monday, June 8, 2020 Day 48
Science Topic: Shadow Tower Challenge
Think for a moment about our last shadow lesson. What did you learn about shadows? Today you will create a tower about two hand spans tall using objects. You can use cans from your pantry, spice jars, paper cups, tinfoil, containers, or blocks. Place the light source behind the object to create a shadow. Mark the build spot and the height on the wall with a piece of tape.Then, move the light source closer, then farther, from the tower. What do you notice? Take that tower apart and build a second tower about 1 hand span tall using different materials. You must place your tower in the same spot as the first tower. How can you make the shadow of the second tower the same height as the shadow of the first tower without moving the tower? Think about the first part of the lesson. What did you dto make the tower bigger/smaller? Share your learning with a caregiver. (1.E.1.1)
Optional Enrichment Resource: https://bit.ly/shadowg1
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 49
Science Topic: Ways Humans Protect the Earth
When our Earth is healthy, the people, animals and plants that live here are healthy too. It is our job to try our best to take care of the Earth. What are some ways we can take care of the Earth?
Reduce: We can reduce the amount of water we use by turning off the tap when brushing our teeth. We can reduce the amount of energy we use by turning off lights as we exit a room.
Reuse: We can reuse water bottles and plastic snack containers. We can create something new and useful out of something instead of throwing it away.
Recycle: We can recycle cardboard, aluminum cans, and milk cartons. Walk around your home today and find ways you can take care of the Earth. Make a list and share it with your caregiver. Together can you add other ways? (1.L.1.3)