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Read Daily at Home
Read Daily at Home
Students are assigned and take home 2 guided reading books home each week to practice. The more they read, the better reader they can become. Let's compare 3 students and their reading habits at home (this is in addition to the reading they will do at school):
Unhomework
Unhomework
In first grade, we do not assign daily homework. We strongly suggest setting up a routine to read daily with your child.
In first grade, we do not assign daily homework. We strongly suggest setting up a routine to read daily with your child.
If you want to practice skills each week, we have an "unhomework" page for each week of the school year. You may print any of these and work on a quick check for skills that we have learned to gain information about what your child nee
Letter Sounds
Letter Sounds
Once students learn to identify the uppercase & lowercase letters, they are ready to learn the sounds that each letter make. Here are the videos we sing and dance to each day to help us remember our sounds. We use these sounds in our reading groups and read-to-self time to sound out words.
Once students learn to identify the uppercase & lowercase letters, they are ready to learn the sounds that each letter make. Here are the videos we sing and dance to each day to help us remember our sounds. We use these sounds in our reading groups and read-to-self time to sound out words.
Phonemic & Phonological Practice
Phonemic & Phonological Practice
Click on the link for each month to practice Phonemic & Phonological practice at home each day. Phonological pages are only available from August - December. Phonemic practice is available in these links all year long. Note: I did not create these calendars, I found this resource online for parents that another teacher created.
Hunks & Chunks: Phonics Dance
Hunks & Chunks: Phonics Dance
In 1st grade, we teach digraphs, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and dipthongs through movement and chants. Students pair movement and the chant for letter patterns beyond single-letter sounds learned in Kindergarten. Students actively participate in class each day to the video below. Students are encouraged to look for these patterns in our books during their guided reading and independent reading. Students also use this knowledge to improve spelling in our writing.
In 1st grade, we teach digraphs, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and dipthongs through movement and chants. Students pair movement and the chant for letter patterns beyond single-letter sounds learned in Kindergarten. Students actively participate in class each day to the video below. Students are encouraged to look for these patterns in our books during their guided reading and independent reading. Students also use this knowledge to improve spelling in our writing.
1st Grade Sight Words
1st Grade Sight Words
Click on the sight word that our student needs to practice. Watch the video then write the word in fun ways! (rainbow color writing, bubble letters, block letters, dot letters, fancy writing, cursive, glitter pens, etc.)
Sight Word Videos.pdf2nd Grade Sight Words
2nd Grade Sight Words
Once your child has mastered reading AND spelling all 1st-grade sight words listed above, they may begin learning the words listed below for enrichment.
2nd Grade Sight Word Videos.pdfHandwriting Practice
Handwriting Practice
Click on the letter or number that our student needs to practice. Watch the instructional video about how to write it properly. Write the letters/numbers in fun ways! (rainbow color writing, bubble letters, block letters, dot letters, fancy writing, glitter pens, etc.)
Digital Handwriting Practice_Letters and Numerals.pdfWriting Conventions
Writing Conventions
Students in 1st grade begin editing and revising their own writing. We use a 5-star writing tool in class (see below) for them to make sure they have proper capitalization, spacing, and punctuation in each sentence they write.
We also encourage students to stretch their sentences to create more vivid and interesting writing pieces.
5 Star Rubric.pdfStretchaSentence.pdfMath Practice
Math Practice
Let's play some games! Each day we have math work places to work on skills that are targeted in our Bridges Math Curriculum lessons. During math work places each day, students work in pairs to play different games while rotating for a few weeks before games are changed up. Here are some ideas to practice the following 1st grade skills: greater than/less than, subitizing, adding, and subtracting. The more students practice, the more fluent they become with their math facts! Have fun!
Board Games: Play your favorite family board game! Rolling the die/dice builds the subitizing skill (recognizing numbers quickly), adding the numbers builds math fluency. I also like Monopoly (there are so many different fun versions to keep the game interesting for family time) to practice counting, adding, and subtracting money. Board games also help with social-emotional growth too because we can't be the winner all the time - and helps us have conversations about being a good winner a respectful loser.
Deck of Cards: A deck of cards is a fun way to practice 1st grade skills at home. My favorite childhood game is "I declare war!" In this game, your student can practice greater than/less than.
Here are some websites that have other games with their instructions:
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