Grade 1
Extra Practice
See the sections below for weekly extra practice activities.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read What Happens in Spring: Trees in Spring This book also has a Read to Me capability. To have the book read to your child push the play button, to allow your child to read on his/her own pause the book and just hit the arrows to flip through the pages.
While reading have your child look for words with beginning blends from the chart below.
Play the Fuzz Bugs Farm Consonant Blend Game on ABCya using the button below.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Animals in Spring . This book also has a Read to Me capability. To have the book read to your child push the play button, to allow your child to read on his/her own pause the book and just hit the arrows to flip through the pages.
When reading don't forget to look for blends from the chart above.
I have also included some other Easter books on your child's EPIC library that they can listen to, and 2 Easter craft books you can try with materials you have at home (Check out the Easter chick I made with my daughter Aurora at home). I would love to see pictures of anything you create!
If the weather cooperates I have included a fun back yard scavenger hunt you can do at home.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Goldie Duck and the Three Beavers . This book also has a Read to Me capability. To have the book read to your child push the play button, to allow your child to read on his/her own pause the book and just hit the arrows to flip through the pages.
After reading you can watch Goldie Locks and the Three Bears to compare and contrast the stories.
While reading always be on the look for blends (see blend poster above). Complete the blend sheet below for extra practice.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Me and You . This book also has a Read to Me capability. To have the book read to your child push the play button, to allow your child to read on his/her own pause the book and just hit the arrows to flip through the pages.
While reading have your child look for 3 silent e words within the book (white, nose, like). Watch the magic e videos before reading.
Click the button to play the silent e game.
While reading go on a sight word word hunt and look for the words :when, would, and funny.
After reading write and illustrate the sentence I wish I were _____________.
Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.
Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.
Check out the free printable silent e resources using the button below.
Review : If you have time take a look at the blend review buttons below.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Too Much TV . This book also has a Read to Me capability. To have the book read to your child push the play button, to allow your child to read on his/her own pause the book and just hit the arrows to flip through the pages.
While reading have your child look for at least 5 digraph words within the book (much, watching, show, choose, sandwiches, things, splash, shower). Watch the digraph video before reading.
While reading go on a sight word word hunt and look for the words: what, your, and this.
After reading write and illustrate the sentence Instead of watching t.v. I can _____________.
Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.
Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.
If you have the time and/or materials try to build your own Mentos Coke Fountain. If not watch the video below to see what will happen.
I hope you had a great Mother's Day over the weekend!
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Five Flying Penguins .
While reading have your child look for at silent e words words within the book (five, ice, nice, dove). Watch the long vowel and silent e videos before reading.
While reading go on a sight word word hunt and look for the words: one, over, there, and said.
After reading write and illustrate the sentence Over there I see one _____________.
Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.
Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.
Complete the silent e practice pages.
Play the Magic E Game. Just print out the game board and grab a dice. Use coins, buttons, or anything you have at home for game pieces. Put your piece on start. Roll the dice and move your piece to the corresponding space. Read the word on the space. If you can can read the word you stay on the space, if not go back to where you were. The first player to the end wins.
If you have the materials at home try to make your own Sneaky E Puppet and write magic e words on it.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Beth's Basketball Game .
Watch the vowel team videos.
While reading have your child look for at long a vowel team words words within the book (play/ game). Have your child tell you the letters or "chunks" working together to make that long vowel sound. You can even point out how the word team uses the ea to make the long e sound. You can use the old teaching tool "the first one does the talking the second does the walking."
While reading you can pick words and sort them based on whether they make the long or short vowel sound.
After reading write and illustrate the sentence I like to play _____________.
Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.
Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.
Complete the vowel team practice pages.
Play the Long A Train Game.
You can find many more long a activities by clicking the Long A Word Study button below. If you do not have a printer you can just write your own long a word study cards to sort.
If you have the materials at home try to make your own Long A Cupcake using the printable template below.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read Tree Frogs .
Watch the vowel team video.
While reading have your child look for long vowel team words words within the book. Have your child tell you the letters or "chunks" working together to make that long vowel sound. Use the long vowel sound poster below.
While reading you can pick words and sort them based on whether they make the long or short vowel sound.
After reading write and illustrate the sentence Frogs can _____________.
Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.
Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.
Complete the Day 1 Long e vowel team practice pages by clicking the button below.
Complete and play some of the ee and ea work work activities using the button below.
If you have the time and materials try to create some of the long e crafts pictured below.
This week you can:
Go on EPIC and read But I Want It .
Watch the long vowel video.
While reading have your child look for long i vowel team words words within the book. Have your child tell you the letters or "chunks" working together to make that long vowel sound.
While reading you can pick words and sort them based on whether they make the long or short vowel sound.
After reading try some of the after reading activities at the end of the book.
Complete the Day 2 Long i vowel team practice page by clicking the button below.
Complete and play some of the long i work work activities using the button below.
If you have the time and materials try to create the long i ice cream cone. Put a different way of making the long i sound on each scoop and write long i words on the scoop
Summer Reading Ideas
I hope you enjoy the nice weather and have lots of fun, but don't forget to read, read, read. Below I have linked some great book lists to look at over the summer. If you do not have access to any of these books, or have gone through all the books you have at home most titles will have read aloud versions on YouTube you can search for. Happy Reading!
