Category: Lesson Plans

Week 21: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics Holidays: MLK Days, Inauguration Day (2020) MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 8 READING/ELA Honey Bees Phonemic Awareness: Substitute short e for /e/ Blend and Segment Syllables Identify and Isolate Phonemes Phonics: Long e: e, ee Syllables VCCV Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Preview Grammar: Nouns in Sentences Antonyms Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas Sight Words: also, family, new, other,

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First Grade Homeschool Curriculum & Lesson Plans

After trying virtual school for several weeks with my first grader during the COVID pandemic, I made the decision to pull her and do homeschool.  Like many parents, I was concerned about not picking the right curriculum.  I decided to stick with the reading and math books we were utilizing already in her school, while supplementing with other resources online.

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Week 20: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 7 Telling Time READING/ELA Honey Bees Phonemic Awareness: Substitute Phonemes Add Final Phonemes /t/, /d/, /ed/ Blend and Segment Phonemes Phonics: Long u (CVCe), Long e (CVCe), and Inflected Endings -ed Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Preview the Text Grammar: One and More Than One Writing Trait: Voice Sight Words: also, family, new,

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Solar System Lesson Ideas for First Grade

Are you looking for out of this world resources to teach your first grade student about what makes up the solar system? Ready to blast off into space as you study stars, planets, the sun, and moon? This page contains links to resources and activities we used in kindergarten and first grade to study astronomy and the solar system. Lesson

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Week 19: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics HEALTH Developing a Growth Mindset MATH Go Math “Compare Numbers” Chapter 7 READING/ELA The Big Circle Phonemic Awareness: Distinguish Long/Short Vowel Sounds Blend and Segment Phonemes Identify and Isolate Sounds Phonics: Long o (CVCe) Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll Comprehension: Sequence Monitor and Fix-Up Grammar: Days, Months, Holidays Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs (Hamburger Writing) Sight Words: down, inside, now, there,

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Week 18: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics CHRISTMAS WEEK (3 Days) MATH Math Review (Games) READING/ELA Fluency Review (Games & Activities)  SOCIAL STUDIES Christmas Around the World SCIENCE Baking Christmas Cookies ART/MUSIC Art: Christmas Crafts from Social Studies Lessons Music: Line Spacing/Notes/Recorder MONDAY Skills Review “Morning Work” Page Bible Study & Health More Than Words Journal Math Topic: Christmas Math Review  Activity: Christmas Addition &

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Week 17: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 7 READING/ELA Review Week  SOCIAL STUDIES Christmas Around the World SCIENCE Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. Activity: Create a habitat for an animal by looking at its

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Week 16: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 6 Go Math Chapter 6 Supplemental Activities READING/ELA Who Works Here? Phonemic Awareness: Distinguish Long/Short Vowel Sounds Blend and Segment Phonemes Phonics: Long i (CVCe) and Digraphs wh,ch,tch Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Ask Questions Grammar: Special Titles Writing Trait: Conventions Sight Words: live, out, people, who, work Spelling Words: bike, dime, hide,

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Week 15: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 6 Go Math Chapter 6 Supplemental Activities Counting Coins READING/ELA The Farmer in the Hat Phonemic Awareness: Distinguish Long/Short Vowel Sounds Blend and Segment Phonemes Segment and Count Phonemes Phonics: Long a (CVCe);c/s/ and g/j/ Grammar: Proper Nouns Writing Trait: Sentences Sight Words:  be, could, horse, old, paper Spelling Words: age,

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Week 13: First Grade Lesson Plan

Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 6 Go Math Chapter 6 Supplemental Activities Counting Coins READING/ELA A Big Fish for Max Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Count Phonemes Blend and Segment Phonemes Phonics: Digraphs sh, th, and Vowel Sound in ball Comprehension: Main Idea Predict Grammar: Nouns Writing Trait: Word Choice Sight Words: other, know, use, which, their,

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