Lesson Topics THANKSGIVING WEEK (2 Days Only) MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 6 Go Math Chapter 6 Supplemental Activities Counting Coins & Dollars READING/ELA On Cherry Street or Thanksgiving Books SOCIAL STUDIES Thanksgiving Explain the significance of national holidays and the achievement of people associated with them Formulate questions that relate to a…
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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:…
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Week 12: First Grade Lesson Plan
Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition & Subtraction Facts / Math Mountains READING/ELA Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment Phonemes Add Initial Phonemes Blend and Segment Syllables Phonics: Short e and Initial Blends Comprehension: Realism and Fantasy Story Structure Grammar: Telling Sentences Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraph Sight Words: other, know, use, which, their, were, your, write, been,…
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Week 11: First Grade Lesson Plan
Lesson Topics MATH Common Core Addition & Subtraction Relationships READING/ELA Adding Ending Phonemes /s/, /z/ Inflected Endings -s and -ing Comprehension: Main Idea Ask Questions Grammar: Introduce Word Order Sight Words: know, live, once, round, thank Spelling Words: fit, fits, hit, hits, nap, naps, win, wins, her, too SOCIAL STUDIES Holidays: Dia de los Muertos,…
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Week 10: First Grade Lesson Plan
WEEK STANDARDS OVERVIEW MATH Common Core Subtraction Strategies Counting Coins READING/ELA Reading Street: The Big Blue Ox Topic: Short o, Consonant -s, -z (Plural s) Spelling Words: spots, flocks, socks, rocks, pops, buzz, fizz, zoo, zap, zip Sight Words: Know, After, Could, Every, Going (Practice Words – Sentences) SOCIAL STUDIES Maps SCIENCE Glow in the…
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Create an Aquarium Field Trip Journal
So we decided to take a field trip to an aquarium for a little “underwater” hands-on science. To help tie in other elements of our first grade curriculum, we created an Aquarium Journal. On the Road to the Field Trip The journal was designed to also give the kids something to do on the road…
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Punch A Cup Monster Math Flash Card Game for First Grade
Are you looking for a fun way to have your first grader practice addition and subtraction during Halloween Week? What’s more fun than a punch-a-cup game filled with prizes? But there’s a catch … the only way to win a prize is to correctly solve a Monster Math addition or subtraction problem. Monster Math flash…
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Fall Lesson Plans: Leaf Man
One of our favorite activities this fall in our first grade lesson plans involved the book Leaf Man. Not only did it encompass English-Language Arts (ELA) by being a great read-aloud book, but it also was a great lead-in book for both science and art lessons. We spent two days learning about why leaves change…
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Week 9: First Grade Lesson Plan
Week Overview MATH Counting By 2’s to 100 (continued) Common Core Subtraction Strategies READING/ELA Topic: Short i, Consonant x/ks Note: Until Reading Street book comes in, use the first two pages of the lesson plan guide. SOCIAL STUDIES Community Leaders & Functions of Government SCIENCE Light & Sound MONDAY Math Topic: Skip Counting by Two’s…
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First Grade Spelling Practice & Sight Words by Week
For first grade, we opted to do the “Virtual Public School” through our elementary school. To help other parents who are doing first grade homeschool and looking to follow something similar to what first graders are learning in public school, I will update this list weekly. The words are designed to be used with a…
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