by Marci & Ivary | Jun 14, 2020 | First Grade News
Spanish Language Arts
We will have a final meeting Thursday morning at 10am on Zoom with both teachers.
This week we will read a variety of Spanish books.
Our objectives will be:
- ready various books in Spanish (Epic! collection assignment)
- Write about your favorite Spanish book (Who are the characters? What is the setting? What happens in the beginning? The middle? The end?)
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book Si es yes and No is no. (use the comprehension skill summary while reading)
- focus on using correct spelling in sentences on BOTH our Vamos a corregir pages
- practice using the reading strategy summary while reading this week
Videos for the remaining Vamos a corregir pages will be available on Google Classroom this summer.
Matemáticas
This week we will finish working on Chapter 19 El dinero.
Our objectives will be:
- count money in cents us to $1 using the ‘count on’ strategy
- choose the correct value of coins when buying items
- use different combinations of coins to show the same value
- add to find the cost of items and subtract to find the change
- solve real world problems involving addition subtraction of money
Respiratory system
Science
Learning about the circulatory system
We will be finishing our whirl wind trip through the human anatomy and its systems this week. Students will continue to work with Brainpop Jr. and Epic! books to watch lessons and do activities.
Digestive system
Our objectives are to:
- Identify the muscular and nervous systems
- Recall basic facts about the muscular and nervous systems
- Understand the importance of exercise to your health
History and Geography
This week we finish our unit with Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery finally making it to the Pacific Ocean. Our journal activity this week will be to make an entry as if we were one of the members of the expedition. Students will also be taking their assessment this week.
Sacagawea
Our objectives are to:
- Locate the Rocky Mountains, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and the Louisiana Territory on a map
- Explain the reasons that Lewis and Clark went on their expedition
- Understand that there were many, many Native American tribes already living in the Louisiana Territory before the Lewis and Clark expedition
- Recall basic facts about Lewis and Clark’s encounters with Native Americans
English Sight Words
were, what, which, who, word, would
by Marci & Ivary | Jun 7, 2020 | First Grade News
Spanish Language Arts
This week we will read about Familia (family).
Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about Familia to broaden our vocabulary and relate to real world examples (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about your family. (Who is in your family? Brothers? Sisters? Mom or Dad? Grandma or Grandpa? What do you like to do with your family?)
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book Mi papá; make connections to self, other texts, and the world
- focus on using correct verb conjugations in sentences on BOTH our Vamos a corregir pages
- practice using the reading strategy making connections while reading this week
Matemáticas
This week we will continue working on Chapter 19 El dinero.
Our objectives will be:
- recognize and name penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
- understand that ‘¢’ stands for cents
- skip-count to find the value of a collection of coins
- exchange a coin of a greater value for a set of coins of equal value
- use different combinations of coins less than 25¢ to buy things
- count money up to $1 using the ‘count on’ strategy
“Hello” from the skeletal system
Science
Rocks, Fossils, and Minerals,
Oh my!
For the remainder of the school year we will be learning about the human body. All of our lessons will be through Brainpop Jr. These will be supported by books found in our Epic! book collection titled “The Human Body”
Our objectives will be to:
- Identify the skeletal, digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems
- Recall basic facts about the skeletal, digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems
Apache Fry Bread
History and Geography
This week Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery will be leaving the Great Plains and venturing into the Red Cedar forests and the Rocky Mountains. Sacagawea will get a pleasant surprise when the group encounters the Shoshone. Students will be writing about Sacagawea in their journals this week.
Our objectives will be to: 
- Locate the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and the Rocky Mountains on a map.
- Identify the Louisiana Territory on a map
- Understand the significance of the Louisiana Territory and Purchase
- Explain the reasons that Lewis and Clark went on their expedition
- Explain why and how Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark
- Recall basic facts about Lewis and Clark’s encounters with Native Americans
- Understand that there were many, many Native American tribes already living in the Louisiana territory before the expedition.
Sharing a favorite book series
Reading to my teacher
English Sight words
their, there, these, tell, two, too
by Marci & Ivary | May 31, 2020 | First Grade News
Spanish Language Arts
This week we will read about Honestidad (honesty).
Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about Honestidad to broaden our vocabulary and relate to real world examples (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about a time you had to be honest even if it was hard or scary. (What happened? Who was there? How do you feel now?)
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book ¡No, David!; define the main idea and find supporting details after reading
- focus on using correct punctuation in sentences on our Vamos a corregir
- practice using the reading strategy main idea and details while reading this week
Matematicas
This week we will continue working on Chapter 18 Multiplication and Division.
Our objectives will be:
- use objects or pictures to find the total number of items in groups of the same size
- use objects or pictures to find the number of items in each group when sharing equally
- relate repeated addition to multiplication and relate sharing equally to division
- use objects or pictures to show division as finding the number of equal groups
Science
So many fossils!
This week we will be learning about the fossils of La Brea Tar pits in Los Angeles as we finish up our science domain. Our activities will be doing riddles for core content and writing a letter to a paleontologist or a geologist. We will be taking our assessment on Friday.
Fossil found
Our objectives will be to:
Dinosaur dig
Would you go on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
History & Geography
This week Lewis and Clark begin their expedition with the Corps of Discovery. We will here how these explorers had the opportunity to accomplish two of their three tasks in our lesson this week. Our project will be to finish our ‘Expanding The West’ activity from last week
Our objectives will be to:
- locate the Mississippi River on a map
- locate the Rocky Mountains on a map
- Identify and locate the Louisiana Territory on a map
- Understand the significance of the Louisiana Territory and Purchase
- Explain the reasons that Lewis and Clark went on their expedition
- Understand that there were many, many Native American tribes living in the Louisiana Territory before the Lewis and Clark expedition
- Recall basic facts about Lewis and Clark’s encounters with Native Americans
English Sight Words of the Week
‘Stay Home’ radish seeds flourish in Victory garden
that, than, then, them, the
by Marci & Ivary | May 24, 2020 | First Grade News
La Lectura
This week we will read about Deportes(Sports). Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about Deportes to broaden our vocabulary (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about sports you like to play in PE. (What sports do you play? Which is your favorite? Who do you play with?)
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book El fútbol me hace feliz; define the main idea and find supporting details after reading
- focus on using correct spelling in sentences on our Vamos a corregir
- practice using the reading strategy main idea and details while reading this week
Las matemáticas
This week we will continue working on Chapter 17 Addition and Subtraction to 100. Our objectives will be:
- Subtract a 1-digit or a 2-digit number from a 2-digit number without regrouping
- subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit number with regrouping
- subtract a 2-digit number with regrouping
Science
Making fossils
We will be learning more about paleontologists and dinosaurs this week. The class will read several books about different types of dinosaurs and then have a chance to draw a dinosaur and it’s imagined habitat.
Our objectives are to:
- Explain how we know about dinosaurs
- Describe fossils
- Describe various dinosaurs
- Explain how fossils provide information about the history of the earth
- Understand that much of our knowledge of the earth and its history is the result of the work of many scientist
Learning about the Louisiana Territory
History & Geography
Mapping the Louisiana Purchase
The class will be learning about Thomas Jefferson’s exploration plan of the land west of the Mississippi and how he enlisted an expedition led by Lewis and Clark. We will be reading about how the journey began this week.
Our objectives are to:
- Locate the Mississippi River on a map
- Locate the Rocky Mountains on a map
- Identify and locate the Louisiana Territory on a map
- Understand the significance of the Louisiana Territory and Purchase
- Explain the reason that Lewis and Clark went on their expedition
Understand that there were many, many Native American tribes living in the Louisiana Territory before the Lewis and Clark expedition
English Sight Words of the Week
said, saw, she, see, some
by Marci & Ivary | May 17, 2020 | First Grade News
La Lectura
This week we will read about Comidas del mundo (Food from around the world). Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about Comidas del mundo to broaden our vocabulary (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about lunchtime at school. (Where do you sit? What would you normally eat? What are your favorite foods? )
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book La Paloma encuentra un perro caliente!; answer comprehension questions after reading
- focus on using correct capitalization in sentences on our Vamos a corregir and while reading with Ms.Ivary
- practice continuing to use the reading strategy asking questions before, during and after. while reading this week (Who? What? Where? Why?)
Las matemáticas
This week we will be working on Chapter 17 Addition and Subtraction to 100. Our objectives will be:
- add a 1-digit or a 2-digit number with a 2-digit number without regrouping
- add a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number with regrouping
- add two 2-digit numbers with regrouping
- Subtract a 1-digit or a 2-digit number from a 2-digit number without regrouping
Rock and mineral hunting, learning outside the classroom
Science
This week we will be learning about fossils. We will learn about the role of paleontologist. There will be a several fossil books to read and students will have the chance to make their own fossil at home.
Our objectives are to:
Rock Folder project
- describe fossils
- explain how fossils provide information about the history of the earth
- describe how heat, pressure, and time cause many changes inside the earth
- understand that much of our knowledge of the earth and its history is the result of the work of many scientists
Learning about Daniel Boone
History & Geography
We will be learning all about the importance of the Louisiana Territory to the expansion of the United States. We will be learning about the role James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, and France had in the Louisiana Purchase. Students will have the opportunity to do some mapping activities.
Our objectives are to:
- locate the Mississippi River on a map
- locate the Rocky Mountains on a map
- identify the Louisiana Territory on a map
- understand why Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase New Orleans
- understand the significance of the Louisiana Territory and Purchase
English Sight Words of the Week
part, play, quiet, ride, run
by Marci & Ivary | May 10, 2020 | First Grade News
La Lectura
This week we will read about El bosque (The Forest). Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about El bosque to broaden our vocabulary (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about what we can see in the forest. (What animals do you see? What plants do you see?)
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book Pajarito Llorón; answer comprehension questions after reading
- focus on using correct verb conjugations in sentences on our Vamos a corregir and while reading with Ms.Ivary
- practice continuing to use the reading strategy asking questions before, during and after. while reading this week (Who? What? Where? Why?)
Las matemáticas
This week we will be working on Chapter 16- Numbers to 100 we will also begin adding numbers to 100. Our objectives will be:
- order numbers to 100
- find the missing numbers in a number pattern
- add a 2-digit number and 1-digit or two 2-digit numbers without regrouping
- add a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number with regrouping
Rock collecting
Science
Writing about mines
This week we are taking a pausing point in our science domain and reviewing what we have learned so far in this unit. We will be working on the Rocks and Minerals Interactive Folder project that is in your new packet material.
Our objectives will be to:
Landform poems
- identify the different types of rocks and give examples of each
- label and describe the layers of the earth
- define key vocabulary words from this domain
- understand the basic rock cycle
America, Our Beautiful!
History & Geography
Working hard on my history project
This week we are beginning our next unit on the American frontier and the explorers that played an important role in the westward expansion of the United States. We will be learning about Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road.
Our objectives will be to:
- locate the Appalachian Mountains on a map
- recall basic facts about Daniel Boone
- understand that Daniel Boone was a trailblazer
- understand what the phrase Wilderness Road refers to
English Sight Words of the Week
or, one, old, over, other, out
Thank you everyone for the wonderful postcards this week. They put a smile on our faces and warmed our hearts each day. We miss our students and the SWS families so very much!
by Marci & Ivary | May 3, 2020 | First Grade News
La Lectura
Spanish Spelling Finger Painting!
Spanish Spelling Memory Game!
This week we will read about Libros y lectura (books and reading). Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about Libros y lectura to broaden our vocabulary (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about your favorite book (Who are the characters? What is the setting? What happens?)
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book En la biblioteca; answer comprehension questions after reading
- focus on using correct spelling in sentences on our Vamos a corregir and while reading with Ms.Ivary
- practice continuing to use the ready strategy Summary while reading this week
Las matemáticas
This week we will be working on Chapter 16- Numbers to 100. Our objectives will be:
- count from 41- 100 (in English and Spanish)
- read and write numbers from 41-100
- use place value-charts to show numbers up to 100
- compare numbers to 100 using greater than, less than, and equal to
soil samples
Science
learning about the dirt in geology
This week we will be learning about ores, mines, and quarries. Students will go “mining” around their homes, looking for things that come from mines. In Brainpop Jr. we will be learning more about landforms.
Our objectives will be to:
- describe how rocks and minerals are taken from the earth
- understand that much of our knowledge of the earth and its history is the result of the work of scientist
- identify mines and quarries, as well as what is produced from them.
- review and identify different types of landforms
History & Geography
This week we will be reviewing what we have learned in our unit ‘Birth of Our Nation’. Students will be adding to pages to their History folders. We will also be creating a class book based on the book My America, the Beautiful. We will take a unit assessment on Friday.
Our objectives will be to:
- review what we have learned in our lessons during this unit
- answer riddles about people, events, and objects that relate to the American Revolution and the new nation
- identify the contributions of and details about George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson
English Sight Words of the Week
not, now, of, off, on
It was so good to see all of you! We miss our First Graders so much!
Missing all of you!! It was SO great to see everyone!!
by Marci & Ivary | Apr 26, 2020 | First Grade News
La Lectura
Great job on Spanish Spelling Kira!
This week we will be reading about El oceano (the ocean). Our objectives will be:
- ready various books about the ocean to broaden our vocabulary (Epic! collection assignment)
- write about an ocean creature that interests you
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book La leyenda de Nina; answer comprehension questions after reading
- focus on using correct punctuation in sentences on our Vamos a corregir and while reading with Ms.Ivary
- practice using the ready strategy Summary while reading this week
Las matemáticas
This week we will be working on Chapter 15- Calendar and Time. Our objectives will be:
- practice reading a calendar; know the seasons, days of the week, and months of the year
- practice writing the date
- use the term “o’clock” to tell the time to the hour and the term “half past” to tell the time to the half hour
- read and show the time to the hour and to the half hour on a clock
- relate time to daily activities
Creating a salt flat experiment
Science
salt flat
Science riddles
This week we will be learning about types of rocks. I encourage you to go outside and see if you can find different types of rocks. You will have a chance to do a science experiment with dirt.
Our objectives will be to:
- identify the three types of rocks: metamorphic,
My Pet Rock, learning about rocks
sedimentary, and igneous
- describe how heat, pressure, and time causes the formation of metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks
- understand that much of our knowledge of the earth and its history is the result of the work of many scientists
Thomas Jefferson was an inventor
History & Geography
An architect just like Thomas Jefferson
This week we will be finishing our unit on the History of Our Nation. We will be learning about American symbols and more on Washington, D.C. We will have a unit test on Friday.
Our objectives will be to:
- Identify the U.S. flag, the Liberty Bell, and the bald eagle
explain the significance of the flag, the Liberty Bell and the bald eagle as U.S. symbols- review what we have learned in this unit
English Sight Words of the Week
Just excercise inside when its raining!
me, more, my, new, no
by Marci & Ivary | Apr 19, 2020 | First Grade News
La Lectura
Practicing Spanish Spelling
Practicing Spanish Spelling
We have changed our Zoom meeting schedule! Make sure to check your email/Google classroom to see the updated schedule.
This week we will be reading about Mascotas (Pets). Our objectives will be:
- read various books about different kinds of pets to broaden our vocabulary
- write about a pet you have or a pet you want
- listen to Ms.Ivary read the book Mascotas peculiares de la Casa Blanca
- focus on correct verb conjugations in our Vamos a Corregir and while reading with Ms.Ivary
- use the reading strategy Main Idea and Details while reading
Las matemáticas
Spanish Journal
This week we will be finishing Chapter 13- Addition and Subtraction to 40 and we will begin Chapter 14- Mental Math Strategies. Our objectives will be:
- Work on the Chapter 10-13 Review Packet in your workbook if you have time
- mentally add numbers from 1-12
- mentally subtract numbers from 1-12
- mentally add/subtract tens from 2-digit numbers
Volcano and Geyser Venn Diagram
Science
This week we will be learning about minerals. Along with our weekly lessons students will be able to read books on minerals in Epic! books and have a science project to do.
Our objectives will be to:
- identify common minerals in the earth
- explain how minerals are used by people
- understand that much of our knowledge of the earth and its history is the result of the work of many scientist
Benjamin Franklin project: first post office
History & Geography
I created a Benjamin Franklin game
Learning about Washington after the war
Everything Benjamin Franklin Kite
This week we will be learning about Thomas Jefferson and the idea of liberty and justice for all. Along with our lessons we will have several Epic! books to read and a project to do on Thomas Jefferson.
Our objectives will be to:
- describe the contributions of Thomas Jefferson as Patriot, inventor, writer, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the U.S.
- describe the roles of African Americans, Native Americans, and women during the evolution from thirteen English colonies in America to independence as a nation
English Sight Words of the Week
Spring Break activities
First Grader’s Favorites: sharing a favorite book
like, made, make, many, may
