Hard to believe March is here! We are busy, busy! Assessments are beginning as we wrap up our 3rd nine weeks. We encourage you ask guided questions about our standards! Be involved! Thanks for all that you do for all of us to have a continued successful year! You are very much appreciated!
Listed below are the academic areas that your child has been working on during the 3rd nine weeks: Reading: - Reading a text (Level G or higher) independently with expression, comprehension at 95% accuracy - Phonics: Long and short vowels, consonant blends (fr, gr, gl, tr, cr, etc.), digraphs (th, ch, sh, wh), Vowel teams (ai, ay, oa, ow, oe,, ee, ea, ie, igh, y as a vowel, oi, oy, oo, ew, ue, ou, ow, ar). final e (when a silent e is on the end of a word it makes the vowel say its name for example cut-cute, mat-mate. hop-hope) - r- controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, and ur) - Sight Words: Recognizing 150 or more sight words…students need to read these words in a snap!!! - Retelling a story from beginning, middle, and end with key details - Identifying the central messages and main ideas of stories - Identifying who is telling the story throughout the text (Point of View) Writing: - Writing opinion pieces consistently and independently by introducing the topic, stating an opinion, and supplying reasons for the opinion - Correct capital letters at the beginning of each sentence and punctuation at the end - Correct sentence structure - Neat and legible handwriting Math: - Comparing two-digit numbers using symbols <, >, = - 10 More /10 Less using 120 Chart (mentally) - Decomposing Numbers (Make a friendly 10) - Subtract multiples of 10 - Solve word problems to 20 - Addition and subtraction to 20 Science: - Animals and their basic needs Social Studies: - Contributions and character traits of historical figures – Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea, Theodore Roosevelt - Identifying and locating all continents and oceans Continue to work on IXL and Headsprout. We can’t wait to see the growth of our first grade friends!
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Learning targets for February!
Learning Targets: Social Studies- We have completed our 7 continents and 5 oceans. Please review often their placement as this standard will continue to pop up. We are currently working on Theodore Roosevelt. Math- We finished with 10 more, 10 less, 1 more, and 1 less but this was a difficult standard so please keep practicing. Here are some examples: 94 + 10 = ___ 10 more than 44 is _______ What is 10 more than 56? ____ 37- 10 = ___ 10 less than 21 is _______ What is 10 less than 80? _____ For the next 2 weeks we will practice vertically adding 2 digit addition plus one number. We continue to work on single-digit addition facts and subtraction facts to 20 with understanding and fluency. Please continue to work with your child at home on his or her math fact fluency especially in subtraction. Use those flashcards and time your child to build his or her math fact fluency. Language Arts- We are learning compound words. We are also really working hard on all our phonics letters, blends, diagraphs, vowels, and for some students prefixes and suffixes. First grade is super BUSY!!!!!! Reading- Please continue to read daily with your child at home. Encourage your child to read for at least 10 minutes a day. This creates a healthy and positive reading habit. Don’t forget to ask your child questions after he or she reads to build his or her reading comprehension. When your child reads pay attention to the following: 1. Is your child reading fluently which means reading like their talking? 2. Does your child read the words correctly or are they substituting the words? For example, the text states “them” and your child says “the”? It’s important that your child is reading the words correctly or it can change the meaning of the text or cause confusion as they read. 3. Is your child reading the text with expression? 4. If your child sounds out a word, does he or she reread the entire sentence again to make sure the sentence makes sense? Be sure to encourage that habit so your child gains meaning as he or she reads the text. This helps with reading comprehension! 5. If your child reads a book with illustrations, is he or she looking at the illustrations? Remember an author does not write everything down. That is when illustrations can be helpful to understand the meaning of the text and gain more information. Writing- We are working on persuasive or opinion writing. Persuasive writing piece of writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader of his/her view regarding an issue. Listed below are the things we are looking for on a persuasive piece of writing:
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