Early Release and Happy Winter Break!

Tuesday, December 19th and Wednesday, December 20th are both early release days.  If you need to make any changes to your students dismissal plan, please send a note in their agenda.

Additionally, Thursday December 21st begins our winter break so school will be closed.  I hope every one has a wonderful, happy and healthy holiday break!  See you in January 4th! 💗

Apps for Extra Practice at Home

Spelling/Sight Words:

ABC Ya- spelling practice. Level = Primer or 1^st Grade

http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm

 

Free Spelling Apps:

-        The Electric Company Wordball!

o   The Electric Company Wordball is a phonics game that integrates video clips from the TV show to teach reading and spelling. The game consists of two parts: watching a video about a letter sound or letter combination and tapping the "wordballs" with the featured letter or letter combination; then using the collected wordballs to complete words as they move across the screen. The object of the app is to teach lessons about phonics, reading, and spelling.

-        Chicktionary *primarily for 2-4*

o   Chicktionary is a chicken themed spelling and vocabulary-building word game. Children create as many words as possible out of seven letters. Completed words can be tapped to view their definition. There are multiple levels and children can choose a timed or untimed mode. *Note: This is a noisy app — incorrect words receive scolding squawks.

-        Spell Well Lite

o   Help Wordy the frog build a beautiful magic garden by spelling words correctly.

-        Spelling Bus

o   Spelling Bus is for learning to spell and practice to spell. Kids see the pictures and listens to the word and then type the spelling.

-        Cimo Spelling Sight

o   This is a great app for kindergarten through 3rd grade children. It teaches a combination of high frequency and sight words (from the Dolch Sight Word list).

Reading:

Raz Kids- you will need to get your log-in from the school/teacher if you have not done so already

https://www.raz-kids.com/

 

Starfall- Practice Phonics, Reading, and Math

http://starfall.com

 

Math:

ABC Ya!

http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm

 

Math Playground

https://www.mathplayground.com/grade_1_games.html

 

Free Math Apps:

 

First Grade Splash Math

-      Free app on iTunes

First Grade Learning Games

-      Free app on iTunes

What we are Learning...

Social Studies- We have been learning about Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and all the ways they helped the United States of America.
Writing- We are writing "How-To" papers in which we tell the reader sequential steps of how to do a task. A cookbook or instructions for putting together a table are both real-world examples of how-to writings. We will also be using the information we learn to write nonfiction stories.
Reading- We just finished up the idea of asking questions before, during, and after reading a text. This is a strategy we will use in class to help us better comprehend and enjoy each story we read! Now, we are moving into problems and solutions within a text- What is the problem and how did they solve it? We can use this knowledge to both help us better understand a text, and to apply to every day life when we have a problem and need to find a solution! Both of these strategies for comprehension can be used in your household while reading with your child, also!
Math- Math has been a busy subject in the past couple weeks! We have been learning about the equal sign, and that it simply means that both sides must be the same number (i.e. 6 = _ + 4, so something and 4 together must equal the same number as 6. We can count on from 4- 5..6.. so we had to count 2 more numbers. So 2 + 4 is the same as 6: 6 = 2 + 4.. 6 = 6). AND we are learning how to add 3 digits together to get our total, or whole. We look at each number as a "part" and then the total as the "whole" (i.e. 3 + 2 + 4 = _ can be seen as one part is 3- which can be modeled using any household item, another part is 2, and the last part is 4. If you are modeling these items with objects, you simply join all objects together and find the total, or whole!). I know Common Core Math strategies can be tricky for some of us, so as always, please reach out if you would further information for assisting your child!