I hope that everyone had a nice and relaxing break! I'm very excited to spend this last quarter learning and having fun!
Here is what we can expect:
Math:
This week we will complete many different activities and games in order to review all that we have learned throughout the first grade. This will include: addition, subtraction, place value, graphing, 2D and 3D shapes, measurement, comparing numbers, and creating equal groups.
Science:
This week we will continue to study rocks and minerals. Students will learn about common minerals and their uses. They will also learn how to identify minerals by their properties. At the end of the week, we will review by making a book about the layers of the Earth, volcanoes, geysers, rocks, and minerals.
Literature: This week we will be reading some Pinocchio stories! Students will retell these stories through dramatic interpretations, illustrations, and puppets. They will also discuss role models in their lives and how that person helps them to make honest and responsible choices.
Spalding: This week we will review and go back to the basics. We will practice our handwriting and make sure that our letters are being formed properly. We will also practice our phonograms and review some commonly missed words.
Writing: Our copy work and narration exercises come from the story “All-of-a-Kind Family”.
Grammar: In Grammar, this week, we will be reviewing all of our parts of speech with some fun Columbus activities!
Idiom: AM and PM
Poem: Rope Rhyme by Eloise Greenfield (We will recite this next week!)
History: This week we will begin our unit on Early Exploration! We will be learning about Christopher Columbus and why he wanted to explore the New World. Students will be able to identify his journey on a map and sequence the events leading up to his voyage.
