First Grade News
Language Arts:
This week we will:
-Continue to sequence the events in a story
-Define unfamiliar vocabulary using nonfiction books
-Use books and stories to learn something new about a topic (force, friction, the Statue of Liberty)
-Identify five high frequency words
Writing:
This week we will:
-Continue to identify the naming and telling part of a sentence
-Write a story that is related to a picture
Science:
This week we will:
-Define what is friction
-Conduct a simple observation – which ramp will make the car go faster?
Social Studies:
This week we will:
-Continue to define important words from the pledge of allegiance
-Illustrate a word from the pledge of allegiance
-Read about The Statue of Liberty
Math:
This week we will:
-Explore how many pattern blocks are needed to cover a larger block
-Continue to use fact triangles to find fact families
-“What’s my rule?”
Words of the Week:
-may
-time
-two
-write
-way
