Tuesday, November 29, 2005

1st Grade Activities: Week 13

Monday
1. Religion: pray, Mass attendance.
2. Music: Gregorian chant Requiem and polyphony.
3. P.E.: run and play.
4. Reading: Bow-wow!, Cat and Mouse (Bob Books), Wonderful Wheat, On the Playground (booklets).
5. Read Aloud: Poppleton Has Fun; Never Cry Woof!
6. Math: oral, 3x3=9 (3 three times, or 3+3+3).
7. Art: draw staff lines and notes for a (pretend) six-page musical score.

Tuesday
1. Religion: pray; read Gospel of the day: Lk 21:5-11; read one-page bio. of St. Cecilia.
2. Calendar: today is Tuesday; Thursday is a holiday: Thanksgiving. "I can't wait until the day after tomorrow!"
3. Math: "3+3+4=10", "3+3=6", count to 60.
4. Reading: Jobs: Making and Helping, What Can Fly?, Patterns, Desert Day, What Do I See? (booklets); signs and labels.
5. Read Aloud: Tom Feelings: I Saw Your Face (portraits of young people of African descent); Carolina Clatter; La La Rose; Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
6. Art: computer drawings; Bob the monkey; website design: sketches on paper.
7. Computer: make up stories and email for Dad.
8. Music: sing made-up songs.

Wednesday
1. Religion: pray Our Father; read Gospel of the day: Lk 21:12-19; read short bios (1 pg.) of Saints Columban and Blessed Miguel Augustin Pro.
2. Reading: Bugs!; Monkey Business; online books.
3. Assisted Reading: Tom and Pippo See the Moon; Where Is My State?; Bark, George; Starfall online books.
4. Read Aloud: the Voyage of the Dawn Treader; Margaret and Margarita: Margarita Y Margaret (bilingual); On Sand Island; Horton Hatches the Egg; Pooh's Touch and Feel Visit (tactile book).
5. Spanish: story time at library.
6. Art: Pilgrim stick puppet.
7. P.E.: park.

Thursday, Thanksgiving holiday.

Friday, holiday.