1st Grade Activities: Week 15

Monday
1. Religion: Jesse ornaments and accompanying readings from Genesis, especially the Story of Joseph, son of Jacob, and his brothers; read Gospel for the day: Lk 5:17-26; read short bio. of St. Sabas.
2. Geography: The Geography of Mexico (video).
3. Math: "Mom, will you please divide this into 3 halves?": fractions 1/2 vs. 1/3 (dividing food); 4+5=9, 5+5=10 (oral); counting, type phone number.
4. Reading: Toys (booklet); Cat at Bat; Cat Is Back at Bat.
5. Assisted Reading: Brave Norman; Twelve Bells for Santa; Little Owl and the Star.
6. Read Aloud: The Horse and His Boy; The Cats in Krasinski Square; The Little Reindeer; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; The Sesame Street Pet Show.
7. Music: sing made-up songs; listen to Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
8. Calendar: chant days of the week.

Tuesday
1. Art: draw and color 10 Christmas ornaments / use the patterns for cookies; make twist-tie animals; draw St. Nick; draw toys for dogs, mermaid, pigs.
2. Cooking: shape and decorate cookies.
3. Religion: pray, read Bible readings for the day; put up Jesse tree ornament, read accompanying Scripture passage.
4. Music: sing a song of thanksgiving (made up) similar to He's Got the Whole World in His Hands; listen to Haydn piano sonatas.
5. Reading: Fall; The Big Box; When Spring Comes (booklet).
6. Assisted Reading: People Work at the Supermarket, Walking Up Walls (booklets).
7. Read Aloud: Country Angel Christmas; Cats; The Singing Tree; Town Mouse, Country Mouse.
8. Calendar: practice reciting the months of the year.
9. P.E.: dancing.

Wednesday
1. Religion: pray; read Gospel of the day and the other readings; read short bio. of St. Ambrose; hang Jesse tree ornament and read related Bible reading; light 2 Advent candles.
2. Art: make Christmas decorations: paper cone angel, St. Nicholas, cut-out snowflakes; make snowman from torn paper pieces; decorate small Christmas tree with paper ornaments.
3. Read Aloud: browse Christmas craft books; The Silver Chair; Merry Christmas Geraldine; Just in Case You Ever Wonder; The Little Fir Tree; Little Tree.
4. Reading: signs and labels.
5. Spanish: story time.
6. P.E.: play at park.

Thursday
1. Religion: pray Our Father; read Bible readings for the day; read brief explanation of the feast: Immaculate Conception; put up Jesse Tree ornament, read accompanying Scripture passage; attend Mass.
2. Math: 12+12 = 24, 3 rows of 4 are 12 (3 x 4 = 12) from the story Mrs. Brice's Mice.
3. Reading: Morris the Moose, B. Wiseman.
4. Read Aloud: Mrs. Brice's Mice; Come Dance With Me; The Grandma Mix-Up; Minnie and Moo and the Night Before Christmas; Christmas Magic.
5. Music: sing O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; The First Noel, from Tomie dePaola's Book of Christmas Carols (pretty); listen to Missa Caca; noodle around on keyboard.
6. Art: color another paper St. Nicholas.

Friday
1. Field Trip: attend performance of the Nutcracker ballet.
2. Recess: visit and play with friends at their house.
3. Religion: pray; attend Mass.

Weekend
1. Religion: hang Jesse tree ornaments, read associated readings from Old Testament; Bible readings for Sunday Mass.
2. Music: sing Advent and Christmas songs; sing O Come, O Come Emmanuel solo for a group of adults at a party; listen to Chant requiem, and polyphonic pieces by Tallis, Rore, Gibbons, Palestrina.
3. Art: color and draw; decorate Christmas cookies.
4. P.E.: run and play outdoors.
5. Read Aloud: The Silver Chair; A Gift from St. Nicholas; Rose and Dorothy.