1st Grade Activities: Week 19

Monday
1. Grammar: on-line madlibs stories identifying parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adjectives (pbs.org/kratts/crazy/madlibs).
2. Reading: Where's My Teddy?, I Like Getting Dirty, I Like Growing Up.
3. Religion: pray; read short bio. of today's saints; read Gospel of the day.
4. Art: draw and color a speckled frog from the book: The Water Hole; color a cat, girl, and draw George from George Shrinks internet site.
5. Music: listen to Natalie Cole Christmas CD again.
6. Read Aloud: The Magician's Nephew.
7. Spanish: attempt to read some Spanish words in bilingual books; note that word order differs from the English.

Tuesday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of St. William; read Gospel of the day.
2. Art: make a cardboard coin (with picture of Ernie); write Ernie on it (copied from video cover); draw and color a pixie.
3. Handwriting: "Mom, I made my first lowercase r without tracing -- and it's perfect!"
4. Poetry: "Row, row, row.
Ho, ho, ho.
Santa comes to row,
in the lake of Socatoe."
5. Reading: What I See (emergent reader book); 10 Cut-Ups, Chickens, Peg and Ted, Willy's Wish (Bob books).
6. History: read The Statue of Liberty.
7. Read Aloud: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp; The Magician's Nephew; Adventures of Frog and Toad.
8. Phonics: Bear Friends Learn to Read; Between the Lions: The Lost Rock (short "O" sound) -- videos; online books and concepts: starfall.com.

Wednesday
1. Religion: pray; watch Joseph, King of Dreams (video).
2. Spanish: story time; watch a fundamentals of soccer video in Spanish.
3. Art: story time craft; drawings in 4-H booklet.
5. 4-H meeting: respond to roll call; participate in games; listen to project reports; review member booklet; volunteer to sell raffle tickets in front of market.
6. Handwriting: label drawings in 4-H booklet.
7. P.E.: run and play at park.
8. Read Aloud: The Last Battle; Boss for a Day.

Thursday
1. Reading: Emily's Shoes; Bear Hugs; My Car; Best Friends; Get the Ball, Slim; Hop, Skip, Run.
2. Assisted Reading: Snakey Riddles.
3. Phonics: in context.
4. Art: draw people; twist tie characters; colored chalk drawings.
5. Music: sing made-up songs; write (pretend) musical composition on classroom chalkboard; attend choir rehearsal.
6. P.E.: run, skip, dance.
7. Religion: pray; read short bio. of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys.

Friday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of St. Hillary of Poitiers; Mass attendance.
2. Assisted Reading: Sammy the Seal; The Bunny Hop.
3. Read Aloud: Beauty and the Beast; Adventures of Frog and Toad; Railroad Toad; Where Fish Go in Winter; Look! I Can Tie My Shoes!
4. Music/Dance: watch Annie (Little Orphan Annie) musical (video); sing made-up songs.
5. Science/Nature: save apple cores for planting seeds; ask questions about growing an apple tree.
6. Art: drawings (pencil and pen).
7. Public speaking: sell raffle tickets for 4-H in front of market.
8. Geography: match state quarters to corresponding state on US map.