1st Grade Activities: Week 23
Monday
1. Science/Technology: "It seems to be a problem with the tape, not the tape player, because everything else works except Madeleine" (diagnosis of video player problem is correct); read about the SuitSat-1 project; look at world tracking map and log; listen to audio transmission clips; look at prep and launch pictures: suitsat.org, AMSAT, NASA, more.
2. Art: draw story boards: Jolly the Super Fish, including fish, newspapers, buildings, water, gravel, scenery, shark -- 10 pages; number the pages.
3. Reading: Turtle and Snake's Day at the Beach, Kate Spohn (assisted);
Honk Honk!, Anne Rockwell.
4. Read Aloud: Favorite Children's Stories from China and Tibet, Lotta Carswell Hume.
5. Sign Language: watch Signing Time! video; learn some signs; also make up some signs such as: drawing (verb), rocking chair.
6. Spanish: watch Spanish for Gringos video.
7. Sewing: straight line running stitch.
8. Math: solve flashcards: 0+0, 0+1, 1+1, 2+0, 1+2, 2+2, 0+3, 3+1, 2+3, 3+3, 4+0, 4+1, 2+4, 3+4, 4+4, 0+5, 1+5, 5+2, 5+3, 4+5, 5+5, 0+6, 1+6, 6+6, 6+5, 4+6, 3+6, 6+2, 7+0, 7+1, 7+2, 7+3, 7+4, 5+7, 7+6, 7+7, 0+8, 2+8, 8+1, 8+3, 8+4 (oral).
Tuesday
1. Art: attend Discovering Great Artists class: listen to presentation of works of Paul Klee (1879-1940); create a project in similar style -- portrait chalk drawing; present artwork in front of the class; present to the class the book of drawings about Jolly the Super Fish.
2. P.E.: run and play at the park.
3. Reading: We Play on a Rainy Day, Angela Shelf Medearis;
Sleepy Dog, Harrriet Ziefert;
Moving Day, Robert Kalan.
4. Read Aloud: Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, Tomie dePaola;
Mama, Don't Go!, Rosemary Wells.
Wednesday
1. Art: watch Basic Cartooning video. Draw 2 pencil people, 2 ballerinas in different positions for animation; draw 7 Valentine heart people; illustrate a 13 pg. book about 2 squirrels: Michael and Leeah.
2. Science/Nature: watch How to Begin Birdwatching; play question box game: Q: What do bird's eat? A: "Breadcrumbs and whatever else they like to eat."; observation: "they use decoys (fake birds) to keep danger away from the eggs, and so that the eggs blend in/are camouflaged".
3. Reading: Hiccups for Elephant, James Preller (assisted);
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
4. Read Aloud: California Fairy Tales, Monica Shannon;
The Penderwicks.
5. Geography: watch The Rockies by Rail video.
6. Creative Writing: narrate the story of 2 squirrels: Michael and Leeah (oral).
7. Handwriting: MICHAEL AND LEEAH; STUCK; AH, HA, HA; CAT; DOG.
8. Spanish: story time at library and craft: make a cat from paper heart shapes.
9. P.E.: run and play at the park.
Thursday
1. Sign Language: watch Signing Time! vol. 2; learn more signs.
2. Social Studies: watch Mexico for Children: The Culture of Mexico (video).
3. History/Archaeology: watch The Seven Wonders of the World (video).
4. P.E.: run and play at the park.
5. Reading: Tiny's Bath, Cari Meister.
6. Read Aloud: In the Park / Vamos al parque, Kingfisher;
Molly's Store, Jacqueline Sweeney;
The 101 Dalmatians, Dodie Smith.
Franklin and the Tin Flute, Sharon Jennings.
7. Math: read Monster Money, Grace Maccarone.
8. Religion: discuss ancient gods versus the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Friday
1. Reading: review some words in Monster Money.
2. Art: draw circus fleas from Monster Money; draw a bird.
3. Religion: read short bio. of St. Scholastica; Bible readings for the day.
4. Reading: Clifford Makes a Friend, Normal Bridwell;
Our Heroes, Brenda Parkes.
5. Read Aloud: Saint Valentine, Robert Sabuda;
Saint Valentine, Ann Tompert;
St. Valentine's Day, Clyde Robert Bulla;
Who Dug This Hole?, Anita Holmes;
What's for lunch? Rice, Pam Robson.
6. Science/Nature, Art, Handwriting: look at a book about goats; draw several goats and items for the goats; write GOAT several times.
7. Spelling: Mom: "Now that you can spell goat, you can also spell boat, moat, and oat."; sound out and spell the word: sweet.
1. Science/Technology: "It seems to be a problem with the tape, not the tape player, because everything else works except Madeleine" (diagnosis of video player problem is correct); read about the SuitSat-1 project; look at world tracking map and log; listen to audio transmission clips; look at prep and launch pictures: suitsat.org, AMSAT, NASA, more.
2. Art: draw story boards: Jolly the Super Fish, including fish, newspapers, buildings, water, gravel, scenery, shark -- 10 pages; number the pages.
3. Reading: Turtle and Snake's Day at the Beach, Kate Spohn (assisted);
Honk Honk!, Anne Rockwell.
4. Read Aloud: Favorite Children's Stories from China and Tibet, Lotta Carswell Hume.
5. Sign Language: watch Signing Time! video; learn some signs; also make up some signs such as: drawing (verb), rocking chair.
6. Spanish: watch Spanish for Gringos video.
7. Sewing: straight line running stitch.
8. Math: solve flashcards: 0+0, 0+1, 1+1, 2+0, 1+2, 2+2, 0+3, 3+1, 2+3, 3+3, 4+0, 4+1, 2+4, 3+4, 4+4, 0+5, 1+5, 5+2, 5+3, 4+5, 5+5, 0+6, 1+6, 6+6, 6+5, 4+6, 3+6, 6+2, 7+0, 7+1, 7+2, 7+3, 7+4, 5+7, 7+6, 7+7, 0+8, 2+8, 8+1, 8+3, 8+4 (oral).
Tuesday
1. Art: attend Discovering Great Artists class: listen to presentation of works of Paul Klee (1879-1940); create a project in similar style -- portrait chalk drawing; present artwork in front of the class; present to the class the book of drawings about Jolly the Super Fish.
2. P.E.: run and play at the park.
3. Reading: We Play on a Rainy Day, Angela Shelf Medearis;
Sleepy Dog, Harrriet Ziefert;
Moving Day, Robert Kalan.
4. Read Aloud: Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, Tomie dePaola;
Mama, Don't Go!, Rosemary Wells.
Wednesday
1. Art: watch Basic Cartooning video. Draw 2 pencil people, 2 ballerinas in different positions for animation; draw 7 Valentine heart people; illustrate a 13 pg. book about 2 squirrels: Michael and Leeah.
2. Science/Nature: watch How to Begin Birdwatching; play question box game: Q: What do bird's eat? A: "Breadcrumbs and whatever else they like to eat."; observation: "they use decoys (fake birds) to keep danger away from the eggs, and so that the eggs blend in/are camouflaged".
3. Reading: Hiccups for Elephant, James Preller (assisted);
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
4. Read Aloud: California Fairy Tales, Monica Shannon;
The Penderwicks.
5. Geography: watch The Rockies by Rail video.
6. Creative Writing: narrate the story of 2 squirrels: Michael and Leeah (oral).
7. Handwriting: MICHAEL AND LEEAH; STUCK; AH, HA, HA; CAT; DOG.
8. Spanish: story time at library and craft: make a cat from paper heart shapes.
9. P.E.: run and play at the park.
Thursday
1. Sign Language: watch Signing Time! vol. 2; learn more signs.
2. Social Studies: watch Mexico for Children: The Culture of Mexico (video).
3. History/Archaeology: watch The Seven Wonders of the World (video).
4. P.E.: run and play at the park.
5. Reading: Tiny's Bath, Cari Meister.
6. Read Aloud: In the Park / Vamos al parque, Kingfisher;
Molly's Store, Jacqueline Sweeney;
The 101 Dalmatians, Dodie Smith.
Franklin and the Tin Flute, Sharon Jennings.
7. Math: read Monster Money, Grace Maccarone.
8. Religion: discuss ancient gods versus the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Friday
1. Reading: review some words in Monster Money.
2. Art: draw circus fleas from Monster Money; draw a bird.
3. Religion: read short bio. of St. Scholastica; Bible readings for the day.
4. Reading: Clifford Makes a Friend, Normal Bridwell;
Our Heroes, Brenda Parkes.
5. Read Aloud: Saint Valentine, Robert Sabuda;
Saint Valentine, Ann Tompert;
St. Valentine's Day, Clyde Robert Bulla;
Who Dug This Hole?, Anita Holmes;
What's for lunch? Rice, Pam Robson.
6. Science/Nature, Art, Handwriting: look at a book about goats; draw several goats and items for the goats; write GOAT several times.
7. Spelling: Mom: "Now that you can spell goat, you can also spell boat, moat, and oat."; sound out and spell the word: sweet.
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