1st Grade Activities: Week 24
Monday
1. Art: Draw an owl, write OWL; make books: one about a baby sister cow, another about two dogs and their little girl owners: Dog Days has a table of contents, page numbers, and chapter numbers and titles.
2. Music: make up a song: "Why do I like to show art -- because I love art!"; follow words and notes in chant music.
3. Reading: read the word: "mountaintops" among others; My Five Senses, Aliki;
Walking Through the Jungle, Julie Lacome (assisted);
Ten Apples Up On Top!, Theo. LeSieg (assisted).
4. Read Aloud: Elvis the Rooster Almost Goes to Heaven, Denys Cazet;
5. Spelling: sounding out words to write in a book, sounds: ck, ch, ng, ay, oo, ie, ow.
6. P.E.: hiking, play with dogs; dance to Irish music.
7. Math: 5x2 = 10; discuss calculating number of pages for the book she is making (5 sheets of paper - 2 sides each piece).
8. Handwriting: number book pages 1-10; Chapter numbers.
9. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day.
10. Science/Nature: observe several characteristics of the boxer breed of dog after playing with one.
Tuesday
1. Reading: The Story of Valentine's Day, Nancy J. Skarmeas;
Tickle, Tickle, Helen Oxenbury (assisted);
Making Patterns, Elizabeth Savage;
Making Raisins, Marvin Buckley;
To Work, Pauline Cartwright.
2. Read Aloud: There Are Monsters Everywhere, Mercer Mayer;
The Penderwicks.
3. Art: make valentines; draw square people; draw Wishbone the Dog and items for him to play with.
4. Handwriting: label the drawing: Wish Bone, Dog, Kibbles.
5. Social Studies: watch Mexico for Children: The Culture of Mexico video.
6. Spanish: attend an elementary Spanish class: review numbers, colors, directions, etc. (conducted all in Spanish).
7. P.E.: run and play at the park.
8. Religion: pray; read short bio. of saints Cyril and Methodius; read Bible readings for the day.
Wednesday
1. Art: pretend to make a vase with Play-Doh; use a "potter's wheel", "fire in an oven"; show a finished product (substitute a real vase); twist tie art: bunnies, birds, dogs, deer, mice, snake, flame for candle; stamp whale, turtle, kitty cat out of clay.
2. Music: watch Zin! Zin! Zin!, a Violin (video); introduction to instruments in the orchestra; rhythm; concepts of duo, trio, quartet, quintet, etc.; sing made-up songs.
3. Reading: Toad on the Road, Susan Schade;
Measure It, Gloria Bancroft;
Ants, Judy Nayer;
Duckling Days, Karen Wallace (assisted);
read the schedule for The Cauliflower.
4. Read Aloud: Blue, Philippe Dupasquier (a book about creativity);
Ten Play Hide-and-Seek, Penny Dale.
5. Science/Technology: read and discuss Flick a Switch: How Electricity Gets to Your Home, Barbara Seuling; do a couple of the experiements from the book.
6. Spanish: story time at the library; craft.
7. P.E.: run and play at park.
8. Religion: pray; read short bio. of saints Faustinus and Jovita; read Bible readings for the day.
Thursday
1. Religion: pray; read Gospel for the day; read What Is God Like? and Who Is Jesus?, Kathleen L. Bostrom (bilingual Chinese/English -- read the English text only).
2. Reading: I feel Angry, Kelly Doudna;
Tiny the Snow Dog, Cari Meister.
3. Read Aloud/ Phonics: Short a and Long a Play a Game and Short e and Long e Play a Game, Jane Belk Moncure.
4. Spanish: read Mi Perrito, Inez Greene.
5. Art: make twist-tie animals; make a ladybug from clay.
6. Math: "I have 2 twist-ties. May I have 5 more? I need 7. 2 + 5 = 7."
Friday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of saints of the day; read Bible readings for the day.
2. Music: listen to Beethoven 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120 and 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119; make up a song and dance about her "Goat Club".
3. Phonics: read Short i and Long i Play a Game, Jane Belk Moncure; discuss ck, sh, silent e concepts while reading; review all sounds of the letter o from phonogram cards; do two pages of Tanglewood's Really Reading!; spell the sh sound in fish.
4. Art: color an American flag in rainbow colors with animals and a peace sign for "Goat Club"; make valentines; draw people and pet animals.
5. Drama: ask how a headless horseman can be shown headless and later have his head back on: discuss photo, film, video editing.
6. Reading: Up, Down, and All Around, Sharon Street; three pages of Little Rabbits' First Word Book, Alan Baker.
7. Read Aloud: The Penderwicks.
8. Handwriting: label animal drawings: PETS, MOUSE, RAT DOG, CAT, GUINEA PIG, RABBIT, FISH, HORSE; write the numbers 0-9.
9. Math: solve 5+8.
1. Art: Draw an owl, write OWL; make books: one about a baby sister cow, another about two dogs and their little girl owners: Dog Days has a table of contents, page numbers, and chapter numbers and titles.
2. Music: make up a song: "Why do I like to show art -- because I love art!"; follow words and notes in chant music.
3. Reading: read the word: "mountaintops" among others; My Five Senses, Aliki;
Walking Through the Jungle, Julie Lacome (assisted);
Ten Apples Up On Top!, Theo. LeSieg (assisted).
4. Read Aloud: Elvis the Rooster Almost Goes to Heaven, Denys Cazet;
5. Spelling: sounding out words to write in a book, sounds: ck, ch, ng, ay, oo, ie, ow.
6. P.E.: hiking, play with dogs; dance to Irish music.
7. Math: 5x2 = 10; discuss calculating number of pages for the book she is making (5 sheets of paper - 2 sides each piece).
8. Handwriting: number book pages 1-10; Chapter numbers.
9. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day.
10. Science/Nature: observe several characteristics of the boxer breed of dog after playing with one.
Tuesday
1. Reading: The Story of Valentine's Day, Nancy J. Skarmeas;
Tickle, Tickle, Helen Oxenbury (assisted);
Making Patterns, Elizabeth Savage;
Making Raisins, Marvin Buckley;
To Work, Pauline Cartwright.
2. Read Aloud: There Are Monsters Everywhere, Mercer Mayer;
The Penderwicks.
3. Art: make valentines; draw square people; draw Wishbone the Dog and items for him to play with.
4. Handwriting: label the drawing: Wish Bone, Dog, Kibbles.
5. Social Studies: watch Mexico for Children: The Culture of Mexico video.
6. Spanish: attend an elementary Spanish class: review numbers, colors, directions, etc. (conducted all in Spanish).
7. P.E.: run and play at the park.
8. Religion: pray; read short bio. of saints Cyril and Methodius; read Bible readings for the day.
Wednesday
1. Art: pretend to make a vase with Play-Doh; use a "potter's wheel", "fire in an oven"; show a finished product (substitute a real vase); twist tie art: bunnies, birds, dogs, deer, mice, snake, flame for candle; stamp whale, turtle, kitty cat out of clay.
2. Music: watch Zin! Zin! Zin!, a Violin (video); introduction to instruments in the orchestra; rhythm; concepts of duo, trio, quartet, quintet, etc.; sing made-up songs.
3. Reading: Toad on the Road, Susan Schade;
Measure It, Gloria Bancroft;
Ants, Judy Nayer;
Duckling Days, Karen Wallace (assisted);
read the schedule for The Cauliflower.
4. Read Aloud: Blue, Philippe Dupasquier (a book about creativity);
Ten Play Hide-and-Seek, Penny Dale.
5. Science/Technology: read and discuss Flick a Switch: How Electricity Gets to Your Home, Barbara Seuling; do a couple of the experiements from the book.
6. Spanish: story time at the library; craft.
7. P.E.: run and play at park.
8. Religion: pray; read short bio. of saints Faustinus and Jovita; read Bible readings for the day.
Thursday
1. Religion: pray; read Gospel for the day; read What Is God Like? and Who Is Jesus?, Kathleen L. Bostrom (bilingual Chinese/English -- read the English text only).
2. Reading: I feel Angry, Kelly Doudna;
Tiny the Snow Dog, Cari Meister.
3. Read Aloud/ Phonics: Short a and Long a Play a Game and Short e and Long e Play a Game, Jane Belk Moncure.
4. Spanish: read Mi Perrito, Inez Greene.
5. Art: make twist-tie animals; make a ladybug from clay.
6. Math: "I have 2 twist-ties. May I have 5 more? I need 7. 2 + 5 = 7."
Friday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of saints of the day; read Bible readings for the day.
2. Music: listen to Beethoven 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120 and 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119; make up a song and dance about her "Goat Club".
3. Phonics: read Short i and Long i Play a Game, Jane Belk Moncure; discuss ck, sh, silent e concepts while reading; review all sounds of the letter o from phonogram cards; do two pages of Tanglewood's Really Reading!; spell the sh sound in fish.
4. Art: color an American flag in rainbow colors with animals and a peace sign for "Goat Club"; make valentines; draw people and pet animals.
5. Drama: ask how a headless horseman can be shown headless and later have his head back on: discuss photo, film, video editing.
6. Reading: Up, Down, and All Around, Sharon Street; three pages of Little Rabbits' First Word Book, Alan Baker.
7. Read Aloud: The Penderwicks.
8. Handwriting: label animal drawings: PETS, MOUSE, RAT DOG, CAT, GUINEA PIG, RABBIT, FISH, HORSE; write the numbers 0-9.
9. Math: solve 5+8.
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