1st Grade Activities: Week 27
Monday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
2. Art: make a Kufi hat from colored paper strips; make a paper retablo (cupboard); make Mexican Milagros ornaments (projects from Cultural Kaleidoscope Family Day at local Art Center); look at book of paintings by Raphael; make a paper shamrock doll; make a book about Robin Hood.
3. Phonics: discuss several vowel sounds.
4. Reading: read Latin words under chant notation;
read 2 math word problems from mathplayground.com ;
Noah's Ark, Sally Lloyd-Jones.
5. Music: sing made-up songs; sing the Our Father.
6. Math: read and solve 2 word problems online: 5+4, 3+4
http://www.mathplayground.com .
7. Handwriting: write GAMES.
Tuesday
1. Art: attend Great Artists class, introduction to Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), create an piece in oil pastels while listening to Johann Strauss's Egypt March, Op 335; name the piece and present it to the class; present two books she created to the class, and several projects from the Art Center; draw flower family; create a space, art pieces, and type and print out labels for a home "museum"; draw paw prints: dogs and cats.
2. Games: make a scavenger hunt game; draw borders for clue cards, make up clues; hide items; make a gift certificate and a prize; draw 7 flamingos.
3. Music: sing made-up songs.
4. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day.
5. Field Trip: Art Museum: observe paintings, sculptures, tapestries, statues, furniture: modern and classical; observe and sketch scenery: bay view with bridge; draw reflection of a figure reflected in elevator mirror.
6. Science/Technology: learn to select and resize type on computer.
Wednesday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
2. Handwriting: write: PIZZA, GET WELL SOON, I LOVE YOU, DOG AND SKINK, THE END.
3. Art: illustrate a homemade book a dog and a skink (newt-like lizard -- we looked it up on the internet) titled "Dog and Skink".
4. Reading: read from a homemade book; read the titles of all the library books checked out today.
5. Phonics: sound out words to spell, reviewing sounds such as "qu", "sk", "ee", "oo".
6. Math: correctly identify the written numbers 1-19, 20, 30, 40, 50; with closed eyes, draw number tile out of a bin (1-100); name and demonstrate the numbers (with help) using 10 bars and single units: 6, 57, 85, 55, 70, 100; ask for 12 pages for book she is making: 6 pieces of paper x 2 sides each = 12 pages.
7. Spanish: story time at the library.
8. P.E.: run and play at park.
9. Read Aloud: Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat, Patricia Reilly Giff;
Snowmen at Night, Caralyn Buchner;
The Nursery Collection, Caroline Repchuk.
Thursday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of St. Frances of Rome; read Bible readings for today.
2. Art: create larger-than-life pink and purple cat (paper); draw various items and squirrels from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (video).
3. Science/Technology: search for and order kitten videos on library website (assisted).
4. Reading: Big Brown Bear, David McPhail.
5. Read Aloud: Big Susan, Elizabeth Orton Jones; comment: "This is the best book I've ever read!"
6. Music: sing made-up songs.
Friday
1. Music: sing made-up songs.
2. Art: make 2 twist-tie people, 2 birds, 1 bear; make a toy carpet (a facial tissue) with repeating patterns of green, red, purple bars of color and other decorations, such as cats.
3. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
4. Reading: read the words "See how mice grow"; "See how chipmunks grow";
Tabby Cat at Night, Phyllis Root;
Making a Hat, Kate McGough;
Worm Is Stuck, Kathy Caple.
5. Math: eat breakfast cereal, doing equations: 4-2, 10-3, 2-2, 7-3, 4-2.
6. Science/Technology/Nature: look up information about cats and kittens on the internet: specifically, looking for words to write describing cats; watch See How They Grow: Forest Animals (video).
7. Phonics: watch Learn to Read with Phonics (video).
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
2. Art: make a Kufi hat from colored paper strips; make a paper retablo (cupboard); make Mexican Milagros ornaments (projects from Cultural Kaleidoscope Family Day at local Art Center); look at book of paintings by Raphael; make a paper shamrock doll; make a book about Robin Hood.
3. Phonics: discuss several vowel sounds.
4. Reading: read Latin words under chant notation;
read 2 math word problems from mathplayground.com ;
Noah's Ark, Sally Lloyd-Jones.
5. Music: sing made-up songs; sing the Our Father.
6. Math: read and solve 2 word problems online: 5+4, 3+4
http://www.mathplayground.com .
7. Handwriting: write GAMES.
Tuesday
1. Art: attend Great Artists class, introduction to Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), create an piece in oil pastels while listening to Johann Strauss's Egypt March, Op 335; name the piece and present it to the class; present two books she created to the class, and several projects from the Art Center; draw flower family; create a space, art pieces, and type and print out labels for a home "museum"; draw paw prints: dogs and cats.
2. Games: make a scavenger hunt game; draw borders for clue cards, make up clues; hide items; make a gift certificate and a prize; draw 7 flamingos.
3. Music: sing made-up songs.
4. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day.
5. Field Trip: Art Museum: observe paintings, sculptures, tapestries, statues, furniture: modern and classical; observe and sketch scenery: bay view with bridge; draw reflection of a figure reflected in elevator mirror.
6. Science/Technology: learn to select and resize type on computer.
Wednesday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
2. Handwriting: write: PIZZA, GET WELL SOON, I LOVE YOU, DOG AND SKINK, THE END.
3. Art: illustrate a homemade book a dog and a skink (newt-like lizard -- we looked it up on the internet) titled "Dog and Skink".
4. Reading: read from a homemade book; read the titles of all the library books checked out today.
5. Phonics: sound out words to spell, reviewing sounds such as "qu", "sk", "ee", "oo".
6. Math: correctly identify the written numbers 1-19, 20, 30, 40, 50; with closed eyes, draw number tile out of a bin (1-100); name and demonstrate the numbers (with help) using 10 bars and single units: 6, 57, 85, 55, 70, 100; ask for 12 pages for book she is making: 6 pieces of paper x 2 sides each = 12 pages.
7. Spanish: story time at the library.
8. P.E.: run and play at park.
9. Read Aloud: Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat, Patricia Reilly Giff;
Snowmen at Night, Caralyn Buchner;
The Nursery Collection, Caroline Repchuk.
Thursday
1. Religion: pray; read short bio. of St. Frances of Rome; read Bible readings for today.
2. Art: create larger-than-life pink and purple cat (paper); draw various items and squirrels from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (video).
3. Science/Technology: search for and order kitten videos on library website (assisted).
4. Reading: Big Brown Bear, David McPhail.
5. Read Aloud: Big Susan, Elizabeth Orton Jones; comment: "This is the best book I've ever read!"
6. Music: sing made-up songs.
Friday
1. Music: sing made-up songs.
2. Art: make 2 twist-tie people, 2 birds, 1 bear; make a toy carpet (a facial tissue) with repeating patterns of green, red, purple bars of color and other decorations, such as cats.
3. Religion: pray; read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
4. Reading: read the words "See how mice grow"; "See how chipmunks grow";
Tabby Cat at Night, Phyllis Root;
Making a Hat, Kate McGough;
Worm Is Stuck, Kathy Caple.
5. Math: eat breakfast cereal, doing equations: 4-2, 10-3, 2-2, 7-3, 4-2.
6. Science/Technology/Nature: look up information about cats and kittens on the internet: specifically, looking for words to write describing cats; watch See How They Grow: Forest Animals (video).
7. Phonics: watch Learn to Read with Phonics (video).
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