1st Grade Activities: Week 33
Monday
(vacation)
Tuesday
1. Read Aloud: fairy tales from various collections.
2. Sewing: sew a button on a bear.
3. Science/Nature: test various objects to see which ones float; observe animals in the field: cows, horses, sheep, birds; watch two doves preening.
4. Art: drawings of pool and toys; rubber stamp art; draw a horse and Dino the dinosaur.
5. Handwriting: write notes to Mom and Dad.
6. Reading: signs on a trip;
Picnic, Phyllis Root.
7. Music: sing made-up songs.
Wednesday
1. History: read (twice): Landed, Milly Lee (picture book)
Summary from the book: "After leaving his home in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held and interrogated on Angel Island before being allowed to join his merchant father in San Francisco." Nice drawings, simple presentation of a real boy's journey and immigration experience.
2. Reading: Emily's Shoes, Joan Cottle.
3. Math: Easter eggs: group 8 paper chicks in 2 plastic eggs in different ways. Add the chicks in each egg and solve the equations: 1+7, 2+6, 3+5, 4+4, 5+3, 6+2, 7+1; telling time: hours.
4. Art: make twist tie animals to play with; draw deer, bee, chicks, butterflies, book and cartoon animals.
5. Science/Nature: watch A Day With Horses and Creepy Critters videos.
Thursday
1. Science/Nature: watch Bill Ny the Science Guy: Forensics (video); make and study fingerprints; attempt an experiment from the video.
2. Art/Science: draw bat, ants, silkworms, grasshopper, bees, butterflies, moths, snake.
3. Reading: Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop, David Martin;
Dr. Seuss's ABC.
4. Read Aloud: Baloney (Henry P.), Jon Scieszka;
Pigasus, Pat Murphy.
5. Religion: read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
6. Assisted Reading: Scaredy Squirrel, Melanie Watt;
Madlenka's Dog, Peter Sis*.
7. Library day.
Friday
1. Art: draw winged Pegasus; make a paper flower on a toothpick stem.
2. Cooking: make a milkshake: bananas, yogurt, juice, milk, syrup, jam.
3. Drama: sketch steps in a dance.
4. Religion: read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
5. Sewing: running stitch, repair small stuffed bear.
6. P.E.: practice bunny dance for a talent show.
7. Music: sing made-up song: "O let us proclaim Him".
8. Reading: The Puppy, Jane Buxton;
We Get Squished!, Philippa Werry.
(vacation)
Tuesday
1. Read Aloud: fairy tales from various collections.
2. Sewing: sew a button on a bear.
3. Science/Nature: test various objects to see which ones float; observe animals in the field: cows, horses, sheep, birds; watch two doves preening.
4. Art: drawings of pool and toys; rubber stamp art; draw a horse and Dino the dinosaur.
5. Handwriting: write notes to Mom and Dad.
6. Reading: signs on a trip;
Picnic, Phyllis Root.
7. Music: sing made-up songs.
Wednesday
1. History: read (twice): Landed, Milly Lee (picture book)
Summary from the book: "After leaving his home in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held and interrogated on Angel Island before being allowed to join his merchant father in San Francisco." Nice drawings, simple presentation of a real boy's journey and immigration experience.
2. Reading: Emily's Shoes, Joan Cottle.
3. Math: Easter eggs: group 8 paper chicks in 2 plastic eggs in different ways. Add the chicks in each egg and solve the equations: 1+7, 2+6, 3+5, 4+4, 5+3, 6+2, 7+1; telling time: hours.
4. Art: make twist tie animals to play with; draw deer, bee, chicks, butterflies, book and cartoon animals.
5. Science/Nature: watch A Day With Horses and Creepy Critters videos.
Thursday
1. Science/Nature: watch Bill Ny the Science Guy: Forensics (video); make and study fingerprints; attempt an experiment from the video.
2. Art/Science: draw bat, ants, silkworms, grasshopper, bees, butterflies, moths, snake.
3. Reading: Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop, David Martin;
Dr. Seuss's ABC.
4. Read Aloud: Baloney (Henry P.), Jon Scieszka;
Pigasus, Pat Murphy.
5. Religion: read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
6. Assisted Reading: Scaredy Squirrel, Melanie Watt;
Madlenka's Dog, Peter Sis*.
7. Library day.
Friday
1. Art: draw winged Pegasus; make a paper flower on a toothpick stem.
2. Cooking: make a milkshake: bananas, yogurt, juice, milk, syrup, jam.
3. Drama: sketch steps in a dance.
4. Religion: read short bio. of the saint of the day; read Bible readings for today.
5. Sewing: running stitch, repair small stuffed bear.
6. P.E.: practice bunny dance for a talent show.
7. Music: sing made-up song: "O let us proclaim Him".
8. Reading: The Puppy, Jane Buxton;
We Get Squished!, Philippa Werry.
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