FIRST GRADE

Be sure to read with your child for at least 30 minutes every day.

Have your child complete the Draw and Write activities.

Save the Draw and Write activities to turn in to your teacher as evidence of your learning.

Day 1: Some spiders are named for how they look--like the wolf spider or the pumpkin spider

1. Go outside and observe a spider (or other insect).  
2. Pretend you discovered a new kind of spider or other insect.
3. Draw it (Be sure to give it legs, a head, and a body).
4. Write 3-5 sentences describing it in words.
5. Name it!

Day 2: You might have heard the saying, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” If you could make it rain any two things you wanted, what would you choose and why?

1. Write 3-5 sentences about your special rainstorm. What would be falling from the clouds and why?
2. Draw a picture of it. 

Day 3: Using your sense of hearing, what sounds do you hear?

1. Close your eyes. What sounds do you hear around you?
2. Draw 4 boxes on a sheet of paper. Draw what you hear.
3. Write a sentence describing each picture.

Day 4: If you could create your own community, what would it look like?

1. Decide if your community is rural, urban, or suburban.
2. Draw a picture of your community.
3. Label the nouns (people, places, and things). 

Day 5: Bones

1. Write 3 to 5 sentences about why bones are important for humans and animals.

Have your child complete the daily math activities.

Save any paper and pencil work to turn in to your teacher as evidence of your learning.

Day 1: Place Value

1. Write the numbers 0-120 on a sheet of paper.
2. Practice counting from 0-120 with a parent or adult at home 3 times.
3. Use 120 items such as beans, beads or pennies. Make groups of fives. Now make groups of tens.

Day 2: Adding and Subtracting

1. Write 2 addition and 2 subtraction sentences (fact families) for each of the following numbers: 5, 7, 12, 16, 20
2. Make a set of flashcards of addition facts to 20. (Parents, you may need to help with this part!) Practice for 10 minutes with an adult at home.
3. Solve the following using addition strategies. (Draw a picture, write a number sentence, make a model)
   1. We found many sea monsters in a nearby lake. 9 of them have stripes and 5 of them have spots. How many sea monsters are in the lake?

Day 3: Adding and Subtracting 

1. Write 2 addition and 2 subtraction sentences (fact families) for each of the following numbers: 4, 15, 9, 6, 18
2. Make a set of flashcards of subtraction facts to 20. (Parents, you may need to help with this part!) Practice for 10 minutes with an adult at home.
3. Solve the following using subtraction strategies. (Draw a picture, write a number sentence, make a model)

   1. There were some gorillas lifting weights at the gym. Then 3 more gorillas came and started running. Now 17 gorillas are in the gym. How many gorillas were lifting weights?

Day 4: Adding and Subtracting

1. Complete the equations below:

   1. 8 + ▢= 12
   2. 17 - ▢ = 5
   3. 9 + ▢ = 17
   4. 8 = 11 - ▢
   5. 5 + ▢ = 11
   6. ▢ - 6 = 11
   7. 19 = ▢ + 4

2. Solve the following word problem using strategies you know (draw a picture, write an equation, make a model).

   1. Noah was mailing two letters. The heavier letter had 8 stamps. The lighter letter had 5 fewer stamps. How many stamps did the lighter letter have? 

Day 5: Measurement, Data and Geometry

1. Find 5 items in your home and compare the lengths. Put them in order from shortest to longest. 
2. Look at a clock/watch. What is the time right now? Draw your own clock. Use two crayons. Use one color that shows the time to the hour and a second color that shows the time to the half hour. 
3. Find 3 items that look like a rectangle, square and triangle. Trace them on a piece of paper. Write how many sides and how many corners each shape has. 

Have your child complete the daily activities.

Save any paper and pencil work to turn in to your teacher as evidence of your  learning.

Day 1: Say the Pledge of Allegiance. Write a list of the naming words (nouns) in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Day 2: Use the World Map image to locate the United States and the four oceans. Make a list of the seven continents using capital letters at the beginning of each name (proper noun). Find a place you would like to visit and talk with someone in your family about why you would like to go there. 

Day 3: Think of a game you play. Make a list of at least three rules for the game that make it fair for everyone who plays. 

Day 4: Interview a family member at home or by phone. Ask them about their job. What do they do? Why do they like it? Why is it important to the community? Draw a picture of the job that they do. 

Day 5:  Interview a family member at home or by phone. Ask them if they, or another family member, moved to the U.S. from another country? What was it like? How were things alike and different in the U.S. compared to their country? Write and draw about what you learned.

Have your child complete the daily activities.

Save any paper and pencil work to turn in to your teacher as evidence of your  learning.

Day 1: Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Write why it’s your favorite.

Day 2: Go outside. Can you see your shadow today? Write why you can or cannot see your shadow. 

Day 3: Draw an animal camouflaged in their environment. Share your picture with a family member. Can they find your animal?

Day 4: With parents permission, use items from around the house to create different sounds. Compare 2 sounds. Tell a family member which sound is louder?

Day 5: Draw a picture of your favorite food. Write a sentence telling why you like it.