Today's links include another non fiction book to read- this time it's about spiders! Notice the vocabulary words of predator, prey, and pounce. Be sure to be on the lookout for our non fiction features of text too. Try some of the activities on the page - the fact or fiction activity and the quiz are fun.
In our science link, you can watch a video about spiders- you will be amazed at some of the ingenious webs some spiders make. The net web, dropped on prey, and the trap door one are really amazing! Animals all have their unique abilities and body parts that help them survive.
Clicking on the Brainpop jr link in today's email will lead you to an episode about How-To writing. You might like writing your own as well, being sure to use our transitional words of First, Next, Then, and Last.
Remember our sight word lists that we practice in school? I am including the list for the last 100 words in first grade. Take a look and write down any you are unsure of. Let's see if you can find a way to practice them at home. I wrote down some words that I know some friends are practicing and I put them around my house. You could do that too! Put one in the frig.- every time you open it you will see your word to practice. Toss one on your pillow to see at night, tape one to your ipad or laptop, tuck one in a kitchen drawer. You can also make 2 copies and play memory match. If you know all the words by sight, choose some that are tricky to spell instead.
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| Here's the list- click to enlarge |
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| Ooops- she woke up! |
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| Good advice?! |
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| Definitely can't! |
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| I love maps, don't you? |
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| We will definitely learn these words! |
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| I made them... |
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| Cute, right?! |
OK, so where can you put words in your house? The challenge begins!!
Check the tabs at the top of this page- I am continuing to add our words of the week. I have also added our weekly word work words so you can see the new phonics patterns we are introducing. This week we have words ending in /y/ that sounds like long /i/.
Finally, here a few photos of our friends busy at home!
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| She has already been writing! |
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| Celebrating St. Patrick's Day at home! |
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| Painting? Why not! |
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| Please clean my house too!! |
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| She has a little pet hamster! |
I don't know about you, but I see a few potential 'How-To' writing activities here!
How to paint a stool, wash a floor, care for a hamster...
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| Look who made a heart today! |
Have fun today and keep learning!
Mrs. Dagley
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| Look who's hard at work!! |
