Possessive Nouns

There are other reasons to use an apostrophe!  In first grade, these are not spelling patterns.  Rather, we are just using apostrophes in our writing and practicing with them.

Look for the Helpers....

Today is Fred Roger's birthday, and it was my intention for all of our first graders to learn about kindness while celebrating the life of this inspirational man...

However, our current pandemic has rendered that impossible.  So, I have this for you...




Children have questions... and as a parent, it's sometimes hard to figure out age appropriate ways of tackling what's happening in our world right now.   

I'd like to share with you that Scholastic News has resources for families to use!  Just click here to access their kid friendly resources.  

Also, your child has a subscription to Scholastic News.  While I can't get you their hard copy magazine, I can encourage you to use their online resources and read the digital copy.  Use the link on the right-hand sidebar that says "Scholastic News" and use the password: heron12  

You can also click the link here.

Here's some more episodes featuring Mr. Rogers:

Mr. Rogers - Musical Instruments - Though they play different instruments, they all make one song:




Mr. Rogers interviewing the actress who portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz:  


It's You I Like:

Pronouns, Prepositions, Interjections, and Adverbs

Below are some great short videos on these parts of speech.  First graders  focus on pronouns and prepositions.  One great way of practicing prepositions is to take a walk and use them!

For example, here is a picture of Bryn and Fred:

Fred stands in the stream.

Bryn plays behind Fred.

Fred went under a fallen tree.

Bryn jumps across the stream.

First graders love going on preposition walks! 

If your child has mastered those and is ready for a challenge, then move on to interjections and adverbs. 




Pronouns




Prepositions




Interjections


Adverbs

Happy Pi Day!

Review - 3 letter blends and digraph blends

3.4 Spelling Update

Spelling Update:

This week, we are reading and spelling words with blends, digraph blends, and digraphs.  

Click here for 3.4 Spelling City practice (blends digraphs, and digraph blends). 

Heart Word Practice!

This week's heart words: people, thought, through

For HEART WORD practice, Spelling City has separate lists of our High Frequency Words (HFW).

2nd Quarter High Frequency Words!

3rd Quarter High Frequency Words!

1st Quarter Heart Words Weeks

Kindergarten Heart Word Review

Review! More Digraph Videos!

Science Review - Shadows

Watch the short video below.  Then, discuss what science concepts about shadows/light are showcased in this video.  Can you list at least 3 science facts about shadows/light?

Seuss Week: Sneeches

Dr. Seuss's birthday is this weekend!!

        Hmmm.... Some of these Sneetches have green stars, but others do not... think about how the character of the Sneetches changes from the beginning to the end of this story.  How does this tie in with what we learn about good character here at Huntingtown Elementary School?

Spelling & Math Update unit 3.3

This week we are reading and spelling words with digraph blends.  A digraph blend is a digraph and a single consonant that combines.  Two sounds are heard in these combinations.  They may come at the beginning (squ-, thr-, shr-) or end (-nch) of a word.   The digraph blend squ- is an oddity because three sounds are heard - /skw/, but the u is not acting as a vowel.  It is considered a type of digraph blend by some.  

Click here for 3.3 Spelling City practice (words with digraph blends).

 Our heart words this week are: family, friend, and once.

For Heart Word Practice:

Click here for 3rd quarter Heart Word practice.

Click here for 2nd quarter Heart Word practice.

Click here for 1st quarter Heart Word practice.

A little reminder that Q&U always go hand-in-hand for the digraph blend SQU
 

This video features the digraph blend -nch (our spelling focus) and words that have the trigraph -tch (NOT this week's focus).  There's not much out there in the world of online videos for digraph blends.  That goes for stories as well.  Enjoy this week's spelling story HW, "Lunch at the Ranch" written by Mrs. Perry. 




Math Update

We are well into the third quarter of the school year.  Students should be able to identify a strategy to solve math problems and be able to fluently solve math facts up to 10.  This means that given ANY addition or subtraction fact within 10, they should be able to solve it within 3 seconds.  Working within numbers 1 - 120, when given a number, students should be able to fluently be able to count on AND count backwards.  Revisit past math HW games and activities sent home to help build this mathematical expertise in your child if he/she struggles with this first grade expectation. 

 

Here's some extra word problem practice for students that want some way cool extra math practice!

Addition Problem Pirate Game

Race Car Subtraction Problem Game

Dr. Seuss's Birthday is today!

  Our reading celebration starts today! Here are two Dr. Seuss classics to enjoy.