First Grade Weekly Newsletter
Week of November 9 - 13, 2015
Spelling Words
Words to Read
chin
pitch
will
many
chip
rich
up
then
chop
much
other
them
chick
such
about
these
match
patch
out
so
Reading: How Leopard Got His Spots (pages 44-60)
Skills: Sequence of Events (putting things in order-first, next, then, last); Possessive ‘s (shows ownership:
Mom’s hat is wet.); Phonogram: -atch (patch); Digraphs: –ch (chin/rich), -tch (pitch);
Homophones (word that sounds like another word but is spelled differently and has a different
meaning): here/hear; Proper Nouns (names of special places: Walmart); Comprehension
(understanding what you have read)
Math: Use Addition to Check Subtraction (13-7=6 6+7=13); Algebra: Missing Numbers (8+3=11,
11-8=3) ; Use Related Addition Facts (Find 14-8. 8+6=14. 14-8=6)
Science: Chapter 5-Lesson 2: What Are Some Kinds of Water? (pgs. 168-173)
1.
Most of the Earth’s water is in oceans.
2.
There are more bodies of water than the amount of continental land.
3.
On a map, water is usually blue.
4.
An ocean is a large body of salty water.
5.
When streams join together, they form rivers.
6.
Fresh water means that the water contains only a small amount of salt.
7.
Oceans are different from rivers and streams in that oceans move back and forth.
8.
Salty water means that the water contains large amounts of salt.
9.
A stream often begins in the mountains.
10.
You would use a globe to see all the land and water on Earth.
11.
A lake is a still body of water with land all around it.
12.
A stream is a small body of moving water.
13.
Streams, lakes, and rivers are freshwater.
14.
A river is a large body of moving water.
Social Studies:
1.
Water is a resource that all living things must have to live.
2.
Soil is important to plants, animals, and people.
3.
On a farm, workers use the soil to grow plants and raise animals that people use for food.
4.
Wood from trees is used to make furniture and buildings.
5.
A forest is a large area where many trees grow.
6.
People use oil and gas to heat their homes and cook their food.
7.
Paper, bread, and gasoline are all made from Earth’s resources.
8.
Some trees give us food, such as apples and walnuts.
9.
Oil and gas come from under the ground.
10.
A resource is anything people can use.
Name _________________________
Spelling: Write the words one time each.
1.
chin
____________
2.
chip
____________
3.
chop
____________
4.
chick
____________
5.
match
____________
6.
patch
____________
Monday’s Homework
7.
rich
____________
8.
much
____________
9.
such
____________
Reading: Read-How Leopard Got His Spots (pages 44-60)
Mark the word that best completes the sentence.
1.
I ______ play with Fred.
0 will
2.
0 see
He will jump _______.
0 chick
3.
0 up
0 ran
That is my __________pen.
0 other
4.
0 inch
0 the
0 an
What takes place at the START of the story?
0 Fred and Len dance.
5.
0 Fred paints spots on Jill.
0 Hal and Fred play catch.
What problem does Fred have in the story?
0 He gets stuck in plants.
0 He can not find his paints.
0 Len would like to have spots.
Grammar/Language: Mark the space that is a proper noun that names a special place.
1.
0
2.
0
Food Lion has a lot of meat.
0
I go to Citi Trends to buy my clothes.
0
Math: Subtract. Then add to check your answer.
1.
10 - 7 = ______
2.) ______ = 12 -
4
___ + 7 = 10
12
3.) 16
4.) 14
- 7 = _______
_____ + 7 = 16
= ____ + 4
_____ +
-
5 = ________
5 = 14
Name _____________________________
Tuesday’s Homework
Spelling: Mark the space for the word that best completes the sentence.
1.
0 latch
2.
0 chip
3.
0 much
We have __________ fun.
0 pinch
0 such
I will __________ down the tree.
0 chop
0 chick
I love you so _________.
0 rich
0 chin
Reading: Read- How Leopard Got His Spots (pages 44-60)
Mark the space for the word that best completes the sentence.
1.
What takes place right BEFORE Fred mixes the paint?
0
He looks for Hal.
2.
What does Len paint FIRST?
0 He dances with Len.
0 He gets red and blue paint.
0 spots on Jill
0 spots on Len
0 stripes on Zel
3.
Who came to help Fred?
0 Jill
0 Len
4.
I like to read _________ cars.
0 of
0 our
0 Zel
0 about
Grammar/Language: Mark the space that is a proper noun that names a special place.
1.
I like to shop at Walmart.
0
0
2.
She works on Calhoun Street.
0
0
3.
We live in Dillon.
0
0
Math: Fill in the missing numbers.
1.
8 + ______ = 11
11 -
8
3.) 8
16
2.)
= _____
+
-
13 -
______ = 16
8
=
______
4.)
9
4 + _______ = 13
4
= ________
+ _______ = 12
12
-
9
= ________
Name _____________________________
Wednesday’s Homework
Spelling: Mark the space that best completes the sentence.
1.
Opposite of poor
2.
Rhymes with hop
3.
Opposite of little
4.
Rhymes with kick
0 rich
0 chin
0 such
0 chop
0 patch
0 chop
0 much
0 chick
0 chop
0 chick
0 patch
0 chin
Reading: Read- How Leopard Got His Spots (pages 44-60)
Mark the space that best completes the sentence.
1.
Why is ________ hat wet?
0 Jens
2.
0 Jen’s
Here is _________ big pup.
0 Bill’s
3.
0 Bill
0 Tim
0 mad
0 an
0 sad
What does Len get to mix his paint?
0 flowers
6.
0 Tim’s
Which word tells about Len if he paints?
0 glad
5.
0 Bills
That is _________ pet bird.
0 Tims
4.
0 Jen
0 rocks
0 water
I will jump _________ of the box.
0 be
0 out
7.
Fred is _______ nice.
0 no
0 so
0 will
Math: Use Related Facts
1.
Find 10 - 4.
10
6
2. Find 15 - 9.
4 + _____= 10
4
15
10 - 4=______
9
9 + ______ = 15
6
15
- 9
=______
________________________________________________________________________
3. Find 16 – 7.
16
9
4. Find 20 - 10.
7 + _____ = 16
7
16 -
7 = _____
20
10
10 + _____ = 20
10
Name ______________________________
0 chin
0 patch
0 much
2.
0 such
0 pitch
0 rich
3.
0 chip
0 match
0 ditch
Reading: Read- How Leopard Got His Spots (pages 44-60)
Mark the space that best completes the sentence.
1.
0 here
2.
You can _________ the kids yell as the play ball.
0 her
0 hear
We have ________ work to do before we can play.
10
= _____
Thursday’s Homework
Spelling: Bubble in the word that comes first in ABC Order.
1.
20 -
0 some
3.
0 sum
0 she
_________are my pencils.
0 These
4.
0 Then
0 The
Which would also be a good name for this story?
0 A Paint Trick
5.
0 Jill Likes Spots
0 Len Makes Paint
________ box has a lot in it!
0 Lens
6.
0 Len’s
0 Ln
________ cat is not cold.
0 Dan’s
0 Dan
0 Dans
Math: Use Related Facts
1.
Find 18 - 9.
18
9
2. Find 12 - 7.
9 + _____= 18
9
12
18 - 9 =______
7
7
5
+ ______ = 12
12
-
7
=______
________________________________________________________________________
3. Find 13 – 8.
13
8
4. Find 11 - 6.
8 + _____ = 13
5
13 -
8 = _____
11
6
5
6 + _____ = 11
11
-
6
= _____