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Thursday, 4/16/2020 Learning
Good morning and welcome back!
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)
*Note: If you get all your weekly work completed and all your weekly iReady minutes, you will be invited to a show-and-tell with Ms. Smith this Friday.
Small Group meetings today:
-Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use Google Meet to meet with Mr. Nathan at 10:00 (use Google Classroom to get the meeting code for Google Meet if you forgot it).
–Ladybugs (Dexter, Noah, Kenzi L), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Butterflies (Landon, Jaxson, Wynter, Ryleigh, Leilani, Jacob), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Praying Mantises (Treyson, Stevie, Ryker, Easton, Liam), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
Today’s Assignments:
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link.
- Complete Your Turn pages 279-280 and Close Reading Companion pages 169-170.
- Writing Journal: Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end with correct punctuation.
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet. Complete at least 10 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 3
Decodable (Part 2): Choose a Room
Decodable (Part 3): Group Rules
Need a break between readings? Dance & sing along with this GoNoodle
(Remember to reread the decodables at least 3 x’s)
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video
- Complete Ready Math Pages 679-682.
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. Science Lesson: Sun, Moon & Stars Unit–Could a statue’s shadow move?
Optional: Print out Gnome Statues and Shadow Patterns to do the activity yourself at home (recommended) Otherwise, you can watch the video to see how it works. Check out the extension activity for more fun!
10. 12:45 Final check in using Zoom
- P.E. with Mr. Ryker
- Reading Homework
- Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 29)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities: Work On “To Do” Items (Green Button with writing paper/check mark).
- Listen to Mrs. Teichert reading “Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE night”
- Math Game: Unlucky Seven (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Unlucky Seven printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video - Listen to children’s stories from Audible
Wednesday, 4/15/2020 Lessons
Where’s Waldo Wednesday
Welcome and well wishes to our wonderful class!
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)
*Note: If you get all your weekly work completed and all your weekly iReady minutes, you will be invited to a show-and-tell with Ms. Smith this Friday.
Small Group meetings today:
–Dragonflies (Brighton, Gabe), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Bees (Emma, Marayah, Violet), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
–Ladybugs and Butterflies: read “What a Feast” found in your Wonders Online Activities so you are prepared to meet with the teacher tomorrow and discuss the book.
–Praying Mantises: read “Beware of the Lion” found in your Wonders Online Activities so you are prepared to meet with the teacher tomorrow and discuss the book.
Today’s Assignments:
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link. Daily attendance will be taken during this meeting.
2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video
- Complete Your Turn page 278 and Close Reading Companion pages 166-168
- Writing Journal . Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end with correct punctuation.
- Practice Sight Words/Fluency Phrases (When you can read through your list easily and fluently a parent/caretaker can “pass” it off!)
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com Complete at least 10 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers)
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 3
Decodable (Part 2): Lewis and His New Suit
Decodable (Part 3): Sue and Lucy
Need a break between readings? Dance and sing along with this GoNoodle
(Remember to reread the decodables at least 3 x’s)
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video
- Complete Ready Math Pages 673-678
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency Page found in your blue folder (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. 12:00 Coding/Keyboarding Lesson with Mrs. Fischer (join from her Google Classroom)
10. 12:45 Final check in using Zoom (link found in our Google Classroom).
Additional Learning Ideas (Optional):- Reading Homework passage called “The Lion and the Mouse“
- Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 29)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities: Work On “To Do” Items (Green Button with writing paper/check mark).
- Listen to Mrs. Knight read: “I Don’t Want to Be Big”
- Math Game: Unlucky Seven (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Unlucky Seven printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video
Mrs. Teichert is teaching today. Feel free to email me (lteichert@questac.org) with any questions you have. I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today. Happy learning!
*Can you find Waldo?
Tuesday, 4/14/2020 Lessons
Hello my fabulous First Grade friends! Welcome to Tuesday’s lessons. Remember to complete each learning activity listed. (Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)
*Note: If you get all your weekly work completed and all your weekly iReady minutes, you will be invited to a show-and-tell with Ms. Smith this Friday.
Small Group meetings today:
–Ladybugs (Dexter, Noah, Kenzi L), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Butterflies (Landon, Jaxson, Wynter, Ryleigh, Leilani, Jacob), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Praying Mantises (Treyson, Stevie, Ryker, Easton, Liam), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
Today’s Assignments:
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. (Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link.) Daily attendance will be taken during this meeting.
2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video
- Complete Your Turn pages 274 and 277
- Writing Journal Sort Video
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet. Complete at least 10 minutes or more. Your goal is to have 50 minutes by the end of the week.
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
ECRI Phonics Lessons Part 3
Decodable “Rooster and Goose”
Decodable “The Flute Youth”
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video then Complete Ready Math Review Pages 667-672
7. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code. Please complete the Teacher Assigned lessons first. These will be the blue boxes on the left-hand side. If already completed, work on the green box under My Path. 
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8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. 12:45 Final check-in using Zoom.
Additional Learning Ideas: (Optional):
Reading Homework passage called “The Lion and the Mouse”
Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 29)
Read for 20 minutes or more.
RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
Wonders Online Activities
Video of Ms. Smith reading the book “Harold and the Purple Crayon”
Ms. Smith is teaching today. Feel free to email me (lsmith@questac.org) with any questions you have. I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today. Happy learning!
Monday, 4/13/2020 Lessons
Good morning and welcome to Mindset Monday. Our quote for the week is: “Mistakes are proof that you are trying”. Take a moment and think about what this means to you.
*Note: If you get all your weekly work completed and all your weekly iReady minutes, you will be invited to a show-and-tell on Zoom with Ms. Smith this Friday.
Small Group meetings today:
–Dragonflies (Brighton, Gabe), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:15
–Bees (Emma, Marayah, Violet), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:35
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)
1. 8:30 am – Library. Go to your Google Classroom and find the “1st Grade Library” class. Use the link Mrs. Anderson provides and join her for some library fun.
2. 9:00 am – Join Ms. Smith on Zoom. Use the link found in our Google Classroom. Daily attendance will be taken during this meeting.
3. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video
- Complete Your Turn pages 271, 272, and 273
- Writing Journal Sort Video
- Practice Sight Words/Fluency Phrases (When you can read through your list easily and fluently a parent/caretaker can “pass” it off!)
4. iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet. Complete at least 10 minutes or more. Your goal is to have 50 minutes of iReady Ready by the end of the week.
5. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 3
Decodable called In The Woods
Decodable called Stew’s Car
6. Lunch Break
7. Math Lesson Video. We are working on Lesson 29 this week: Adding Two-Digit Numbers
- Complete Ready Math pages 663-666
8. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code. Please complete the Teacher Assigned lesson with the check mark. This will be the blue boxes on the left-hand side. 
9. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
10. 12:45 Final check in on Zoom. Get the Zoom link in our Google Classroom.
Additional Learning Ideas: (Optional):
Reading Homework passage called “The Lion and the Mouse”
Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 29)
Read for 20 minutes or more.
RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
Wonders Online Activities
STEM Challenge Idea: Make a Witch’s Brew
Ms. Smith reading “Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing”
Ms. Smith is teaching today. Feel free to email me (lsmith@questac.org) with any questions you have. I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today. Happy learning!
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Here are some Easter books read to you by Ms. Knight:
Hurry The Easter Bunny’s On His Way
Happy Easter, Mouse
We are required to take attendance during our morning meetings at 8:30. If your child isn’t able to attend the morning meeting and do their online work, we will mark them absent. If they miss the morning meeting, but are able to watch the recordings and complete the required work at a later time, please email us to let us know and we will go in and fix the attendance. Thank you!
Congratulations On Getting Your iReady Work Completed
Congratulations to these students for getting your iReady Reading and Math completed this week:
Bria
Brighton
Dexter
Easton
Emma
Jacob
Jaxson
Kenzie M.
Landon
Leilani
Liam
Marayah
Miles
Noah
Ryker
Ryleigh
Stevie
Treyson
Violet
Wynter
Friday, 4/10/2020 Lessons
Good morning and welcome to Favorite Things Friday! What is your favorite Easter Candy?Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
Small Group meetings today:
–Dragonflies (Brighton, Gabe), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Bees (Emma, Marayah, Violet), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link.
- Complete Your Turn pages 269-270 and Close Reading Companion pages 165 from the Wonders Lesson Video
- Writing Journal: Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end with correct punctuation.
- Practice Sight Words/Fluency Phrases (When you can read through your list easily and fluently a parent/caretaker can “pass” it off!)
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com. Complete at least 10 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
Link to the decodable for Part 2: Up or Down Sounds
(Remember to reread the decodable at least 3 x’s)
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video
- Complete Ready Math Pages 659-660 assigned in the Math Lesson Video above.
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. 12:45 Final check in using Zoom.
***Fun Friday Activity: Students who have completed all their weekly work and iReady minutes can stay on for a Class Scavenger Hunt!
Additional Learning Ideas (Optional):
- FUN Friday Art Project: How to Draw Bruni from Frozen 2 or How to Draw a Bunny
- Reading Homework
- Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 28)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities: Work On “To Do” Items (Green Button with writing paper/check mark).
- Mrs. Vella reading the book “Maybe“
- Math Game: Tug of War (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Tug of War printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video - Listen to children’s stories from Audible
Thursday, 4/9/2020 Lessons
Good morning and welcome back!
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)
Small Group meetings today:
-Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use Google Meet to meet with Mr. Ryker at 10:00 (use Google Classroom to get the meeting code for Google Meet if you forgot it).
–Ladybugs (Dexter, Noah, Kenzi L), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Butterflies (Landon, Jaxson, Wynter, Ryleigh, Leilani, Jacob), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Praying Mantises (Treyson, Stevie, Ryker, Easton, Liam), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
If anybody is having problems being heard by the teacher in Zoom after they have been unmuted, watch this video for a possible troubleshoot: Can’t Be Heard in Zoom?
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link.
- Complete Your Turn pages 267-268 and Close Reading Companion pages 163-164.
- Writing Journal . Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end with correct punctuation.
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet. Complete at least 10 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
Link to the decodable for Part 2: Beavers Make Noise
(Remember to reread the decodable at least 3 x’s)
Need a break between readings? Dance & sing along with this GoNoodle
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video
- Complete Ready Math Pages 655-658 assigned in the Math Lesson Video above.
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. Science Lesson: Lights, Sounds, & Communication–How do boats find their way in the fog?
Read on your own option
OR
Teacher reading option
Optional: Print out and complete this Sound Worksheet
10. 12:45 Final check in using Zoom (Be prepared to share something you learned today. I’ll pull a few popsicle sticks for the lucky winners that will share. We will also celebrate anybody who has passed off a Fry Phrase book, earned 10 stars, or leveled up in RAZ kids!)
- Reading Homework
- Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 28)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities: Work On “To Do” Items (Green Button with writing paper/check mark).
- Guest Reader: Mrs. Anderson
- Math Game: Tug of War (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Tug of War printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video - Listen to children’s stories from Audible