1- Math Homework:
Worksheets: Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week). If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so! 🙂 Please check your child’s answers for accuracy!
With the fluency timing in the plastic sheet protector (“Adding Four’s” and introduce “Adding Five’s” when they’re ready), use a dry-erase marker to practice repeatedly. Record your best time and score each day. [By the end of first grade, the target goal is to finish all 25 problems in 1 minute and 15 seconds, with 90% accuracy (23 out of 25 problems correct).] If your child frustrates too easily because it takes too long to complete, have them practice for 2-5 minutes (you can be the judge) and write down how many they finished in that time. Encourage your child to keep improving on their own score. Click here for extra timings: Fluency Timings
For extra practice, utilize any of these Math Facts Activities. There is also a copy provided in your blue folder.
Helpful Hint: Here’s how we’re learning to Add Four’s and Five’s
4 + 0 = 4 When you add zero to any number, the sum is that same number
4 + 1 = 5 Start on 4 and count on 1 more
4 + 2 = 6 Count on 2 more
4 + 3 = 7 Count on 3 more
4 + 4 = 8 Make a mental picture & memorize this doubles fact (Picture a spider with 4 legs on each side and 8 legs total)
4 + 5 = 9 If you know 4 + 4 = 8, you know 4 + 5 is one more, so it equals 9 (We call this a near doubles fact)
4 + 6 = 10 We memorize this fact (Eventually, we memorize all the facts that “Make a Ten”)
5 + 4 = 9 (Use 4 + 5 = 9 above) -OR- If you know 5 + 5 = 10, you know 5 + 4 is one less, so it equals 9 (We call this a near doubles fact)
5 + 5 = 10 Make a mental picture & memorize this doubles fact (Picture 5 fingers on each hand for a total of 10 fingers)
PRINT THIS HOMEWORK FORM to complete the following 4 tasks: Weekly Homework Form 2016-2017
2-Reading 20 minutes per day, record reading minutes on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: books from home, the public library, reading fluency assignment below, and our online reading program: Raz-Kids. Our class login is: hills1 Password (if requested): rams
*Want to save paper? Have your student read the passage online and simply record their words per minute on the weekly homework form.
4- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly Friday spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities
Phonics Words:
his
bit
tin
hid
tip
bat
tap
had
can
hatpin
High Frequency Words:
have
and
her
we
see
was
are
you
Sentence:
Nan is sad.
5- Weekly Sort: Lesson 3 Sort (Please PRINT this assigned sort.)
Challenge words: cabin, hatpin, panic
Sight words: have, her, and, little, water, see, we, people
