Mrs. Papke's Fantastic First Grade

  December 20th, 2021 This week in literacy, we will… Read Food Store in the Winter by Reese Brooks. We will talk about what is interesting in an illustration and discuss information in text. We will also notice words that represent sounds and read repeating phrases with intonation as dictated by punctuation Read a funny poem titled, Snowball , by Shel Silverstein Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons Read winter themed books, including Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro In writing this week, we will… Write a How-To book about the ways we could catch a Gingerbread man  In math this week, we will… Play some Holiday themed addition and subtraction games. Find how many tens and ones are in a given number Write numbers in expanded form This week during our Social Studies time we will be reviewing behavior expectations in our classroom.  We will also be reading books about responsibility, res...

  December 13, 2021 This week in literacy, we will… Recognize and use phonograms with a vowel- consonant-e pattern, such as -ate, -ake, -ame Read a poem titled, What’s Your Name? Read The Gingerbread Girl: A European Folktale, adapted by Henry Jack Paris. While reading, we will reflect punctuation with our voices. We will also infer the characters' feelings as well as infer a lesson or central message from the story Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons Compare and contrast a variety of versions of the Gingerbread Man In writing this week, we will… Edit a variety of sentences using our knowledge of capitalization and punctuation Get creative by writing about our favorite holiday topics. During writing, we will focus on using our Word Wall, Sound Wall, and familiar spelling patterns to help spell words Practice handwriting skills  In math this week, we will… Learn different methods on how to solve different word problems Learn what parts of a word problem are impor...

  December 6, 2021 This week in literacy, we will… Recognize and use long vowel sounds in words with silent e Read a poem titled, Five Little Mice Read Bone Riddles by Ernesta Flores. While reading, we will use repeating language patterns to use information and infer a simple theme. We will also notice strong verbs that add action and acquire new vocabulary.  In writing this week, we will… Write a “How-To” informational piece about wrapping a present. While writing, we will focus on adding details and stating specific steps  Write acrostic poems about winter topics  In math this week, we will… Solve addition and subtraction story problems with sums and minuends to 20 Use <,>, and = symbols to record comparisons of numbers Solve for the unknown in story problems Reason abstractly and quantitatively Model with mathematics Find addition facts for numbers 6-10 In Social Studies, we will finish our neighborhood unit by reading The Important Book by Margaret Wise Br...