First Grade News

Curriculum Highlights

December 2, 2013

Math standard units of measurement Word study hard c, soft c Writing Organization how are stories organized? Field to Table Mapping where our food comes from Reading Visualizing Good readers make movies in their minds. readers imagine with all of their senses.
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Monday December 2 Christmas Dress-up Day Friday December 6 Run, Jump, Throw Day

News From Ms. Tindalls Class

Our Field to Table unit has been very exciting for our class. Students were amazed when they discovered that all of our food comes from either plants or animals (except for salt). Thanks for having conversations with your child about how the evenings food got to the table. Some vocabulary words weve been using in class to describe the people who make it happen are: growers, processors, packagers, transporters, storers, sellers and consumers. Weve been playing detective to find out what processes some common foods go through to make it to the table. Next well be comparing fresh and processed foods to determine the pros and cons of each. Sugar and chocolate are fascinating examples for the children. If anyone has access to sugar cane or the fruit from the cocoa plant we would love to see some in class. Also please do continue your investigative work with packaging and labels. See if you can find the production and expiration dates.
In partnership, Ms. Tindall

Name: ____________________________ Monday Reading: Note any descriptive words. (EG shaggy, sparkly, shiny) Word Study: Find the letter c when youre reading. What sound does it make in each word? Math: Tally the number of fresh products in your fridge and the number of processed products. Whats the difference?

Tuesday Reading: Find strong verbs. (EG scrunched, cheered, dashed) * What do you notice about the suffixes of many descriptive words and strong verbs? Math: Measure the length of a pair of shoes from each family member in cm and in. Look at the size on the shoe. Is there any relationship to what you measured?

Wednesday Reading: Find onomatopoeia words that describe sounds. (EG Bang. Screech. Bump) Math: Measure around the waists of your family members in cm and in. Measure around the waists of their pants. Look at the size on each pair of pants. Is there any relationship to what you measured?

Thursday Reading: Find similes. (EG tall as a tree, white as a ghost) Word Study: Look for a pattern. What letters follow <c> when it says /k/? What letters follow <c> when it says /s/? Can you come up with a rule? Math: Measure the length, width and height of the different beds in your home in cm and in. Do you have king, queen, single beds? What do you notice about their sizes? Friday Reading Poem collection: Recite/sing your poem/song collection. Return it to school on Monday.