Week Eleven – Lesson Three

Parent information: Kids do: Assessment:

Activity Watch the following video as an introduction into measuring area: Watch the video. Take a picture of how
One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uKKl8R1xBM many cards (or other
Measure the area of object) it took to cover
Today, students will be practicing measuring area. You will need objects of the same size three surfaces in your the three surfaces in
to cover a surface – blocks, playing cards, index cards, sticky notes, books, etc. Students home using cards, sticky your home and send it
need to find three different surfaces to cover in order to determine which surface has the notes, blocks, etc. Watch to your teacher via e-
biggest area. For example, it may take 20 playing cards to cover the seat of a chair and 50 Mrs. Craven’s mail or classdojo.
to cover the kitchen counter. Discuss how the counter has a bigger surface area. Tell your demonstration to show
student to write down the number of cards (or other object) it took to cover each of the you how!
three surfaces. Watch Mrs. Craven’s video demonstration for this activity:
Write down how many
https://youtu.be/POB6Qy_MHag
cards (or other object) it
took to cover the
surfaces.
Activity We have finished our entire list of rainbow words for grade one! Practice your rainbow Have fun practicing your
Two words (found under the “rainbow words” tab under “class work”), by playing a game. Here rainbow words!
are some games to review any of the words we have learned this year:
https://sightwords.com/sight-words/games/
https://www.readbrightly.com/sight-word-games-activities-reading-ideas/
Activity Teachers have assigned new books for your child to read in his or her Epic account. Make Log on to your Epic
Three sure to read 20 minutes a day! You can also use you RAZ Kids account for more books! account. Check your
Each week, teachers will provide a new reading fluency or mailbox – this is where
Guided comprehension strategy that you can practice with your child to really your teacher has put your
Reading strengthen his or her literacy skills. Please have your child read 20 assigned reading!
minutes a day. You can help by listening to them read, reminding them
Daily to read, or reading to them!
Activity
Reading Strategy: Continue to build comprehension skills by asking your
child questions such as, "What was the main idea of the book?" and "Did
the characters have a problem? How did they solve it?"