Weekly Updates


Week of February 17, 2025   

Meet the Unthinkables


In first grade, we're learning about Superflex, a superhero who helps us become flexible thinkers! But Superflex has some tricky foes called the Unthinkables. These Unthinkables try to take over our brains and make it hard to focus, follow directions, and be good friends.

Here are a just a few of the Unthinkables we'll be learning about:

  • Rock Brain: Makes our brains get stuck on one idea.

  • Brain Eater: Distracts us and makes it hard to pay attention.

  • Glassman: Makes us have big reactions to small problems.

Don't worry, though! We'll learn strategies to outsmart the Unthinkables and help Superflex keep our brains flexible and strong!

Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links


Superflex and the Unthinkables Read Aloud



 Reading

In FUNdations this week we will begin our 3 week unit 10 which is words with vowel teams (noted below) words with 5 sounds (dividing syllables) and the suffixes -s -ed-ing


Fundations® VOWEL TEAMS POSTER 1 ...

These are the vowel team and dipthong patterns we will study.  For vowel teams we say “When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking and says its name 🙂”

We look at the word to see if it ends with a vowel or a consonant.  If it ends with a consonant we know it is a closed syllable and we scoop the whole word. The small curve above the u is called a breve and it notes that the vowel sound is short. As always we will mark up any other spelling patterns we see.  This unit we will add circling our suffix -s -ed -ing





Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links


3 Sounds of ed Sorting Game

3 Sounds of ed Game

3 Sounds of ed Quiz 

Vowel Team Review Game

Vowel Team Sort Game

Make a Word With Vowel Teams

Open and Closed Syllable Word Sort

Closed Syllabel Balloon Pop Game

Close Syllabel Whack A Mole


Writing

We will be continue working on opinion writing!  We will be using a flee map (shown below) to make an opening statement (opinion) provide three reasons to support our opinion and then a closing statement. 



Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links 

These are all review links 🙂


Opinion Writing Video for Kids

Fact vs Opinion For Kids

Math

Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens 

Topic 11 Home Letter


Topic 11 VOCAB:

Place value blocks

Models

Tens 

Ones

Digit

Missing number

Partial hundreds chart

Hundreds chart

Open number line

Count by ones

Count by tens

Count back



OPTIONAL RESOURCES FOR HOME:

Subtracting Tens

Make a Ten To Subtract Video

Subtracting Tens Video for Kids

Subtracting Tens Video for Kids 2


Hundreds Chart Games


Hundreds Chart Practice

Interactive Hundreds Chart

Number Chart Patterns Game


Number Comparing Games

Comparing Number Values Jr. 

Various Number Comparision Games to Choose From 


 PBL



 We will continue our learning journey about notable people in history!  We will be forming opinions and backing them up as to why these people were so notable! This will lead right into our First Grade Wall of Fame coming up!  

 

Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links


Courageous People Read Aloud

Inventors Read Aloud

Wright Brothers For Kids Video

Rosa Parks For Kids Video

Facts About Thomas Edison For Kids Video 

Jane Goodall For Kids Read Aloud

George Washington Carver VideoFor Kids

Most Famous Persons Video For Kids

FYI



February 17: NO SCHOOL President’s Day

March 3: PTO Meeting 9:00am

March17-21: NO SCHOOL SPRING BREAK

April 7: PTO Meeting 9:00am

April 25: NO SCHOOL TEACHER COMP DAY

April 28: NO SCHOOL Teacher Profesional Development Day

May 5: PTO Meeting 9:00am

Mat 23: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!