April 11-15

Important Dates This Month

April 12- PTA Meeting- 7 p.m. in the Library

April 20- Early Out- 12:00 (noon) dismissal

April 21-25- No School

Math This Week

9-1 Objective- Use counters to show 4 and 5 in two parts.

• At home idea- Display two different colors of legos. Have your child make/draw different combinations of 4 and 5. (I.e. 4 is 2 green and 2 red, 5 is 3 blue and 2 green.)

Enrichment Game (link below)

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/math/enrichment/gr1/ch1/0101ben.htm

9-2 Objective- Use counters to show 6 and 7 in two parts.

• At home idea- Display two different colors of fish crackers/fruit loops. Your child will randomly select pick 6 pieces of crackers. Then he/she will sort, count, and describe the crackers “I have 6 crackers. 2 are red and 4 are green. Repeat the activity by showing different combinations for 6 and 7.

Science This Week

Children will observe and identify the three basic parts of green plants-roots, stems, and leaves.

• At home idea- If you have a plant at home, have your child draw a picture of the plants roots, stem, and leaves. Then ask him/her to locate, name, label, and describe the different parts of the plant.

Children will observe the growth of plants and identify what plants need to survive.

• At home idea- Your family can grow their own plants!! Plant some seeds (try different types) with your child in a clear plastic cups. Then watch the plant grow as YOUR CHILD takes care of the plant by making sure is given sunlight and is watered regularly. Throughout the next months discuss with your child why his/her plant is growing or not growing.

Reading

This Week

• A Seed in Need, by Sam Godwin
• I'm a Seed, by Jean Marzollo
• Seeds, by Patricia Whitehouse
• From seed to Sunflower, by Anita Ganeri

Writing This Week

Each day we will label different parts of a plant (roots, stems, leaves, seeds, petals).

Writing GOAL- HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS (I.e. and, is, the, can, go, like, see, said, have, are, etc.) are always spelled correctly, so make sure you correct your child on these words.

Seeds

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/spring___summer_sight_word_boo.html#Seeds

(click the link above and you will find the take-home book, colored big book, and an activity.)

Example of the Book-

"They will be planted. They will need water. They will need sun."

Words of the week- they, will

Review words- of, an, yes, some, has, are, look, have, am, do, you, see, the, we, in, for, said, it, like, I, can, on, my, go, a, she, he, is

GREAT and EASY TO MAKE GAMES

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o help your child remember these common words above!

• Flash Cards
• Playing "Go Fish" or "Memory"