First Grade Choice Board for May 11-15, 2020

We hope you enjoy the learning activities we continue to provide and welcome your feedback and comments to help improve the learning experience for your child. We have incorporated activities that demonstrate communication skills, collaboration, creativity, citizenship, creative thinking, and wellness [C5W]. As you finish up an activity, have your child tell you why they chose those particular activities. Please take advantage of this opportunity to use computer programs: Lexia, Dreambox, and Raz-Kids, available through Clever.com. As always, contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for all of your help and support! We have especially enjoyed the pictures and videos submitted and posted on the First Grade Google Classroom page!

The First Grade TeamMrs. Carr, Mrs. Fritz, Mrs. Machi, Mrs. McElwain, and Mrs. Vaglia

This Week’s Technology Challenge:Individual students who have reached the following goals will be recognized on Google Classroom next

week!Lexia - complete at least the placement test and/or 8 units

Dreambox - complete at least 5 lessonsRAZ-Kids - complete at least 3 books (listen, read, and take quiz for each book)

Reading Language Arts Math Math

Log onto SORA through the google waffle. Look up a story - biography

[about a person’s life] about someone we’ve learned about in

Social Studies this year.

George Washington did not take good care of his teeth. Write him a

letter. Explain ways to keep his teeth healthy and why that is

important.

Roll a die 3 times or choose 3 playing cards. Write down the three numbers.

Create a fact family using the 3 numbers. Remember a fact family has

2 addition and 2 subtraction number sentences.

Do you know what a surveyor does? They measure land space. Count the number of steps it takes to walk the

perimeter of your house, room, backyard, or family room. Compare two of the rooms, which is greater and why

do you think this?

Play HopscotchCreate a hopscotch board and write

sight words in each box. While hopping make sure you read each

word you land on. Play multiple times using different voices.

Start a journal about what life has been like recently. Write about what you’ve

been doing and how you’ve been feeling. This is a moment in history! Bonus: add pictures or newspaper

clippings to create a scrapbook!

Get a deck of cards. Turn over 3 cards at a time. Add the 3 numbers together. What is the sum? What 2

numbers did you add first, did it make a 10? Face cards can be 10 or can be

removed before playing.

Create your own addition or subtraction story problem about

Washington or Jefferson. Show how you would solve the problem.

Oral TraditionsCall an older family member. Ask

them to share a story with you about when they were little. Draw a picture

to help you remember this story.

Write a list of compound words that have to do with your home,

your yard and sports.

Get a group of coins and see how many different ways you can sort

them (by different attributes). Do you remember the famous Virginian who

was the first African American bank president?

Imagine you are sharing a pie with 3 other friends. Draw a picture to show how you would cut the pie so each person gets an equal-sized slice.

What if you shared the pie with only 1 other friend?

Virginia has the /er/ sound spelled ir. Create a list of 5 words spelled

with ir/ er/ ur.

Sort words about George Washington that have long and

short vowel sounds.

Practice doubles by creating two groups of items. What is the sum? Write the equation. Add 1. Now

what is the equation/sum?

Gather 10 of your favorite toys and put them in a line. Using notecards or

paper, label each toy’s position using ordinal numbers (first, second, third,

etc.)

Science Social Studies Specials TechnologyClever.com

Do this experiment: use 2 pennies and 2 tablespoons of vinegar and water. Put the pennies in their own

bowls. Pour vinegar on one and water on the other. How do they both

change? Extra: Who is on the penny?

Compare and contrast George Washington to Thomas Jefferson. Share the ways they are alike and

different with a family member. How do you compare to these presidents?

Art

Use material scraps to create a rag ball or doll.

G.Washington loved trees! Do you notice a favorite tree in your yard? How has it changed this spring? How does the temperature change when you sit

under a tree canopy? Why?

Think about the garden tools we have today. How do you think our tools are different from the tools

Washington and Jefferson used for their gardens?

MusicSing “Yankee Doodle” while

marching. Pretend you are in a parade. Wave your flag high!

Thomas Jefferson invented many things! What would be a good

invention you can create for today? Hint: think of a problem first that

needs a solution.

A contribution is the act of giving or doing something. Think of a time when you made a contribution for your family and draw a picture of

your contribution.

P.E.Play a game of marbles or a game

called Cat’s Cradle using string. Early colonial children played tag as

well as hide and seek.

Think of items people used to do everyday things during Jamestown

times and what we use today. Ex. an ax to cut wood, a chain saw.How are they the same/different?

You know the Pledge of Allegiance. Can you sing The Star-Spangled

Banner, too? Use a pretend microphone and sing to an audience.

LibraryLong ago there were few books, so

many stories were told by “Story Tellers”. Tell your own story to a

family member or favorite stuffed animal.

A Day with George Washington!George Washington was born in Virginia! He was

our first president and spent his early childhood in Stafford County, Virginia, at Ferry Farm.

Explore State and National Parks with George!Click on these pictures to learn how George’s place in

American history is honored.

To learn about Ferry Farm click on the small house. Watch the video to take a virtual tour of the place George lived as a child your age. Do you notice similarities and differences?

George Washington is

truly an American hero.

Learn more about his life by visiting one of these historic

places .

Brad Meltzer is an American author who writes stories to help children learn about famous leaders in our country. Listen to him read and share stories about his book, I am George Washington by clicking on the book.