First Grade Student Learning Plan   Week of May 18-20  

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Reading and Writing:  

Reading Focus: Graphic Novels/Comics

Reading Focus: Inferencing with Graphic Novels & Comics

★ Graphic novels are longer fictional stories told in comic-strip format. ★ Graphic novels tell stories through graphic elements such

as panels, frames, speech/thought balloons, etc. ★ Click to learn more about the format of a graphic novel. ★ Authors of graphic novels don’t always tell everything

that is happening. Readers have to use clues from the text and graphics along with what they know to read between the frames. This strategy is called making inferences .

Click here to read Blackout Located in the Module 5: MyBook from Ed: Your Friend in learning

● When you read or listen to a text, you can make inferences to help you understand. To make an inference, think about the details in the text (and pictures) and use what you already know about the topic. Read Blackout and complete the graphic organizer .

● After reading Blackout , choose any picture book to compare to this graphic novel. Use this comparison chart to guide conversation with your child about elements from each text format. Then decide which type of text (graphic novel or picture book) your child enjoys reading the most. Have them write this sentence stem: I like __ because __.

Click here for questions over Blackout

Writing Focus: Comics

Kids Make Comics by Dave McDonald is a series of videos to help kids create their own comics.

THINK: What is a story you could tell as a graphic comic? What is a problem your characters would face and how would they solve it?

WRITE: Make up your very own graphic comic. ● Include speech bubbles and pictures. ● Create comic book pages on your own or print these to use . ● Share your graphic novel or comic with family and even your teacher.

Building Foundational Literacy Skills:

● Choice reading: for 20 minutes daily read to or with your child. ● Computer Program Options:

○ iRead computer program (found in Ed: Your Friend in Learning): This program works at your child’s individual level and provides precise phonological and phonics practice for them.

○ Imagine Learning - Access Imagine Language & Literacy, an adaptive learning program, from your child’s ClassLink account. Click here to get started . Click here for tips and fixes for the program.

● Word Work: Go Fish ○ Make 2 copies of the high frequency word cards or have your child recreate them to practice their

handwriting. Cut the words apart, shuffle, and deal 5 words to each player. Place remaining cards facedown. Look at your cards and place matching pairs face up in front of you. Take turns trying to build more matches:

■ Player One: “Do you have the word ________?” ■ Person that player one asked: “Yes, here is __________.” OR “Go fish!”

○ If you get a match, put the pair of words face up and take another turn. If the person you ask does not have the word card, draw a card from the pile and the next person starts their turn. The game ends when someone has played all their cards.

Extension Opportunities:

● Information for parents about graphic novels: ○ Find great titles here: https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/graphix/ ○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeoiKiQRqv8 ○ https://youtu.be/eOLzG9yyF40

● Charles M. Schulz was the creator of the Peanuts cartoon/comic strip. Enjoy his work: Snoopy and Woodstock - Rainclouds and Happy Dance - Peanuts

● End of Year Project : Click here for Project Link (you will be asked to make a copy). On your copied version, watch the video on the first slide for instructions, then complete your own project.

● Click here for handwriting support .

Math:  

This week we will be working on: ● Relating Addition and Subtraction: Write addition and subtraction equations for word problems; write all the

related addition and subtraction equations (fact families)

Origo Opportunities:

Click here to take a virtual trip with our district through the Origo at Home option and  hear some tips for navigating the site...or simply follow the steps below and explore:  

Click to access Origo at Home Week 7

Click United States at the bottom of the screen.

Select Grade 1 at the bottom of the screen.

Click the pink, Week 7 button.

Students can build fluency with addition and subtraction by engaging in thinking and computational games through First In Math and/or a few of the other selected resources below.

Fluency Practice with First In Math:

➔ Students must access First in Math through Clever or ClassLink first . First in Math Games:

● Practice Gym (Subtraction) ● Skill Set 2 (Add and Subtract) ● Grand Slam (Add and Subtract) ● Deep Sea-quence (Addition/Subtraction)

■ Click to see how to access these games in First in Math: FIM Week 9 Directions

Extension Opportunities:

❖ Follow the Path ➢ How many different totals can your first grader make by following a path on this grid? Can they find

the greatest or least? For more complete directions, click here . ■ If you are feeling creative, make your own path using this template !

❖ Fact Family House ➢ It’s time to build a family house! Roll two dice with your child and have them add those numbers to

get a total. Then write the Fact Family facts using the template. ■ For an extra challenge: use these Online Dice instead! ■ For an extra, extra challenge: give your child one of the corners of the Fact Family triangle

and see how they could fill in the other two.

❖ Fact Family Block Buster ➢ Click the link and choose: mouse or touchscreen, and then addition/subtraction only . Your student

should use their skills to click on three blocks to form a fact family. See how many bonus blocks you can use to double your score. Warning: this game is mathematically addicting!

❖ Family Math Questions: ➢ While on a family walk or drive, practice reading two and three digit numbers on buildings, signs, etc.

Then ask, “what number would be 10 more or 10 less than the number you read?” ➢ Using sidewalk chalk, draw a calculator board (shown below), with boxes about 1 foot square. Now,

Solve It! The first player jumps from square to square to indicate an equation; for example, she might jump onto these in order: 4 + 3 = . The next player jumps to the answer, then jumps a different equation. The player after her solves that, and so on.

7 8 9 -

4 5 6 +

1 2 3 =

Science:  

Standard: TEKS 1.6A Identify and discuss how different forms of energy such as light, thermal, and sound are important to everyday life.

The questions we want the students to be able to answer: What are some common objects that produce energy, and how do they help us?

Parent Background Information

To access the activities, go to ClassLink and click the STEMscopes app

Activities: 1. Science Rock 2. Claim Evidence Reasoning ( English ) ( Spanish ) 3. Concept Attainment Questions ( English ) ( Spanish )

Don’t forget to hit the “Turn in” button when you are done.

Extension Opportunities: 1. Video: What is Sound? 2. Video: Sources of Light | Science for Kids | Kids Academy 3. Video: Curious Crew | Thermal Energy | Season 1 | Episode 107

Social Studies:  

Standards: 12A Identify the responsibilities of authority figures in the home, school, and community.  14E Explain how patriotic customs and celebrations reflect American individualism and  freedom.   Questions to be answered: What difficult decisions have our President and Governor had to make lately? Week 21: Review: Patriots, American Celebrations, Responsibilities, and Making Decisions Students complete the readings and questions for Week 21 to earn coins. Activities:

● Review English Spanish

Enrichment: ● Write about which new playground equipment you would choose and why. Be sure to give a reason to

support your decision. ● Research to find out when George Washington and Sam Houston were born. Which person was older?

How many years older?

Specials:  

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GT Challenges:  

● This Week's Challenges

Summer Opportunities:  

Parent work with students during the last nine weeks of school has been vital to student progress and very  much appreciated. Throughout the summer, students should continue reading at least 20 minutes per day  

and continue math fluency practice regularly. Additionally, the district will provide four weeks of  supplemental learning opportunities that will be posted on the district webpage beginning June 8. The  

learning opportunities will provide parents with accessible and free resources to keep students learning and  growing as readers and thinkers!