teach@homeDaily Lessons & Activities
for K-5 Students
teach@homeDaily Lessons & Activities
for K-5 Students
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Literacy ActivitiesGrade 1, Week 9
Syllables and Comprehension
Day Topic Pages
Day 1 Counting Syllables (1-, 2-Syllable Words) 2–3
Day 2 Counting Syllables (1-, 2-Syllable Words) 4–5
Day 3 Categorizing Words 6–8
Day 4 Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details (Informational Text) 9–11
Day 5 Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details (Informational Text) 12–14
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Watch the Day 1 LessonDay 1
Syllables are parts of a word.
You can clap out the syllables to find out how many are in each word.
Read each word below. Then, circle the number of syllables in the word.
1-Syllable 2-Syllable
dog flow | er
jump lit | tle
bee1 2
mother1 2
yellow1 2
bone1 2
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Day 1 (continued)Read each word below. Draw a circle around
each word with 1 syllable. Draw a square around each word with 2 syllables.
cat father boat
popcorn dime bathtub
train sloth summer
rabbit lemon bow
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Watch the Day 2 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L1W9D2Day 2
Cut, sort, and glue each word into the correct column.
1 Syllable 2 Syllables
with called not one water
part about number said people
down before but little and
brother red winter hand foot
sister after time clock world
open lion kitchen home big
carpet small car jacket plant
1. Object’s Name:
The first syllable is spelled:
The second syllable is spelled:
2. Object’s Name:
The first syllable is spelled:
The second syllable is spelled:
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Day 2 (continued)Look for objects in your room or classroom that are
2-syllable words. Write the words and the word parts below.
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Watch the Day 3 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L1W9D3Day 3
Some animals swim, some animals walk, and some animals fly. Cut out the cards from the Animal Bank on next page. Then, sort
and glue each card into the category that best describes it.
animals that swim
animals that walk
animals that fly
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Day 3 (continued)
Animal Bank
dolphin
bear
bat
zebra
bird
giraffe
whale
fish
shark
bee
lion
bug
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Day 3 (continued)Write each word from the Word Bank in the category that best describes it.
Color Shape Clothes
Word Bank
red circle square shirt blue
yellow pants coat rectangle star
dress green shorts brown triangle
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Watch the Day 4 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L1W9D4Day 4
The main topic of a text is what it is mostly about. The key details tell about the topic. They describe or explain the main topic.
Read the key details and write or draw the main topic
for each set of details.
Details:
1. I go to learn.
2. There is a teacher.
3. I also play with my friends.
Main Topic:
Details:
1. They live on farms.
2. They say “moo.”
3. Sometimes they have spots.
Main Topic:
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Day 4 (continued)Read the text. Then, answer the questions on the next page.
Some people ride long trains. Trains go from town to town. Some trains even go under the ground! These special trains are called subways.
People get from place to place in many ways. Some take the bus. Many students ride buses to school.
School Bus
Bike for 2
Ferry
People like to ride bikes. Some bikes are made for 1 person. Some bikes are made for 2.
Ferries are big boats. They take people and cars across big bodies of waters. Canoes are smaller boats. People use canoes in rivers and lakes.
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Day 4 (continued)
What is the text about?
a. animal sounds b. schools c. getting from place to place
What are some ways you might get from place to place? Circle all the correct answers.
a. bike b. cloud c. ferries d. bus e. couch
When might you take the bus?
a. to get to school b. to cross a river c. to go underground
When might you take a train?
a. to get to school b. to go from town to town c. to cross a lake
When might you use ferries?
a. to get to school b. to cross a lake c. to go from town to town
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Watch the Day 5 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L1W9D5Day 5
Read each detail and draw a line to match it to the correct main topic.
Topics
bus
beach
dog
flower
fish
bird
basketball
Details
There is sand.
It says “woof.”
It lives in water.
It is yellow.
It has petals.
It is a sport.
It flies.
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Day 5 (continued)
How many kinds of frogs are in the world? Thousands! How are frogs different? How are they alike?
Some frogs are huge. The largest frogs are bigger than a basketball. Some frogs are tiny. The smallest frogs are smaller than a dime.
Some frogs are bright and colorful. Some are dull and brown.
What do frogs eat? They eat bugs and tiny animals. What eat frogs? Snakes, birds, and fish eat them. Some people eat frogs. Do you?
Do frogs live near you? It is likely if you live near warm, wet places. But frogs live all over the word —except Antartica.
Read the text. Then, answer the questions on the next page to tell about the main topic and key details in the text.
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Day 5 (continued)
1. What is the text about? a. bikes b. frogs c. dogs
2. What do frogs eat? a. snakes b. bugs c. pizza
Something I learned about the topic is….
Something else I learned about the topic is….
