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Week 6 - 1st Grade Name ___________________
Reading
Read your story Mole and the Baby Bird each day. If
you don’t have your book, you can listen to it on
YouTube. Search: Reading Street – 1st Grade. Answer
questions.
Answer story questions.
Spelling (Complete on notebook paper.)
Write your words using red and blue. Red- Vowels Blue
for Consonants
Write 6 sentences using at least 6 spelling words.
Take a spelling practice test.
Math
Complete attached math work.
Practice Addition & Subtraction Flashcards
Additional Online Resources
Youtube.com (Reading Story)
Starfall.com
Abcya.com
IXL.com/signin/amae
Jr.brainpop.com (Click on Request Free Access at the top.)
If you do not have access to a printer, complete all work on
your own paper.
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Mole and the Baby Bird
By Marjorie Newman
Illustrated by Patrick Benson
What can Mole learn from a baby bird?
Mole found a baby bird. It had fallen out of its’ nest. Mole
waited and waited: but no big bird came to help it - so Mole
took the baby bird home. He made a nest for it. “Look!” he
said to his mother. “It’s very, very hard to take care of a
baby bird,” she said. “They usually die,” said his dad. “My
bird won’t die,” said Mole. His friends helped him find food
for the baby. His mother showed him how to feed it. Mole
fed it whenever it chirped.
And the bird didn’t die! It grew. “It’s my pet bird,” said
Mole. “It’s not a pet bird. It’s a wild bird,” said his mother.
The bird fluttered its wings. “Your bird is trying to fly,” said
his mother. “No!” cried Mole. “It mustn’t fly!”
Mole found some wood and some nails. He borrowed his dad’s
toolbox. “What are you making?” asked his dad.
“I’m making a cage for my pet bird!” said Mole.
“It’s not a pet bird. It’s a wild bird,” said his dad. “You
should let it fly.” “No!” cried Mole.
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He put his bird into its new cage. The bird was sad. Mole’s
mother was sad too. But Mole kept his bird, because he loved
it. Then - Granddad came to visit. He looked at Mole’s pet
bird. Presently Granddad said, “Let’s go for a walk, little
Mole.” Granddad took Mole to the top of a high hill. Mole
looked down at the trees far below. He felt the wild wind
trying to lift him. “Whee! I’m flying!” cried Mole. “Nearly,”
said Granddad. When Mole got home he looked at his bird.
It was sitting very still in its cage in Mole’s dark underground
room. “Birds are meant to fly,” said Mole. He opened the
cage door, and he let his bird fly away because he loved it.
Then he cried. The next day Mole went into the forest. He
saw his bird flying, soaring, free. And Mole was glad.
Think and Respond Reread the story above.
1. Put a 1 next to the event that happened first, 2 next to the
second, and 3 next to the third.
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Mole felt as if he
was flying.
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Mole found a baby
bird.
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Mole was glad to
see his bird flying
freely.
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2. What are two things Mole did after he found the baby bird?
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3. Who were the characters in the story? Main Character (s) Other Characters
1. 1.
2. 2.
3.
4. How did Mole change during the story?
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5. Is this story real or make-believe? How do you know?
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Name
Lesson 5 Reteach
Composite Shapes
You can use two-dimensional shapes to make
other two-dimensional shapes.
⇨ Two squares make a rectangle. Draw a line to
show your model.
Circle the two pattern blocks used to make the shape.
Draw a line to show your model.
1.
2.
3.
96 Grade 1 • Chapter 9 Two-Dimensional Shapes and Equal Shares
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Name
Lesson 8
Equal Parts
Reteach
Equal parts make a whole.
This shape has 2 equal parts.
Look at the shapes. Count the equal parts.
Write the number.
1. 2.
equal parts equal parts
3. 4.
equal parts equal parts
100 Grade 1 • Chapter 9 Two-Dimensional Shapes and Equal Shares
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