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September · Week 1 · Day 5 · School day 5

Day 5: Our Class Is a Family

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Play with your child: Short a Words

Today’s goals

  • Phonics: Short a RF.1.2b, RF.1.3g
  • Reading: Routines; who, where and what happens in a story RL.1.2, SL.1.1
  • Math: Add by counting on from the bigger number 1.OA.5, 1.OA.6
  • Social studies: Classroom rules and jobs C3 D2.Civ.3.K-2

Materials

  • Our Class Is a Family (or another community book)
  • A die and two ten frames
  • The rules poster
  • Paper, crayons and a pencil

Swaps in [brackets] use things most homes have.

The day, step by step

  1. 10–15 min Morning meeting and calendar 1.NBT.1, 1.NBT.2

    1. Greeting: choose a greeting (wave, high five, elbow bump) and greet each person by name.
    2. Calendar: "Today is ___. Yesterday was ___. Tomorrow will be ___." Read the date together.
    3. Days of school: add one straw. Today is day 5.
    4. Weather: mark the weather chart and the outside temperature (warm, cool or cold).
    5. Question of the day: "What makes a team strong?" Everyone answers in a full sentence.

  2. 15–20 min Phonics and decodable reading RF.1.2b, RF.1.3g

    1. Review: read all 10 words: cat, map, bag, sad, ham, jam, van, cap, fan, tag.
    2. Quick check: your child reads 5 of the words and spells 2 of them. Note any sounds to practice next week.
    3. Heart word check: read the, a, is, I on cards, in mixed order.
    4. Reread a favorite decodable text to a stuffed animal or family member.

  3. 20–25 min Reading workshop and read-aloud RL.1.2, SL.1.1

    Our Class Is a Family by Shannon Olsen (or any book about a classroom community)

    1. Before: "How can a class be like a family?"
    2. During: pause on two pages and ask: "What is this class doing to take care of each other?"
    3. After: "Tell me the most important idea in two or three words."

    Then read: 10 minutes of independent or partner reading from "just right" books.

  4. 25–35 min Math and math centers 1.OA.5, 1.OA.6

    1. Quick check: say 5 problems out loud (4 + 2, 6 + 3, 7 + 1, 5 + 4, 8 + 2).
    2. Your child counts on in their head or on fingers and writes the answers.
    3. Play "Race to 10" with a die and a ten frame: add the roll until the frame is full.

    Math center: Race to 10: two players, one die, two ten frames.

  5. 15–20 min Social studies C3 D2.Civ.3.K-2

    1. Review the rules poster. Ask: "Which rule did we use most this week?"
    2. Talk about a problem that happened and how a rule helped.
    3. Add one new rule if the group agrees, and explain why.

  6. 15–20 min Writing W.1.3, W.1.2, L.1.2

    Make a "Me in First Grade" page: draw yourself and write two sentences about you. Check for capitals and periods.

    Sound spelling is real writing in 1st grade. Expect correct spelling for heart words and patterns already taught.

  7. 20–30 min Centers and independent practice

    • Word building: magnetic letters or letter tiles for short a words
    • Book bins: choose two "just right" books for your book box
    • Math: ten-frame flash and count-on dominoes
    • Listening: a read-aloud recording from the public library

    Device time (5 to 10 minutes, together): Short a Words.

  8. 5 min Closing circle SL.1.1

    Ask: "What was your favorite part of the first week?" Each child shares one thing.

Support: Only use 1, 2 and 3 when counting on.
Stretch: Count on in your head without fingers for 7 + 3 and 6 + 4.
Look for: Record which facts your child counts on smoothly and which still need counting all.

Short day? Do the morning meeting, phonics, reading and math. Fold science or social studies into the read-aloud talk.