Welcome to First Grade!
December: What is Grade 1 studying?
ELA:
Module 2: A Study of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
Module Summary: In this module, students build their literacy and science skills as they engage in a study of the sun, moon, and stars. The module begins with a story about a young boy named Elvin who is curious about the sun, moon, and stars. Elvin wants to learn more about the sun, moon, and stars and shares his wonders and artifacts he receives along his journey with the first-grade students.
Unit Tasks:
- Students will explore the unit guiding question, “Why do authors write about the sun, the moon and the stars?”
- Students respond to test dependent questions, complete a Story Elements board to track the elements of the text, participate in role-playing to make better sense of what they are reading and write a response to text.
- Students will use new words to describe the appearance and movement of the sun and the moon
Eureka Math:
Module 2: Introduction to Place Value Through Addition and Subtraction Within 20
Students will...…
- solve word problems with three addends
- use the associative and commutative property
- make a ten
- compare efficiency of counting on
- model subtraction from teen numbers
First Grade, what to expect?
Homework is a crucial part of your child's active learning process and essential to their academic progress. Please make sure that all homework is completed daily.
Remember to read with your child every night for at least 20 minutes and talk with your child about the story.
- Math homework will be given almost every night on Zearn to match the daily lesson in school.
- Read every night.
- Respond to books using examples from the text.