Moneta Elementary School

Building Citizens. Promoting Success.

Reading: Explore a cereal or other food box and gather the following information:

1.   Name of food

2.   Name of company who made the food

3.   Ingredients in the food

Record your information by drawing a picture of the food box, writing the title of the food, who made the food, then list one or more ingredients in the food.

Writing: Write about how you felt when you heard that school was closed for the rest of the year.  Use detailed sentences and proofread your work (check for errors/mistakes). Share this with someone at home.

Math:  MEASURING ITEMS

Find 4 objects in your house that can fit in your hand.

Find a bunch of pennies.

Take the first object you picked and lay it on the floor.  Put the pennies in a line under the object you picked, making sure each penny touches the other one next to it.  How many pennies did it take to go across the object on the floor?

Do the same thing with the other objects.

Science: Take a look around your kitchen and find 5 edible plants, then draw a picture and write the names of the edible plants on a piece of paper.(example:  corn)

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: 

Search a magazine for the following information: 

Favorite Animal

Record the following information by cutting out the picture or by drawing the picture, then writing a response:

Use 2 or more adjectives and nouns to describe the animal (example: brown fur)

Write a sentence to tell where the animal is.

Write a sentence to tell what the animal is doing.

Write a sentence to tell why you like the animal

Writing: Make a grocery list of items you will need from the store to last you for at least one week.  I hope you have at least 10 items on the list.

Math:  LONGER AND SHORTER

Find 2 objects that are different lengths.

Find a bunch of pennies.

Put the objects on the floor next to each other.

Use your pennies (like you did on Monday) to measure the objects.

How many pennies did it take to go across each object?

Which is longer?

Which is shorter?

Science: Take a walk outside with your parents and find 5 deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves) and draw a picture of each one.  Write the names of them if you know their names. (example: oak tree)

**If it is raining, you can look out the window.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: 

Search a magazine for the following information: 

Favorite Food

Record the following information by cutting out the picture or by drawing the picture, then writing a response.

Use 2 or more adjectives and nouns to describe the food (example: delicious cake)

Write a sentence to tell where the food is located in the picture.

Write a question asking who else might like this food. Then write an answer to your question.

Write a sentence to tell why you like the food.

Writing: Write a friendly letter to someone in your house and ask them to write back to you.  Use detailed sentences and proofread your work (check for errors/mistakes). Remember to use all the parts of a letter. Watch this quick video as a reminder of each part.  YouTube (Writing a Letter)  

Math:TALLER AND SHORTER

Which is taller and which is shorter, your dresser or a kitchen cabinet?

Use your hands to measure from top to bottom. 

How many hands long was your dresser?

How many hands long was the kitchen cabinet?

Which one was taller?

Which one was shorter?  

Science: Take a walk outside with your parents and see if you can find 2 or more evergreen trees (trees that stay green all year).  Draw a picture of them if you can find them. Label them if you know their names. (example: cedar tree)

**If it is raining, you can look out the window.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: 

Search a magazine for the following information: 

Favorite Ice Cream

Record the following information by cutting out the picture or by drawing the picture, then writing a response.

Use 2 or more adjectives and nouns to describe the food (example: cold ice cream).

Write a sentence to tell where the food is located in the picture.

Write a question asking who else might like this food. Then write an answer to your question.

Write a sentence to tell why you like the food.

Writing: Write out your daily schedule.  Sequence (put in order) the events of your day.  Be sure to add the time for each activity. Think about how your schedule has changed now that you do not have to attend school.

Math: SAME AS:

Look around your house and see if you can find 5 things that are about the same size. 

Set them next to each other to check your answer.

Science: Look through a magazine and see if you can find 2 deciduous trees and 2 evergreen trees.  Cut them out and glue them under a sort: Evergreen

Deciduous

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading:  

Interview someone in your family:  

Ask the following questions and record your answers on a piece of paper.

What’s your full name?

How old are you?

When is your birthday?

What is your favorite color?

Then ask a question of your choice.

Writing: Make a Venn Diagram (draw 2 large circles).  On one side put Learning at Home and on the side put Learning at School.  In the middle, you will list things that apply to both. Did you forget how to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast?  Not a problem...YouTube to the rescue! Watch this video explaining how it works YouTube (Venn Diagram).  Can you create a different Venn Diagram?  Compare yourself to your sibling or parent.  The possibilities are endless!

Math: FAMILY FEET:

Get some paper and trace one foot from each person in your house

Cut the traced feet out.

Lay them down on the floor from longest to shortest.

Then use your pennies to measure each foot.

How many pennies long was each foot?

Science: Take a walk outside with your parents and look for new buds and blossoms on plants.  Count how many plants you found with new buds or blossoms.

***If it is raining, you can look out the window

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading:This week’s focus is FICTION STORIES - stories that are not true.

Characters and Setting

Pick a fiction story to read and after reading your story, write down on a piece of paper who the characters were in the story.  Then let your parents check your answer.

Next write down the setting from the story (where the story takes place).  Sometimes the setting changes so you can have more than one answer. Let your parents check your answer.

Writing: Write about what you did last week over Spring Break.  See if you can write five good sentences. Check for capital letters and punctuation marks.

Math: This week’s focus is WEIGHT using balancing Scales

    Light-heavy                             Heavy-light

                                                   Equal or the same

 HOW TO USE A BALANCING SCALE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybEU-6U7s8k

Understanding: BALANCE 

Find 2 objects in your house that can fit in your hand.

Compare the weight of each item to see which is heavier and which is lighter.

What is your good guess?

Give the items to one of your parents.  Let them check. They can tell you if you were correct.  

Do the same thing with 2 other objects.

Repeat as often as you want.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL****

Science: This week’s focus is Natural Resources

Natural Resources are plants and animals, water, air, land, minerals, flowers, trees,  forests and soil. Many natural resources are limited.

Take a walk outside with your parents and look for natural resources like the ones listed above.  Take a piece of paper and pencil with you and write down 4, 5 or more natural resources you find.

If it is raining, you can look outside your window.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, please continue with the lessons for the week of April 20-24.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is FICTION STORIES - stories that are not true.

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

Pick a fiction story to read and after reading the story, write down the words who, what, when, where, why and how.  See if you are able to answer the five w’s and the one h. Have your parents check your answers to see if you are correct.

Writing: Write about what the Easter Bunny brought to you on Easter.  

Math: LIGHTER 

BECOME A HUMAN BALANCING SCALE!

Find 2 objects in your house that you can pick up with your hands.

Pick one of the items up with one hand and pick the other item up with the other hand. 

Which is lighter?  What is your good guess?

Give the items to one of your parents.  Let them check. They can tell you if you were correct.  

Do the same thing with 2 other objects.

Repeat with other items as often as you want.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL****

Science: Focus Man-made Resource (which is in contrast to NATURAL RESOURCES)

Manmade resources are things like plastic, paper,  sheet metal, rubber and brass.   Man made objects are things like tables, chairs, pencils, toys and books.

Take a walk inside your house with your parents and look for man-made resources and objects like the ones listed above.  Take a piece of paper and pencil with you and write down 4, 5 or more man-made resources and objects you find.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, please continue with the lessons for the week of April 20-24.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is FICTION STORIES - stories that are not true.

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

Pick a fiction story to read and after reading the story, write down the words who, what, when, where, why and how.  See if you are able to answer the five w’s and the one h. Have your parents check your answers to see if you are correct.

Writing: Write a friendly letter to Mrs.Warren and I will write you back.  My address is:

1111 Five Forks Road

Bedford, Va. 24523

 Use detailed sentences and proofread your work (check for errors/mistakes).  Remember to use all the parts of a letter. Watch this quick video as a reminder of each part.  YouTube (Writing a Letter)  

Math: HEAVIER

BECOME A HUMAN BALANCING SCALE!

Find 2 objects in your house that you can pick up with your hands.

Pick one of the items up with one hand and pick the other item up with the other hand.

Which is heavier?  What is your good guess?

Give the items to one of your parents.  Let them check. They can tell you if you were correct.  

Do the same thing with 2 other objects.

Repeat with other items as often as you want.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL****

Science: Focus Taking care of our Air, Water and Land

We need clean air, water and land.  Do not pollute!

Today you will draw a picture showing  clean air, water and land.

Draw a pretty picture of things you would see on land, like trees, flowers, sand-box, houses or whatever you want.  Next add a water body like a pond, river, creek, lake or ocean. Then add something nice to the fresh air like the sunshine, soaring birds, butterflies or anything else you want.  Finally, draw some people and animals in your picture and make sure they are being friendly to the earth.

Hang your picture on the refrigerator if you want so everyone can see it!

BONUS:  ENJOY AN EARTH DAY PICNIC OUTSIDE WITH YOUR PARENTS!

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, please continue with the lessons for the week of April 20-24.

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Reading: This week’s focus is FICTION STORIES - stories that are not true.

Retell in order

Pick a fiction story to read and after reading the story, write down on a piece of paper three things that happened in the story and make sure they are in the correct order. Have your parents check your answers.

****IXL-Language Arts first grade Letter V2****

Writing: Write all the words you can think of that begin with the letter T.  See if you can list at least 20. Remember if you can not spell the word to sound it out.  Remember all the sounds you learned in SFA.

Math: THE SAME 

BECOME A HUMAN BALANCING SCALE!

Look around your house and see if you can find 2 items that are about the same weight and that you can pick up with your hands.

Pick one of the items up with one hand and pick the other item up with the other hand.

Are they the same weight?  What is your good guess?

Give the items to one of your parents.  Let them check. They can tell you if you were correct.  

Do the same thing with 2 other objects.

Repeat with other items as often as you want.

This balancing scale shows weight that is the same. 

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL****

Science: Focus is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce means to use a smaller or lesser amount of something.  For example, don’t use globs of glue and turn off water when you are not using it.  How do you reduce? Tell your parents 3, 4 or more ways.

Reuse means to use something again. For example, we reused paper from our scrapbox at school.  You reuse your crayons over and over. A sponge or a dishrag is used over and over. How do you reuse?  Tell your parents 3, 4 or more ways.

Recycle means to take waste material and turn it into new material.

You remember our recycle bin at school. How can you recycle?  Tell your parents 3, 4 or more ways.  

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, please continue with the lessons for the week of April 20-24.

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Reading: This week’s focus is FICTION STORIES - stories that are not true. 

Theme-Main Idea

Pick a fiction story to read and after reading the story, write down the theme (what the story was mostly about).  Have your parents check your answer

****IXL-Language Arts first grade Letter U1****

Writing: Make a Venn Diagram (draw 2 large circles).  On one side put Animals in the Zoo and on the other side put Animals in the Wild.  In the middle, you will list things that apply to both. Did you forget how to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast?  Not a problem...YouTube to the rescue! Watch this video explaining how it works YouTube (Venn Diagram).  

Math: HEAVY, LIGHT OR THE SAME

Which side is heavier?

Explain your answer to your parent.

Which side is lighter?

 Explain your answer to your parent.

Which scale shows the same?

Explain your answer to your parent.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL****

Science: Focus Parks

You can go to many parks and enjoy yourself.  Going to a park is a great way to see wildlife. If you go to a park, remember not to litter!

Draw a picture of a park that you would like to go to.  

Then write  sentences:

1) Why would you like to go to the park?

2) Who  would you want to go with you?

3) What would you like to do at the park?

4) What would you like to see at the park?

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, please continue with the lessons for the week of April 20-24.

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Monday April 27th:

Tuesday April 28th:

Wednesday April 29th:

Thursday April 30th:

Friday May 1st:

Reading:This week’s focus is to expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 

Nouns-people, places and things

Search in some magazines.  See if you can find 3, 4 or more people. Then find 3, 4 or more  places.  Finally find 3, 4 or more things.  After that, find 3 pieces of paper and write the labels:  PEOPLE on one sheet,  PLACES on another sheet and THINGS on the last sheet.

Now cut and glue your pictures onto the right pieces of papers. 

Keep your papers for tomorrow!

****Great review on nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Do W1, W2, W3, FF1, FF2, FF3, HH1, HH2, and HH3 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

Write these words 5 times each or do a sort and write them twice:  

/ie/ /igh/ /y/ /i-e/  

sky, why, light, sight, pie, tie, bike, white 

Writing: If someone gave you a hundred dollars, what would you buy with it?  Check for capital letters and punctuation marks.

Math: This week’s focus is repeated and growing patterns.  This week you will be creating patterns and identifying the core.

Repeated patterns look like this:  ABABABAB.  The CORE would be:  AB.

Repeated pattern:  123123123  CORE:  123

Growing pattern “GROW”:

ab,abc,abcd, abcde,abcdef

Rhythm 

SNAP, CLAP, STOMP

Have fun today with rhythm patterns:  

1) Make a snap-clap pattern with your fingers and hands.

Snap, clap, snap, clap, snap, clap.  The core is snap, clap.

2) Now make a  snap, clap, stomp pattern with your fingers, hands and feet: 

Snap, clap, stomp       snap, clap, stomp         snap, clap, stomp (repeat as many times as you want).  What’s the core?  Tell your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL.****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch this video:

Arthur Ashe was a winner at Wimbledon & the US Open! Watch our Top 10 Fun Facts to Learn!

Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond, Virginia.

We live in Virginia.  

Find Virginia on a map. 

The capital of Virginia is Richmond.  

Find Richmond on a map.  

Where were you born?  

Find that place on a map.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.  If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, April 20-24, April 27- May 1, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 4-8.

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Reading: This week’s focus is to expand vocabulary and use of word meanings.

Adjectives describe nouns 

They can be color words, number words, size words, feeling words, etc. Go get your Noun papers from yesterday.  Look at your pictures and describe your nouns.

For instance, if you cut out a grandmother, what word would describe her?  Kind, Happy, Friendly?   

If you cut out a town, what word could describe it?  Big, Little, Busy?

If you cut out a pencil, what word would describe it? Sharp, Dull, Yellow?

Tell your parents your answers.

****Great review on nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Do W1, W2, W3, FF1, FF2, FF3, HH1, HH2, and HH3 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

/ie/ /igh/ /y/ /i-e/  

sky, why, light, sight, pie, tie, bike, white 

Write words in ABC order.

Writing: Write about what you like to do on sunny days.  

Math: This week’s focus is repeated and growing patterns.  This week you will be creating patterns and identifying the core.

Repeated patterns look like this:  ABABABAB.  The CORE would be:  AB.

Repeated pattern:  123123123  CORE:  123

Growing pattern “GROW”:

ab,abc,abcd, abcde,abcdef

Color

Sock Day!

Find a bunch of socks that are not the same colors.  For instance, find white socks and find black socks or find white socks and find red socks.  (Use whatever you find).

Now lay your socks on the floor and transfer the socks into an 

AABAAB AAB pattern with your socks. 

For instance:  white, white, red socks   white, white, red socks   white, white, red socks

What is the core?  Tell your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL.****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch this video:

Arthur Ashe was a winner at Wimbledon & the US Open! Watch our Top 10 Fun Facts to Learn!

He was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis singles championship.

Answer these questions to your parents: 

WHO are you studying? WHAT did he win? WHEN did this happen?  (In the past, present or future?) 

Now try this:  What can you do well?  Write a list of 3, 4 or more things that you do well.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.  If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, April 20-24, April 27- May 1, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 4-8.

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Reading: This week’s focus is to expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 

Verbs often show action

Today you will act out verbs:  show your parents what these verbs look like:

Jumping, smiling, singing, flapping, blinking, playing, walking.  

Now come up with 3, 4 or more of your own verbs and have your parents act them out.

****Great review on nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Do W1, W2, W3, FF1, FF2, FF3, HH1, HH2, and HH3 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

/ie/ /igh/ /y/ /i-e/  

sky, why, light, sight, pie, tie, bike, white 

Draw a picture of each spelling word and label it.

Writing: Write a friendly letter to Ms. Watkins. Her address is:

Moneta Elementary School

12718 Old Moneta Road

Moneta, Va. 24121

 Use detailed sentences and proofread your work (check for errors/mistakes).  Remember to use all the parts of a letter. Watch this quick video as a reminder of each part.  YouTube (Writing a Letter)  

Math: This week’s focus is repeated and growing patterns.  This week you will be creating patterns and identifying the core.

Repeated patterns look like this:  ABABABAB.  The CORE would be:  AB.

Repeated pattern:  123123123  CORE:  123

Growing pattern “GROW”:

ab,abc,abcd, abcde,abcdef 

Shape

Drawing Day!

Draw an ABCD,ABCD, ABCD pattern by substituting or transferring the letters into geometric shapes.  

Draw a  square, circle rectangle, triangle and then repeat the drawing 3 more times.

What is the core?  Tell your parents.

Look Below:

What shape is missing?  Explain your answer to your parents.

 ____?

Tell your parents what the core is of this pattern.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL.****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch this video:

Arthur Ashe was a winner at Wimbledon & the US Open! Watch our Top 10 Fun Facts to Learn!

He was a leader for civil rights.  

Civil Rights gives people equal or the same opportunities  under the law.

Make a list of 3, 4 or more things that you can do that is the same as something your friends can do. For instance, your friends can go into a grocery store and so can you.  That is an example of equal opportunity.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, 

April 20-24, April 27- May 1, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 4-8.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is to expand vocabulary and use of word meanings.

Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

Make a chart just like the one below using the labels: 

Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

Now write the following words next to the correct label: 

fox, candy, mother, wiggly, blue, father, flower, teacher, seven

Have your parents check your work.

****Great review on nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Do W1, W2, W3, FF1, FF2, FF3, HH1, HH2, and HH3 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

/ie/ /igh/ /y/ /i-e/  

sky, why, light, sight, pie, tie, bike, white 

Use each word in a sentence.  Do not forget your capital letter at the beginning of your sentences and punctuation marks at the end of your sentences.

Writing: Make a list of at least 20 words that begin with the letter R.  If you do not know how to spell a word, use your SFA sounds to help you sound it out.

Math: This week’s focus is repeated and growing patterns.  This week you will be creating patterns and identifying the core.

Repeated patterns look like this:  ABABABAB.  The CORE would be:  AB.

Repeated pattern:  123123123  CORE:  123

Growing pattern “GROW”:

ab,abc,abcd, abcde,abcdef 

Numerical

Spoons and Forks

Make a 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2 pattern with your spoons and forks.  Lay on the table 1 spoon and then 2 forks.  Repeat this 4 more times. You have made a 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2 pattern.  

What is the core?  Tell your parents.

Try this: 

What is next? 

10,11,12,10, 11,12,10,11, 12,10,11___

What is the core?  Tell your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from  April27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL.****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch this video:

Arthur Ashe was a winner at Wimbledon & the US Open! Watch our Top 10 Fun Facts to Learn!

He worked for equality for all people. 

Equality is being treated equally or the same.  

Make a list of 3, 4 or more rules we had at school that were the same for everyone in the class.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10,

April 20-24,  April 27- May 1, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 4-8.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is to expand vocabulary and use of word meanings.  

Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

Make a chart just like the one below using the labels: 

Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

Now write the following words next to the correct label: 

cat, fruit, run, shake, red, plant, child, nine, friend, balloon

Have your parents check your work.

****Great review on nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Do W1, W2, W3, FF1, FF2, FF3, HH1, HH2, and HH3 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

/ie/ /igh/ /y/ /i-e/  

sky, why, light, sight, pie, tie, bike, white 

Have your parents call out each spelling word as you write them down on a piece of paper.  Get your parents to check your work.

Writing: Make a Venn Diagram (draw 2 large circles).  On one side put Cats and on the other side put Dogs.  In the middle, you will list things that apply to both.  Did you forget how to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast?  Not a problem...YouTube to the rescue!  Watch this video explaining how it works YouTube (Venn Diagram).  

Math: This week’s focus is repeated and growing patterns.  This week you will be creating patterns and identifying the core.

Repeated patterns look like this:  ABABABAB.  The CORE would be:  AB.

Repeated pattern:  123123123  CORE:  123

Growing pattern “GROW”:

ab,abc,abcd, abcde,abcdef

Growing

Growing Patterns grow!

What do you think would come next?

Look at the following Growing Pattern.  What do you think will come next? 

Look carefully:  

2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 2, 6, 2, _

Now make a growing pattern using pennies and nickels.  Try this:  

1 penny  1 nickel  1 penny  2 nickels  1 penny  3 nickels  1 penny  4 nickels  

Keep going and then show your parents!     

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL.****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch this video:

Arthur Ashe was a winner at Wimbledon & the US Open! Watch our Top 10 Fun Facts to Learn!

Arthur Ashe was an influential person. He was a leader.

Have you ever been a leader?     Sure you have!           When you were at school, you received a Caught Being Good ticket.  Think about a time when you got one of those tickets, then finish the sentences below on a piece of paper.  

I was caught being good when I ____. 

This made me a leader because ____.   

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10,

April 20-24, April 27- May 1, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 4-8.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Websites that would be great to use as a review:

IXL-Math and Language Arts (Make sure students are on first grade skills)

USER NAME: Lunch number followed by @bedford county (no spaces)

PASSWORD: Lunch number

Reading Eggs 

Math Seeds

Education Galaxy-Reading and Math

Reading:This week’s focus is ABC order and Rhyming words.

ABC Order

Search your kitchen cabinet for 4 food items that begin with different letters.  For instance, “noodles” begins with /n/ and “spaghetti” begins with /s/.             Now that you found 4 words, write them in abc order according to their first letter.  Let your parents check your work.

****Great review on ABC order.  Do DD1 and DD2 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

Write these words 5 times each or do a sort and write them twice:  

 /o/ /oa/ /oe/  /o-e/ /ow/  

go, no, float, load, toe, Joe, hope, drove, know, glow          

Writing: What is your favorite dinner?  How often do you usually eat your special dinner?  Check for capital letters and punctuation marks.

Math: This week’s focus is Magnitude which refers to the size of a set. This week you will be estimating quantity.  To estimate means to determine a number that is close to the exact amount. When asking for an estimate, teachers might ask, “About how much?” or “About how many?” or “Is this about 10 or about 50?” 

BUS

About how many kids can fit on a school bus without sitting on each other’s laps?

3, 30 or 300

Explain your answer to your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL, review measurement from May 4-8.****

****Do L1 in IXL on magnitude for this week, May 11-15****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Maggie Lena Walker. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch these videos:

The Maggie Lena Walker Story 

Black History Month: Maggie L. Walker female banking pioneer

Maggie L. Walker was born in Richmond, Virginia.

Tell your parents someone else influential who was born in Richmond, Virginia. 

You learned about him last week.

They can tell you if you are right.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.  If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, April 20-24, April 27- May 1, May 4-8, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 11-15.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is ABC order and Rhyming words.

ABC Order

Search your refrigerator for 4 food items that begin with different letters.         Now that you found 4 words, write them in abc order according to their first letter.  Let your parents check your work.

****Great review on ABC order.  Do DD1 and DD2 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

Write words in ABC order:

 /o/ /oa/ /oe/  /o-e/ /ow/  

go, no, float, load, toe, Joe, hope, drove, know, glow 

Writing: Write about what you like to do on snow days when we do not go to school.  

Math: This week’s focus is Magnitude which refers to the size of a set. This week you will be estimating quantity.  To estimate means to determine a number that is close to the exact amount. When asking for an estimate, teachers might ask, “About how much?” or “About how many?” or “Is this about 10 or about 50?” 

BOOKS

About how many books can you carry in your bookbag without getting a backache?

5, 50 or 500

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL, review measurement from May 4-8.****

****Do L1 in IXL on magnitude for this week, May 11-15****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Maggie Lena Walker.

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch these videos:

The Maggie Lena Walker Story 

Black History Month: Maggie L. Walker female banking pioneer

Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank.

Answer these questions to your parents:

WHO is the person you are studying?    

WHAT did she establish? 

WHEN did Maggie Walker establish a bank? (In the past, present or future)?  

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week.  If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, April 20-24, April 27- May 1, May 4-8, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 11-15.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is ABC order and Rhyming words.

ABC Order

Search your bedroom for 4 toys that begin with different letters.  Now that you found 4 words, write them in abc order according to their first letter.  Let your parents check your work.

****Great review on ABC order.  Do DD1 and DD2 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

Draw a picture of each spelling word and label it:

 /o/ /oa/ /oe/  /o-e/ /ow/  

go, no, float, load, toe, Joe, hope, drove, know, glow 

Writing: Write a friendly letter to Ms. Massey. Her address is:

Moneta Elementary School

12718 Old Moneta Road

Moneta, Va. 24121

 Use detailed sentences and proofread your work (check for errors/mistakes).  Remember to use all the parts of a letter. Watch this quick video as a reminder of each part.  YouTube (Writing a Letter)  

Math: This week’s focus is Magnitude which refers to the size of a set. This week you will be estimating quantity.  To estimate means to determine a number that is close to the exact amount. When asking for an estimate, teachers might ask, “About how much?” or “About how many?” or “Is this about 10 or about 50?” 

JOURNALS

About how many journals can you put on top of your desk to cover the top of it without  stacking the books on top of each other? 

4, 40 or 400

Explain your answer to your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL, review measurement from May 4-8.****

****Do L1 in IXL on magnitude for this week, May 11-15****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch these videos:

The Maggie Lena Walker Story 

Black History Month: Maggie L. Walker female banking pioneer

Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to become a bank president.

Answer these questions to your parents:

WHERE is the United States?  

WHY do you think Maggie Walker wanted to become a bank president?

HOW is a bank president different from the President of the United States?

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10, 

April 20-24, April 27- May 1,  May 4-8, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 11-15.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is ABC order and rhyming words.

Rhyming words

What rhymes with your name?  You can make up a word as long as it rhymes.  Write down your name and then the rhyming word.  

Next do the same with someone else’s name in your family. 

Ask your parents if you made correct  rhymes.

****Great review on rhyming words.  Do C1, C2, C3, and C4 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

Use each word in a sentence:

Do not forget your capital letter at the beginning of your sentences and punctuation marks at the end of your sentences.

 /o/ /oa/ /oe/  /o-e/ /ow/  

go, no, float, load, toe, Joe, hope, drove, know, glow 

Writing: Make a list of at least 20 things that are green.  If you do not know how to spell a word, use your SFA sounds to help you sound it out.

Math: This week’s focus is Magnitude which refers to the size of a set. This week you will be estimating quantity.  To estimate means to determine a number that is close to the exact amount. When asking for an estimate, teachers might ask, “About how much?” or “About how many?” or “Is this about 10 or about 50?” 

CRAYONS

About how many unbroken crayons can you hold in your hand without dropping them? 

7, 70 or 700

Explain your answer to your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from  April27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL, review measurement from May 4-8.****

****Do L1 in IXL on magnitude for this week, May 11-15****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch these videos:

The Maggie Lena Walker Story 

Black History Month: Maggie L. Walker female banking pioneer

Maggie L. Walker was influential. She believed in equal rights and equality for African Americans and women. Equal Rights and Equality are about Fairness.

Here are some thoughts  to think about. 

Pretend you were wearing a blue shirt and your friend was wearing a red shirt.  You both wanted to get some ice cream, but the ice cream man said you could not because you were wearing a blue shirt, but your friend could because your friend was wearing a red shirt.  Do you think that would be fair?   

Explain your answer to your parents

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10,

April 20-24,  April 27- May 1, May 4-8, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 11-15.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

Reading: This week’s focus is ABC order and rhyming words.

Rhyming words

What rhymes with the name of your favorite animal? Write down the animal and then a word that rhymes with it.  Remember you can make up the rhyming word.  Do the same thing with another favorite animal.  

Ask your parents to check your rhymes. 

****Great review on rhyming words.  Do C1, C2, C3, and C4 in IXL.****

Spelling Review:

Have your parents call out each spelling word as you write them down on a piece of paper.  Get your parents to check your work.

 /o/ /oa/ /oe/  /o-e/ /ow/  

go, no, float, load, toe, Joe, hope, drove, know, glow 

Writing: Make a Venn Diagram (draw 2 large circles).  On one side put Soccer and on the other side put Football.  In the middle, you will list things that apply to both.  Did you forget how to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast?  Not a problem...YouTube to the rescue!  Watch this video explaining how it works YouTube (Venn Diagram).  

Math: This week’s focus is Magnitude which refers to the size of a set. This week you will be estimating quantity.  To estimate means to determine a number that is close to the exact amount. When asking for an estimate, teachers might ask, “About how much?” or “About how many?” or “Is this about 10 or about 50?” 

PENNIES

About how many pennies can fit inside of a cup all the way to the top?

1, 10 or 100

Explain your answer to your parents.

****Great review on length from April 6-10.  Do P2, P7, P8, P9, P10 in IXL, review on weight from April 20-24.  Do P4 in IXL, review on capacity from April 27-May 1.  Do P6 in IXL, review measurement from May 4-8.****

****Do L1 in IXL on magnitude for this week, May 11-15****

Social Studies: This week’s focus is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 

Influential people in Virginia history made important contributions. 

Watch this video:

Watch these videos:

The Maggie Lena Walker Story 

Black History Month: Maggie L. Walker female banking pioneer

A contribution is the act of giving or doing something.

Did you know that you contribute to others?  

When you help your parents do something, then you are contributing.

Write down 3, 4 or more ways you contribute around the house.

Share your answer with your parents.

SFA: Find your child’s SFA teacher and click on their name.  Find daily SFA activities for this week. If you did your lessons for the week of April 6-10,

April 20-24, April 27- May 1, May 4-8, please continue with the lessons for the week of May 11-15.

https://sites.google.com/bedford.k12.va.us/mnesreadingroots

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