Day 84

 Opening Session: (SEL) Mindset: setting intentions

Core 1: Writing: brainstorming

Core 2: Math: adding/subtracting with 100 Chart

Core 3: Social Studies: MLK

Tiered Support: 

• Retell: Go Fast, Go Slow: retell
• Read: Toad and His Boat: reading punctuation, long 'o' vowel pairs

Day 83

 Opening Session: (SEL): Mindset

Core 1: LA

• Spelling: long 'o' vowel pairs
• Writing: voice: imperative

Core 2: Math: 100 Chart: ten more/less

Core 3: Social Studies: mapping skills: desktop

Tiered Support: 

• Retell: Go Fast, Go Slow: retell
• Read: Toad and His Boat: reading punctuation, long 'o' vowel pairs

Day 82

 Opening Session

Core 1: LA

• Spelling: long 'o'
• Writing: info/procedural: brainstorm

Core 2: Math: Tool: Hundreds Chart

Core 3: Science: Earth: manipulating data

Tiered Support: 

• Go Fast, Go Slow: comprehension: compare/contrast 
• long 'o'

Day 70

Opening Session: (SEL): Mindset: making a difference

Core 1: (LA) Writing: drafting

Core 2: Math: place value: dimes

Core 3: Art: visual

Tiered Support

• Retell: Time to Tug
• Read: Why Kittens Hide: i_e

Day 65

Opening Session: Thanksgiving

Core 1: LA

• Parts of speech review
• Writing: informational brainstorming

Core 2: Math: strategizing and review for speed

Core 3: Art: visual

Tiered Support: retell and read: soft c and g

For Writing, we continued with the beginning of our informational (articles) unit by brainstorming a list of topics we would be interested in or know a lot about. Writing paper for this unit can be picked up at school or found in the parent folder >writer's workshop >informational >informational writing template.

Day 60

Opening Session: (SEL) Mindfulness: kindness

Core 1: (LA)

• Spelling strategies
• Writing: editing: speling

Core 2: (Math): subtraction: doubles

Core 3: Art: color

Tiered Support: One Thousand Paper Cranes

For Writing, we edited spelling using a red pen. For this step, we start by circling words we suspect may be spelled incorrectly. We then apply one of the spelling strategies from the spelling strategy chart. We can use the back of our writing paper for space to use the strategies.

Spelling Strategies:

• Stretch it out. Listen for sounds.
• Find the word where you think it may be.
• Spell each syllable.
• Try a different spelling from S.S. cards.
• Write it 3 different ways. Pick the best.
• Recall a spelling rule or hint.

Day 56

Opening Session: (SEL) mindfulness: gratitude

Core 1: LA: Drakes Tale: interactive read aloud: writing in response to literature: predictions

Core 2: Art: color

Core 3: Math CFA

Day 51

Open Session: (SEL): mindful decisions: nutrition

Core 1: LA

• Parts of Speech 
• Writing: adverbs

Core 2: Math: skip counting

Core 3: Art

Tiered Support: final consonant /ch/

In Writing today we added adverbs as part of the revision process.

We also wrote the following shared story adding various parts of speech collectively.

Halloween is the best time to smile. The weather is scary and spooky. When it gets dark, you dress up and go door to door, saying “Trick or Treat!” and neighbors give you earrings and rubberbands. This year, I will dress up as a tree or a haunted candy or maybe a black wolf. While Trick or Treating, it's important to be safe. Don't run out into the pumpkin patch and work both ways before crossing the school. Your parents may even bring along straws to help everyone exercise in the dark. Remember your manners. After someone gives you a fluffy butterfly or a tree, make sure to say AAArgh. Hope everyone has a beautiful time!

Day 48

Opening Session: (SEL): The Monster Who Lost His Mean

Core 1: LA

• Interactive Read Aloud: The Monkeys and the Hats: retell
• Writing: adding a title

Core 2: Math: addition strategy: making a 10

Core 3: Science

Tiered Support: final digraph /ch/

In Writing today, we added our last element, title, for our narrative in order to pass the 1st grade narrative writing standard. Which means we are ready to start the revision process. For revision we will be switching from black  ink to blue ink.

Day 46

Opening Session: (SEL): Mindset

Core 1: LA

• Spelling: word family
• Writing: closing

Core 2: Math: adding 0 and 10

Core 3: Science/Art

Tiered Support: The Best Nest: retell, final consonant blend

For Writing today,  we constructed closings for our writing. A closing is a way to let our reader know we are done finishing our story. So, a closing will not be a what happened next. The chart here has ideas for how to close a 1st grade narrative.

• Tell why you wrote the story.

• Close with a feeling.

• Share what you learned.

• Close with a superlative.

• Close with a question.

• Don’t close with what happened next. (Then we went home... is NOT a closing.)

Day 45

Opening Session: (SEL): mindset and mindful: perseverance and conservation

Core 1: LA

• Spelling: word families
• Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

Core 2: Mathe: workshop: using a numberline

Core 3: Science/Art

Tiered Support: The Best Nest: retell: final consonant blends

Day 41

Opening Session: (SEL): mindfulness: mindful choices

Core 1: LA: capitalization, personal 'I', proper nouns

Core 2: Math: equivalent expressions

Core 3: Visual Art: color

Tiered Support: Fran Grabs It: r-blends

Day 36

Opening Session: (SEL): Mindfulness: perspective and forced perspective

Core 1: Math: addition strategy: doubles

Core 2: LA: Writing: setting and character

Core 3: Art: shapes: movement

Tiered Support: Stop! It's a Frog!: retell

For Writer's Workshop we analyzed narrative text for setting and character and added the characters and setting to our memorable moments.

When                Who                          Where

Last week        My family and I        Lake Havasu

Day 31

Opening Session: (SEL): Gesture drawings: shape perspective

Core 1: LA

• Writer's Workshop: Brainstorming
• Interactive Read Aloud

Core 2: Math: Subtraction: parts of 10

Core 3: Social Science

Tiered Support: Sled Club: l-blends

Today we continue our narrative writing by brainstorming a list of settings for possible personal narratives. The settings for our list could very be gleaned from our list of memorable moments. It follows that a possible discussion at home would be to say a couple sentences regarding the settings for your child's list of memorable moments. They could mirror an adult making comments about their own settings from their list. Comments might include the answers to where, when, and who questions.

Day 27

Opening Session: (SEL): Mindfulness: gesture drawing

Core 1: (LA)

• Shared Reading:
• Sight words
• Spelling

Core 2: Math

Core 3: Social Science

Tiered Support: Fish Wish: retell

Day 22

Opening Session: (SEL)

Core 1: LA

• Ending Sounds
• Sumarize
• Words in a sentence

Core 2: Math: data

Core 3: Art: lines

Tiered Support: phonics: Elkonin Chart (digraphs)

Day 17

Opening Session: (SEL): Mindfulness: Gesture sketching: actions

Core 1: LA

• Script 'p'
• Onset fluency
• Change-a-Word Game (time permitting)
• Personal Informational: All About Me: Favorite place (p. 8)

Core 2: Math: Collections

Core 3: Art: Elements of Art: line

Tiered Support: Guided Reading: 

Day 13

Opening Session: (SEL): Gestures

Core 1: Reading: Shared Reading: Hickory Dickory Dock

• Sight words
• Spelling
• Syllables (homework: Seesaw)
• Retell

Core 2: Math

Core 3: Science: Animal defenses

Day 9

Opening Session: (SEL): Livining Mindfully: Emotions

Core 1: ELA: Writing: Personal Informational

• Script: 'd'
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Physical description

Core 2: Math: Parts of 10

Core 3: Art: Elements of Art: Line

Tiered Support: Independent Work