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First Grade slides spring 2021

Here are the slides to help guide you through the work you may be missing this week while you are out.

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January 11th -15th, 2021

Phonics

Phonics video for each skill will be posted in Seesaw with an assignment.

Saxon Phonics- Lessons

• New spelling words for the week: me, run, thing, take, she’s, looking, little, title, will, shell, one, two

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• New dictation sentences for the week:

1. Frank goes to class at twelve.

2. He’ll take a test at one.

3. He needs to make a good grade.

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• Please practice writing these each day.

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Phonics

Saxon Phonics- SP Words & Sentences

• Our new sight word(s) for this week:

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• Complete the sight word sheet for the word(s) above. You can find this in your word work packet.

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• Practice reading sight words in your purple phonics folder each day (words # 1-65).

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Phonics

Saxon Phonics - Sight Words

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Sight word practice sheets look similar to this.

Practice writing your spelling words and sentences each day. You can do any of the following that are in your word work packet to practice. Pick one each day.

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• Trace and write 2 X
• Rainbow write
• ABC order
• Word Search
• Sentence Fix Up
• Dictation Sentences List 7
• You can also practice writing

them in your writing journal.

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Phonics

Saxon Phonics - Word Work

Words: me, run, thing, take, she’s, looking, little, title, will, shell, one, two

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Sentences:

1. Frank goes to class at twelve.

2. He’ll take a test at one.

3. He needs to make a good grade.

Math

You will need your Go Math Book Volume 2 this week.

Please complete the items listed below in your math book. Your teacher will check your math book when you return.

reading

Monday - Thursday: Review and complete the tasks on the next 6 slides. Those 6 slides need to be reviewed and completed each day Monday through Thursday to help prepare for the reading test on this week’s skills.

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Friday: Reading test day. You will make up the test once you return to school.

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Science and social studies skills are embedded within the reading.

There are not separate slides for science and social studies.

Essential question for the week:

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• How do animals’ bodies help them?

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• Animal parts - video

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Reading

McGraw Hill / Wonders

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Stories for the Week:

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• Read “Little Rabbit” Pg 10-29

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• Read “Animals Can Go Fast!” Pg 30-35

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• Your child can also go to the McGraw Hill app in classlink. Click on read and these stories should be available for them. They can have the story read to them.

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Reading

McGraw Hill / Wonders

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You need

Wonders

Book 1.4

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High frequency words for the week:

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• about, animal, carry, eight, give, our

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Vocabulary words for the week:

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• Feature, appearance, determined, predicament, relief, special, splendid

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• Your child should also go to the McGraw Hill app in classlink. Click on “Words to Know”

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Reading

McGraw Hill / Wonders

• Read “Snail and Frog Race” Pg 12-21 in the Unit 4 Reading & Writing Companion

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• Complete the items on the left under “Shared Read” as you read each page.

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Reading

This is what the items under “shared read” look like in the reading/writing companion book.

McGraw Hill Reading/Writing Companion

• Read “Snail and Frog Race” Pg 12-21 in the Unit 4 Reading & Writing Companion

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• Use your yellow crayon and color all the words with long a sounds Examples: snail, tale, play, race, gate, trail, rate, made, waited, wailed,

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Reading

McGraw Hill Reading/Writing Companion

Reading comprehension

McGraw Hill / Wonders

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• This week we are going to make connections with the text and learn about sequencing.

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• Use words like (first, next, then and last) to sequences events in a story.

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• Discuss character, setting, and plot.

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• Also discuss sequencing (first, next, then, last) or (first, second, third).

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Extra

The next few slides have login information for:

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• Epic- stories your child can read

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• XtraMath - practice math facts

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• Teach Your Monster to Read - practice phonics skills

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These are extra items your child may work on. This is not required.

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• You can use Epic to read stories.

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• Make sure you are logged into classlink, then go find the Epic app

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Step 1: Click on the Epic App

Step 2: Click login at the top

Step 3: Click students and educators

Step 4: Enter your class code and hit GO!

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Epic on classlink

Class Codes Driskill: ewp5133 Harper: tym1131 Mahana: lqz3069 Martinez: kvl9099

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• You can use Epic to read stories.

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• Open the Epic app on your ipad.

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• If the Epic app is not on the ipad, go click self serve on your ipad and tell Epic to install.

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Step 1: Click on the Epic App

Step 2: Click login at the top

Step 3: Click students and educators

Step 4: Enter your class code and hit GO!

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Epic app on the ipad

Class Codes Driskill: ewp5133 Harper: tym1131 Mahana: lqz3069 Martinez: kvl9099

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• This app is in classlink

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• Please log into classlink and find the xtramath icon

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Step 1: Click sign in up in the right corner

Step 2: Click the green “students” tab

Step3: Enter your child’s teacher’s email

Step4: Enter your child’s first name

Step 5: Enter the last four numbers of your child’s student ID #

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Xtra math app

Teacher Emails:

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Sharesa Driskill - sdriskill@gunterisd.org

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Lindsay Harper - lharper@gunterisd.org

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Jackie Mahana - jmahana@gunterisd.org

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Joanna Martinez - jmartinez@gunterisd.org

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Using a school issued ipad only!

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• Go to the self serve icon on your school issued ipad.

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• Find the teach monster icon and tell it to install

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• Open the app once it has loaded.

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Click “Log in” on the bottom right corner

Player name: first name only

Password: last four numbers of your student ID #

Star Code: Use your teacher’s code

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Teach Monster APP

Teacher/Star Codes:

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Driskill: 6251816

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Harper: 4805785

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Mahana: 6251818

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Martinez: 6294821

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Using a Web Browser

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• If you are not using a school issued ipad please click on your teacher’s name to go to the website to login.

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• You must click on the correct teacher or the login will not work.

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• Player name: first name
• Password: last four numbers of your student ID #
• The star box should already have a number in it.

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Teach Monster - using a web browser

Click on your Teacher

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Driskill Harper

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Mahana Martinez

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You Did it!

You completed your work for today. We can’t wait to have you back in the classroom.