This is the link to CBE's on line K-6 learning suggestions - you can access through public web page under Learning at Home - many great suggestions here
Remember that young minds learn best with problem solving, projects and studying or researching something of interest - investigate and ask questions...
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Go ahead and look back at older blogs from me, as I have repeatedly posted ideas for reading, writing, and numeracy. There are already game and activity suggestions there!
The most important work for grade 1 students is READ, READ, READ - for comprehension, voice inflection and fluency building! who, what, when, where, why, how, what if..., what does that mean to you? These are the reasons for reading and the indicators of a child's actual reading ability!
STOP before you finish reading! do you know what's happening? can you make a prediction - what will happen next?
Who are the characters? the main character? what's the big idea? what's the big problem? how is the problem solved? what makes this story interesting? is this a fiction or non-fiction? what information did you learn?
GET OUTSIDE EVERYDAY FOR FRESH AIR!
DRAW with details; foreground, background, inside or outside?, who, where, what, when, how???? - details to add to pictures with simple sentence expectations and meeting those writing expectations as posted in previous blogs! Can you make a web or diagram of the information you learned from this book?
Detailed retell of stories - can you get up to 8 or 10 details into sequence! Can you retell the big ideas in your own words! Can you draw about the beginning, middle, end!
GAMES, GAMES, GAMES - the non-computer and non- ipad kind are best for young minds! BREATHE DEEPLY like a FROG - 10, 10, 10 like in the gym! PUZZLES! DRAW and COLOUR a great picture and make it into your own puzzle!
Look on line for 3D shape nets - can you match them to their 2D shapes? Can you find them in your natural world? Can you define the characteristics of basic shapes? ie, what makes a square a square, vs a rectangle? why is a square a rectangle? but a rectangle is not a square? Make and build, Build and Make - STUFF - then record what you did, how did you do it? - Built a great Lego structure? Can you draw it? Can you record how many of certain sizes, shapes, colours you used for your construction? Can you graph them?
Up until now, we have been making links between all our grade 1 science units: Senses, Seasonal Changes, Building Things, Creating Colour, Needs of Plants and Animals...
Get out the Playdough, or make some at home! Have fun with learning and...
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