Welcome to my First Grade blog! Some of you are visiting for the first time as part of your Summer Packet while some of you are former students still looking for some fun things to do. Hopefully I have found some games that everyone will enjoy! Play as many as you like. Let me know what games you like by either commenting in the journal you will bring to school in August or by commenting on the blog. If you choose to leave a comment here, you do not need to have an account. All you need to do is choose to comment as "anonymous". Be sure to sign your name in the comment box, though. Your comment will not appear right away. I check the comments before they get posted.
Do you like connect the dots? SUPER Connect the Dots will let you practice counting. It starts with having you count to ten and then increases each time you complete a puzzle.
Here's one that is wonderful for everyone! Have fun playing Tangram! Use the tangram shapes to solve the puzzles. Can you name all 7 shapes that are used in tangrams?
Another fun game for everyone is Moon Rock Patterns. This game is out of this world! REALLY! Complete the patterns and earn points. Can you name each pattern that you create? Remember, we name patterns with letters and only name the pattern unit (the part that repeats).
Want to read or listen to a story online? Check out Lilly the Wild Cat. If you have already finished first grade, try reading it yourself before listening. If are getting ready to start first grade, try finding trick words that you learned in kindergarten. Can you find any periods (.)? Why do we use a period? Can you find quotation marks (" ")? Do you know why we use those? I bet you can find a comma (,). Why does an author use a comma? When you are done reading, think about the answers to these questions:
1. Who is the main character in the story?
2. Is this story fiction (make believe) or non-fiction (real)? How do you know?
3. How does Lilly feel about being a wild cat at the beginning of the story? Does she feel the same way at the end?
4. What does this story make you think of in your life?
Last, check out Spelling Practice. This will help you practice spelling your trick words. Start with 'pre-primer' level and move through the others. See how far you can go. This one is even good for my older, former students!
HAVE FUN! KEEP READING AND WORKING ON YOUR SUMMER PACKETS!!!
4 comments:
Tyler Hissey and Jeremiah Collins did the games together today while at Munchkin.
Tyler says, "My favorite was the story about Lilly the cat." He is going to draw a picture and write about Lilly in his journal.
Jeremiah says, "My favorite was the space ship patterns because we got to Level 10!" He is going to draw a picture and write about this in his journal.
I'm glad you had fun doing the activities! Tyler, I can't wait to see your journal entry about Lilly! Jeremiah, way to go on getting to Level 10! I look forward to reading about the game in your journal! :D
Bella loved the story about Lilly as we have a cat named Lilly who is pretty wild!
What a perfect story for Bella! I hope she has been doing a lot of reading this summer. I know how much she enjoyed Accelerated Reader last year and that program is available in 2nd grade, too!
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