HOMEWORK 5-21-13

Practice finding missing numbers in a number sentence using Ace of Numbers.

Go to Education City, 1st grade Language Arts.  Choose one activity from Reading:  Informational Text.

Go to Education City, 1st grade Language Arts.  Choose one activity from Reading:  Literature.

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HOMEWORK 5-20-13

Please do XtraMath.  Also, go to Education City and do a first grade Language Arts activity under the tab Reading: Informational Text.  :D

HOMEWORK 5-16-13

We have been looking at number sentences to see if we agree or disagree with them.  Tonight for homework, you will look at number sentences and decide whether a + or - sign will make the number sentence correct.  Which Sign is an activity on IXL. 

After that, go to 2nd grade math on Education City.  Select the numbers and operations tab and play Prince Charming:  Number Sentences to 20.

COMMENT BOX:

Look at each number sentence.  write the ones that are correct in the box.

13 = 5 + 8

12 = 6 + 7

8 + 9 = 17

17 - 5 = 12

16 - 5 = 11

27 - 10 = 37

HOMEWORK 5-15-13

I have found a new site that has some fun games for math review!  For homework tonight, give the following a whirl!

*  Number Families to the Moon  Students are given three numbers and choose the correct number sentence that belongs in the fact family.

*  Walk the Plank  Students compare numbers using 'greater than', 'less than', or 'equal to'.

COMMENT BOX:
Write the fact family for 8, 6, 2.  Remember you need two addition and two subtraction number sentences.

HOMEWORK 5-14-13

Go to Education City, 1st grade math.  Go to the Operations in Base 10 tab and play Mrs. Cow's Milk.  There are two versions:  one counts by 10 and another counts by 1.  Do both.

Then, go to the Language Arts tab and do a first grade activity in Reading:  Informational Text.

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HOMEWORK 5-13-13

Please do XtraMath.  Then do a Language Arts activity in the first grade Reading: Informational Text section of Education City. 

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HOMEWORK 5-9-13

Tonight you will learn about plant needs.  Go to Education City.  Select third grade, science.  Play Granny's Garden.  There are two with that title.  Select either one OR do both.  :)

Then, go to Education City, first grade, math.  Under Operations and Algebraic Thinking, select Mommy Sheep.

Finally, go to Education City, first grade, Language Arts.  Go to the Reading:  Informational Text tab.  Select an activity of your choice to complete.

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HOMEWORK 5-8-13

Today we used hundreds boards to add tens to a 2-digit number.  We have learned that each time you go down a block on a hundreds board, the numbers increase by 10.  To practice, do IXL Add tens II.  If your child needs to use a hundreds board to solve, click the words: hundreds board.


Do two Education City activities in Language Arts.  One should come from Reading: Literature and one should come from Reading: Informational Text.

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HOMEWORK 5-7-13

On Monday we began learning how to add groups of ten.  Practice this skill tonight using IXL - Add Tens I.  Remember, since there is a 0 in the ones place, you can add the tens like you would add them if they were ones.

Go to Education City, 1st grade, Language Arts, first tab (Reading: Literature).  Play Sandy Stories:  Who is Tellling the Story?

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HOMEWORK 5-6-13

XtraMath night.  :D

Also, go to Education City and do a Language Arts activity.

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HOMEWORK 5-2-13

Tonight you will explore rocks and plants.

Go to Education City.  Select first grade science.  First, do the Rolling Stone activity.  It is in the Earth Materials section.

After that, do the Pick a Tomato activity.  It is in the Living organisms section.

COMMENT BOX:  Write 3 things you learned doing these 2 activities.  You should have 3 sentences in all.

HOMEWORK 5-1-13

I'm sorry for last night's "glitch".  Computer issues...got to love them! 

As we begin our study of fractions, we begin by identifying shapes that are divided into equal parts and those that are divided into non-equal parts.  Go to Equal Parts to practice this skill. 

Also, go to Education City, 1st grade mathematics.  It is in the Geometry section.  Play Ready, Set, Bake!

After that, play Math Lines 10.  In this game, students think quickly to make sums of 10 to keep the marbles from advancing.  Begin with 10, but then change the intensity of the game by increasing the sums (see the options above the game board).

HOMEWORK 4-29-13

Monday night is XtraMath night!  :) 

HOMEWORK 4-25-13

Each time I write in the homework date I am amazed by how quickly time is flying!  Before we know it, the end of the year will be here!  :(

This week we have been practicing and reviewing Fact Families.  While doing this, we noticed that students were having difficulty writing the Fact Families if the answer was the first part of the number sentence.  For instance, instead of writing 7 = 15-8, they were writing number sentences like 7 = 8-15 or 15 = 7 - 8.  We have spent time focusing on really focusing on what the equal sign really means and on checking to make sure number sentences they compose are true and make sense when checking them. 

When playing Fact Family I tonight, PLEASE watch carefully.  Students should play this game with the value that the number sentence equals first.  The game does not require this, but in order to practice this important skill, please have them play it that way.  Here's an example: 

For the Fact Family 6, 4, 10, the student should write the following:
10 = 6 + 4, 10 = 4 + 6, 6 = 10 - 4, 4 =10 - 6

Have fun playing Fact Family I.  :)

COMMENT BOX:  Using the example given, write the Fact Family for 7, 6, 13.  Be sure to check the comments tomorrow to make sure you are correct. 

HOMEWORK 4-23-13

You all had great ideas for how to make our planet a better, cleaner place!  GREAT JOB!

Tonight you will practice adding 3 addends.  Remember, add two of the addends together and then add the third.  It is always helpful if you can find two addends that equal 10 and then add the third.

After that, play Sight Word Bingo.  When you get to the part where it asks you to choose a level, please select ALL WORDS.  As you will see, most of these are words that frequently appear in your child's reading assignment.

COMMENT BOX:  In the comment box, write the two addition facts and the two subtraction facts for the fact family 9, 7, 16. 

HOMEWORK 4-22-13

It's Monday night...XtraMath night!  :D

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

For the COMMENT BOX assignment, write about one thing you are going to do to help keep the environment healthy.  Remember to include your first name in the box (and that you can sign in as anonymous) so you get credit when I release the responses.  If you would rather write it down on paper, send it in your folder. 

HOMEWORK 4-18-13

Please do the following activities:

Adding Three Numbers

Go to Education City and play Soccer Stars:  Missing Operation Symbols.  It's in 1st grade math in the Operations and Algebraic Thinking.

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HOMEWORK 4-17-13

Please do the following activities for homework tonight:

*  Solve word problems using IXL.

*  Go to Education City.  Select 1st grade math and play Dancing Robot:  Finding Sums to 20.

*  Play an Education City game of your choice.  Make sure it is not an activity you have done before.  It can be in Language Arts, Math, or Science.

COMMENT BOX:  In the COMMENT BOX tell what game you chose on Education City.  Be sure to sign your first name.  You do not need to be a member, just use ANONYMOUS.  If you cannot get a comment in the box, send in the answer on a piece of paper.

HOMEWORK 4-16-13

As we approach the end of the year we will begin to review skills that we have covered.  Tonight we are going to focus on telling time to the hour and half hour.  Please have your child do these activities:

*  Time  For this activity, your child will read the analog clock and type the digital time.

*  Stop the Clock  Students will enjoy racing the clock to complete the task.  Instructions are provided.

*  Bedtime Bandits  This one starts out reviewing hour and half hour.  If your child does well, it will advance to telling time at 15 minute intervals (eg. 3:15 and/or 7:45).  This is not a concept that we cover in first grade.  You will need to teach this to your child in order to be successful at the higher levels.  This game also says there is an option for playing on an iPad.  I have not checked this out.  If you do explore this option, please leave me a comment in the comment box so I know if it actually works.  :)

Have fun!

COMMENT BOX ASSIGNMENT:  What online activity was your favorite?  Write your response in the comment box.  Remember to sign your first name.  You DO NOT need to have an account to do this; just select 'ANONYMOUS' as the user.  Also remember that your comment will not appear until I clear it and that I typically do not do that until late at night or in the morning the day it is due. 

HOMEWORK 4-15-13

It's XtraMath night.  Please remember that students should be fluent with math facts (addition and subtraction) to 10 by the end of the year.  :)