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Grade 1 Homework Program - Beginning October
Please use DREAMBOX and RAZ_KIDS
This years homework program will consist of a focus on reading. Each child will have a "Snuggle Book" duotang that has a ziplock (for the leveled readers brought home from school), a Tips and Tricks suggestion sheet for parents, and a checklist/chart for recording the reading time/book/chapters read. For every 5 nights your child reads, they earn a circle to help our Bookworm grow throughout the year. Lets try to get the bookworm to eat his tail!
Bi-weekly (beginning of October), your child will bring home a math question or game to complete/play with you. The goal with these questions is to have your child begin to build the skills of applying their knowledge about numbers and math concepts. The math questions will mostly be open-ended, in which many strategies/answers can be used. We encourage parents to model thinking by talking out loud and explaining why you chose an answer.
A note about Spelling...
Please ensure that you have a copy of this years word wall words (WWW). At the TOP of this page is the copy of the word list for this year. Each week we will choose 5 new word wall words to focus on. We read them and practice spelling them in a variety of ways.
AT HOME you can:
1) "write them in the air" - write the letters with your finger in the air
2) "Rainbow Write" - using three coloured crayons, have your child write the word completely saying each letter. Choose a second coloured crayon, write over top of the word again ensuring your child says each letters name as they write it. Choose a third colour, and do the same thing. The word will look like a rainbow!
3) "Pyramid Pile Up" - have your child print the first letter of the word wall word. Below that letter, have them print the first and second letter. Below those letters, print the first , second, and third. Repeat this process until the word is spelled completely. ex. c
ca
car
Grade 1 Homework
Use Dreambox and Raz-Kids
DREAMBOX online Math Program will help your child to practise their math skills. Students should try to use the program nightly for 15-20min.
Go to: https://playdreambox.com/login/bau5/stj
Select your child's class( Grade 1 - Landry) and then click on their name.
A letter was sent home with your child's individual password in September.
A bit about Raz-Kids...
Your student has access to hundreds of eBooks using the school's subscription to Raz-Kids, www.raz-kids.com. Students can read, listen to, and even self-record reading these books. Reading-comprehension quizzes along the way show the progress that your student is making.
Go to www.kidsa-z.com
Enter teachers username: alandry0
Choose Password: rabbit icon
At Home Reading:
You can tell if your child has chosen a “just right” book by listening to your child read a page or two. Here is what to look for…
*The reading should be fairly smooth.
*Your child will have trouble with no more than 3-5 words on the first few pages.
*Your child should be able to tell you what they have read!
Each night your child may choose one of the following ways to read his/her book with you:
1. Listen to you read the book aloud.
2. Help you read the book.
3. Read the book to you.
Early in the school year, children may require more assistance with their chosen book. If a parent is reading the selection, you may ask your child to identify particular letters or words on the page, to anticipate what comes next, or to comment on the story.
* Please read the following page for guidelines and tips when reading with your child.*Before You Read…
The home reading program is meant to be a fun reading activity. Before you or your child reads a book, some pre-reading strategies are useful. The following guidelines will help your young reader feel happy and successful:
1) Choose a quiet time and place to read.
2) Read the title and look at the cover together. Talk about what the book could be about, based on the information.
3) Take a ‘picture walk’ through the book. Flip through the pages of the book and look at the illustrations to gain information about the story.
4) The ‘picture walk’ is the perfect time to introduce trick names and vocabulary. You need not point out the challenging word, but instead use it in a sentence about the picture. For example, “Look at the crane in the picture. It is used to lift heavy things when building”.
5) Go back to the beginning and help your child to read the book, allowing him/her as much assistance or independence as he/she needs. Try these ideas when your child gets stuck on a word:
* Wait for a while so the child can think about it.
* Suggest that the child look at a picture for a clue.
* Remind the child to look at the initial letter/sound of the word.
* Encourage the child to go back and reread the line again.
*Ask the child if he/she can recognize any smaller words within a longer word.
6) If the child becomes tired or frustrated offer to finish reading the book yourself so that the remainder of the book can be enjoyed.
7) Praise and encourage your child for his/her efforts and successes.
A Note to Parents :
Reference: Priscilla Lynch, Ph.D. New York University, Educational Consultant
The support of your attention and praise is absolutely crucial to your child’s continuing efforts to learn to read.
Please use DREAMBOX and RAZ_KIDS
This years homework program will consist of a focus on reading. Each child will have a "Snuggle Book" duotang that has a ziplock (for the leveled readers brought home from school), a Tips and Tricks suggestion sheet for parents, and a checklist/chart for recording the reading time/book/chapters read. For every 5 nights your child reads, they earn a circle to help our Bookworm grow throughout the year. Lets try to get the bookworm to eat his tail!
Bi-weekly (beginning of October), your child will bring home a math question or game to complete/play with you. The goal with these questions is to have your child begin to build the skills of applying their knowledge about numbers and math concepts. The math questions will mostly be open-ended, in which many strategies/answers can be used. We encourage parents to model thinking by talking out loud and explaining why you chose an answer.
A note about Spelling...
Please ensure that you have a copy of this years word wall words (WWW). At the TOP of this page is the copy of the word list for this year. Each week we will choose 5 new word wall words to focus on. We read them and practice spelling them in a variety of ways.
AT HOME you can:
1) "write them in the air" - write the letters with your finger in the air
2) "Rainbow Write" - using three coloured crayons, have your child write the word completely saying each letter. Choose a second coloured crayon, write over top of the word again ensuring your child says each letters name as they write it. Choose a third colour, and do the same thing. The word will look like a rainbow!
3) "Pyramid Pile Up" - have your child print the first letter of the word wall word. Below that letter, have them print the first and second letter. Below those letters, print the first , second, and third. Repeat this process until the word is spelled completely. ex. c
ca
car
Grade 1 Homework
Use Dreambox and Raz-Kids
DREAMBOX online Math Program will help your child to practise their math skills. Students should try to use the program nightly for 15-20min.
Go to: https://playdreambox.com/login/bau5/stj
Select your child's class( Grade 1 - Landry) and then click on their name.
A letter was sent home with your child's individual password in September.
A bit about Raz-Kids...
Your student has access to hundreds of eBooks using the school's subscription to Raz-Kids, www.raz-kids.com. Students can read, listen to, and even self-record reading these books. Reading-comprehension quizzes along the way show the progress that your student is making.
Go to www.kidsa-z.com
Enter teachers username: alandry0
Choose Password: rabbit icon
At Home Reading:
You can tell if your child has chosen a “just right” book by listening to your child read a page or two. Here is what to look for…
*The reading should be fairly smooth.
*Your child will have trouble with no more than 3-5 words on the first few pages.
*Your child should be able to tell you what they have read!
Each night your child may choose one of the following ways to read his/her book with you:
1. Listen to you read the book aloud.
2. Help you read the book.
3. Read the book to you.
Early in the school year, children may require more assistance with their chosen book. If a parent is reading the selection, you may ask your child to identify particular letters or words on the page, to anticipate what comes next, or to comment on the story.
* Please read the following page for guidelines and tips when reading with your child.*Before You Read…
The home reading program is meant to be a fun reading activity. Before you or your child reads a book, some pre-reading strategies are useful. The following guidelines will help your young reader feel happy and successful:
1) Choose a quiet time and place to read.
2) Read the title and look at the cover together. Talk about what the book could be about, based on the information.
3) Take a ‘picture walk’ through the book. Flip through the pages of the book and look at the illustrations to gain information about the story.
4) The ‘picture walk’ is the perfect time to introduce trick names and vocabulary. You need not point out the challenging word, but instead use it in a sentence about the picture. For example, “Look at the crane in the picture. It is used to lift heavy things when building”.
5) Go back to the beginning and help your child to read the book, allowing him/her as much assistance or independence as he/she needs. Try these ideas when your child gets stuck on a word:
* Wait for a while so the child can think about it.
* Suggest that the child look at a picture for a clue.
* Remind the child to look at the initial letter/sound of the word.
* Encourage the child to go back and reread the line again.
*Ask the child if he/she can recognize any smaller words within a longer word.
6) If the child becomes tired or frustrated offer to finish reading the book yourself so that the remainder of the book can be enjoyed.
7) Praise and encourage your child for his/her efforts and successes.
A Note to Parents :
Reference: Priscilla Lynch, Ph.D. New York University, Educational Consultant
The support of your attention and praise is absolutely crucial to your child’s continuing efforts to learn to read.
- If your child is learning to read and asks for a word, give it immediately so that the meaning of the story is not interrupted. DO NOT ask them to sound out the word.
- On the other hand, if your child initiates the act of sounding out, do not intervene.
- If your child is reading along and makes what is called a miscue, listen for the sense of the miscue. Ex. If the word ‘road’ is substituted for the word ‘street’, for instance no meaning is lost. Don’t stop the reading for a correction.
- If the miscue makes no sense (for ex. ‘horse’ for ‘house’) ask your child to reread the sentence because you are not sure you understand what has just been read.
- Above all else, enjoy your child’s growing command of print and make sure you give lots of praise. You are your child’s first teacher- and the most important one. Praise from you is critical for further risk-taking and learning.