Week 2

Grade 1

Week 2 Lessons

LITERACY

Step Inside a Book

To encourage children to think more deeply about a character in a book they have read, or have listened to.

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NUMERACY

getting to 20

Big Idea: Number represents and describes quantity.
Curricular Content: number concepts to 20
Curricular Competencies: visualizing and representing number; communicating number

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Activities by Topic

These activities may take a few days or a week to complete.  They can be varied or modified to suit your environment.

LITERACY

Reading and Writing

Be an Author:

  • Authors are storytellers. Imagine 2 of your toys came to life. Write an adventure story. Where do they start in the story? What happens to them? What problem do they solve? Maybe your story is a comic book. Maybe your story has superheroes.
  • Draw pictures to go with your story.
  • Read your story to someone.

Found Story:

Find 5 pictures from magazines or old calendars or the internet. OR you can find 5 objects in your home.

  • Shuffle them around until you see a story.
  • Tell the story and then write out your story on paper.

Be a Reader

  • Get your favourite book to read. Look at the pictures to help you read the story.
  • Challenge: Read the story again and add different details or change your voice for the characters.
  • Get a pair of socks and use as sock puppets. (If you have puppets, you can use them.) Retell the story using your puppets.
  • If you have access to a computer (or digital device) you can find ebooks on TumbleBooks (https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/home.aspx) [This site is also in French.] Select “StoryBooks” tab as a starting point and choose a story to read or have your parent read to you.
  • You can also go to Unite for Literacy https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ You can read these books or have them read to you (in multiple languages).
  • Have your parents sign up for Khan Academy Kids (https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/) on a digital device. This site has great books and learning activities.

NUMERACY

Math Puzzle: Cut out triangles from old wrapping paper, magazines, cloth. On a regular sized piece of paper or notebook, how many triangles can you place to create a pattern. Roll the Dice:
  • Take 2 dice and roll them.
  • Add them together.
  • Challenge: How can you look at the die dots on the dice and know the answer without counting the dots.
  • HINT: You might start with using only one dice.
  • If you have access to a computer, try ABCYA – Number Bubble Skip Counting: http://tiny.cc/q6mqlz
  • Work your way through Marble Math: http://tiny.cc/67mqlz

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

Engineering

Do you have Lego or blocks?

  • Problem: The city needs your help to connect 2 places. Build a bridge that will connect one side of town with another (or between 2 pillows on the floor).
  • Problem: You are stuck on the moon. Build a rocket to get home.
  • Problem: The PNE needs a new roller coaster. Build one for them.

 

Chef in Training:

Help your parents make muffins or cookies.

  • Help measure the ingredients.
  • Stir the mixture? This will help build muscles and gross motor coordination.
  • Patience is a must while waiting for the cookies to be baked.
  • Don’t forget to eat your creation.

Fitness

If you need some movement, then hop on over to GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/

Try “Clap it Out” “Popping Bubbles” “Chicken Dance” – this is sure to give you a workout.

OR – use any music you have and make up a dance filled with hops, jumps and swinging arms.
*Be careful of furniture – you need a bit of space for this.

Extension Activity

Some of our school hallways have sensory paths for people to follow. These are basically different ways to move in some direction. (eg. walk 5 steps, jump forward 6 jumps…)

If you have access to sidewalk chalk and a sidewalk close by, this activity can lend itself to several things (outdoor fresh air, engaging thinking process, fun for yourself and anyone else who ends up walking along that sidewalk).

Create a path with a series of actions to engage. For example, write part of the alphabet or numbers on circles alternating left, right, left, right; stop and do 3 bunny jumps; draw some footprints (trace your shoes); draw curvy lines to balance.

  • Make your path as crazy as you wish (but not too far from your home).
  • Try out your sidewalk path – how does it work for you?
 

Extension Activity

Doodles with Mo Willems (writer of the Pigeon picture book series). He is also Artist in Residence at the Kennedy Center, U.S. Mo Willems has posted ‘Doodle videos’ on YouTube: http://tiny.cc/o3mqlz
  • Start with Episode 1.
  • You will need paper and crayons.
  • When you are finished, hang them up in your room or on a window to share with the world.