First Grade

1st GRADE - SUMMER
Reading
Review letters and sounds, especially vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, au, igh, ew, ue, ie, oi, oy,) r controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, ur, or), digraphs (sh, th, ch, tch, wh) Review this year’s spelling words If access to an iPad or iPhone Spelling Magic has some great free apps Word games such as scrabble, boggle, and scramble Websites: www.starfall.com online books, games, and activities www.spellingcity.com (just search stoltzner to find lists) www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/ online games Check out your local library for summer reading activities Read aloud to a parent or sibling Practice Dolch/sight Words- http://www.dolchword.net/dolch-word-games.html Read your Bible Check out these authors or series: Daisy Meadows-Fairy Books Dave Pilkey-Dog Man books Barbara Park-Junie B. Jones Books Arnold Lobel-Frog and Toad Books Cynthia Rylant-Henry and Mudge Peggy Parish-Amelia Bedelia Mike Thaler-School from the Black Lagoon series MagicTree House Series Rebecca Elliott-Owl Diaries Websites: Raz-Kids-www.kidsa-z.com-All returning students have an account that will be active through summer. Teacher pages are spls1a and spls1b http://www.dolchword.net/dolch-word-games.html https://www.funbrain.com/books
Language Arts
Here are some things you can do with your child to help reinforce the writing/handwriting lessons we had during the school year: Practice upper and lower case letters along with numbers. Look at proper pencil grip and make sure they are starting at the top. Write a letter to a friend, family, or your 1st grade teacher· Write a list of things you want to learn Draw a picture and write a story about it· Keep a summer journal Keep a prayer journal. Write out your prayers to God Write a review about a movie, TV show you watched, or a book you have read Make a slideshow using pictures from a summer vacation Websites: https://www.google.com/drive/ -you would have to have a Gmail email in order for them to create a slideshow at Google Drive. https://www.handwritingworksheets.com/flash/printdots/index.htm Create your own handwriting worksheets. https://thinkwritten.com/writing-prompts-for-kids/ Journal prompts for kids Grammar/English Conventions Here are some things you can do with your child to help reinforce the grammar lessons we had during the school year: Make a list of your favorite nouns and draw a picture of each of them. Make a list of all things God has blessed you with. Make a list of action verbs, and then see if you can do them all. Make sure you are using capitals at the beginning of sentences, along with proper nouns. Make sure your sentences end with a period, question mark, or exclamation. When keeping a journal write the date with month, day, and year, so they practice writing commas in dates. Ask your child questions and have them answer using complete sentences. Have them use adjectives when describing things to you either verbally or in writing. Websites: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm https://www.k5learning.com/free-grammar-worksheets https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
Math
Activities to focus on with first graders: Use addition and subtraction within 20 Count by 10’s, 20’s, 25’s to 150 Quickly using 20’s frames Using the number line to add and subtract within 20 Apply the commutative property using addition and subtraction Understand the order of operations using addition and subtraction in word problems Fluently adding and subtracting number 1-20 Counting backward and forward to 120 Understand place value for tens and ones Compare two digit numbers with <,>, and = Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples Tell and write time, both with analog and digital clocks Interpret data on a chart or graph Reason with shapes and their attributes Understand the names and characteristics of 2D vs. 3D shapes Start using geometry to express parts of a whole: halves, fourths, and quarters Resource: Applications for electronics 10 Frame Fill- additive 10 families Number Flash- Numbers 1-120 SplashMath – linked to US school math curriculum Marble Math Jr. – shapes, money, time, sequencing, easy fractions Number Pieces Basic – using number pieces to represent multi-digit numbers, regroup, add and subtract. Kids Telling Time – using analog and digital clocks Dinosaur Math Tower – practicing basic math facts in a fast paced game Arithmetic Invaders Express – K-2 math facts to help defend the Solar System Thinking Blocks – solving word problems in addition and subtraction Pencil & Paper Resources: 2nd grade math readiness section in the back the homework book TPT- free math worksheets in specific math focus area Summer Brain Quest Math Book (available on Amazon)
Social Studies
Activities to focus on with first graders: Students describe the rights and responsibilities of a citizen Students compare and contrast the absolute and relative locations Students know and understand the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States Identify American landmarks and essential documents Examine structures of schools and communities of the past Understand differences of earlier technology and transportation Understand different culture’s principles, goals, and traditions and how we are all similar Learn about American Indians and immigrants have helped define Californian and American culture. Compare the beliefs, customs, ceremonies, traditions, and social practices of the varied cultures, drawing from folklore Understand the concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods and services. Identify the specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport, and market goods and services and the contributions of those who work in the home. Resource: Applications for electronics Kids World Atlas– games that teach geography, rivers, mountains, deserts, Social Studies for Kids– cultures, history, geography Local Museums and Historical Sites Please consider taking your child to a museum that gives them valuable real world learning experiences, sparks deeper interest, and opens the imagination. Consider the following: Children’s Museum of La Habra Discovery Cube - Santa Ana Lyon Air Museum - John Wayne Airport Marconi Auto Museum - Tustin Heritage Museum of Orange County - Santa Ana Fullerton Museum Center - history, science, art Columbia Memorial Space Center - Downey Kidspace Children’s Museum- Pasadena Skirball Cultural Center/Noah’s Ark - Los Angeles Mission San Juan Capistrano - California History
Science
1st grade science is all about the world around them. Here are a list of interesting places for them to explore and things they can do at home: Outings Tide pools at Corona Del Mar or Dana Point Zoos Long Beach Aquarium Discovery Science Center Beach Fullerton Arboretum Oak Canyon Nature Center Tanaka Farms Observatories Activities Plant any type of garden Bake Make mud pies Watch Magic School Bus videos Make homemade ice cream Sort items by their state of matter Sort animals by their type Create a science experiment Take apart things to see how they work (under parents supervision) Websites: https://www.abcya.com/grades/1 https://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
Time with Jesus
There are several things you can do this summer to deepen their faith and bring them closer to Jesus: Start and end the day with them saying prayers Have family devotions Attend VBS at St. Paul’s or other local churches. Have a Christian themed movie night Read Bible stories Show your love by serving others Invite a friend to church