MRSD First Grade Learning Activities...child’s growth as a reader. Students who read more, read better.” —Anderson, R. et al. Reading Research Quarterly. 1988. “What books

MRSD First Grade Learning Activities   

Dear MRSD Families,  As we release this next Distance Learning Activity Packet, please allow us to express our heartfelt appreciation for the efforts you’re making to ensure students’ most important needs are met, and to reassure those who worry if they’re “doing it right,” or “doing enough” that we are here to help and not to judge. If you’re doing what you can do – you’re doing it right, and we appreciate your support at home, in whatever capacity you are able to offer! Thank you!   We know this is a challenging time for families – with competing priorities, uncertainty and isolation, and we want to reaffirm that we stand with you in ALWAYS putting family first! As the expert on your child, you’re in the best position to decide what, when and how they engage in the learning we’ve designed, and you have our full backing in limiting (or adding to) the amount of school work they experience, based on your individual circumstance.   We invite you to reach out with specific questions, worries, or needs you may have. Please know that we’re in this TOGETHER, and your school partners are here to help.   In gratitude, K-5 Staff Translate this Document 

Reading  Math 

“Time spent reading books is the best predictor of a child’s growth as a reader. Students who read more, read better.” —Anderson, R. et al. Reading Research 

Quarterly. 1988. 

“What books are to reading, games are to math.” Dan Finkel - Mathematician 

Here are some online resources for books:  Bookshelf  Tumble Books  Unite for Literacy RAZ KIDS   

Math/Strategy Games - Suggested simple low-tech games Games with Playing Cards Math Games Math/Strategy Games and Activities Math Before Bed Bedtime Math IXL Math Game Time  Math Games in Spanish/Juegos matemáticos en español Juegos matemáticos Eureka 

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Tarjetas con problemas matemáticos  

Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4  Day 5  Day 6  Day 7  Day 8  Day 9  Day 10 

✓  May 5 - Day 1 

  English Language Arts You will need a username and a password to have access to the bookflix. 

 Username: bookflix48 

Password: green  

Reading: Read/listen to the non-fiction story on bookflix.com Recycle That! By: Fay Robinson 

● After reading/listening to the story above, find reasons (the author gives) that tells us why we should recycle.  

● Do you agree or disagree with the author?   Language: Simple Sentences   A Simple Sentence:   Contains a subject and a verb. And tells a complete thought.   Subject: Who or what the sentence is about.   Verb: An action (something you can do)  You will need a username and a password to have access to the video below. The video is 

on Brain pop Jr.com  

Username: molallariver1  Password: molallariver1 

 Action verb video: 

Verbs   

Action verb song: Action Verbs 

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   *Add a subject and a verb to finish the sentences below. Read your sentence to an adult or sibling.  Here is an example:  The dog runs in the afternoon.    The _______ _________ in the morning.  subject verb  The _______ _________ in the morning.  subject verb  The _______ _________ in the morning.  subject verb  The _______ _________ in the morning.  subject verb  The _______ _________ in the morning.  subject verb  IXL Language Arts Resource: IXL HH.3 (This is under the language arts tab in IXL) 

  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Choose Chapter 7 or 8   Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs/Lesson 1-Tally Marks 

● Pages 509, 510, 511, 512 and Homework pages 513 & 514  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adaIPOILm88- Tally mark video        

Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 1 - Compare Lengths ● Pages 563, 564, 565, 566, and Homework pages 567 & 568 

 Extra Practice: Order by Length video and practice 

● Khan Academy Grade 1   ● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time. 

Make a Clock and practice telling time ● In your classroom bag you received a paper plate and a ‘brad.’  ● With your parents' help, cut out the arrows on the following page and use 

them as the hour and minute hand.  ● Write your numbers on the plate. ● See the video link (How to Make a Paper Plate Clock) for directions. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TdJzqGRXII 

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  Music ● Find a few items you can use to make sound. Here are a few ideas: 2 silver spoons, 2 

wooden spoons, 2 wooden sticks or rulers, 2 clothespins, keys on a ring, box of rice or pasta, plastic bowl or cup, cake pan, comb, brush, empty shoebox, cereal box or coffee container. 

  Create sound from each of the items and separate them into 2 different groups: soft sounds and loud sounds. Try rubbing a flat (cardboard) item for a different sound. Which items did you like the best?   Choose a favorite song to sing and play your instruments from home while you sing. You could try The Farmer in the Dell. Sing softly for the small animals and sing loudly for the big animals. Play a soft instrument when you sing softly and play a loud instrument when you sing loudly. Good job playing your instruments today!  

● Go to this link < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-krsNziXEw > for the song “The Farmer and The Dell”. The link can also be accessed at Google Classroom, Class Code 2hxhc5m. 

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✓  Day 2 

  Writing  Opinion Writing video (Review if needed): https://safeyoutube.net/w/hEH6  Please listen to the story Spoon on youtube https://safeyoutube.net/w/JBBt before you complete the opinion writing.  Write your opinion using the writing format on the next page. You can use your own piece of paper or your writing journal. 

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 Speaking and Listening:

● Read your writing piece to someone in your household. ● Interview at least one other person in your household and ask them what piece of 

silverware they would choose to be and why?   

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  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs/Lesson 2- Problem Solving: Make a Table 

● Pages 515,516, 517, 518 and Homework pages 519 & 520  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imWR_pcyZEg- making a table video    

Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 2 - Compare and Order Lengths ● Pages 569, 570, 571, 572 and Homework pages 573 & 574 

 Extra Practice 

IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time    

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✓  Day 3 

  English Language Arts You will need a username and a password to have access to the book below. 

 Username: bookflix48 

Password: green  

Reading: Read/listen to the fiction story on Bookflix.com Joseph Had a LIttle Overcoat By: Simms Taback 

● How did Joseph reuse/recycle his overcoat?  ● If you had an overcoat like Joseph’s, how would you reuse/recycle it? 

  Language: Compound Sentences   Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet)  An independent clause is a sentence.   Conjunctions are: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet   Example: Scott was playing basketball, so Pat went swimming.  independent clause conjunction independent clause   

 Conjunction video: 

https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/Conjunctions/Video.html  *Pick the conjunction that completes the sentence. Read your sentence to an adult or sibling.    I can eat a banana, so / or I can eat an apple.    (conjunction)        The boy is wearing a helmet but / or Kim did not wear her helmet.    (conjunction)     

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I played in the mud, for / so I had to take a shower.    (conjunction)        One teacher uses chalk, but/ nor my teacher uses a marker.  (conjunction)     IXL Language Arts Resource: IXL NN.1 (This is under the language arts tab in IXL)  

  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs 

● Create a tally chart using the chart provided on page 32 of this packet by recording data for something of your choice. Examples: colors of shirts, colors of shoes, type of fruit, types of toys.

● IXL O.3, O.4, O.5

Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 3 - Nonstandard Units of Length ● Pages 575, 576, 577, 578 and Homework pages 579 & 580 

 Extra Practice 

● Khan Academy Grade 1  ○ Indirect measurement 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time 

  Wellness Social Awareness  Empathy video: https://youtu.be/9_1Rt1R4xbM  Empathy--Knowing or recognizing how someone else is feeling, walking in their shoes   

● Facial expressions ● Body language ● Situation cues 

Practice: Watch for the facial expressions, body language and what’s going on in the situation and ask your parent(s), babysitter, brother/sister if they are feeling___________________. Check to see if you are right!  Listening with Attention 

● Focus on the person’s words  ● Don’t interrupt  ● Ask questions to find out more  ● Repeat what you heard to show you understand 

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Practice: Ask someone at your house to tell you something they did today. Use these skills and repeat back what you heard to make sure you got it right.  Being Assertive-a respectful way to get what you want or need, like when you need help at school. 

● Face the person you’re talking to  ● Keep your head up and shoulders back  ● Use a calm, firm voice  ● Use respectful words 

Practice: The next time you need help or want to do something use your assertiveness skills and see how easy it is to get what you need (within reason, of course)  Predicting Feelings Predicting Tricks  

● Think about what you know about the person ● Think about how the action might affect the person.  ● Think about how the person might react.  ● Think about how you might react in the same situation. 

Practice: Predict how the other might feel? You ask Grandma to do a hiphop dance video with you when you spend the night. Parents being told by their boss they are going to work twice as many hours next  

week. Sibling is told they have to let you pick all the activities for the family this weekend. Teacher finds a note from the substitute from the day before saying she made up her own lesson plans and did nothing your teacher asked to be taught. 

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✓  Day 4 

  Writing  Opinion Writing video (Review if needed): https://safeyoutube.net/w/hEH6  Please listen to the story, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: https://safeyoutube.net/w/Taw7 before you complete the opinion writing.  Write your opinion using the writing format on the next page. You can use your own piece of paper or your writing journal.  

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  Speaking and Listening ● Read your writing piece to someone in your household. ● Interview at least one other person in your household and ask them if they would let 

a pigeon drive a bus, and why or why not?  

  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs/Lesson 3- Make a picture graph 

● Pages 521, 522, 523, 524 and Homework pages 525 & 526  https://jr.brainpop.com/math/data/pictographs/ - make a picture graph video  Login: molollariver1   password: molallariver1  

Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Problem Solving ● Pages 581, 582, 583, 584 and Homework pages 585 & 586 ● Check My Progress - pages 587 & 588 

 Extra Practice 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time    

  Music ● Find the same items you used to make sound last time. This time separate the items 

into groups that we will call ‘families’:   The Wood Family – items made of wood The Metal Family – items made of metal The Shaker Family – items you can shake to make sound The Drum Family – items like boxes you can hit to make sound   Play the instruments of each family. What words describe their sounds (soft/loud, long/short)? Choose various instruments to play while marching around the room and sing a fun song like Yankee Doodle Went to Town. Tiptoe around the room and play a soft instrument while you sing a soft song. Moving to music is so much fun!  Go to this link < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZQZ8KL3as > for the song “Yankee Doodle Went To Town”. The link can also be accessed at Google Classroom, Class Code 2hxhc5m. 

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✓  Day 5 

  English Language Arts You will need a username and a password to have access to the book below on Bookflix.com. 

 Username: bookflix48 

Password: green  

Reading: Read/listen to Our Earth Helping Out by Peggy Hack https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0096pr/book?authCtx=U.646723880  

● How is one way the author mentions taking care of the earth?  ● How is one way you can or are planning to take care of the earth? 

 Language: Simple Sentences   A Simple Sentence:    Contains a subject and a verb. And tells a complete thought.   Subject: Who or what the sentence is about.   Verb: An action (something you can do)  You will need a username and a password to have access to the video below. The video is 

on Brain pop Jr.com  

Username: molallariver1  Password: molallariver1 

 Action verb video: 

Verbs   

Action verb song: Action Verbs 

   *Add a subject and a verb to finish the sentences below. Read your sentence to an adult or sibling.  Here is an example:  A cat sneaks through the fence. 

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 A _______ _________ _______________.  subject verb finish the sentence  A _______ _________ _______________.  subject verb finish the sentence   A _______ _________ _______________.  subject verb finish the sentence   A _______ _________ _______________.  subject verb finish the sentence   A _______ _________ _______________.  subject verb finish the sentence   IXL Language Arts Resource: IXL HH.2 (This is under the language arts tab in IXL)  

  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs/Lesson 4- Read a Picture Graph 

● Pages 527, 528, 529, 530 and Homework pages 531 & 532  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7rDyIXwW0 (Reading a Picture Graph)  

Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 5 - Time to the Hour: Analog ● Pages 589, 590, 591, 592 and Homework pages 593 & 594 

 Extra Practice 

● Khan Academy Grade 1  ○ Measure lengths 1 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time    

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✓  Day 6 

  Writing Opinion Writing video (Review if needed: https://safeyoutube.net/w/hEH6  Please listen to the story Hey, Little Ant https://safeYouTube.net/w/PDn9 before you complete the opinion writing.  Please write your opinion using the writing format below. You can use your own piece of paper or your writing journal. Remember: 

● In the first sentence state your opinion.  ● Next, give 2 reasons that support your opinion. These will be sentences 2 and 3. ● In your final sentence (sentence 4) you will restate your opinion. 

 Speaking & Listening: 

● Record yourself reading your writing on a device and listen to yourself. ● Tell someone in your household how you did. 

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  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs: 

● Make a picture graph of your choice using the provided graph provided on page 33 of this packet. Examples: colors of shirts, colors of shoes, type of fruit, types of toys. Challenge yourself by comparing the data; which one has the most/least, how many in all, etc.

● IXL O.1, O.2 Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 6 - Time to the Hour: Digital 

● Pages 595, 596, 597, 598 and Homework pages 599 & 600  Extra Practice 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time   

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✓  Day 7 

  English Language Arts You will need a username and a password to have access to the book below on 

Bookflix.com.  

Username: bookflix48 Password: green 

 Reading: Watch the story The Curious Garden by Peter Brown:  https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0096pr/story?authCtx=U.794217314  

● In the story does the author say being curious is a good or bad thing? ● Tell me a time where you have been curious and what happened? 

 Language:  

Putting Sentences Together  

You can put two sentences together with the word and.   Example:  The dog has a ball.  The dog has a bone. The dog has a ball and a bone.   Use the word and to put the sentences together.   

1. The bird made a nest.  The bird laid an egg.   ____________________________________________________________________________.  

2. My mom sits down. My mom watches TV.  

______________________________________________________________________________.  

3. I saw a frog.  I saw a turtle.    

______________________________________________________________________________.   

4. We went to the car wash. We went to the mall. 

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_______________________________________________________________________________.  

5. Dad used a hammer. Dad used a drill.   

________________________________________________________________________________.     IXL Language Arts Resource: IXL EE.10 (This is under the language arts tab in IXL)  

  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs/Lesson 5- Make a bar graph 

● Pages 535, 536, 537, 538 and Homework pages 539 & 540 ● Bar Graph Video https://jr.brainpop.com/math/data/tallychartsandbargraphs/   

Login: molallariver1  Password: molallariver1 

 Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 7 - Time to the Half Hour: Analog 

● Pages 601, 602, 603, 604 and Homework pages 605 & 606  Extra Practice 

● Khan Academy Grade 1  ○ Watch video reading bar graphs ○ Solve problems with bar graph ○ IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time 

  Music Find the same items you used to make sound last time. Sit with your family in a circle on the floor or at a table with the instruments in the middle. GAME #1: Choose an instrument while the others have their eyes closed and have them guess which instrument you are playing. Take turns playing and guessing the instruments.     GAME #2: Sing a familiar song and change instruments with each verse. You could try If You’re Happy and You Know It and change the words each time:   “If you’re happy and you know it” (tap the spoons, shake the keys, shake the rice, play the bowl, tap the box). Pass out the instruments. When you call out what to play, the person with that item plays it three times. Music games are fun to play!     Go to this link < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eClGqjHz790 > for the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It”. The link can also be accessed at Google Classroom, Class Code 2hxhc5m. 

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✓  Day 8 

  Writing: Opinion Writing video (Review if needed): https://safeyoutube.net/w/hEH6  Please listen to the story below, The Rainy Day https://safeYouTube.net/w/MRp9 before you complete the opinion writing.  Write your opinion using the writing format on the next page. You can use your own piece of paper or your writing journal.  

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  Speaking & Listening:  

● Record yourself reading your writing on a device and listen to yourself. ● Tell someone in your household how you did. 

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  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs/Lesson 6- Read a bar graph 

● Pages 541, 542, 543, 544 and Homework pages 545 & 546 ● Reading a Bar Graph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpdMMdU7IGM- 

 Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 8 - Time to the Half Hour: Digital 

● Pages 607, 608, 609, 610 and Homework pages 611 & 612  Extra Practice 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time   

  Wellness: Social Awareness  Taking Others’ Perspective--understanding that people have different likes and dislikes, and that’s okay. 

● Practice: Think about how you feel about ○ Going on carnival rides that go upside down ○ Spiders/Snakes ○ Homework ○ Speaking in front of your class 

● Find 2 people who feel differently about each of these activities than you do. ● What are some ways you can show you accept other’s perspectives? 

 Disagreeing Respectfully--it is perfectly natural and normal to not agree with all people, all the time. The key is HOW you disagree...respectfully is the only acceptable answer. 

● Key Skills: Listen ○ Clarify ○ Use “I” statements (don’t blame or judge the other person) ○ Avoid extreme words (always, never) ○ Pick your battles 

Practice: The next time you have a different opinion about something with a friend or family member use the Key Skills to help guide you through the conversation.   Responding With Compassion Compassion--Empathy in action...understanding what someone else is feeling and having the desire to do something to help that person. Practice: What can you do to show compassion to others in these situations: 

● A friend loses their favorite toy/book ● Parent is exhausted from a long day at work ● A sibling or cousin is told they can’t spend the night with a friend 

If you see someone struggling today, offer to listen and help them. 

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 Virtual Calming Room--relax with sights, sounds, guided practice, art, apps  

  https://www.district196.org/about/calm-room  

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✓  Day 9 

  English Language Arts You will need a username and a password to have access to the book below. 

 Username: bookflix48 

Password: green  

Reading: Read the story How Do You Know It’s Spring? by Lisa Herrington  https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0111pr/book?authCtx=U.794217314  

● While going on a nature walk what signs do you notice that tell you that it’s Spring?  For example: do you notice flowers blooming?  

● What season comes before Spring?  ● Talk to your family about something that could grow in the Spring?  

 Language: Conjunction video (Review if needed): https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/Conjunctions/Video.html   

Using Conjunctions  A conjunction is a word that is used to combine sentences, phrases or words.  Writers will often use conjunctions to combine two short sentences into one longer sentence.   The three most common conjunctions are and, but, and or.   Two short sentences: Sam wanted to go skateboarding with his friends.   It was raining outside.    One longer sentence: Sam wanted to go skateboarding with his friends, but it was raining outside.   When your new sentence contains two complete sentences, use a comma before the conjunction.   Combine each pair of sentences with the conjunction in parentheses to make a new sentence.  

1. My pet goat will eat almost anything. He likes vegetables best. (but)   _________________________________________________________________________________.  

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2. My family lives in the country. We have a lot of land. (and)   __________________________________________________________________________________.  

3. Do you want pancakes for breakfast? Would you rather have eggs? (or)   ___________________________________________________________________________________.    

4. Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool. I wasn’t afraid. (but)   

____________________________________________________________________________________.    

  Math: 20 mins Unplugged: Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs: 

● Make a bar graph of your choice using the provided graph on page 34 of this packet. Examples: colors of shirts, colors of shoes, type of fruit, types of toys.  

○ Challenge yourself by comparing the data; which one has the most/least, how many in all, etc. 

● IXL O.7, O.8, O.9  Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/Lesson 9 - Time to the Hour and Half Hour 

● Pages 613, 614, 615, 616 and Homework pages 617 & 618  

Extra Practice ● Khan Academy Grade 1  

○ Watch video telling time ○ Tell time to the hour or half hour 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time    

   Music 

 ● Find the same items that you gathered last music time. Today we are going to tell a 

story and use the items to create sound for each character.   

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Choose a short story to read or tell a familiar story like The Three Little Pigs or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Assign an instrument to each character and decide who will play each character and instrument.   Tell your story with the instruments you chose. If the main character is sitting or sleeping, then quiet sounds would be made. If they are walking or running, then make loud sounds. Adding instrument sounds to stories makes them much more fun! 

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✓  Day 10 

  Writing: Opinion Writing video (Review if needed): https://safeyoutube.net/w/hEH6  Please listen to the story, Ocean Animals https://safeYouTube.net/w/y8r9 before you complete the opinion writing.  Please write your opinion using the writing format on the next page. You can use your own piece of paper or your writing journal.  Speaking & Listening:  

● Read your writing to someone in your household. ● Interview at least one other person in your household and ask them what ocean 

animal they would prefer to be and why?  Math: 20 mins Unplugged:  Chapter 7 Organize and Use Graphs: My Review and Performance Task 

● Pages 547, 548, 549, 550 and Performance task pages 550PT1 & 550PT2  Chapter 8 Time and Measurement/My Review: Measurement and Time 

● Pages 619, 620, 621 and 622    Extra Practice 

● IXL: P.’s Measurement and U.’s Time 

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Make a Tally Chart  

  Tally  Total 

  Which one had the most votes? _____________________   Which one had the least votes? _____________________   How many are there in all? _____________________       

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 Make a Picture Graph 

  Which one had the most votes? _____________________   Which one had the least votes? _____________________   How many are there in all? __________________           

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Make a Bar Graph  

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7   

 Which one had the most votes? _____________________   Which one had the least votes? _____________________   How many are there in all? ____________________    

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