MRSD First Grade Learning Activities (June 2-June 11)  Dear MRSD Families,

As we release this final Distance Learning Activity Packet, please allow us to express our heartfelt appreciation for the efforts you’ve put forth during these past two months. Your ongoing partnership during this uncertain time has been the key to success and we can’t thank you enough. 

You will see this final packet looks similar to prior ones, with an added component. Concluding the packet is this year’s Summer Reading Challenge (page 37 of this packet). Depending on your child’s grade, there is a goal amount of time to spend reading each day. This ensures your child is able to hit the ground running at the beginning of the school year with limited academic loss. Please hang the challenge up on the fridge, or somewhere you all will be able to see it, and initial each day you read over the summer. The challenge will be turned in when school resumes for a prize. 

As summer begins, we hope it finds you well and full of memory making opportunities with family. We are looking forward to reconnecting with you in the fall, and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any remaining questions that you may have.

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 

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Juegos matemáticos Eureka Tarjetas con problemas matemáticos  

 

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

  

✓  June 2 - Day 1 

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

Username: bookflix48 Password: green 

 Reading: Read/listen to the non-fiction story on bookflix.com: Animals in the zoo https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0107pr/book?authCtx=U.646723880 

 After reading/listening to the story above: 

● Are many baby animals born in a zoo? ● Find two new words in the book and explain what they mean. 

 Language: Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases.  

● Some words sound alike but have different meanings. ● Some words sound alike, have different meanings, and are spelled differently. 

 The Brainpop Jr.com video about these types of words: 

https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/word/homonyms/  You will need a username and a password to have access to the video.   

Username: molallariver1  Password: molallariver1 

          

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Directions: Read each sentence below. Circle the correct picture that matches the meaning of the underlined word bark. For example, if the word bark in the sentence means the covering of a tree, you will circle the tree. If the word bark in the sentence means the sound a dog makes, you will circle the dog.   

 

  

  

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  Math: 20 mins  Chapter 10 Lesson 1-Cubes and Prisms in your My Math book 

● pgs. 711, 712, 713, 714 HW pgs. 715 & 716  Extra Practice:  

● IXL: W.1, W.2, and W.3 ● Brain Pop Jr - Three Dimensional Shapes ● 3D Shapes | Fun Shape Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann 

  Music Today we are going to listen to the story Peter and the Wolf. It is a pretend story that has a happy ending. Each character in our story has a special musical sound. We are going to use our hands to show the music sound.     As you hear each character being introduced, listen carefully to the sound of the music and use your body to follow along (see below) If the music is... 

● high, hold your hand up high.  ● low, hold your hand down low.  ● loud, hold both hands out wide,  ● soft, hold your hands close together.  ● more than one of these, such as loud and low, just choose one word to describe the 

music with your hands.  Bird (flute)    Duck (oboe)  Cat (clarinet)  Grandfather (bassoon) Wolf (3 horns)  Peter (strings) Hunters (drums)   Listen to the rest of the story, and as you sit, use your hands and arms to move to the music played for each character (bird flying, cat crawling, duck swimming, etc.)  

STORYBOOK VERSION Parents, here are the main scenes to help you guide your child through the story.   Peter playing in the meadow.  Cat crawling slowly.  Birds flying up to the tree Grandfather taking Peter home.  Wolf sneaking across the meadow.  Cat climbing up the tree.  Duck running across the field.  Wolf pacing around the tree.  Wolf staring up at the bird and cat in the tree.  Bird flutters above the wolf.   Peter climbs across the tree branch with rope.  Bird distracts/teases the wolf.  

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Wolf gets caught by rope. Hunters march on to the field to catch the wolf.  Peter waves to the hunters to not shoot.  Peter leads everyone out of the meadow to the zoo.   Go to this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ueGfjBKbiE for the video Peter and The Wolf. The link can also be accessed at Google Music Classroom Class Code 2hxhc5m. 

    

✓  June 3 - Day 2 

  Writing Narrative Writing   Directions: Please look at the chart below explaining narrative writing.    

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  Writing Rubric Directions: Use the rubric below to assess your narrative writing throughout this learning packet. 

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        Directions: Write your narrative writing piece using the writing format on the next page, your own piece of paper, or your writing journal. Use a feeling word (happy, scared, excited, etc.) to describe how you would feel if the animals escaped the zoo. Next write a sequence of events that you can imagine happening if the animals escaped the zoo! 

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Speaking and Listening: Describe Physical Characteristics  You will need a username and a password to have access to the book below.   

Username: bookflix48 Password: green 

  Please read the story Monkeys and Other Mammals by Mary Schulte:  https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0012pr/book?authCtx=U.794217314   Choose a few animals from the book, animals provided from the topic vocabulary section, or animals of your own and get ready to describe them.  Topic vocabulary: Elephant, monkey, snake, parrot, panda, bear, lion, giraffe, kangaroo, tiger, toucan, zebra   Body Parts: Wings, tail, trunk, feathers, scales, fur, paws, feet, claws   Adjectives: big, small, little, (colors), tall, short Soft, rough, smooth, furry scaly, sharp, pointy   Sentence frames: This is a (animal). It is (adjective)   Example: This is a monkey. It is big.  Choose 2-3 animals you would like to describe to a parent, sibling and/or friend. Tell them the animal you chose. Describe your animal. Have them choose 2-3 different animals and have them describe them to you. *Be ready to compare the characteristics of these animals on Day 4. 

  Math: 20 mins Chapter 10 Lesson 2-Cones and Cylinders 

● pgs. 717, 718, 719, 720 HW pgs. 721 & 722  Extra Practice: 

● IXL: W.4, W.5, and W.6 ● Two-Dimensional & Three-Dimensional Shapes - Starfall ● *Check my progress pgs. 723 & 724 

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✓  June 4 - Day 3 

  English Language Arts Reading: Read/listen to the non-fiction story.   What If You Had Animal Teeth? by Sandra Markle: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5ec337516aed8  After reading/listening to the story above pick 2 animals and think about and tell someone: 

● What would be a good thing about having this animal's teeth? ● What would be a bad thing about having this animal's teeth? 

 Language: Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases. 

● Some words sound alike but have different meanings. ● Some words sound alike, have different meanings, and are spelled differently. 

 Directions: Read each sentence below (and on the following page) and circle the correct picture that matches the meaning of the underlined word bat. For example, if the word bat in the sentence means used for hitting a ball, you will circle the baseball and bat. If the word bat in the sentence means the animal, you will circle the animal bat.  

              

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   Math: 20 mins 

Go on a scavenger hunt at home! Ask your student to find an object that has: ● 6 flat faces ● no flat faces ● 2 flat faces and a curved face ● 5 flat faces 

Check to see if the objects found by your student correspond to the following: ● a rectangular prism or cube ● a sphere ● a Cylinder ● a triangular prism 

With the objects your student found, ask them to identify the edges and vertices of each object. 

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  Music: Today we are going to watch a ballet of the story Peter and the Wolf. A ballet is a story that is told through movement (dance) and music. Watch the movements of the ballet dancers to help you learn how to use your whole body to tell a story.    During the story, stand up and practice moving your body to the sound of the music. Try to imitate some of the ballet dancers’ movements, especially when they feel happy, afraid, angry, determined. Let the music guide your movements.   

BALLET VERSION Parents: you can narrate the following to prompt your child on the character to act out and specifically how the character expresses themselves to the music.   Peter plays happily in the green meadow.  Bird flies up high in the tree.  Duck swims joyfully in the pond.  Cat sneaks up slowly to the bird.  Bird flutters quickly up to the tree.   Duck quacks loudly at the cat.  Grandfather angrily tells Peter to go back home.  Wolf sneakily comes out of the forest.  Cat climbs quickly up the tree.  Duck races out of the pond, then gets caught. Bird quickly joins the cat in the tree.  Wolf slowly walks around the tree.  Peter runs home to get some rope.  Peter slowly climbs up the stone wall and across the tree branch to help the bird and cat. Bird flutters quickly around the wolf.   Wolf angrily snaps at the bird.   Wolf has an angry tantrum.   Peter carefully lets the rope down to sneakily catch the wolf by his tail.   Wolf jumps trying to get loose.  Wolf stomps his feet in anger.   The Hunters walk across the field with their hunting guns looking for the wolf.   Peter waves his hands to not shoot.   He invites everyone to help him take the wolf to the zoo.   They all march triumphantly to the zoo.   AFTERWARDS: Who was your favorite character and why? Which ending of Peter and the Wolf did you like best--the Storybook version or the Ballet version? Why?   Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSfhqB43nw for the video Peter and The Wolf. The link can also be accessed at Google Music Classroom Class Code 2hxhc5m. 

  

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✓  June 7 - Day 4 

  Writing Opinion Writing: After reading, “What If You Had Animal Teeth?” by Sandra Markle, choose a set of animal teeth that you would like to have. Then write three reasons why you would like to have those animal teeth.   

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Speaking and Listening Compare characteristics to show relationship   On Day 2 you were asked to describe physical characteristics of 2-3 animals to someone in your household. Now you will be asked to compare your findings.   Topic vocabulary: Elephant, monkey, snake, parrot, panda, bear, lion, giraffe, kangaroo, tiger, toucan, zebra   Body Parts: Wings, tail, trunk, feathers, scales, fur, paws, feet, claws   Adjectives: big, small, little, (colors), tall, short Soft, rough, smooth, furry scaly, sharp, pointy   From the conversation with your partner about the animals you decided to describe, compare those animals to each other, what do they have in common. Share at least 3 things they have in common or that make them different.   Sentence prompts: My (animal) has a (body part) and your (animal) has a (body part).   Both of ours are (adjective).   My (animal) is (adjective) than your (animal).   Example: My monkey has a tail and your monkey has a tail.   Both of ours are furry.   My monkey is bigger than your monkey.  

  Math: 20 mins  Chapter 10 Lesson 3 Problem Solving: Look for a Pattern  

● pgs. 725, 726, 727, 728 HW pgs. 729 & 730  Extra Practice 

● IXL: R.1, R.2, R.3, R.4, R.5, R.6, and R.7 ● Build three-dimensional shapes with legos or toothpicks and marshmallows. 

  Wellness: Growth Mindset  Teacher: What is “growth mindset”?   Student: “I don’t know”.  Teachers: “You don’t know, YET”.    

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Growth Mindset is a way of thinking, learning and taking on challenges. Challenges are opportunities for us to grow. With a growth mindset you understand that you can improve your abilities by pushing yourself. You keep trying even when something is hard. You don’t give up. You develop...GRIT!  Examples of Growth Mindset: Remember when you didn’t know how to zip up your jacket or tie your shoes? We would hear students say, “I can’t do it”. We would show you how and have you try again. Then comes the response, “I can do it!” Imagine if you had never tried to zip that jacket or tie your shoes again?  As you got older you started to learn how to add, subtract, multiple and divide. You began to read picture books, short stories and chapter books. Some things were a challenge, while other things were easier for you. You probably didn’t know, you had a growth mindset. With each lesson you learn you are growing. Yes, some things may be more challenging and you think you’ll never learn, but keep trying, you will get it. You might not know it YET but you will and we will be there to help you.  Practice: Think of something challenging for you right now?  

 Practice: What are some things you can say to yourself to keep you going through this 

challenge?    Still want to learn more about growth mindset, here’s some videos you can watch. K-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWp6kkz-pnQ           

   

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✓  June 8 - 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 Good night Gorilla By Peggy Rathman on bookflix.com: https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0014pr/story?authCtx=U.646723880  After reading/listening to the story: 

● What do you think real animals do in the zoo at night? ● Sometimes books don’t use many words. You get to use your imagination. Using your 

imagination, tell someone what the animals could have done when the gorilla unlocked all the cages at night. 

 Language: Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases.  Homophones are words that sound alike, have different meanings, and are spelled differently.   Here is an example of a homophone:  

             

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Directions: Match the homophones. Draw lines that match the pictures that sound alike, but have a different meaning and spelling.   

        

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  Math: 20 mins  

Chapter 10  Lesson 4: Combine Three-Dimensional Shapes  

● pgs. 731, 732, 734, 735 HW pgs. 735 & 736  

Extra Practice: ● IXL: W.7, W.8, and W.9 ● Real Life Examples Composite Figures ● *My Review pgs. 737, 738, 739, 740 ● *Performance Task pgs. 740PT1 & 740PT2

 

  Music: Today we are going to play a music game called Doggie, Doggie Where’s Your Bone?. Find a pen or marker to be a pretend ‘doggie bone’. Choose one person, the doggie, to hide the doggie bone while the others close their eyes.     There are two rules: only hide the bone in the room you are in and only in a place a dog could reach (so not in a drawer). After the doggie hides the doggie bone, the others sing the following words to the tune of London Bridge Is Falling Down.     “Doggie, doggie where’s your bone, where’s your bone, where’s your bone?  Doggie, doggie where’s your bone - - in your home?”   Each person gets 3 guesses. Try singing your guesses and your replies. Trade places until everyone has a turn being the doggie. Music games are so much fun! Don’t forget to feed your doggie!   Go to this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCSb571Pf-k to hear the tune to London 

Bridge is Falling Down.   

The link can also be accessed at Google Music Classroom Class Code 2hxhc5m.  

          

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June 9 - Day 6 

  Writing Informational Writing Directions: Think about an animal that you would like to learn more about. Using the website listed on the next page, find information about your animal. You will do some research today and write an informational piece on your animal for the next assignment.  

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Speaking & Listening:  Describe physical characteristics, describe actions

Prompt: Please choose a zoo animal from the picture. Describe the animal and what is happening in

the picture to someone in your household. Do you see that a piece of the picture is missing? What

do you think is missing from the picture? Share your thinking with someone in your household. Ask

them if they agree or disagree with you.

  Math: 20 mins Place Value 

● Watch Place Value/Ones and Ten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dHu5TFxPtk ● Enrich worksheet Lesson 5 (page 31 of this packet); Group tens and add ones 

 Extra Practice 

● https://bit.ly/2TJLUW5 ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lenovo Recommended 

Websitesa4FXl4zb3E4&vl=en  

  

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✓  June 10 - 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: Read/listen to the non-fiction story Who works at the zoo on bookflix.com.   https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0014pr/book?authCtx=U.646723880  After reading/listening to the story above: 

● Tell someone what you think the most interesting job in the zoo would be and why ● Find two new words in the book and explain what they mean. 

 Language: Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases.  

● Some words sound alike but have different meanings. ● Some words sound alike, have different meanings, and are spelled differently. 

 Directions: On the next page are sentences that contain underlined words that have multiple meanings. Circle the correct picture that matches the sentence. 

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  IXL Language Arts Resource: IXL Z.1 (This is under the language arts tab in IXL) 

  Math: 20 mins Place Value Watch:  

● Adding 1 vs. Adding 10: https://bit.ly/3c27FHa ● 10 More 10 Less: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zau4jtSA_kY ● Lesson 2 Enrich Count on Tens and Ones (Page 32 of this packet)

 Extra Practice

● IXL: M. Place Value 

   

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Music Over the past few weeks we have made songs about animals in the ocean, forest, farm, and North Pole. Today we are going to make up another song about animals near our home and at the City Zoo.   Read the verses below and fill in each blank with an animal name. Use the tune to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to sing your new song:   SKY Twinkle, twinkle little star how I wonder what you are.   Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.   HOME  Mousie, mousie please tell me in the backyard what you see.   _______, _______, little dog. _______, _______, baby frog.    *Here are some ideas: kitty, duckie, birdie, goosey, pony, owl, squirrel.   ZOO  Monkey, monkey please tell me in the City Zoo what you see.   _______, _______, baby moose. _______, _______, baby goose.     *Here are some ideas: lion, tiger, zebra, brown bear, elephant, kangaroo   Awesome job creating your animal songs! You can also make an animal picture book by writing out the song and drawing pictures to match. Staple the pages together to keep forever!  Have an amazing and safe summer!! See you next year in 2nd grade!  

                 

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✓  June 11 - Day 8 

  Writing: Informational Writing Directions: Using your animal research notes from Day 6, write a report on your animal. You must introduce your animal, state where it lives, what it eats, use at least two adjectives to describe what your animal looks like, and add at least three extra facts about your animal.   

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Speaking & Listening:  After spending some time describing and comparing different animals. Choose an animal you would like to do a small presentation on. You will present this information to your family. You can use the following format to help guide your presentation, or come up with your own format, or include a drawing.  Topic- (Animal Name) 

  My name is __________________.   My animal is a ___________________.   What they look like _______________.   What they eat ___________________.   Where they live __________________.   Three facts I learned __________________________________.   Example: My name is Daisy. My animal is a Panda bear. My Panda bear has black and white fur. Panda bears eat bamboo. Panda bears live in the forest. Three facts I learned about Panda bears: they eat bamboo, they are endangered and they are about the same size of an American black bear. 

  Wellness Careers    

 Watch videos regarding Career Possibilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQx_RPg9Ro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnfVrwp1lOI

       

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 Math: 20 mins Double Digit Addition 

● Watch Adding With Regrouping: https://jr.brainpop.com/math/additionandsubtraction/addingwithregrouping/ Login: molallariver1  Password: molallariver1 

● Watch Double Digit Adding With Regrouping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFAh4VNMFA 

● Double Digit Addition (page 33 of this packet) ● Addition with regrouping (page 34) ● Two Digit Addition (page 35) 

Extra Practice ● IXL: M. Place Value ● https://bit.ly/3d8c1Op 

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Summer Reading Challenge

● Kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders: read every day for at least 15 minutes! ● 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders: read every day for at least 30 minutes! ● Have an adult initial on the calendar each day you read. ● Bring calendars and the checklist back in the fall - the more you read the bigger the prize!

***Email prize ideas to your teacher!!***

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