Create your own fantasy story!  Click on this website http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/fantasy-writing-prompts/ It will choose a story starter for you.  Follow the directions and see what amazing things you can write about! 

Putnam County Primary School Instructional Activities for the week of April 27-May 1 

First Grade 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayStandards

Focus: Review of Previous

Standards

ELAGSE1RI1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 

ELAGSE1RL5: Explain major difference between texts that tell stories and texts that give information.  

ELAGSE1RL5: Explain major difference between texts that tell stories and texts that give information.  

ELAGSE1RL4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. 

ELAGSE1RL9: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. 

Reading

For additional reading practice, click on the additional resources tab on the school website. 

There are extra reading passages about Hurricanes.

Go to Brainpop Jr. and learn all about Summerhttps://jr.brainpop.com/science/weather/summer/ 

*Take the Easy quiz

*Optional: Other learning activities on Brainpop jr about summer.

Listen to the story: The Night Before Summer Vacation by Natasha Wing  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B305oqT_eRE 

*Tell how you know this story is a fictional text.

Listen to the story: Watching the Seasons Summer 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdlo0BqZ0SA 

*Tell how you know this story is a nonfiction text. 

Listen to the story: Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB9fdsopllM&list=PLOzkAbvyQIUS9kb6n5q8E2lBD5Xcx9Amt&index=5

What did Pete the cat feel, hear, see, smell, and taste? (Worksheet is attached below) 

Listen to the story: 10 Little Surfers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv7ZF4iqhPU&list=PLOzkAbvyQIUS9kb6n5q8E2lBD5Xcx9Amt&index=31 

Write down what happened to each surfer. (Worksheet is attached below)

Epic Books (for

Independent reading time)

It’s Summer Dear Dragon By Margaret Hillert   Frog and Friends: Best Summer Ever by Eve Bunting  

What Do Bees do in Summer?  by Rebecca Felix   We Celebrate Independence Day in Summer by 

Ana & Andrew Summer in Savannah by Christine Platt   Are You Ready for Summer? By Sheila 

How’s the Weather in Summer?  By Rebecca Felix   Keeping Cool in Summer by 

Summer is Fun! By Walt K. Moon  Hello Summer! By Shelley Rotner 

Rebecca Felix   Anderson  Rebecca Felix  Grammar/

Writing

Don’t forget to begin each 

sentence with an 

uppercase letter, use finger 

spacing, and add correct punctuation. 

  

Contractions 1 | English Song for Kids | Reading & Writing Skills | Grammar | Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xE-vw2ctqo  Watch BrainPopJr video https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/word/contractions/ 

   Create your own fantasy story!  Click on this website http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/fantasy-writing-prompts/ It will choose a story starter for you.  Follow the directions and see what amazing things you can write about! 

Contractions 2 | English Song for Kids | Reading & Writing Skills | Grammar | Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfI20_WVQfA  Complete the practice sheet, see below for bigger printable.  

 Time to create another fantasy story!  Click on the following link to create another amazing and fantastical story. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/fantasy-writing-prompts/   

Contractions 3 | English Song for Kids | Reading & Writing Skills | Grammar | Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqiBOfIpcRA  Play Contraction Action https://www.abcya.com/games/contraction_action 

Math

Standards Focus:

OA4 and OA6

Addition and

Subtraction strategies

*Students can solve

math problems in a notebook. If students need extra practice, look at

problems on the

worksheets below.

Try to have students work on

Using addition to help you solve

subtraction problems (related facts)

Remember to think about number bonds

to help you solve. What can you add to the smaller number?

Example: 16 – 9 = __ Think,

9 + __ = 16

Complete the following problems on paper. (There is also a worksheet at the bottom for extra

practice.)

14 – 8 = __ 6 + __ = 14

Watch the Fact Families video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IhZDEffyTk 

Complete the following problems on paper. Use the three numbers to create 2 addition problems and 2 subtraction 

problems. (There is also a worksheet at the bottom for extra 

practice)

3, 2, 5

 Watch the Addition Strategy Making ten  below:

https://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=LSeL6tPBjug

Complete the following math problems OR complete the Wednseday 

worksheet at the bottom. **If this is too difficult, have students write down all of the ways to make 

10.**

Example: 

8 + 6 = __

8 + 2 + 4

Listen to the Doubles Rap song

below:

https://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68

Find and write only the problems that are doubles facts. Then solve them.

(Extra practice worksheet at the

bottom of the page.)

3 + 3 = ___

4 + 2 = ___

1 + 2 = ___

5 + 5 = ___

Listen to the song doubles plus 1 below: 

https://www.youtube.

com/watch?v=AdZ9DLEjg

to

Find and write only the

problems that are doubles + 1.

Then solve them, (Extra

practice worksheet at the

bottom of the page)

2 +3 = __

Successmaker or

Dreambox each day. 12 – 8 = __

8 + __ = 12

11 – 5 = __ 5 + __ = 11

17 – 9 = __ 9 + __ = 17

__ + __ = __

__ + __ = __

__ - __ = __

__ - __ = __

2, 4, 6

8, 2, 10

6, 3, 9

(I broke up the 6 into 2 parts so

that I could make a 10 with 8)

8 +2 = 10

10+ 4 = 14

Now its your turn to practice:

9 + 5 = __ 9 + __ + __ = __

10 + __ = __

8 + 6= __ 8 + __ + __ = __

10 + __ = __

7 + 4 = __ 7 + __ + __ = __

10 + __ = __

9 + 7 = __ 9 + __ + __ = __

10 + __ = __

7 + 7 = ___

6 + 5 = ___

9 + 9 = ___

8 + 8 = ___

2 + 3 = ___

6 + 6 = ___

 

2 + 2 = __

4+ 3 = __

6 + 1 = __

6 + 6 = __

7 + 6 = __

8 + 9 = __

5 + 4 = __

3 + 3 = __

1 + 2 = __

 

 

 

 

PE, Art, Spanish,

Technology, Ag, Music

Please refer to this website to find lesson plans for Specials classes for the week: Choose one a day: https://pcps.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOhKLHG5?_ga=2.6752885.638899484.1584571743-425289022.1584571743

Counselor Connection

Refer to Weekly Newsletter on the school website-under distant learning

ESOL Write a sentence for each word. Then read your sentences out loud.

1.singing

2. school 

3. sunny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9q4U2P3ig

Dance and sing along with the video above. 

Make up your own pattern to add to 

Use the words below to make one sentence. (I mixed them up!)

wagonredhepullthewill 

Would you rather fly like a bird?

or 

Would you rather swim like a fish?

Why?

Write or say your 

Find items around your house that begin with the same letters as your name.

My example-

E- eggsr- racecar

4. shirtthe song. 

Don’t forget a capital letter and punctuation!

Answer- He will pull the red wagon.

answer. Use complete sentences.

I would rather ______________,because ______________.

i- ice creamc- cotton balla- airplane 

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday: