Mrs. Charlotte's First Grade

Classroom Activities

March 15 - 19

Parent Information

READING - This week we are reading the stories “Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House” and “Good Books, Good Times!” Please practice our word wall words and spelling words at home with your child this week. Also, in the boxes are three sentences for your child to read to you.

   Kate swam across the pool quickly.
   We were thankful the dance was in the cool room.
   The dog is playful because it sees its food.

PHONICS – Suffixes –ly - means in a ___ way and

-ful – means full of. Vowels in moon

IMPORTANT: Please practice these words at home each day. They are very important we will be using them daily.

Vowels oo in moon
afternoon bloom boost boot broom coo cool coolly droop droopy food fool gloomy goose hoops hoot loop loose moo mood noon	ooze pooch poodle pool proof room roost school smooth snooze snoozed spool spoon spoonful stool too tool tooth zoo zoom zoomed

Suffixes –ly, -ful
boastful careful cheerful colorful delightful faithful graceful grateful harmful helpful hopeful painful peaceful playful restful roomful shameful spoonful thankful useful wonderful	badly bravely brightly carefully completely coolly friendly gladly helpfully hopefully mainly neatly nicely peacefully perfectly plainly quickly quietly really sadly safely	sharply slowly smoothly softly suddenly sweetly wildly

SPELLING WORDS – slowly, careful, quickly, useful, painful, playful, sadly, gladly, nicely, wonderful, because, across

WORD WALL WORDS – told, because, across, only, shoes, dance, opened

MATH –We will continue working on time and money. We will also be working Addition and Subtraction facts 1 through 12

Be sure to work with your child on addition and subtraction facts. They are to be memorized before your child promotes to Second Grade.

ENGLISH – We will introduce adjectives that compare. We will practice and write with adjectives that compare.

Important Dates:
April 9- 16 – Spring Break

Parent Information:

Please continually review with your child these facts:

Clock skills - Telling time to the hour and half hour

- Elapsed Time

Money skills - Recognizing coins (penny, nickel,
dime, quarter, and half dollar.)
- Knowing the value of each coin

- Addition of coins.

Addition and Subtraction – Number 1 through 12