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Watch and listen to how Mrs. Ward reads the first page in the story Can I Be Your Dog?  Do you notice a difference between the first time and the second time she read the page?

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Readers Reread to Smooth Out Their Voices

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Choose a Short /a/ Poem to read below to practice using a SMOOTH voice.
FIRST READ: Work hard to sound out the words and understand what is happening in each poem.  Did any words get you stuck?
SECOND READ: Try to smooth your voice.  You should notice that you read the poems a little quicker.   THIRD READ: Can you add expression?  Expression is how the reader's voice changes to show emotion.

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In first grade, we NOTICE things. Did you notice some short /a/ words in the poems above? Try to read all of the poems and if you hear a word that has the short /a/ sound, write it down. This is called "Going on a WORD HUNT."

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Warm Up - Try a few single digit equations to review Mrs. Ward's Touch Math trick adding +1, +2, and +3.
Now that your brain is rocking and rolling, watch the video on the Touch Math trick to +4.

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Turn to the next free page in your Guided Math journal.  You guessed it, write today's date at the top:
8-20-20.  See if you can solve the problem of the day using 2 different strategies.
Mallory and her brother Caleb were playing water games.  Caleb won 4 games and Mallory won the other games.  They played 11 games today.  How many water games did Mallory win?

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Yesterday, we talked about how readers set goals for their independent reading time.  Can you set a goal of the number of books (or chapters) you would like to read?  Then, snuggle up in a cozy, quiet place and enjoy reading.  Can you reread a page to make your voice smoother?

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One of the best ways to begin thinking about a story you have to tell is share it out loud.  Watch as Mrs. W shares a simple story about her and her dogs from this morning. After watching, you try! Think of a simple story from your day to tell. Use your fingers for each event.

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Telling a Simple Story Across Your Fingers

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After sharing your story across your fingers, begin to plan what you want to say.  Mrs. W likes to sketch first, then write her words.

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Watch the video to see how Mrs. Ward thinks about the things she wants to say and makes small sketches to create a plan.
Then, she uses her Writer's Notebook to begin her story.

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Mrs. Ward wrote so much she had to use 2 pages. That's okay! If you have a lot to say, write away! :)

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During our phonics small group, Mrs. W showed you how to play the Word Ladder Game.  Today she gave the clues
1. Animal that says meow
2.  An aluminum container veggies can come in
3.  An adult boy
4.  Another word for angry
TO make a word ladder, you change only 1 or 2 letters in your word and give a new clue.  So her ladder was:
1. cat
2. can
3. man
4. mad
Can you create your own ladder?

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We ran out of room for Crabby Max.

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Mason

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Sadie II🤸‍♂️

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Kent

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Madeleine

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Noah

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4+7=11

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Hazel

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Lana

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oops

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Hazel

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Lambeau stadium Packers

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Mason

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Mason

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Evelyn

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Kent

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Sadie

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Sadie

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Sadie

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Kent’s story

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Piper

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Lana

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Jack

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Jack