First Grade Fun December : Reading

First Grade Fun
December
Reading:
This month we will be reading for Literary Experience, Reading for
Information, and Reading to Perform a Task. We will focus on main
characters, setting, problem and solution.
We will also be identifying the lesson learned in a book. Ask your child
“What lesson could be learned from this story?”
Classes will also be following procedural directions to make
gingerbread houses to follow up stories that have been read
in class. We will be sending a paper home asking for
donations for ingredients. Please check to see what
your class should send. Parents are also encouraged to
join in the fun by volunteering on that day. Look for more
information to come.
Math:
Our current math focus is related facts. This is when you have 2
numbers, you add them together and then use the same 3 numbers to
write a subtraction sentence. 3 + 1 = 4
4 -1 =3
This leads into fact families which are three numbers that can be used
together in 4 different number sentences. For example, 3, 4, 7 is a fact
family. The number sentences that they make are 3+4=7, 4+3=7, 7-3=4,
7-4=3
Social Studies:
W e are learning about different cultures. Each class will be studying a different aspect
of culture. Please contact your child’s teacher if you can come in and share an aspect
of your culture.
Science:
W e are learning about motion! How do people and animals move? We will also
discover how things can be moved. Have fun playing outside and talking about
pushing, pulling, jumping, running, skipping, hopping! How else can you move?
Virtues: We encourage you to use the virtues language at home. We
are currently using the words generosity and joyfulness!