Today's Learning Adventure: Day 3
Please open your Growing Start notebook to a new page. Write today's date, then complete the three tasks below.
1. Sequence Skills
Read the sentences below. Copy each one into your notebook and choose the best word to fill in the blank.
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___, I brushed my teeth before bed. (First or Last)
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We went to bed ___. (then or finally)
2. Science Fun: Solid to Liquid!
Think of something in your house that can melt. Draw a picture of it changing from a solid to a liquid and label your drawing.
3. Good Citizens at Home 🏠
What is one responsibility you have at home? Write one sentence telling why it is important for you to do it.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Your Mission for Today! 🕵️♀️
Welcome, Feeling Detective! Your first case is to investigate a character named Little Critter who was feeling very mad. Your mission is to watch a video to find clues about his feelings, and then use your detective skills to understand them better.
Identifying Feelings in Ourselves and Others
We all have feelings. As a Feeling Detective, your first job is to know what feelings look like. The Feelings Chart is your official Detective Toolkit for today's mission.
A great detective completes the whole mission! Let's do each of these activities to become experts on feelings.
👁 Visual: Look at a Feelings Chart. This is your toolkit. Point to each feeling as you name it.
🎧 Auditory: Look at the Feelings Chart and say one time you felt 4 different feelings: “I felt happy when…” “I felt surprised when…”
✍️ Reading/Writing: In your SEL notebook, complete this sentence, choosing a feeling from your toolkit: “I feel ___ when ___.”
🤲 Kinesthetic: Play “Feelings Charades.” Act out a feeling from your chart using your face and body, and let your parent guess which one it is.
1. Pick a Book
Choose a book you’d like to read. It can be a storybook, an informational book, or a favorite you’ve read before.
2. Read for 30 Minutes
Find a quiet spot and read on your own. If you need help with a word, ask your parent or sound it out slowly.
3. Reading Log
Write the title of your book, how many pages you read, and the time you spent reading.
- Think about the main character in your book. How did they feel in the story today?
- In your Reading notebook, draw the character's face showing their biggest feeling.
- Write one sentence about why they felt that way.
Nouns: Person, Place, or Thing
A noun is a word that names a person (like a mom or a boy), a place (like a house or a park), or a thing (like a toy or a book). Stories are full of nouns! Little Critter, the main character in our book, is a noun!
Watch this video about Nouns
👁 Visual: Go on a "Noun Hunt"! Look around the room you are in right now. Point to and name three different nouns (things you can see).
🎧 Auditory: Think back to the story, I Was So Mad. Can you name one person, one place, and one thing from the video?
✍️ Reading/Writing: In your Language Arts notebook, draw a picture of your favorite part of the Little Critter story. Write one sentence about your picture, then circle all the nouns in your sentence.
🤲 Kinesthetic: Gather three small objects from around the house (like a block, a spoon, or a toy). Hold each one up and say its name. Because they are all things, they are all nouns.
Week 1 Spelling Words
after
has
over
again
here
put
and
him
round
any
Spelling Activities
👁 Visual: Write each spelling word in a colorful box.
🎧 Auditory: Say sentences aloud using each spelling word.
✍️ Reading/Writing: Use at least 5 spelling words in sentences in your Language Arts notebook. Be sure to start with a capital and end with a period.
🤲 Kinesthetic: Write each word on small pieces of paper or note cards and arrange them into silly sentences on the table.
What is a Word Problem?
A word problem tells a short story. You have to listen, picture it, then use math to find the answer.
Steps to Solve a Word Problem:
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Read the problem carefully (or have it read aloud).
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Circle or underline the numbers.
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Picture the story in your head.
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Draw the objects if that helps.
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Solve using addition.
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Write the number sentence (equation).
👁 Visual: Draw each story with pictures (apples, birds, cars). Circle both groups, then count the total.
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Emma had 3 apples. She got 2 more. How many apples does she have now?
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There were 4 birds in a tree. 3 more came. How many birds are there now?
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You had 5 toy cars. You got 1 more. How many cars do you have now?
🎧 Auditory: Tell the math story aloud as if you’re reading a mini-book. Example: “First there were 3 apples. Next she got 2 more. Finally there were 5 apples.”
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Emma had 3 apples. She got 2 more. How many apples does she have now?
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There were 4 birds in a tree. 3 more came. How many birds are there now?
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You had 5 toy cars. You got 1 more. How many cars do you have now?
✍️ Reading/Writing: Write your own math story with numbers in your Math notebook. Example: “I had 2 dogs and I got 3 more. Now I have 5 dogs.”
🤲 Kinesthetic: Act out a problem. Example: Jump 3 times, then 2 more. How many jumps total? Or: Gather 4 blocks, add 3 more, then count them.
Does it matter which number comes first in addition?
Try:
3 + 5 = ?
5 + 3 = ?
What do you notice?
Rules in Our Home and Community
Introduction (Follow along as your teacher reads-aloud):
Every group of people has rules. Families have rules, like cleaning up toys or taking turns. Sports teams have rules, like staying in bounds or sharing the ball. Our neighborhood has rules, like stopping at a stop sign, and even whole countries have rules, like voting fairly.
Rules aren’t just about saying ‘don’t do this.’ They are about helping everyone stay safe, take care of each other, and share fairly. Imagine if a soccer game had no rules — everyone would grab the ball and no one could really play. Or imagine if our house had no rules — toys would be all over the floor, no one would know when to eat, and people might feel upset.
Rules help us respect each other and work together. That’s why we follow them, not just because we’re told to, but because they make life better for everyone.
👁 Visual: Create a “My Rules Poster.” Draw one important rule for your home (like pick up my toys) and one for your community (like wait my turn at the park). Decorate it with colors and stickers.
🎧 Auditory: Tell your parent one home rule and one community rule. Explain why they are important. Example: “We clean up our mess so our house feels nice for everyone.”
✍️ Reading/Writing: On lined paper, write 2–3 sentences:
“One rule at home is ___. One rule in my community is ___.”
🤲 Kinesthetic: Act it out! First, show what happens when someone doesn’t follow the rule. Then show how things change when they do follow it.
Our Homeschool Promise Chart:
Project: Make Our Homeschool Promise Chart
In this project, you will help create an official "Homeschool Promise Chart." You'll get to decide on the best rules for our homeschool, draw amazing pictures for them, and sign your name to make a special promise for a great year of learning.
Part 1: Review with Worksheet
Click the button below to access your “3 States of Matter” worksheet. You can also just write the answers from the worksheet in your science notebook.
Part 2: Experiment – Sink or Float?
Not all solids act the same way in liquids. Some sink to the bottom, others float on top. Today you’ll test and see!
Steps: (With the help of an adult)
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Collect small solid items (block, coin, leaf, spoon).
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Fill a tub or bowl with water.
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Predict which items will sink and which will float.
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Drop each item into the water.
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Talk about or write down what happened.
Complete each activity below as you work through the sink or float experiment.
👁 Visual: Use your science notebook and draw your objects in two groups: Sink and Float.
🎧 Auditory: Say your prediction aloud before testing each item.
Science Prediction Reminder
When scientists make predictions, they don’t know the answer yet. A prediction is like a smart guess that helps us test ideas. Predictions don’t have to be right. Even wrong guesses teach us something new. Every test gives us information, and that is how scientists learn.
✍️ Reading/Writing: Write one sentence in your science notebook:
Some solids float, and some solids sink.
🤲 Kinesthetic: Test each object in water to see what happens.
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Which item surprised you?
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Did your predictions match the results?
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Why do you think some solids float while others sink?
Music with Chrome Music Lab
Create Your Own Music Patterns
Go to Chrome Music Lab and click on Rhythm. Play with the animals and instruments to make different beats.
👁 Visual: Watch how the dots and lines change as you add sounds. Notice which instruments match which animal.
🎧 Auditory: Listen carefully to the beat you create. Try fast, then slow.
✍️ Reading/Writing: Write down the pattern of notes you made, like “blue, blue, green, yellow.”
🤲 Kinesthetic: Clap, stomp, or tap along with the rhythm you built. Try teaching it to your parent.
Step 2 – Explore Song Maker
Click on Song Maker in Chrome Music Lab. Add dots to make your own melody.
👁 Visual: Notice how colors show different sounds.
🎧 Auditory: Press play and listen to your melody.
✍️ Reading/Writing: Give your beat a name and write your “song title” on paper.
🤲 Kinesthetic: Try dancing to your own creation. How does the music make you feel — happy, calm, excited?
Today you are going to be moving your body, continuing basic exercises, and using your P.E. Log.
Warm-Up (do each for about 10–15 seconds):
- Stretch your arms up high like you’re reaching for the sky.
- Bend down slowly and touch your toes.
- Roll your shoulders forward and backward.
- Take three big breaths in and out.
Do each movement slowly at first, then try them at a steady pace. Click on each exercise to see a video example of each.
Write down what you did in your P.E. Log (or have your parent write it for you):
- “10 jumping jacks, 10 sit-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 lunges”
Pretend you are the teacher:
At the end of the day, share one thing from each subject with your parent.
- Reading: Show the book you read and tell one thing the main character did today, OR describe something you noticed about a feeling the character had and why.
- Language Arts: Read one sentence you wrote that includes a noun (person, place, or thing) and tell who or what your favorite noun is in that sentence.
- Math: Tell a math story problem you wrote (for example, “I had … then I got … now I have…”) and show how you solved it, maybe with drawings or objects.
- Social Studies: Share one rule you added to your Promise Chart and explain why you think it is helpful or fair.
- Science: Show your prediction for the sink-or-float experiment. Then show which items actually sank or floated. Explain why you think some items floated and some sank.
- SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Pick one feeling from the Feelings Chart. Say: “I feel ___ when ___,” using something that happened today. Then act out that feeling with your body or face so your parent can guess which feeling it is.
Clap your hands and say proudly, “I finished Day 3 of first grade!”
