Character and Setting A character is a person or an animal in a story. The setting is where and when a story takes place. Choose a story you read in class. Talk about where the story takes place. READING COLLABORATE Draw a picture of the main character. Write a sentence about him or her. www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 6
Where Did It Happen? All Mixed Up Read a story. Draw part of the story. Show your picture to your partner. Tell about the characters and setting. Tell what is happening. COLLABORATE Choose a story from a class book. COLLABORATE With your partner, list the characters and the setting of the story. Change two characters on your list. Change the time or the place of the setting. Tell the new story. Does it make sense? pencils 15 READING
Fluency Practice reading out loud. Focus on how your voice sounds and on reading each word. COLLABORATE Take turns reading a story aloud. Don t try to read fast. Read correctly and with expression. READING 47 seconds 42 seconds Time your partner s reading. Write down the time. Read the story again. Check your time. stopwatch pencils www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 24
Read Aloud Read a story to yourself. COLLABORATE Read the story aloud together. pencils or pens Fix the Mistakes! Read a story out loud with a partner. COLLABORATE As your partner reads, write down any errors he or she makes. Discuss the errors. Write the words that were hard to read. Practice reading those words. pencils or pens READING Have your partner read the story again. Were there fewer mistakes?
I like winter. Soft, white snow covers the ground. I can build a snowman tall and round. Poem A poem uses words in interesting ways. Chan wrote a poem about a season he likes. Read what Chan wrote. Point to words that rhyme. Point to words that give sensory details. COLLABORATE WRITING Write a poem about a season. Draw a picture to go with your poem. www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 25
Season Poem Poetry Details Decide on an idea for your poem. Think of a season you like. Draw a picture of it. Think about interesting details that can describe your idea. Write the poem below. Fill in the name of your season: I like I like Write your poem by stating the idea and then a detail. Use sensory words and rhyming words to describe your idea. best. better than the rest! WRITING
Word Choice: Sensory Details I went to the beach. The sand was warm. The water was cold! I saw birds. I made a castle. Marta wrote about the beach. She used sensory details. Rewrite Marta s writing on your paper. Add another sensory detail to tell how something looked, felt, or sounded. WRITING Draw a picture that shows some of the details. www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 13
Tasty Treats Make an Accordion Foldable. At the top of each section write: see, hear, feel, smell, taste. pencils 15 Describe a Place Think of a place you have visited. Picture it in your mind. Write a paragraph about it. Be sure to include sensory details. Read it to a partner. Have your partner find the sensory details. COLLABORATE Write words that tell about a treat you like to eat. Make sure to leave taste for last! pencils WRITING
Long a make take fade late sale lane Work with a partner. Build words with long a that end in -ake. Write the words. Now make words with long a that end with -ade, -ate, -ale, or -ane. Play charades with a partner. Act out each word or something you would do with each word. COLLABORATE pencil PHONICS/W0RD STUDY www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 11
High-Frequency Words snake grade game Write a word for each sentence. Draw a picture of each one. Now I know why I got a good on my test. The We have a big soccer Contractions Write is, are, can, was, were, has, have. Make contractions with your words and the word not. You will have two contractions for can and not. COLLABORATE Write two sentences about the picture. Use a contraction in each sentence. slid away in some tall grass. today! pencils 15 15 PHONICS/WORD STUDY
Measuring Time We use clocks to tell time. We use calendars to measure days, weeks, and months. COLLABORATE Look at a calendar. Count three months from today. Write what month it is. Draw a picture to show what you think the weather will be like then. 15 calendar pencils, crayons SOCIAL STUDIES www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Research and Inquiry Grade 1 11
What Time Is It? When Is My Birthday? Find and circle today s date on a calendar. Circle your birthday on a calendar. Use the calendar to find out how many weeks it is until your birthday. Draw a clock face on a sheet of paper. Draw hands on the clock to show what time school starts. Draw another clock to show what time school ends. calendar 15 pencils pencil SOCIAL STUDIES