learning the routine

week 1 of first grade seemed to be a success with no major hurdles. big sister is getting back into the routine with little resistance. (although mondays are a different story…)

week 2 started today and along with it comes the weekly homework assignments:

spelling – this week’s words are: am, at, sat, mat, man, dad. if she passes the quiz on wednesdays, she can skip the friday test. there is also a grade for work done at home to study them. there is a whole list of suggested ideas to make the learning fun – like making flash cards, typing the words on the computer, writing sentences with the words, writing them with sidewalk chalk, etc.

math minutes – 2-sided worksheet - addition & subtraction of numbers 0-18, skip counting, coin names & values, recognition of numerals & words (1-one, 2-two, 3-three)

handwriting practice – 2-sided worksheet, letters & numerals

reading - must read or be read to 100 minutes per week, receiving a grade equal to the number of minutes logged (no more than 100). we’re off to a good start with 46 minutes so far with 4 nights left. each night, we’ve been reading about marjorie in “the cow that laid an egg”.