GRADE 1CHOICE BOARDCreated by Deb Watters

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CARDSUsing a deck of cards, pass out the cards with numbers to both players. Each player flips over two cards. Add or subtract the two numbers showing.

Players compare values and the player with the higher value wins all four cards, or the player with the lower value wins all four cards.

RHYMING SCAVENGER HUNTSearch for something that rhymes with the words in the hunt.

Write them down, draw a picture, or take a photo of what you find.

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SHADOW TRACING Find a sunny spot. Strike a pose and have someone trace your shadow.

Do the same for them. How are your shadows the same or different?

WORD WALKIf you take a family walk, or while at home, try to find every letter, A to Z.

Keep track of where you find the letters with a checklist or photos. Can you find every letter?

Were some letters harder to find?

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FINGERS AND TOESCount the people that live in your house with you. How many toes do they have altogether?

How many fingers? You can count your pets too! Can you count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s?

I LIKE PANCAKESDance along and follow the recipe for making pancakes. What are all the steps for making pancakes? Can you get an adult to help you write and follow the procedure to make pancakes?

Click to watch “I like Pancakes”.

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DANDY DANDELIONSNow is the time of year you can find dandelions or other materials. Pick some and make a design. What could you use the dandelions for?

Try painting with the item, what prints can you make?

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SING ALONG SYLLABLE SONG Sing along with words that have different numbers of syllables. How many syllables in your name?

What about the names of your family members, your favourite toy, your favourite movie, your favourite book?

Check out the song, “Learn Syllables.”

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BALLOON JUGGLINGBlow up a few balloons of the “round” type. Inflate to medium pressure, so the balloon “floats” a bit, but not too much.

Toss one balloon into the air above your head. Keep up the balloon using fingertips and palms. Play with two people. The challenge is to keep the balloon up in the air. If the balloon touches the ground, switch turns.

After practicing, try a competition where you count your touches out loud before the balloon hits the ground.

Try with two balloons at the same time, one balloon each – see who keeps up their balloon longest.

See if you can keep up two or three balloons at the same time.Keep up the balloon with different body parts (knees only, feet only, elbows only, head only).

Click for balloon juggling instructions.

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20 STACKStack 20 objects in your house. Are some things easier to stack than others?

Why? How tall can you make your stack?

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.WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKSWordless picture books show a story with illustrations only. Readers need to tell the story in their own words. Look at the picture book Flotsam and tell your own story.

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;3 EYE SPY SHAPESLook at the shapes on the page. Make a list of how the shapes are the same, and a list of how they are different.

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;2MATCHING LIDSMany families have containers and lids that do not match. Try matching them. Think about shape and size. How many shape and size words can you think of to describe containers and the lids that match them? Can you find matches for all the containers? Where might the missing lids have gone? Write a story, then create a poster or a cartoon about the mystery of the missing lids.

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MUSTAFA Mustafa is a young boy who has come from another country. This book tells the story of how Mustafa learns about his new country Canada, and all the wonderful things in it. How is Mustafa’s country different than where you live?

Blue Spruce Books

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LET’S TALK TOGETHER ORAL LANGUAGE CARDSChose one of the oral language cards and have a chat about what you see. Use the questions that are available with each of the cards.

Click Let’s Talk Together Oral Language Cards.

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SPYWatch how a hummingbird “spy” photographs Monarch Butterflies as they wake up when the weather gets warmer. What words can you use to describe what you see.

Watch the video here.