First Grade/Core A Supplement List

I am trying to be more deliberate this year about coming up with extra, fun stuff to do at home...for difficult weeks, sick days, rainy afternoons-really any time when we are feeling uninspired or need something different.

I wrote up a list for Rose first-because first grade is so easy and fun to plan! I might add to it over time, but right now it uses mostly stuff we already own or can get at the library. My first grade plans are here.

**My First Grade Extras List**

Anything to do with Little House

•  The books, of course: We will re-read Little House in the Big Woods for Core A. We might read Little House on the Prairie and Farmer Boy again and I definitely want to read On the Banks of Plum Creek. We will save the other books until she's a bit older. 

• This website has some recipes that would be fun to try.

• Paper Dolls-I got these for her last year and she has so much fun with them! 

• Watch Little House- I have never seen a single episode!

 Math Fun

•  Mathtacular DVD's 

• Games- especially Dominos, Dino Math Tracks, Chutes & Ladders, Uno, the Uncle Wiggily Game, & Sum Swamp

• Pattern Blocks

• Books suggestions from the Living Math website
  

Science Extras

• Magic School Bus website - For watching videos, experiment ideas, games and printables.

• The Burgess Bird Book- Along with a book of bird songs and coloring pages.

• Magic School Bus Kits- We are finishing up the dinosaur one now and she has had a blast with it.

More Literature

We will be reading lots of stuff for Core A, of course, but just in case we need extra ideas, I made up this list.

• Sequels to any of the Core A books - Lots of the books (like My Father's Dragon, Boxcar Children, and Beezus and Ramona) are part of a series.

• The Reluctant Dragon 

• A Toad for Tuesday

• The Family Under the Bridge

• The Apple and the Arrow

• CappyBoppy

• The Wizard of Oz

• Lots and lots of fairy tales! 

Misc. Stuff

• Beethoven's Wig CD's

• Paper Dolls Around the World- These look like an awesome go-along for Core A!

• Critical Thinking Company books