Week 4 of 8
Week 4
1st Grade → 2nd Grade · Missing addend and Sight words primer
Math
Missing Addend
Finding the unknown part when the total and one part are given: 7 + ___ = 12. Second half of first grade.
The mistake to watch for. Adding the two visible numbers, answering 19 for 7 + ___ = 12. The equals sign is read as "the answer comes next" rather than "the same amount".
How to help. Cover the total with your hand and ask what is missing, not what to add. Balance scales help — both sides must match.
A worked example
Try 6 + ___ = 11. Start at 6 and count up to 11: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. That is 5 steps, so the missing number is 5.
Reading & language
Sight Words: Grade 1
A second wave of high-frequency words to recognize instantly. First grade, once pre-primer sight words are automatic.
The mistake to watch for. Re-sounding out words that were already memorized in kindergarten, because a new, less familiar batch makes a child doubt words they actually already know.
How to help. Mix review words from the pre-primer list in with the new ones, so recognition speed stays the visible goal rather than starting over.
A worked example
Circle 'was' in: saw was has. Sight words like 'was' do not sound the way they are spelled, so it helps to spot the whole word at once.
Words for this week
- add
- To put numbers together to find how many in all.
- sum
- The answer you get when you add.
- total
- All of the things added together.
- equal
- The same amount. The sign = means "is equal to".
- missing
- Not there yet. A missing number is the one you need to find.
- sight
- A word you learn to know at a glance, without sounding it out.
- word
- A group of letters that has a meaning.
- read
- To look at words and say or understand them.
- letter
- One of the symbols we use to write words, like a, b or c.
Read this week
Oder
A short earth & weather article from our Learn library, chosen for this reading level. Read it together, then ask your child to tell you one new thing they learned.