Week of 1/30/12 - 2/3/12

Homework for this week:

LANGUAGE ARTS: 

*READ DAILY FOR 10-15 MINUTES (REQUIRED)

Optional:

*WRITE A STORY

    DAY 1-CREATE A CIRCLE MAP OF IDEAS

      DAY 2-WRITE THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY

      DAY 3-WRITE THE MIDDLE

      DAY 4-WRITE THE END

      DAY 5-ADD ILLUSTRATIONS

 

*PRACTICE SPELLING WORDS 

Spelling Words: sell, fell, shell, chest, west, best, up, so, by, be, contest, smelly, dime, freedom, layers

   IDEA: WRITE SPELLING WORDS in a sentence!

 

*THIS WEEK OUR CLASS WILL START OUR STUDY OF POETRY.  CHECK OUT THIS FUN POETRY WEBSITE:  WWW.POETRY4KIDS.COM

* Practice writing some poetry of your own!

MATH:

*UNIT 5, PAGES  7, 9, 11, 12, 13, (REQUIRED)

   Please make sure to sign your child's folder!
 

Optional Math HW:

*Choose a non-standard unit to measure with, and measure each person in your house! Then Compare! measure again with something else!

 

*FIND OUT THE AVERAGE LENGTH OR HEIGHT OF THEIR FAVORITE WILD ANIMAL (GIRAFFE, ELEPHANT, SEAL, ETC...) THEN CUT A PIECE OF YARN/STRING THAT LONG.  LET YOUR CHILD UNWIND THE YARN TO SEE HOW BIG THE ANIMAL REALLY IS.  IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR HOUSE THE SAME LENGTH OR HEIGHT?

*PICK SEVERAL NON-STANDARD UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS (PAPER CLIPS, STRAWS, CRAFT STICKS, ETC...) FOR YOUR CHILD TO USE TO MEASURE.  PICK AN OBJECT TO MEASURE WITH EACH OF THE NON-STANDARD UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS.  

DO YOU GET THE SAME ANSWER EACH TIME?  

WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS DIFFERENT?

SCIENCE:

*write a story about your favorite ocean animal!

 

*Draw a picture labeling all the zones of the ocean!

 

* View this fun ocean website with lots of activities! Click here!

 

Week of 1/23/12

Homework for this week:

LANGUAGE ARTS: 

*READ DAILY FOR 10-15 MINUTES (REQUIRED)

Optional:

*WRITE A STORY

    DAY 1-CREATE A CIRCLE MAP OF IDEAS

      DAY 2-WRITE THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY

      DAY 3-WRITE THE MIDDLE

      DAY 4-WRITE THE END

      DAY 5-ADD ILLUSTRATIONS

 

*PRACTICE SPELLING WORDS 

   IDEA: WRITE SPELLING WORDS ON AN INDEX CARD AND CUT UP TO MAKE A PUZZLE.  PRACTICE WORDS BY PUTTING THE PUZZLES BACK TOGETHER.

*THIS WEEK OUR CLASS WILL START OUR STUDY OF POETRY.  CHECK OUT THIS FUN POETRY WEBSITE:  WWW.POETRY4KIDS.COM

MATH:

*UNIT 3, PAGES 5, 7, 9, 13, 18 (REQUIRED)

   NEW WAY TO REPORT COMPLETION OF HOMEWORK!  SIMPLY sign homework sheet in your child's blue folder!

 

Optional Math HW:

*CUT A LENGTH OF YARN OR STRING AND GIVE TO YOUR CHILD.  CHALLENGE YOUR CHILD TO FIND 5 ITEMS THAT ARE EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE STRING, 5 ITEMS THAT ARE SHORTER AND 5 ITEMS THAT ARE LONGER.

*FIND OUT THE AVERAGE LENGTH OR HEIGHT OF THEIR FAVORITE WILD ANIMAL (GIRAFFE, ELEPHANT, SEAL, ETC...) THEN CUT A PIECE OF YARN/STRING THAT LONG.  LET YOUR CHILD UNWIND THE YARN TO SEE HOW BIG THE ANIMAL REALLY IS.  IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR HOUSE THE SAME LENGTH OR HEIGHT?

*PICK SEVERAL NON-STANDARD UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS (PAPER CLIPS, STRAWS, CRAFT STICKS, ETC...) FOR YOUR CHILD TO USE TO MEASURE.  PICK AN OBJECT TO MEASURE WITH EACH OF THE NON-STANDARD UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS.  

DO YOU GET THE SAME ANSWER EACH TIME?  

WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS DIFFERENT?

SCIENCE:

*TAKE A PRODUCT WALK AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.  LIST ALL OF THE PRODUCTS YOU SEE THAT ARE MADE FROM ROCK, SOIL OR WATER.

*YUMMY ACTIVITY TO DO JUST FOR FUN!!

RECIPE FOR DIRT CUPS

1 pkg (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding (To represent soil)

2 cups cold milk (To represent water that will turn the soil into mud)

15 oreo cookies, finely crushed (To represent rocks)

10 worm shaped fruit snacks (To just add some fun when eating)

Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk for 2 minutes.  Let stand for 5 minutes then mix in 1/2 cup cookie crumbs.

Spoon into 10 (6 to 7 oz) paper or plastic cups and top with remaining cookie crumbs.

Refrigerate 1 hour.  Top with worms before serving.

Welcome back!

That two weeks went by fast right?!?!


I can't believe we are already halfway through with the school year! I am happy to be back, and one of my New Years Resolutions is to be better about posting on our blog :) Sorry I let it slide a little bit last semester!


Here is the math homework for 1/2/12 - 1/6/12:
Unit 3, pages 2, 20, 22, 41, 50