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!
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