Friday, November 5, 2010

Homework for November 5th

Happy Friday! This week's homework will be coming home today! Have a great weekend!


 
A contribution is a gift or something that is done for others. What contribution do you make to our classroom? Is it your kindness, smile, helpfulness...?
We are collecting fall items as a project this week. Write a clue about 1 of your items and see if a family member can guess your item! Use lots of describing words.
Make flashcards for this week’s sight words.  Practice flashing them with an adult.
Creative Writing:
All of the leaves turned colors when _____
Architecture – are things that are built in a community! Be your own architect and design (illustrate) a building.  Label it with words or phrases to help you remember the definition
Read a story with a grown up.  What book did you read?
Before you read make 1 prediction about what will happen. After reading the book, check to see was your prediction correct?
Cut and sort your word study for the week. After you sort, read your words out loud twice. Keep in a safe place to practice for your test.
Sort your word study words and write them 1 time.  Read them three times.
Answer the following subtraction facts:
20-9=
12-3=
17-7=
18-2=

Read a book with a grown up.
What book did you read?

What did it make you think about, or remind you of?
SCIENCE REVIEW: Write the 3 states of matter and illustrate them. Illustrate what needs to change (hint: on a thermometer) in order to change the states!
Solve the following word problem- use illustrations and words to show how you came up with your answer!
27 students were at lunch, 8 friends joined in. How many friends are eating together?
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Cut, sort and read your word study words
Sort your Word Study Words and glue them down onto paper.  Read through them 2 times.
Write your sight words in crazy colors. Read them 3 times.
Draw a circle and write the word happy in the middle. Have a grown up help you brainstorm synonyms for the word- and write and illustrate the synonyms around it.
Write your sight words in ABC order. Read through them 3 times
Synonyms are words with similar meanings, antonyms are opposites. Write and illustrate antonyms for these words: nice, up, big, in, on
We’re back to addition and subtraction! Make and practice your flash cards for 10’s and doubles facts.   Practice them with a timer! See how fast you can get with your facts!
Read a story. Write 2 or more sentences telling me the characters and setting.  What was the problem in the story?
Have a grown up call out your Word Study Words.  Write them down like you are taking a spelling test.  Sort your words and check to see how you did!
Use your sight words in 5 sentences. Underline your sight word in each one. Find the ACTION WORD and circle it.
Find the noun (person, place or thing) and put a box around it.
Climate is the type of weather that happens most in an area. Illustrate the climate we see in Virginia- hint it changes 4 times a year! Write your kid friendly definition of climate on your illustration.

Find a family member to read with.  What book did you read?

Where did the book take place? Who were the characters?

Read through your list of sight words! Use 5 of them in silly nonsense sentences. Circle each sight word.

Your sight words are:
mother
answer
study
still
learn
should
America
world
high

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