1- Math Homework:
*Complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds) on the worksheets that will be coming home in the blue folder on Tuesday. Please check your child’s work for ACCURACY.
*Practice your math facts (addition and subtraction) regularly by utilizing any of the math facts activities listed here: Math Facts Activities (You might try activity #7: Front Row Ed Fact Practice if you haven’t already. Students who don’t like being timed are really liking this one! Our class code is tcri3k)
Feel free to also practice math timings with your child at home.
Click here 0-18 facts to print out addition math timings
Click here fiveminutemathsubtractiondrills0-12 to print out subtraction timings.
I time the students for 2 minutes for each addition and subtraction.
Their goal is 27 addition and 21 subtraction.
*NEW*! As part of your Math Facts Activities Homework, include practice of your flashcards by clicking here: Addition Strategies Flash Cards.
2- Reading 20-30 minutes per day, record on reading log on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: “Reading for all Learners” also known as”Buddy books” from school, books from home or the public library and our online reading program Raz-Kids. Our class Raz-Kids login is: anelson74
Remember we are working on earning “Book It” Pizza coupons. Students will receive their FREE personal pizza coupon when they have read 80 minutes a week (or more) for 4 weeks.
Click here to print the January reading log: January Book It Reading Log
Reading minutes can also include books from the category list for the library “Tower of Book Challenge”. We are not doing very well on this one–let’s ramp it up and surpass the other classes!
For more details on this challenge click here: Tower of Books Challenge
3- Timed Reading This activity should be completed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It is not necessary to fill out a Homework Form for this week’s homework – I trust that you will do it.
- Visit the following website: http://www.haslett.k12.mi.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11283&:
- Select a “Level 100″ reading passage. For this week, please read passage # 103 (Take a Hike) for TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, and passage #104 (Jump Rope) for THURSDAY.
- Complete a one-minute timed reading and record your score on the Homework Form. Feel free to use this online timer: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/timer/1minute/ . Find your score by subtracting the number of incorrect words read from the total number of words read in one minute (for instance, if you read 98 words, but read 5 of the words incorrectly, your score would be 93).
- Re-tell the story with as much detail as possible, and in your own words, to a parent, using the guidelines described below:
1.) Topic: what the selection is mainly about. Start by saying “This story is mostly about…”
2.) Re-tell: Tell the story in your own words and in chronological order, including as many facts as possible.
3.) Details: tell any interesting details found in the passage; and
4.) Key Knowledge: The most important thing learned from the author.
Re-tell Guidelines for Fictional Passages: Use the “Retell Rope” (at right) as a guide. The “Retell Rope” requires that the student describe the characters, setting, and plot, and which events happened first, next, and last.
- If you are able to read the entire passage in less than a minute: start again at the top of the passage and read as many more words as you can until the one-minute timing is over. For scoring, include the total words read during the entire minute. For instance, if you read the entire passage (137 words) and then read part of it again (39 words) before the one-minute timing was over, your score would be 176 (if you had no mistakes).
4- Weekly Word Sort and High Frequency Word homework. Here is the link to print our weekly homework form: Weekly-Homework-Organizer-Form
High Frequency Words for this week are:
but
been
who
like
could
REVIEW WORDS:
many
people
rams
SENTENCE
We have one gift for you.
SPELLING SENTENCE 9 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word, 1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)
SORT GROUPS: ** I have re-assessed your students in our Words Their Way program. The following groups have been changed to the level your student’s have assessed in. Some may be repeating a sort they have already done previously to gain mastery, others may be working on a sort they are unfamiliar with**
RED: Charlie, Bryton, Isabella, Hannah
YELLOW: Kaylee, Kathlyn, Brynn, Leah, Payton E, Kyler, Jessica, Spencer, London, Isaac, Peyton S, Jake, Saelim, Tegan, Clay, Athena, Rosa, Bryker
BLUE: Alexa, Owen, Tenaya
PURPLE: Adalai