1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math
5. Timed Reading
Each week, print out the HOMEWORK FORM, which is found here or under the “Homework Form” tab above.
If you would like to reduce the number of necessary printed papers, you may choose to print only page 1 of the Homework Form and use any blank paper for Tuesday’s Writing Sort and Thursday’s Glue Sort (see below).
- This form does NOT need to be printed or turned in for credit during weeks that we are doing only READING homework. Simply initialing the form that comes home with your child’s Book Buddy is sufficient during those weeks.
A Reading for All Learners (Book Buddy) leveled book will be sent home with your child DAILY. Please have your child read the book (or one story from the books that contain more than one story) at least two-three times and then sign the included form. You may supplement your child’s reading using books at home, library books, etc. to fulfill the minimum requirement of 20-30 minutes of reading per day.
Each week, print your student’s assigned Word Sort by clicking here:
CLICK HERE for Sort 1-20
Use the Word Sort for the following activities:
- Monday: Print, cut, and sort your words with an adult and explain this week’s rule. Sort each word under the correct guide word. Some guide words have a C or V combination on them – C stands for consonant and V stands for vowel.
- Tuesday: Practice the sort and write it (using the grid on page 2 of the Homework Form).
- Wednesday: Blind Sort (Lay down the guide words and then read the rest of the words aloud without showing them to your child. Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.
- Thursday: Sort and glue (sort the words and glue them using the grid on page 3 of the Homework Form).
For instance, if the student knows the sound that the “ch” phonogram makes, and practices sorting words with a “ch” spelling, then he/she should be able to spell a newly introduced word that includes the same sound (i.e. after sorting the word chop, a student should be able to spell the word chat).
The weekly phonics test will sometimes include words that are not found in the sort, but that have the same “rule” as the sort words. Please don’t drill your students on spelling individual Sort Words; simply ensure that they are familiar with the related “phonics rules” so that they know how to spell the sounds.
CHALLENGE WORDS: Students do NOT need to know how to spell Challenge Words. They only need to practice reading them as they sort them under the “Challenge” guide word. Thanks!
- Study the following spelling and phonics words using any method you wish in order to prepare for the weekly spelling test on Fridays.
- There is a list of recommended spelling study activities that you can access BY CLICKING HERE for Spelling Word Activities, but, again, you may use any method you wish.
- Please write the second list of spelling words (5 words) in alphabetical order on the Homework Form.
The spelling words will sometimes repeat:
from
down
very
work
about
out
if
1. Complete this week’s My Math homework pages and staple them to the homework form. The assigned pages are:
CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Lesson 4
CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Lesson 5
CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Lesson 8
2. Practice math skills for 20 minutes (in total for the week) using a “Math Activity” listed here: CLICK HERE for Math Activities
3. Complete the math facts fluency timing each day, Monday-Thursday, and record the scores for the week on your homework form. We are on “Adding Fours.”
- With the fluency timing in the plastic sheet protector, use a dry-erase marker to practice repeatedly. Record your time (number of minutes and seconds) and number of correct answers each day on your Homework Form. (No need to calculate a percentage score.)
- The target goal is to finish all 25 problems in 1 minute and 15 seconds, with 90% accuracy (23 out of 25 problems correct).
- Addition & Subtraction Fluency Timings
These daily one-minute timed fluency readings will help your student become a fluent reader. Time your student for one minute Monday-Thursday and record the number of words they were able to read in one minute on the front page of the Homework Form.
This week: use the “Lesson 20” page; no need to print it out, unless you’d like to. You can report daily scores on the front page of the Homework Form instead.
CLICK HERE for Timed Reading Passages