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Day 1 Homework, Page 1 of 2

Day 1

Spell the WordsSpell the words in the sound boxes. � ere will not always be a sound to fi ll in every box in the grid.

tusk

trunk

munch

Text FeaturesCircle the name of the text feature on this picture. labels boldface headingsCircle all of the text features on the picture.

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Day 1 Homework, Page 2 of 2

Connecting Spelling to MeaningFirst, read each example from the book. Next, fi nd the word in bold in the example. � en, write the base word in the “base noun” column. After that, write the word sum. Finally, circle the pronunciation of the ending. Tell if it sounds like an s or a z, or iz.

Example from the book

Base noun Word sum Pronunciation of ending

What animal can munch 23 bushels of grasses and trees...

...and drink up to 50 gallons of water...

/s/ /z/ /iz//s/ /z/ /iz//s/ /z/ /iz/

legs

/s/ /z/ /iz/

/s/ /z/ /iz/

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Day 2 Homework, Page 1 of 2

Day 2

Read and � inkFirst, read the text out loud with proper phrasing. � en answer each question in a complete sentence. Underline the evidence for your answers in the text and draw a line to the question it answers.

What animal can munch 23 bushels of grasses and trees...

and drink up to 50 gallons of water each day?

If you said an African elephant, you are correct!

African elephants are the biggest land mammals on the planet.

African elephants can be up to 11 feet tall!

1. How much do African elephants eat in a day?

2. How much do African elephants drink in a day?

3. How tall can African elephants be?

4. How big are African elephants compared to other land mammals?

5. Did you underline the evidence in the text? yes no

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Connecting Spelling to MeaningFirst, read each example from the book. Next, fi nd the word in bold in the example. � en, write the base word in the “base noun” column. After that, write the word sum. Finally, circle the pronunciation of the ending. Tell if it sounds like an s or a z, or iz.

Example from the book

Base noun Word sum Pronunciation of ending

African elephants are the biggest land mammals on the planet.

/s/ /z/ /iz//s/ /z/ /iz/

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Day 3 Homework, Page 1 of 2

Day 3

Read and � inkFirst, read the text out loud with proper phrasing. � en answer each question in a complete sentence. Underline the evidence for your answers in the text and draw a line to the question it answers.

The habitat of the African Elephant is the tropical jungles

and grasslands of Africa.

Elephants travel within their habitat.

When the West African summer gets arid,

or when it is hot and there is little water,

Elephants must travel to a river that has water for them to drink.

1. Where do African elephants live?

2. Why do African elephants travel?

3. What does arid mean?

4. Did you underline the evidence in the text? yes no

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Day 3, continued

Connecting Spelling to MeaningFirst, read each example from the book. Next, fi nd the word in bold in the example. � en, write the base word in the “base noun” column. After that, write the word sum. Finally, circle the pronunciation of the ending. Tell if it sounds like an s or a z, or iz.

Example from the book

Base noun Word sum Pronunciation of ending

� e habitat of the African elephant is the tropical jungles and grasslands of Africa.

/s/ /z/ /iz//s/ /z/ /iz/

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Day 4

Spell the WordsSpell the words in the sound boxes. � ere will not always be a sound to fi ll in every box in the grid.

grab

strand

stretch

swish

dust

branch

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Read and � inkFirst, read the text out loud with proper phrasing. � en answer each question in a complete sentence. Underline the evidence for your answers in the text and draw a line to the question it answers.

A herd is a big pack of animals that feed and travel with each other.

Elephants travel in herds. There can be up to a hundred elephants in a

single herd.

1. What is a herd?

2. How many elephants are in a herd?

3. Did you underline the evidence in the text? yes no

Turtle Word StrategyMap and divide each day’s words on the Turtle Word Strategy map. Use the Turtle Word Strategy checklist to help you.

1. Label the C + le pattern. turtle

2. Make a line before the consonant that is part of the C + le spelling. turtle

3. Make a loop under each syllable. turtle

4. Read each syllable. tur/tle

5. Blend the syllables to read the word. turtle

C le

t ur t leDLL RS1: Rabbit WordStrategy

C + le

C + le

C + le

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1. Find the vowels. Make the red dots. t iger

2. Connect the dots with a line. t iger

3. Label the vowels “V”. t iger

4. Label the consonant between the vowels “C”. t iger

5. See the VCV pattern. Make a line before the consonant. t i ger

6. Read each syllable. ti/ger

7. Blend the syllables to read the word. tiger

8. Do you recognize the word? If yes, then it is a tiger word!

V C V

t i g e rDLL RS1: Rabbit WordStrategy

V V

V C V

V C V

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Day 5 Homework, Page 1 of 2

Day 4 words: jungle, littleDay 5 word: rumble

t ur t le

C + le

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Connecting Spelling to MeaningFirst, read the example from the book. Next, fi nd the word in bold in the example. � en, write the base word in the “base verb” column. After that, write the word sum. � e fi rst one is done for you.

Example from the book

Base verb Word sum

� is trumpeting is like elephant yelling.

It is like elephant talking.

trumpet trumpet + ing trumpeting–

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Day 6 Homework, Page 1 of 1

Day 6

� ink and WriteWhat is the most interesting thing you learned about African elephants from this book? You can use more paper to write if you need to.

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