Name: ____________ HOMEWORK Jan. 25 - 29
Spelling MenuSpelling MenuSpelling MenuSpelling Menu Choose activities from the menu below that interest you and will add up to 20
points.
Appetizers: 5 Points Each
- Put your words in alphabetical order
- Type out your words on the computer using fun fonts
- Make a set of flash cards for studying your words
- Rainbow spell your words using a different color for each letter
Main Course: 10 Points Each
- Use each word in a sentence and underline the spelling word
- Write your words on popsicle sticks and practice them like flashcards
- Write your spelling words and find as many rhyming words for each one as
you can
- Alphabetize your spelling words, forwards and then backwards
- Write each word three times
Dessert: 15 Points Each
- Look up 5 of your words in the Dictionary and write down their definitions
- Cut words (or the letters to make the words) out of magazines/newspapers
and glue them down on construction paper to make a collage of spelling words
- Write a postcard or letter to a friend telling them all about your spelling
words for the week. Use the friendly letter format.
- Create a Wordle cloud with your words
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Spelling:
city penny
lucky carry
very pretty
only funny
baby happy
High Frequency Words
always mother
anything soon
been under
draw watch
friends words
Challenge Words
accepted pretend
prize express
taught wonder
grand fluttering
choice essential
READING
Think back to when we read the story Officer Buckle and Gloria. Use the
pictures below to help you describe the character of the dog, Gloria. Fill out the
Bubble Map with adjectives that describe the personality of Gloria.
LANGUAGE
Rewrite each sentence correctly.
1. our class is going on a field trip
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2. have you ever been there.
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3. Lauren and i are very excited
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4. mrs. smith will drive our bus?
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5. josh and hayden will sit together
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DIRECTIONS: The suffix ful means “full of.” Join the root word plus the suffix
to create a new word. Write the meaning of the new word.
Example: care + ful = careful full of care
WORD SUFFIX –FUL = NEW WORD MEANING
hope ful =
wonder ful =
thank ful =
beauty ful =
MATH
Girl Scout cookies are so yummy! Kelly sold 45 boxes, Bria sold 33 boxes, Amy sold
52 boxes. How many boxes of Girl Scout cookies did the girls sell in all?
On Monday Ryan collected 26 rocks. On Tuesday he collected 36 rocks. On
Wednesday. How many rocks did he collect on those three days?
Henry waited 45 minutes in line for Star Wars. Luke waited 27 minutes in line,
also for Star Wars. Altogether, how many minutes did they wait?
Cindy and her friend Marsha like to collect buttons. They have a total of 157
buttons. If Cindy has 85 buttons, how many buttons does Marsha have?
SOCIAL STUDIES
Name one invention from ancient China and how it changed the world.
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Name one invention from ancient India and how it changed the world.
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Name one invention from ancient Japan and how it changed the world.
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