Mrs. Meehan’s Weekly Home Fun

January 22nd – 26th *Please sign all permission slips and send in the cost of each trip ASAP.

Monday Reading : Read for 20 minutes. Readers can read fiction books and learn about their

characters. Readers learn about their characters by stopping and thinking “who are the characters in my book?” and “what are the characters doing in the book (actions)?’ If you don’t know, you need to go back and reread.

Writing: Writers write Nonfiction books to teach others. Tonight, think about something you know a lot about (i.e. bears, dogs, plants, games, holidays, etc.) Think of your idea and complete your title page and your introduction page.

Math : Worksheet. Complete the Daily Math Review.

Word Study: Worksheet

Homework is required every night. Please check your child’s Take Home folder everyday and sign your child’s homework, Reading Log, and behavior note (when necessary). Book Baggies must be returned on your child’s assigned day in order for them to “shop” for new books.

Tuesday Reading : Read for 20 minutes. Readers stop every few pages and think about how their

character feels and why they feel that way. Tonight, tell an adult about how your character feels and why they feel that way. Show them in your book!

Writing : Writers of nonfiction books think about what they can teach their reader about in different chapters. Think about what you can teach (what they look like, how they move, where they live, what they do, etc.). Tonight, write your table of contents and chapter 1.

Social Studies : Worksheet Math : Worksheet

Wednesday Reading : Read for 20 minutes. Fill out your reading log. Readers use all their word

detective skills to help them solve tricky words. Remember to check the picture; look for parts you know, and think about what word would make sense in the sentence.

Writers of nonfiction books can write more chapters with at least 2-3 sentences! Tonight, write 3 more chapters.

Math : Worksheet. Complete the daily math review below.

Thursday

Reading : Read for 20 minutes. Fill out your reading log. Readers do something at the end of their book. Readers can reread the book or retell the book by saying what happened in the beginning, middle and end. Make sure you tell about what the character did and how they felt.

Writing : Writers of nonfiction books write a conclusion page to remind their readers about what they learned about.

Math : Worksheet. Complete the daily math review below. Word Study : Worksheet

Friday Reading : Read for 20 minutes. Fill out your reading log. Reading packet. Writing : Writers of nonfiction books edit their work by rereading it to make sure what

they wrote makes sense. If it doesn’t, they go back and fix it. Writers also go back to make sure their sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.

Science : Worksheet Math : Worksheet. Complete the Problem of the Day on the next page.

Problem of the Day: There were 14 items on the table to measure. I already measured 5 of them. How many more items are there to measure?

Study the problem

This problem is asking me to find the…

☐Did I underline the question?

Organize the facts

☐Check the facts

Line up a plan

Verify your Plan with ActionStrategy 1- Line up a plan

☐Did I label my work?

Verify your Plan with ActionStrategy 2- Line up a plan

☐Did I label my work?

Examine your results

Check it!☐Did I get the same answer for strategy 1 and strategy 2?☐Are my units right?☐Is my answer reasonable (estimate)?

Answer the Question in a Sentence:

Have a great weekend!

Problem Solving Strategieso Write an Equation

2+1=3o Draw a Picture

o Use a Number Bond o Use an Objecto Find a Pattern