Mrs. Meehan’s Weekly Home Fun

February 5th – 9th *Please sign all permission slips and send in the cost of each trip ASAP.

Parents- If you would like to attend some of our trips you can. You will also need to let me know and send your money ASAP. Due to limited bus space, only 1-2

parents will be allowed to accompany us on each trip. To be fair and let all parents be part of a trip if they wish, parents will only be allowed to come on 1 or 2 trips. The first parents to let me know which trips they want to attend will be the first

allowed on that trip.

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 below.

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 chapter. 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.

Word Study : 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.

Writing: Writers of nonfiction books can write more chapters and a conclusions page. Tonight, write 3 more chapters. Try to write at least 2 or 3 sentences per chapter!

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. 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 below.

Problem of the Day: Emi made a train with 16 yellow cubes and some green cubes. The train was made of 19 linking cubes. How many green cubes did she use?

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?

Problem Solving Strategieso Write an Equation

2+1=3o Draw a Picture

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

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: