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C A L IF O R N I A CHOCOLATE SYRUP ¢ NEWS & RECORD N A T I O N A L D A Y ? ! NOTHING WEDNESDAY MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ©1999 The Education Center, Inc. • January Monthly Reproducibles • Grades 4–5 • TEC98 January Free Time Name January Calendar: free-time activities Note To The Teacher: Have each student staple a copy of this page in a file folder. Direct students to store their completed work inside their folders. Each January, newspapers and magazines review the top news stories of the previous year. In your opinion, what were the top five news events of last year? In 1914 Henry Ford, the automobile manufacturer, adopted a minimum wage of $5.00 a day for his workers. Research to find out what the minimum wage is today. January 21 is National Hugging Day. In honor of this occasion, give at least three people a big hug. January 15 is National Compliment Day. In honor of this day, compli- ment at least three people. Many authors use a pen name instead of their own name when publishing a book. For exam- ple, Lewis Carroll is the pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, author of Alice’s Adventures In Wonder- land. Create your own pen name. J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hob- bit, was born on January 3, 1892. Make a list of your favorite fantasy authors and their books. Answer Your Cat’s Question Day is observed on January 22. If your pet could talk, what do you think it would say to you? The adventure character Tarzan first appeared in newspapers in 1929. Draw a picture of your favorite adventure character. Jacob Grimm, one of the brothers Grimm, was born on January 4, 1785. Create your own fairy tale using some of the Grimm brothers’ characters, such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin. National Popcorn Day is observed in January. Today popcorn comes in a variety of flavors. Write a letter to a major popcorn manufac- turer suggesting a new flavor. January 16 is National Nothing Day. List ways you can celebrate this unusual holiday. Pizza Week is observed during the third week of January. List your favorite pizza toppings. What’s the most unusual pizza topping you’ve ever eaten? Gold was found in Cal- ifornia on January 24, 1848. The secret of this discovery leaked out to the public and the gold rush began. Have you ever told a secret? What were the consequences of telling it? There are lots of fun food combinations, such as vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup or chocolate and peanut butter. What is your favorite food combination? Ray Bolger, the actor who played Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz, was born on January 10, 1904. Draw a pic- ture of your favorite character from Oz. Rock ’n’ roll singer Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. Who is your favorite rock singer/ group? List the titles of your favor- ite rock songs. Some countries have no paper money, only coins. Pretend that the United States has converted all its paper money to coins. Design a coin for 1, 5, 10, and 20 dollars. In 1942 Pan American Airlines achieved the first around-the-world commercial flight. If you could fly anyplace in the world, where would you go and why? Benjamin Frank- lin was born on January 17, 1706. Research to find out about at least two of Ben’s inventions. The first commemorative stamps were issued by the U.S. Post Office in 1893. Design your own stamp to commemorate a family member or a person whom you admire. How about a little grilled tuna for dinner tonight? The Hobbit Tolkien “My, you look nice today!” “Once upon a time…”
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Januar
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e Tim
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Janu
ary
Cal
enda
r: fr
ee-t
ime
activ
ities
No
te T
o T
he
Teac
her
: H
ave
each
stu
dent
sta
ple
a co
py o
f thi
s pa
ge in
a fi
le fo
lder
. Dire
ct s
tude
nts
to s
tore
thei
r co
mpl
eted
wor
k in
side
thei
r fo
lder
s.
Eac
h Ja
nuar
y, n
ewsp
aper
s an
d m
agaz
ines
rev
iew
the
top
new
s st
orie
s of
the
prev
ious
yea
r. In
you
r op
inio
n,
wha
t wer
e
the
top
five
ne
ws
even
ts
of la
st y
ear?
In 1
914
Hen
ry F
ord,
the
auto
mob
ile
man
ufac
ture
r,
adop
ted
a m
inim
um
wag
e of
$5.
00 a
day
fo
r hi
s w
orke
rs.
Res
earc
h to
find
ou
t wha
t the
m
inim
um
wag
e is
toda
y.
Janu
ary
21 is
N
atio
nal
Hug
ging
Day
. In
hon
or o
f th
is o
ccas
ion,
gi
ve a
t lea
st
thre
e pe
ople
a
big
hug.
Janu
ary
15 is
Nat
iona
l Com
plim
ent
Day
. In
hono
r of
this
day
, com
pli-
men
t at l
east
thre
e pe
ople
.
Man
y au
thor
s us
e a
pen
nam
e
inst
ead
of th
eir
own
nam
e w
hen
pu
blis
hing
a b
ook.
For
exa
m-
ple,
Lew
is C
arro
ll is
the
pen
na
me
for
Cha
rles
Lut
wid
ge
Dod
gson
, aut
hor
of A
lice
’s
Adv
entu
res
In W
onde
r-
land
. Cre
ate
your
ow
n
pen
nam
e.
J. R
. R. T
olki
en,
auth
or o
f T
he H
ob-
bit,
was
bor
n
on J
anua
ry 3
, 189
2.
Mak
e a
list
of
your
fa
vori
te f
anta
sy
auth
ors
and
thei
r bo
oks.
Ans
wer
You
r C
at’s
Que
stio
n D
ay
is o
bser
ved
on J
anua
ry 2
2. I
f yo
ur
pet c
ould
talk
, wha
t do
you
thin
k it
w
ould
say
to y
ou?
The
adv
entu
re c
hara
cter
Ta
rzan
firs
t app
eare
d in
ne
wsp
aper
s in
192
9.
Dra
w a
pic
ture
of
you
r fa
vori
te
adve
ntur
e
char
acte
r.
Jaco
b G
rim
m, o
ne o
f th
e br
othe
rs
Gri
mm
, was
bor
n on
Jan
uary
4,
1785
. Cre
ate
your
ow
n fa
iry
tale
us
ing
som
e of
the
Gri
mm
bro
ther
s’
char
acte
rs, s
uch
as C
inde
rell
a an
d R
umpe
lsti
ltsk
in.
Nat
iona
l Pop
corn
Day
is o
bser
ved
in J
anua
ry. T
oday
pop
corn
com
es in
a
vari
ety
of fl
avor
s. W
rite
a le
tter
to
a m
ajor
pop
corn
man
ufac
- tu
rer
sugg
esti
ng
a ne
w fl
avor
.
Janu
ary
16 is
Nat
iona
l N
othi
ng D
ay. L
ist
way
s yo
u ca
n
cele
brat
e
this
unu
sual
ho
lida
y.
Piz
za W
eek
is o
bser
ved
duri
ng th
e th
ird
wee
k of
Jan
uary
. Lis
t you
r fa
vori
te p
izza
topp
ings
. Wha
t’s th
e
mos
t unu
sual
pi
zza
topp
ing
yo
u’ve
ev
er
eate
n?
Gol
d w
as f
ound
in C
al-
ifor
nia
on J
anua
ry 2
4,
1848
. The
sec
ret o
f th
is d
isco
very
leak
ed
out t
o th
e pu
blic
and
th
e go
ld r
ush
bega
n.
Hav
e yo
u ev
er to
ld a
se
cret
? W
hat w
ere
the
co
nseq
uenc
es o
f te
llin
g it
?
The
re a
re lo
ts o
f fu
n fo
od
com
bina
tion
s, s
uch
as v
anil
la
ice
crea
m a
nd c
hoco
late
sy
rup
or c
hoco
late
an
d pe
anut
but
ter.
W
hat i
s yo
ur
favo
rite
foo
d
com
bina
tion
?
Ray
Bol
ger,
the
acto
r w
ho p
laye
d S
care
crow
in T
he
Wiz
ard
Of O
z, w
as
born
on
Janu
ary
10,
1904
. Dra
w a
pic
-tu
re o
f yo
ur f
avor
ite
char
acte
r fr
om O
z.
Roc
k ’n
’ rol
l sin
ger
Elv
is P
resl
ey w
as
born
on
Janu
ary
8,
1935
. Who
is y
our
favo
rite
roc
k si
nger
/gr
oup?
Lis
t the
ti
tles
of
your
fav
or-
ite
rock
son
gs.
Som
e co
untr
ies
have
no
pape
r m
oney
, onl
y co
ins.
Pre
tend
that
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
has
conv
erte
d al
l its
pa
per
mon
ey to
coi
ns. D
esig
n a
coin
fo
r 1,
5, 1
0, a
nd 2
0 do
llar
s.
In 1
942
Pan
Am
eric
an A
irli
nes
achi
eved
the
firs
t aro
und-
the-
wor
ld
com
mer
cial
flig
ht. I
f yo
u co
uld
fly
anyp
lace
in th
e w
orld
, whe
re w
ould
yo
u go
an
d
why
?
Ben
jam
in F
rank
-li
n w
as b
orn
on J
anua
ry 1
7,
1706
. Res
earc
h to
find
out
abo
ut
at le
ast t
wo
of
Ben
’s in
vent
ions
.
The
firs
t com
mem
orat
ive
stam
ps
wer
e is
sued
by
the
U.S
. Pos
t Offi
ce
in 1
893.
Des
ign
yo
ur o
wn
stam
p
to c
omm
emor
ate
a
fam
ily m
embe
r
or a
per
son
who
m
you
adm
ire.
How
abou
t a li
ttle
grill
ed tu
na fo
r di
nner
toni
ght?
The
Hob
bit
Tolk
ien
“My,
yo
u lo
ok
nic
e to
day
!”
“Once
up
on a
tim
e…”
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Name January Events: family activities
Note To The Teacher: Distribute one copy of this page to each student at the beginning of the month. Encourage each family to complete at least one activity by the end of January.
JANUARYEvents And Activities For The Family
Directions: Select at least one activity below to complete as a family by the end of January. (Challenge: See if your family can complete all three activities.)
Soup’s On! Nothing’s better than a warm cup of soup on a cold January day. Maybe that’s why January is National Soup Month. Local shel-ters, soup kitchens, and food pantries often experience a shortage of canned goods during the winter months. Help your family observe National Soup Month by collecting cans of soup during the entire month. Then, as a family, deliver the canned goods to the various organizations mentioned above. You and your family will enjoy the feeling of helping others in need in your community!
Winter Exercise Basketball was designed as a sport that could be played during winter and on rainy days. It got its name because the goal was to throw a ball into a peach basket hung on a wall. Early basketball, unlike the modern version, was quite slow. Each time the ball landed in the basket, a player had to climb a ladder and remove it. What are some ways your family can experience fast-paced exer-cise during the winter? List suggestions for increasing aerobic activity when the weather doesn’t cooperate. Then organize a family ex-ercise program for the month of January. Keep a chart of each day your family exercises and the type of exercise performed. Report back to the class at the end of the month with the prog-ress of your family’s exercise program.
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Secret Pal Day Show family members just how special they are by observing Secret Pal Day, the second Sunday in January. This is a day for secret pals to remember and do something special for each other. Put each family member’s name in a container and have each person draw one name (secret pal) from it. Then, instead of buying gifts for his/her pal, encourage each family member to do special deeds for his/her pal throughout the week. At the end of the week, have secret pals reveal themselves to one another.
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StartthenewyearoffbycelebratingReadANewBookMonth.Introduceyourstudentstoeightgenresofliteraturewiththefollowingreproducibleactivities.
Bookmark Collectables Studentslovetocollectjustaboutanything!Capitalizeonthiscrazeandenhanceyourreadingincentiveprogramwiththebookmarkpatternsonpage12.Duplicateaclasssupply
The Awesome Eight IntroduceyourstudentstotheAwesomeEight—eightgenresofliterature(humor,biography,realisticfiction,historicalfiction,fantasy,sciencefiction,poetry,andmystery)—withthefollowingindependentreadingincentiveprogram.Atthebeginningofthemonth,giveeachstudentonecopyofpages6and7.Introduceeachliteraturegenrebyreadingitsdescriptiononpage6.Tellyourstudentsthateachtypeofbookhassomethingspecialtooffer.Thenhavestudentsbrainstormalistofbooksforeachgenre(seelistbelow).Readoverthedirectionsforcompletingthe“TreasureTroveOfNewBooks”activityonpage7.Havestudentslookforappropriatebooksinyourschool’slibrary.Instructeachstudenttopostpage7onhisrefrigeratorathome.Thentellhimtofillineachspaceonhistreasuretrovebookmapwiththeappropriatecoloreachtimehereadsadifferenttypeofbook.Whenastudenthascompletedhismap,havehimreturnittoyouinexchangeforaspecialreward—foil-coveredchocolatecoinsandacertificateofcompletion.
Realistic FictionManiac MageebyJerrySpinelliShilohbyPhyllisReynoldsNaylorStriderbyBeverlyClearyWalk Two MoonsbySharonCreech
Historical FictionLyddiebyKatherinePatersonThe Midwife’s ApprenticebyKarenCushmanNumber The StarsbyLoisLowryUnder The Blood-Red SunbyGrahamSalisbury
FantasyThe Forgotten DoorbyAlexanderKeyThe Magic FingerbyRoaldDahlPigs Might FlybyDickKing-SmithTuck EverlastingbyNatalieBabbitt
Science FictionAliens Stole My BodybyBruceCovilleMy Trip To Alpha IbyAlfredSloteStinker From SpacebyPamelaF.ServiceTop Secret byJohnReynoldsGardiner
MysteryThe Doll House MurdersbyBettyRenWrightThe Egypt GamebyZilphaKeatleySnyderThe Ghost Wore GreybyBruceCovilleIncognito Mosquito, Private InsectivebyE.A.Hass
Biography Boy: Tales Of ChildhoodbyRoaldDahlThe Double Life Of PocahontasbyJeanFritzHelen Keller’s TeacherbyMargaretDavidsonLincoln: A PhotobiographybyRussellFreedman
HumorHow To Eat Fried WormsbyThomasRockwellMatildabyRoaldDahlSkinnybonesbyBarbaraParksSoupbyRobertNewtonPeck
PoetryAt The Crack Of The BatbyLillianMorrisonBone PoemsbyJeffMossThe Dragons Are Singing TonightbyJackPrelutskyOut Of The Blue: Poems About ColorbyHiawynOram
ofthebookmarks.Punchaholeattheendofeachbookmarkandaddayarntassel.Whenastudentfin-ishesreadingabookfromaparticulargenre,awardhimtheappropriatebookmark.Encouragestudentstocol-lectatleastoneofeachtypeofbookmark.Awardthedoorhanger(patternonpage12)toanystudentwhocollectsalleightbookmarks.
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©1999TheEducationCenter,Inc.•January Monthly Reproducibles•Grades4–�•TEC938
Note To The Teacher: Usewith“TheAwesomeEight”onpage�and“TreasureTroveOfNewBooks”onpage7.
BiographyAbiographytellsaboutarealperson.Whenapersonwriteshisorherownbiography,itiscalledanautobiography.
MysteryInamystery,allthecharactersareinvolvedinthepuzzleorproblemtosolve.Amysterycontainsaseriesofcluesthatmighthelpthereadersolvethemystery.Thesettingofamys-teryisrealistic,andthestoryendswithabelievablesolutiontothemystery.
PoetryThroughmeaning,sound,andrhythm,poetryexpressesfeelingsandemotionsaboutdifferenttopics,issues,places,people,andevents.
HumorHumorbookscancontainelementsofrealisticfiction,historicalfiction,fantasy,andevensciencefiction.Whatmakesthistypeofbookdifferentisthatitmakesyoulaugh.Purefunisthepurposeofahumorbook.
Science Fiction
FantasyTheeventsofafantasycouldnothappen.Thecharactersarefictionalandusemagicorothermysticalmeanstosolveaproblem.Fairies,animalsthattalk,peoplewhoshrink,andmanyotherfantasticcharactersandeventsareoftenfoundinafantasy.
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realisticfictiontakesplaceinmoderntimesandpresentsfictionalcharacterswhobehaveinrealisticways.
Historicalfictiontakesplacesinadefiniteperiodinhis-toryandmaycontaineitherallfictionalcharactersoramixtureoffictionalandrealcharacters.Thecharactersareinvolvedinaconflictordilemmarealisticforthatperiodintime.
Sciencefictionissetinthenearordistantfuture.Theeventsinsciencefictionmighthappenandareusuallybasedonscientificfacts.Thecharactersarefictionalbutactinwaysthatmakesensefromascientificpointofview.
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