First Grade HomeworkDue on Friday

Name: ___________________________ March 9th – 13th, 2015

Mandatory - Read and log your Book-in-a-Bag each night.Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Mandatory – Read out loud to an adult the reading comprehension text and answer the ten questions. Remember to use your test taking strategies. (Comprehension Quiz on Friday on a new passage, different from homework passage – Level H)

This week’s reading comprehension text:

Going to the Dentist

(Lexile 730)

Option 1 – LANGUAGE SKILLS Suffix (-er, -est) – A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word. When a suffix is added to a word it changes how the word is used in writing. The suffixes er and est are added to adjectives (describing words) to compare things.

Directions: Use the correct word to complete the sentence.

That dog is __________________ than the cat. (cuter, cutest)

That building is the ____________________ I have ever seen! (taller, tallest)

Susan is __________________ than Emily. (shorter, shortest)

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll MmNn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Directions: Rewrite the following words in alphabetical order (ABC order):

six seven

five saw help

Option 2: i-Ready Reading – Log onto login.i-ready.com 4 times this week for 30 minutes, instead of completing all activities under Option 1. Parents, please initial each night completed.

First Grade HomeworkDue on Friday

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs.Option 1 – MATH SKILLSPractice your fact fluency (sum to 9).

Complete attached “Practice Fact Fluency” sheet.

Read the following numbers. Write how many tens and ones in each number.

tens oneseleven ______ ______thirty-six ______ ______forty-four ______ ______

Draw the missing hands on the clock face.

Write the number that is 10 more. (Hint: Use or picture a hundred chart.)

Ten More20 ____30 ____45 ____62 ____

Write the number that is 10 less. (Hint: Use or picture a hundred chart.)

Ten Less20 ____30 ____45 ____62 ____

Create and use a number line to solve the following problem. Mrs. Brown had 13 students in her class. Three of them went home sick. How many were left in her class? Show your work. Include an equation.

Equation: ______________________________________

Option 2: i-Ready Math – Log onto login.i-ready.com 4 times this week for 30 minutes, instead of completing all activities under Option 1. Parents, please initial each night completed.

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs.

1 : 30

First Grade HomeworkDue on Friday

Math Fact Fluency Practice (addition and subtraction up to 9) Directions: Set timer for 1 minute. Answer as many problems as possible before time runs out.

6 + 2 = ________ ______ = 9 - 4

______ = 7 + 0 7 - 2 = ________

9 - 3 = ________ 5 + 4 = ________

6 - 4 = ________ ______ = 8 - 5

______ = 3 + 6 5 - 3 = ________

4 + 5 = ________ 7 - 4 = ________

-94 +

43 +

72 -

87 -

92

+54 -

72 +

63 -

82 +

81

Name __________________________ Date ______________ # _______

Total correct

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First Grade HomeworkDue on Friday

First Grade Reading Homework (Lexile 730)

Directions: After you have read this article, listen while the teacher reads the questions and answers to you. Then bubble in the best answer. If you see a at the end of a question, go back into the article, prove and number your answer.

Going to the Dentist

Anna is going to the dentist. She is a little scared, but her mother is with her.

A friendly lady at the desk asks her to wait. She says Anna can play with the toys, read or watch a movie.

After a few minutes, the dentist’s helper calls Anna’s name and shows her around the office. She teaches Anna how to clean her teeth at home.

Next the dentist’s helper takes special pictures of Anna’s teeth.

Then the dentist comes in and checks Anna’s teeth. He looks at the pictures and says Anna needs a filling. She will have to come back on another day. Anna asks if the filling will hurt and the dentist says it won’t hurt because it is small.

Anna is not happy that she needs a filling, but she is glad to be going home. She is glad she went to the dentist!

First Grade HomeworkDue on Friday

Name __________________________ Date ______________ # _______

First Grade Reading Homework (Lexile 730)Directions: After you have read this article, listen while the teacher reads the questions and answers to you. Then bubble in the best answer. If you see a at the end of a question, go back into the article, prove and number your answer.

Main Idea1. What could be another good title for this article?

O a. Taking PicturesO b. A Visit to the DentistO c. Playing in the Dentist Office

Inference2. What makes Anna feel more comfortable at the dentist office?

O a. having her picture takenO b. knowing she will get a fillingO c. books, toys, and movies in the waiting room

Vocabulary3. Read the sentence below from the article.

Anna asks if this filling will hurt and the dentist says it won’t hurt because it is small.

If the dentist says it won’t hurt, this means it will be:O a. soreO b. painfulO c. painless

Sequence4. What does the dentist’s helper do first?

O a. She takes pictures of Anna’s teeth.O b. She teaches Anna how to clean her teeth at home.O c. She calls Anna’s name and shows her around the office.

Sequence5. What happens after the dentist looks at Anna’s teeth?

O a. He looks at her pictures.O b. He tells her she needs a filling.O c. He takes special pictures of her teeth.

First Grade HomeworkDue on Friday

Author’s Purpose6. Why do you think the author wrote this article?

O a. to persuade the reader to go to the dentistO b. to teach the reader about a visit to the dentistO c. to entertain the reader with an article about dentists

Cause and Effect7. Why does Anna have to come back to the dentist?

O a. because she needs a fillingO b. because she needs her teeth cleaningO c. because she needs pictures of her teeth

Sequence8. What is the last thing that happens in the article?

O a. Anna goes home.O b. Anna gets a filling.O c. Anna has pictures taken.

Vocabulary9. Read the sentence below from the article.

She will have to come back on another day.

What is an antonym (opposite) for day?O a. nightO b. morningO c. afternoon

Cause and Effect/Detail10.Why does the dentist say that the filling won’t hurt?

O a. because it will be smallO b. because Anna’s teeth are cleanO c. because Anna has pictures of her teeth