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for K-5 Students

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teach@homeDaily Lessons & Activities

for K-5 Students

Day Topic Pages

Day 1 Antonyms 2–3

Day 2 Antonyms 4–5

Day 3 Summarizing a Story 6–8

Day 4 Summarizing a Story 9–11

Day 5 Adjective/Adjective Order 12–13

Literacy Activities

Grade 4, Week 4Antonyms, Summarizing a Story & Adjectives

The characters in the story are Mika, her mom and dad, her grandmother and Aunt

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Day 1Find the antonym for the bold word.

Each antonym in the Antonym Bank will be used once.

Sentence Antonym

“Ew!” Marie yelled after taking a bite of pizza. “That pizza is terrible!”

Jonah is about to begin the test. He takes out his pencil and his eraser to get ready.

The lion’s mother watched over the young cub.

“That mountain is humongous!” I said as we drove past the national park. “It is bigger than anything I’ve ever seen.”

My mom is feeling ill. She has a fever, a cough, and is very tired.

My dog, Ruff, was so joyous when I gave him a treat. He wagged his tail and barked.

It is important to be silent during the movies.

Our kitten was tiny when we first got her. She was only 8 pounds.

Antonym Bank

finish unhappy healthy fantastic noisy old tiny giant

fantastic

finish

old

tiny

healthy

unhappy

noisy

giant

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Day 1 (continued)Read the sentences. Then, write an antonym for the bold words.

1. Sammi is the speediest runner on the team. She always finishes first in her races.

Antonym:

2. The mall opens every morning at 8am. Antonym:

3. It is so chilly during the winter. Antonym:

4. I like to study for tests alone. I sit in my bedroom, close the door, and turn on my music.

Antonym:

5. The ancient diner down the street has been in business for over 300 years.

Antonym:

6. The bell rings 5 minutes before the school day starts. Antonym:

7. Tim is very kind. He always shares his lunch with me. Antonym:

8. “That test was so simple,” I told my sister after school. “I knew all of the answers!”

Antonym:

9. When Juan is on the other side of the playground, I need to shout very loudly for him to hear me.

Antonym:

10. I spent 3 hours this morning putting away my clothes and toys. Now, my room is very tidy.

Antonym:

slowest

closes

warm

together

new

after

mean

hard

whisper

messy

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Day 2Write a new sentence that uses an antonym for the bold word.

1. My mom keeps the cookies on the highest shelf in the kitchen so that my younger brother can’t reach them.

2. I cry and cry after our team loses the soccer game because I am miserable.

3. Liam’s house is at the end of the street.

4. It is my job to take out the garbage every morning.

5. I enjoy leaping over the puddles when it rains.

John got the lowest grade on the test, but promised to study very hard for the nextone.

It is always a joyful event when my family goes to the park.

The beginning of the movie was packed with action.

We left for the concert early in the evening.

Mary disliked pineapple on her pizza.

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Day 2 (continued)Write an antonym for each word.

Then, write a sentence using the antonym.

1. large

Antonym:

Sentence:

2. begin

Antonym:

Sentence:

3. buy

Antonym:

Sentence:

4. noisy

Antonym:

Sentence:

5. awake

Antonym:

Sentence:

small

We saw a small puppy walking down the sidewalk.

end

We were all miserable when the summer came to an end.

sell

The first grade class decided to sell cookies at lunch to raise money for

their field trip.

quiet

The librarian reminded the teenagers to be quiet when studying.

asleep

I fell fast asleep on the long car ride.

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Day 3 Read the story. Then, answer the questions on the next page.

Mika loved Saturdays because it was her family’s traditional weekend activity to make sushi together. She pulled the nori sheets out of the cupboard and then opened the fridge to gather the rest of the ingredients. She found a bowl of sticky rice but couldn’t find the other ingredients.

“Mom!” Mika called. “Where’s the fish for the sushi?”

Mika’s dad suddenly started frowning and looked very guilty. “I’m sorry, I ate it last night,” he said softly. Mika groaned.

“We don’t have enough time to go shopping for more ingredients before Grandma and Aunt Aiko get here,” Mika said, frustrated.

“Our only option is to be creative and think outside the box,” Mom suggested.

Mika flipped through a sushi recipe book for inspiration. After about the fourth or fifth page, she saw it. “Eggs and cream cheese, Mom,” she said, surprised. “We can use those in the sushi—see, it shows it right here—and we have both in the fridge!”

Mika quickly grabbed the ingredients out of the fridge, cooked the eggs into thin omelets, and sliced up the cream cheese. Then, they all began assembling the sushi.

“We’re here!” Grandma and Aunt Aiko called out as they entered the house.

Mika breathed a sigh of relief as she looked over their perfect sushi. Sushi Saturday was going to be even better than ever. After all, who didn’t love eggs, cream cheese, rice, and seaweed?

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Day 3 (continued)

1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What does Mika want to do?

4. What problem does Mika have?

5. What does Mika do to solve the problem?

6. How does the story end?

The story takes place at Mika's house.

Mika wanted to make sushi with her family.

Mika didn't have fish to make the sushi.

Mika was creative and used a sushi recipe book for cooking ideas.

Mika made perfect sushi for the whole family.

The characters in the story are Mika, her mom and dad, her grandmother, and Aunt Aiko.

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Day 3 (continued)Outline a story by answering the questions below.

Hold on to this paper—you will write the story on Page 11!

1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What do the characters want to do?

4. What problem do the characters have?

5. What do the characters do to solve the problem?

6. How does the story end?

The characters in the story are Tara and Henry.

The story takes place at the zoo.

Tara and Henry want to see all of the zoo animals in one day.

Tara and Henry need to figure out where all of the animals are.

The characters find a map and create a checklist of exhibits they need to visit.

Tara and Henry see each animal at the zoo.

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Day 4Read the story. Then, answer the questions on the next page.

Gabby examined the plans for her car for the thousandth time. “Edison did say it took him a thousand tries to make a light bulb, so 1,000 must be the lucky number,” she thought, laughing. But when Gabby flipped the switch, the car didn’t budge.

When Dad pulled in to the garage, Gabby felt like just turning over the project to him. After all, he was the real engineer in the family.

“How did it go today?” Dad asked. “Any success?”

Gabby grumbled, “No.”

Dad patted her on the shoulder and said, “Why don’t you step away from it for a little while and come back when your mind is fresh?”

Gabby agreed to Dad’s suggestion since, after all, the car wasn’t moving anywhere with her just staring at it. That evening, as she flipped through TV stations after dinner, she suddenly had a burst of revelation, as if a light bulb had illuminated in her head.

“Dad!” she exclaimed, dashing back to the work table. “The wires are just in the wrong place!” She quickly made a few changes and flipped the switch, and the car sped across the counter at full speed.

“Looks like this car didn’t take 1,000 tries,” she said, laughing. “It took 1,001!”

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Day 4 (continued)

1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What does Gabby want to do?

4. What problem does Gabby have?

5. What does Gabby do to solve the problem?

6. How does the story end?

The characters in the story are Gabby and her dad.

The story takes place at Gabby's house.

Gabby wanted to make a toy car.

Gabby couldn't get the car to move.

Gabby fixed the wires that were in the wrong place.

Gabby finishes her car and it speeds across the counter.

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Day 4 (continued)Write a story based on your answers to the questions on Page 8.

Tara and Henry both love animals. Tara heard that a new zoo was opening in their town. “Henry, we have

to go!” said Tara.

The very next weekend they got their tickets for the grand opening. While waiting in line, Henry asked,

“Do you think we could see every animal in here?”

Tara really liked the idea, but she realized that they were in a new place and needed to know

where the animals were.

Henry and Tara started searching for information about where each of the 100 animals were. A nice lady

at the desk gave them each a map of the zoo.

It took move than five hours, but they finally saw the last animal. A majestic lion roared through its cage.

Henry and Tara saw every animal at the zoo.

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Day 5Write a sentence using each adjective below.

1. favorite

Sentence:

2. calm

Sentence:

3. brilliant

Sentence:

4. wonderful

Sentence:

5. shiny

Sentence:

6. fresh

Sentence:

Kevin's favorite band was in town for a concert.

Brianna showed off her shiny new bike at recess.

We always try and find the most fresh vegetables at the farmer's market.

The brilliant author read his newest book.

The wonderful painting took my breath away.

The calm water was so clear you could see your reflection.

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Day 5 (continued)Circle the adjectives which are in the correct order

for each sentence.

1. My dad drives _______________ car. a. a humongous, old b. an old, humongous

2. I live in the ________________ building down the street. a. French, steel b. steel, French

3. Mark is eating all the________________ strawberries. a. juicy, red b. red, juicy

4. Francie is writing ________________ tale about lions. a. an exciting, new b. a new, exciting

5. ________________ sister will graduate from college by May. a. My brilliant, adventuring b. My adventuring, brilliant

Complete each sentence with the correct adjective order.

1. My____________________________ (Italian, favorite) place sold me a delicious cheese pizza yesterday.

2. During pottery class, I made a ________________________ (clay, round) bowl.

3. The _______________________ (three, young) raccoons climbed into the trash can.

4. My dad carefully paints the ______________________ (wooden, old) house.

5. Zeke ate the ________________________ (delicious, entire) dessert before I got home from soccer practice.

favorite Italian

three young

old wooden

entire delicious

round clay