Weekly Home Fun SheetWeek of January 2nd – January 3rd 2020

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Have a Happy Holiday and a wonderful New Year!! Thursday 1/2/20 Reading: 30-40 minutes of reading. Fill in your reading log. Today we learned

that readers take a sneak peek of the story to better understand the problem of the story and to better understand the characters. As you read tonight, take a sneak peek by reading the cover, the contents page and the blub in the back of the book. Jot down who the characters are, the problem they will face, and your prediction of how the problem will be solved.

Writing: Opinion Writing. We are now beginning our opinion writing unit. An opinion is how you feel or think about something. Tonight, generate ideas about topics you have strong feelings about. For example:

Winter is the best season ever because… Roblox is the best video game because… Red Lobster is the best restaurant because… The Avengers is the best movie because…

Math: Short Response #1

Social Studies: Civic Ideas and Practices. Read the article, “The President of the United States of America,” and answer the following question: What are some of responsibilities of the president of the United States of America? Use two details from the text to support your answer.

Friday 1/3/20

Reminder: Fill in your reading log daily.

Reading: 30-40 minutes of reading. Fill in your reading log. Today we learned that readers

Writing: Opinion Writing. We are now beginning our opinion writing unit. An opinion is how you feel or think about something. Tonight, choose one of the ideas you generated yesterday and begin writing your opinion piece. Use the mentor text to help you.

Math: Short Response #2

Science: Changing Landforms. Read the article, “Let’s Explore Caves,” and answer the comprehension questions that follow.

Weekly Content Area Vocabulary Words1. vote 2. rights 3. responsibilities

4. community 5. goods 6. services

7. transportation 8. work 9. citizens

10. president 11. city 12. elections

Word StudySuffix: -er (compares)

Ex. The pencil is longer than the crayon.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Suffix: -lessMeaning: (without)

Ex. I was speechless when I saw my birthday gift!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Prefix: pre- read it.Meaning: (before)

Ex. We must always preview a new book before we1. closer 2. greater 3. sweeter

4. hopeless 5. speechless 6. motionless

7. previewed 8. prejudge 9. prepay

Sight Words—List 2 Review Nightly!

laugh again already special between choose

which doesn’t important feelings mean dream

please couldn’t our honest great speak buy

use quickly suppose though yesterday almost

join learn sure enough easy wonderful

Short Response Math Word Problems

1. Sally went shopping. She spent $286 on groceries and $139 on clothing. How much more money did she spend on groceries than clothing? Show all of your work and write a statement explaining your answer.

2. Megan made some cookies. She baked 36 oatmeal cookies, 72 sugar cookies, and 54 chocolate chip cookies. How many cookies did Megan bake in total? Show all of your work and write a statement explaining your answer.

Math Vocabulary: Review Nightly

addition subtraction sum difference thousands hundreds

ones tens equation value exchange greater than

less than equal to

Study the problem

☐Did I underline the question?☐Do I know what I am asked to find?

The problem is asking me to find

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Organize the facts

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I will solve this problem by:

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Thursday

Sally went shopping. She spent $286 on groceries and $139 on clothing. How much more money did she spend on groceries than clothing?

Study the problem

☐Did I underline the question?☐Do I know what I am asked to find?

The problem is asking me to find

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Organize the facts

☐List the facts☐Cross out the unnecessary facts

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Line up a plan

I will solve this problem by:

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Verify your Plan with Action

Use your plan to solve the problem. Show all of your work.

Examine your results

☐ Is your answer accurate?☐Explain your thinking using math language and tell all the steps you took.

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Megan made some cookies. She baked 36 oatmeal cookies, 72 sugar cookies, and 54 chocolate chip cookies. How many cookies did Megan bake in total?

Study the problem

☐Did I underline the question?☐Do I know what I am asked to find?

The problem is asking me to find

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☐List the facts☐Cross out the unnecessary facts

Fact 1:____________________

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Line up a plan

I will solve this problem by:

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Verify your Plan with Action

Use your plan to solve the problem. Show all of your work.

Examine your results

☐ Is your answer accurate?☐Explain your thinking using math language and tell all the steps you took.

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Weekly Math Review5.

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Mike scored 85 points in his basketball game. Jeremy scored 32 points more. How many points

did Jeremy score?

Complete the number

236

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8. Friday

Count forward by…

Fives: 125, _______, _______

Tens: 248, _______, _______

Hundreds: 702, ______, ______

Write seven hundred forty-six in standard form.

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Write 132 in word form.

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Catchy lead! Hook your readers!

Hundreds Tens Ones

You eat lunch everyday, right? Do you ever eat sandwiches? Maybe you eat peanut butter and jelly? Or maybe you eat turkey and

cheese? I love to eat sandwiches for lunch or dinner, but I have to warn you – if you want a really good sandwich don’t eat at Subway. I

think Subway has the worst sandwiches ever. Don’t waste your money!

One reason I think you should not go to Subway is because their food looks gross. For example, when you look at the meat it looks slimy and too shiny. Who wants to eat slimy looking meat? Not me! Also, their vegetables sometimes turn brown. Last time my friend had a

sandwich from Subway we found brown lettuce. Gross!

Another reason you shouldn’t go to Subway is because when you walk into their store it smells weird. Last time I went to the store I had to hold

my nose the whole time. Also, have you also ever realized when you leave you smell like the store? I

don’t want to smell weird.

Most importantly, I think you shouldn’t go to Subway for a sandwich

because you can get a better sandwich for less money at your corner deli. For example, when you go to subway they only give you two pieces of meat and two pieces of cheese on your sandwich. When you go to the deli they put a ton of meat and cheese until it almost overflows! One time I had a deli sandwich

and I could hardly bit it because it was piled high with delicious cheese and turkey.

Catchy lead! Hook your readers!

Writer states their opinion!

Reasons and Examples

Transition Words! Short, true

Reasons and Examples

Word Choice!!

I don’t recommend Subway sandwiches for anyone! Parents don’t take your kids to Subway because it’s a waste of

money, it smells, and it looks gross. You should go to your local deli instead to get a really great sandwich. I give Subway one star out of five.

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What are some of responsibilities of the president of the United States of America? Give at least two details to support your thinking.

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