Name: ____________ HOMEWORK Jan. 25 - 29

Spelling MenuSpelling MenuSpelling MenuSpelling Menu Choose activities from the menu below that interest you and will add up to 20

points.

Appetizers: 5 Points Each

- Put your words in alphabetical order

- Type out your words on the computer using fun fonts

- Make a set of flash cards for studying your words

- Rainbow spell your words using a different color for each letter

Main Course: 10 Points Each

- Use each word in a sentence and underline the spelling word

- Write your words on popsicle sticks and practice them like flashcards

- Write your spelling words and find as many rhyming words for each one as

you can

- Alphabetize your spelling words, forwards and then backwards

- Write each word three times

Dessert: 15 Points Each

- Look up 5 of your words in the Dictionary and write down their definitions

- Cut words (or the letters to make the words) out of magazines/newspapers

and glue them down on construction paper to make a collage of spelling words

- Write a postcard or letter to a friend telling them all about your spelling

words for the week. Use the friendly letter format.

- Create a Wordle cloud with your words

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Spelling:

city penny

lucky carry

very pretty

only funny

baby happy

High Frequency Words

always mother

anything soon

been under

draw watch

friends words

Challenge Words

accepted pretend

prize express

taught wonder

grand fluttering

choice essential

READING

Think back to when we read the story Officer Buckle and Gloria. Use the

pictures below to help you describe the character of the dog, Gloria. Fill out the

Bubble Map with adjectives that describe the personality of Gloria.

LANGUAGE

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1. our class is going on a field trip

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2. have you ever been there.

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3. Lauren and i are very excited

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4. mrs. smith will drive our bus?

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5. josh and hayden will sit together

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DIRECTIONS: The suffix ful means “full of.” Join the root word plus the suffix

to create a new word. Write the meaning of the new word.

Example: care + ful = careful full of care

WORD SUFFIX –FUL = NEW WORD MEANING

hope ful =

wonder ful =

thank ful =

beauty ful =

MATH

Girl Scout cookies are so yummy! Kelly sold 45 boxes, Bria sold 33 boxes, Amy sold

52 boxes. How many boxes of Girl Scout cookies did the girls sell in all?

On Monday Ryan collected 26 rocks. On Tuesday he collected 36 rocks. On

Wednesday. How many rocks did he collect on those three days?

Henry waited 45 minutes in line for Star Wars. Luke waited 27 minutes in line,

also for Star Wars. Altogether, how many minutes did they wait?

Cindy and her friend Marsha like to collect buttons. They have a total of 157

buttons. If Cindy has 85 buttons, how many buttons does Marsha have?

SOCIAL STUDIES

Name one invention from ancient China and how it changed the world.

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Name one invention from ancient India and how it changed the world.

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Name one invention from ancient Japan and how it changed the world.

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