All in the Family

Write about your family!  Who is in your family?  What does your family do together?  Why do you love your family?

Heeeyyyyyy! Compound Words

Write 3 (or more) sentences that each include a compound word you know!

Spelling Word Challenge

Work with your tables to come up with as many words as you can for the word families below.  The table with the most originial words will receive 2 tallies!

-art                                                         -arm                                                          -ark

Bears and Squirrels- Which Shape Doesn't Belong

Look at the 4 shapes below.  Decide which one you think doesn't belong.  Tell which one you will take away and explain your reason.

  

Owls- Measuring Tools

 Look at the objects listed below. Tell what tool and what unit you would use to measure each (tools- ruler, tape measure, yard stick, odometer  units-inch, foot, yard, mile).
1. couch
2. pencil
3. soccer field
4. around a basketball
5. distance from school to Newtown Park  
6. your height

Spelling Word Challenge

Today you'll work with your table groups to come up with as many words as you can from the -ork, -ort, and -orn families.  The table with the most original words by the time the bell rings will receive 2 tallies!

-ork                                 -ort                              -orn

Bears and Squirrels- Shape Hunt

Everything around you is made up of shapes.  Look around the classroom or think about your house and neighborhood.  List 3 everyday objects and describe the shapes that create that object. 

Here's an example:
My laptop has a rectangle shaped screen and the keys on the keyboard are squares and rectangles.

Owls- Coin Trades

I need to buy a pack of pencils that cost $1.00.  I do not have a dollar bill and I have no pennies.  I do have 3 quarters, 6 dimes, and 11 nickels though. List three different combinations of those coins that I could use to pay for the pencils.