Leprechaun Thoughts and Some Vocab

First, write a few sentences explaining your thoughts on our leprechaun that visited the class.  Do you think it was really a leprechaun?  Did you like the scavenger hunt he made for you?  What other feelings do you have about Leprechaun Linus?

Then, write some sentences using this week's vocabulary words.  If you need to look up the meaning, use a dictionary or go to www.wordcentral.com.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK"S DAY!

I AM PRETTY HANDSOME.

DON"T YOU AGREE?

CHECK A FAVORITE DR. SEUSS BOOK

FOR YOUR NEXT CLUE FROM ME!

Spelling Word Challenge

Sometimes the letter g makes the j sound.  In words that have a d before the g, it always sounds like a j.  What words can you think of that end with -dge?

__dge

Fruit by the Ounce (Bears)

                       

Say the first scale reads 12 ounces and the second scale reads 8 ounces.  What is the weight of the green apple and what is the weight of the tangerine?

Apple = ________

Tangerine = ________

Explain how you know!!!

What's the Question? (Squirrels)

If 8 is the answer, what could the question have been?  Think of a couple of different possibilities.

Monster Multiplying (Owls)

                                             
Let's use this moster to do some multiplying!  For each question please show your either the multiplication fact, the repeated addition, or the skip counting.

1.  If there are 5 of these monsters, how many arms do they have in all?

2.  If there are 8 of these monsters, how many antennae do they have in all?

3.  If there are 6 of these monsters, how many eyes do they have in all?

4.  If there are 3 of these monsters, how many teeth do they have in all?

Spelling Word Challenge

With your tables, come up with as many words as you can to match this week's spelling pattern.  We are working on the long i sound with these three endings:

-ind                                       -igh                               -ild