Weekly Homework
7**For Accountable Research Homework , read a book related to our topic from the recommended texts below or on Big Universe. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Monday, June 3
- Choice Read
- DreamBox
- Make sure you sign up for our end of year picnic this Friday! We look forward to seeing you there! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49ada78-3rdgrade2
Tuesday, June 4
- Choice Read
- DreamBox
- Fill out the lunch form for Friday on Remind or email.
- Please let Mrs. Caruso know if you plan to be absent any of the remaining school days.
- Make sure you sign up for our end of year picnic this Friday! We look forward to seeing you there! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49ada78-3rdgrade2
Wednesday, June 5
- Choice Read
- DreamBox
- Make sure you sign up for our end of year picnic this Friday! We look forward to seeing you there! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49ada78-3rdgrade2
Thursday, June 6
- Choice Read
- DreamBox
- Tomorrow is our end of year picnic and yearbook signing! Make sure you bring a towel or blanket to sit on and your yearbook! Students may buy a lunch from the cafeteria or bring a lunch. If you plan on joining us, make sure you RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49ada78-3rdgrade2
Friday, June 7
- Make sure you sign up for our end of year picnic and yearbook signing today! Meet us on the track after checking in at the front office!
- Show your Friday Folder to your parents and bring it back on Monday!
Monday, June 10
- Choice Read
- DreamBox
- Bring an extra bag tomorrow to carry home all of your supplies!
Tuesday, June 11
- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
- Bring an extra bag to bring home all of your supplies in!
ELA Homework Resources:
Independent Reading Homework Directions:
(A printable PDF of this information is provided at the bottom of this page. Please print and use if needed.)
****Short responses are NOT paragraphs. They are meant to answer the question in three or four sentences. Please make sure that your child is using the journal format and answering the question in three or four sentences only.
Research reading:
Your student is expected to independently research the topic by reading topic-related books of his or her choice for approximately 20 minutes each day and respond to a prompt in the front of their homework journal. Use the Accountable Research Reading link, Big Universe or topic related books. When you visit the Accountable Research Reading link, it will provide multiple reading materials including a list of books for Big Universe. There are also assigned topic related books on Big Universe already. Please take the time to read through all of the information given.
Note: Please use the Journal Format to record your written responses. Responses should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences
**Consider the following prompts:
Choice reading:
If your student would also like to independently read and respond to a book of free choice, he or she may use the back of the homework journal. Prompts for independent reading can be found in the homework materials provided.
Note: Please use the Journal Format to record your written responses. Responses should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences
**Consider the following prompts:
Narrative Quick Write
(**Short response in three or four sentences only.)
Choose a prompt to respond to, using the character(s) from the class narrative as the main character(s) in your response. For each response, be sure to use the narrative techniques discussed in class and carefully chosen words and phrases to describe the actions, thoughts, and feelings of the characters and events. Try to choose a different prompt each time.
**Consider the following prompts:
Informative Quick Write Prompts
(**Short response in three or four sentences only.)
Choose a prompt to respond to. For each response, be sure to use the informative writing techniques discussed in class and choose facts, definitions, and details to explain your thinking. Try to choose a different prompt each time.
**Consider the following prompts:
Vocabulary Homework
In the classroom, you have been recording words from your texts in your Vocabulary Log. Throughout this unit, you have been research reading topic-related books at home to build your knowledge of frogs and what makes them unique and recording words in your independent reading journal.
Choose a word from your research reading or from a text you’ve read in class and add the word to your Vocabulary Log. Try to choose a different word to add and to practice a different vocabulary strategy each time.
For each word, be sure to add the following:
• the definition, or meaning, of the word
• the vocabulary strategy you used to figure out the meaning of the word
• a sketch or diagram that helps you to better understand the meaning of the word
As a reminder, the vocabulary strategies we’ve been working on in class are:
• Context: Read the sentence around the word.
• Look at the affixes for clues.
• Look at the root of the word for clues.
• Use a dictionary.
• Discuss the word with another person (after attempting some of the above strategies).
(A printable PDF of this information is provided at the bottom of this page. Please print and use if needed.)
****Short responses are NOT paragraphs. They are meant to answer the question in three or four sentences. Please make sure that your child is using the journal format and answering the question in three or four sentences only.
Research reading:
Your student is expected to independently research the topic by reading topic-related books of his or her choice for approximately 20 minutes each day and respond to a prompt in the front of their homework journal. Use the Accountable Research Reading link, Big Universe or topic related books. When you visit the Accountable Research Reading link, it will provide multiple reading materials including a list of books for Big Universe. There are also assigned topic related books on Big Universe already. Please take the time to read through all of the information given.
Note: Please use the Journal Format to record your written responses. Responses should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences
- Date:
- Title:
- Author:
- Pages Read: (Pages read does not apply if you read an Article)
- Prompt:
- Response:
**Consider the following prompts:
- What are some comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in the text you read? What do they do to the text? (THIS HAS NOT BEEN TAUGHT YET.)
- What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details and how do they support the main idea?
- What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you to understand the words?
- What questions do you now have after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
- What are the most important facts you learned from reading?
- What is the most interesting fact you learned today? Why?
- How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?
- Choose one new word from your reading today and analyze it on a vocabulary square (Example listed below)
Choice reading:
If your student would also like to independently read and respond to a book of free choice, he or she may use the back of the homework journal. Prompts for independent reading can be found in the homework materials provided.
Note: Please use the Journal Format to record your written responses. Responses should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences
- Date:
- Title:
- Author:
- Pages Read: (Pages read does not apply if you read an Article)
- Prompt:
- Response:
**Consider the following prompts:
- What are some comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in the text you read? What do they do to the text? (THIS HAS NOT BEEN TAUGHT YET.)
- What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details and how do they support the main idea?
- What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you to understand the words?
- What questions do you now have after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
- What are the most important facts you learned from reading?
- What is the most interesting fact you learned today? Why?
- How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?
- Choose one new word from your reading today and analyze it on a vocabulary square (Example listed below)
Narrative Quick Write
(**Short response in three or four sentences only.)
Choose a prompt to respond to, using the character(s) from the class narrative as the main character(s) in your response. For each response, be sure to use the narrative techniques discussed in class and carefully chosen words and phrases to describe the actions, thoughts, and feelings of the characters and events. Try to choose a different prompt each time.
**Consider the following prompts:
- Describe the setting where your story takes place. What do the characters see? What do they hear? How does it smell?
- Describe the main character in the story. What does he/she look like? What is his/ her personality (character trait) like? How does he/she interact with others?
- Describe a different problem the main character(s) have. How do they resolve it?
Informative Quick Write Prompts
(**Short response in three or four sentences only.)
Choose a prompt to respond to. For each response, be sure to use the informative writing techniques discussed in class and choose facts, definitions, and details to explain your thinking. Try to choose a different prompt each time.
**Consider the following prompts:
- Describe your frog’s habitat. Where does it live? What is the climate like? What other kinds of animals live there? What kinds of plants grow there?
- Describe how your frog’s adaptations help it to survive.
- Tell about a typical day in your frog’s life.
Vocabulary Homework
In the classroom, you have been recording words from your texts in your Vocabulary Log. Throughout this unit, you have been research reading topic-related books at home to build your knowledge of frogs and what makes them unique and recording words in your independent reading journal.
Choose a word from your research reading or from a text you’ve read in class and add the word to your Vocabulary Log. Try to choose a different word to add and to practice a different vocabulary strategy each time.
For each word, be sure to add the following:
• the definition, or meaning, of the word
• the vocabulary strategy you used to figure out the meaning of the word
• a sketch or diagram that helps you to better understand the meaning of the word
As a reminder, the vocabulary strategies we’ve been working on in class are:
• Context: Read the sentence around the word.
• Look at the affixes for clues.
• Look at the root of the word for clues.
• Use a dictionary.
• Discuss the word with another person (after attempting some of the above strategies).
Additional Homework Resource for Families:
homework_resources_for_families.pdf |
Wake County Schools Policy for HW is 50 minutes for grades 3-5. I believe that it should slowly increase from the 20 minutes expected in K-2. If your child takes longer than 30 minutes to complete their regular homework (not counting book/reading time) then please contact me so we can evaluate what we need to do for your child.