Room 6 First Grade Homework due on Tuesday, November 3rd

Room 6 First Grade Homework due on Tuesday, November 3rd

First Grade Homework - due Tuesday, November 3'^ - Spelling Test - every Tuesday - Friday Quizzes - November 6th Language: possessive nouns and verbs - consonant blends - reading comprehension - sequencing story Math - Telling Time : hourly, half hour - Problem solving - dynamic addition - dynamic subtraction Please practice reading at home

Spelling Words I Bb bake bread brother boat borrow I beach because before build balloon Using a dictionary, look up the meaning of the words. On a separate sheet of paper, do the following. 1. Write the definition of each word. 2. Write a sentence for each word

Name Date How Elephant Got His Trunk One day long ago, Elephant came to a pond to drink the cool ' water. He saw Crocodile taking a nap. Elephant and Crocodile often liked to tease each other. So, Elephant decided to play a trick on Crocodile. While Crocodile was sleeping, Elephant put some mud into Crocodile's ears. Elephant thought to himself how surprised Crocodile would be when he woke up and could not hear. After a while, Elephant woke Crocodile. Crocodile said, "How are you today. Elephant?" Elephant seemed only to move his mouth as if he were speaking. Now, Crocodile was clever, and he realized, what Elephant had done. So he decided to play his own trick on I Elephant. Crocodile said, "I can't hear you. Please come a little closer." I W h e n Elephant got close enough, Crocodile snapped with his jaws and grabbed Elephant's tiny nose. Elephant pulled and pulled to try to get away. The more Elephant pulled, the more his nose stretched. In the end, Elephant pulled free, but not before his nose had stretched into a long trunk. That is why, to this day, elephants have long trunks. I Go on to next page www.svschfm45iipi^.com Steck-Vaii^n Company 27 Unit II: Animal Tales Improving Reading Comprehension 2, SV 5800-0

Date birectibns Answer each question about the story. Circle the letter in front of the correct answer. 1. What kind of nose did Elephant have long ago? a. long c. small b. large d. pointy 2. How does Elephant trick Crocodile? a. He splashes Crocodile with water. b. He snaps at Crocodile's nose. c. He pulls Crocodile's tail. d. He puts mud in Crocodile's ears. 3. How does Crocodile trick Elephant? a. He tells Elephant a joke. b. He pulls Elephant's tail. c. He grabs Elephant's nose. d. He puts mud in Elephant's nose. 4. How does Elephant's nose change? a. It gets longer. c. It gets fatter. b. It gets smaller. d. It gets wider. 5. How is an elephant today different from Elephant at the beginning of the story? a. It has a trunk. c. It is clever. b. It has strong legs. d. It has large ears. www.svschoolsupply.coin Steck-Vaughn Company 28 Unit II: Animal Tales Improving Reading Comprehension 2, SV 5800-0

N a m e Read the story. Run home from school. Ask your mother if you can come to my house. Then ride over on your bike. We will ride bikes. Then we can play a game. Read the sentences below. Cut them out and paste them in the right order. 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cut. r" >We will ride bikes. ou must ask your mother, We will play a game. Ride your bike to my Run home from school. house. Frank Schoffer Publications, Inc. 15 FS-8470 Sequencing

Problem Solving Solve each problem. Linda needed 17 balloons for a party. Linda bad 8 balloons at borne. How many more balloons did Linda need? o t K Jim bad 9 white cowboy bats. He also bad 7 black cowboy bats. How many cowboy bats did Jim have? The office helper bad 18 letters to write. She wrote 9. How many more letters did she have to write? Dave read 8 books at school. Jane read 7 books at school. How many books did Dave and Jane read in all? Craig bad 16 bolts. He used 8 of the bolts. How many bolts did Craig have left? Perfect score: 5 34 My score:

NAME Lesson 1 Addition and Subtraction Review Add. 4 : +9 8 + 6 9 + 8 7 + 6 5 + 7 6 + 5 9 + 6 5 + 8 7 + 4 9 + 9 8 + 7 7 + 9 3 0 + 4 0 2 0 + 3 0 4 5 + 2 3 5 2 + 2 3 6 0 + 2 5 8 3 + 1 5 Subtract. 1 6-7 1 8-9 4 0 3 0 1 5-9 1 7-9 6 0-1 0 1 3-4 1 6 8 8 5 2 3 1 2-7 1 5-8 7 3 4 1 1 1-9 1 4-7 9 6 4 3 1 7-8 1 6-9 5 4 4 4 73 Perfect score: 36 My score:

Name Scientists have advanced many reasons to explain why dinosaurs died out. The main cause was probably the rise of mountain ranges during the Cretaceous period. When mountains formed, great seaways drained the vast swamplands and they dried up. This caused many changes inclimateandfoodsuppiy. The dinosaurs could not adjust. The plant eaters could not eat the new plants so many died. Then those that ate the plant eaters did not have enough food. This long slow process took about 10 to 20 million years. 1. The best title for this story is: a. What Dinosaurs Ate b. Living Long Ago ' c. Why Dinosaurs Died Off d. How Mountains Formed 2. Many dinosaurs didn't have food because: a. other animals ate it b. the swamplands dried up c. the seas became larger d. all the food was soured 3. Meat eating dinosaurs died because a. the plant eaters died b. they ate plants ' c. the animals were in the hills d. they ate too much I 4. This long process took about: a. 5 million years b. 1 to 2 million years c. 25 million years d. 10 to 20 million years 5. In the story, the word "advanced" means: a. walked forward b. suggested or proposed c. moved ahead in space d. know for sure 6. The Information man has written about dinosaurs is: a. all true 1 b. just a story for children c. assumed from things people have found d. mostly false Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc. 53 FS-32044 Reading

Name Date What's for Breakfast? Every morning, my mother makes breakfast for me. She fixes breakfast for the cat, the dog and the bird, too. Yesterday, Mother was in a big rush. She cooked everything very fast. "Barbie, breakfast is ready!" she called. There was a dog dish at my place on the table. The bird had a dish of milk. The cat had birdseed. The dog had eggs. They ate up everything! I don't like dog food. I guess I'll have some cake. (I'm glad the dog ate my eggs.) 1- What is the main idea of this story? a. what Mother cooks b. mixed up breakfasts c. mixed up animals 2. Another word for rush is: a. heavy b. hurry c. helper 3. You can tell that the animals: a. fix their own breakfasts b. like different foods c. always eat dinner 4. What did the bird have? 5. Why did the breakfasts get mixed up? 6. Name three animals in the story. Frank.Schaffer Publications, Inc. 63 FS-32044 Reading

Possessive Nouns In Sentences Name: 'I Date: Write the correct form of possessive noun In the blanks to correctly complete the sentences. (1) There are many rare animals living deep in jungles. (Africa) I (2) family visits Canada at least once a year. (Lauren) (3) eyes are as blue as a summer sky. (Melissa) {4) We had a great time at birthday party. (Claire) (5) I had to laugh when I saw new haircut. (Andrea) ( 6 ) The beauty of sunsets is absolutely awesome. (California) (7) We go out to eat at Restaurant on most Saturdays. (Zippy) (8) We got back late because car had a flat tire. (Jack) {9) The next time you find yourself in financial district, give me a (Chicago) call. (19) room Is much nicer than mine. (Madison) (11) mountains have excellent snow for skiing. (Colorado)