Homework

Nightly Assignments
Each night students should:

• Practice math facts (splashmath.com, xtramath.org, or flashcards)
• Read for 20 minutes (AR book or Book Note Book)

There may be additional assignments such as:

• Home/School Connection

• Math
• Scholastic News
• Other activities

Weekly Assignments
Each week students will be responsible for one oral sharing activity.

    Oral Sharing Schedule (see below for details) Your child will be assigned a day of the week to present all year
        Week 1 - Show and Tell
        Week 2 - Monthly Topic (must turn in outline)
        Week 3 - Book Note
        Week 4 - Poetry Recitation

Oral Sharing Guidelines

 Show & Tell

• An item of your choice
• No food, pets, weapons (or weapon-like)
• Nothing valuable (accidents to happen)
• It has to fit in your backpack.  If it is too big for your backpack, please take a photo and bring that with you instead of the actual item
• Some ideas may be a favorite book or toy, a souvenir from a trip, something that tells about your family or culture, something that represents a favorite sport or hobby
• Be prepared to tell why you chose to share it with the class and what it tells about you.
• Your presentation should be at least one minute long, but not longer than two minutes.

Monthly Topic

• Must turn in the outline
• Be prepared to share the information on the outline without having to read it from your outline

Book Note (See below for more details and monthly genres)

• You must have your notecard in order to present
• Share the name of the book and the author and your recommendation about whether or not you think your friends should read it

Poetry Recitation

• You will be reciting a memorized poem of your choice
• The poem should be at least eight lines long and should not be a familiar song or nursery rhyme
• You may choose a poem about a season or a holiday, a topic we are studying in class, or a poem that goes along with the monthly topic, or a poem by a favorite author, or even a poem you wrote yourself!
• You may not use the same poem more than once throughout the year
• You must provide a printed our hand-written copy of the poem to your teacher before you begin

Book Note 

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Genre
Due Date

Summer Reading (done in class)
August

Humor
September

Mystery
October

Fairy Tale, Fable, Folktale, Tall Tale
November

Poetry
December

Adventure
January

Non-fiction
February

Science Fiction, Fantasy
March

A book from Series
April

Free Choice
May

Book note should be completed on a 5 x 8 index card (will be provided) with a book at your current reading level.

Front of card (lined side)

Name of book
Author
Genre
Your name
Date


Recommendation scale 1-10 and why (3-5 thoughtful sentences)

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Back of card (unlined side)

Draw a main scene from the book. Include the title, author, and your name. Fill the space and show your best effort.


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