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 or special projects.

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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