Important Upcoming Events
October 29, 2012
Please use the study guide that is ON THE BACK for our test on Friday!!!
Your child will be bringing home their Reading Textbooks NIGHTLY!!!! Your child is responsible for these
books!!! PLEASE DO NOT allow your child to write in or rip pages in the books. They are to be RETURNED
DAILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We need snacks and tissues PLEASE!
Reading and Spelling Test—(reading 20 minutes nightly)
Spelling Words: clue, tuna, root, June, flute, blue, chew, choose, glue, noodle,
truth, blew, stew, duty, rude, jewel, duet
Vocabulary Test—habitats, rich, variety, patch, migrating, vast, prey, recognize
Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats is our new story for the next 5
days. Test on FRIDAY!!!!
NO SCHOOL on Monday
November 5th and Tuesday
November 6th. Exercise your right
to vote on Tuesday!
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Study Guide for Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats
Reading and Spelling Test— November 2nd
Spelling Words: clue, tuna, root, June, flute, blue, chew, choose, glue, noodle,
truth, blew, stew, duty, rude, jewel, duet
Vocabulary Test— habitats, rich, variety, patch, migrating, vast, prey, recognize
Comprehension—Multiple Choice
 What point of view is the selection told from? ______________
 What does wildlife need to live?____________________________
 A wetland is any place where water?______________________________
 Why are woodland animals sometimes hard to see?_______________________
 Which habitat has the most types of insects?___________________
****WE HAVE GIVEN EXAMPLES OF RESTATING IN ITALICS!!!
Comprehension—Written-- Remember to restate the question in the answer! We have shown you how
with examples after each question.
 How are marshes different from swamps and bogs?
Marshes are different from swamps and bogs because ___________________________________.
 What animals feed along roadsides in the daytime?
In the daytime, ______________________ feed along roadsides.
 What animals feed in cornfields during the spring?
During the spring, ____________________________ feed in cornfields.
 What are grasslands?
Grasslands are_______________________________________________________ ______________.
 Where do animals find shade in the drylands?
Animals find shade __________________________________ in the drylands.
Writing: TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT YOU HAVE TO WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES and ANSWER BOTH
QUESTIONS
Why do different types of animals live in different habitats?
Different types of animals live in different habitat because ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which habitat do you think is the most interesting? Explain.
The _________________habitat is the most interesting because ______________________________________.
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics
Identifying: PRONOUNS
YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE READING 99 WORDS CORRECTLY IN ONE
MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!