6th Grade Day 4 Dear Parent/Family Partner, Date _____________________________ Please give me your reactions to your child’s ilearn@home activities. Write YES or NO for each statement. _______ My child understood the assignments and was able to discuss them. _______ My child and I enjoyed the activities. _______ These assignments helped me know what my child is learning in school. Any other comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Guardian’s Signature: ________________________________________________________________________ Reading: Read one of the following for 30 minutes: AR Book, story from Reading Street, or a book from home. When finished, fill out the Comprehension Thinking Sheet on what you have just read. Also, if a computer is accessible, you may take AR test and do lessons on Compass Learning Language Arts. Physical Education: Cursive Writing: Make sure that you complete 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise gets your heartrate up. Examples might include: jogging, walking at a quick pace, sledding (as long as you are walking back up hill), riding your bicycle, playing tag in the yard, building a snowman, etc. Log your activity and time on your PE log. Choose a paragraph from a magazine, a book or any other print source and rewrite the paragraph in cursive using proper form and spacing on lined notebook paper. The paragraph must contain at least 100 words. Math: Complete the math sheet attached. You must show all work. Writing: Arts & Humanities: Think about your Narrative writing topic. Write a 1.8 paragraph about your topic that you can use in your narrative. Don’t forget to use sensory details (sight, smell, taste, touch, hear) that will add interest to your writing! Write this on a sheet of paper. Create a title sheet for your Narrative Writing. You may draw or computer generate a picture that will be used as a cover sheet for your Narrative writing piece. English: Write 5 sentences that Science: We have been discussing Social Studies: are your age or older. Label each word in your sentence with the correct part of speech. N=noun V=verb HV=helping verb Adj=adjective Adv=adverb I=interjection an object of the preposition Pro=Label for all of your pronouns C=conjunction P=preposition (must be followed by an object of the preposition) Pro=Label for all of your pronouns the universe. Observe the night sky. On a sheet of paper, sketch the moon phase, stars, constellations, and other celestial observations in which you see. Your observation should include a sketch of what you see along with 5 complete sentences describing your sketch. If you have access to research material, find out what constellations or celestial objects we might find in the month of February. Write the name of 6 landforms and what they mean.