Name _________________________________
2015 Homework Calendar
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
2
Addition Word Problem:
If you have 6 toys and
your friend brings you 3
more, how many do you
have altogether? Show
your work by drawing an
illustration. Write an
addition sentence to go
with it (Ex: 6+3 =__)
Show your work in your
h.w. journal.
3
Narrative Writing: Write
a story using 2-3
sentences to tell about
the picture below.
Remember to use the 5
star writing. Record in
your h.w. journal.
4
•Write 3 words that
begin with the digraph
sh (example: shell). Use
one word in a sentence.
5
Find something that is
nonliving and describe
how you know it is not
alive (does not need food,
water or air to breathe,
does not move on its own
or grow and change or
make more of itself).
Verbal h.w.
Initial: ________
9
Subtraction Word
Problem:
Mrs. Tallent has 5 tablets.
Mrs. Teague borrowed 2
tablets. How many tablets
are left? Show your work
by drawing an illustration.
Write a subtraction
sentence to go with it (Ex:
5-2=__)
Initial: ________
Initial: ________
16
Addition Word Problem:
Ms. Williams has 2
stickers. Ms. Bell has 4
stickers. How many
stickers do they have
together? Show your
work by drawing an
illustration. Write an
addition sentence to go
with it (Ex: 2+4=__)
Record in your h.w.
journal.
Initial: ________
17
Narrative Writing: Write
a story using 2-3
sentences to tell about
the picture below.
Remember to use the 5
star writing. Record in
your h.w. journal.
Initial: ________
Initial: ________
23
Subtraction Word
Problem:
Mrs. George has 10
popsicles. Ms. Berry had
no popsicles. How many
popsicles are left? Show
your work by drawing an
illustration. Write a
subtraction sentence to
go with it (Ex: 10-0=__)
Initial: ________
30
Draw dots in the boxes to
make 0 (zero). Write a
number sentence that
equals 0 (zero).
_____ +_____ = 0
10
Persuasive Writing: Write
2-3 sentences persuading
your parents to take you
to Six Flags. Remember to
use the 5 star writing
points. Record in your
h.w. journal.
•Write3 words that
begin with the digraph
ch (example: chop). Use
one word in a sentence.
Record in your h.w.
journal.
Initial: ________
11
•Write 3 words that
begin with the digraph
wh (example: whale).
Use one word in a
sentence.
•Write 3 words that
begin with the digraph
th (example: thumb).
Use one word in a
sentence. Record in
your h.w. journal.
Initial: ________
18
Make the word cat plural
by adding -s at the end.
Use the word in a
sentence and create a
detailed illustration to
record in your h.w.
journal the difference
between “cat” and
“cats.”
Friday
6
•Practice your sight
words.
•Tell someone at home a
word that rhymes with
___?
•How many syllables do
you hear in the word?
•Think of more rhyming
words and give their
syllables. Verbal h.w.
Initial: ________
12
Find something that is a
living thing and describe
why you know it is living
(characteristics: move on
its own, breathes,
eats/drinks, reproduces)
Verbal h.w.
Initial: ________
13
•Practice your sight
words.
Say the sounds for ch, sh,
th, wh. How many letters
are left in the sounds if all
the letter /h/
disappeared?
Verbal h.w.
Initial: ________
19
Discuss with an adult all of
the holidays covered in
class so far this year. Labor
day, Columbus day,
Veteran’s day,
Thanksgiving day, Martin
Luther King Jr. day and
President’s Day
Verbal h.w.
Initial: ________
20
•Practice your sight
words.
Initial: ________
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Initial: ________
24
Persuasive Writing Write
2-3 sentences to
persuade Dr. Jones to give
you more recess time.
Remember to use the 5
star writing points.
Record in your h.w.
journal.
25
Can you think of a word
with multiple meanings?
Use the word in 2
sentences to show the
separate meanings in
your h.w. journal (Ex: A
bat flies at night. I hit
the baseball with the
bat).
26
Practice personal
information: Can you still
state your address? What
is it? What state, country,
county, city and continent
do you live in? Verbal h.w.
27
•Practice your sight
words.
Initial: ________
31
Complete the provided
worksheet from your
teacher and return
tomorrow for 2 Grizzly
tallies!
Initial: ________
Initial: ________
Initial: ________
•Read a book on your
level to a family member.
•If you change the
beginning letter of the
word “see” to /b/, what
will be your new word?
Verbal h.w.
Record in your h.w.
journal.
•Say the sounds for the
long a, e, i, o, u. How
many letters are left in
the sounds if all the
letters disappeared?
Verbal h.w.
5 STAR WRITING POINTS REMINDER INCLUDES:
•detailed picture •capitalize 1st word of each sentence
and use punctuation •leave spaces between words
•sound out words and use sight words • re-read to
make sure your sentence makes sense and that it
matches your illustration.
Initial: _____________
Initial: ________
The purpose of this calendar is to review what students are learning at home. The Kindergarten Team collaborates on the calendar.
Reading:
Phonological Awareness
ELACCKRF2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words
e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
Phonics and Word Recognition
ELACCKRF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of most frequent
sounds for each consonant.
b. Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
c. Read common high-frequency words by sight. (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
Vocabulary: 4a: identify and apply new meanings for words.
Language and Conventions 1c: form regular plural nouns by adding –s or –es to the end of words.
ELACCKRL1, 2, 3
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text, recall familiar stories, including key details, and
identify characters, setting, and major events in a story.
Writing:
ELACCKW1: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they state an opinion or
preference.
ELACCKW3: Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell
about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Math
MCCK.OA.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1 , sounds (e.g., claps), acting out
situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
MCCK.OA.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to
represent the problem.
Social Studies
SSKH2 The student will identify important American symbols and explain their meaning.
a. The national and state flags (United States and Georgia flags)
b. The bald eagle
c. The Statue of Liberty
d. Lincoln Memorial
e. Washington Monument
f. White House
g. Pledge of Allegiance
h. Star Spangled Banner
SSKG3 Personal Information: The student states their address, continent, country/nation, county and city in which he or she
lives.
Science
SKL1a. The student identifies and describes the characteristics of living and nonliving things.