Name: ________________
First Grade October Homework Calendar
Assignments on this calendar begin on Monday, October 1st. The numbers on the calendar are the “job numbers.”
Please note that the job numbers do not correspond to days of the month. Complete these jobs in your Homework
Notebook. Send your notebook back to school on Friday, October 26th.
1. Practice writing this
high frequency words in
your notebook. Write it
5 times.
I
2. Draw 5 or more things
that start with the letter
t. Practice writing the
lowercase letter t under
your pictures.
3. Copy this chart in your
notebook. Fill in the missing spaces.
1 less
number
1 more
7
11
18
1
21
49
89
100
4. Practice writing this
high frequency word in
your notebook. Write
it 5 times.
to
5. *Challenge*
Write a story about
something you did on the
weekend.
Use lowercase letters and
spaces between your words.
How many books did you
*Challenge: Write the
words to label your
pictures. (Sound out the
words and try your best
to spell them by
yourself.)
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
*Challenge: Write a
sentence using this
word. Like this, “I like
to ride my bike.”
6. Draw something that
rhymes with…

cat 
star 
1. plane
2.
3.
4. book 
*Challenge: Can you find 2
or more rhymes for each
word?
7. Go counting in your
kitchen…
How many
?
How many
?
How many
?
We have the most ____.
*
*
*
8. Pick a story that you have
read or someone has read to you.
Write the title of the book.
Draw a picture of your favorite
part of the story.
*Challenge: Write some words to
match your picture. Spell them
the best you can.
*Challenge: Write a
sentence using this
word.
Draw a picture to match
your words.
9. Write all the
partners that make 5.
Draw pictures to show
each number bond.
10. *Challenge*
Like this:
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Check out the great first
grade brain teasers here:
We have the fewest ___.
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
*Any assignment (or part of an assignment) marked with a * is an OPTIONAL challenge.
11. Are these numbers
odd or even? Draw a
picture to show how you
know!
12
7
9
13
6
*Challenge: Write a
sentence telling how you
know.
12. Choose a book that you
read this week. Write the
title of the book. Then, draw
a picture of where the story
takes place. (For example, at
school or at someone’s house.)
Use lots of detail and color in
your picture.
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____
*Challenge: Write about
where the story takes
place.
16. One of our
Greenbrook Guidelines
says that we will “Take
Care of Others.”
17. Fill in the missing
numbers.
Draw a picture of one way
you can take care of
others at school.
2.) 10, 9, 8, 7, ___, 5, ____, 3
*Challenge: Write a
sentence about it.
*4.) 39, ___, 41, ____. ___,
1.) 1, 2, ___, 4, 5, ___ , ___
3.) 5, ___, 7, ___, 9, ___
44, ____, ____
*5.) 30, 29, ____, ____,
How many books did you
read today? ____
____, 25, _____, _____
How many books did you
read today? ____
13. Practice writing this
high frequency word in
your notebook. Write it at
least 5 times.
14. Practice writing this
high frequency word in
your notebook. Write it
at least 5 times.
15. *Optional Challenge*
Write a story about a
time when you had fun
outside during the fall.
my
and
Draw a picture to
illustrate your words.
(For example: You could
write about a trip to pick
apples, a time when you
raked leaves or a nature
walk at school.)
*Challenge: Write a
sentence using this word.
18. Write ten or more
words that have the short
“a” sound (Write words
where the letter makes a
sound like in the word “apple.”
Other words might have the
letter “a” (like “cake”) but it
may not make the same sound
as “apple.”)
Start like this:
1. tap
2. sad
3.
*Challenge: Write a
sentence using this
word.
19. Practice writing this
high frequency word in
your notebook. Write it
at least 5 times.
you
*Challenge: Write a
sentence using this
word.
20. *Optional Challenge*
Find 2 things outside.
Examine them like a
scientist!
Draw pictures of your
things and label them.
(You might find leaves,
acorns, pine cones or
other treasures!)
*Can you write 10 more?
How many books did you
How many books did you
How many books did you
read today? ____
read today? ____
read today? ____