First Grade Homework
Due on Friday
Name: ______March 2nd – 6th, 2015
Mandatory - Read and log your Book-in-a-Bag each night.
Monday:Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Mandatory –Read out loud to an adult the reading comprehension text and answer the ten questions. Remember to use your test taking strategies.
(Comprehension Quiz on Friday on a new passage,different from homework passage – Level G)
This week’s reading comprehensiontext: / The Story of Corn / (Lexile 570)Option 1 – LANGUAGE SKILLS
Sentence Writing – Read the words. Put them in order to make a sentence. Write the sentence. Remember to use proper punctuation (. ! ?) and capitalization.did blueyouthe ride bike ______
Pronouns – A pronoun is a word that take the place of a noun.
Examples: I you he she it we they
Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the appropriate pronoun to replace the ‘ boxed ’ words in each sentence.
My mom baked cookies for my class. Rob and Devin ate a lot of cookies.
Aa / Bb / Cc / Dd / Ee / Ff / Gg / Hh / Ii / Jj / Kk / Ll / Mm
Nn / Oo / Pp / Qq / Rr / Ss / Tt / Uu / Vv / Ww / Xx / Yy / Zz
Directions: Rewrite the following words in alphabetical order (ABC order):
try / tell / to / them / tall
Option 2: i-Ready Reading–Log onto login.i-ready.com4 times this week for 30 minutes, instead of completing all activities under Option 1. Parents, please initial each night completed.
Mon. / Tue. / Wed. / Thurs.Option 1 – MATH SKILLS
Complete attached “Practice Fact Fluency” sheet(sums 0 to 9) – Quiz on Friday (addition only)Read the following numbers. Write how many tens and ones in each number.
tens / ones
eighteen / ______/ ______
twenty-seven / ______/ ______
twelve / ______/ ______
/ Draw the missing hands on the clock face.
Create a number line that begins with 5 and ends with 15. Make sure your numbers are written neatly. Then use the number line to solve the following equation.
7 + 6 = ______
Compare the following numbers using the inequality symbols:
‹(less than), › (greater than), or = (equal to)
35 _____ 53 7 _____ 12 115 _____ 105 26 _____ 28
On Monday, I read 7 pages in my book. On Tuesday, I read some more pages and then I was up to page 11. How many pages did I read on Tuesday?
Solve the problem. Show your work. Include an equation.
Equation: ______
Option 2: i-Ready Math –Log onto login.i-ready.com4 times this week for 30 minutes, instead of completing all activities under Option 1. Parents, please initial each night completed.
Mon. / Tue. / Wed. / Thurs. Math Fact Fluency Practice (sums 0-9)
Directions: Set timer for 1 minute. Answer as many problems as possible before time runs out.
______= 7 + 2 / ______= 4 + 42 + 3 = ______/ ______= 5 + 2
6 + 2 = ______/ 7 + 1 = ______
______= 8 + 1 / ______= 3 + 6
5 + 4 = ______/ 4 + 2 = ______
______= 7 + 0 / ______= 2 + 7
+ / 2
6 / + / 6
3 / + / 7
1 / + / 2
6 / + / 3
6
+ / 5
3 / + / 6
3 / + / 6
0 / + / 1
8 / + / 4
5
Name ______Date ______# ______
Reading Comprehension Homework & Quiz
Lexile 570
Directions: Your child needs to read the following article out loud to you. Initial the bottom of the page each night after you are done. Return this homework at the end of the week. Your child will then take a comprehension test covering this article.
Corn grew in America long ago. Today we still grow corn. We grow even more corn than before. Corn grows from seeds. Workers use machines to help plant the seeds. The corn plants grow tall. Machines pick the corn.
Four different sorts of corn are dent corn, popcorn, sweet corn, and flour corn. Dent corn is used to feed farm animals. Sweet corn is used as food for people. So is popcorn. Sweet corn and popcorn are sent to stores.
Flour corn is sent to a mill to be ground into corn flour. Corn flour can be used all over the world. Corn flour can be used to make corn muffins. Corn flour can be used to make tortillas. But there’s more! Corn can be used to make cornflakes, corn chips, and corn oil. Or you can eat corn just as it is right off the cob.
Corn – Lexile 570
Reread the nonfiction article. Then listen while the teacher reads the questions and answers to you. Bubble in the best answer. If you see a at the end of a question, go back into the text and prove your answer.
- This article is all about ______.
O a. seeds
O b. mills
O c. corn
- Which type of corn do animals eat?
O a. sweet corn
O b. popcorn
O c. dent corn
- AFTER the seeds are planted and the corn plants grow, who picks it?
O a. the machines
O b. the workers
O c. the animals
- Read the following sentence from the article.
Flour corn is sent to a mill to be ground into corn flour.
A mill is a ______.
O a. truck that takes corn to the grocery store
O b. microwave that is used to make popcorn
O c. building where corn is made into corn flour
- Why do you think the author wrote this article?
O a. to show the reader how to make tortillas
O b. to teach the reader about the types of corn and how they are used
O c. to entertain the reader with stories about corn
- Today in America we grow ______.
O a. more corn than before
O b. less corn than before
O c. the same amount of corn
- Which of these is theBEST title for this article?
O a. I Like Corn
O b. All About Corn
O c. Corn Can Make Muffins
- This text is written like a ______.
O a. story
O b. poem
O c. report
9. Why do we send flour corn to a mill?
O a. to grind it into corn flour
O b. to make popcorn
O c. to feed the animals
10. Which of the following corns do people eat?
O a. dent corn and popcorn
O b. sweet corn and dent corn
O c. sweet corn and popcorn
All About Kevin Henkes
Dear First Grade Munchkin Family,
We are studying a children’s author and illustrator, Kevin Henkes. We are looking for interesting facts about his life that we would like to share with the class. You can visit Kevin Henkes’ official web site ( with your child to enjoy this new author!
Tell us something about Kevin Henkes’ family.
Tell us something you did not know about Kevin Henkes or one of his books.
What is the most interesting thing you learned about Kevin Henkes?