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Table of Contents
Dear Parent Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Terrific Tips for Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Week 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Week 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Week 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Week 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Week 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Week 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Week 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Week 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Week 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Week 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Dear Parent:
Congratulations! You hold in your hands an exceptional educational tool that
will give your child a head start into the coming school year.
Inside this book, youll find one hundred practice pages that will help your
child review and learn reading and writing skills, grammar, addition and
subtraction, and so much more! Summer Express is divided into 10 weeks,
with two practice pages for each day of the week, Monday to Friday.
However, feel free to use the pages in any order that your child would like.
Here are other features youll find inside:
A weekly incentive chart and certificate to motivate and reward
your child for his or her efforts.
Suggestions for fun, creative learning activities you can do with
your child each week.
A recommended reading list of age-appropriate books that you and
your child can read throughout the summer.
A certificate of completion to celebrate your childs accomplishments.
We hope you and your child will have a lot of fun as you work together to
complete this workbook.
Enjoy!
The editors

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Terrific Tips for Using This Book

Pick a good time

for your child
to work on the
activities. You
may want to do
it around midmorning after play,
or early afternoon
when your child is not too tired.

Day 1

Encourage
your child
to complete the
worksheet, but
dont force the
issue. While you
may want to
ensure that your
child succeeds, its
also important that your child
maintain a positive and relaxed attitude
toward school and learning.
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2 The p oducers are happy

3 The acto s were funny

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why no y
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Make sure your child has

all the supplies he or she
needs, such as pencils and
crayons. Set aside a special
place for your child to work.

s lncentiv
At the beginning
e Chart: We
ek 1
of each week,
discuss with your
child how many
minutes a day he or
she would like to
Congratulatio
ns!
1
read. Write the goal
at the top of the
incentive chart for
the week. (We recommend reading 15 to
20 minutes a day with your child who is
entering 3rd grade.)
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CHART OUR
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Week 1

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Day 1

minutes

Day 2

minutes

minutes eac
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D y3

minu es

Put a tic
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to show you
comple ed
each
day s work

Wow! You did

a great j
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Day 4

minu es

Day 5

m nu es

week!

Pa e
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Parent or

Caregivers

Signatu e

After youve given your

child a few minutes
to look over the practice
pages he or she will be
working on, ask your child
to tell you his or her plan
of action: Tell me about what were doing
on these pages. Hearing the explanation
aloud can provide you with insights into
your childs thinking processes. Can he
or she complete the work independently?
With guidance? If your child needs
support, try offering a choice about which
family member might help. Giving your
child a choice can help boost confidence
and help him or her feel more ownership
of the work to be done.

This certif
ies

Reward your childs efforts

with the small stickers
at the end of each day. As an
added bonus, let your child
affix a large sticker at the
bottom of the incentive chart
for completing the activities
each week.

tha

t
_______
_______

When your child

has finished the
congratu
lations!
workbook, present
him or her with
the certificate of
completion on page 143. Feel free to frame
or laminate the certificate and display it
on the wall for everyone to see. Your child
will be so proud!
is now rea
dy
for Grad
e ___

________
_______

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Skill-Building Activities for Any Time

The following activities are designed to
complement the ten weeks of practice
pages in this book. These activities
dont take more than a few minutes to
complete and are just a handful of ways
in which you can enrich and enliven your
childs learning. Use the activities to take
advantage of the time you might ordinarily
disregardfor example, standing in line or
waiting at a bus stop. Youll be working to
practice key skills and have fun together
at the same time.

Finding Real-Life Connections

One of the reasons for schooling is to
help children function out in the real
world, to empower them with the abilities
theyll truly need. So
why not put those
developing skills into
action by enlisting
your childs help with
butter
creating a grocery
sugar
list, reading street
milk
signs, sorting pocket
eggs
change, and so on?
bread
He or she can apply
flour
reading, writing,
science, and math
skills in important and practical ways,
connecting what he or she is learning with
everyday tasks.

An Eye for Patterns

A red-brick sidewalk, a beaded necklace,
a Sunday newspaperall show evidence
of structure and organization. You can
help your child recognize somethings
structure or organization by observing
and talking about patterns they see. Your
child will apply his or her developing
ability to spot patterns across all school
subject areas, including alphabet letter
formation (writing), attributes of shapes
and solids (geometry), and characteristics
of narrative stories (reading). Being able
to notice patterns is a skill shared by
effective readers and writers, scientists,
and mathematicians.

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Journals as Learning Tools

Most of us associate journal writing with
reading comprehension, but having your
child keep a journal can help you keep
up with his or her developing skills in
other academic areas as wellfrom telling
time to matching rhymes. To get started,
provide your child with several sheets of
paper, folded in half, and stapled together.
Explain that he or she will be writing and/
or drawing in the journal to complement
the practice pages completed each week.
Encourage your child to draw or write
about what he or she found easy, what
was difficult, or what was fun. Before
moving on to another set of practice pages,
take a few minutes to read and discuss
that weeks journal entries together.

Promote Reading
at Home
Let your child catch you
in the act of reading for
pleasure, whether you like
reading science fiction
novels or do-it-yourself
magazines. Store them someplace
that encourages you to read in front
of your child and demonstrate that
reading is an activity you enjoy.
For example, locate your reading
materials on the coffee table instead
of your nightstand.
Set aside a family reading time. By
designating a reading time each
week, your family is assured an
opportunity to discuss with each other
what youre reading. You can, for
example, share a funny quote from
an article. Or, your child can tell you
his or her favorite part of a story. The
key is to make a family tradition of
reading and sharing books of all kinds
together.
Put together collections of reading
materials your child can access
easily. Gather them in baskets or
bins that you can place in the family
room, the car, and your childs
bedroom. You can refresh your childs
library by borrowing materials from
your communitys library, buying
used books, or swapping books and
magazines with friends and neighbors.

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Skills Review and Practice

Educators have established learning standards for math and language arts. Listed below are some
of the important skills covered in Summer Express that will help your child review and prepare for
the coming school year so that he or she is better prepared to meet these learning standards.

Math
What Your Child Will Review

What Your Child Will Practice to Prepare for Grade Three

identifying simple fractions

matching number words with numerals

adding and subtracting 1- and 2-digit

adding 3-digit numbers with regrouping

numbers with regrouping

identifying place value
telling time
identifying coins and their values
identifying shapes
using simple equations

subtracting 2-digit numbers without regrouping

subtracting simple fractions with common denominators
multiplying (e.g., addition sentences, arrays)
division with remainders
measuring weight (e.g., ounces and pounds)
identifying geometric solids
matching familiar items with geometric solids
using a bar graph to record coin values and their equivalents

Language Arts
Skills Your Child Will Review
using descriptive words to clarify meaning

proofreading (e.g., meaning, spelling, sentence variety, and grammar)

using sentence variety (e.g., statements,

expanding and combining sentences

exclamations, commands)
identifying main idea, sequence of events,

main characters, causes and effects

making inferences, drawing conclusions,

comparing and contrasting

reading for supporting details
identifying real or fantasy within the context

of story

Skills Your Child Will Practice to Prepare for Grade Three

using parts of speech (e.g., common nouns, proper nouns, plural nouns,

pronouns, present- and past-tense verbs, adjectives, prepositions)

punctuating (e.g., possessives, quotation marks, contractions)
writing in upper- and lowercase cursive letters
writing cursive numerals 09
demonstrating knowledge of level-appropriate reading vocabulary

(e.g., homophones, synonyms, antonyms, prefixes [un-], compound

words, analogies, word relationships)

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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 1

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.

These are the skills your child

will be working on this week.
Math

.
.

adding 1- and 2-digit

numbers with regrouping
subtracting 2-digit numbers
without regrouping

Reading

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Sizzling Synonyms! The first time your child says, Its

hot outside, challenge him or her to come up with as many
words as possible that mean the same thing as hot. You can
try this with other weather words such as rainy or cloudy.

classifying
sequencing

Writing
sentence punctuation
proofreading

Vocabulary
examining similarities

Summer Goal Suggest that your child come up with a plan

to achieve a goal by the end of the summer. For example, he
or she may wish to become an expert on a favorite animal
or learn to count in another language. Help him or her map
out a way to be successful. Periodically, check to see how
your child is progressing.
Order, Order! Play a ranking game. Choose three related
items and ask your child to put them in order. Ask him
or her to explain the choice. For example, if you chose ice
cube, snow ball, and frozen lake, your child might say small,
medium, and large; or cold, colder, coldest.

sight words

Grammar
compound nouns

Sun Safety Talk about sun safety with your child. Ask him
or her to write a list of ways to stay safe in the sun. Post it
in a prominent place!

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
by Verna Aardema
The New Kid on the Block
by Jack Prelutsky
Coming to America:
The Story of Immigration
by Betsy Maestro

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slncentiveChart:Week1

Name Here

This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
CHART YOUR PROGRES

Week1

Day 1

lreadfor...

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
#

Wow! You did a great job this week!

Place
stickerhere.

ParentorCaregiversSignature

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Week1Day1
Examining Similarities

Things We Use
People use different tools to do things. Read the list.
Draw a line from each player to the things for that sport.

1. baseball player

2. football player

3. tennis player

4. cyclist

5. hockey player

Talk with someone about how each item is used.

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Week1Day2
Addition

Kaleidoscope
2
+8
32
+9

24
+7
1
+9

7
+4
45
+5

17
+ 9

31
+4
11
+7

11
+9

19
+9
31
+ 11

16
+ 22
14
+9

12
+7

4
+8

27
+6

40
+ 14

26
+6

22
+ 13

37
+ 31

41
+ 21
16
+5

12
+9

16
+6
20
+ 21

10
+ 24
15
+5

Solve the problems.

If the answer is between 1 and 30, color the shape yellow.
If the answer is between 31 and 99, color the shape gray.
Finish by coloring the other shapes with the colors of your choice.
Extra: Name two numbers that when added together equal 27.
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Week1Day2
Sentence Punctuation

Sunny Sentences
Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
A telling sentence ends with a period (.).
An asking sentence ends with a question mark (?).
Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1. the sun is the closest star to Earth

_______________________________________________________________________

2. the sun is not the brightest star

_______________________________________________________________________

3. what is the temperature of the sun

_______________________________________________________________________

4. the sun is a ball of hot gas

_______________________________________________________________________

5. how large is the sun

_______________________________________________________________________

6. will the sun ever burn out

_______________________________________________________________________

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Week1Day3
Classifying

Which One Doesnt Belong?

Look for similarities when grouping items.
Read each list. Cross out the word that doesnt belong. Then choose a word from
the kite that belongs with each list and write it in the blank.
1. grouchy

mad

cheerful

fussy

_____________

2. north

away

east

south

_____________

3. goat

blue jay

robin

eagle

_____________

4. juice

milk

tea

mud

_____________

5. hand

toy

foot

head

_____________

6. David

Bob

Ronald

Sarah

_____________

7. spinach

cake

cookies

pie

_____________

8. glue

bicycle

pencils

scissors

_____________

9. penny

nickel

quarter

marble

_____________

arm
dime
George
pudding
lemonade
parakeet
crayons
angry
west

Now read these categories. In each box, write the number from the
above list that matches the category.
Birds

Desserts

Sour Feelings

Boys Names

Money

School Supplies

Directions

Body Parts

Drinks

Write a list of five things that go with this category: Things That Are Hot.
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Week1Day3
Proofreading

A Happy Camper
Complete:
Every sentence begins with a _____________________.
A statement ends with a _____________________.
A question ends with a _____________________.
Uh oh! Dalton was in a hurry when he wrote this letter. Help him find 10 mistakes.
Circle them.

Dear Mom and Dad,

camp is so cool? today we went swimming? do
you know what the best part of camp is. i think
fishing is my favorite thing to do. did you feed my
hamster. I really miss you?
Love, Dalton

Now choose two questions and two statements from Daltons letter. Rewrite
each correctly.

1.
2.
3.
4.

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On another sheet of paper, write a letter to a friend or family member.

Include two statements and two questions.

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Week1Day4
Subtraction

Super Star
Solve the problems. If the answer is between 1 and 20, color the shape yellow.
If the answer is between 21 and 40, color the shape white. If the answer is
between 41 and 90, color the shape blue.

68
26

34
1 1
19
12

91
20
47
15

67
13
69
59

33
21

88
54

88
12

27
5
97
13

28
24

17
6

35
11

57
55

81
21

39
15
60
10

Write five subtraction problems that have answers between 10 and 20.

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Week1Day4
Sequencing

Hello, Island!
About 30 years ago, some fishermen
were on their boat near Iceland.
Suddenly they saw smoke coming
from the sea. Then the top of a
volcano rose out of the water. Soon
red-hot rock began to pour down
its sides. It looked like the sea was
on fire. At last the volcano cooled
down. It became a new island.
People named the island Surtsey.
Read how the island of Surtsey was made. Show the correct order of what
happened. Write the numbers from 14 on the lines.
____ Red-hot rock poured down its sides.
____ Smoke came out of the sea.
____ The new island was named Surtsey.
____ The volcano cooled down.
Fill in the circles in order. Use the numbers and sentences above to help
you. The first one is done for you.

Smoke came
out of the sea.

Tell someone how Surtsey became an island.

Draw pictures to show what happened.

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Week1Day5
Sequencing

Turn on the Lights

Lighthouses warn ships that are near land.
The first lighthouses were fires. People would
build the fires on hilltops along the coast.
Later people built towers. The light from their
candles could be seen from far away. Then
oil lamps were used. Today electricity runs
a lighthouses powerful lamps.

lamp

tower

Read how lighthouses changed.

Show the correct order of what happened.
Write the numbers from 14 on the lines.
____ Oil lamps lit lighthouses.
____ Lighthouses use electric light.
____ Fires were built on hillsides.
____ Candles were used.
Fill in the circles in order. Use the numbers and
sentences above to help you.

Read The Little Red Lighthouse and the

Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Swift.

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Week1Day5
Sight Words

Find the Word

Complete the sentences below with words from the Word Box. Then find the
words in the puzzle. Words may go across, down, or diagonally. We did the first
one for you.

round

1. I chose a pumpkin that had no bumps and was perfectly

2. Sarah had a question about her homework, so she picked up the phone to
Tanisha.
.

3. After Juan ate the hot fudge sundae, his stomach felt very
on a trip, she sent me postcards.

4. When my mom went

her lap while Miko reads.

5. Mikos cat likes to sit

on his dogs leash to keep him away from the

6. Sam had to
hornets nest.

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Word Box
away

round

pull

full

call

upon

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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 2

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.

These are the skills your child

will be working on this week.
Math

.
.

subtracting 2-digit numbers

with regrouping
adding 3-digit numbers
with regrouping

Reading

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Scrambled Summer Have your child write the words

summer vacation on a sheet of paper and cut apart the
letters. Encourage your child to use the letters to make new
words. For variety, your child might also use the names of
animals such as elephant, alligator, or hippopotamus.

making inferences
comprehension

Writing

Terrific Timelines Help your child practice sequencing

by creating timelines. For example, he or she can create a
timeline of the daily routine. Encourage him or her to write
sentences to describe what happens first, next, and so on.
Challenge your child to create a timeline that includes the
weeks events, or one that shows at least one important
event that occurred in each year of your childs life.

adjectives
sentence punctuation

Vocabulary
rhyming words

Rhyme Relay Pick a word, such as cat or dog, to begin a

rhyme relay. Take turns with your child saying words that
rhyme with it.

part/whole analogies

Grammar
subject/verb agreement
present tense

Handwriting
uppercase cursive letters

Newspaper Scavenger Hunt You can

use a newspaper for many different
scavenger hunts. For example, ask your
child to find a certain number of proper
nouns, adjectives, quotation marks, or
exclamation points. Or, you may wish to
challenge your child to find different parts of a
newspaper, such as headlines, political cartoons,
or captions.

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Black Cat
by Christopher Meyers
Dr. De Soto
by William Steig
Knots on a Counting Rope
by John Archambault

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slncentiveChart:Week2

Name Here

This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
CHART YOUR PROGRES

Week2

lreadfor...

Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
#

Wow! You did a great job this week!

Place
stickerhere.

ParentorCaregiversSignature

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Week2Day1
Handwriting

A -Z
A B C D E F
G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T
U V W X Z

Write.

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Week2Day1
Making Inferences

Figure It Out
Read each sentence. Then color the numbered space in the picture that
matches the number of the correct answer.
He rode his bike.
Who rode it?
1. a boy
2. a girl

Lets throw snowballs!

What time of year is it?
3. summer
4. winter

Run, John, run!

What sport is John in?
5. swimming
6. track

Please bait my hook.

What am I doing?
7. fishing
8. playing baseball

Breakfast is ready!
What time is it?
9. night
10. morning

Im so thirsty.
What will I do?
11. drink something
12. eat something

Sorry! I broke it.

What could it be?
13. a stuffed animal
14. a crystal vase

Hes a professor.
What is he?
15. an adult
16. a baby

It wont fit in the car.

What is it?
17. a football
18. a swing set

Look at the dark cloud.

Where should you look?
19. down
20. up

I see a thousand stars.

What time is it?
25. noon
26. night

24

7
10

15

12
4

25
20

19

The lamb lost its mother.

Who is its mother?
21. a sheep
22. a horse
She wore a red hat.
Who wore it?
23. a man
24. a woman

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13

24

14

26

16

18
21
11

17
3

9
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Riddle: What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

Find it in the puzzle.

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Use with page 26.

Week2Day2
Comprehension

Up the Elephants Trunk

The elephant once said to me,
Mouse, please climb in my nose
And go until I say to stop,
Then scratch there with your toes.
I climbed inside the long, deep trunk,
The air was damp and gray.
I walked across some peanut shells
And grass and bits of hay.
Then halfway up the bumpy trail
The elephant yelled, Stop!
Scratch! he said. With all your might,
Just jump and kick and hop.
I scratched and itched and itched and scratched,
He finally yelled, Enough!
And then he blew me out his trunk
With lots of other stuff.
The elephant gave one big laugh
And said, I thank you much.
And then he put his trunk on me
And gave me a warm touch.

SPEC

nose

long

IAL WORDS

trunk

damp

bumpy

trail

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Comprehension

Up the Elephants Trunk

Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks with the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The elephant said, Mouse, please ________________ in my nose.

walk

jump

climb

get

2. I walked across some peanut ____________________________ .

crumbs

shells

leaves

butter

3. Halfway up the bumpy ______________ the elephant yelled, Stop!

road

path

street

trail

4. Scratch! he said. With all your might, just jump and kick and
________________________ .
hop

stomp

step

fall

5. He finally ______________________ , Enough!

said

cried

yelled

shouted

Rhyme Time
Circle the words in each column that rhyme with the word in bold.
What other words rhyme with that word? Write them on the lines below.
nose

long

trunk

damp

bumpy

trail

not

song

dunk

camp

lumpy

pail

goes

lone

sunk

ramp

humpy

sail

bows

wrong

truck

dump

puppy

tail

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

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Week2Day3
Subtraction

Grandmas Quilt
Solve the problems. If the answer is between 1 and 50, color the shape pink. If
the answer is between 51 and 100, color the shape blue. Finish the design by
coloring the other shapes with the colors of your choice.

45
39

72
55

71
19

98
29

84
59

60
18

84
25

74
15
88
29

71
17
91
32

82
68

43
35

34
16

92
13

57
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Amelia bought 30 tickets for rides at the carnival. She used 15 tickets in the first
hour. How many tickets did she have left?

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Verbs

How to Agree
If the naming part of a sentence is a noun or pronoun that names one, the
verb ends in -s, except for the pronouns I and you. If the naming part is a
noun or pronoun that names more than one, the verb does not end in -s.
Read each sentence. Circle the correct verb to complete it.

1. John and his family (camp, camps) in the woods.

2. Alice (like, likes) hiking the best.
3. John (walk, walks) ahead of everyone.
4. Mom and John (build, builds) a campfire.
5. Dad and Alice (cook, cooks) dinner over the fire.
6. Alice and Mom (crawl, crawls) into the tent.

Choose two of the verbs you circled. Write a sentence using each verb.

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Present Tense

Draw a Picture
Verbs tell when action takes place. Present-tense verbs tell about action that
is happening now. A verb showing the action of one person ends in -s. A verb
telling the action of more than one person does not end in -s.
The boy sings.

The boys sing.

In the sentences below, underline each action verb. Then draw a picture that
shows the action. Be sure to show if it is one person or animal doing the action or
more than one person or animal doing the action.

1. Four birds sit on the fence.

2. That dog digs.

3. A man sells hotdogs.

4. The girls run.

Choose one of the pictures you drew. Write a short story about it.

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Part/Whole Analogies

Pick a Part
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. A leg is a part of a table, and a seat is a part of a ____________.

A. rug

B. chair

C. bed

2. A string is a part of a harp, and a button is a part of a ____________.

A. shirt
B. snap
C. circle
3. A screen is a part of a TV, and a hand is a part of a ____________.
A. broom
B. clock
C. knob
4. A yolk is a part of an egg, and a pit is a part of a ____________.
A. peach
B. hen
C. word
5. A heel is a part of a foot, and an eye is a part of a ____________.
A. toe
B. nose
C. face
6. A stove is a part of a kitchen, and a couch is a part of a ____________.
A. den
B. sink
C. floor
7. A wing is a part of a bird, and a sleeve is a part of a ____________.
A. nest
B. sweater
C. pocket
8. A drawer is a part of a desk, and a pedal is a part of a ____________.
A. ladder
B. step
C. bike

Name two things that each of these can be a part of: ear, eye, arm, leg, and neck.

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Addition

Tricky Twins
Sandy and Mandy are having a twin party. There are six sets of twins, but only
one set of identical twins. To find the identical twins, solve the addition problems
under each person. The identical twins have the same answer.

207
+ 434

126
+ 89

328
+ 367

257
+ 568

547
+ 129

624
+ 127

108
+ 107

229
+ 337

258
+ 378

379
+ 336

417
+ 109

153
+ 494

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Sentence Punctuation

Seashore Sentences
Complete:
A _____________________ ends with a period.
A _____________________ ends with a question mark.
An _____________________ ends with an exclamation point.
Write a statement (S), a question (Q), and an exclamation (E) about each
picture.

__________________________________
__________________________________

__________________________________
__________________________________

__________________________________
__________________________________

__________________________________
__________________________________

__________________________________
__________________________________

__________________________________
__________________________________

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On another sheet of paper, write a statement, a question, and an exclamation about a

cartoon in the newspaper.

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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 3

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.
Math

.
.

simple equations
adding 3-digit numbers with
regrouping

Reading

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

comprehension
reading for details

Writing

Amusing Attributes Riddles such as the following are

great ways to exercise your childs thinking skills. Read each
riddle and ask your child to figure out the common link.
Abby likes books . . . but not reading. She likes swimming
. . . but not splashing. Abby likes napping . . . but not
dozing. She also enjoys spaghetti . . . but not pasta. (Abby
likes things that have double letters.)
Alex likes apples . . . but not fruit. He likes airplanes . . .
but not jets. Alex likes August . . . but not summer. He also
enjoys astronomy . . . but not stars. (Alex likes things that
start with A.)

writing to a prompt

Vocabulary
synonyms
sight words

Grammar

Whats Your Estimate? Ask your child to estimate how

many times in 60 seconds he or she can . . .
a) say his or her full name
b) write the days of the week
Then have him or her try each activity and compare the
results with the estimate.

adjectives
quotation marks

Handwriting

Imagine That! Invite your child to close his or her eyes.

Ask: What sounds do you hear ? Can your child name ten?

lowercase cursive letters

Amazing Animals If your child could be any kind of

animal, which one would he or she choose and why? Using
lots of detail, have your child describe or draw ten reasons.

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Angel Child, Dragon Child
by Michele Maria Surat
Stringbeans Trip to the Shining Sea
by Vera B. Williams
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka

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slncentiveChart:Week3

Name Here

This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
CHART YOUR PROGRES

Week3

lreadfor...

Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
#

Wow! You did a great job this week!

Place
stickerhere.

ParentorCaregiversSignature

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Handwriting

a -z
a b c d e f g
h i j k l m
n o p q r s t
u v w x y z
Write.

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Week3Day1
Adjectives

Describe a Noun
An adjective describes a person, place, or thing. Color, size, and number words
are adjectives.
Read each sentence. Find the adjective and the noun it describes.
Circle the noun. Write the adjective on the line.

1. Peggy and Rosa went to the big zoo.

2. They looked up at the tall giraffe.
3. The giraffe looked down at the two girls.
4. The giraffe had brown spots.
Write adjectives from the sentences in the chart.

Color Word

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Size Words

Number Word

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Week3Day2
Comprehension

Panda Pair
n 1972, Americans fell in love
with two giant pandas named
Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling.
The pandas came to the United
States from China. The National
Zoo in Washington, D.C.,
became the pandas new home.
On their first day there, 20,000
people visited the two pandas.
The crowds kept coming year
after year.
Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling
were just cubs when they got to
the United States. As the years
passed, many hoped the pair
would have cubs of their own.
Ling-Ling gave birth several
times. But none of the babies

lived more than a few days. Each

time a cub died, people around
the world felt sad.
Both pandas lived to an old
age. Ling-Ling was 23 when she
died in 1992. Hsing-Hsing died
in 1999 at the age of 28. But the
pandas were not forgotten. At the
National Zoo, the glass walls of
their home were covered with
letters from children. The letters
expressed the childrens love for
the pandas and told how much
they were missed.

1. The author wrote this passage mostly to:

A. tell about Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling.
B. explain where giant pandas come from.
C. describe a giant pandas cubs.
D. convince people to visit the National Zoo.

2. According to the author, how did people feel about the pandas?

3. If you visited the National Zoo in 2000, what would you have seen
at the pandas home?

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Week3Day2
Simple Equations

Number Words
Write each sentence using numbers and symbols.

1. Four plus five is nine.

2. Eleven minus six is five.
3. Nine plus seven is sixteen.
4. Four plus eight is twelve.
5. Three minus two is one.
6. Seven plus seven is fourteen.
7. Fifteen minus ten is five.
8. Two plus eight is ten.
9. Five minus two is three.

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Week3Day3
Quotation Marks

Who Is Speaking?
Quotation marks show the exact words someone says. They go before the
speakers first word. They also go after the speakers last word and the end
punctuation mark.
Read each sentence. Underline the exact words the speaker says. Put the
words in quotation marks. The first one is done for you.

1. Max said, Lets go on a picnic.

2. Cori replied, Thats a great idea.
3. Andy asked, What should we bring?
4. Max said with a laugh, We should bring food.
5. Cori added, Yes, lets bring lots and lots of food.
6. Andy giggled and said, Youre no help at all!

Finish the sentences below by writing what Max, Cori, and Andy might say
next. Use quotation marks.

7. Max said,

8. Cori asked,

9. Andy answered,

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Week3Day3
Synonyms

Same As. . .
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. A stick is like a stake, and a cap is like a ____________.

A. sock

B. hat

C. twig

2. A runner is like a racer, and a smile is like a ____________.

A. frown

B. face

C. grin

3. A crowd is like a mob, and a song is like a ____________.

A. group

B. tune

C. flute

4. A dinner is like a supper, and a pot is like a ____________.

A. pan

B. cook

C. meal

5. Fur is like fuzz, and wet is like ____________.

A. messy

B. dry

C. damp

6. Sad is like gloomy, and happy is like ____________.

A. glad

B. mad

C. nice

7. Misty is like foggy, and fast is like ____________.

A. runner

B. quick

C. slow

8. Look is like see, and sleep is like ____________.

A. nap

B. wake

C. find

Discuss with someone in your family why you did not choose the other words.

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Addition

Sandwich Shop
Menu
hot dog .............$1.53

fruit salad...........$1.90

pbj ......................$1.49

veggies & dip ...$1.84

turkey sub ..........$1.86

chips ...................$ .50

hamburger ........$1.72

fries ......................$ .65

juice ....................$ .84

cupcake............$1.07

milk ......................$ .75

brownie .............$1.22

shake .................$1.17

cookies ...............$ .86

Add.
A.

B.

pbj

hamburger

chips

fries

milk

shake

brownie

C.

D.

E.

turkey sub
veggies &
dip
juice
cupcake

F.

hot dog

turkey sub

pbj

fruit salad

chips

cookies

brownie

shake

juice

milk

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Week3Day4
Writing to a Prompt

Celebrating Our Country

Draw a picture of something you do to celebrate
the Fourth of July.

Word Bank
eat
play
swim
fireworks
cookout
picnic
beach
park
country
On the Fourth of July, I

history
family
free

I celebrate this holiday with

proud
happy

On the Fourth of July, I also like to

We celebrate this holiday because

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Week3Day5
Sight Words

Sort It Out!
Put each word from the Word Box in the circle where it belongs.
We did the first one for you.

Word Box

Action Words

found

found

find

behind

away

upon

pull

call

put

above

below

around

Direction
Words

Now try this!

Write a sentence using as many words from the Word Box as you can.

How many words from the Word Box did you use?
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Reading for Details

Fancy Fireworks
Kaboom! Its the Fourth of July. Fireworks
light up the night. Have you ever seen a
willow firework? It has long trails of color
that float to the ground. The pinwheel and
comet are two other popular fireworks. One
of the loudest fireworks is called the salute.
After a bright flash, you hear a loud BOOM!
Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.

1. Which firework has long trails of color? _______________________________

2. Which firework makes a loud BOOM? _________________________________
3. What is a popular firework? _________________________________________
Add three more details to the web.

pinwheel
detail

Kinds of
Fireworks

topic

What do you think a pinwheel firework looks

like? Draw a picture to show your ideas.
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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 4

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.
Math

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

measurement

Compound Interest Point out examples of compound

words to your child. Then have him or her keep track of
the compound words heard during an hour. Try it another
time and challenge your child to improve on his or her last
score.

multiplication

Reading
reading for details
comprehension

Writing
expanding sentences
adjectives

Start Collecting Having a collection is a great way for a

child to develop higher-level thinking skills like sorting and
analyzing. Encourage your child to start one. Leaves, rocks,
stamps, or shells are all easy and fun things to collect.
Your child can also practice comparing and contrasting by
discussing how the items in his or her collection are similar
and different from one another.

Vocabulary
sight words

Grammar

The Case of the Mysterious Sock Invite your child to find

a secret object to put in a sock. Try to guess what it is by
feeling the object through the sock. Trade places. Play again.

subject/verb agreement
past tense

Pet Autobiography Suggest that your child write the story

of your pets (or an imaginary pets) life. The story should be
an autobiographyfrom the pets point of view!

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Dinner at Aunt Connies House
by Faith Ringgold
The Family Under the Bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
by Beverly Cleary

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slncentiveChart:Week4

Name Here

This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
CHART YOUR PROGRES

Week4

lreadfor...

Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
#

Wow! You did a great job this week!

Place
stickerhere.

ParentorCaregiversSignature

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Week4Day1
Reading for Details

Whats for Lunch?

Have you ever had a string bean sandwich?
Most students wouldnt want that for lunch!
What is the favorite sandwich in Americas
school lunches? If you said peanut butter
and jelly, youd be right. Other popular
sandwiches are ham and bologna. Cheese is
the fourth favorite sandwich. Many students
also like turkey sandwiches.
What is the topic of the paragraph?
Write it in the center circle.
Find five details that tell about the topic.
Write them in the web.

What kinds of sandwiches does your family like

the best? Take a survey of your family.

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Week4Day1
Sight Words

Find the Word

Complete the sentences below with words from the Word Box. Then find the
words in the puzzle. Words may go across, down, or diagonally. We did the first
one for you.

1. Have you

thought about what youd like for your birthday?

2. Hannah likes to

home from school.

3. Last Friday, I

a new notebook.

4. Today I will

the notebook to school with me.

5. Ruthie and Carlos like to

6. May I

pictures of animals.

your hand if I get scared during the movie?

7. Sometimes we

too loudly in the library.

8. Tanya used colored pencils when she

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that picture.

bought

drew

bring

draw

thought

walk

hold

talk

Word Box

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Verbs

What Happened?
If the naming part of a sentence is a noun or pronoun that names one, the verb
ends in -s, except for the pronouns I and you. If the naming part is a noun or
pronoun that names more than one, the verb does not end in -s.
Choose the correct action word from the box to complete each sentence.
Write it on the line. You may use each word once.

play

run

dive

climb

throw

plays

runs

dives

climbs

throws

1. Mia _____________ ball with her friends.

2. The children like to _____________ together.
3. Juan _____________ faster than I do.
4. We _____________ on a track team.
5. Tom and Kara _____________ into the pool.
6. Mary _____________ without her goggles.
7. They _____________ very tall trees.
8. Liz _____________ steep mountains.
9. Juan _____________ our ball to Mia.
10. I _____________ the ball to Juan.

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Week4Day2
Expanding Sentences

Football Frenzy
A sentence is more interesting when it gives exact information.
Replace each
more exact.

1. The

word to make the sentence

ball

game starts

soon

now

soccer

The _____________________ game starts _____________________.

2. We are meeting

her

there

We are meeting _____________________ _____________________.

3. Lets eat

this

and

that

before the game.

Lets eat _____________________ and _____________________ before

the game.

4. I hope

they

score

some

points.

I hope _____________________ score _____________________ points.

5.

They

were also

there

_____________________ were also _____________________.

6.

He

played a

good

game!

_____________________ played a _____________________ game!

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Week4Day3
Measurement

Weight Watcher
Weight can be measured in ounces (oz.) and pounds (lb.). 16 oz. = 1 lb.
Which unit of measure would you use to weigh the items below? Underline
the more sensible measure.

1. An apple
ounces

7. A balloon
pounds

2. A skateboard
ounces

pounds

pounds

pounds

ounces

pounds

ounces

pounds

11. A slice of pizza

pounds

6. A baseball player
ounces

pounds

10. A pair of socks

5. A watermelon
ounces

ounces

9. A baseball bat

4. A bicycle
ounces

pounds

8. A jam sandwich

3. A bar of soap
ounces

ounces

pounds

ounces

pounds

12. A full backpack

ounces

pounds

13. A large dog

ounces

pounds

14. A loaf of bread

ounces

pounds

15. A paintbrush
ounces

pounds

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Sight Words

Lost and Found

Read the story. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer to each
question below.
One day Alishas little brother found three dollars. Look! he said.
Now I can buy a pony!
I think a pony will cost too much, Alisha said. Shall I help you find
something to spend it on?
Okay, he said. He put the money in his pocket.
Ice cream might be a good thing to spend it on, said Alisha.
What kind do you want?
I only like one kind. Chocolate, said her brother.
I think chocolate is the best kind, too, said Alisha.

1. When Alisha says a pony will cost

too much, she means
a. Three dollars is more than
enough money to buy
a pony.
b. A pony costs a lot more than
three dollars.
c. If her brother had found three
dollars, he could buy a pony.
2. When Alisha says, I think chocolate
is the best kind, too, the word too
means
a. also.
b. two.
c. not at all.

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3. The opposite of found is

a. kept.
b. forgot.
c. lost.
4. Which word means the same as
kind in this story?
a. nice
b. child
c. type
5. In the dictionary, the word only
appears
a. between the words lonely
and quiet.
b. after the word totally.
c. before the word night.

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Week4Day4
Comprehension

Letter From Vera

April 11

Dear Morey,
I just got your letter with the picture of you riding your bike.
From the smile on your face, I can tell how much fun youre
having. I still remember when you could hardly ride a tricycle.
Youve come a long way!
Now heres some advice. Im sure youre a good rider. But
you will fall off that bike now and then. So please get yourself a
helmet. Wear it every time you ride. A helmet will help protect
you from a head injury. Wearing a helmet when you ride a bike is
as important as wearing your seat belt when you ride in a car!
No, Im not trying to be a bossy know-it-all. I just dont want a
bad fall to wipe that smile off your face. When you come to visit
this summer, bring your bike and your helmet. Well take some
great rides together!
Your cousin,
Vera

1. From this letter, what can you tell about the picture of Morey
that he sent to Vera?
A. He is riding a tricycle.
C. He is in his driveway.
B. He is not wearing a helmet.
D. He is looking scared.
2. Veras advice shows that she:
F. cares a lot about safety.
G. is often bossy and mean.

H. doesnt like riding bikes.

J. is learning to drive a car.

3. What will Morey do with Vera during the summer?

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Week4Day4
Past Tense

A Verb Puzzle
Verbs tell when action takes place. Past-tense verbs tell about action that
happened in the past. Most past-tense verbs end in -ed.
Write the past tense of each word in the box. Then use the past tense words to
complete the puzzle below.
call _______________________

mix _____________________

play ____________________

yell _____________________

kick _____________________

help _____________________

bark ____________________

climb ___________________

walk ____________________

2
3

Across

Down

1. Mike ______________ over the wall.

1. Sam ______________ his dad on the phone.

3. The dog ______________.

2. Grandma ______________ the cake batter.

5. Our teacher ______________ us with the

4. The player ______________ the ball.

math problems.

6. Marie ______________ a game with Zack.

7. We ______________ at the team to win.

8. The boys ______________ home from school.

Write a sentence using each of the verbs from the puzzle.

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Week4Day5
Multiplication

How Many Legs?

Fill in the blanks.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

How many legs on

1 turkey

3 turkeys

2 turkeys

4 turkeys

1 cat

3 cats

2 cats

4 cats

1 ladybug

3 ladybugs

2 ladybugs

4 ladybugs

1 spider

3 spiders

2 spiders

4 spiders

1 squid

6 squid

2 squid

7 squid

3 squid

8 squid

4 squid

9 squid

5 squid

10 squid

How many legs on

How many legs on

How many legs on

How many legs on

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Week4Day5
Adjectives

Mystery Bags
Adjectives are words that help you imagine how something looks, feels, smells,

sounds, or tastes.
Make a list of words that describe the object in each bag below.

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

Use a paper sack to make a real mystery bag. Place an object in the bag and give
describing clues to someone. Can he or she guess the mystery object?
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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 5

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.
Math

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

multiplication

Carrot-Turnip-Pea Develop your childs listening skills by

creating a word chain. In this game, someone says a word,
and the next person must say a word that begins with the
last letter of the previous players word. To make this more
challenging, try choosing a category such as names or foods.

number words

Reading
compare/contrast

Writing
combining sentences

Vocabulary
homophones
proofreading/spelling

Grammar
verbs
contractions

Now You See It, Now You Dont Show your child an
interesting picture and ask him or her to look at it for a
minute. Then turn the picture over and ask your child to
list the objects that he or she can remember on a sheet of
paper. If you wish, allow your child to look at the picture
for another minute and then add more items to the list. For
a twist, use a picture with less detail, but ask your child to
list the words in alphabetical order.
Secret Messages Suggest that your child come up with
a code to write secret messages. Have him or her trade
messages with you or another family member.

Handwriting
cursive numbers 09

The New Bike

By Cindy Read

Rest
illustrations by Ana

Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover? Give your child a

chance to create a new cover for a favorite book. Remind
him or her to include the title, as well as the names of the
author and any illustrator. Encourage your child to include
an image or images that he or she thinks would inspire
someone to read the book.

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

The Summer My Father Was Ten
by Pat Brisson
This Land Is Your Land
by Woody Guthrie
Falling Up
by Shel Silverstein

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Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

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Week5Day1
Compare/Contrast

Foreign Flags
Every country has its own flag. Japan has a
white flag with a red circle on it. The red
circle stands for the sun. Japans name means
the land of the rising sun. Canada also has
a red and white flag. But its flag has a white
background with two wide red stripes. In the
center of the flag is a red maple leaf. The
maple tree is a symbol of Canada.
Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.

1. What colors are both flags? ________________________________________________

2. What does Japans flag have in the center? ________________________________
3. What does Canadas flag have in the center? ______________________________
4. How are the backgrounds of the two flags different? ________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Write your answers in the correct parts of the circles.

Japan

Canada
Both

Find Japan and Canada

on a world map.
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Week5Day1
Verbs

Verb to be
Am, is, are, was, and were are forms of the verb to be. These verbs show being
instead of action.
Read each sentence. Underline the verb. Write past if the sentence tells about the
past. Write now if the sentence tells about the present.

1. The story is perfect.

2. The producers are happy.
3. The actors were funny.
4. The movie studio is interested in the story.
5. I am excited about the movie.
6. I was sad at the end.

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Week5Day2
Handwriting

Numbrs 0-9
Trace and write.

00
11
22
33
44
55
66
77
88
99
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Week5Day2
Multiplication

Field Trip Cars

1.

Josies class is going to the teddy bear factory.

Three children will ride in each car.
Draw a circle around the children who will ride in each car.

How many cars do they need?

2.

Petes class is going to see the elephant seals.

Five children will ride in each van.
Draw a circle around the children who will ride in each van.

How many vans do they need?

3.

Rosas class is going to the Space Museum.

Eight children will ride in each small bus.
Draw a circle around the children who will ride in each bus.

How many small buses do they need?

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Week5Day3
Contractions

Contractions With not

A contraction is two words made into one word. An apostrophe takes the place
of the missing letter or letters. In a contraction, not becomes nt.
Read each sentence. Write a contraction for the underlined words.

1. Cindy and Ed could not bake a cake.

2. There was not enough flour.
3. They are not happy.
4. Do not give up!
5. They did not give up.
They made cupcakes!
Write a sentence using a contraction you wrote.

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Week5Day3
Homophones

Chilly or Chili?
Homophones are words that sound the same but
are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Write the correct homophone in each blank
to complete the sentences.

1. bored, board
Some of the ______________ members seemed
quite ______________ at the last meeting.

2. bare, bear
When a ______________ cub is born, it is ______________,
and its eyes are closed.

3. chilly, chili
Nothing tastes better than a bowl of ______________ on a ______________ day.

4. guest, guessed
Who would have ______________ that your ______________ was a thief!

5. patients, patience
I wonder if doctors ever lose their ______________ with difficult ______________.
On another sheet of paper, rewrite each sentence using the correct homophones.

6. Ill meat you at ate inn the mourning.

7. Would ewe fix me sum tee and a bowl of serial?
8. My ant and uncle lived oversees four too years in Madrid.
9. Alex was sick with the flue and mist a hole weak of school.
10. I want two bye a knew pear of shoes, but I dew knot have a sent left.

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Week5Day4
Compare/Contrast

A State Apart
The state of Michigan has two parts
the Upper Peninsula and the Lower
Peninsula. Peninsulas are long arms
of land that jut into water. Both of
Michigans peninsulas are almost
surrounded by the Great Lakes. The
Upper Peninsula has many big forests.
It is also rich in minerals. The Lower
Peninsula has more people and large
cities. Most of the states industry
is in the Lower Peninsula. Both
peninsulas attract tourists who come
to spend vacations in Michigan.

Read the paragraph. Add headings to the Venn diagram.

Then write facts in each part of the diagram.

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is larger in area than

the Upper Peninsula. Add this fact to the diagram.

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Week5Day4
Proofreading/Spelling

Garage Sale
Find and mark the ten spelling errors.
We have grate stuff and big bargains!

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Office Supplys

Clothing

Bigboxesofoldnewspaper

Singelleftshoes

Ballpointpensthatareoutofink

Sockswithhoales

Brokenrubberbands

Jacketswithbrokenzippers

Emptyprinterinkcontainers

Sleevesthatwerecutoffashirt

Household Goods

Ferniture and Hardware

Oldphonbooks

Abigboxofbentnails

Tornsheets

Asaggybed

Oldtoothbrushes

Asofawithmicelivinginit

Emptypantecans

Acharewithonlythreelegs

Chippedplates

ATVwithonlyonechannel

Abunchofoldpizzaboxs

Olddorknobs

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Week5Day5
Number Words

Cow Code
Riddle: Where do cows
go for entertainment?

Decoder
What to Do
Find the corresponding numerals below. Then
use the Decoder to solve the riddle by filling in
the spaces at the bottom of the page. The first
one has been done for you.

1. nine

9
____________

2. twenty-two

____________

3. seventeen

____________

4. forty-five

____________

5. sixty-seven

____________

6. one hundred eight

____________

7. eighty-six

____________

8. one hundred fifty-three

____________

9. three hundred seventy

____________

10. five hundred thirty-four

____________

TO ___ ___ ___

5

23 .............. X
17 .............. O
153 ............ E
21 .............. A
370 ............ O
108 ............ S
76 .............. D
9 .................
V
15 ...............
F
67 ...............
T
22 .............. E
435 ............
P
86 .............. H
88 .............. R
45 ................
I
534 ............ M
118 ........... W
543 ............ N
307 ............ G

v ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___
10 3 9
1 4 8 6

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Week5Day5
Combining Sentences

Cake and Ice Cream

Two sentences that share the same subject can be combined to make one sentence
by using the word and.
Rewrite the sentences by combining their endings.

1. The party was fun.

The party was exciting.

The party was fun and exciting.

2. We blew up orange balloons.
We blew up red balloons.

3. We ate cake.
We ate ice cream.

4. The cake frosting was green.

The cake frosting was yellow.

5. We made a bookmark.
We made a clay pot.

6. We brought games.
We brought prizes.

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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 6

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.

Mapping My World Invite your child to draw pictures and

write labels to make maps of familiar places, such as his or
her school, a local park, or a favorite friends home.

Math

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

place value
telling time

Reading
comprehension
compare/contrast

Word Expert Boost your childs vocabulary by playing

Word Expert. Tell him or her that for each word you say, he
or she must give you an antonym and a synonym, as well
as an example of the word. For instance, if you say exciting,
a synonym might be thrilling, an antonym might be boring,
and an example could be riding a rollercoaster.

Writing
building sentences

Vocabulary
rhyming words

Grammar
verbs
pronouns
adjectives

Letter D

dog,
duck,
donkey

Nutrition Label Math Show examples of food labels to

your child, ideally those with more than one serving in a
package. Talk about what the numbers on the label mean.
Then ask your child to determine the nutrition totals for the
entire item. For example, if there are 2 servings in a small
can of vegetables, your child can double the nutrition label
numbers to find the total calories, fat and carbohydrate
content, and so on.
One-Minute Categories Ask your child to name as many
examples as possible of a category in one minute. For
example, for animals, he or she might name dog, cat, wolf,
tiger, and so on. Make the categories more challenging
as his or her skill increases. You can also specify naming
animals that starts with a particular letter. For example, for
the letter d, animals would include dog, duck, and donkey.

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
by Paula Danziger
How to Be Cool in the Third Grade
by Betsy Duffey
Mice and Beans
by Pam Muoz Ryan

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Name Here

This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
CHART YOUR PROGRES

Week6

lreadfor...

Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
#

Wow! You did a great job this week!

Place
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Use with page 72.

Week6Day1
Comprehension

Cleaning the Alligators Teeth

The alligator asked if I

Would clean his dirty teeth.
I climbed inside his jagged jaws
And brushed up underneath.
I felt his two jaws start to close.
His sharp teeth touched my skin.
I yelled, Im not a sandwich!
Open up and give a grin!
The alligator laughed and made
His two jaws open wide.
I said, The next time you do that
Ill have to pinch your hide.
He gave another gator laugh
That shook me head to toe.
I finished brushing all his teeth
And said, Ive got to go.

SPEC

clean

jaws

IAL WORDS

start

grin

wide

stood
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Week6Day1
Comprehension

Cleaning the Alligators Teeth

Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks with the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The alligator asked if I would clean his dirty ____________________ .

claws

teeth

scales

tail

2. I climbed inside his jagged ___________________________ .

nose

ears

mouth

jaws

3. I felt his two jaws start to __________________________ .

open

chew

lick

close

4. His ___________________________ teeth touched my skin.

many

white

sharp

mean

5. I yelled, Im not a sandwich! Open up and give a

__________________________ !
laugh

grin

yell

bite

Rhyme Time
Circle the words in each column that rhyme with the word in bold. What
other words rhyme with that word? Write them on the lines below.
clean

jaws

start

grin

wide

stood

bean

claws

dart

win

wind

good

mean

jam

star

fin

hide

stop

seen

laws

cart

pin

ride

hood

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

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Week6Day2
Place Value

Colorful Fish
Look at the numbers in the
shapes inside the fish.

If there is a . . .
6 in the tens place
5 in the hundreds place
2 in the ones place
7 in the tens place
9 in the hundreds place

Use the information in the

key at right to color the
shapes.

1.

Color the
space . . .
green
blue
yellow
orange
red
674

549

2.

521

102
112

3.

670

871
175
276

878
543
4.

5.

916

6.

163

925

539

7.

292

531

679

509
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Week6Day2
Verbs

Verbs have, had

The verb to have is irregular. Use have or has to tell about the present.
Use had to tell about the past.
Choose the correct word from the chart to complete each sentence.

1. Joe
2. I

In the Present

In the Past

have, has

had

new running shoes.

new shoes, too.

3. Last week we
4. I
5. Joe

old shoes.
a green shirt on.
a blue shirt on.

6. Yesterday we both
7. Last year we
8. Now, I
9. Now, Joe

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red shirts on.

to walk to the park.
skates.
a bike.

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Week6Day3
Building Sentences

Get Your Ticket!

Write a sentence to match each picture. Be sure to include a subject, an
action, and a part that tells where or when.

A boy climbs a tree in his backyard.

1.

_______________________________________________________________________

2.

_______________________________________________________________________

3.

_______________________________________________________________________
Find a cartoon in the newspaper. Use the pictures to write a sentence on another sheet of
paper. Be sure to include a subject, an action, and a part that tells where or when.
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Week6Day3
Building Sentences

Slide Show
A sentence is more interesting when it includes a subject, an action, and a part that
tells where or when.
Write three sentences and draw pictures to match.

subject

1.

action

where or when

______________________________________________________________________

subject

3.

where or when

______________________________________________________________________

subject

2.

action

action

where or when

______________________________________________________________________
Switch the sentence parts around to make three silly sentences! Write the sentences
on another sheet of paper.

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Week6Day4
Comprehension

Play Ball
Whats your favorite ball game? Many people
like sports in which they throw a ball. In
bowling and basketball, you throw a ball.
Other people play games in which they hit a
ball. Golf and tennis are two examples. Still
another game in which a ball is hit is lacrosse.
A third kind of ball game calls for kicking
a ball. Players kick balls in soccer, football,
rugby, and of course, kickball.

Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.

1. What are four sports where you kick a ball? _____________________________

2. What are three sports in which you hit a ball? ___________________________
3. In what games do you throw a ball? ___________________________________
Use your answers to complete the chart.
Hitting a Ball

Throwing a Ball

Kicking a Ball

What do you do with the ball in

baseball? Add baseball to the chart.
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Week6Day4
Pronouns

Send In the Subs

A pronoun is a word that can take the place of a noun.
The nouns in these sentences need a rest. Pick a pronoun to replace the
underlined word(s). Then write the sentence with the pronoun.

Pronoun Subs
he

you

we

they

it

she

1. Tanya swings the bat.

______________________________________________________________________________
2. Mr. Bartlet and Mr. Jones blow their whistles.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Matt and I warm up.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Leo looks for his glove.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. The ball rolls into the field.
______________________________________________________________________________
Check your sentences. Did you begin them with a capital letter?

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Week6Day5
Telling Time

Prime Timer
Write the time 3 ways.
example:





  

  





1:15
15 minutes after 1
45 minutes to 2

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

1.

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

2.
minutes after

minutes after

minutes to

minutes to

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

3.

4.
minutes after

minutes after

minutes to

minutes to

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

5.

6.
minutes after

minutes after

minutes to

minutes to
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Week6Day5
Adjectives

Describing a Surprise
Use adjectives to describe an object.
Read the words on the box.
What do they describe?
____________________________________________

white

high

puffy

moving

Think of a surprise to hide in each box. Then write four adjectives to describe it.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Read your adjectives to a friend. Can your friend guess what the surprise is?
If not, can you think of better adjectives?
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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 7

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.
Math

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

fractions
using arrays

Reading
comprehension
compare/contrast

Compliment Jar Create a compliment jar by labeling

a clear plastic jar with the word Compliments. Invite
everyone in your home to write a compliment for another
family member on a slip of paper and place it in the jar.
Once a week, invite your child to read the compliments
aloud to the rest of the family. For a twist, turn it into
a guessing game. Your child can read the compliment
but leave out the name. Can anyone guess this persons
identity? Your child can provide clues, if necessary.

cause and effect

Writing
combining sentences
verb usage

Vocabulary
sight words/verbs

List-en Up Help your child develop good listening and

memorization skills. Read a list of five items two times. Then
ask your child to repeat the list back to you in order. Here
is a list of the Great Lakes (in alphabetical order) to get you
started: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan,
Lake Ontario, Lake Superior.

prefixes/un-

Grammar
sentence punctuation
comparative/superlative

Character Friends Ask your child to talk about a character

in one of the books he or she has been reading. You can
prompt the discussion by asking questions like these: Which
characters would you want to be friends with in real life?
What are some of the good qualities this character has? How
are you and the character similar or different?
Summer Games Plan a mini Summer Olympics with your
family. Play classic picnic games such as a water-balloon
toss or a three-legged race, or make up fun games of your
own. Take turns trying them!

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

American Tall Tales
by Mary Pope Osborne
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Betty Bao Lord
Tiger Math: Learning to Graph From a Baby Tiger
by Ann Whitehead Nagda

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Name Here

This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
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Week7

lreadfor...

Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
#

Wow! You did a great job this week!

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Week7Day1
Fractions

Fraction Fun
Something that is split in 2 equal parts is divided in half.

These two shapes are divided in half.

A fraction has a number on the top:

A fraction has a number on the bottom, too:

The top number tells the fraction, or parts, of the whole.

The bottom number tells the number of parts in the whole.
A.

Draw a line to match the picture with a fraction.

2
2
B.

2
12

2
3

The top number in these fractions tells you

how many parts to color. Try it!

color

1
2

color

2
2
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Week7Day1
Sentence Punctuation

Statements and Questions

A statement is a sentence that tells something. It ends with a period.
A question is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark.
A. Read each sentence. Write Q on the line if the sentence is a question.
Write S if the sentence is a statement.

1. Where did the ant live?

2. The ant had many cousins.
3. She found the crumb under a leaf.
4. How will she carry it?
5. Who came along first?
6. The lizard wouldnt help.
7. He said he was too cold.
8. Why did the rooster fly away?
B. The sentences below do not make sense. Rewrite the words in the
correct order.

1. How crumb did carry the ant the?

2. She herself it carried.

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Week7Day2
Comprehension

Blending In
How are the following words
alike: blue, black, blink? If you
said they all begin with bl,
youre right. Some other words
that begin with these letters are
blob, blanket, and blimp. Letter
pairs like bl are blends. Blends
are two or more consonants that
work together. What blend do
the following words begin with:
green, gray, grumpy? Two other
blends are tr and sm. Words
such as smoke, smile, try, tray,
smack, trick, truck, and smell
begin with these blends.
Use the paragraph to write four headings for the chart.
Then write examples under each heading.

Add at least two more words

to each group on the chart.

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Week7Day2
Combining Sentences

Great Gardening Tips

Sentences can also be combined to make them more interesting.
Key words can help put two sentences together.
old: I will plan my garden. I am waiting for spring.
new: I will plan my garden while I am waiting for spring.

Write a new sentence using the key word in each flower.

1. Fill a cup with water. Add some flower seeds.

and

______________________________________________________________________

2. This will soften the seeds. They are hard.

because

______________________________________________________________________

3. Fill a cup with dirt. The seeds soak in water.

while

______________________________________________________________________

4. Bury the seeds in the cup. The dirt covers them.

until

______________________________________________________________________

5. Add water to the plant. Do not add too much.

but

______________________________________________________________________

6. Set the cup in the sun. The plant will grow.

so

______________________________________________________________________
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Week7Day3
Sight Words

A-maze-ing Verbs
To complete the maze, pass only through the correct sentences. An incorrect
sentence is like a wall in the maze: You cannot pass through it. The correct path
takes you through nine boxes.

a
t
r
t
S
Lilly drew
a picture.

I talks
a lot.

Jake
thought
hard.

Yesterday,
Lilly bring
Pete to
school.

Sam
hurted
his toe.

Sam held
his nose.

Jake and
Sam buys
candy.

Lilly draw
a picture.

Lilly
thinked
Sam was
nice.

Sam wrote
a letter.

Jake bought
some candy.

Jake
laughed
at Sams
joke.

Jake
and Sam
writes
stories.
Lilly
brought
Pete to
school.

Lilly
and Pete
walked
home.

My head hurts.

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Week7Day3
Comparisons

Three Nests
You can use adjectives to compare things. To compare two things, add -er to
the adjective. To compare three or more things, add -est.
Biddie Bird has a friend named Betty. Betty always wants to outdo Biddie. If
Biddie has a clean nest, Betty has a cleaner nest. Biddie and Betty have another
friend named Birdie. She likes to outdo both Biddie and Betty. So she has the
cleanest nest.
Read the sentences. Then fill in the chart so the correct form of each adjective is
under each birds name.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Biddie

Betty

Birdie

clean

cleaner

cleanest

______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________

______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________

______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________

1. Bettys nest is newer than Biddies.

2. Biddie has a small nest.
3. Birdie has the warmest nest of all.
4. Biddies nest is round.
5. Birdie built the neatest nest.
6. Betty has a softer nest than Biddie.
On another sheet of paper, use the words you wrote on the chart to draw a
picture of each birds nest.

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Cause and Effect

Fool the Birds

A woman in Virginia had a problem.
Birds ate all the seeds she carefully
planted. The woman put brown belts
along the newly planted rows in her
garden. Just as she had hoped, the
birds thought the belts were snakes!
As a result, the birds stayed out of
the garden. The womans plants grew
in peace.
Read the paragraph. Then complete
the cause-and-effect map.
Other Effects

Cause

First Effect

What conclusions can you

make about birds and snakes?

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Verbs

Banana-Rama
Color the word that is missing from each sentence
and write it on the line.

1. We _____________________ a spelling test yesterday.

taked

2. There _____________________ frost on the ground.

was

3. Tommy _____________________ the Statue of Liberty.

5. Carla _____________________ her lizard to school.

were

seen

4. How _____________________ elephants are at the zoo?

6. Have you _____________________ my dog?

brought

7. Alyssa _____________________ a new pair of skates.

9. We _____________________ standing near a snake!

many
brang

saw
gots

has

8. You _____________________ supposed to finish your work.

11. We _____________________ our winter boots.

saw

much

seen

10. They _____________________ a pig in the mud.

took

are

were

seen
wore

was
saw

weared

12. Is she _____________________ to come over?

gonna

going

13. _____________________ your cat climb trees?

Do

Does

14. Rosie _____________________ cookies to the bake sale.

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Using Arrays

A Ray of Fun
An array demonstrates a multiplication sentence.
The first factor tells how many rows there are.
The second factor tells how many there are in each
row. The answer of a multiplication sentence is called
the product.
2 rows
4 in each row

2x4=8

Write the multiplication sentence for each array.

A.

B.

_____________

E.

C.

_____________

F.

_____________

I.

_____________

G.

_____________

J.

_____________

D.

H.

_____________

K.

_____________

_____________

_____________

L.

_____________

_____________

It was time for our family photo. The photographer arranged us into four rows. There were
six people in each row. How many people in all were in the photo? On another sheet of
paper, draw an array to solve this problem.
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Prefix un-

How Unusual!
The prefix un- means either not or do the opposite of the base word. Circle
each base word in the puzzle. The words go , , , and . We did the first one
for you.
unpack
unknown

untie
unfold

unload
unable

unlock
unfair

unwind
unusual

undo
unwise

Write a word from the list to complete each sentence.

1. It is ________________ for James to be late for school.

2. It took me ten minutes to ________________ the knot.
3. You need a key to ________________ the trunk.
4. We grew more concerned as the story began to ________________.
5. It is ________________ to wait until the last minute to do your homework.
6. Bill thought the umpires call was ________________.

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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 8

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.

Spinning Stories Cut out ten pictures from a magazine.

Put them in a bag. Invite your child to take them out two or
three at a time and use the pictures to tell a story.

Math

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

fractions
multiplication

Reading
finding the main idea
reading for details
comprehension

Vocabulary
proofreading/spelling
sight words

Writing
sequencing
commas

Grammar
singular and plural nouns
sentence types

20 Questions This favorite game can be used to build

thinking skills. First choose a category, such as animals.
Then think of one animal. Tell your child that he or she can
ask only yes or no questions to determine the animal
you are thinking of. Once he or she gets the hang of it, take
turns thinking of an animal while the other asks questions.
Going Acrostic Provide opportunities for your child to
create acrostic poems. To begin an acrostic poem, first
write any word vertically (you may wish to start with your
childs name). Then your child uses each letter of the word
as the first letter in another wordone that relates to the
original wordand writes that word horizontally.
Food Fractions Fractions are fun to practice using foods
like pizza or various fruits. With your child, define the whole
item. Then divide it in half, quarters, eighths, or more. What
is the smallest piece you can make?

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Charlottes Web
by E.B. White
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
by Donald J. Sobol

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This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

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Week8

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Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

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Proofreading/Spelling

How to Ride a Poem

Find and mark the ten spelling errors.

Writeing a poem
Is like riding a bike
Once you start riding,
You ride where you like.

For exampel, I can write

Any wurd I want here,
As long as it rhymes
And soundes good to the ear.

I can write in any style

I can write in any spede,
As long as my readrs
Continue to read.

Thereis only one danger,

One risk that I run,
When I sense that my readers
Have stoped having fun.

At this point its best

Not to delay
Simply kick up your kickstand
And just ride eway.

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Singular/Plural Nouns

One, or More
A singular noun names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more
than one person, place, or thing. Add -s to form the plural of most nouns.
A. Each sentence has an underlined noun. On the line, write S if it is a singular
noun. Write P if it is a plural noun.

1. She has a new baby.

2. It is very cute.
3. She has small fingers.
4. She drinks from a bottle.
5. I can tell my friends all about it.
B. Read each sentence. Underline the singular noun. Circle the plural noun.

1. The baby has two sisters.

2. The nightgown has pockets.
3. Her hand has tiny fingers.
4. My parents have a baby.
5. The father has three girls.
C. Complete the chart. Write the singular or plural of each noun.
Singular

Plural

fence
trains
gate
cows

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Main Idea/Details

The Milky Way

The main idea of a story tells what the story is mostly about. Details in a story tell
more information about the main idea.
What do you think of when you hear the words, Milky Way? Do you think
of a candy bar? Well, there is another Milky Way, and you live in it! It is our
galaxy. A galaxy is a grouping of stars. Scientists have learned that there are
many galaxies in outer space. The Milky Way is a spiral-shaped galaxy with swirls
of stars spinning out from the center of it. Scientists believe there are about 200
billion stars in the Milky Way. In our solar system, many planets orbit the sun. One
of them is Earth. Even from Earth, on a clear night away from city lights, you can
see part of the Milky Way. It is called that because so many stars close together
look like a milky white stripe across the sky. However, if you looked at it with a
telescope, you would see that it is made up of thousands of stars.
Complete the main idea and
each detail about the story.
Detail:
A galaxy is a
grouping of
___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

1.

6.

Detail:
Scientists
believe there
are about
___ ___ ___
billion stars in it.

Detail:
5. There are many
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
in our solar system.

Detail:
2. There are many
other galaxies in
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ space.
Main Idea:
The Milky Way
is our
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

Detail:
3.

4.

It is a
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
-shaped galaxy.

Detail:
The Milky Way
looks like a milky
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
stripe in the sky.
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Sight Words

Puzzle It Out!
Use the words in the Word Box to complete the sentences below.
Then write the words in the correct spaces in the puzzle.
Across

Down
2. Will you share my popcorn, or do

1. My name was the first

that I learned to spell.
3. Sam washed the dishes so they were
sparkling

you want your

3. She has to

the baby

because hes too little to walk.

6. We had burgers for dinner last

4. The weather today is

night, and were having them

but not hot.

tonight.

5. At the end of second grade, our

teacher said we were
for third.
1

Word Box
carry

warm

own

clean

again

word

ready
5

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Fractions

More Fun With Fractions

A fraction has two numbers. The top number tells the parts of the whole.
The bottom number tells how many total parts there are.

10
B. is the whole rectangle.
10
4 of the rectangle.
Color
10

A. 10
is the whole circle.
10
8 of the circle.
Color
10
How much is not colored? ____

10 8
- =
10 10

How much is not colored? ____

10
4 =
-
10 10

C. Solve this fraction equation. Cross out the dogs to help you.

10 -
3 =

10 10

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Sentence Types

Exclamations and Commands

An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling.
A command is a sentence that gives an order.
A. Read each sentence. Write E on the line if the sentence is an exclamation.
Write C if the sentence is a command.

1. They chase buffaloes!

2. You have to go, too.
3. Wait at the airport.
4. It snows all the time!
5. Alligators live in the sewers!
6. Look at the horse.
7. Thats a great-looking horse!
8. Write a letter to Seymour.
B. Complete each exclamation and command.

1. I feel

2. Help your

3. Thats a

4. I lost

5. Turn the

6. Come watch the

7. Please let me

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Comprehension

Lulu to the Rescue

VOLUME X

JoAnne Altsman always

thought her pet pig LuLu
was a good companion. Now
she also thinks of LuLu as a
hero. Why? When JoAnne
suffered a heart attack in
1998, LuLu saved her life.
JoAnne was vacationing
in her camper when she fell
ill. She yelled for help, but
no one heard her cries. LuLu
knew that JoAnne was in
trouble. She pushed through
a dog door and ran to the
road. She tried to stop pass-

Anyplace, USA

ing cars but had no luck.

LuLu hurried back to the
camper three times to see
how JoAnne was.
At last LuLu did something drivers were sure to
notice. She lay down on the
road and stuck her feet in the
air. Finally, a car stopped.
The driver got out and followed LuLu back to the
camper. JoAnne heard the
man knocking on the door.
Theres something wrong
with your pig! he yelled.

Monday, June 11

Theres something wrong

with me! JoAnne yelled
back. Call 911!
Before long, help was on
its way. Today JoAnne is
well, and shes grateful for
her pet pig. Without LuLu,
she would have died.

1. Where was JoAnne when she fell ill?

A. on vacation
B. at school

C. in her home
D. at work

2. Why did LuLu push her way out of the camper and run to the road?

3. LuLu was a good companion. What is a companion?

F. guard
G. nurse

H. doctor
J. friend

4. What probably happened after the man knocked on the door of the
camper? Tell two things that probably happened.

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Sequencing

Stories of Nature
Sentences should be written in the correct order to tell a story.
Finish the stories by writing a sentence about each of the last two pictures.

1.

2.

3.

First: Two birds build a nest.

Next: _____________________________________________________________________
Last: ______________________________________________________________________

1.

2.

3.

First: A flower bud grows.

Next: _____________________________________________________________________
Last: ______________________________________________________________________

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Multiplication

Time to Group
The multiplication symbol (x) can be thought of as meaning groups of.

3 groups of 4 equals 12
3 x 4 = 12

5 groups of 2 equals 10.

5 x 2 = 10

Write the multiplication sentence for each diagram.

C.

B.

A.

E.

_____________

_____________

M.

K.

_____________

L.

_____________

_____________

O.

N.

_____________

_____________

_____________

_____________

J.

_____________

H.

G.

F.

I.

_____________

_____________

_____________

D.

_____________

P.

_____________

_____________

William has five bags of hamburgers. There are seven hamburgers in each bag. On another
sheet of paper, draw pictures to show the total number of hamburgers.
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Commas

The Skys the Limit

Some sentences include a list. A comma (,) is used to separate each item in the list.
For example: Mrs. Jones asked the class to work on pages two, three, and four.
Fill in the blanks to make a list in each sentence. Watch for commas!

1. I ate ______________________, ______________________,

and ______________________ for breakfast.

2. We stayed with Grandma on ______________________,

______________________, and ______________________ nights.

3. I found ______________________, ______________________,

and ______________________ in my party bag.

4. The boys played ______________________,

______________________, and ______________________
at summer camp.

5. The ______________________, ______________________,

and ______________________ ate the corn we scattered.

6. The pigs built their houses using ____________________,

_____________________, and _____________________.
Cut a balloon shape out of paper. On one side, list three
objects that fly. On the other side, write a sentence that
lists the objects shown on the right side of this page.
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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 9

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.
Math

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

multiplication
bar graph

Math in a Menu When you and your child are looking at a

menu, take the opportunity to practice math concepts. Ask
questions like these: Which food item costs the most? How
much is it? Which item costs the least? If you bought the most
expensive and the least expensive items, how much would
you spend altogether?

Reading
sequencing
following directions

Writing
proofreading

Summer Fun With AZ Ask your child to think about what

he or she loves about summer. Then challenge him or her to
write about these things in sentences that use all 26 letters
of the alphabet. Encourage your child to circle each letter
the first time it is used.

sentence fragments

Vocabulary
word relationships
common phrases

Grammar

Double Meanings Reinforce the concept of homophones

with your child by challenging him or her to find two (or
more!) meanings for each of these words: bob, fair, lock,
pitcher. Come up with more homophones to challenge your
child further.

common and proper nouns

adjectives

How Puzzling! Invite your child to create a jigsaw puzzle.

Provide a large sheet of paper, crayons or colored markers,
and scissors. First your child can draw a picture. Then he or
she can cut it up into smaller pieces and mix them up. See
if you, or another family member can put it back together!

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
So You Want to Be President?
by Judith St. George
Tea With Milk
by Allen Say

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This week, l plan to read

minutes each day.

S HERE.
CHART YOUR PROGRES

Week9

lreadfor...

Day 1

minutes

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Put a sticker
to show you
completed each
days work.

Congratulations!
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Wow! You did a great job this week!

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Week9Day1
Proofreading

The Father of Our Country

After you finish reading, go back and look for mistakes.
Use the proofreading marks to correct eight mistakes in the letter.
mars = Make a capital letter.

= Add a period.

= Add a question mark.

= Add a comma.

= Add an exclamation point.

On another sheet of paper, write a letter to todays president.

The White House address is: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20500.
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Multiplication

Adding Quickly
The addition sentence 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20 can be written as a multiplication sentence. Count
how many times 4 is being added together. The answer is 5. So, 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20 can be
written as 5 x 4 = 20. Multiplication is a quick way to add.

Write a multiplication sentence for each addition sentence.

A.

5 + 5 + 5 = 15

B.

___________________

___________________

C.

8 + 8 = 16

D.

___________________

E.

7 + 7 + 7 = 21

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25

F.

1+1+1+1+1=5

I.

0+0+0+0=0
___________________

G. 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
___________________

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15

J.

___________________

L.

___________________

N.

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16
___________________

___________________

K.

2+2+2+2=8
___________________

___________________

H.

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24

11 + 11 + 11 = 33

___________________

M. 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32
___________________

___________________

O.

12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 48
___________________

10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40

P.

9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36
___________________

Today, we are going to the beach. Mom packed the picnic basket
with six sandwiches, six water bottles, six candy bars, and six apples.
How many items did she pack in all?
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Nouns

Common or Proper?
A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a
particular person, place, or thing. A proper noun begins with a capital letter.
A. Is the underlined word a common noun or a proper noun?
Write common or proper.

1. The girl likes to learn.

2. She goes to two schools.
3. She lives in America.
B. Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns.

1. April has a brother and a sister.

2. Their names are Julius and May.
3. Their parents were born in Taiwan.
4. April goes to school on Saturday.
5. She is learning a language called Mandarin.
6. May read a book about the Middle Ages.
C. Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns.
Then write them on the chart in the correct category.
1. Last August David went to camp.
2. Many children go to a picnic on the Fourth of July.
Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

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Sentence Fragments

Dinnertime
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
A fragment is an incomplete thought.
Write S for sentence or F for fragment.
______

1. Insects eat many different things.

______

2. Some of these things.

______

3. The praying mantis eats other insects.

______

4. Waterbugs eat tadpoles and small frogs.

______

5. Flower nectar makes good.

______

6. Nests to store their food.

______

7. The cockroach will eat almost anything.

______

8. Termites.

______

9. A butterfly caterpillar.

______ 10. Animals and people.

______ 11. Some insects will even eat paper.
______ 12. Insects have different mouth parts to help
them eat.

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On another sheet of paper, write about three things you did during the day using only
sentence fragments. Have someone read it. Did they understand it? Why or why not?

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Week9Day3
Sequencing

Scrambled Eggs
Sequencing means putting the events of a story in the order in which they happened.

The sentences below are scrambled. Number them

in the correct sequence.

A.

____ I took a shower.

____ I got out of bed.
____ I got dressed.

B.

____ She planted the seeds.

____ Big pink flowers bloomed.
____ Tiny green shoots came up.

C.

____ He ate the sandwich.

____ He spread some jelly on them.
____ He got out two pieces of bread.

D.

____ He slid down the slide.

____ He climbed up the ladder.
____ He landed on his feet.

E.

____ We built a snowman.

____ Low gray clouds drifted in.
____ It began to snow hard.

G. ____ The pepper spilled out of

F.

____ Firefighters put out the fire.

____ Lightning struck the barn.
____ The barn caught on fire.

H.

____ My name is Emma.

____ Hi, what is your name?
____ Its nice to meet you, Emma.

J.

____ She built a nest.

____ Baby birds hatched from
the eggs.
____ I saw a robin gathering straw.
____ She laid four blue eggs.

the jar.
____ I sneezed.
____ My nose began to itch.

I.

____
____
____
____

I said, Okay, do a trick first.

Rover whined for a treat.
I gave him a dog biscuit.
He danced on his hind legs.

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Adjectives

Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.
A. Read each sentence. Write the adjective that describes the underlined noun
on the line.

1. We live near a sparkling brook.

2. It has clear water.
3. Large fish swim in the brook.
4. Busy squirrels play near the brook.
5. You can enjoy breathing in the fresh air near the brook.

B. Complete each sentence by adding an adjective.

1. I love

apples.

2. I see a

ball.

3. I smell

flowers.

4. I hear

music.

5. I like the

taste of pickles.

Write three sentences that tell about the foods you like the best. Use adjectives in
your description.
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Following Directions

Sneaky Snakes
Snakes are very good at hiding. Most snakes can camouflage themselves
into their environment. That means they have different colors and patterns on
their bodies that allow them to blend in with the colors and patterns of things
around them. Camouflage helps them hide from their enemies and helps them
be sneaky when they are trying to capture something to eat. For example,
the emerald tree boa lives in the jungle. Its green skin makes it nearly invisible
among the green leaves of the trees. Rattlesnakes live in rocky, dry places.
The patterns of black, tan, and brown on their backs help them blend in with
their rocky environment. The horned viper lives in the desert. Its skin is the same
color as sand where it burrows underground. It is hard to see unless it is moving.
Also, some snakes that are harmless look very similar to venomous snakes. The
harmless milk snake is colored orange, with yellow and black stripes, much like
the poisonous coral snake. The enemies of the milk snake mistake it for a coral
snake because they look so much alike.
Find the answers in the story. Write them in the puzzle.
1.

Write the word that starts with

a v and means poisonous.

2.

Write another word for tricky.

3.

Write what helps a snake blend

in with its surroundings.

4.

Write where emerald tree

boas live.

17

1.

12

2.
3.

14

15

20

6.

11

16

21

5.

Write what snakes live in rocky 7.

places and have black, tan,
and brown patterned skin.

6.

Write what is the same color as the horned viper.

7.

Write the name of the snake that looks like a milk snake.

10

4.
5.

18

13

19

Write the letters from the numbered squares in the puzzle above to fill in each box.

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Word Relationships

How It Is
Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line.

1. An ant is black, and a grasshopper is ____________.

A. blue

B. fuzzy

C. green

2. A shirt is cotton, and a jar is ____________.

A. glass

B. silk

C. jam

3. A hill is rolling, and a river is ____________.

A. winding

B. rainy

C. steep

4. A daisy is white, and a rose is ____________.

A. green

B. dirty

C. red

5. A ring is round, and a box is ____________.

A. wool

B. square

C. happy

6. An elephant is large, and a mouse is ____________.

A. small

B. huge

C. yellow

7. A puddle is muddy, and a pool is ____________.

A. sad

B. clear

C. shy

8. A hammer is hard, and a pillow is ____________.

A. sleepy

B. sharp

C. soft

Discuss with someone why you did not choose the other words.

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Common Phrases

Fun and Games

Some words like hammer and nails and salt and pepper just go together.
Choose a word from the box to
sooner
chips
order
sugar
bacon
shine
error
name
cup
cents

right
sweet
lost
effect
fun
business
easy
gentlemen
alive
pots

1. cause and _______________

2. _______________ and games

3. _______________ and saucer

4. cream and _______________

5. _______________ and found

6. _______________ and address

7. ladies and _______________

8. law and _______________

9. _______________ and sour

10. nice and _______________

11. trial and _______________

12. _______________ and pans

13. fish and _______________

14. rain or _______________

15. _______________ or pleasure

16. _______________ or wrong

17. dead or _______________

18. dollars and _______________

19. _______________ and eggs

20. _______________ or later

On another sheet of paper, list three other pairs of words that go together.
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Bar Graphs

Great Graphing
A. How many pennies equal 5? How many nickels equal 5?
Color in the boxes on the graph to show your answers.

Pennies
Nickels
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B. How many pennies equal 10? How many nickels equal 10? How many
dimes equal 10? Color in the boxes on the graph to show your answers.

Pennies
Nickels
Dimes
1

10

C. How many pennies equal 25? How many nickels equal 25?
How many quarters equal 25? Color in the boxes on the graph to
show your answers.

Pennies
Nickels
Quarters
1

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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 10

Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
These are the skills your child
will be working on this week.
Math

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division
geometric shapes

Snappy Summaries Writing a summary is often hard for

children. To help your child sharpen this important skill,
have him or her create one-sentence summaries of favorite
books, movies, or television shows. To do this, have your
child answer this question: Who did what, when, and why?
This may take a bit of practice!

Reading
cause and effect

Writing

Comic Mix-Up Build up your childs sequencing skills. Cut

a comic strip into sections. Ask your child to put the strip in
the correct order and to explain his or her thinking.

punctuating questions

Vocabulary
antonyms
compound words

Wonderful Window Invite your child to look out of a

window. Then ask: What do you see that begins with the
letter W ? See if your child can name five things. You can try
this with other letters as well.

Grammar
adjectives
possessives
prepositions

Travel Brochure Together, you and your child can create

a travel brochure for someplace you have been over the
summer. For example, the place could be something as local
as a neighborhood swimming pool or park, or a distant place
that was part of a big vacation. Write about the place (or
places) and remember to include pictures, either illustrated,
images found in magazines, or if possible, real photographs.

Your child might enjoy reading the following books:

Rent a Third Grader
by B. B. Hiller
The Scrambled States of America
by Laurie Keller

VEL

A TRA

FLORID

Ten True Animal Rescues

by Jeanne Betancourt
Special Note: The activity for Day 4 of this week is a mini-book. Have your
child tear out the page along the perforation and cut along the dotted line.
After he or she positions the two sections so the mini-book pages are in
sequence, have your child staple and fold to form a book. Then he or she
can complete all the puzzles in the mini-book.

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Adjectives

Buckets of Fun
An adjective helps you imagine how something looks, feels, smells, sounds,
or tastes.
Write a list of adjectives on each bucket to fit the buckets category.

words that
describe size

words that describe

taste or smell

words that
describe sounds

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

words that describe

how something feels

words that describe

weather

words that describe

feelings

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

Make a mystery bag by putting a secret object inside. Tell someone about the
object inside using describing words!
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Division

Candy Boxes
Steve works in a candy store. He puts candy into boxes. Each box has 10
spaces. Steve has 32 candies. Try to draw 32 candies in the boxes below. Write
the number of candies in each box on the line. Write the number of any leftover
candy at the bottom of the page.

Box 1:

Box 2:

Box 3:

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Possessives

Whose Is It?
A noun can show who owns something. To do this, add an [] and -s.
Joe is packing for a trip. He needs to pack everything on the list. Each object
belongs to a different family member. Study the picture to learn who owns each
thing. Then write it on the suitcase.

Emma

Kevin

skateboard
bowl

Joe

Sam

hat
sunglasses

Dad

Fred

Mom

bone
teddy bear

1. _________________________

4. _________________________

2. _________________________

5. _________________________

3. _________________________

6. _________________________

On another sheet of paper, write a story about Joes family and their trip.
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Antonyms

The Opposite Of. . .

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence and
write it on the line.

1. Rich is the opposite of poor, and weak is the opposite of ____________.

A. strong

B. day

C. frail

2. Give is the opposite of take, and ask is the opposite of ____________.

A. get

B. answer

C. teacher

3. Help is the opposite of harm, and work is the opposite of ____________.

A. hurt

B. try

C. play

4. Good is the opposite of bad, and rough is the opposite of ____________.

A. smooth

B. bumpy

C. mean

5. Over is the opposite of under, and near is the opposite of ____________.

A. middle

B. far

C. here

6. Warm is the opposite of cool, and safe is the opposite of ____________.

A. afraid

B. cold

C. unsafe

7. Cloudy is the opposite of sunny, and early is the opposite of ____________.

A. late

B. day

C. timely

8. Top is the opposite of bottom, and front is the opposite of ____________.

A. whole

B. back

C. side

Discuss with someone why you did not choose the other words.

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Prepositions

Where Is It?
A preposition often helps tell where something is.
Study the picture. Find each item in the column on the left. Then draw a line
to the words that tell where it is. The prepositions are underlined.

What

Where

1. chair

a. above the door

2. bear

b. on the desk

3. shoe

c. under the bed

4. plane

d. behind the trash basket

5. cat

e. in the bed

6. computer

f. at the window

7. dog

g. near the desk

8. poster

h. over the bed

Pick three objects from the picture and write a complete sentence to
tell where each object is.

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Questions

Wacky World
An asking sentence is called a question. It begins
with a capital letter and ends with a question mark (?).
Write each question correctly.

1. why is that car in a tree

_________________________________________________________________________________

2. should that monkey be driving a bus

_________________________________________________________________________________

3. did you see feathers on that crocodile

_________________________________________________________________________________

4. can elephants really lay eggs

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. is that my mother covered in spots

_________________________________________________________________________________
On another sheet of paper, draw your own picture of a wacky world. Write two
questions about your picture.
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cave

car

box

top

sand

mail

hot

set

sea

sun

burn

food

cap

law

shell

out

motor

weed

cycle

fit

shade

man

fire

sick

shore

shine

walk

side

air

line

lamp

place

proof

fly

stage

wish

shoe

knob

bell

hall

apple

fruit

hop

coach

dragon

fire

bone

door

way

flag

grape

vine

butter

scotch

hole

back

pine

cone

pole

trip
ground

back

water

hot

stick

yard

fall

up

ball

brow

melon

wheel

hog

round

eye

lid

arm

chair

lash

ever

pit

deep

high

house

green

drive

way

window

Name

Make as many compound words as you can by joining

words in boxes that connect vertically, horizontally,
or diagonally. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper. There are 20 compound words to round
up in each puzzle.

Compound Roundup

play

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drop

gum

day

paste

tooth

cage

red

ache

bird

brush

hair

line

head

some

thing

fore

how

light

any

over

moon

saw

guard

kick

fog

cuffs

horn

hand

shake

pants

ship

wear

bow

under

every

cup

board

rain

stand

bill

fold

card

drop

pit

black

pea

cock

time

worm

suit

case

ache

quake

earth

snow

brief

drum

pull

blue

man

storm

brain

tea

skate

over

due

see

thing

spoon

work

board

score

bench

home

cake

light

step

surf

end

work

lip

tail

print

foot

bag

bean

stick

toe

pony

mate

mare

week

ear

wind

pig

class

stool

night

where

mill

bug

chop

stick

time

life

lady

bed

room

way

body

spread

robe

mush

cut

tub

bath

home dream

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Cause and Effect

Where the Sun Shines

Florida is known for its pleasant weather. In fact,
it has earned the nickname Sunshine State. As
a result of its warm, sunny climate, Florida is a
good place for growing fruits, such as oranges and
grapefruits. Many older people go to live in Florida.
They enjoy the good weather. Northerners on
vacation also visit Florida for the same reason.
Read the paragraph. Then complete the
cause-and-effect map.

Effects

Cause

During which season do most people probably

go to Florida? Tell why you think so.

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Geometric Shapes

Shape Sleuth
Read the riddle. Then circle the answer.
1. I have no corners. I look
more like a baseball
than a dime.

2. I have three corners

and three sides. I look
like a sail on a small boat.

a. square

a. pentagon

b. circle

b. cylinder

c. sphere

c. triangle

3. I have six sides. I look

more like a gift box
than a newspaper.

4.

Put me on my side and

I can roll. I look like
a soup can.

a. pyramid

a. cylinder

b. hexagon

b. cube

c. rectangular prism

c. circle

5. I look like a party hat

and something that
stops traffic.

6. I have four sides. I look

more like a door than
a building.

a. square

a. triangle

b. cone

b. octagon

c. sphere

c. rectangle

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Examining Similarities

Things We Use
People use different tools to do things Read the list
Draw a ine from each player to the things for that sport

1 baseball player

2 football player

3 tennis player

4 cyclist

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Talk with someone about how each item is used.

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What is the temperature of the sun?

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how large is the sun

The sun is a ball of hot gas.

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the sun is not the brightest star

The sun is not the brightest star.

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Solve the problems

How large is the sun?

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w ll the sun ever burn out

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Finish by coloring the other shapes w th the colors of your choice

Will the sun ever burn out?

Extra Name two numbers that when added together equal 27

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fussy

away

east

south

west

goat

blue jay

robin

eagle

parakeet

juice

mi k

tea

mud

lemonade

hand

toy

foot

head

arm

David

Bob

Ronald

Sarah

George

spinach

cake

cookies

pie

pudding

glue

bicycle

pencils

scissors

crayons

penny

nickel

quarter

marble

dime

Birds

Directions

Money

Body Parts

Week 1 Day 4

Proofreading

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About 30 years ago, some fishermen

were on their boat near Iceland.
Suddenly they saw smoke coming
from the sea. Then the top of a
volcano rose out of the water. Soon
red-hot rock began to pour down
its sides. It looked like the sea was
on fire. At last the volcano cooled
down. It became a new island.
People named the island Surtsey.

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Dear Mom and Dad

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you know what the best part of camp is i think
fishing is my favorite thing to do d d you feed my
hamster I rea ly miss you?

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Include two statements and two questions.

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Read how the island of Surtsey was made Show the correct order of what
happened Write the numbers from 1 4 on the lines

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2 Red hot rock poured down its sides

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1 Smoke came out of the sea

4 The new island was named Surtsey

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Solve the problems If the answer is between 1 and 20 color the shape yellow
If the answer is between 21 and 40 color the shape white f the answer is
between 41 and 90 color the shape blue

Uh oh! Dalton was in a hurry when he wrote this letter Help him find 10 mistakes
Circle them

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Sour Feelings
School Supp ies

Write a list of five things that go with this category: Things That Are Hot.

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A Happy Camper

Answers will vary.

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Now choose two questions and two statements from Da tons letter Rewrite
each correctly

Desserts

Boys Names

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Complete:
capital letter
Every sentence begins with a
period
A statement ends with a
A question ends with a
question mark

arm
dime
George
pudding
lemonade
parakeet
crayons
angry
west

Now read these categories In each box write the number from the
above list that matches the category

If the answer is between 1 and 30 color the shape yellow

If the answer is between 31 and 99 color the shape gray

cheerful

north

F ll in the circles in order Use the numbers and sentences above to help
you The first one is done for you

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Check your childs work.

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Smoke came
out of the sea

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Tell someone how Surtsey became an island

Draw pictures to show what happened
Write five subtraction problems that have answers between 10 and 20.

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The sun is the closest star to Earth.

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angry

the sun is the closest star to Earth

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Look for similarities when grouping items

Read each list Cross out the word that doesnt belong Then choose a word from
the kite that belongs with each list and write t in the blank

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Which One Doesnt Belong?

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Every sentence begins with a capital letter

A telling sentence ends with a period (.)
An asking sentence ends with a question mark (?)

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Sequencing

S ght Words

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Complete the sentences below with words from the Word Box Then find the
words in the puzzle Words may go across down or diagonally We did the first
one for you

Lighthouses warn ships that are near land.

The first lighthouses were fires. People would
build the fires on hilltops along the coast.
Later people built towers. The light from their
candles could be seen from far away. Then
oil lamps were used. Today electricity runs
a lighthouses powerful lamps.

amp

round

1 I chose a pumpkin that had no bumps and was perfectly

tower

2 Sarah had a question about her homework so she picked up the phone to

call

Tanisha

full

3 After Juan ate the hot fudge sundae his stomach felt very

Read how lighthouses changed

4 When my mom went

Show the correct order of what happened

Write the numbers from 1 4 on the ines

5 Mikos cat ikes to sit

3 Oil lamps lit lighthouses

away

on a trip she sent me postcards

upon

pull

6 Sam had to

4 Lighthouses use electric light

her lap while M ko reads

on his dogs leash to keep him away from the

hornets nest

1 Fires were built on hillsides

2 Candles were used
F ll in the circles in order Use the numbers and
sentences above to help you

Check your childs work.

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round

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Read The Little Red Lighthouse and the

Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Sw ft

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Week 2 Day 1

Week 2 Day 2

Week 2 Day 1
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Handwriting

ee

Comprehension

g e

A Z

Up the Elephants Trunk

Read each sentence Then color the numbered space in the picture that
matches the number of the correct answer

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10

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a stuffed animal
a crystal vase

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an adu t
a baby

Then halfway up the bumpy trail

The elephant yelled Stop!
Scratch! he said With all your might
Just jump and kick and hop

a football
a swing set

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I scratched and itched and itched and scratched

He fina ly yelled Enough!
And then he blew me out his trunk
With lots of other stuff

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The elephant gave one big laugh

And said I thank you much
And then he put his trunk on me
And gave me a warm touch

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drink something
eat something

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I climbed inside the long deep trunk

The air was damp and gray
I walked across some peanut shells
And grass and bits of hay

ea e
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a man
a woman

p
swimming
track

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noon
night

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a horse

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a
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night
morning

a
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up

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summer
winter

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Riddle: What begins w th T, ends with T, and has T in it?

Find it n the puzzle.
teapot

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p aying baseball

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a girl

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2

The elephant once said to me

Mouse please c imb in my nose
And go until I say to stop
Then scratch there with your toes

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G H I J K L M
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Comprehens on

Up the Elephants Trunk

F ll in the blanks with the word that best completes the sentence

climb

shells

leaves

trail

3 Halfway up the bumpy

road

path

1 John and his family (camp camps) in the woods

butter

the elephant yelled Stop!

street

trail

hop

5 He finally
said

yelled

step

yelled

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not

song

dunk

camp

lumpy

pail

goes

lone

sunk

ramp

humpy

sail

bows

wrong

truck

dump

puppy

tail

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Choose two of the verbs you circled Wr te a sentence using each verb

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nose

26

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What other words rhyme with that word? Write them on the lines below

vary.
rs will

6 Alice and Mom (crawl crawls) into the tent

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Circle the words in each column that rhyme with the word in bold

Answe

4 Mom and John (build bu lds) a campfire

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Enough!

cried

3 John (walk walks) ahead of everyone

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crumbs

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jump

f the naming part of a sentence is a noun or pronoun that names one the
verb ends in s except for the pronouns I and you If the naming part is a
noun or pronoun that names more than one the verb does not end in s

Amelia bought 30 tickets for rides at the carn val. She used 15 tickets in the first
hour. How many tickets did she have left? She had 15 tickets left.

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Verbs

How to Agree

Read each sentence Circle the correct verb to complete it

climb

1 The elephant said Mouse please

Week 2 Day 3

Solve the problems If the answer is between 1 and 50 color the shape pink f
the answer is between 51 and 100 color the shape blue Finish the design by
coloring the other shapes with the colors of your choice

Reading Comprehension

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Turn on the Lights

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1 A leg is a part of a table and a seat is a part of a

The boys sing

A rug

B chair

C bed

3 A screen is a part of a TV and a hand is a part of a

A broom
B clock
C knob

shirt

clock

4 A yolk is a part of an egg and a pit is a part of a peach

A peach
B hen
C word

Check your childs work.

5 A heel is a part of a foot and an eye is a part of a

A toe
B nose
C face

Name two things that each of these can be a part of: ear, eye, arm, leg, and neck.

Answers will vary.

Choose one of the pictures you drew Write a short story about it

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8 A drawer is a part of a desk and a pedal is a part of a

A ladder
B step
C bike

Check your childs work.

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Check your childs work.

126
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328
+ 367

257
+ 568

641

215

695

825

547
+ 129

624
+ 127

108
+ 107

229
+ 337

676

751

215

566

258
+ 378

379
+ 336

417
+ 109

153
+ 494

636

715

526

647

den

4 The girls run.

7 A wing is a part of a bird and a sleeve is a part of a
A nest
B sweater
C pocket

207
+ 434

face

6 A stove is a part of a kitchen and a couch is a part of a

A den
B sink
C floor
3 A man sells hotdogs.

Sandy and Mandy are having a twin party There are six sets of twins but only
one set of identical twins To find the identical twins solve the add tion problems
under each person The identical twins have the same answer

chair

2 A string is a part of a harp and a button is a part of a

A shirt
B snap
C circle

2 That dog digs.

Check your childs work.

Tricky Twins

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence

In the sentences below underline each action verb Then draw a picture that
shows the action Be sure to show if it is one person or animal doing the action or
more than one person or animal doing the action

1 Four birds sit on the fence.

Addition

Part/Whole Analog es

Pick a Part

Verbs tell when action takes place Present tense verbs tell about action that
is happening now A verb showing the action of one person ends in s A verb
telling the action of more than one person does not end in s
The boy sings

Week 2 Day 5

Week 2 Day 4

Present Tense

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Week 2 Day 5

Week 3 Day 1

Sentence Punctuation

Handwrit ng

Seashore Sentences
Complete:
statement
A
question
A
exclamation
An

ends with a period

ends with a question mark
ends with an exclamation po nt

a z
a b c d e f g
h i j k l m
n o p q r s t
u v w x y z

Wr te a statement (S) a question (Q) and an exclamation (E) about each

picture

ary

il v

sw

ce
ten

Se
E

Write

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

On another sheet of paper, write a statement, a quest on, and an exclamation about a
cartoon in the newspaper.
Sentences wi l vary.

Scho a t c nc

lv

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Week 3 Day 1

Week 3 Day 2

Adject ves

Comprehens on

n 1972 Americans fell in love

with two giant pandas named
Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling
The pandas came to the United
States from China The National
Zoo in Washington D C
became the pandas new home
On their first day there 20 000
people visited the two pandas
The crowds kept coming year
after year
Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling
were just cubs when they got to
the United States As the years
passed many hoped the pair
would have cubs of their own
Ling Ling gave birth several
times But none of the babies

Read each sentence Find the adjective and the noun it describes
Circle the noun Write the adjective on the line

big
tall

3 The giraffe looked down at the two girls

two

4 The giraffe had brown spots

brown

Write adjectives from the sentences in the chart

Color Word

Size Words

Number Word

brown

big

two

Number Words
Wr te each sentence using numbers and symbols

lived more than a few days Each

time a cub died people around
the world felt sad
Both pandas lived to an old
age Ling Ling was 23 when she
died in 1992 Hsing Hsing died
in 1999 at the age of 28 But the
pandas were not forgotten At the
National Zoo the glass walls of
their home were covered with
letters from children The letters
expressed the childrens love for
the pandas and told how much
they were missed

tall

c
Scho a t c

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

1 The author wrote this passage mostly to

A
B
C
D

tell about Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling

explain where giant pandas come from
describe a giant pandas cubs
convince people to vis t the National Zoo

2 According to the author, how did people feel about the pandas?

Answers will vary.

1 Four plus five is nine

4+5=9

2 Eleven minus six is five

11 6 = 5

3 Nine plus seven is sixteen

9 + 7 = 16

4 Four plus eight is twelve

4 + 8 = 12

5 Three minus two is one

32=1

6 Seven plus seven is fourteen

7 + 7 = 14

7 F fteen minus ten is five

15 10 = 5

8 Two plus eight is ten

2 + 8 = 10

9 Five minus two is three

52=3

3 If you visited the National Zoo in 2000, what would you have seen
at the pandas home?

Answers will vary.

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S mple Equations

Panda Pair

An adjective describes a person place or thing Color size and number words
are adjectives

2 They looked up at the tall giraffe

Week 3 Day 2

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Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

Describe a Noun

1 Peggy and Rosa went to the big zoo

ou

ky

ec

Ch

ork

sw

ld

wil

h
rc

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es

enc

nt
Se

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

.
ary

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Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Week 2 Day 4

Draw a Picture

Week 3 Day 4

Week 3 Day 3

Quotation Ma ks

Addition

Synonyms

Same As. . .

Sandwich Shop

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence

Quotation marks show the exact words someone says They go before the
speakers first word They also go after the speakers last word and the end
punctuation mark

Menu
1 A stick is l ke a stake and a cap is ike a
A sock

Read each sentence Under ine the exact words the speaker says Put the
words in quotation marks The first one is done for you

B hat

C twig

2 A runner is ike a racer and a sm le is l ke a

A frown

1 Max said Lets go on a picnic

2 Cori replied Thats a great idea

B face

C grin

3 A crowd is ike a mob and a song is ike a

A group

3 Andy asked What should we bring?

4 Max said with a laugh We should bring food

B tune

C flute

A pan

5 Cori added Yes lets bring lots and lots of food

B cook

A messy

C damp

A glad

B mad

C nice

chips

$ 50

hamburger

$1 72

fries

$ 65

juice

$ 84

cupcake

$1 07

m lk

$ 75

brownie

$1 22

shake

$1 17

cookies

$ 86

mi k
brownie

C slow

A nap

B wake

C find

Discuss with someone in your family why you did not choose the other words.

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B quick

8 Look is ike see and sleep is like

hot dog
fruit salad
brownie
juice

Week 3 Day 4

Week 3 Day 5
S ght Words

$1.53
$1.90
$1.22
+ $.84
$5.49

pbj
m lk

chips
shake

cookies
+

$3.53

$1.49
$.86
$.75
$3.10

Week 3 Day 5
Reading for Details

found

find

behind

away

upon

pull

call

put

above

below

around

find

willow

2 Which firework makes a loud BOOM?

salute

put

away

park

pull

below

Add three more deta ls to the web

.
ll vary
ers w

upon

history
free

behind

proud

above

Answ

pinwheel

around

family

deta l

Kinds of
Fireworks

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Scho a t c nc

happy

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pinwheel or comet

3 What is a popular firework?

beach
country

1 Which firework has long trails of color?

Write a sentence using as many words from the Word Box as you can

ry.
ill va
ers w

top c

Answ

How many words from the Word Box did you use?

What do you think a pinwheel firework looks

ike? Draw a picture to show your ideas
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picnic

Kaboom! Its the Fourth of July. Fireworks

light up the night. Have you ever seen a
willow firework? It has long trails of color
that float to the ground. The pinwheel and
comet are two other popular fireworks. One
of the loudest fireworks is called the salute.
After a bright flash, you hear a loud BOOM!
Read the paragraph Then answer the questions

call

cookout

will

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$.50
+ $1.17

turkey sub

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found

fireworks

vary.

+ $1.07

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Week 4 Day 1

Week 4 Day 1

Reading for Details

Sight Words

Whats for Lunch?

Have you ever had a string bean sandwich?
Most students wouldnt want that for lunch!
What is the favorite sandwich in Americas
school lunches? If you said peanut butter
and jelly, youd be right. Other popular
sandwiches are ham and bologna. Cheese is
the fourth favorite sandwich. Many students
also like turkey sandwiches.
What is the topic of the paragraph?
Write it in the center circle
Find five details that tell about the topic
Write them in the web

Complete the sentences below with words from the Word Box Then find the
words in the puzzle Words may go across down or diagonally We did the first
one for you

1 Have you

bought

4 Today I will

bring

5 Ruthie and Carlos like to

hold

7 Sometimes we

home from school

a new notebook
the notebook to school with me

draw

pictures of animals

your hand f I get scared during the movie?

talk

too loudly in the library

8 Tanya used colored pencils when she

drew

cheese

turkey

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bought

drew

bring

draw

thought

wa k

hold

talk

Scho a t c

ry.
ill va
ers w

Answ

that picture

What kinds of sandwiches does your family ike

the best? Take a survey of your family

Scho a t c

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

bologna

ham
Favor te
Sandwiches
for School
Lunches

walk

3 Last Friday I

6 May I

peanut butter
and jelly

thought about what youd like for your birthday?

2 Hannah ikes to

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

swim

On the Fourth of July I also like to

cupcake

Fancy Fireworks

play

An

$.84

juice

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Writing to a Prompt

eat

ary.
will v
swers

$1.84

41

Word Bank

On the Fourth of July I

$1.86

veggies &
dip

Put each word from the Word Box in the circle where t belongs
We did the first one for you

Answers will vary.

turkey sub

$5.61

page 40

Draw a picture of something you do to celebrate

the Fourth of July.

ers
Answ

shake

$1.72
$.65
+ $1.17
$3.54

Celebrating Our Country

We celebrate this holiday because

fries

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I celebrate this holiday with

C
hamburger

Scho a t c nc

A runner

va

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

ry.

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

9 Andy answered

w ll

$1 84

$1 86

$1.49
$.50
$.75
+
$1.22
$3.96

chips

7 Misty is like foggy and fast is ike

7 Max said

ces

$1 90

veggies & dip

turkey sub

A
pbj

ten

fruit salad

$1 49

Add

B dry

6 Sad is like gloomy and happy is like

Finish the sentences below by writing what Max Cori and Andy might say
next Use quotation marks

Sen

$1 53

pbj

C meal

5 Fur is like fuzz and wet is like

6 Andy giggled and said Youre no help at all!

8 Cori asked

hot dog

4 A dinner is like a supper and a pot is l ke a

Scho a t c nc

Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Week 3 Day 3

Who Is Speaking?

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throw

plays

runs

dives

climbs

throws

will

ces

en
ent

this

and

that

ounces

y.

var

ounces

ounces

I hope

they

score

I hope

some
score

They

were also

points.

played a

game!

3 The opposite of found is

a kept
b forgot
c lost

ounces

Week 4 Day 4
Past Tense

Verbs tell when action takes place Past tense verbs tell about action that
happened in the past Most past tense verbs end in ed
Write the past tense of each word in the box Then use the past tense words to
complete the puzzle below
ca l

called

mix

mixed

play

played

yell

yelled

kick

kicked

help

helped

bark

barked

climb

climbed

wa k

walked

i m b e d

a
l

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Scho a t c nc

Scho a t c nc

1 From this letter, what can you tell about the picture of Morey
that he sent to Vera?
A He is riding a tricycle
C He is in his driveway
B He is not wearing a helmet
D He is looking scared
2 Veras advice shows that she
F cares a lot about safety
G is often bossy and mean

Answ

Adject ves

Fill in the blanks

Adjectives are words that help you imagine how something looks, feels, smells,

sounds, or tastes

How many legs on

Make a ist of words that descr be the object in each bag below

How many legs on

3 cats

12

4 cats

16

1 ladybug

3 ladybugs

18

2 ladybugs

12

4 ladybugs

24

ill
ds w

or
of w
List

vary

3 spiders

24

4 spiders

32

1 squid

10

6 squid

60

2 squid

20

7 squid

70

3 squid

30

8 squid

80

4 squid

40

9 squid

90

5 squid

50

10 squid

100

ill
ds w

List

or
of w

vary

8
16

Use a paper sack to make a real mystery bag. Place an object in the bag and give
describing clues to someone. Can he or she guess the mystery object?
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1 spider

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

How many legs on

2 spiders

e
k e d
Down

climbed over the wa l

barked
Our teacher
helped us w th the

called his dad on the phone

mixed the cake batter
kicked the ba l
played a game with Zack

M ke

Sam

The dog

Grandma

The player

Marie

yelled at the team to win

walked home f om school

We

The boys

Answers wi l vary.

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Mystery Bags

k
e
l e d

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Week 4 Day 5

How Many Legs?

1 cat

l
a

Write a sentence using each of the verbs from the puzzle

Mult pl cation

2 cats

math problems

vary.

k e d
c

3 What wi l Morey do with Vera during the summer?

ill
ers w

w a l

i
p e d

Across

H doesnt ike riding bikes

J is learning to drive a car

Week 4 Day 5

b a r

x
e l

y e l

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4 turkeys

53

pounds

A Verb Puzzle

5 In the dictionary the word only

appears
a between the words lonely
and quiet
b after the word totally
c before the word night

2 turkeys

pounds

15 A paintbrush

4 Which word means the same as

kind in this story?
a nice
b ch ld
c type

pounds

Comprehens on

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Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

ounces

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April 11
Dear Morey
I just got your letter with the picture of you riding your bike
From the smile on your face I can tell how much fun youre
having I still remember when you could hardly ride a tricycle
Youve come a long way!
Now heres some advice Im sure youre a good rider But
you will fall off that bike now and then So please get yourself a
helmet Wear it every time you ride A helmet will help protect
you from a head injury Wearing a helmet when you ride a bike is
as important as wearing your seat belt when you ride in a car!
No Im not trying to be a bossy know it all I just dont want a
bad fall to wipe that smile off your face When you come to visit
this summer bring your bike and your helmet We ll take some
great rides together!
Your cousin
Vera

3 turkeys

pounds

51

52

ounces

Week 4 Day 4

One day Alishas little brother found three do lars Look! he said
Now I can buy a pony!
I think a pony will cost too much Alisha said Shall I help you find
something to spend it on?
Okay he said He put the money in his pocket
Ice cream might be a good thing to spend t on said Alisha
What kind do you want?
I only ike one kind Chocolate said her brother
I think chocolate is the best kind too said Alisha

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pounds

Letter From Vera

pounds

12 A fu l backpack

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1 turkey

pounds

50

Read the story Then f ll in the bubble next to the best answer to each
question below

How many legs on

ounces

ounces

game!

S ght Words

2 When Alisha says I think chocolate

is the best kind too the word too
means
a also
b two
c not at all

ounces

14 A loaf of bread

Week 4 Day 3

1 When Alisha says a pony will cost

too much she means
a Three do lars is more than
enough money to buy
a pony
b A pony costs a lot more than
three dollars
c f her brother had found three
do lars he could buy a pony

pounds

11 A s ice of pizza
pounds

points

good

pounds

13 A large dog

the ba l to Juan

He

pounds

y.

were also

How many legs on

ounces

var

ce

ten

Sen

there

il
sw

our ba l to Mia

Lost and Found

ounces

9 A baseball bat
pounds

6 A baseball player

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ounces

Sen

played a

pounds

5 A watermelon

before

pounds

10 A pair of socks

ounces

ill v

sw

ce
ten

into the pool

49

ounces

8 A jam sandwich

3 A bar of soap

before the game. .

ry

and

the game

pounds

2 A skateboard

steep mountains

throws

throw

Lets eat

Scho a t c nc

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

9 Juan

there

Lets eat

very tall trees

climbs

8 Liz

without her goggles

climb

7 They

10 I

dives

her

7 A ba loon

ounces

now

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

5 Tom and Kara

6 Mary

together

on a track team

dive

1 An apple

4 A bicycle

play

faster than I do

run

4 We

We are meeting

soon

game starts

Scho a t c nc

runs

game starts

S mmer xpr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

3 Juan

soccer

We are meeting

ball with her friends

2 The ch ldren like to

ball

The

cho a t c nc

plays

1 Mia

The

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

climb

Weight can be measured in ounces (oz ) and pounds ( b ) 16 oz = 1 lb

Which unit of measure would you use to weigh the items below? Under ine
the more sensible measure

word to make the sentence

Scho a t c nc

dive

Weight Watcher

A sentence is more interesting when it gives exact information

Replace each
more exact

Choose the correct action word from the box to complete each sentence
Write t on the ine You may use each word once

run

Measu ement

Expand ng Sentences

Football Frenzy

f the naming part of a sentence is a noun or pronoun that names one the verb
ends in s except for the pronouns I and you If the naming part is a noun or
pronoun that names more than one the verb does not end in s

play

Week 4 Day 3

Week 4 Day 2

Verbs

Scho a t c

Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Week 4 Day 2

What Happened?

Numbrs 0 9

Am is are was and were are forms of the verb to be These verbs show being
instead of action

Trace and wr te

00
11
22
33
44
55
66
77
88
99

Read each sentence Under ine the verb Wr te past if the sentence tells about the
past Write now if the sentence te ls about the present

now

1 The story is perfect

now

3 The actors were funny

past

4 The movie studio is interested in the story

now

red circle for sun

3 What does Canadas flag have in the center? red maple leaf
4 How are the backgrounds of the two flags different?

Japan: white background; Canada: white background with 2 red stripes

Write your answers in the correct parts of the circles

5 I am exc ted about the movie

now

6 I was sad at the end

past

Canada

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60

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Week 5 Day 3

Week 5 Day 2

Week 5 Day 3

Contract ons

Mult pl cation

Field Trip Cars

1

Scho a t c nc

Find Japan and Canada

on a world map

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Scho a t c nc

red maple leaf,

white background
with 2 red stripes

Scho a t c nc

Both

red and white

red circle for sun,

white background

Homophones

Contractions With not

Chilly or Chili?
Homophones are words that sound the same but
are spe led differently and have different meanings

A contraction is two words made into one word An apostrophe takes the place
of the missing letter or letters In a contraction not becomes nt

Josies class is going to the teddy bear factory.

Three children will ride in each car.
Draw a circle around the children who will ride in each car.

Write the correct homophone in each blank

to complete the sentences

Read each sentence Wr te a contraction for the underlined words

bored, board
Some of the
quite

How many cars do they need?

2

arent

4 Do not give up!

dont

5 They did not give up

They made cupcakes!

didnt

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Scho a t c nc

ary.
will v

guessed

that your

chilly

on a

guest

patience

day

was a thief!

patients

with difficult

Would ewe fix me sum tee and a bowl of serial?

Would you fix me some tea and a bowl of cereal?

My ant and uncle lived oversees four too years in Madrid

My aunt and uncle lived overseas for two years in Madrid.

Alex was sick with the flue and mist a hole weak of school

Alex was sick with the flu and missed a whole week of school.
10

I want two bye a knew pear of shoes but I dew knot have a sent left

I want to buy a new pair of shoes, but I do not have a cent left.
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Week 5 Day 4

Week 5 Day 4

Compare/Contrast

Proofreading Spelling

Week 5 Day 5
Number Words

Garage Sale

Cow Code

Find and mark the ten spelling errors

great

Riddle: Where do cows

go for entertainment?

We have grate stuff and big bargains!

Supplies

Office Supplys

Clothing

B g boxes of old newspaper

Singe eft shoes

Ba lpoint pens that are out of ink

Socks w th hoales

B oken rubber bands

Jackets w th b oken zippe s

Empty prin er ink containers

Sleeves that we e cut off a sh rt

Decode
er
r
What to Do
Find the corresponding numerals below Then
use the Decoder to solve the riddle by filling in
the spaces at the bottom of the page The first
one has been done for you

1 nine

Lower Peninsula
Both
u

22

3 seventeen

17

4 forty five

45
67

A b g box of bent na ls

6 one hundred eight

Torn sheets

A saggy bed

Old toothbrushes

A sofa w th m ce iving in t

Empty pante cans

A chare with only th ee legs

Chipped pla es

A TV with only one channel

chair

A bunch of old p zza boxs

Scho a t c

Old dor knobs

Scho a t c

paint

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

Old phon books

5 sixty seven

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

Ferniture and Hardware

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is larger in area than

the Upper Peninsula Add this fact to the diagram

2 twenty two

Household Goods

more people
and large cities,
most of industry,
larger in area

65

chili

Ill meat you at ate inn the mourning

Read the paragraph Add headings to the Venn diagram

Then wr te facts in each part of the diagram

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

patients, patience
I wonder f doctors ever lose their

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The state of Michigan has two parts

the Upper Peninsula and the Lower
Peninsula. Peninsulas are long arms
of land that jut into water. Both of
Michigans peninsulas are almost
surrounded by the Great Lakes. The
Upper Peninsula has many big forests.
It is also rich in minerals. The Lower
Peninsula has more people and large
cities. Most of the states industry
is in the Lower Peninsula. Both
peninsulas attract tourists who come
to spend vacations in Michigan.

A State Apart

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guest, guessed
Who would have

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attract tourists,
part of Michigan,
surrounded by
Great Lakes

Ill meet you at eight in the morning.

63

big forests,
rich in minerals

chilly, chili
Nothing tastes better than a bowl of

62

Upper Peninsula

bare

On another sheet of paper rewrite each sentence using the correct homophones

Write a sentence using a contraction you wrote

ces
enten

members seemed

at the last meeting

bare, bear
bear
When a
cub is born it is
and its eyes are closed

Rosas class is going to the Space Museum.

Eight children will ride in each small bus.
Draw a circle around the children who will ride in each bus.

How many small buses do they need?

3 They are not happy

board

bored

wasnt

2 There was not enough flour

Scho a t c nc

couldnt

1 Cindy and Ed could not bake a cake

Petes class is going to see the elephant seals.

Five children will ride in each van.
Draw a circle around the children who will ride in each van.

How many vans do they need?

iting
s wr

child

r
k you
Chec

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

1 What colors are both flags? red and white

2 The producers are happy

Scho a t c nc

Read the paragraph Then answer the questions

Japan

Handwrit ng

Verbs

Verb to be

Every country has its own flag. Japan has a

white flag with a red circle on it. The red
circle stands for the sun. Japans name means
the land of the rising sun. Canada also has
a red and white flag. But its flag has a white
background with two wide red stripes. In the
center of the flag is a red maple leaf. The
maple tree is a symbol of Canada.

2 What does Japans flag have in the center?

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Week 5 Day 1

Compare/Contrast

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Week 5 Day 1

Foreign Flags

7 eighty six

86

8 one hundred f fty three

153

9 three hundred seventy

370

t ___
h ___
e
TO ___

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D
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T
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P
H
R
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M
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10 five hundred thirty four

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23
17
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21
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Week 5 Day 5

Week 6 Day 1

Comb n ng Sentences

Comprehension

Cake and Ice Cream

Cleaning the Alligators Teeth

Two sentences that share the same subject can be combined to make one sentence
by using the word and
Rewrite the sentences by combining their endings

The alligator asked f I

Would clean his dirty teeth
I climbed inside his jagged jaws
And brushed up underneath

The party was fun

The party was exciting

The party was fun and exciting

2

I felt his two jaws start to close

His sharp teeth touched my skin
I yelled Im not a sandwich!
Open up and give a grin!

We blew up orange balloons

We blew up red balloons

We blew up orange and red balloons.

3

We ate cake
We ate ice cream

The alligator laughed and made

His two jaws open wide
I said The next time you do that
Ill have to pinch your hide

We ate cake and ice cream.

4

The cake frosting was green

The cake frosting was yellow

He gave another gator laugh

That shook me head to toe
I finished brushing all his teeth
And said Ive got to go

We made a bookmark
We made a clay pot

We brought games
We brought prizes

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

We made a bookmark and a clay pot.

Scho a t c nc

We brought games and prizes.

SPEC

clean

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

The cake frosting was green and yellow.

jaws

IAL WORDS

start

grin

wide

stood
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Week 6 Day 2

Week 6 Day 1

Week 6 Day 2

a e a e

Comprehens on

Verbs

Verbs have, had

Cleaning the Alligators Teeth

Look at the numbers in the
shapes inside the fish

Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks with the word that best completes the sentence

scales

jaws

2 I climbed inside his jagged

nose

ears

mouth

chew

many

sharp

laugh

yell

had

3 Last week we
3
bite

other words rhyme with that word? Write them on the ines below
wide

stood

bean

claws

dart

win

wind

good

mean

jam

star

fin

hide

stop

seen

laws

cart

pin

ride

hood

a blue shirt on

had

6 Yesterday we both

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ary.
will v
swers

An

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

grin

have

8 Now I
9 Now Joe

7
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has

Week 6 Day 3

Week 6 Day 3
Building Sentences

Comprehension

Play Ball

A sentence s more interesting when t includes a subject, an action, and a part that
tells where or when

Whats your favorite ball game? Many people

like sports in which they throw a ball. In
bowling and basketball, you throw a ball.
Other people play games in which they hit a
ball. Golf and tennis are two examples. Still
another game in which a ball is hit is lacrosse.
A third kind of ball game calls for kicking
a ball. Players kick balls in soccer, football,
rugby, and of course, kickball.

Write three sentences and draw pictures to match

action

ers
Answ

A boy climbs a tree in his backyard

a bike

Week 6 Day 4

Slide Show

subject

skates

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Building Sentences

Write a sentence to match each picture Be sure to include a subject an

action and a part that tells where or when

to walk to the park

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Get Your Ticket!

red shirts on

had

7 Last year we

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start

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

jaws

old shoes

a green shirt on

has

5 Joe

Circle the words in each column that rhyme with the word in bold What

clean

have

4 I

Rhyme Time

new shoes too

mean

!
grin

had

new running shoes

have

2 I

5 I yelled Im not a sandwich! Open up and give a

grin

has

1 Joe

close

teeth touched my skin

white

In the Past

have, has

lick

sharp

4 His

In the Present

jaws

close

3 I fe t his two jaws start to

open

6 in the tens place

5 in the hundreds place
2 in the ones place
7 in the tens place
9 in the hundreds place

tail

Choose the correct word from the chart to complete each sentence

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

teeth

The verb to have is irregular Use have or has to tell about the present
Use had to te l about the past

Color the
space . . .
green
blue
yellow
orange
red

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claws

Use the information in the

key at right to color the
shapes

teeth

1 The al igator asked if I would clean his dirty

If there is a . . .

where or when

ary.
will v

Read the paragraph Then answer the questions

1 What are four sports where you kick a ba l? soccer, footba l, rugby, kickball

subject

action

where or when

2 What are three sports in which you hit a ball? go f, tennis, lacrosse
3 In what games do you throw a ball? basketball, bowling

ary.
will v
swers

An

Hitting a Ball

.
ill vary
ers w

Answ

Find a cartoon in the newspaper. Use the pictures to write a sentence on another sheet of
paper. Be sure to include a subject, an action, and a part that tells where or when.
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3
Switch the sentence parts around to make three silly sentences! Wr te the sentences
on another sheet of paper.

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

An

where or when

ary.
will v
swers

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

action

Scho a t c

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Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

subject

Throwing a Ball

Kicking a Ball

.
ill vary
ers w

Answ

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Use your answers to complete the chart

golf

basketball

soccer

tennis

bowling

football

lacrosse

baseball

rugby
kickball

baseball

What do you do with the ball in

baseball? Add baseba l to the chart
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they





  

  




Read the words on the box

What do they descr be?

1 15
15 minutes after 1
45 minutes to 2

clouds

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

she

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

7:35

35
25

1 Tanya swings the bat

3:50

minutes after

50

minutes to

10

minutes to

They blow their whistles.

We warm up.

minutes after

25

minutes after

minutes to

10

35

minutes to

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

It rolls into the field.

Check your sentences Did you begin them with a capital letter?

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

ill
ers w

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

9:55

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

5 The ball rolls into the field

.
i l vary
ers w

vary.
Answ

Answ

2:05

55

minutes after

minutes after

minutes to

10

55

minutes to

Read your adjectives to a friend Can your friend guess what the surprise is?
If not can you think of better adjectives?
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Answ

6:25

15
45

4 Leo looks for his glove

He looks for his glove.

.
i l vary
ers w

.
ill vary
ers w
Answ

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

9:15

3
3 Matt and I warm up

moving

She swings the bat.

2 Mr Bartlet and Mr Jones blow their whistles

high

puffy

Think of a surprise to hide in each box Then write four adjectives to describe t

minutes after

11 12 1
2
10
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

white

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Week 7 Day 1

Week 7 Day 1

Fractions

Sentence Punctuation

Statements and Questions

Fraction Fun
Something that is spl t in 2 equal parts is divided in half

A statement is a sentence that tells something It ends with a period

A question is a sentence that asks something It ends with a question mark

These two shapes are divided in half

A Read each sentence Write Q on the line if the sentence is a question

Write S if the sentence is a statement

A fraction has a number on the top:

A fraction has a number on the bottom, too:

The top number tells the fraction, or parts, of the whole.

The bottom number tells the number of parts in the whole.

Draw a line to match the picture with a fraction.

2
2
B

2
12

4 How will she carry it?

5 Who came along first?

6 The lizard wouldnt help

7 He said he was too cold

8 Why did the rooster fly away?

1 How crumb did carry the ant the?

How did the ant carry the crumb?

2 She herself it carried

She carried t herself.

2
2

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color

3 She found the crumb under a leaf

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1
2

B The sentences below do not make sense Rewr te the words in the
correct order

2
3

The top number in these fractions tells you

how many parts to color. Try it!

color

1 Where did the ant live?

2 The ant had many cousins

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

example

Pronoun Subs
we

Use adjectives to describe an object

Wr te the time 3 ways

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A pronoun is a word that can take the place of a noun

you

Adject ves

Describing a Surprise

Prime Timer

The nouns in these sentences need a rest Pick a pronoun to replace the
underlined word(s) Then write the sentence with the pronoun

he

Week 6 Day 5

Te l ng T me

Pronouns

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Week 7 Day 2

Comprehens on

Comb ning Sentences

Blending In

new: I will plan my garden while I am waiting for spring.

Fill a cup with water Add some flower seeds

and

This wi l soften the seeds They are hard

because
I talks
a lot

This will soften the seeds because they are hard.

3

smoke

gray

tray

smile

grumpy

trick

smack

truck

smell

Bury the seeds in the cup The dirt covers them

until

Bury the seeds in the cup until the dirt covers them.

blimp

Add water to the plant Do not add too much

but

Add water to the plant but do not add too much.

Add at least two more words
to each group on the chart

Set the cup in the sun The plant w ll grow

so

Set the cup in the sun so the plant wi l grow.

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Jake
thought
hard

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

try

green

Sam held
his nose

Yesterday
Li ly bring
Pete to
school

Jake and
Sam buys
candy

Lilly draw
a picture

Li ly
thinked
Sam was
nice

while

Fill a cup with dirt while the seeds soak in water.

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blue

Fill a cup with dirt The seeds soak in water

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

SM

TR

a r t

Li ly drew
a picture

Fill a cup with water and add some flower seeds.

Scho a t c

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

c

S t

Write a new sentence using the key word in each flower

GR

blanket

To complete the maze pass only through the correct sentences An incorrect
sentence is like a wall in the maze You cannot pass through it The correct path
takes you through nine boxes

old: I will plan my garden. I am waiting for spring.

BL

blob

Sight Words

A-maze-ing Verbs

Sentences can also be combined to make them more interesting

Key words can help put two sentences together

Use the paragraph to write four headings for the chart

Then wr te examples under each heading

blink

Week 7 Day 3

Great Gardening Tips

How are the following words

alike: blue, bla k, blink? If you
said they all begin with bl,
youre right. Some other words
that begin with these letters are
blob, blanket, and blimp. Letter
pairs like bl are blends. Blends
are two or more consonants that
work together. What blend do
the following words begin with:
green, gray, grumpy? Two other
blends are tr and sm. Words
such as smoke, smile, try, tray,
smack, trick, truck, and smell
begin with these blends.

black

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Week 6 Day 4

Send In the Subs

Sam wrote
a letter

Jake bought
some candy

Jake
and Sam
wr tes
stories
Lilly
brought
Pete to
school

Li ly
and Pete
walked
home

Jake
laughed
at Sams
joke

Sam
hurted
his toe

My head hurts

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Week 7 Day 3

Birdie

clean

cleaner

cleanest

new
______________
small
______________
warm
______________
round
______________
neat
______________
soft
______________

newer
______________
smaller
______________
warmer
______________
rounder
______________
neater
______________
softer
______________

newest
______________
smallest
______________
warmest
______________
roundest
______________
neatest
______________
softest
______________

Read the paragraph Then complete

the cause and effect map
Other Effects

Cause

First Effect

put
brown
belts in
garden

birds
eating
seeds

1 Bettys nest is newer than Biddies

2 Biddie has a sma l nest

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

On another sheet of paper use the words you wrote on the chart to draw a
picture of each birds nest

Scho a t c nc

6 Betty has a softer nest than Biddie

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

5 Birdie bu lt the neatest nest

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3 Birdie has the warmest nest of all

4 Biddies nest is round

birds thought be ts
were snakes

birds stayed away

from garden

plants grew in
peace

There

Tommy

How

many

Carla

brought

Have you

What conclusions can you

make about birds and snakes?

You

are

We

were

10

They

saw

11

We

wore

12

Is she

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the Statue of Liberty

her lizard to school

seen

my dog?

saw
has
are

is

were

was

seen
wore

to come over?

brought

Rosie

brang

gots

standing near a snake!

your cat climb trees?

many

brought

seen

a pig in the mud

saw

much

supposed to finish your work

going
Does

were

seen

a new pair of skates

our winter boots

took

was

elephants are at the zoo?

has

taked

frost on the ground

saw

Alyssa

14

a spelling test yesterday

was

13

88

saw
weared

gonna
Do

going
Does

cookies to the bake sale

brang

brought

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Week 7 Day 5

Week 7 Day 5

Using A rays

Prefix un

A Ray of Fun

How Unusual!

An array demonstrates a multiplicat on sentence

The first factor tells how many rows there are
The second factor tells how many there are in each
row The answer of a multiplication sentence is called
the product

The prefix un means e ther not or do the opposite of the base word Circle
each base word in the puzzle The words go and We did the first one
for you
unpack
unknown

2 rows
4 in each row

2x4 8

We

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Betty

took

untie
unfold

unload
unable

unlock
unfair

unwind
unusual

undo
unwise

Write the mu tip ication sentence for each array

2x3=6

3x3=9

4x2=8

3 x 5 = 15

1x3=3

4 x 3 = 12

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

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3 x 6 = 18

2 x 6 = 12
K

5 x 3 = 15

3 x 4 = 12

Wr te a word from the list to complete each sentence

unusual

t is

t took me ten minutes to

You need a key to

We grew more concerned as the story began to

t is

B ll thought the umpires call was

for James to be late for school

5x1=5

7 x 2 = 14

It was time for our family photo. The photographer arranged us into four rows. There were
six people n each row. How many people in all were in the photo? On another sheet of
paper, draw an array to solve this problem.
24 people. Check array.
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unwise

untie

unlock

the knot
the trunk

unfold

to wait until the last minute to do your homework

unfair

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

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Week 8 Day 1

Week 8 Day 1

Proofread ng Spelling

Singular Plural Nouns

Week 8 Day 2
Main Idea Details

One, or More

How to Ride a Poem

Find and mark the ten spelling errors

The Milky Way

The main idea of a story tells what the story is mostly about Details in a story tell
more information about the ma n idea

A singular noun names one person place or thing A plural noun names more
than one person place or thing Add s to form the plural of most nouns

Wr teing a poem

What do you think of when you hear the words Mi ky Way? Do you think
of a candy bar? Well there is another Mi ky Way and you ive in t! It is our
galaxy A galaxy is a grouping of stars Scientists have learned that there are
many galaxies in outer space The Milky Way is a spiral shaped galaxy w th swirls
of stars spinning out from the center of it Scientists believe there are about 200
bi lion stars in the Mi ky Way In our solar system many planets orb t the sun One
of them is Earth Even from Earth on a clear night away from city lights you can
see part of the Milky Way It is called that because so many stars close together
look l ke a mi ky wh te stripe across the sky However if you looked at t w th a
telescope you would see that it is made up of thousands of stars

A Each sentence has an underlined noun On the ine write S if it is a singular

noun Write P if it is a plural noun

Is ike rid ng a bike

Once you start r ding

1 She has a new baby

2 It is very cute

You ride where you ike

3 She has small fingers

4 She drinks from a bottle

And soundes good to the ear

5 I can tell my friends all about it

I can w ite n any style

B Read each sentence Under ine the singular noun Circle the plural noun

I can w ite n any spede

1 The baby has two sisters

For examp l I can write

o
Any wu d I want here
As long as it hymes

As long as my readrs

Complete the main idea and

each detail about the story

2 The nightgown has pockets

Continue to ead

3 Her hand has tiny fingers

Theres
There s on y one danger

S mp y kick up your k ckstand

And just ride eway

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fences

train

trains

gate

gates

cow

cows

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

fence

Not to de ay

At th s point i s best

P ural

Scho a t c

S ngular

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

C Complete the chart Write the singular or plural of each noun

its

Have s oped having fun

Scho a t c

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

billion stars in it

p l

Detail:
There are many
other galaxies in
u t e r space

Main Idea:
The Milky Way
is our

5 The father has three girls

When I sense that my eaders

Scho a t c

s t a r s

2 0 0

4 My parents have a baby

One risk that I run

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Detail:
A galaxy is a
grouping of

1
Detail:
Scientists
believe there
are about

Detail:
There are many

g a l a x y

a n e t s

Detail:
3

in our solar system

It is a

s p i

r a l

shaped galaxy
4

Detail:
The Milky Way
looks like a milky

w h i

t e

stripe in the sky

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Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Read the sentences Then f ll in the chart so the correct form of each adjective is
under each birds name

a a

Color the word that is missing from each sentence

and wr te it on the line

A woman in Virginia had a problem.

Birds ate all the seeds she carefully
planted. The woman put brown belts
along the newly planted rows in her
garden. Just as she had hoped, the
birds thought the belts were snakes!
As a result, the birds stayed out of
the garden. The womans plants grew
in peace.

Biddie Bird has a friend named Betty Betty always wants to outdo Biddie If
Biddie has a clean nest Betty has a cleaner nest Biddie and Betty have another
friend named Birdie She ikes to outdo both Biddie and Betty So she has the
cleanest nest

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Verbs

a a a

Fool the Birds

You can use adjectives to compare things To compare two things add er to
the adjective To compare three or more things add est

Biddie

Week 7 Day 4

Cause and Effect

Comparisons

Three Nests

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Week 8 Day 2

word

that I learned to spell

3 Sam washed the dishes so they were

carry

3 She has to

clean

sparkling

own

you want your

A. 10
is the whole circle.
10
8 of the circle.
Color
10

2
10
How much is not colored? ____

the baby

because hes too ittle to walk

warm

4 The weather today is

Exclamations and Commands

An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling
A command is a sentence that gives an order

A fraction has two numbers The top number te ls the parts of the whole
The bottom number tells how many total parts there are

Down
2 W ll you share my popcorn or do

1 My name was the first

Sentence Types

A Read each sentence Write E on the line if the sentence is an exclamation

Write C if the sentence is a command

10
B. is the whole rectangle.
10
4 of the rectangle.
Color
6
10

10
How much is not colored? ____

night and were having them

again

tonight

5 At the end of second grade our

ready

teacher said we were

6
10 -
4 =

10 10
10

2
10 8
- =
10
10 10

for third
2

w o
w

Word Box

w a

C
E

6 Look at the horse

7 Thats a great looking horse!

8 Wr te a letter to Seymour

1 I feel

Answ

4 I lost

a d y
g

6 Come watch the

7 Please let me

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Week 8 Day 4

Multiplication

Sequencing

Stories of Nature

Anyplace USA

Time to Group

Sentences should be written in the correct order to tell a story

Monday June 11

Theres something wrong

with me! JoAnne yelled
back Call 911!
Before long help was on
its way Today JoAnne is
well and shes grateful for
her pet pig Without LuLu
she would have died

ing cars but had no luck

LuLu hurried back to the
camper three times to see
how JoAnne was
At last LuLu did some
thing drivers were sure to
notice She lay down on the
road and stuck her feet in the
air Finally a car stopped
The driver got out and fol
lowed LuLu back to the
camper JoAnne heard the
man knocking on the door
Theres something wrong
with your pig! he yelled

Week 8 Day 5

Week 8 Day 4

Comprehens on

Lulu to the Rescue

The multip icat on symbol (x) can be thought of as mean ng groups of

Finish the stories by writing a sentence about each of the last two pictures

3 groups of 4 equals 12
3 x 4 12

5 groups of 2 equals 10
5 x 2 10

Wr te the multiplication sentence for each diagram

2x4=8
First: Two birds build a nest.

.
ill vary
ers w
Answ

Next:
Last:

C in her home
D at work

3x3=9

3 x 5 = 15

6 x 3 = 18

8 x 2 = 16
K

4 x 3 = 12
H

4x1=4

1 Where was JoAnne when she fell ill?

A on vacation
B at school

.
ill vary
ers w

3 Thats a

98

JoAnne Altsman always

thought her pet pig LuLu
was a good companion Now
she also thinks of LuLu as a
hero Why? When JoAnne
suffered a heart attack in
1998 LuLu saved her life
JoAnne was vacationing
in her camper when she fell
ill She yelled for help but
no one heard her cries LuLu
knew that JoAnne was in
trouble She pushed through
a dog door and ran to the
road She tried to stop pass

5 Turn the

a
i
n

VOLUME X

5 Al igators live in the sewers!

2 Help your

7
10 -
3 =

10 10
10

e a n

r m
r

ready
5

3 Wait at the airport

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word

c
a

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again

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clean

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

warm

own

B Complete each exclamation and command

C Solve this fraction equation Cross out the dogs to help you

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carry

r d

2 You have to go too

4 It snows all the time!

6 We had burgers for dinner last

but not hot

1 They chase buffaloes!

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Use the words in the Word Box to complete the sentences below
Then write the words in the correct spaces in the puzzle
Across

Week 8 Day 3

S ght Words

Puzzle It Out!

6 x 4 = 24
L

2 Why did LuLu push her way out of the camper and run to the road?

To get help for JoAnne

2 x 6 = 12

3 LuLu was a good companion What is a companion?

Answ

Last:

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Week 8 Day 5

Week 9 Day 1

Commas

Proofreading

After you fin sh reading, go back and look for mistakes

Use the proofreading marks to correct eight mistakes in the letter
mars = Make a capital letter.

for breakfast

I found

Mult pl cation

= Add a question mark.

= Add a comma.

The addition sentence 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 20 can be written as a multip icat on sentence Count

how many times 4 is being added together The answer is 5 So 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 20 can be
written as 5 x 4 20 Multiplication s a quick way to add

= Add an exclamation point.

Write a mu tiplication sentence for each addition sentence

vary.
s will

8 + 8 = 16

7 + 7 + 7 = 21

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24

2+2+2+2=8

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16

4 x 6 = 24

2 x 8 = 16

4x2=8

3 x 7 = 21

in my party bag

The boys played

5 + 5 + 5 = 15

3 x 5 = 15

nights

nce
Sente ,

and

= Add a period.

, and

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Adding Quickly

, and

7 x 2 = 14

Week 9 Day 1

We stayed with Grandma on

5 x 4 = 20

William has five bags of hamburgers. There are seven hamburgers in each bag. On another
sheet of paper, draw pictures to show the total number of hamburgers.

The Father of Our Country

Some sentences include a list A comma (,) is used to separate each item in the list

and

6x1=6

4x5=2
P

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For example: Mrs Jones asked the class to work on pages two three and four

2x2=4

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Fi l in the blanks to make a list in each sentence Watch for commas!

3 x 6 = 18
O

Check diagram. 35 hamburgers

The Skys the Limit

I ate

8 x 3 = 24
N

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

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ill vary
ers w

Next:

Answers will vary.

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First: A flower bud grows.

camper? Tell two things that probably happened

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

H doctor
J friend

4 What probably happened after the man knocked on the door of the

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

F guard
G nurse

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25

4 x 4 = 16
I

5 x 5 = 25

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15

9 + 9 + 9 = 27

3 x 9 = 27
J

5 x 3 = 15

10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40

4 x 10 = 40

at summer camp

Cut a ba loon shape out of paper. On one side, l st three

objects that fly. On the other side, write a sentence that
l sts the objects shown on the right side of this page.

0+0+0+0=0

4x0=0

On another sheet of paper, wr te a letter to todays president.

The White House address is: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20500.
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108

11 + 11 + 11 = 33

3 x 11 = 33
O

12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 48

4 x 12 = 48

8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32

4 x 8 = 32
P

9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36

4 x 9 = 36

Today, we are going to the beach. Mom packed the picnic basket
with s x sandwiches, six water bottles, six candy bars, and six apples.
How many items did she pack in all?
24 items

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S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

, and

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des K & 1

The pigs bu lt their houses using

ate the corn we scattered

Scho a t c

1+1+1+1+1=5

5x1=5
Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

and

Scho a t c

The

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The sentences below are scrambled Number them

in the correct sequence

Some of these things

3 She ives in America

proper

The praying mantis eats other insects

B Under ine the common nouns Circle the proper nouns

Waterbugs eat tadpoles and sma l frogs

1 April has a brother and a sister

Flower nectar makes good

Nests to store their food

3 Their parents were born in Taiwan

The cockroach will eat almost anything

5 She is learning a language called Mandarin

Term tes

4 April goes to school on Saturday

6 May read a book about the Middle Ages

A butterfly caterpi lar

C Underline the common nouns Circle the proper nouns

Then wr te them on the chart in the correct category

10

Animals and people

1 Last August David went to camp

11

Some insects will even eat paper

12

Insects have different mouth parts to help

2 Many ch ldren go to a picnic on the Fourth of July

them eat

Proper Nouns

camp

August

children

David

picnic

Fourth of July
109

On another sheet of paper, write about three things you did dur ng the day using only
sentence fragments. Have someone read t. Did they understand it? Why or why not?

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Busy
fresh

B Complete each sentence by adding an adjective

ball

An

I smell
I hear

I l ke the

music

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es K & 1

Scho a t c nc

Write three sentences that tell about the foods you ike the best. Use adjectives n
your description.

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taste of pickles

Write the word that starts with

a v and means poisonous

Write another word for tricky

Write what helps a snake blend

in w th its surroundings

v e
2 s
c a m
4
j

17

n
n
o
5
u

o
e
u
n

12

m
a
f
g

Write where emerald tree

boas ive

Write what snakes live in rocky 7

places and have black tan
and brown patterned skin

Write what is the same color as the horned viper

Write the name of the snake that looks l ke a mi k snake

A blue

o u t

f o r

A glass

A winding

B rainy

C steep

red

4 A daisy is white and a rose is

A green

A wool

B dirty

C red

square

B square

C happy

A small

B huge

r a t t l e s n a k e s
6 16 1
s a n d
8
18
13
19
l
s n a k e

7 A puddle is muddy and a pool is

A sad

B clear

A sleepy

clear
C shy

8 A hammer is hard and a pillow is

s n e a k y

small

C yellow

21

B sharp

soft
C soft

Discuss with someone why you did not choose the other words.

s n a k e s
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Bar Graphs

Week 10 Day 1
Adject ves

Buckets of Fun

Great Graphing

An adjective helps you imagine how something looks feels smells sounds
or tastes

A How many pennies equal 5? How many nickels equal 5?

Color in the boxes on the graph to show your answers

10

and found

name

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

Dimes

and address

ladies and

gentlemen

law and

order

sweet

and sour

10

nice and

easy

chips

14

or pleasure

alive

rain or

right

18

dollars and

20

sooner

10

Lists

shine
Pennies

or wrong

Nickels

cents

Quarters

or later

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Scho a t c

On another sheet of paper, list three other pairs of words that go together.
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ary.
will v
ords

of w

C How many pennies equal 25? How many nickels equal 25?
How many quarters equal 25? Color in the boxes on the graph to
show your answers

and pans

and eggs

16

pots

______________

Nickels

12

words that
describe sounds

______________

Pennies

error

words that describe

taste or smell

sugar

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

lost

words that
describe size
______________

and games

Scho a t c nc

fun
cream and

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

bacon

C jam

winding

3 A h ll is rol ing and a river is

B How many pennies equal 10? How many nickels equal 10? How many
dimes equal 10? Color in the boxes on the graph to show your answers

19

glass

B si k

6 An elephant is large and a mouse is

Week 9 Day 5

and saucer

dead or

C green

Nickels

effect

17

B fuzzy

2 A shirt is cotton and a jar is

Wr te the letters from the numbered squares in the puzzle above to fi l in each box

a t c

green

1 An ant is black and a grasshopper is

c o r a

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des K & 1

Week 9 Day 4

Pennies

cup

business

the eggs

1 I saw a robin gathering straw

3 She laid four blue eggs

Word Relationships

u s
y
a g e
20
e

Common Phrases

right
sweet
lost
effect
fun
business
easy
gentlemen
alive
pots

fish and

2 She built a nest

4 Baby birds hatched from

I said Okay do a trick first

Rover whined for a treat
I gave him a dog biscuit
He danced on his hind legs

Wr te a ist of adjectives on each bucket to fit the buckets category

15

2
1
4
3

15

Week 9 Day 5

Some words like hammer and nails and salt and pepper just go together

13

My name is Emma
Hi what is your name?
Its nice to meet you Emma

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Choose a word from the box to

trial and

2
1
3

111

10

o
k
l
l

11

Fun and Games

11

5 A ring is round and a box is

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cause and

1 The pepper sp lled out of

113

Firefighters put out the fire

Lightning struck the barn
The barn caught on fire

How It Is

112

sooner
chips
order
sugar
bacon
shine
error
name
cup
cents

3
1
2

Scho a t c

apples

the jar

Find the answers in the story Write them in the puzzle

ary.
will v
swers flowers

3 We bu lt a snowman
1 Low gray clouds drifted in
2 It began to snow hard

Summ r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

Busy squirrels play near the brook

I see a

Large

You can enjoy breathing in the fresh air near the brook

I love

2 He slid down the slide

1 He climbed up the ladder
3 He landed on his feet

Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line

sparkling

3 I sneezed
2 My nose began to itch

Snakes are very good at hiding Most snakes can camouflage themselves
into their environment That means they have different colors and patterns on
their bodies that allow them to blend in with the colors and patterns of things
around them Camouflage helps them hide from their enemies and helps them
be sneaky when they are trying to capture something to eat For example
the emerald tree boa lives in the jungle Its green skin makes it nearly invisible
among the green leaves of the trees Rattlesnakes ive in rocky dry places
The patterns of black tan and brown on their backs help them blend in w th
their rocky environment The horned viper ives in the desert ts skin is the same
color as sand where it burrows underground It is hard to see unless it is moving
Also some snakes that are harmless look very similar to venomous snakes The
harmless mi k snake is colored orange w th yellow and black stripes much like
the poisonous coral snake The enemies of the mi k snake mistake t for a coral
snake because they look so much al ke

clear

3 He ate the sandwich

2 He spread some je ly on them
1 He got out two pieces of bread

Week 9 Day 4

An adjective is a word that descr bes a person place or thing

Large fish swim in the brook

Sneaky Snakes

A Read each sentence Write the adjective that describes the underlined noun
on the line

1 She planted the seeds

3 Big pink flowers bloomed
2 Tiny green shoots came up

Following D rections

Adject ves

It has clear water

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We live near a sparkling brook

2 I took a shower
1 I got out of bed
3 I got dressed

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Adjectives

G
S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es K & 1

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Insects eat many different things

common

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

2 She goes to two schools

Scho a t c nc

common

1 The girl ikes to learn

Scho a t c nc

Sequencing means putting the events of a story n the order in which they happened

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought

A fragment is an incomplete thought

2 Their names are Ju ius and May

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es K & 1

Scrambled Eggs

Wr te S for sentence or F for fragment

A Is the underlined word a common noun or a proper noun?

Write common or proper

Sequencing

Sentence Fragments

Dinnertime

A common noun names any person place or thing A proper noun names a
particular person place or thing A proper noun begins with a capital letter

Common Nouns

Week 9 Day 3

Week 9 Day 2

Nouns

Scho a t c

Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Week 9 Day 2

Common or Proper?

words that describe

how something feels

words that describe

weather

words that describe

feelings

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

Make a mystery bag by putting a secret object inside. Tell someone about the
object inside using describing words!
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Week 10 Day 2

Week 10 Day 1

Antonyms

Whose Is It?

Steve works in a candy store He puts candy into boxes Each box has 10
spaces Steve has 32 candies Try to draw 32 candies in the boxes below Wr te
the number of candies in each box on the line Write the number of any leftover
candy at the bottom of the page

The Opposite Of. . .

A noun can show who owns something To do this add an [] and s

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence and

wr te it on the line

Joe is packing for a trip He needs to pack everything on the ist Each object
belongs to a different family member Study the picture to learn who owns each
thing Then write it on the suitcase

1 Rich is the opposite of poor and weak is the opposite of

A strong

10

Box 1:

B day

strong

C fra l

answer

2 Give is the opposite of take and ask is the opposite of

A get

B answer

C teacher

play

3 Help is the opposite of harm and work is the opposite of

A hurt

Emma

10

Box 2:

B try

C play

4 Good is the opposite of bad and rough is the oppos te of

A smooth

B bumpy

smooth

C mean

far

5 Over is the opposite of under and near is the oppos te of

A middle
Kevin

skateboard
bowl

Dad

hat
sunglasses
Order may vary.

Fred

C here

unsafe

6 Warm is the opposite of cool and safe is the opposite of

bone
teddy bear

A afraid

B cold

C unsafe

late

7 Cloudy is the opposite of sunny and early is the opposite of

Kevins skateboard

Dads sunglasses

Sams bowl

Freds bone

Emmas teddy bear

Moms hat

B far

Mom

A late

B day

C timely

8 Top is the opposite of bottom and front is the opposite of

A whole

B back

back

C side

Discuss with someone why you did not choose the other words.

Scho a t c nc

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Scho a t c nc

Leftover candies

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

E tra

Scho a t c nc

10

Box 3:

Joe

Sam

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Summer Express (between grades 2 & 3) Scholastic Teaching Resources

Week 10 Day 2

Possessives

Divis on

Candy Boxes

On another sheet of paper write a story about Joes family and their trip
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120

122

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hot

Name

water

Should that monkey be driving a bus?

Make as many compound words as you can by joining

words in boxes that connect vertically, horizontally,
or diagonally. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper. There are 20 compound words to round
up in each puzzle.

Compound Roundup

green

house
lash

ever
eye

round

way

up

ball

brow

pit
lid

fa l

should that monkey be driving a bus

back

cho as c nc

vine

grape
apple
lamp

butter

box
mail

shade

fruit

hop
proof

car

fire
cave
top

sand

sea
food

place

scotch
coach
fly

stage
shore
shell
weed

sick

hole
dragon

back

pine
bone

fire
wish

shoe
walk

shine
hot

cone
door
knob

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4
pick

drop

day

gum

paste

red

cage

tooth

home dream

wind

bug

mill

lady

robe

bed

tub

bath

spread

cold

Geomet ic Shapes

Where the Sun Shines

Shape Sleuth
Read the riddle Then circle the answer

bird

ache

thing

some

head

ine

fore

how

any

light

body

light

hair

cut

tail

print

brush

toe

pony

stool

mate

life

pig

stick

class

time

chop

way

room

mush

Florida is known for its pleasant weather. In fact,

it has earned the nickname Sunshine State. As
a result of its warm, sunny climate, Florida is a
good place for growing fruits, such as oranges and
grapefruits. Many older people go to live in Florida.
They enjoy the good weather. Northerners on
vacation also visit Florida for the same reason.

over

moon

saw

guard

where

work

step

foot

mare

night

Read the paragraph Then complete the

cause and effect map

Cause

I have no corners I look

more ike a baseball
than a dime

I have three corners

and three sides I look
like a sa l on a small boat

a square

a pentagon

b circle

b cylinder

c sphere

c triangle

Effects

S mmer E pr ss Betw en Grad s 2 & 3

good for growing

oranges and grapefruit

Florida has
warm, sunny climate

I have six sides I look

more ike a g ft box
than a newspaper

Put me on my side and

I can roll I look like
a soup can

a pyramid

a cylinder

b hexagon

b cube

c rectangular prism

c circle

every

rain

stand

spoon

under

pea

cup

cake

suit

board

worm

snow

bow

earth

storm

b ack

see

thing

man

home

vacationers visit there

During which season do most people probably

go to Florida? Tell why you think so

I look ike a party hat

and something that
stops traffic

I have four sides I look

more ike a door than
a bu lding

a square

a triangle

b cone

b octagon

c sphere

c rectangle

card

drop

bill

fold

tea

pit

case

cock

brief

brain

Scho a t c nc

ship

wear

5
S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

hand

shake

older people
go to live there

Scho a t c nc

fog

time

pants

cuffs

ache

lip

horn

stick

quake

kick

pull

blue

drum

skate

over

due

ear

board

bench

work

end

bean

score

surf

bag

week

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Cause and E fect

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

Week 10 Day 5

called Sunshine State

Sc ol st c nc

sun

On another sheet of paper, draw your own picture of a wacky world. Write two
questions about your picture.

123

set

Is that my mother covered in spots?

Pick three objects from the picture and write a complete sentence to
tell where each object is
Answers will vary.

side

trip

is that my mother covered in spots

burn

cap

h over the bed

8 poster

aw

f at the window
g near the desk

bell

hall

e in the bed

7 dog

line

umm r Exp ess Be ween Gr des 2 & 3

5 cat

Can elephants rea ly lay eggs?

out

d behind the trash basket

can elephants rea ly lay eggs

cyc e

4 plane

fit

c under the bed

motor

3 shoe

6 computer

Scho a t c nc

flag

ee
a above the door
b on the desk

Scho a t c

S mmer Expr ss Be ween Gra es 2 & 3

a
1 chair
2 bear

way

Did you see feathers on that crocodile?

po e

did you see feathers on that crocodile

air

Summer Exp e s Be ween G ades 2 & 3

man

yard

Why is that car in a tree?

play

hog

why is that car in a tree

ground

melon

window
high
chair

An asking sentence is called a question It begins

with a capital letter and ends with a question mark (?)
Write each question correctly

pen

often helps tell where something is

stick

A p ep

Study the picture Find each tem in the column on the left Then draw a line
to the words that tell where it is The prepositions are underlined

deep

Questions

Wacky World

arm

Week 10 Day 3

Preposit ons

wheel

Week 10 Day 3

ee

drive

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