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Name ____________________ Weekly Homework Packet Due on Friday, January 19 A. READING Directions: It is important for students to read a minimum of 20 minutes each night. Silent reading and reading aloud is encouraged. To document this reading has been completed, please sign below. ______________________________________________ Parent Signature B. Reading/Comprehension/Writing Directions: Think about the book you are reading this week for your 20 minutes of nightly reading. Write a letter to one of your friends telling them whether they should read your book or not. Tell them a little bit about your story, and give them some reasons why they would or would not enjoy the story themselves. You should use good letter writing skills, and your letter should have at least 6 good sentences. ___________________________ Title of book Dear _______________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ _____________________ . Grammar Weekly Skill – Adjectives Review: An adjective describes a noun in a sentence. i.e. The little brown puppy wagged his tail. I told everyone about the good news. Directions: In each blank, write one adjective that could be used to describe both nouns. 1. ________ sweater, blanket 2. ________ candle, flashlight 3. ________ cake, bubble gum 4. ________ watch, earrings 5. ________ tape, candy 6. ________ pillow, teddy bear 7. ________ joke book, clown nose 8. ________ suit, shoes 9. ________ scooter, video game 10. ________ radio, whistle Directions: Use 2 adjectives in a row to describe each noun. 11. __________ , __________ apple 12. __________ , __________flower 13. __________ , __________ toast 14. __________ , __________ kite 15. __________ , __________ sky D. Spelling (Unit 17) Core Words: sure knew it’s try told Review Words: people said should since something Directions: Choose 2 of the following activities to practice the spelling words above. Place a check next to each activity you choose. Use the back of this page if you run out of room. _____ A. Backwards Words Write your spelling words forwards and then backwards. _____ B. Triangle Spelling Write your words to form a spelling triangle. _____ C. Consonants Write your words and circle the consonants in each word. _____ D. Consonants and Vowels Write your words using one color for all of the consonants and a different color for all of the vowels (Hint: vowels are a,e,i,o,u). _____ E. ABC Order Write your words in ABC order. _____ F. Reversed ABC Order Write your words in backwards ABC order, starting with “z”. _____ G. Syllables Write each spelling word and beside it write the number of syllables each word has. _____ H. Tongue Twisters Write tongue twisters using each of your CORE words. _____ I. Poetry Write a poem using all of your CORE spelling words. _____ J. Jokes Make up jokes using all of your CORE spelling words.