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July/August 2016
* Spelling words on the back *
Initialing each box indicates that your student has completed the homework and their nightly
reading of 15 minutes.
Monday
July
Tell your parent
about your favorite
part of your first
day of school.
Tuesday
Memorize your
student ID number.
25-29
Aug.
1-5
Aug.
8-12
Aug.
15-19
Aug.
22-26
You have just
discovered a new
animal in the jungle.
Draw and name it.
Figure out how many
days until your next
birthday.
Wednesday Thursday
EARLY RELEASE
Write your first
and last name five
times using
different colors in
your best writing.
Go outside and put
an ice cube on the
sidewalk. Guess how
long it will take to
melt and time it..
Write 3 sentences
about your
favorite cartoon
character.
Count by ones to
100..
EARLY RELEASE
Write five words
that rhyme with car.
Clap the beginning,
middle and end.
Write a story using
all five words and
draw a picture..
Practice you spelling
words for the week
by writing them in
three different
colors.
Make a list of 15
things in your house
that are the color
red.
Be creative and draw
a picture using each
of the following
shapes, at least once:
triangle., circle, oval,
square, and rectangle.
Draw and ABCB
pattern using
shapes. Underline
the 10th shape, put
and X on the 3rd
and draw a circle
around the 5th..
Write a letter to a
friend and think of
3 kind things to say
about them.
Ask your parents
to tell you what
you were like when
you were a baby.
EARLY RELEASE
Help your mom or
dad cook a meal.
Follow all the
directions they
give you. Write
down the recipe.
Spelling: find a
picture in a
magazine and use
as many spelling
words as you can
in a story about
your picture.
Count backwards
from 20, then try
from 30.
EARLY RELEASE
Draw a picture of
your family and
label it.
EARLY RELEASE
Have mom or dad
give you a
practice spelling
test then grade it
yourself.
September
2015
*Spelling words on the back of the
behavior calendar*
Aug.
29Sept
2
Sept.
6Sept. 9
Sept.
12-16
Sept.
19-23
Sept.
26-30
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
For each word below,
write a word that
means the opposite:
after, open, stop,
young, left, catch,
smile. Now put your
new list of words in
ABC order.
Telephone Addition
Choose 5 spelling words spell
them out on the keypad of a
telephone. Write the number
for each letter in the word.
Ex: mop = 667. Put plus signs
between the numbers and add
the numbers together to get a
total sum. Ex: mop - 6+6+7=
19.
Play a board game
with your family.
Write down the
first three
directions on how
to play the game.
Spelling - short i
Rhyme Time: See if
you can cut out
pictures that rhyme
with your spelling
words.
Write an addition story
problem about fruit. You can
use apples, bananas, oranges,
grapes, peaches and/or
pears.
Ask your parents
to tell you three
things that they
like about you.
Write these down
in complete
sentences.
No School
for
Labor Day
Read a story and discuss
these questions with an
adult: Who were the
characters? What was the
setting? What happened
at the beginning? The
middle? The end? Now
rewrite a new ending for
the story.
Spelling - short e
Write your spelling
words in ABC order
Spelling - short o
Use 2 plastic bags and 10
pennies. How many different
ways can you separate the
pennies into the 2 bags?
Write the addition
sentences. Example: 3 + 7
=10
Write down your
address and phone
number. Practice it
each night until you
have it memorized.
Spelling: Pick 3 of
your spelling words
then look in a book
and graph how many
times you find each
word.
Spelling – short u
Write a short story
using some of these
words: drum, bug,
bus, spun, plug
Read 15 minutes
Make a family fire
safety plan. Decide how
you will get out of your
house and where you will
meet. Go over all of the
important rules that will
keep you and your family
safe. Have a fire drill.
Use silverware and clear
the table to make 8
subtraction sentences.
Write a
description of the
outfit that you
are wearing and
then draw a
picture to match.
Read 15 minutes
Read 15 minutes
Read 15 minutes
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completed the homework and their nightly reading of 15
minutes.***
October
2015
Oct.
3-14
Monday
Tuesday
Fall Break
Fall Break
Read 15
minutes.
Read 15
minutes.
Play “On/Off” with a
parent Directions: Decide
on a number between 10 –
18 and collect that
number using pennies,
beans, cereal, paper clips,
etc. Get a piece of paper
and take turns tossing the
items. Count the number
of items on the paper and
the number of items off
the paper. Write those
numbers to make an
addition sentence.
Oct.
17-21
Oct.
Draw a picture of your
family. Write what
makes each person
special.
Read your favorite
story out loud to your
favorite stuffed
animals.
24-28
Wednesday
Thursday
Fall Break
Fall Break
Read 15
minutes.
Read 15
minutes.
Grab 2 big handfuls
of cereal, candy, or
another small item.
Estimate how much
cereal you grabbed.
Now count it. Were
you close? Did you
count by 10’s, 5’s
2’s or 1’s? Now try
counting it a
different way. Did
you get the same
answer?
Write your spelling
words on cards to
play memory. You
should make 2 cards
for each word.
*Bonus - What other
words can you think
of that have –s, -ed,
or -ing?
Write each number in
expanded notation.
Ex. 24 = 20 + 4.
Then decide if the
number is odd or
even.
Write your spelling
words in rainbow
colors.
58, 72, 19, 36, 94
Oct.
26-30
Find a store ad in the
newspaper. Does the ad
make you want to visit
the store? Explain why
to a parent.
Fold a blank piece of
paper in fourths to
make a book. Using your
spelling words and high
frequency words, write
a scary story. Be sure
to include the title and
the author.
Estimate how many
light switches are
in your house. Then
count them.
Write your spelling
words in whipped
cream, peanut butter,
or anything you can
eat.
***Initialing each box, indicates that your student has
completed the homework and their nightly reading of 15
minutes.***
November
2015
Monday
Oct 31-
Find three items
around your house
that are solids,
liquids and gases.
Rainbow write
the spelling
words using
crayons, or color
pencils.
Describe an
object in your
house to your
parents. Can they
guess what it is?
Then have them
describe an
object. Can you
guess what it is?
Write your
spelling words
with 2 colors.
Make the
consonant cluster
be one color and
the rest of the
letters another
color. Challenge:
Can you think of
other words that
begin with scr, spl
or scr?
Create a list of
your families first
names in ABC
order.
Nov 4
Nov.
7-10
Nov.
14-18
Tuesday
Word Endings – add –s, ed, -ing to each base
word and then read the
new words. Now try
using each new word in a
sentence orally.
skip
slam
spell
stop
swim
Make some of your
own math story
problems adding 3
numbers.
Create and answer 10
“unknown addend”
math problems with
your family.
Ex: 9 - ____ = 7
___ + 6 = 10
____ - 2 = 14
Draw a model to show
each of these numbers
that are written in
expanded notation. Now
write these numbers in
order from least to
greatest.
Ex- 2 tens and 3 ones
Thursday
Write an
invitation inviting
a family member
to your
Thanksgiving
feast.
No
School
Veterans
Day
Write your
teacher 3
sentences. Tell her
all about you using
descriptive words
.
89, 15, 47, 99, 34, 71
Nov.
21-25
Wednesday
No Spelling!!!
No Spelling!!!
No Homework!!!
No Homework!!!
No Spelling!!!
Happy
Thanksgiving
No Homework!!!
**Initialing each box indicates that your student has completed
the homework and their nightly reading of 15 minutes.**
December 2015
Nov.
28Dec.
2
Dec.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Create a list of 20
words that have a
silent letter in
them., then circle
the silent letters
with a crayon.
Build fact families
for the following
numbers:
2, 3, 5
7, 2, 9
13, 5, 8
Pick one of your
favorite books and
read it aloud to a
family member or
yourself.
Spelling: Find a
picture in a
magazine or book
and use as many
spelling words as
you can in a story
about your
picture.
On a piece of
paper write
your numbers
from 1 to 100
5-9
Dec.
12-16
Find 10 things
Tell someone
Pick a noun
in your house
in your home
(person,
that start with
3 things you
place or
the same
remember
thing) in your
letter. Make a
about
house and
list (you pick
landforms:
write a short
the letter)
islands, valley, story about it.
plains, etc.
Holiday Doll
Project and
Report Due
Friday Dec.
19th
Holiday Doll
Project and
Report Due
Friday Dec.
19th
Holiday Doll
Project and
Report Due
Friday Dec.
19th
Holiday Doll
Project and
Report Due
Friday Dec.
19th
Happy Holidays
No Homework
this week!
Happy Holidays
No Homework
this week!
Happy Holidays
No Homework
this week!
Happy Holidays
No Homework
this week!
Dec.
19-22
***Initialing each box, indicates that your student has
completed the homework of 15 minutes.***
January
2016
Spelling Words on Back
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Long O review:
Create a picture
with 5 long O
words in it. Such
as horse, toe,
hose.
Tell someone in
your home the
difference in salt
and fresh water
and what animals
live in each.
Practice
counting to
twenty out loud,
then try to count
backwards from
20 to 1.
Long E sound
review:
Write sentences
using the words
meat and meet
correctly.
Tell someone in
your home what
your favorite
science topic has
been so far:
plants, animals,
rocks.
Create a list of
words with the
long E sound. Try
to write as many
as you can in 3
minutes.
AI and AY review:
Create a list of 5
words with ay and
5 words with ai as
the vowels.
Tell someone in
your family what
the vowels are
and their sounds.
Practice writing
your name and
full address
correctly two
times.
Jan.
2-6
Jan.
9-13
Jan.
Write down 10
greater than or
less than
equations. Such
as:
45 < 82 or
124 > 112
No School
No Homework
17-20
Jan.
23-27
Skip count by 10
to 120, then skip
count to 50 by 5’s.
Early Release
February
2016
Spelling Words on Back
Jan.
30Feb3
1-5
Feb.
6-10
Feb.
13-17
Feb.
21-24
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
On a piece of
paper write your
numbers
backwards from
50 to 1.
Have a parent
describe an
object in your
house, using
describing
words. Can you
guess what it is?
Rainbow write
your spelling
words three times
each.
Write your
teacher 3
sentences. Tell
her all about you
using descriptive
words.
(adjectives)
Have someone in
your house give
you 4 numbers
and tell them 10
more and 10 less
for each number.
Create a list of
at least 10
Compound
Words.
(Example :
Campfire)
Create a rhyming
poem with
someone in your
family.
Write your
spelling words in
ABC (alphabetical)
order.
Locate up to 10
spheres or cubes
in your home.
(example: boxes
or balls)
Practice
creating and
answering a
story problem
adding 3
numbers and
illustrate it.
Create a word
list with the same
vowel sounds as
“moon”
Ew, ue, ou
Write two facts
about George
Washington and
Abe Lincoln.
President’s Day
No Homework
Think of 5
contractions and
tell someone in
your home which
2 words are
used to create
it. (isn’t = is,
not)
Tell someone in
your home 3
examples of
Earth’s natural
resources.
Brainstorm three
compound words.
Create three
sentences using
the compound
words.
***Initialing each box, indicates that your student has
completed the homework and their nightly reading of 15
minutes.***
March
2016
Spelling Words on Back
Feb. 27
Mar. 3
March
6-10
March
13-24
March
27-31
Monday
Tuesday
On a piece of
paper write your
numbers skip
counting my 2’s
from 0 to 100.
Write the
names of the
members in
your family in
alphabetical
order. (include
your pets if you
have any)
List ten
adjectives that
describe Jack
and Annie
Draw a picture with 5
things that have the
“ow/ou” sound like in
cow or house. Write
a sentence describing
something happening
in your picture.
No Homework
No Homework
Student Led
Conferences
Conferences.
By appointment
No School
Spring
Break
No School
Spring
Break
No School
Spring
Break
No School
Spring Break
Create 2 story
problems using
the numbers 2,9
and 11. Make
sure you create
one addition and
one subtraction.
Count how many
syllables are in
these words:
Balloon
Monkey
Cat
Bear
Butterfly
School
Your name
Wednesday
Write each word
adding –ed and –
ing to the
following words:
Pat, hug, bake,
wave, save
Write about if
you could travel
the world how
would you make
your journey and
where would you
go>?
Thursday
Rainbow write
your spelling
words. (Use 3
different colors
to write your
spelling words)
Write your
spelling words in
alphabetical
order starting
with z.
***Initialing each box, indicates that your student has
completed the homework and their nightly reading of 15
minutes.***
Spelling Words on Back
April
3-7
April
10-13
April
17-21
April
24-28
April
2016
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Write down as
many addition
problems as
you can that
equal 31
Read a book
outdoors for at
least 15 minutes
Write 5
sentences about
your favorite
planet and read
it to your
parents
Write five words
with each of the
these vowel pairs:
• ou
• ea
• ai
• oy
• oa
Measure and
write down 5
items that are
6 inches in
length
. Write about
what you would
like to learn
before the end
of First Grade
Write your
spelling words
using a
flashlight in a
dark room
Write down
your
afterschool
schedule to the
nearest hour or
half hour
Make a tree
map of things in
your house that
are solids,
liquids, and
gases
Write down
three
responsibilities
you have in your
family
Put your spelling
words in order
from longest to
shortest
Count to 50
starting with
the number 18,
then 22, then
34.
Stop in the
middle of
reading a story
and think of 5
questions you
have. Now keep
reading and look
for the answers.
Write 10 words
that have the
prefix un-, re-,
and dis-
Write a short
story and
present it to
your entire
family
No School
Spring Holiday
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completed the homework and their nightly reading of 15
minutes.***
May 2016
Spelling Words on Back
May
1-5
May
Monday
Tuesday
Divide a paper
into four
sections. Draw
four clocks.
Draw in the
hour and minute
hands to show
3:00, 8:30,
12:00, and 1:30.
Write 3
sentences.
Underline the
nouns in red.
Circle the verbs in
blue.
Write your
spelling words in
bubble letters.
Skip count by 5’s
to 150.
Skip count by
2’s to 100.
Skip count by 3s
to 99.
After reading or
listening to a story
try to retell all
the important
parts without
looking at the
book!
Write spelling
words in ABC
order
Write your own
story problems
with numbers
under 20.
See how fast
you can answer
math facts with
the number 4.
(i.e. 4+3=?)
Clap out the names
of the people in
your family. Who
has the most
syllables? Who
has the least?
Stop in the
middle of reading
a story and think
of 5 questions
you have. Now
keep reading and
look for the
answers!
Draw, write or
glue at least 3
different ways to
make 75 cents.
8-12
May
15-19
May
22-26
Wednesday
Thursday
No Homework – Last
week of school 
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completed the homework and their nightly reading of 15
minutes.***
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completed the
homework and
their nightly
reading of 15
minutes.
Spelling Activities
* Write each word and circle the vowels (a,
e, i, o, u).
* Write each word and circle the
consonants.
* Make flash cards for studying your words.
*Write the words and a synonym (similar
word) for each word.
* Write the words and an antonym (opposite
word) for each word.
* Draw a picture and “hide” the words in the
picture.
* Write a story using most of your words.
* Make a spelling rainbow.
* Write spelling definitions.
* Write your words and write if they are a
noun, verb, adjective, compound word.
Educational
Websites
Cool Math
math games for students
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Interactive Reading Websites
multiple websites that provide an assortment of games
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-read.htm
Teacher Vision
Language Arts games
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-and-languagearts/games/5831.html
Gamequarium
Language Arts
http://www.gamequarium.com/languagearts.htm
Sight Word Vocabulary
help with sight words and phonics to increase vocabulary
http://www.candohelperpage.com/sightvocab_1.html
Internet 4 Success
help in all areas
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm
Education Place
math practice
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/index.html?x=81&y=3
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Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Funbrain
active learning in all areas
http://www.funbrain.com/
BrainPop Jr
science, social studies, math, and more
http://www.brainpopjr.com/
PBS Kids
For active learning in math, reading, science and
more.
http://pbskids.org/
Starfall
reading and phonics practice
http://www.starfall.com/
Smithsonian Institute for Kids
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/