1. March is Music in Our Schools Month. Pretend you could only
communicating by playing instruments instead of talking or
gesturing. What instrument would you use? Explain.
Carlos
Friday
March 2, 2012
Johnny Linder
Ryan EricJoshua
David Adolfo
Ricardo Jose Angel
Natalie
Cameron Cincere
Alan G Brianna
Alan R Ramon Joey
Massire
Gia
Brian Elizabeth
Emma
Andres
Sualee
Nyashia
Matthew Mitzy
Roxana
Max Christopher Christian

2. Morning Writing
March is National Craft
Month. Pretend your
assignment is to explain to
a first­grade class how to
make your favorite craft.
What would you teach
them to make, and why do
you think they would like it?
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use loose­
leaf (lined) paper. Hand in once you are
finished. The work will be graded.

3. Daily Warm­Up #12
Cottontail Rabbit
2.13.12 Morning Reading ­ June Bugs
Take a handout from the bin
in front of the classroom.
Use your SMART Clickers to
answer the questions.
Return the handout (with
your name written on it) and
the clicker once you are
finished.

4. Reading ­ Goin' Someplace Special (p. 404)
Simile and Metaphor
Similes make comparison using
the words like or as.
A metaphor is a figure of speech
that describes one thing as
something else.
Robin is such a mule, no one could make
her join the Book Club.
What does the metaphor such a mule mean
in the above statement?
A. Hard working B. Lives in a farm
C. Very stubborn D. Lazy

5. Reading ­ Goin' Someplace Special (p. 404)
Character Setting

6. Reading ­ Goin' Someplace Special (p. 404)
Reading Homework
Writing Activity (notebook)
Suppose that you live in the 1960s
and work for the civil rights
movement. Write a news article
describing your experience.

7. Math ­ Simplify Fractions (p. 214)
simplest form
A fraction is in simplest
form when 1 is the
only common factor
of the numerator and
denominator.

8. Math ­ Simplify Fractions (p. 214)
How To Simplify Fractions
Divide the numerator and denominator by
a common factor.
Repeat until the fraction is in simplest form.

11. Math ­ Simplify Fractions (p. 214)
Try It
Write each fraction in simplest form
Exercise 1 ­ 6 on page 214
Exercise 7 ­ 30 on page 215

25. Math ­ Simplify Fractions (p. 214)
Math Homework
Simplify Fractions
handout

27. Spelling ­ Words of the Week

28. Spelling ­ Words of the Week
1. slogan 11. global
2. woolen 12. bushel
3. listen 13. marvel
4. heron 14. barrel
5. frighten 15. practical
6. lengthen 16. pretzel
7. captain 17. fable
8. mountain 18. chuckle
9. sandal 19. angle
10. signal 20. nozzle

29. Spelling ­ Word Meanings
Synonyms
Write the spelling word that comes closest in meaning to
each word below.
11. worldwide
12. motto
13. story
14. laugh
15. useful
16. scare
17. container
18. wonder

30. Spelling ­ Word Sorts
Spelling Homework
Study for exam on
Monday.

31. Homework Summary ­ Friday, March 2, 2012
Reading
Writing Activity (notebook)
1. Suppose that you live in the 1960s and work for the civil rights movement.
Write a news article describing your experience.
Math
1. Simplifying Fractions ­ handout
Spelling
1. Study for exam

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