3
    Third GradePowered by ThirdGrade.com
    ← Back to Day 5
    Answer key

    Week 2 · Day 5 Practice Pages

    Practice page · Week 2, Day 5

    Mathematics

    I can solve addition word problems and get ready for my weekly check.

    Look: solve a word problem

    1. Read the whole problem and picture the story.
    2. Underline the numbers. Decide: are groups being joined?
    3. Estimate first, then solve and check that your answer makes sense.

    Estimate, then solve. Show your work.

    1. 1.

      Kai picked 186 strawberries. His sister picked 147. How many strawberries did they pick altogether?

    2. 2.

      A school bought 250 red balloons and 375 blue balloons. How many balloons did it buy?

    3. 3.

      Three teams collected 132, 205 and 118 cans. What is the total?

    Get ready: mixed review.

    1. 4.

      140 + 250 = ____

    2. 5.

      463 + 219 = ____

    3. 6.

      388 + 245 = ____

    4. 7.

      Zoe had some shells. She gave away 45. Now she has 120. How many did she have at first? Add or subtract?

    Challenge: Write an addition story about 315 + 178. Solve it.

    Practice page · Week 2, Day 5

    English Language Arts

    I can get ready by reviewing traits, grammar words and vowel teams.

    Get ready: circle trait or not a trait.

    1. 1.

      brave

      ○ trait○ not a trait
    2. 2.

      freckled

      ○ trait○ not a trait
    3. 3.

      sleepy

      ○ trait○ not a trait
    4. 4.

      patient

      ○ trait○ not a trait

    Answer each one.

    Word bank: beach · boat · dream · sleep

    1. 5.

      Underline the adverb: The dog barked loudly.

    2. 6.

      Write it with 's: the bike that belongs to my sister

    3. 7.

      Finish with a word from the list: We built a sandcastle at the ____.

    4. 8.

      Finish with a word from the list: At night I ____ and ____.

    Challenge: Write one sentence that compares two animals with an -er word.

    Practice page · Week 2, Day 5

    Science

    I can get ready by drawing arrows for balanced and unbalanced forces.

    Get ready: my block tower test. Build it, then fill in each part.

    1. 1.

      Draw your tower standing still. Add arrows for gravity and the table.

    2. 2.

      You push the top block from one side. What happens?

    3. 3.

      Why did the top block move?

    Mixed review. Answer each one.

    1. 4.

      Three kids push a cart forward and one kid pushes back. Which way will the cart move?

    2. 5.

      Draw two arrows that show balanced forces on a box.

    Materials: building blocks

    Practice page · Week 2, Day 5

    Social Studies

    I can get ready by sorting community clues.

    Get ready: write U for urban, S for suburban or R for rural.

    1. 1.

      tractor

    2. 2.

      taxi stand

    3. 3.

      cul-de-sac

    4. 4.

      orchard

    5. 5.

      skyscraper

    6. 6.

      driveway and lawn

    Answer the question.

    1. 7.

      Which type of community would you choose? Give two reasons.

    Challenge: Write a clue sentence for a suburb, like a riddle.