Week 27 · Day 1 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 27, Day 1
Mathematics
I can review fractions as equal parts and place fractions on a number line.
Review
- The denominator tells how many equal parts.
- The numerator tells how many parts we count.
- On a number line, count equal jumps from 0.
Answer each question.
- 1.
A circle has 6 equal parts. 4 are shaded. What fraction is shaded?
- 2.
Split a rectangle into thirds. Shade 1/3.
- 3.
How many pieces of size 1/8 make 4/8?
- 4.
Is 8/8 less than, equal to or greater than 1?
○ less than 1○ equal to 1○ greater than 1
Draw a number line for each one.
- 5.
Place 5/8 on a 0 to 1 line.
- 6.
Place 5/4 and 3/2 on a 0 to 2 line.
- 7.
Yara walks 2/3 of a trail. Draw a 0 to 1 line and mark how far she walked.
Challenge: Which is closer to 2 on a number line: 7/4 or 5/4?
Practice page · Week 27, Day 1
English Language Arts
I can plan and write a short opinion piece with reasons, evidence and linking words.
Look: Opinion piece checklist
- Introduction: hook, topic, opinion.
- Body: a reason with evidence, starting with a transition.
- Conclusion: restate the opinion and add a call to action.
Topic: Should kids have one job to do at home every day? Plan your piece.
| Part | My short notes |
|---|---|
- 1.
Write a question hook about chores.
- 2.
Reason or evidence? 'My sister feeds the cat every morning in 2 minutes.'
○ Reason○ Evidence - 3.
Pick a linking word: 'Chores teach kids skills. ____, they help the family.'
○ In addition○ Because○ Although - 4.
What goes in a conclusion?
Circle the right homophone.
- 5.
The kids put ____ coats on the hook.
○ there○ their○ they're - 6.
Put the basket over ____.
○ there○ their○ they're - 7.
____ going to help after dinner.
○ There○ Their○ They're
Challenge: Write your piece on lined paper in 20 minutes. Circle your linking words.
Materials: lined paper · a timer
Practice page · Week 27, Day 1
Science
I can review weather tools, weather versus climate and climate regions.
Weather and Climate Stations. Write what you did at each station.
- 1.
Station 1: My full weather reading
- 2.
Station 2: How many cards did you sort correctly out of 6?
- 3.
Station 3: One place I found for each climate type
- 4.
Station 4: Our warmest and coldest months from the graph
Answer each review question.
- 5.
Each mark is 2 degrees. The liquid is 2 marks above 50. What is the reading?
- 6.
Which tool shows wind direction?
○ wind vane○ barometer○ rain gauge - 7.
Which climate type is very dry?
○ arid○ temperate○ tropical
Materials: your weather tools · a world climate map · review cards
Practice page · Week 27, Day 1
Social Studies
I can review the levels and branches of government.
Place each card on the grid by level and branch.
| Level | Makes laws | Carries out laws | Decides cases |
|---|---|---|---|
- 1.
Where does a librarian go on the grid?
- 2.
Where does the state legislature go?
- 3.
Where does the Supreme Court go?
Fill in your family's blanks with an adult.
- 4.
Our mayor or local leader is ______.
- 5.
Our governor is ______.
- 6.
Our U.S. senators are ______ and ______.
Answer the question.
- 7.
Who chooses a Supreme Court justice, and who approves?
Challenge: Put the four steps of a local decision in order.
Materials: ten job cards · the government grid