Week 31 · Day 2 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 31, Day 2
Mathematics
I can find different rectangles with the same area and compare their perimeters.
Look: area 8
- Find factor pairs: 1 by 8 and 2 by 4.
- Perimeters: 1 by 8 is 18 and 2 by 4 is 12.
- The one closer to a square has the smaller perimeter.
Find every rectangle with an area of 20 square units. Record each one.
| Sides | Area | Perimeter |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
1 by ____
- 2.
2 by ____
- 3.
4 by ____
- 4.
Which rectangle with an area of 20 has the smallest perimeter?
Solve.
- 5.
Ethan has 28 square tiles. He makes a 2 by 14 rectangle. What is its perimeter?
- 6.
What pattern do you see when the area stays the same?
Challenge: List every rectangle with an area of 28 and circle the one with the smallest perimeter.
Materials: square tiles or grid paper
Practice page · Week 31, Day 2
English Language Arts
I can revise by combining choppy sentences with joining words.
Look: compound and complex sentences
- And, but, or, so join two whole sentences: 'Owls hunt at night, and they sleep all day.'
- Because, when, after join a sentence to a part that cannot stand alone.
- 'Owls hoot when they call to each other' is a complex sentence.
Write simple, compound or complex for each sentence.
- 1.
Foxes dig dens.
- 2.
Foxes dig dens, and they raise their pups there.
- 3.
Foxes hide in dens when the weather is cold.
- 4.
Combine with but: 'Owls can see well at night. They cannot move their eyes.'
- 5.
Combine with because: 'Owls turn their heads. They cannot move their eyes.'
- 6.
Adding a linking word is revising or editing?
○ revising○ editing
Fill in the missing letters to spell the tricky word.
- 7.
We had en___gh snacks for everyone.
- 8.
I th___ght about my report all day.
Challenge: In a conference, your partner asks a question about your draft. Finish: 'After our talk, I now think ____ because ____.'
Practice page · Week 31, Day 2
Science
I can compare plants of the same kind that grow in different places.
Two-Place Plant Hunt. Find one kind of plant in two places. Measure and compare.
| What I check | Place 1 | Place 2 |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
The kind of plant I studied: ____
- 2.
How are the two places different?
Think about what you saw.
- 3.
Is the plant in the second place a different kind of plant?
○ yes○ no - 4.
Which part of the environment do you think made the biggest difference? Why?
- 5.
Bean cups: what do you see in each cup today?
Challenge: A pine tree on a windy cliff grows short and bent. A pine of the same kind in a calm park grows tall and straight. Why?
Materials: ruler · bean cups from Day 1
Practice page · Week 31, Day 2
Social Studies
I can use smart spending tips to decide whether and where to buy.
Look: compare prices
- Find the same item at two stores.
- Subtract the lower price from the higher price.
- The difference is how much you keep by choosing the lower price.
Spend Detective: compare 3 items in two flyers with an adult. Fill in the table.
| Item | Store A | Store B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
- 1.
The same backpack is $21 at Store A and $16 at Store B. How much less is it at Store B?
- 2.
An 8-pack of crayons is $2. A 24-pack is $5. How much would three 8-packs cost? Which is the better deal?
Answer each question.
- 3.
A toy that was $30 is on sale for $20. You did not plan to buy it. How much would you still spend?
- 4.
An ad says "Hurry, today only!" Which tip helps most?
○ Wait a day before a big purchase.○ Buy two.○ Spend money you do not have. - 5.
Name two more smart spending tips.
Challenge: Why is a sale only a good deal if you already planned to buy the item?
Materials: two store flyers or printed web pages (with an adult)