Week 5 · Day 4 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 5, Day 4
Mathematics
I can design a garden using arrays and multiplication.
Look: plan a garden
- Each kind of plant grows in its own array.
- 2 rows of 6 peppers is 2 × 6 = 12. 3 rows of 3 onions is 3 × 3 = 9.
- Add the products to find all the plants: 12 + 9 = 21.
My garden plan. Draw at least 3 arrays on the back or on graph paper and fill in the table.
| Plant | Rows | In each row | Multiplication sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
- 1.
Plant 1 array and sentence
- 2.
Plant 2 array and sentence
- 3.
Plant 3 array and sentence
- 4.
How many plants in my whole garden?
Solve.
- 5.
Write two different arrays that each make 18 plants.
- 6.
Zara's garden has arrays of 12, 15 and 8 plants. How many plants in all?
Challenge: Lettuce grows in 4 rows of 5. Beans grow in 5 rows of 4. Which has more plants?
Materials: Graph paper · Colored pencils
Practice page · Week 5, Day 4
English Language Arts
I can write my fable with dialogue and time words and share it aloud.
Look: dialogue in a fable
- Start by naming the characters and the setting.
- Use time words: first, then, later, at last.
- Punctuate talk: Fox said, "Wait for me!"
Practice the parts of your fable.
- 1.
Fix the punctuation: Rabbit said hurry up!
- 2.
Circle the time words: First the frog jumped. Later he got stuck. At last he learned to look.
- 3.
Write the opening sentence of your fable. Name the characters and setting.
- 4.
Write one line of dialogue from your fable.
- 5.
Read your fable aloud. Write one question a listener asked and your answer.
Finish each sentence with a word from the list.
Word bank: hop · cape · plane · paint
- 6.
The frog likes to ____ on lily pads.
- 7.
The ____ landed at the airport.
Challenge: Listen to an adult read a fable. Retell it in three sentences.
Practice page · Week 5, Day 4
Science
I can test whether a magnet's force can pass through different materials.
Put each material between the magnet and a paper clip. Did the clip lift?
| Material | Prediction | Clip lifted? (yes or no) |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
Did the magnet pull the clip through a cup of water?
- 2.
Did aluminum foil block the magnet?
Stack cardboard pieces one at a time until the clip will not lift.
- 3.
The magnet stopped lifting the clip at ____ layers.
- 4.
More layers put the magnet farther away, so the pull got ____.
○ stronger○ weaker - 5.
Why might an engineer want to know this?
Materials: a magnet and a paper clip · paper, cardboard pieces, a plastic lid, foil and cloth · a clear cup of water
Practice page · Week 5, Day 4
Social Studies
I can finish my relief map and give a map tour.
Make the key for your relief map.
| Color or symbol | What it means |
|---|---|
- 1.
Blue means:
- 2.
A star means:
- 3.
A dot means:
Plan your map tour.
- 4.
One landform on my map:
- 5.
One direction sentence about my map:
- 6.
How does one feature help people?
Challenge: Why does a map need a key?
Materials: dried salt-dough map · paints or markers · toothpicks and paper flags