Week 34 · Day 2 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 34, Day 2
Mathematics
I can recognize rhombuses and parallelograms and tell how they relate to squares and rectangles.
Look: rhombus and parallelogram
- A rhombus has 4 equal sides. Its corners do not have to be square.
- A parallelogram has opposite sides that are the same length and run the same way.
- Push a square sideways and it becomes a rhombus.
List every name that fits each shape.
Word bank: quadrilateral · parallelogram · rectangle · rhombus · square
- 1.
A rhombus that leans to one side
- 2.
A rectangle that is not a square
- 3.
A long parallelogram that leans
- 4.
A square
Answer each question.
- 5.
What is a rhombus?
- 6.
Is a square a rhombus?
○ yes○ no - 7.
Kai pushes a straw square sideways. What shape does it become?
Challenge: Name a shape that is a parallelogram but not a rectangle.
Materials: straws · ruler
Practice page · Week 34, Day 2
English Language Arts
I can read with expression and use pictures and clues to fix my reading.
Look: clues for expression
- ! means strong feeling. ? means your voice goes up.
- Words like whispered or shouted tell you how loud to read.
- The picture shows the mood: dark colors or a scared face mean a tense moment.
The Storm
Thunder boomed. Mia hid under her blanket. 'Is it over?' she whispered. Then the lights went out! Her brother Sam clicked on a flashlight and made a shadow rabbit on the wall. Mia giggled. 'Do it again!' she shouted.
Use the story above.
- 1.
How should you read 'Is it over?'
○ loudly and angrily○ quietly, with your voice going up - 2.
How should you read 'Do it again!'?
○ loud and happy○ slow and sleepy - 3.
The picture shows Mia peeking out from a blanket. What mood does it show?
- 4.
Mia reads 'Thunder bloomed.' It does not make sense. What should she do?
- 5.
Which word makes sense? Sam clicked on a ____.
○ flashlight○ flash
Write the word that fits. Each one has a soft c or soft g.
Word bank: pencil · page · giant
- 6.
I sharpened my ____.
- 7.
Turn to the next ____.
- 8.
The ____ was as tall as a tree.
Challenge: Read the story twice: once flat and once with expression. What changed?
Practice page · Week 34, Day 2
Science
I can collect survey data and record it in a tally chart.
Data Collection. Ask each person kindly. Make one tally for each person.
| Choice | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
How many people did I survey?
- 2.
Add all my totals. Does the sum equal the number of people?
- 3.
Did I find variation?
Practice reading a tally chart.
- 4.
Kai surveyed hair texture: straight 6, wavy 3, curly 4. How many people did Kai survey?
- 5.
How do you show 7 with tally marks?
Challenge: Which choice is most common in your chart so far?
Materials: tally chart from Day 1 · clipboard or hardcover book · hand mirror
Practice page · Week 34, Day 2
Social Studies
I can check my progress toward my goal and adjust my plan.
Look: am I on track?
- Add the counts from each day.
- Subtract the total from the goal.
- The difference is how many more you need.
Sofia raised her goal from 30 to 40 hats. She collected 12 on Monday and 9 on Tuesday.
- 1.
How many hats so far?
- 2.
How many more does she need?
- 3.
Name one change that could help her collect more.
- 4.
The family does not agree on a change. What is a fair way to decide?
○ Each person gives a reason, then vote.○ The loudest person decides.○ Do nothing.
Action Day 2: make a bar graph of your counts.
- 5.
Draw one bar for each day and a dashed line at your goal.
- 6.
So far we have ____. We need ____ more.
Challenge: If Sofia collects 9 hats every day, how many more days will she need?
Materials: graph paper · action log