Week 4 · Day 3 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 4, Day 3
Mathematics
I can use an array of rows and columns to show multiplication.
Look: an array
- An array has equal rows. Rows go across. Columns go down.
- 2 rows of 7 dots shows 2 × 7 = 14.
- Turn it: 7 rows of 2 shows 7 × 2 = 14. The total stays the same.
Draw each array. Write the total.
- 1.
2 × 8
- 2.
3 × 6
- 3.
4 × 5
Answer each question.
- 4.
An array has 5 rows and 3 columns. How many in all?
- 5.
Turn a 4 × 6 array. Write the new multiplication sentence.
- 6.
A muffin pan has 4 rows of 6 cups. How many muffins fit?
Challenge: Draw two different arrays that each show 16.
Materials: Graph paper (optional)
Practice page · Week 4, Day 3
English Language Arts
I can explain what a myth tells about the natural world.
Why the Moon Changes Shape: A Myth
This is a made-up myth, told the way people told stories long ago. Moon was a silver baker in the sky. Each month, she baked one giant round loaf. Every night, she cut a slice and gave it to the hungry stars. The loaf grew smaller and smaller until it was gone. Then Moon began a new loaf, a thin sliver at a time, until it was round and full again. That is why, the story says, the moon grows and shrinks each month.
Answer about the myth.
- 1.
What does this myth explain?
- 2.
Who is the magical character?
- 3.
What happens to the loaf each night?
- 4.
How does science explain the moon's changing shape?
○ We see different amounts of the moon's sunlit side as it travels around Earth.○ Someone cuts a piece off each night.○ The moon melts and freezes. - 5.
Finish: This myth explains ____.
Is the first syllable open or closed? Circle one.
- 6.
ma|ple
○ open (long vowel)○ closed (short vowel) - 7.
puz|zle
○ open (long vowel)○ closed (short vowel) - 8.
bu|gle
○ open (long vowel)○ closed (short vowel)
Challenge: Draw a three-panel comic of the moon myth.
Practice page · Week 4, Day 3
Science
I can observe that charged objects attract or repel without touching.
Rub a balloon on your hair or a wool sock, then do each test. Write attract or repel. Never put a balloon or balloon pieces in your mouth.
| Test | What I saw | Attract or repel? |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
Hold the balloon near some salt or pepper on a plate.
○ attract○ repel - 2.
Hold the balloon near a thin stream of water from a tap.
○ attract○ repel - 3.
Hang two rubbed balloons side by side.
○ attract○ repel
Answer the questions.
- 4.
What is static electricity?
- 5.
Is static electricity the same force as magnetism?
○ yes○ no - 6.
Finish: Static electricity is a non-contact force because ____.
Challenge: Why does your hair sometimes stand up after you pull off a wool hat?
Materials: 2 balloons (an adult blows them up) · a wool sock · a pinch of salt or pepper on a plate · string
Practice page · Week 4, Day 3
Social Studies
I can describe my region's climate and how it shapes life.
Record the average high temperature for our town.
| Month | Average high | Hot, mild or cold? |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
January average high:
- 2.
July average high:
- 3.
Our region is ____ (hot, mild or cold) and ____ (wet or dry).
Answer each question.
- 4.
"It is raining right now." Is this weather or climate?
○ weather○ climate - 5.
"Winters here are usually snowy." Is this weather or climate?
○ weather○ climate - 6.
Name 2 ways our climate changes how people live.
- 7.
Draw clothes for our hottest month and our coldest month.
Challenge: Why do oranges grow in Florida but not in Alaska?
Materials: a weather website or app