Student Choice Reading Homework Menu



Student Choice Reading Homework Menu

Instead of worksheets in reading class this year, we will use a weekly homework choice menu to create higher level thinking opportunities at home.

The weekly homework menu is designed to be completed on your family's timetable in a "pick and choose" fashion. The menu lists spelling/vocabulary, writing, and reading activities. Your child is to choose at least one activity from EACH COLUMN. Each assignment has been assigned a point value. Your activities MUST add up to 10 or more points by the end of the week. The activities will be completed in your child’s reading folder. Some of the activities will not require paper (these activities are starred), so you can just date, list and initial the activity in the reading folder. Please note that there will be one mandatory activity that will have to be completed weekly. The written activities should not take more than 10-15 minutes. I will send the next week’s spelling and vocabulary list home each Friday for those that want to get started completing the activities. The words can also be found on my website.

Please keep this menu attached to the front cover of your child’s reading folder so your child can have it every week to do their homework with. I will post this menu on my class website in case you misplace it or need another copy. At the top of each activity please label the subject (spelling, writing, and reading).

Try to encourage your child to complete different activities weekly rather than always doing the same one. I would like for them to challenge themselves with varied activities. Help them to remember the purpose of this homework is to promote higher level reading, writing, and thinking skills. Please email me if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your help and support at home!

 

Miss Arbuckle

carbuckle@oxford.k12.ms.us

 

Student Choice Reading Homework

Each week, you may choose from the activities listed below. You must choose at least one activity from EACH COLUMN.  Each assignment has been assigned a point value. Your activities MUST add up to 10 or more points by the end of the week!  The homework is due each Friday.

Complete the activities you choose in your reading folder.  Use the Spelling and Vocabulary Words for these activities (sent home each week).  Make sure you have your parent write a note in your reading folder if you complete an activity with a      . 

|SPELLING/ VOCAB ACTIVITIES |WRITING ACTIVITIES |READING ACTIVITIES |

| |Write a letter to a character in our book using|Read a nonfiction book, article, or magazine and |

|Write your spelling words in alphabetical (ABC) order. (1 pt) |correct letter writing format. |write 5 facts |

| |(2 pts) |from the text. |

| | |(2 pts.) |

| | |Read your AR book for 30 minutes and illustrate what|

|Write your spelling words and |Write a paragraph using at least 5 compound |you read and write 5 adjectives in the picture |

|underline the vowels. (1 pt) |words. Underline the compound words. (2 pts) |describing what you read. |

| | |(2 pts) |

| | |Read your AR book for 30 minutes.  Make a list of |

|Write each vocabulary word in a sentence and draw a picture |Write a creative story using your own |the characters and write 4 character traits each |

|illustrating each word.  (2 pts) |characters, setting, problem and solution. (3 |character possesses. |

| |pts) |(2 pts) |

| |ABC brainstorming:  write one word for each | |

|Sort your spelling words by syllables.  |letter of the alphabet that describes |Read a fun article in a magazine,newspaper, or |

|(1 pt) |our story. (2 pts) |online. |

| | |(1 pt) |

| | |[pic] |

| |Write a paragraph containing at least 10 | |

|Sort your spelling words into parts of speech |adjectives, 5 common nouns, and 5 proper nouns.|Read your AR book for 30 minutes and write 4 |

|(nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs). |Circle all adjectives and underline all nouns. |sentences explaining what author’s purpose is and |

|(3 pts) |(2 pts) |how you know. |

| | |(3 pts.) |

| |Write a persuasive essay containing at least 2 | |

|Write a story using all your vocabulary words and 5 of your |paragraphs. This essay must contain a variety |Read a nonfiction book about a topic you are |

|spelling words. Highlight or underline your words. |of |interested in. |

|(2 pts) |vivid verbs. |(1 pt) |

| |(3 pts) |[pic] |

| |Write about how you feel about the main |Read your AR book for 30 minutes and tell someone in|

|Play 2 games or activities on using our |character in the story we are reading in class.|your house what you read and about the characters. |

|list for the week. (1 pt) |Compare and contrast yourself to the character.|(2 pts) |

|[pic] |(3 pts) | |

| Mandatory Activity (1 pt) |

| |

|This is done EVERY night |

|¬     Read your AR book for 20 minutes and summarize what you’ve read to an adult. |

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