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Calendar Skills
Fill in the missing numbers. Then answer the questions.
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November 2015Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 3 6 7
9 10 11
Veterans Day
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18 20 21
22 24 26
Thanksgiving Day
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1. Circle each date that has a 6. How many are there? __________________ 2. Which day of the week is November 17? ______________________________
3. Which holiday is on November 26? ____________________________________
4. Which holiday is on the second Wednesday in November?
___________________________________________________________________________
Draw a star on Veterans Day.Bonus
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Calendar Skills
Fill in the missing numbers. Then answer the questions.
December 2015Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2 3 5
6 Hanukkahbegins at sunset
8 11
14
16 17 19
20 22 25
Christmas
26 Kwanzaa begins
27 29
30
New Year’sEve
1. Which day of the week is December 1?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Hanukkah starts on December 6. Put a 4 on that date.
3. New Year’s Eve is on the last day of 2015. What is that date?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Which holiday begins one week after December 19?
____________________________________________________________________________
Which holiday is the day before Kwanzaa starts? Circle it.Bonus
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Correct the LetterLiam wrote a letter to his aunt, who is a veteran. Circle the capitalization mistakes in the letter. Then rewrite the letter below it.
L.2.2a Capitalization
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Dear Aunt rita,
Happy veterans Day! thank you for your hard work.
Thank you for Helping our country. i missed you when You
were in iraq. You are my hero.
Love,
liam
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What Should You Capitalize?• The first word of a sentence
• The letter “I” when you are talking about yourself
• A person’s name
• A specific place
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RI.2.1 Key Details
1. What is this article mostly about?
O Humvees O the Air Force O a mom who is a veteran
2. Use these words to complete the sentence: veteran soldier
Kayla was a _____________________ before she was a _____________________.
3. What is one thing that Kayla had to do to train to be a soldier?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is Kayla’s job now? ________________________________________________
5. What did Kayla learn in the Army? Write what she said.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6. Draw a picture of what Kayla drove in the Army.
Reading CheckpointUse “Our Mom, the Veteran” to answer the questions.
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___________________________________ date
DearHero,
Ithinkyouare___________________________________________________________
because____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thankyoufor_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
_____________________________________________ yourname
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Complete the Venn diagram with facts about Pilgrim and Wampanoag life in the 1620s.
ILLUSTRATED BY JANNIE HO
RI.2.3 Compare/Contrast
Pilgrim Life
Both
Wampanoag Life
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If I had lived in the 1620s, I would have been thankful for ____
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L.2.1 Writing Conventions
Being ThankfulUse “Growing Up in the 1620s” to help you complete the page.
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Today, I am thankful for _________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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RI.2.3 Sequencing
Hibernation Step-by-StepCut out the pictures below. Paste them in the correct order.
lPaste here
2Paste here
3Paste here
4Paste here
5Paste here
First, the bear eats a lot of food in the fall.
Then, the bear finds a place to hibernate.
Next, the bear hibernates all winter.
The bear wakes up.
Last, the bear runs and plays in the spring.
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RI.2.5 Text Features
A Text Feature HuntUse “Eat Up, Bear!” to answer the questions.
1. What is the headline on page 2 of the article?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. The article has three subheadings. One is “Getting Ready in the Fall.” Write another subheading.
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. One bold word is in the article. Write it. _______________________________ What does this bold word mean?
O to eat all winter O to gather food
O to run around O to rest all winter
4. Read the caption for the big photo at the top of page 2. What is the place where an animal hibernates called?
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Use the blue sidebar to tell two ways humans survive the winter. Use complete sentences.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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RI.2.1 Key Details
Be an Evergreen Expert Use “Green All Winter” to answer the questions.
1. Trees with leaves that fall off in autumn are called ___________________ .
O evergreen O deciduous O holly
2. The author says, “Evergreen trees are never bare.” What do you think bare means?
O brown O without leaves O green
3. Why are the seeds of a conifer tree inside its cones?
O to make the tree look pretty O to protect the seeds O to make the seeds easy to eat
4. What kinds of leaves can evergreen trees have? (There can be more than one answer.)
O flat, round leaves O leaves that fall off in autumn O leaves with lots of points
5. Which parts of an evergreen tree do animals use?
O only the top part O only the sap O every part of the tree
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Name:MD.2.8 Solve word
problems with money
Use the price list below to answer the questions.
1. Dan bought two holly bushes to plant in his front yard. How much did he pay?
Answer: ___________________
2. Sarah bought a spruce tree, a holly bush, and a fir tree. How much did they cost in all?
Answer: ___________________
3. Caleb brought $18 with him. He needs to buy three different trees. Which three trees does he have enough money to buy?
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________
Evergreen Plants Price List
$7.00$6.00$9.00$5.00
Fern PlantFir TreeHolly BushSpruce Tree
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