If there is a snow day, you can....
Use the computer:
reflexmath.com
readingeggs.com
studyisland.com
(These are sites you have accounts for. Other learning websites can be found on another page on this website.)
Read and Write:
Read a book for 30 minutes without stopping.
Read a book out loud to a favorite stuffed animal.
Read a book in the kitchen or in bed or in the living room or under a blanket with a flashlight.
Read a book to your mom or dad, then have them read one to you.
Read a nonfiction book. Draw pictures and write sentences to teach us the information that you learned.
Read a fiction book and name the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story.
Read a book while drinking hot chocolate.
Read a book by a male author.
Read a book by a female author.
Read a book with a number in the title.
Read a book about winter.
Read a book your mom or dad read when they were little.
Read part of the newspaper.
Read a book out loud in a funny voice.
Read a book with a one word title.
Story Starters: Remember, a story would be 5 or more sentences.
If I could be an animal, I would be...
If I could get any pet, I would get a ...
My favorite toy is...
I am always kind to _________ because...
I am helpful by...
I can be responsible at school by...
I like the cold weather because...
I don't like the cold weather because...
My parents would be proud of me at school because...
My teacher would be proud of me at home because...
What do you like to do in winter?
Write about what you would do with one wish.
Create a shopping list of 8 to 10 items to buy at the grocery store.
How many words can you find inside of the word UNDERSTANDING?
Make a list of items around your house that are made of paper.
Sight Words: On the web page title Language Arts, there is all of our spelling words. Practice reading them, pick some to write in ABC order, pick some to write in sentences, use salt or sugar to write your words in a pan, see how many of them you can find in written items around your house, use spelling ideas to practice the words you have trouble with.
Practice basic knowledge concepts:
1. Write first and last name.
2. Learn birthday-month, day, and year.
3. Recite address
4. Recite phone number learned for safety.
5. Say the days of the week in order: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
6. Read the days of the week.
7. Say the months of the year in order: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
8. Read the months of the year.
Other things to practice: tying shoes, buttoning and zipping, writing the alphabet, ...
Add, Subtract, and Do Math:
(Remember to show your thinking!!)
George had 8 pencils. Sara gave him 10 more pencils. How many pencils does George have now?
Count the number of sandals, shoes, and boots in your closet. Show how many of each with tally marks.
Make a list of things shaped like a rectangle around your house.
Erica went to the store. She bought 3 apples and 8 oranges. How many pieces of fruit did Erica buy?
Make a list of things shaped like a triangle around your house.
My mom bought some grapes and strawberries at the store. When I reached in the bag, I got 9 pieces. Show at least 3 combinations of the number 9.
Take the numbers in your phone and write them in order from smallest to largest.
Make a tally mark to show the number of tables and chairs in your house.
Design a new 120 chart. Write the numbers 1-120 in an unique way.
Count by twos, fives, and tens to 120.
Count backwards from 50-1.
There were 2 ladybugs on the flower. Each one had 6 spots. How many spots did they have altogether?
How many jumping jacks can you do in one minute? Have a grownup time you. Show the number with tally marks.
There were 6 frogs playing in the lake. Along came 3 more to join them. How many are there in all?
There are 3 horses on the farm. There are also 2 dogs and 1 cat. How many animals are there in all?
Look for things shaped like a quadrilateral (4 straight sides) around your house and make a list.
Bobby ate 4 cookies in the morning and 3 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did he eat in all?
There are 7 boys and 6 girls in line. How many students are in line?
Steve has 4 blue toy cars, 3 red toy cars, and 2 yellow toy cars. How many toy cars are there in all?
4 giraffes are eating leaves. 6 giraffes are taking a nap. How many giraffes are there in all?
The kitten ate 9 treats for breakfast. Then it ate 3 treats for lunch. How many treats did it eat in all?
I see 4 children and 2 dogs with muddy feet. How many muddy feet do I see?
Put the following numbers in order from least to greatest: 14, 8, 19, 23, 7, 12, 21
I have 12 pieces of fruit. Some are grapes. Some are strawberries. How many of each could I have? How many grapes? How many strawberries? Find as many combinations as you can.
There were 4 horses on the farm. Each horse ate 4 buckets of oats. How many buckets of oats were eaten?
I am thinking of a shape that has 4 straight sides. Draw a picture of as many shapes that it could be.
Caleb had 9 markers to color with. 3 markers dried up and he had to throw them out. How many markers did he have left?
Erin had 16 pennies in her pocket. She had a hole in her pocket. Some pennies fell out. Now she has 7 pennies. How many pennies fell out?
Jack had 12 toys to play with. He gave 4 of them to his brother. How many toys does he have left to play with?
Ms. Taylor had 10 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of boots underneath her bed. How many shoes and boots did she have under the bed?
Ms. Gribbin had 15 marbles. Then, she found some more. Now she has 22 marbles. How many marbles did she fing?
There are 5 children at the bus stop. How many feet are there?
Draw and write about: a hexagon, a trapezoid, and a rhombus.
Mrs. Hamilton had 42 pennies in her piggy bank. She spent 5 pennies on a sticker and 3 pennies on an eraser. How many pennies does she have left?
Mrs. Boyd had 25 cents, she bought a toy for 7 cents. How much money does she have left to spend?
Four children are playing on the playground. Ms. Chase called the children in for a snack. She had 12 cookies. How many cookies did each child get?
There are 3 cows and 2 dogs in the barn. How many legs are there altogether?
Mr. Cummings has 13 blocks. Ms. Harris has 15 blocks. Can they build a block tower that is 30 blocks tall? Why or why not?
There are 5 ducks, 3 frogs, and 6 fish in a pond. How many animals altogether?
Jaqueline had 10 cookies for a snack. She shared them with her friend Jaden. Jaden had 4 cookies. How many cookies did Jaqueline have?
Bradley had 12 toy cars. His friend gives him more cars. Now he has 18. How many cars did his friend give him?
Which takes longer? Explain your answer: tying shoes or eating lunch, counting to 10 or saying the alphabet, Monday to Wednesday or Friday to Monday?
There were 15 first graders in line. 7 went to get a drink. How many are still in line?
There are 3 sharks. Each shark ate 4 fish. How many fish were eaten?
If 10 children were sitting at a table, how many feet are under the table?
Bill is at the zoo. He sees 4 elephants and 2 fish. How many legs does he see?
Write the numbers 0-75. Underline the even numbers.
On a farm, a groundhog came out of his hole. He saw 3 birds in a tree. How many wings did he see?
Mom goes to the store every Thursday. How many times will she go to the store this month?
Write 10 different ways to make the number 15.
Pete has three puppies and 12 puppy treats to give them. How many will each puppy get if Pete passes them out equally?
Marie gave 3 cookies to Paul, Sarah, and Karen. How many cookies did she give away?
Mom is baking a cake for Shelby's birthday party. She needs 8 eggs. She has 4. Her grandma gave her 1. How many more will she need?
One tree is green, four trees are red, and two trees are yellow. How many trees altogether?
Katie's cat jumped 9 baby steps. John's cat jumped 5 baby steps. How much farther did Katie's cat jump?
Write a word problem to match this math fact: 7+3=10
There are five seats on the train. Nine men ride on the train. How many men have to stand?
Three kids row a big boat. Each kid has two oars. How many oars are in the boat?
There are 3 bikes and 4 cars. How many wheels altogether?
Survey your family on which is their favorite food...pizza or cheeseburgers. Make a bar graph of your findings and write about your data.
Every sheep in the pen can eat 3 piles of feed. We have 5 sheep. How many piles of feed do we need?
Write a word problem to match this math fact: 12-8=4
Grandpa baked cupcakes. He gave them to Ben, Bess, and Bill. Each of them ate 2 cupcakes. How many cupcakes did Grandpa bake?
Ten alligators went down to the river. Three of them laid eggs. They laid 5 eggs each. A snake ate 8 eggs. How many eggs are left?
Choose 10 objects in your house. Measure them with toothpicks or coins or paper clips or blocks-something nonstandard.
Start at 5. Count on 6. Add 2. Count on 10. Subtract 4. What's the number?
Mrs. Jones was lining up her class for pictures. Identify the pattern she used : John, Sarah, Tom, Judy, Bill, Laura. Create your own pattern.
Write a story problem to match this math fact: 8+6=14
Write at least 10 ways to make the number 18.
Create an AAB pattern.
Four children are lining up for lunch. Their names are Will, Caleb, Amelia, and Mary. Will is first. Caleb is last. Mary is behind Will and in front of Amelia. Who is third in line?
Caleb had a nickel, a dime, a penny, and a quarter. How much money did he have altogether?
What are the next three numbers in this pattern? 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, _____,_______, ______
What is the pattern? 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, _______, ________, ______, ______, _______
Mary likes to dress up her dogs. One wears a hat, one wears a coat, and one wears a scarf. Their names are Spot, Tag, and Barney. Tag loves to wear a scarf. Spot won't wear the coat. Match each dog with what it wears.
I am playing counters in a cup. I have 12 chips. 7 are showing. How many are under the cup?
Go outside and build a snowman!
Play a board game!
Play with toys!
Build with blocks!
Use the computer:
reflexmath.com
readingeggs.com
studyisland.com
(These are sites you have accounts for. Other learning websites can be found on another page on this website.)
Read and Write:
Read a book for 30 minutes without stopping.
Read a book out loud to a favorite stuffed animal.
Read a book in the kitchen or in bed or in the living room or under a blanket with a flashlight.
Read a book to your mom or dad, then have them read one to you.
Read a nonfiction book. Draw pictures and write sentences to teach us the information that you learned.
Read a fiction book and name the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story.
Read a book while drinking hot chocolate.
Read a book by a male author.
Read a book by a female author.
Read a book with a number in the title.
Read a book about winter.
Read a book your mom or dad read when they were little.
Read part of the newspaper.
Read a book out loud in a funny voice.
Read a book with a one word title.
Story Starters: Remember, a story would be 5 or more sentences.
If I could be an animal, I would be...
If I could get any pet, I would get a ...
My favorite toy is...
I am always kind to _________ because...
I am helpful by...
I can be responsible at school by...
I like the cold weather because...
I don't like the cold weather because...
My parents would be proud of me at school because...
My teacher would be proud of me at home because...
What do you like to do in winter?
Write about what you would do with one wish.
Create a shopping list of 8 to 10 items to buy at the grocery store.
How many words can you find inside of the word UNDERSTANDING?
Make a list of items around your house that are made of paper.
Sight Words: On the web page title Language Arts, there is all of our spelling words. Practice reading them, pick some to write in ABC order, pick some to write in sentences, use salt or sugar to write your words in a pan, see how many of them you can find in written items around your house, use spelling ideas to practice the words you have trouble with.
Practice basic knowledge concepts:
1. Write first and last name.
2. Learn birthday-month, day, and year.
3. Recite address
4. Recite phone number learned for safety.
5. Say the days of the week in order: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
6. Read the days of the week.
7. Say the months of the year in order: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
8. Read the months of the year.
Other things to practice: tying shoes, buttoning and zipping, writing the alphabet, ...
Add, Subtract, and Do Math:
(Remember to show your thinking!!)
George had 8 pencils. Sara gave him 10 more pencils. How many pencils does George have now?
Count the number of sandals, shoes, and boots in your closet. Show how many of each with tally marks.
Make a list of things shaped like a rectangle around your house.
Erica went to the store. She bought 3 apples and 8 oranges. How many pieces of fruit did Erica buy?
Make a list of things shaped like a triangle around your house.
My mom bought some grapes and strawberries at the store. When I reached in the bag, I got 9 pieces. Show at least 3 combinations of the number 9.
Take the numbers in your phone and write them in order from smallest to largest.
Make a tally mark to show the number of tables and chairs in your house.
Design a new 120 chart. Write the numbers 1-120 in an unique way.
Count by twos, fives, and tens to 120.
Count backwards from 50-1.
There were 2 ladybugs on the flower. Each one had 6 spots. How many spots did they have altogether?
How many jumping jacks can you do in one minute? Have a grownup time you. Show the number with tally marks.
There were 6 frogs playing in the lake. Along came 3 more to join them. How many are there in all?
There are 3 horses on the farm. There are also 2 dogs and 1 cat. How many animals are there in all?
Look for things shaped like a quadrilateral (4 straight sides) around your house and make a list.
Bobby ate 4 cookies in the morning and 3 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did he eat in all?
There are 7 boys and 6 girls in line. How many students are in line?
Steve has 4 blue toy cars, 3 red toy cars, and 2 yellow toy cars. How many toy cars are there in all?
4 giraffes are eating leaves. 6 giraffes are taking a nap. How many giraffes are there in all?
The kitten ate 9 treats for breakfast. Then it ate 3 treats for lunch. How many treats did it eat in all?
I see 4 children and 2 dogs with muddy feet. How many muddy feet do I see?
Put the following numbers in order from least to greatest: 14, 8, 19, 23, 7, 12, 21
I have 12 pieces of fruit. Some are grapes. Some are strawberries. How many of each could I have? How many grapes? How many strawberries? Find as many combinations as you can.
There were 4 horses on the farm. Each horse ate 4 buckets of oats. How many buckets of oats were eaten?
I am thinking of a shape that has 4 straight sides. Draw a picture of as many shapes that it could be.
Caleb had 9 markers to color with. 3 markers dried up and he had to throw them out. How many markers did he have left?
Erin had 16 pennies in her pocket. She had a hole in her pocket. Some pennies fell out. Now she has 7 pennies. How many pennies fell out?
Jack had 12 toys to play with. He gave 4 of them to his brother. How many toys does he have left to play with?
Ms. Taylor had 10 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of boots underneath her bed. How many shoes and boots did she have under the bed?
Ms. Gribbin had 15 marbles. Then, she found some more. Now she has 22 marbles. How many marbles did she fing?
There are 5 children at the bus stop. How many feet are there?
Draw and write about: a hexagon, a trapezoid, and a rhombus.
Mrs. Hamilton had 42 pennies in her piggy bank. She spent 5 pennies on a sticker and 3 pennies on an eraser. How many pennies does she have left?
Mrs. Boyd had 25 cents, she bought a toy for 7 cents. How much money does she have left to spend?
Four children are playing on the playground. Ms. Chase called the children in for a snack. She had 12 cookies. How many cookies did each child get?
There are 3 cows and 2 dogs in the barn. How many legs are there altogether?
Mr. Cummings has 13 blocks. Ms. Harris has 15 blocks. Can they build a block tower that is 30 blocks tall? Why or why not?
There are 5 ducks, 3 frogs, and 6 fish in a pond. How many animals altogether?
Jaqueline had 10 cookies for a snack. She shared them with her friend Jaden. Jaden had 4 cookies. How many cookies did Jaqueline have?
Bradley had 12 toy cars. His friend gives him more cars. Now he has 18. How many cars did his friend give him?
Which takes longer? Explain your answer: tying shoes or eating lunch, counting to 10 or saying the alphabet, Monday to Wednesday or Friday to Monday?
There were 15 first graders in line. 7 went to get a drink. How many are still in line?
There are 3 sharks. Each shark ate 4 fish. How many fish were eaten?
If 10 children were sitting at a table, how many feet are under the table?
Bill is at the zoo. He sees 4 elephants and 2 fish. How many legs does he see?
Write the numbers 0-75. Underline the even numbers.
On a farm, a groundhog came out of his hole. He saw 3 birds in a tree. How many wings did he see?
Mom goes to the store every Thursday. How many times will she go to the store this month?
Write 10 different ways to make the number 15.
Pete has three puppies and 12 puppy treats to give them. How many will each puppy get if Pete passes them out equally?
Marie gave 3 cookies to Paul, Sarah, and Karen. How many cookies did she give away?
Mom is baking a cake for Shelby's birthday party. She needs 8 eggs. She has 4. Her grandma gave her 1. How many more will she need?
One tree is green, four trees are red, and two trees are yellow. How many trees altogether?
Katie's cat jumped 9 baby steps. John's cat jumped 5 baby steps. How much farther did Katie's cat jump?
Write a word problem to match this math fact: 7+3=10
There are five seats on the train. Nine men ride on the train. How many men have to stand?
Three kids row a big boat. Each kid has two oars. How many oars are in the boat?
There are 3 bikes and 4 cars. How many wheels altogether?
Survey your family on which is their favorite food...pizza or cheeseburgers. Make a bar graph of your findings and write about your data.
Every sheep in the pen can eat 3 piles of feed. We have 5 sheep. How many piles of feed do we need?
Write a word problem to match this math fact: 12-8=4
Grandpa baked cupcakes. He gave them to Ben, Bess, and Bill. Each of them ate 2 cupcakes. How many cupcakes did Grandpa bake?
Ten alligators went down to the river. Three of them laid eggs. They laid 5 eggs each. A snake ate 8 eggs. How many eggs are left?
Choose 10 objects in your house. Measure them with toothpicks or coins or paper clips or blocks-something nonstandard.
Start at 5. Count on 6. Add 2. Count on 10. Subtract 4. What's the number?
Mrs. Jones was lining up her class for pictures. Identify the pattern she used : John, Sarah, Tom, Judy, Bill, Laura. Create your own pattern.
Write a story problem to match this math fact: 8+6=14
Write at least 10 ways to make the number 18.
Create an AAB pattern.
Four children are lining up for lunch. Their names are Will, Caleb, Amelia, and Mary. Will is first. Caleb is last. Mary is behind Will and in front of Amelia. Who is third in line?
Caleb had a nickel, a dime, a penny, and a quarter. How much money did he have altogether?
What are the next three numbers in this pattern? 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, _____,_______, ______
What is the pattern? 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, _______, ________, ______, ______, _______
Mary likes to dress up her dogs. One wears a hat, one wears a coat, and one wears a scarf. Their names are Spot, Tag, and Barney. Tag loves to wear a scarf. Spot won't wear the coat. Match each dog with what it wears.
I am playing counters in a cup. I have 12 chips. 7 are showing. How many are under the cup?
Go outside and build a snowman!
Play a board game!
Play with toys!
Build with blocks!