Kindergarten Homework – 4th Marking Period
As stated in my previous post, homework serves to reinforce concepts learned in the classroom as well as achieve academic success. It helps a child develop independence, responsiblity, self-confidence and initiative.
During the fourth marking period, our kindergarten curriculum required the completion of the following tasks:
- Monday – write the assigned sight words 5-10 times in your journal.
- Tuesday – write a sentence for each sight word. Writers should use their best inventive spelling. In addition, writers should underline the sight words and illustrate the sentence.
- Wednesday – sort objects.
- Thursday – complete math related assignment (worksheets reinforcing addition, subtraction and time).
- Everyday – read for 20 minutes.
Week 31:
Spring Break
Week 32: All About Me Homework
This activity coincides with the kindergarten social studies/ science unit. Using an extra large piece of white paper, trace the outline of your child’s body. Using paint, crayons and/or markers, add appropriate features (e.g. clothes). They encourage realistic portraits so use appropriate colors for facial features.
In addition, complete the following sentences:
My name is ___________.
I like to eat ___________.
My favorite color is __________.
My favorite book is ____________.
The best thing I did in Kindergarten was _______________.
________ is my hair, ________ are my eyes.
I’m __________ years old, I’m just the right size.
They also asked each child to bring in one artifact to share with the class. The artifact should tell something important or special about your child (e.g. trophy, dance costume, vacation picture). They encourage parents to discuss with their child why it is important. The artifact will then be placed in the “me” museum for a couple of weeks.
Week 33:
Sight words: big, little
Sentence: Create your own sentence. Remember to be creative and use inventive spelling.
Sort: Match each picture to its opposite (e.g. up, down, open, close, big, little).
Week 34:
Sight words: they, are
Sentence: Create your own sentence. Remember to be creative and use inventive spelling.
Earth day sort: Sort pictures that help the earth from those that hurt it (e.g. recycling, turning off water when brushing teeth, littering). Draw a picture showing one way you can help the earth and write a sentence about it.
Week 35:
Sight words: going, do
Sentence: Create your own sentence. Remember to be creative and use inventive spelling.
Word family sort: _at, _ot, and _it. Sort the pictures into the correct word family / chunk. Match each word to the correct picture.
Week 36:
Sight words: mother, day
Sentence: Create your own sentence. Remember to be creative and use inventive spelling.
Word family sort: _en, _in, and _an. Sort the pictures into the correct word family / chunk. Match each word to the correct picture.
Week 37:
Sight word: because
Sentence: Create two sentences. Remember to underline the sight word and illustrate the sentences.
Living and non-living word sort: Sort the pictures into the correct category.
Week 38:
Sight words: one, got
Sentence: Create two sentences. Remember to underline the sight word and illustrate the sentences.
Healthy and unhealthy word sort: Sort the pictures into the correct category.
Week 39:
Sight words: his, run
Sentence: Create two sentences. Remember to underline the sight word and illustrate the sentences.
ABC Sight Word Sort: Write these words in ABC order in your journal: at, we, go, on, in, up, see & the
Week 40:
Sight words: was, out
Sentence: Create two sentences. Remember to underline the sight word and illustrate the sentences.
ABC Sight Word Sort: Write these words in ABC order in your journal: look, and, like, here, come, me, can & you
Week 41:
Journal time is now done,
For kindergarten has been such fun.
Keep your journals so you can be proud
because the journals are handy to have around.
Be sure to use your journals to read and write
To know all your words by sight.
Look for more homework in the fall.
We are sure that you’ll have a ball
Week 42:
Last week of school
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