3Rd Grade Homework Contract

3 rd Grade Homework Contract

Reading: Students will have a reading comprehension passage each night.

Spelling Choice Board: Choose 3 different activities to complete during the week to practice your spelling words. Complete the activities on notebook paper.

No peaking sort Complete a spelling Write all of your words practice test with and highlight the someone at home. vowels. Sort your words Write a letter to someone Write sentences with at special using your spelling least 5 of your words. words. You can use more than one word in a sentence! Word hunt Speed Sort Type your spelling words under the correct header on the computer. Print out and bring it to school.

Math: Students will have a math worksheet to complete nightly.

Writing: Use the Writing Process throughout the week to complete your story.

Monday Brainstorm Make a circle map or tree map on notebook paper. Brainstorm ideas for your story on the map. Tuesday Rough Draft On the back of your brainstorm map, use your ideas to create a rough draft. Wednesday Revise & Edit Make changes to your rough draft to make your story better. Check for punctuation and spelling mistakes. Thursday Publish / Final Write your final copy on the back of the homework guide Copy (Publishing Page). Friday Turn in and Be prepared to read your story aloud to the class or to a Share friend. Weekly Writing Topic:

August 25-29: What do you like about school? January 26-30: Is Alaska a state you would like to visit, September 1-5: none why or why not September 8-12: Write a story about one of your favorite February 2-6: Write a love letter to someone in your family memories with a grandparent. telling them why you love them. September 15-19: Give 3 reasons of how you could be a February 9-20: none good citizen February 23-27: If you could go hiking anywhere in the September 22-26: What are 3 things you like about fall? world were would you like to go and why? September 29-October 3: Write about your favorite March 2-6: write a letter to a younger sibling/cousin to birthday? explain why reading is important. October 6-10: If you could travel to any planet what would March 9-13: None you like to visit and why? March 16-20: Some people believe that women who stay at October 13-17: What is your favorite holiday and why? home is like a full time job do you agree or disagree. Why? October 20-24: Write a letter persuading Ms. Dunn to allow March 23-27: how and why is math important in our snack machines in the cafeteria everyday lives? October 27-31: Do you celebrate Halloween, if so how? March 30-April 10: None November 3-7: create an imaginative story. April 13-17: What did you do over Spring Break? November 10-14: None April 20-24: Would you have liked to been the first person November 17-21: How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? in space why or why not? November 24-28: None April 27-May 1: If you create a garden what type of December 1-5: What is the bravest thing you have every vegetables would you grow and why? done. May 4-8: Do you like school lunch; give me three details to December 8-12: create a new cookie, tell a list of support your response ingredients, create a name, and explain how you will get May 11-15: How do you show your friends that you care for people to buy your cookie. them? December 15-January 2: None May 18-22: What were some of your favorite things about January 5-9: What did you do on Christmas Vacation? third grade? January 12-16: What is your favorite Disney Movie and May 25-29: None why? June 1-5: What do you plan to do over summer break? January 19-23: none June 8-12: None