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at home 5 days OF remote learning ACTIVITIES PAPER & digital VERSIONS INCLUDED SET 3 TEACHER RESOURCES

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This resource is designed to be a comprehensive collection of English Language Arts materials to share with students during distance learning. There are 5 ABOUT sets of lessons in this resource. Each set of lessons includes 3 tasks. The tasks include a grammar task, a reading task, and a writing task.

About the Grammar Tasks • These tasks are set up in a “This” or “That” format. • Students can CHOOSE to complete the “This” OR the “That” task. • Instruction is included at the top of each page. • For an extra bonus, students can always complete BOTH tasks.

About the Reading Tasks • All passages focus on the fact and opinion comprehension skill. • An overview of how to differentiate between facts and opinions is included in the students’ resources. • Students will need to read passages and respond to short-answer and multiple-choice questions. In some cases, they will also need to complete graphic organizers.

About the Writing Tasks • The writing tasks are all creative writing prompts. • Students will need to practice a range of writing skills as they respond creatively to the prompts.

This resource is designed with two OPTIONS options for sharing it with students.

OPTION 1: PRINT OPTION 2: DIGITAL

• Go to the “Student • Have students make a Materials” section of copy of the Digital this resource. Student Packet. • Print, photocopy, and • You might give them staple the pages the Remote Learning together. handout. • Prepare a packet.

Click here for digital student packet. TRACKING

• A tracking guide is provided to help students keep track of the work that they have completed. • You may want to collect and/or review just the tracking guide upon students’ return to school. • If you’d like to provide a grade for their work, answer keys for the grammar and reading tasks are provided in the “KEYS” section of this resource. Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. Remote learning activities Learning at home

If you’re looking for more ways to help students practice their English Language Arts skills at IDEAS home, check out these resources.

GRAMMAR More Digital and Paper warm-ups READING just like those included in this Have students resource can be select a book to read found HERE. independently. Then, pair it with one of these READING RESOURCES.

WRITING Share these fun writing prompt videos with students to get them writing at home. Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product.

This page (on the following page of this resource) is designed to share with students. It explains the remote learning activities. You may just want to print off this page and share it with students. However, you can also…

• CLICK HERE to make a copy for Google Drive.

• CLICK HERE to download it as a single PDF page (in case you need to attach it to an email). Be sure to share the link for accessing the Practice Pages in your email. The entire set of 5 lessons (15 tasks) is available in a DIGITAL VERSION.

• CLICK HERE to make a Google Drive copy.

• CLICK HERE to download it as a single PDF page (in case you need to attach it to an email). Be sure to share the link for accessing the Practice Pages in your Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher.email. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product.

Great News! Digital English Language Arts Practice Pages are available to make learning at home possible. You can access these pages in Google Drive.

ABOUT THE DIGITAL PRACTICE PAGES Detailed directions Tracking guide Practice pages Read through the directions The Practice Pages are broken into Record your progress 5 lessons. Each lesson includes a (3 pages) to learn all about on the Tracking Guide. the practice pages. grammar, reading, and writing task.

• Type your responses in the shaded TIPS for the digital tasks boxes or blank text boxes. As you complete the digital • You may need to add lines, pictures, or tasks, you will need to show shapes. Copy and paste the shapes as your work in a variety of ways. needed.

If you will be providing students with paper copies of the practice pages, simply print, copy and staple together a packet using the pages in this section.

5 DAYS of lessons for independent practice and skill building.

Name ______Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. English Language Arts Practice Pages

You’ll find a grouping of 5 lessons in this set of ELA practice pages. Each lesson includes 3 tasks. It’s a great idea to do a set of lessons on a single day. For instance, you might do the 3 tasks in LESSON 1 on a Monday. That means that you’ll do a grammar page, reading page, and writing page on Monday. Then, you might do the 3 tasks in LESSON 2 on a Tuesday. Working through these lessons a little bit at a time is a great strategy for tackling all of the tasks.

• Read through the directions below. HOW TO BE • Find a quiet spot to do your work. • Complete each task to the very best of your ability. SUCCESSFUL • Ask someone for help if you get stuck. DIRECTIONS For each set of lessons, you’ll need to complete 3 tasks: Grammar, reading & writing TASK 1 GRAMMAR • These tasks are set up in a “This” or “That” format. • You can CHOOSE to complete the “This” OR the “That” task. • Review the information at the top of the worksheet to make sure that you understand how to complete the work. • For an extra bonus, you can always complete BOTH tasks. • After you complete the GRAMMAR task, circle “YES!” on the tracking guide page.

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. English Language Arts Practice Pages TASK 2 READING • You will need to read and respond to different reading passages. • The passages focus on the FACT AND OPINION SKILL. • Here are important things to remember about facts and opinions… REVIEW THIS

WHAT IS A FACT? • Facts give specific information. • Facts are definite statements. • Facts tell something that can be proven. • Facts often contain numbers, dates or ages. • Facts can be proven through observation, experience, or research.

EXAMPLE: Rainforests cover about 6% of the Earth’s land surface.

WHAT IS AN OPINION? • Opinions are judgments. • Opinions tell what people think, feel, or believe. • Opinions cannot be proven.

EXAMPLE: Rainforests are the ultimate example of life, evolution, and ecology.

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. English Language Arts Practice Pages TASK 3 WRITING • You will be practicing your creative writing skills. • Review the directions for each writing task. • Write creatively. Be sure to show off your descriptive and detailed writing skills! • After you complete the WRITING task, circle “YES!” on the tracking page. TRACKING • Keep track of your progress by filling in the chart on the next page. • Note that you should do 3 pages of tasks for each set of lessons. • The lesson number and type of task are written on the top right-hand corner of each page.

Task Details COMPLETED?(Circle) 1 GRAMMAR Verb Tenses YES! NO READING “Running” YES! NO

LESSON WRITING Alliteration YES! NO

Task Details COMPLETED?(Circle) 2 GRAMMAR Commas and Dates YES! NO READING “J. K. Rowling” YES! NO

LESSON WRITING Trip of a Lifetime YES! NO

Task Details COMPLETED?(Circle) 3 GRAMMAR Proper and Common Nouns YES! NO READING “Quite a Flower” YES! NO

LESSON WRITING Invent and Advertise YES! NO

Task Details COMPLETED?(Circle) 4 GRAMMAR Proofreading YES! NO READING “A Fossil Named Sue” YES! NO

LESSON WRITING Brainstorm Mania YES! NO

Task Details COMPLETED?(Circle) 5 GRAMMAR Root Words YES! NO READING “Wildlife Conservation” YES! NO

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. LESSON WRITINGFor classroom use only by a single teacher. PleaseHyperbole purchase one licensure per teacher using this product.YES! NO Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. LESSON 1 The tense of a verb tells the time expressed by the verb. GRAMMAR VERB There are three tenses: • PRESENT TENSE: Tells about what is happening NOW Example: I am washing the dishes. I wash the dishes. • PAST TENSE: Tells about something that has already happened TENSES Example: I washed the dishes last night. • FUTURE TENSE: Tells about something that will happen. Example: I will wash the dishes tomorrow. This or That Write PRESENT, PAST, or Complete each sentence by FUTURE to tell the tense of writing a verb in the tense the underlined verb. shown in the parentheses. Michael plays on the soccer team. (PAST) Peter ______to school. ______(PRESENT) She ______gardening. We painted a mural in the gym. ______(FUTURE) The ship ______for Europe. Write me a letter. (PAST) The puppy ______all night. ______My mom will drive us to camp. (FUTURE) I ______for the test. ______We were so hungry last night. (PRESENT) Horses ______at the track. ______(PAST) We ______for miles. She is smiling at the baby. ______(FUTURE) My brother ______to college. He drew an amazing landscape. (PAST) A bug ______across the blanket. ______We are going to school. (PRESENT) She ______for the recital. ______(PAST) We ______at a restaurant.

My favorite part of the day is when I lace up my sneakers and go

outside for a run. I absolutely love to run. While running, I can feel my

muscles working together to build a healthy body. My doctor told me

that running can help with weight loss, improve cardiovascular health,

and strengthening of bones. I especially like how invigorated I feel after

running. It has something to do with the fact that exercise pumps more

oxygen throughout our bodies and hearts. Running makes the heart

beat faster, so it pumps more oxygen. Another benefit of my daily run is

getting to be outside in nature. There’s nothing better than exercising

and taking in the beauty of my surroundings.

1. Identify two FACTS from the passage. • • 2. What is the author’s OPINION of running?

3. Identify two statements to support your answer to #2. • •

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. LESSON 1 WRITING Alliteration Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

For example: The wind whipped wildly during the winter night. TASK: Write a story filled with alliteration. Choose a letter below. Then, write a story that includes characters, plot, setting, and conflict. Try to fill your story with as many words that start with the letter you selected as possible. REMEMBER: Write at least as many sentences as your age. D H L M N R S T

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Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. • When writing a date, use a comma to separate LESSON 2 the day of the week from the month. GRAMMAR COMMAS • Use a comma to separate the date from the year. & Tuesday, September 1, 1975 • When a date is in a sentence, a comma follows each part of the date DATES except the month. The Summer Olympic Games began on Friday, August 5, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This or That Write the sentences Write original sentences correctly, using commas and include the following where needed. dates in each. 1. On Friday October 17 1777 the British general Jon Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga. Saturday March 17 2015 ______2. The first satellite went into orbit on Friday June 19 1997 Thursday October 4 1957. ______3. Armstrong was the first person to walk Sunday March 18 1965 on the moon on Monday July 21 1669. ______4. On Tuesday October 29 1929 Black Tuesday hit Wall Street. Saturday April 14 2000 ______5. Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans on Monday August 29 2005. Wednesday May 15 1732 ______

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroomBE A use SHOW only by a single OFF! teacher. PleaseComplete purchase one the licensure other per teacher activity using this product. for a BONUS! Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. LESSON 2 J.K. Rowling READING One of the best writers ever is J. K. Rowling. She was born on July 31, 1965 and grew up to be a beloved author. She is a British author known all over the world for the Harry Potter book series. They are exceptional books. The seven books in the series became bestsellers in the 1990s. They sold over 450 million copies. The books have even been translated into 60 different languages. The best part is that the Harry Potter books inspired movies, video games, and other merchandise. Rowling’s success made her the first billionaire author. Amazingly, she has chosen to give away much of her earnings to charity. Fortunately for readers everywhere, J. K. Rowling continues to write today.

FACTS OPINIONS

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. LESSON 3 A PROPER NOUN names a specific person, place PROPER & or thing. It begins with a capital letter. GRAMMAR COMMON Example: person – William; place – Rochester; thing – Nestle Quik A COMMON NOUN does not name a specific person, place, or thing. NOUNS Example: person – girl; place – city; thing - house This or That Match each common noun with Underline the common nouns in a proper noun. each sentence. DOG STATE CONTINENT 1. My cousin Brady will visit on TEACHER HALLOWEEN WONDER Thanksgiving. MRS. WILSON FIDO BOOK 2. Brady lives in an apartment in HOLIDAY STREET MONTH New York City. JANUARY PLANET PLUTO 3. He loves visiting us in the NORTH ROAD AFRICA CALIFORNIA country. 4. We eat turkey, stuffing, and Common Noun Proper Noun yams. 5. We play games after dinner. ______Underline the proper nouns in each sentence. ______1. Brady and I love to play ______Monopoly. 2. He also tells stories about ______New York City. ______3. Thanksgiving is special because we are together as a ______family. 4. Everyone gathers from all ______over the United States. 5. We celebrate together each ______November. Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroomBE A use SHOW only by a single OFF! teacher. PleaseComplete purchase one the licensure other per teacher activity using this product. for a BONUS! Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. LESSON 3 Quite a Flower READING

The world’s largest flower is the Rafflesia arnoldii. It is an extremely rare

flower that grows in the rainforests of Indonesia. It’s the coolest thing ever!

It grows to be about 3 feet across and it can weigh up to 15 pounds. Since

it is a parasitic plant, it attaches itself to a host plant. Then, it takes its water

and nutrients from the host plant. Therefore, it does not have leaves, roots,

or a stem. The wildest characteristic of this enormous flower is its smell.

When it is in bloom it emits a terrible odor. The repulsive odor smells like

rotting meat. That’s why it is often called the “corpse flower.” The smell is

meant to attract insects that will pollinate the flower. Fortunately, the

flower lasts just for a few days!

1. Identify two FACTS from the passage. • • 2. Identify two OPINIONS from the passage. • • 3. Change one fact from the passage into an opinion. FACT --- OPINION ---

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. Brainstorming is a critical skill for writing. Practice the skill of brainstorming LESSON 3 while making creative and original lists for the topics below. Make a list of at WRITING least 10 things in each category. Let your imagination run wild! a Brainstorm Mania a LIST TOPIC: Kinds of Desserts LIST TOPIC: Words to Express Happiness BRAINSTORM BRAINSTORM

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

LIST TOPIC: Games Played with a Ball LIST TOPIC: Ways to Send Information BRAINSTORM BRAINSTORM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

LIST TOPIC: Unconventional Musical Instruments LIST TOPIC: Ways to Annoy a Sibling BRAINSTORM BRAINSTORM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

• Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves •Instruction • All rights• reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. Proofreading is the process of looking for and LESSON 4 correcting errors in written work. When you GRAMMAR proofread, you’re looking to fix mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting. Generally, proofreading is the last step in the writing process. This or That Read the paragraph Proofread each sentence. below. Find 12 mistakes. Then, rewrite the sentence Above each mistake, on the lines. write the correction. 1. I and Bob went on a wale watching trip Penguins are a group of aquatic, on tuesday. flightless birds. They live almost ______exclusively in the southern hemisphere. ______Penguins are recognized for their dark 2. It was an experience of a lifetime? ______and white plumage. Did you know that ______there wings have evolved into flippers? 3. We went to stellwagen bank marine Most penguins eat krill fish squid and sanctuary ______other sea life. They spend about half ______their lives in the ocean and half their 4. we saw whales dolphins and sea birds life on land. While most penguins live in ______cold climates like Antarctica a few ______5. and we leared from naturalists species live in the temperate zone. In ______fact, one Species lives near the equator. ______The largest penguin. Is the emperor 6. The trip was amazing we learned sew penguin. Male Emperor penguins are much ______over 3 feet tall? ______

The largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever discovered is nicknamed “Sue.” Sue was discovered by Sue Hendrickson, a paleontologist, in the summer of 1990. Soon after she made her discovery, it became clear that she discovered something special. The fossil that Hendrickson discovered had nearly 90% of the Tyrannosaurus rex’s remains. This was incredible since the previous T. rex discoveries produced only about 50% of the skeleton. In October 1997, the fossil was auctioned off for an absurd amount, $8.36 million. It was the highest price ever paid for a dinosaur fossil. Today, a life-sized skeleton cast of Sue, the T. rex, is on display in Chicago’s Field Museum. It took workers more than 30,000 hours to prepare replicas of each bone in Sue’s skeleton. There were over 250 bones and 58 teeth in all! Sue’s size makes the skeleton impressive. She is 40.5 feet long from tail to nose and 13 feet tall at the hip. The discovery of Sue has allowed scientists to study dinosaur biology, growth, and behavior. However, the most impressive part of Sue’s discovery is actually imagining the dinosaur roaming North America nearly 67 million years ago!

1. What is a paleontologist? 4. Why was the discovery of Sue so impressive? A. A scientist that studies biology D. Scientists were able to find 90% of the fossil. B. A scientist that studies fossils E. Sue is the tallest dinosaur that ever existed. C. A scientist that studies the F. The T. rex was named after the scientist who environment discovered the fossils.

2. Which statement is a fact? 5. Why do you think that the museum only displays D. The fossil was auctioned off for an replicas of the T. rex bones? absurd amount. A. The replicas are more realistic than the E. Sue’s size makes the skeleton actual fossil bones. impressive. B. The museum saves money by displaying the F. Sue Hendrickson discovered the fossil casts of the dinosaur bones. in 1990. C. Since the discovery is so special, the museum does not want to risk damage to the fossils. 3. Which statement is an opinion? A. The most impressive part of Sue’s 6. Which statement would the author most likely discovery is imagining the dinosaur agree with? roaming North America. D. Scientists cannot benefit from studying fossils. B. The fossil was auctioned off for $8.36 E. The price for Sue’s fossils was crazy. million. F. Sue Hendrickson’s discovery was C. The T. rex is on display at Chicago’s insignificant. Field Museum. 7. What is something that you learned about the T. rex named Sue?

______LESSON 4 Create a new candy bar. Think about its WRITING INVENT! name, ingredients, and flavors. Then, write an advertisement to sell the new candy bar.

NAME INGREDIENTS FLAVORS Why people love it… Price

Write an imaginative and persuasive ADVERTISE! advertisement about your new candy bar. ______

For example, the word lovely consists of the root word LOVE and the suffix –LY.

The word discover consists of the root word COVER and the prefix –DIS. This or That Grow 2 words from each Take away the prefixes or root word. suffixes below to find the root word. EX: PRINT Imprint, printable ROOT WORD ______FRIEND REAPPEAR ______EMPLOYMENT TRANSPLANT ______AUTO UNUSUAL ______QUIETLY ANTIFREEZE ______photo SUBMERGE ______PROFESSIONAL

______CONFUSING GRAPH TRIANGLE ______MAGICIAN ______UNIMPORTANT BIO IMMATURE ______DECISION

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroomBE A use SHOW only by a single OFF! teacher. PleaseComplete purchase one thelicensure other per teacher activity using this product. for a BONUS! Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. 18 LESSON 5 READING Wildlife Conservation Wildlife conservation involves protecting animals and their habitats. As you know, species need food, water, shelter, and space to survive. However, habitat destruction is threatening the survival of species. Unfortunately, fewer national wildlife habitats remain each year. If we continue to build more homes, farms, and industries where wild animals nest and breed, many animals will die. Our government needs to take a stand against the destruction of wildlife habitats. People need to stop endangering our wildlife. They can do so by reducing, reusing, and recycling to protect wildlife habitats. Also, people can write letters to legislatures to encourage them to support laws that protect animals. In addition, people should rally together and donate to wildlife organizations.

1. Identify two FACTS from the passage. • • 2. How would you describe the author’s OPINION of wildlife conservation?

3. List two OPINIONS that demonstrate the writer’s viewpoint. • •

Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. HYPERBOLE LESSON 5 A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. WRITING Examples: The car was so old, there were hieroglyphics on the dashboard. She was so nice, a rabid dog refused to bite her. TASK: Create a hyperbole with each sentence starter. The clown was The boy was so The sky was so so happy… smart… dark…

The comic was She was so The elephant was so funny … sick… so big…

The plane was The presentation was The office was so fast… so boring… so clean…

The athlete was The tightrope The knight was walker was so so brave… so strong… nervous…

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Copyright © 2020 Brain Waves Instruction All rights reserved by author. Copyright © 2020For classroomBrain Waves use Instruction only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using thisAll product. rights reserved by author. For classroom use only by a single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. LESSON 1 The tense of a verb tells the time expressed by the verb. GRAMMAR VERB There are three tenses: • PRESENT TENSE: Tells about what is happening NOW Example: I am washing the dishes. I wash the dishes. • PAST TENSE: Tells about something that has already happened TENSES Example: I washed the dishes last night. • FUTURE TENSE: Tells about something that will happen. Example: I will wash the dishes tomorrow. This or That Write PRESENT, PAST, or Complete each sentence by FUTURE to tell the tense of writing a verb in the tense shown in the parentheses. the underlined verb. Possible Responses WENT Michael plays on the soccer team. (PAST) Peter ______to school. ______PRESENT (PRESENT) She ______IS gardening. We painted a mural in the gym. ______PAST (FUTURE) The ship ______WILL LEAVE for Europe. Write me a letter. (PAST) The puppy ______SLEPT all night. ______PRESENT My mom will drive us to camp. (FUTURE) I ______WILL STUDY for the test. ______FUTURE ARE RACING We were so hungry last night. (PRESENT) Horses ______at the track. ______PAST (PAST) We ______RAN for miles. She is smiling at the baby. ______PRESENT (FUTURE) My brother ______IS GOING to college. He drew an amazing landscape. (PAST) A bug ______CRAWLED across the blanket. ______PAST We are going to school. (PRESENT) She ______IS PRACTICING for the recital. ______FUTURE (PAST) We ______ATE at a restaurant.