Week of: Sept 19- 23

3rd Grade Homework Menu

DIRECTIONS: Pick two activities from each column below (four activities total).

Writing / Language Arts / Science/Social Studies
Who is the most important person in your life? Tell who it is and why in 5 or more sentences. / Write 5 facts you have learned about Ancient Greece.
Which television show is the best show you’ve ever seen? Voice your opinion in at least 5 sentences. / Make a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting representative democracy and direct democracy.
Look at the first page of your book make a list of all the nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives. / If you could be a part of any of the three branches of government, which would you choose and why? Write at least 5 sentences.
Pick 5 singular nouns from your book and write the plural noun for each word. Example: baby - babies / Draw a picture to show the job of each of the three branches of government. Write a caption for each of the 3 pictures.
Look on the last page of your book. List any abstract nouns you find. / Research branches of government on this site:
Write 5 facts you learned.

** REMINDER: Check your writing for capital letters and punctuation (. , ? !) in EACH sentence.

DIRECTIONS: Complete all activities listed below. Place a check in the box next to the activities you completed.

Reading / Math
Monday / Read for 20 minutes. Write the name of the main character and list 3 character traits. / Complete all problems in Monday column on back of menu.
Tuesday / Read for 20 minutes. Write a letter to the author telling him/her about your favorite part of the book. / Complete all problems in Tuesday column on back of menu.
Wednesday / Read 20 minutes. Write a different ending to the book in at least 5 sentences. / Complete all problems in Wednesday column on back of menu.
Thursday / Read for 20 minutes. Draw a new cover for your book. / Complete all problems in Thursday column on back of menu.
Problem # / MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY
1.
In class review / Model: 2 X 4
( 2 groups of 4) / Write a multiplicationproblem for the array:
/ True or False? The number sentence for this array is
2 x 7 = 14.
/ Write a multiplicationproblem for the array:
2.
In class review / Write a multiplicationproblem for the array:
/ Model: 5 X 5
( 5 groups of 5) / Write a multiplicationproblem for the array:
/ True or False? The number sentence for this array is
3 x 4 = 12.
3.
Multiplication
Fact
practice / Complete these facts:
2 x 3
3 x 7
4 x 6 / Draw an array of
3 x 5 / Complete these facts
2 x 4
4 x 4
2 x 9 / Draw an array of
6 x 4
4.
Multiplication
Fact
practice / Draw an array of
4 x 7 / Complete these facts
4 x 4
3 x 6
2 x 8 / Draw an array of
2 x 6 / Complete these facts
2 x 11
10 x 4
8 x 4
5.
Spiral Review / 104 + 59 +32 / 1946 - 46 / 591 - 92 / 90 + 112
6.
Spiral Review / Round this number to the nearest 100.
1, 729 / 1088 -99 / Round this number to the nearest 10.
1,427 / 1776 – 199