10/28/08 Punctuation & Counting Money

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. Please record what they read, how long they read for and then initial it. Thanks!

Part 2 (Punctuation): We are constantly talking about what makes a sentence. As we all know, sentences are complete ideas that begin with capital letters and end with punctuation marks. Tonight I’d like your student to figure out what kind of sentences they are working with.   We have:

• Basic telling sentences that give information
  
• Question sentences that ask for information
  
• Exclamation sentences that show strong emotion
  
• Command sentences that are for telling someone what to do 
  

Your student is to put the appropriate punctuation at the end of each sentence and then fill in the blank with what kind of sentence it is. Please discuss their answers and reasons with them.

Part 3 (Finish Questions 7-9 of the Quarter and Half Dollar Work): Please note that your student needs to come up with their own story for the journal entry. For example:
I have 3 dimes, a nickel, and a quarter. 30+5+25=60. I have 60 cents so I have enough to buy the orange. I count it this way: 30, 35, 60!
The important part is that your student actively think about how he or she could add the coins together to get to 60 cents.

Part 4 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.