10/14/08 Verbs & Math

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night.

Part 2 (Verbs): From early on in your child’s education, they have probably heard about “action words.” When I taught 1st grade we often used the terms “action words” more often than we used the real term: verbs. We are now studying verbs. Tonight’s homework is simple enough: your student is to draw a line from the sentences to the verbs that go in them. After that they are to write the verb into the sentence to complete the sentence. Discuss with your child why they choose what they choose. Do they understand that verbs are action words? We have a chant we say in class. It goes, “Verb! It’s what you do! Verb! It’s what you do!” Please let me know how your child does with this concept.

Part 3 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.