Silent Reading
Find a good book to read by yourself at your desk.  You can read sitting on top of your desk, with your feet on your desk, or on the floor next to your desk.

Book Reports
Complete a book report sheet for every book you finish reading this week.

Class Books
Choose one of our class books to read.  After you read it, write on a sheet of notebook paper what you liked best about the book.  Also, pick one person’s paper that you like the most and tell why you picked that one.

Folder Games
Choose a folder game from the bin.  Follow the directions on the front of the folder.  Return all pieces to the plastic bag when finished.

Listening
Choose a book on tape that is on your reading level.  After you listen to the story, write a one paragraph summary telling me what the story was about.

Nouns
Find as many common, proper, and possessive nouns as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a piece of notebook paper.

Verbs
Find as many verbs as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a piece of notebook paper.

Adjectives
Find as many adjectives (describing words) as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a piece of notebook paper.

Quotations
Find as many sentences containing quotation marks as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a piece of notebook paper.

Sentences
Find as many sentences that end with a question mark or exclamation mark as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a piece of notebook paper.

Worksheets
Complete the packet of worksheets in the bin.  Turn in for a grade in your “Finished Work” folder when you are done.

Plural Noun Memory
Play this game with a partner.  Cut out all of your playing cards and put them all face down on the floor.  Each player takes turns turning over any 2 cards.  If they match, that player goes again.  If they don’t match, that player loses a turn.  The winner is the person with the most matches at the end.

Verb Charades
Pick a partner and go out in the hall.  Take turns choosing a verb out of the basket and acting the verb out for your partner.  You can’t talk during this game!

Shape Poems
Choose a basic shape having to do with an upcoming holiday.  After brainstorming a list of describing words, create a shape poem following the instructions taught in class.

Noun/Verb Collages
Use pictures from magazines to complete this.  Choose either “nouns” or “verbs” and find as many examples of them as you can in the magazines.  Cut the pictures out and paste them on a piece of black construction paper.

Doughnut Delight
Play this game with a partner.  Place all of the doughnuts upside down on the floor.  Each player takes turns turning over any 2 doughnuts.  If they match, that player goes again.  If they don’t match, that player loses a turn.  The winner is the person with the most matches at the end.

Gone Fishin’
Work with a partner and take turns dropping the line into the bowl to “reel in” a fish.  After you catch a fish, read the word that is on it and if you’re correct, you can keep the fish.  The student who collects the most fish is the “First Rate Fisherman!”

Pasta Punctuation
Pick 5 sentence strips that already have sentences on them.  Glue macaroni pieces where you think quotation marks would go.  Do the same thing if you think the word needs an apostrophe.

What’s the Purpose
Look at the sentences written on the popsicle sticks.  Decide if the underlined word is a possessive noun or a contraction and then put the popsicle stick in the correct can.

Dictionary
Use the dictionary to look up all of the words on colored index cards.  Look for the matching definition on a white index card.  Write all of the words and their meanings on a sheet of notebook paper.

Sticker Descriptions
Choose a sticker from the box and paste it on the top of a colored strip of construction paper.  Make a list of as many adjectives (describing words) as you can and write them under the picture.

Prefix Pinups
Match the prefixes with their meanings.  Hang the meaning from its matching clothespin.

Suffixes
Look for as many words as possible that end in suffixes.  Then complete the packet of prefix and suffix worksheets.

Contractions
Find as many contractions as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a sheet of notebook paper.  Next to each contraction, write the 2 words that make up the contraction.

Commas
Find as many sentences containing commas as you can in the chapter you are reading.  Write them on a piece of notebook paper.

Silly Sentences
Choose one sentence strip from each pocket.  Write your silly sentence on the bottom of a white sheet of construction paper and illustrate your sentence.

Daily Edits
Using proofreading marks, edit a paragraph.  Then recopy the paragraph correctly on a sheet of notebook paper.

Popsicle Stick Contractions
Match all of the contractions (on popsicles) to their meanings (on popsicle sticks).

Comic Strips
Read as many comics as you can in the Garfield comic book.  Fill in the comic quotations sheet for each comic you read.  You will take what is said in the comic and write each sentence using quotation marks.

Fact/Opinion
Using the book you just read, write 3 facts and 3 opinions about the book.

Challenge Cards
Remove 5 challenge cards from the box.  Answer each question in your challenge card notebook.  Make sure you put the number of the question next to your answer!

Poetry
Copy a poem in your neatest handwriting on a sheet of notebook paper.  On a sheet of white construction paper, draw a picture of what you see when you read the poem.

Journals
Write about anything you want in your journal!

Story Starters
Choose one of the story starter cards from the box and make up your own story on a sheet of notebook paper!

Question Cards
Choose one of the question cards from the box and answer it on a sheet of notebook paper.

Creative Writing
Choose a creative writing card from the box and make up your own story on a sheet of notebook paper!

Handwriting
Choose any 3 sheets in your handwriting folder and practice those letters.  If you finish early, on the back of each sheet, write as many words as you can think of that start with that letter.

Mysteries
Choose a suspect, setting, and crime and create your own mystery story!

Monthly Prompts
Choose a prompt from the calendar and make up your own story on a sheet of notebook paper!

Free-Write
On a sheet of notebook paper, make up your own story about anything you want!

Shapely Stories
Trace the shape onto 5 sheets of notebook paper and cut out.  Write your story on the pieces of paper.  Choose 2 shapes as the front and back of your book.  Staple together and illustrate a cover for your booklet.

Sticker Stories
Choose 2 stickers from the box and paste them on your worksheet.  Write a story using whatever is on the stickers.  When you are finished, you may add background to your sticker picture.

Picture This
Look at the picture in the folder.  Tell a story about what is happening in the picture.  Be sure to use the checklist in the folder!  Write your story on a sheet of notebook paper.

Letter Writing
Look on the list and see who you are to write a letter to in class!  Using the letter writing form, write a friendly letter to this student and put in their mailbox when finished.

The Writing’s On The Desk
Choose a card and use one of the markers to write that sentence in cursive on the desktop.  When finished, clean the desktop for the next student!

Waiter/Waitress
Work with a partner to complete this center.  One person will be the customer, the other the waiter/waitress.  The customer will order from the menu and the waiter/ waitress must write down the person's order.  For an added challenge, figure out the cost of the orders!

Weather
Use a copy of the weather chart and keep track of the weather for one week.  As you finish, complete the packet of worksheets.

Animals
Choose 10 animal cards to look at.  Choose the most interesting animal, draw it on a piece of construction paper, and write a paragraph saying why you chose this animal.

Solar System
Using Play Doh, make examples of as many of the planets and the sun as you can.

Simple Machines
Complete the packet of review sheets.  If finished, on the back of each sheet, draw an example of each type of simple machine.

Clouds
Look at the four types of clouds on the worksheet.  On a large piece of blue construction paper, use cotton balls to make an example of each type of cloud.  Under each example, make sure you label what type of cloud it is!

Agriculture
Draw as many examples of crops, farm animals, and farm machinery as you can on a large piece of construction paper.  Be sure to label everything you draw!

Water Cycle
Label the 3 stages of the water cycle on the worksheet.  Write a paragraph explaining how the water cycle works.  If finished, you may color the worksheet.

Matter
Split a piece of large white construction paper into 3 equal sections.  At the top of each section write the words solid, liquid, and gas.  List and draw as many examples of each as you can.

50 States Puzzle
Choose a partner and see if you can put the foam “50 States” puzzle together.  Use a map in your Social Studies book for help!

Maps
Create a treasure map!  There is treasure buried somewhere in school so draw a detailed map showing us how to get there!  Don’t forget to include symbols and a map key!

Globes
Using blue and green clay, create a model of the earth.

Pilgrims
Pretend you are a pilgrim on the Mayflower.  For 5 days, keep a journal telling what life was like for you aboard the Mayflower.

Harriet Tubman
Choose a book to read on Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.  Write a one paragraph summary of the book on notebook paper.  Also be sure to tell me if you liked the book and give me reasons why you did/didn’t like it.

Government
Copy the Pledge of Allegiance in your nicest cursive handwriting on notebook paper.  Draw a picture of what you see every time you hear or say the pledge.

Presidents
Write a 3 paragraph paper explaining why you should be President.  Be sure to include details about what you would do!  After you are finished, draw a picture of yourself as President.

Assembly Lines
Using a large sheet of white construction paper, draw an example of an assembly line putting something together.  Some examples: cars, food, bottled water, crayons.

Flow Charts
Create a flow chart showing the steps necessary to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Christmas Around the World
Choose one of the countries we are studying about and make a poster on white construction paper showing how the country you chose celebrates Christmas.

Know Your America
Pick a friend to play the “Know Your America” game with.  Follow the rules in the game box.

Trading
Pretend you are trying to convince your friend to trade something with you.  What will be your export (what are you going to give to your friend)?  What will be your import (what is your friend going to give to you)?  Why is it a fair trade?

United States
Using a copy of a United States map, try to figure out the abbreviations for each state.  Write them on the abbreviation sheet.  You may work with a partner on this!

Scrambled Spelling
Open each Easter egg.  On the left side of your paper, write the word exactly as you see it when it is scrambled.  On the right side of your paper, write the word correctly.  Put the papers back into the eggs when you are finished!

Play Doh
Using Play Doh, spell each of your spelling words on your desk.  Clean up the Play Doh when you are finished!

Bingo
Three people will play together.  One person will be the caller, who calls out the words.  The other 2 people will be playing against each other.  Place 9 of your spelling words in a box on the Bingo paper.  Mark your answers with chips.  After a person gets 3 in a row, they must say bingo.  The caller will take their paper and ask them to spell the words in the bingo column.  If they spell them correctly, they win.

Tic Tac Toe
Use the Tic Tac Toe paper to play this game with a partner.  Your partner says a spelling word and if you spell it correctly you can put an “X” or “O” in any space you want.  If you spell the word wrong, you lose a turn.  The winner is the first person to get 3 X’s or O’s in a row.

Story Writing
Create a story using as many of your spelling words as you can.  Your story can be about anything you want!  Use a sheet of notebook paper to write your story.

Rainbow Words
Choose 3 different colored crayons.  Write each word in one color.  Trace over each word using the second crayon.  Trace over each word using the third crayon.  Do this on a sheet of construction paper.

3X Each
Write each of your spelling words 3 times each in cursive.

Jumping Jacks
Work with a partner.  Your partner gives you a spelling word and you must spell the word one letter at a time and do a jumping jack each time you say a letter.

Money Code
Using the money code, figure out the “cost” of each of your spelling words!  Write you answers on a sheet of notebook paper.

Forward and Backward
Fold a piece of notebook paper in half and number from 1 to 10 (or 1 to 5 if you only get core words).  Write each of your spelling words on the left side of your paper.  Write each of your spelling words backwards on the right side of your paper.

Spelling Doodle
Choose a simple object and draw it as big as you can on a white sheet of construction paper.  Write your spelling words as many times as you can around your object.  Color your object and add background when you are finished.

ABC Order
Write each of your spelling words in ABC order.  For an added challenge, put them in order BACKWARDS, so that the letters at the end of the alphabet come first.  Write them on a sheet of notebook paper.

Battleship
Use the Battleship grid to play this game with a partner.  Write 5 of your spelling words in any box, your partner does the same.  Don’t look at each other’s papers!  Call out grid points one at a time and if there is a spelling word in it, you get a “hit.”  If you spell the word right, you sink one of your opponent’s ships!  If it’s wrong you lose a turn.  If there’s no word in a space, you get a “miss” and you lose your turn.  Winner is the first person to sink all 5 ships.

Sentences
Write a sentence using each word in your spelling list.  If you have 5 words you should have 5 sentences.  If you have 10 words you should have 10 sentences.  Your sentences should show me you know what the words mean!  Use a sheet of notebook paper.

Scrambled Letters
Give the students a long word, such as "Halloween," or "Valentine's Day."  They must make as many other words as possible using the letters in the word/words you give them.

Graphing
Using Microsoft Excel, create a graph showing the color shirts everyone is wearing today.  Print it out when you are done.

Internet
You may go to either Funbrain or Challenge 24 and play a game of your choosing.

Word Processing
Choose something from your writing folder or journal and practice typing it in Microsoft Word.  Save it to your disk when you are done.

Paintbrush
Type a poem and draw a picture to go with the poem

CD Game
You may either play Math Blaster or Reader Rabbit using a CD.  You may also create a picture with KidPix using a CD.

Flash Cards
Choose a partner and practice either your addition, subtraction, time, money, or multiplication flash cards.  Make sure you are using yellow light voices!

Fact Families
On a sheet of notebook paper, create 10 addition/subtraction or multiplication/division fact families.

Strategy Games
Choose a partner and follow the directions on the paper!

Memory Cards
Play this game with a partner.  Put all of your cards face down on the floor.  Each player takes turns turning over any 2 cards.  If they match, that player goes again.  If they don’t match, that player loses a turn.  The winner is the person with the most matches at the end.

War
Divide a set of cards evenly between 2 people and put them in a pile facing down so no one can see the cards.  Both players turn over the top card on their pile AT THE SAME TIME.  The first person to add, subtract, or multiply the numbers correctly wins and takes both cards.  The game is over when one person gets all of the cards.

Place Value Cards
Play this game with a partner.  Partners take turns giving each other a number and they have to use their place value cards to make the number.  If they make it correctly, they get a point.  The person with the most points at the end wins.

Word Problems
Complete as many word problem cards as you can.  Solve them on a sheet of notebook paper.

Wipe-off Games
You may practice your multiplication facts by yourself.  Write your answers using a dry erase marker.  When you are finished, wipe off the games so someone else can use them!

Journals
Complete a pack of weekly word problems in your math journal.

Calculators
Use a calculator to solve problems on a worksheet.

Presentation
Play the multiplication slide show and see if you can answer all of the problems correctly!  Press the space bar only ONCE to go to the next slide!

Jellybean Puzzles
Answer and color all of the problems correctly using the color code in the bottom corner.  Turn the paper in and if it is correct, you will be rewarded with a handful of jellybeans!

Multiplication Eggs
Open each of the eggs in the basket and solve the multiplication problems on the slip of paper.  Write your answers on a sheet of notebook paper.

Domino Sums
Remove dominoes from the can one at a time.  Sketch the dominoes on a sheet of notebook paper.  Below each drawing, write an addition, subtraction, or multiplication sentence that uses both numbers on the domino. 

Pigskin Countdown
Place each football cutout in its correct position on the football gameboard.

Mighty Mouth
Slip your hand into the Mighty Mouth puppet.  Guide the puppet into the container and catch a “mouthful” of magnetic items.  Sort and count the items and use this information to make a bar graph.  Return the items to the container when finished.

Shop Till You Drop
Choose a card one at a time from the pocket and enter the toy store!  Solve each problem on a sheet on notebook paper.  Put all of the cards back when you’re finished!

Ribbon Measurement
Measure each of the ribbon lengths and mark your answers on a sheet of notebook paper.

Coupon Cash-In
Glue a coupon near the top of a sheet of construction paper.  Using the coin cutouts, glue as many possible ways that equal the value of the coupon.  Draw a line in-between each answer.

Estimation Jars
Start at jar #1 and write what is in the jar on your response sheet.  Estimate the number of items in the jar and write your estimation on the response sheet.  Remove the lid from the jar, count how many items are really in the jar, and write that number on your response sheet.  At the end, evaluate your work and write a comment on your paper.  Do the same thing for the rest of the jars.

Fall Leaves Graph
Choose 8 leaves from the basket and sort them according to color.  Color the bar graph to show your findings.

McDonald’s Math
Using the McDonald’s menu, solve the 20 math word problems. 

Time To Draw
Play this game with a partner.  Take turns rolling a die and moving that number of spaces on your gameboard.  When you land on a space, draw that part of Mr. Potato Head on your gameboard.  If you land on a part you don’t need, you lose your turn.  The winner is the first player to complete a Mr. Potato Head picture.

Book Scenes
Use any of the art supplies provided to draw a colorful, detailed picture of your favorite part of the book you are reading.

Colorful Posters
Create a "Wanted Poster" for a character in the book you are reading.  Be sure to include a description, what they are wanted for, and a reward.