John James Audubon studied birds. He wrote a famous book that shows all the species of birds in North America. He also painted pictures of all the birds.
Change these sentences so they describe the future, instead of the past.
John James Audubon will study birds. He will write a famous book that shows all the species of birds in North America. He also will paint pictures of all the birds.
How many different kinds of birds are there in the world? Add up the birds from each region:
3,200 South America
2,900 Asia
2,300 Africa
2,000 North America
1,700 Australia and Oceania
1,000 Europe
65 Antarctica
13,165
Birds, lizards, turtles, and other animals hatch from eggs. To help these baby animals break out of the eggshell, some of them have an egg tooth. An egg tooth is a sharp point on the beak or a true tooth that sticks out of the baby's mouth. The egg tooth helps to break the eggshell. After the babies hatch, the egg tooth falls off.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
—Mother Goose
This poem is a quatrain. A quatrain is a rhyming poem or stanza with four lines. Its rhyming pattern can be aabb (the first two lines rhyme, and the last two lines rhyme) or abab (the first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme).
William Shakespeare was a famous English playwright.
What does a playwright do?
Playwrights write plays!
How many $5 bills equal one $50 bill? Write a number sentence.
$5 x 10 bills = $50
Opening day is the first day of the Major League Baseball season. The season begins in early April every year. The first opening day games took place on April 22, 1876, when the Boston Red Caps squared off against the Philadelphia Athletics.
Some words sound like the thing they are describing. Meow! Boom! Hiss! All of those words are examples of onomatopoeia. Can you think of others?
More examples: fizz, moo, buzz, clang, beep, splash
Correct the sentences below.
1. may day is selebrated on may first.
2. may day is a traditional Spring festival in many cultures.
3. some peeple dekorate a maypole on may day.
4. the girl in the pikture is dancing around a maypole.
1. May Day is celebrated on May 1.
2. May Day is a traditional spring festival in many cultures.
3. Some people decorate a maypole on May Day.
4. The girl in the picture is dancing around a maypole.
55 ÷ 9 = __ r __
76 ÷ 5 = __ r __
67 ÷ 6 = __ r __
55 ÷ 9 = 6 r 1
76 ÷ 5 = 15 r 1
67 ÷ 6 = 11 r 1
Jaguars are the largest cats in Central and South America. Jaguars are good swimmers. They hunt for fish and turtles and other prey in the water. These big cats also have beautiful coats. People hunt them for their coats.
Shel Silverstein was a famous writer. He wrote songs, stories, and plays. Silverstein's poems are famous for being silly and imaginative. Can you create a silly poem?
On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He took his oath in New York City. New York City was the capital of the country at that time.
List two proper nouns, two verbs, and one adjective used in the paragraph.
Proper nouns: George Washington, New York City
Verbs: became, took, was
Adjective: first
On April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. On April 30, 1812, Louisiana became the 18th state.
How many years separated these two events?
1812 – 1789 = 23 years
In 1969, an astronaut named Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. His footprints are still there because there is no wind on the moon to blow them away! Between 1969 and 1972, 11 other astronauts walked on the moon.
Daffodils bloom in the spring. These flowers are also called Narcissus. This name came from a Greek myth about Narcissus. Narcissus was a hunter who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. The head of the daffodil mimics Narcissus gazing down at his reflection in the water.
The bond between the sisters was strong.
A bond is a feeling that unites people. It is a common emotion or interest.
Describe the bond you have with your sisters or brothers. If you don't have siblings, describe a bond you have with someone else.
There are 36 children in the fourth grade. Three out of four children have a sibling. How many children have siblings?
27 children have siblings
Why can cutting onions make you cry? When an onion is cut, a natural gas is released. This gas can irritate the eye. It causes a stinging feeling. Your body makes tears to try to wash the gas away.
May 1 is May Day. This ancient holiday celebrates spring. Many people celebrate May Day with a maypole. First, they tie ribbons to the pole. Then, they wrap the ribbons around the maypole through a traditional dance.
Some English words are commonly shortened. What are the long forms of each of these words?
bike
math
phone
tux
gas
champ
bike = bicycle
math = mathematics
phone = telephone
tux = tuxedo
gas = gasoline
champ = champion
Gavin plays games and watches movies on his computer. He divides his time equally between games and movies.
If Gavin spends 60 minutes on the computer every day, how much time does he spend playing games in one week? Show your work.
60 x 7 = 420 minutes per week
420 ÷ 2 = 210 minutes playing games each week
210/60= 3.5 hours of game time each week
White-tailed deer are found in most of North America and parts of South America. White-tailed deer are plant eaters. Bobcats, mountain lions, and coyotes all hunt white-tailed deer. But the white-tailed deer are fast. They can sprint up to 30 miles per hour. They can also jump up to 10 feet high or 30 feet long in a single bound!
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that falls on May 5. In fact, Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the "fifth of May." In the United States, it is a big celebration of Mexican heritage and culture.
Select one of the expressions below and use it in one or two sentences. Your sentences should make clear the meaning of the expression.
too many irons in the fire: having too many things to do at once
to add fuel to the fire: to make worse
out of the frying pan into the fire: to get out of one situation only to find yourself in a worse one
Dora is making ribbons. Each ribbon is six inches long and one inch wide. How many ribbons can she make with a yard of fabric that is 36 inches wide? Hint: A yard of fabric is three feet long.
A yard is 3 feet, or 36 inches. The fabric is 36 inches long and 36 inches wide.
36/6=6 lengths of ribbon
36/1=36 widths of ribbon
36x6=216 ribbons
Did you know that peanuts aren't actually nuts? They are a part of the vegetable family! Peanuts are legumes, which are a type of vegetable. Peas, beans, and lentils are all legumes.
Many Cinco de Mayo celebrations include traditional Mexican food. Chips and salsa, tacos, and enchiladas are all popular foods that are eaten on Cinco de Mayo. Music is also a big part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Mariachi bands play traditional Mexican folk music. Many people dance in the streets and in parades. Do you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?
Identify the bold words as nouns, proper nouns, or verbs.
The White House is the home of the president of the United States. The president lives in the White House. He also has his offices there. The White House is in Washington, D.C.
White House = proper noun
home=noun
lives=verb
is=verb
The Enriquez family went to the museum together. Each person left at a different time. Lindsey spent 2 hours at the museum. Katie spent 90 minutes at the museum. Jeff spent 30 minutes at the museum. What was the average amount of time the Enriquez family members spent at the museum?
The average time spent at the museum was 80 minutes.
120 minutes+90 minutes+30 minutes=240 minutes
240 minutes/3 people=80 minutes average
Adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per night. But kids need more. Children need about 9 to 11 hours of sleep every night. Sleep helps support your growth and keeps you healthy.
Schools started using chalkboards in the 1800s. Before that, many students used slates at their desks. Slates are small chalkboards for one person to use. Today, many classroom have interactive whiteboards!
Correct the sentences. The number of errors is in parentheses.
[Hint: Check capitalization (don’t forget proper nouns), punctuation and homophones.]
1. (5) this is teacher appreciation weak.
2. (3) how do you show you're teacher you appreciate him or her.
3. (4) many will kids bring they're teacher a apple?
1. This is Teacher Appreciation Week.
2. How do you show your teacher you appreciate him or her?
3. Many kids will bring their teacher an apple.
A pound of apples is about 3 medium size apples.
A peck of apples is about 11 pounds.
A bushel of apples is about 44 pounds.
About how many medium apples are in a peck?
About how many medium apples are in a bushel?
How many teachers are there in your school?
How many pounds, pecks, or bushels would it take to give each teacher an apple for Teacher Appreciation Day?
A peck = about 33 medium apples.
A bushel = about 132 apples.
Geysers form when cold water goes through a hole in the earth and hits hot rocks. The rocks heat the water and turn some of it to steam, which expands and shoots back through the hole. Old Faithful is a famous geyser. It erupts about every 76 minutes.
The idea for a National Teacher Day was started by a teacher from Arkansas. She wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt, Roosevelt thought it was a good idea, and now it’s celebrated on the Tuesday of the first week of May. It’s a day to tell teachers how much they do for you!
Sir James Matthew Barrie was a novelist and playwright. He is most famous for writing Peter Pan.
The suffixes -ist and -wright mean “one who.”
- A wheelwright made and repaired wooden wheels.
- A shipwright is a carpenter who helps build wooden ships.
List 5 other professions with the suffix -ist.
Use 2 of those professions in sentences.
Examples of other professions: artist, pianist, violinist, accompanist, archeologist, cardiologist, conservationist, chemist, ceramicist, dermatologist, cyclist, florist
Sir James Barrie (May 9, 1860–June 19, 1937) wrote Peter Pan as a play in 1904. The story first appeared in a novel in 1911. Then in 1929, Barrie donated the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital, which was founded in 1852. The hospital was the first of its kind dedicated to children’s healthcare. Peter Pan has continued to benefit the hospital's patients ever since.
How long has Peter Pan been helping support the Great Ormond Street Hospital?
Add the above dates to the timeline. Label each one.
83 years
Sharks can have babies — or pups — in three different ways. Some sharks lay eggs outside their body, like birds. Some have eggs that hatch inside the mother, and then the pup is born. And some sharks have pups that grow inside the mother in the same way human babies do.
Mother’s Day began after a woman named Anna Jarvis suggested there should be a holiday to honor mothers. It became a national holiday in the United States in 1914. We celebrate it the second Sunday of each May.
