Abraham Lincoln

Name
Read the contractions in the box. It is happy.
Pick the contraction that is formed It’s happy.
from each pair of words.
Write the contraction on the line.

can’t  haven’t  he’s  I’m  she’s  they’ll  we’ll  who’s

1. have + not 2. I + am

haven’t I’m
3. can + not 4. they + will

can’t they’ll
5. who + is 6. we + will

who’s we’ll
Circle the contraction in each sentence.
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7. He’s her little brother.

8. She’s his big sister.

9. Lisa hasn’t eaten lunch yet.

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Home Activity  Your child practiced forming contractions, such as hasn’t, she’s, we’ll, and I’m. Read one of
the contractions shown in the box above. Ask your child to tell you the words that make up the contraction.
Work with your child to practice the contractions shown on the page.

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Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write the word on the line.

certainly  either  great  laugh 

second  worst  you’re

1. giggle 2. surely

laugh certainly
3. one or the other 4. most awful

either worst
5. follows the first 6. very important

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7. you are

you’re
Home Activity  Your child learned to read the high-frequency words certainly, either, great, laugh, second,
worst, and you’re. Write sentences using each of these words, but leave blanks for the words. Have your
child use the high-frequency words to complete the sentences.

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Read the text below. Answer the questions.

Thomas Jefferson
by Virginia Mann
  Thomas Jefferson was the third President
of the United States. Jefferson lived in Virginia
and made the plans for his house there. It was a
beautiful house. Jefferson invented many useful things for his house.
Some of the things Jefferson invented are listed in the chart below.

What Jefferson Invented What It Was Like

bookstand Held five books at once
Could be turned to each book
great clock Could see its face from inside and outside his house
ladder Made of wood
Could be folded up

1. What is the author’s name? Virginia Mann

2. What is the topic of this text? Thomas Jefferson
3. What did you learn by reading the chart?
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Possible response: Jefferson invented many things.

4. What do you think the author’s purpose was for writing this story?

Possible responses: to inform, to tell the reader about Thomas Jefferson

Home Activity  Your child answered questions about a nonfiction text and told why the author wrote it.
Read a newspaper or magazine article with your child. Have your child identify who wrote the text and why
the writer might have written it.

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Writing • Biography

Helen Keller

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama. When she was a

baby, she got very sick. After that, Helen could not see, hear,
or speak.
Helen’s parents hired a teacher for her. The teacher’s name
was Annie Sullivan. She taught Helen how to “speak” and
“hear” with her hands.
Helen learned fast. She was very smart. When she grew
up, she went to college. After college, Helen wrote books
and gave speeches. In 1903 she wrote a book about her life.
Helen Keller taught people that they should never give up.

Key Features of a Biography

• It tells about a real person’s life.

• It tells important facts about the person.

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Contractions
Spelling Words
haven’t it’s he’s I’m didn’t who’s
she’s can’t isn’t aren’t hadn’t I’ll

Write the contraction that can be made from the underlined words.

1. We have not started practicing yet. haven’t

2. It is not snowing. isn’t
3. Do you know who is riding the bus today? who’s

4. I think she is at the nature center. she’s

5. I can not go to the show. can’t
6. We are not done until afternoon. aren’t
Write the contractions for the words below.
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7. it is it’s
8. did not didn’t
9. had not hadn’t 10. I will I’ll

11. he is he’s
12. I am I’m
Home Activity  Your child wrote contractions. Have your child name the words that were combined to make
each contraction.

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Look at the dictionary pages. Write the words from the box that
you would find on each page. Use the Guide Words to choose the
correct page.

rant structure sample television

pleasant sentence traffic tunnel

1. 2. raw
over

pleasant sample
rant sentence
rapid settle

3. soy 4. tomorrow

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television tunnel
today under

Home Activity  Your child learned how to use guide words in a dictionary. Have your child name one more
word that could be found on each page using the guide words above.

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Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are special names for people, places, animals, and
things. They begin with capital letters. Days of the week, months of
the year, and holidays also begin with capital letters. Titles and initials
for people begin with capital letters. Many titles end with a period (.).
Noah and Maya learned about Abraham Lincoln. Ms. Grant told
the children the story of Mr. Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was born
on February 12, 1809, in Kentucky.

Write the proper nouns in each sentence on the line.

1. Noah and Maya ripped the map on Monday.

Noah, Maya, Monday

2. Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln; Springfield, Illinois

3. On November 6, 1860, Mr. Lincoln was elected President.
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November, Mr. Lincoln, President

4. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865.

Civil War, April

Home Activity  Your child learned about proper nouns. Go through a piece of mail with your child and have
him or her point out all the proper nouns in the addresses.

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Web

Family was poor Was a great athlete

Sample responses
for modeling:

Jackie Robinson

Was the first

African American Changed baseball
to play on a major
league baseball
team

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Home Activity  Your child is learning to write stories, poems, brief reports, nonfiction paragraphs, letters,
and other products this year. Ask what your child is writing this week.

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You will be presenting a visual display to help answer the Question of the
Week, How has working together changed history? Use the following steps
to help you plan your visual display.

Step 1- Write the information you would most like to share with the class.

Accept all reasonable responses

Step 2- Organize the information into chronological order.

Accept all reasonable responses

Step 3- Choose which events show how working together changed history.

Accept all reasonable responses

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Step 4- Place the information in the appropriate area of the time line.
Include a short description with each date. Circle which events are
examples of people working together.

Home Activity  Your child found information on a time line. Have your child create a time line about special
events in his or her life. Help your child write a year for each event and describe each event with a short
sentence.

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Contractions
Spelling Words
haven’t it’s he’s I’m didn’t who’s
she’s can’t isn’t aren’t hadn’t I’ll

Read Emmet’s letter. Circle two spelling mistakes.

Circle the word with the capitalization mistake. Write
the words correctly.
Dear Grandpa,
That was a great game on friday. I 1.didn’t
2. it’s
did’t think you could come, but I’m
glad you did! Mom says its time for
dinner, so I have to go.

3. Friday
Love, Emmet

Fill in the circle to show the correct spelling.

Write the word.

4. are’t aren’t 4. aren’t

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6. she’s shes 6. she’s

7. whos’ who’s 7. who’s
8. haven’t havn’t 8. haven’t
Home Activity  Your child identified misspelled contractions. Have your child point to each apostrophe (’)
and tell what letter or letters the apostrophe replaced.

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Read the story.
Write in the correct words from the box to finish the sentences.

certainly  either  great  laugh

second  worst  you’re

  My sister is learning to be a lawyer. I think she will be a

great lawyer. She is always either

reading or writing. She certainly has to read a lot

of books.

  One time I noticed that she dropped a book. Then she dropped

a second book. It wasn’t her fault. She says the

worst part of learning to be a lawyer is that the books
are so heavy.

  Today I left a picture on her desk. It showed her dropping books.

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“Now, who drew this?” she asked. I was honest. I told her that I did it.

  “Joe, you’re a funny boy,” she said to me. “And your

picture made me laugh .”
Home Activity  Your child used high-frequency words learned this week to complete sentences in a story.
Have your child write about a favorite book. Encourage your child to use some of these high-frequency
words.

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Proper Nouns
Mark the letter of the word or words that correctly complete each
sentence.
1. Abraham’s last name was .
 A lincoln
 B grant
 C Lincoln
2. Abraham lived in .
 A Kentucky, indiana, and Illinois
 B Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois
 C kentucky, Indiana, and illinois
3. Abraham’s wife was .
 A Mrs. lincoln
 B mrs. lincoln
 C Mrs. Lincoln
4. Abraham’s nickname was .
 A abe
 B Abe
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5. President Lincoln lived in the .

 A white house
 B White House
 C white House

Choose other proper nouns. Say a sentence for each proper noun.

Home Activity  Your child prepared for taking tests on proper nouns. Read a story together. Have your child
identify the proper nouns on a page.

120  Conventions Proper Nouns

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