About This Daily Classroom Special
Each week Homework
Hotline will suggest homework assignments aimed at grades K-1 and
2-3. Homework Hotline was written by Buzz Eyler, Director of Educational Technology at the Orcutt School District ( CA) and a former Teachers Network web mentor.
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Flying Activities
This week the homework will center on flying activities. The activities are appropriate for K-3, except as noted.
Feel free to copy, cut, and paste the assignments into your own word
processor for sending home (or print this page).
Day 1
This week the activities relate to flying. Have the children make two lists: one of animals that fly, one of man-made things that fly.
Day 2
Either give the children or ask them to find a picture of an airplane. Have them write (or dictate) the names of as many parts of the plane as they can.
Day 3
Interview three people and ask them: What makes an airplane fly? Choose one response and illustrate it.
Day 4
Superman is a make-believe character who can fly. Write (or dictate) how your life would be different if you could fly. |