Oo is for okapi, orangutan,
and octopus!
Please complete #!, and choose three or more activities
to complete for homework. Remember to circle your
choices and return this sheet with your homework by
Friday.
1. Odd and Even Math Activity (attached)
2. Look up "okapi" in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
Write a sentence describing an okapi and draw its
picture.
3. Define the word "occupation". What occupation
would you like to have when you grow up? Draw us a
picture and print the title.
4. Pretend you have a pet orangutan. Write down its
name and a list of its five favorite foods.
5. How many sides does an octagon have? List two
things that are in the shape of an octagon.
6. Make an omelet. Write down the ingredients that
you used.
7. Play "Big O." Pronounce a series of words. If the word
begins with the short o sound, ask your child to form a
large O by raising his/her hands above his/her head with
fingertips touching. Hands remain down if the word begins
with another sound. Say the following words:
October, olive, on, cat, octopus, policeman, operator,
butter, oxen, give, otter, operation, add, barn, opposite,
cardinal, ostrich, oxygen, & odd.
8. Make a list of opposites. Include at least three
pairs. Please sound out the words yourself.
Name___________________________________
Y is for 
Please do three of the items on this list
AND the handwriting sheet. Circle your
choices and return this cover sheet with
your homework by Friday.
1. Make a list of six foods that you think
are Yucky! (or Yummy!) Please sound
out the words on your own.
2. Bring a picture to show us what
you looked like when you were
young. Sneak it to me so that
your friends can guess the name
of the person in the picture!
3. Make something out of yarn.
4. Design a yacht. Don’t forget to name
your yacht.
5. Play Yahtzee. Record your score.
*Online at amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/yahtzee/index.html
6. List five things that you like to play
in your yard. Sound these words
out on your own.
7. Read a book to Mom or Dad.
Write down the name of your book,
the author, and tell us if it was fiction or nonfiction.
8. Make a map of your yard.
Remember to include trees,
pathways, and gardens.
Name_____________
Ii Homemwork
Please complete three or more activities. Circle your choices and return this sheet with your homework by Friday.
1. Smile at five people and write down their reactions.
2. “I Spy” and write five words with the letter Ii you find in your house.
3. Eat ice cream. Write a sentence describing the ice cream.
4. How quickly can you melt an ice cube? What method did you use and how long did it take?
5. Read a book with your parents. Look for the sight words of the week while reading. Record your results.
6. Play a math game on kinderwebgames.com: numbers, telling time, coins, or subtraction.
7. Memorize the “Ii” poem and recite it to the class.
8. Make your own “I Spy” page using the following website: scholastic.ca/ispy/make/picture.htm or make your own game using magazine pictures and labels.
Name______________________________________________
Ii Poem:
I is for igloo.
I is for ink.
I is for the ice cream
in my drink.
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I is for igloo
and insect!
Please complete three or more activities. Circle your choices and return your work by Friday.
1. Time how long it takes one ice cube to melt. Record your time.
2. Draw a picture of your favorite invention. Tell us who invented it.
3. Build an igloo (out of sugar cubes, Styrofoam, etc.). Who lives in an igloo? Print your answer and bring your model to school.
4. Print a list of six words that begin with the short i sound.
5. Imagine you are an insect. What kind are you? Why? Draw a picture of yourself and print your answers to the questions.
6. List three things that make you itch.
7. Take an inventory of your silverware drawer. How many spoons, forks, and knives do you have? Print the numerals and the number words.
Name_______________________
Ww is for Wonderful
Words and Winter, too!
Please consider completing some of these assignments with your child, but they do NOT need to be turned in. Merry Christmas!
1. Word Wall Worm Game: Toss the worm on your personal word wall. Read the words it lands on. Write down any words you cannot read. (Word Wall included)
2. Watch the weather. Write a word to describe the weather in Saint Louis on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
3. Website Games: mrcpl.org/literacy/lessons/sight/index.html (Word Wall Games)
4. Look up wigwam in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Which Indian tribe lived in a wigwam? Draw a picture of a wigwam.
5. Count the windowpanes in your living room. Now count the windowpanes in your kitchen. Use the numbers to write two number sentences.
6. Make something out of wood. Use scraps of wood, wooden sticks from your backyard, popsicle sticks, or any other wood you have at your house.
7. Make a list of ten words that begin with Ww.
8. Pretend a wizard lent you his magic wand. What would you wish for? Why?
Name_____________________
Choose at least three activities. Circle your choices and return this sheet with your work. Homework is due Friday.
"S" Homework
1. Sew a simple sock puppet.
2. Count the number of socks you have and think of a way to sort them. Write your answers.
3. Write the recipe for your favorite sandwich.
4. Teach your class to sing your favorite song.
5. Print a list of six words that begin with s and draw their pictures.
6. Make a sign that tells us about your favorite snake.
7. Draw a picture of your favorite saint. Write their name and feast day.
Name_______________________________
Zz Homework
Please complete at least 3 items from the list. Your
homework is due on Thursday. Remember to circle your
choices and return this sheet with your homework.
Have fun!
1. Read a book about a zoo animal. Print the name of the
book and tell us if it was nonfiction (really happened) or
fiction (pretend).
2. List five things that are in the shape of a zero. What
shape is a zero?
3. Put a zigzag ( z ) on all the Zz's on this page.
4. Eat zucchini. Tell us if you ate it raw or cooked. Print
the words that describe how it tasted.
5. Write two sentences about a visit to the zoo.
6. Count the zippers in your closet. Write the numeral
and the number word.
7. Make a list of five zoo animals.
8. Learn your zip code. Write it on a piece of paper.
9. Handwriting practice sheet: Zz
Name____________________________________
Nifty Nn Week
Please complete 1 AND 2. Then complete two or more of
these activities. Circle your choices and return by Friday.
1. The Nut Hunt Poem and Math activity.
2. Word Nest - Remove one egg at a time. Place the words
you can read in one pile and the words you need help
reading in another pile.
3. List four nice things that you do this week.
4. Count the nickels in your mom's wallet or your dad's
pocket. Write the number and the amount. (Ex. 3-three;
15¢)
5. Cook noodles for dinner. Write down three words to
describe what you saw while they were cooking.
6. Write down a sentence telling us something that is fun
to do at night.
7. Print nineteen uppercase and nineteen lowercase Nn's
as neatly as you can.
8. Look at the night sky. Draw what you see.
Name_________________________________________
We will not have any written kindergarten homework
this week.
On Wednesday, we would like to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Please bring a small, bite-size snack to share with your
classmates for a Thanksgiving feast! There are 21 students
in our class, plus Miss Ricker. Thank you for your help!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love, Mrs. Flahaut
L is for lion, ladybug, and lollipop!
Please complete 3 or more of the following activities. Return this
cover sheet with your homework by Friday.
1. Practice using sign language to spell: all, four, not, are, & down.
Review: like, big, come, into, & blue
2. Listen closely for 5 minutes, and then list all the sounds you
hear in your house.
3. Open a package of licorice or lollipops. Count the number of
pieces in your package. Print that numeral. Eat three pieces. Print
the numeral that tells us how many are left now.
4. Find all the letters of the alphabet in a magazine or newspaper.
Glue them to a piece of paper.
5. Make a ladybug or lion out of colored paper.
6. Draw a picture and/or write a sentence about your favorite
book you read this week. Was it fiction or nonfiction? Please
include the title of the book.
7. Take a "left-right" walk. Walk from one end of your house to the
other. Go into every room. Each time your turn right, say, "RIGHT!"
Every time your turn left, say, "LEFT!" Ask Mom or Dad to go with you
and show them you know your left from your right.
Name____________________________________________
Totally Terrific T's
Name_________________________________
Please choose three or more activities for homework this week.
Circle your choices and return them with this sheet by Friday.
*Bonus Tornado Sight Word Game
1. Tie your tennis shoes ten times.
2. Find a picture of a tiger in a magazine. Tape it on a piece of
paper. Print the word "tiger" two times.
3. Make tootsie rolls! (recipe below) **This has been a favorite!
4. Tear out ten T's from a magazine and tape them to a piece of paper.
5. Print twenty 2's neatly on a piece of paper.
6. Teach or tell the class a tongue twister.
7. Trace your name with ten different colors on a piece of paper.
Tootsie Rolls
2 tablespoons soft butter
1/2 cup light Karo syrup
2 squares unsweetened chocolate - melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar - sifted
3/4 cup powdered milk (you could also just add an additional 3/4
cup powdered sugar and not use the powdered milk; they taste
even sweeter)
Put all the ingredients into a double plastic bag and close tightly!
Squeeze until well mixed.
Roll into balls.
Place on waxed paper and chill in refrigerator.
ENJOY!
Hurray for H!
Please complete assignment number 1 and three or more
activities. Circle your choices and return this sheet with your
homework by Friday.
1. The Little Red Hen - assignment attached.
2. List four things that make you happy.
3. Draw a picture of Mr. H. Draw lots of hair and a crazy hat.
4. Taste honey. List three words to describe how it tastes.
5. Find two pictures of things that begin with the "h" sound. Glue
them on a piece of paper and write their names.
6. Count the steps it takes to walk around the outside of your
house. Write the numeral and number word. (for example:
57, fifty seven)
7. Trace your hands. Practice handwriting by printing your name o
n each finger.
8. Using a highlighter, highlight all the h's on this sheet.
9. Use your spider pendulum to count to one HUNDRED.
Name_______________________________________
Bb Homework!
Please complete number one and choose three or
more items from this list. Your work should be
turned in by Thursday. Remember to have fun!
1. Button Toss – line up star word cards in rows
on the floor. Toss the large button at the cards
and read the word it lands on. Keep each card
read correctly. Continue playing until all cards
are gone.
2. Color, cut out, and put together Mr. Bones.
Click for Mr. Bones
3. Find or draw a picture of a bug. Write two
sentences that will help us learn about your bug.
4. Write down a list of four things that drive you
batty.
5. Bring in your favorite bear book to share with
the class.
6. Count all the birds you see on your way to
school one morning. Write down the numeral and
the number word.
7. Read a story about a bat. Write down one
fact you learned from your reading.
8. Practice writing big B’s and little b’s 20
times each.
Name_______________________________
F is for Funny Footprints!
Complete three of these activities. Circle the number in front of your choices.
Return your homework and this cover sheet by Friday. Have fun!
1. Trace your footprints. Decorate them to look like funny feet.
2. Fill a sink or your tub with water. Find two things that will float and two things
that will sink. Write down their names.
3. Make a fun flag.
4. Tell us how to fix something when it is broken.
5. Describe to our class your family's plan if there is an emergency in your home.
How will you exit and where will you meet your Mom and Dad? Ask you Mom and
Dad to show you the smoke detector that is closest to your bedroom. Draw a
picture to show us what it looks like. Do you know how it works?
6. Find pictures of four things that fly. Glue them to a piece of paper and print
their names.
7. Fingerprint fun with your family. See attached sheets. 
Amazing Aa’s Please bring 2 apples, each in a Zip-loc bag with your name, by Thursday for math and complete the apple assignment on the attached sheet. Then choose two or more activities from this list. Circle yourchoices and return this sheet with your homework by Thursday. Have fun!!
1. Eat an apple. Count the seeds.
Write down that numeral and print
the number word.
For example: 5 five
2. Create a work of ART using any
materials that you would like to use.
(paint, paper, clay, play-doh, beads,
etc.)
3. List three fruits or vegetables
that begin with the short a sound.
Draw a picture of these fruits or
vegetables.
4. Print your address. Remember to
use upper and lower case letters!
5. Find Alaska on the map. Draw its
shape and write its name.
6. Draw and label pictures of three
animals that live in the Arctic
Circle.
Name________________________________ "Mm" Homework
Please complete the "Measure Me" page AND choose at
least three activities from below. Circle your choices and
return this sheet with your work. Homework is due on
Friday.
1. Make macaroni for your family. Cut off the front of
the box and put it in your folder.
2. Cut out 15 Mm's from a magazine. Glue them on a piece
of paper that you've cut into the shape of the letter M.
3. Count the number of M&M's in a bag. Write that
number on a piece of paper. Bring in the bag for a class
graph.
4. Make a mask using many objects and colors.
5. Mix a mound of mashed potatoes. Write down three
words to describe your mound.
6. Learn a magic trick and show it to the class.
7. Money Identification: sort the change in your piggy
bank. Identify the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
8. Circle all of the Mm's on the attached "Muffin Man"
rhyme.
9. Make a musical instrument and share it with the class.
Name: ______________________________________
Kindergarten Homework Please complete all the assignments and turn them in by Friday
with this sheet.
1. School-Home Links Page
2. Practice writing the lower-case alphabet. Use the a-z chart as
a guide. Have a parent stand behind you while you are sitting at a
table with a paper and pencil. (If you have an easel, stand at that.)
Your parent should draw a letter on your back with a finger. Parents,
please start at the top of your child's back, draw firmly and clearly,
using his/her entire back. Practice a few times to get the feel of it.
Now, you write on your paper at the same time your parent is
drawing on your back. Continue with all the letters of the alphabet.
Attach paper to your homework sheet.
3. Number Recognition and Ordering Numbers 1-20. Please follow
the directions on the sheet.
Name________________________________________
11 7 20 13 9 18 6 15
3rd Kindergarten Homework
Please complete all of the assignments this week. Return
this form along with your homework in your folder by Friday.
*Return the Innisbrook Forms by Wednesday.
1. Ask your child to count aloud as high as he or she can
without skipping any numbers. How high can he or she count
without skipping any numbers or needing any prompting?
Write it on the line here: __________.
2. Now have your child count out some small objects one by
one, such as pieces of cereal or beans. How high can he or
she count them correctly one by one? Write the number
here: ________.
3. Find a piece of paper and have your child practice writing
his or her name on it at least five times. Remember, only the
first letter should be capitalized!
4. Practice reciting your address and phone number with
your family. (Parents--I would like your child to understand
where his/her address comes from, please point out your
house number and street sign to your child.)
5. Read the books in your book pouch with your family.
Name__________________________________
2nd Kindergarten Homework
Please complete the following assignments. They
are due on Friday. Each week, please return this
form along with the homework in the homework
folder. If possible, attach the homework to the
assignment sheet with a paperclip, staple, or binder
clip.
1. Complete the "Getting to Know You" page.
2. Bring in an item from nature to put on our
prayer table. We will be celebrating God's gifts
for the next couple of weeks. Nature gifts could
be a rock, shell, pinecone, flower, feather, or plant.
3. Bring in a paper item from your favorite fast
food restaurant. It could be a bag with the
restaurant name or a food container with the
restaurant name. (We are looking for more
environmental print items that students know and
can read.) Thank you for your help.
Bonus: Play a counting math game:
1. www.aaamath.com (Link on my webpage)
2. Click on "Counting" on the left side
3. Click on "Numbers & Counting through Ten"
4. Click on "Number Objects I"
5. For Practice, click on start
6. For Games, click on either Count Down,
Give Me Time, or 20 Questions
Click for Mr. Bones