Affect and effect are easy to mix up. Here’s the short version of how to use affect vs. effect. Affect is usually a verb, and it means to impact or change. Effect is usually a noun, an effect is the result of a change. Watch out! There are certain situations and fixed phrases that break the general usage rules for these words.
The Trick to Never Confuse Maybe and May Be Again
Again, the easiest way to make sure you’re using these correctly is to replay “maybe” with “potentially” and “may be” with “might be.” If the sentence is still correct, you’re good. If it’s not, then you know you need to change it.
Have your child select ANY EXTINCT animal in history. If they’d rather explore an extinct insect or flower, let them. This project allows them to explore history and hopefully learn a thing or two. 🙂
After they gather their information, have them display their new-found knowledge on a poster board. If they’d rather ake a slideshow, that’s okay, let them.
Possible questions for project
scientific name
common name (often used)
color
size
weight
name 3 charactetistics
located
diet
extinction date
closest relative
name 3 interesting facts
lifespan
Ask your child to draw a picture of their animal, insect, or flower. And as always, don’t forget your name! 🙂
Your child DOES NOT need a printer to complete this paper. Simple have them write down their answers on a separate sheet of paper or verbally tell you their answers.
Your child DOES NOT need a printer to complete this paper. Simple have them write down their answers on a separate sheet of paper or verbally tell you their answers.
Please familiarize yourself with the editing symbols before beginning the worksheets. If you don’t have a printer, you can have your child list the errors on a sheet of paper. Yes, there’s an answer sheet. 🙂
ANSWER KEY
If you want more editing pages in future posts, please tell me in a comment below. THANKS!
There are NO wrong answers for this project! If you want to incorporate language arts, you can have your child explain their picture in written form. Then, they can present the image and the paper to you. 🙂
Option A: Print this worksheet and create the new Earth.
Option B: Decorate a paper plate.
Option C: Decorate a styrofoam ball
Option D: Trace a paper plate onto a sheet of paper and then decorate it.
I’m not sure if anyone is using the spelling lessons or not. If you are, please comment on the post. If no one is using them, I’ll exchange the spelling lessons for another item. Thanks!
Day One
Spelling list – words with the short and long “a” vowel sounds
**First day, go over each spelling word with your child. Make sure they can pronounce and understand the meaning of each one. For in-class work, have them copy each word correctly. **
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five: Spelling Test!
Book utilized in this week’s lesson: Evan-Moor, Building Spelling Skills: Amazon Link