The Elves and the Shoemaker TAKE HOME TEST

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Each Friday we take a test on the Imagine It story that I provide objectives for in the blog.  

The tests, especially the open-ended questions, can be challenging at times.

I thought it would be beneficial for you to read a story and go over the test with your child at home.  

I have provided the Imagine It answers below to assist you on what a correct or acceptable answer is for each question.

Vocabulary - page 17

1.  C

2.  A

3.  B

4.  D

5.  A

Comprehension: Multiple Choice - pages 18 & 19

1.  B

2.  C

3.  D

4.  C

5.  D

Comprehension:  Open Ended - page 20

6.  The shoemaker makes shoes for the elves.

7.  The shoemaker's wife makes shoes for the elves.

8.  The elves dance when they find the gifts.

9.  The shoemaker is amazed, and he does not know what to think.

10.  After the elves leave, the shoemaker and his wife live happily ever after.

Linking Concepts and Personal Response - page 21

Answers may vary.

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics - page 22

1.  B

2.  A

3.  C

4.  A

5.  B

Week 3 - Objectives

Unit 1:  Lesson 3  The Elves and the Shoemaker 9/21 - 9/25
Preparing to Read	Read & Respond	Language Arts
Review Lesson 1 & 2 Long  a - spelled a and a_e Long i - spelled i and i_e Long o - spelled o and o_e Long u - spelled u and u_e HFW another, many	Comprehension Strategies: - Asking Questions - Predicting - Clarifying Comprehension Skills: - Sequence Literary Elements: - Character Dialogue - Characterization Fluency -  Expression use dialogue by reading in a different voice and with more expression	Spelling label  gate  made vine  wild bonus  zero  spoke huge  use    Grammar - Verbs (Helping and Linking) Cursive - i and t Writing a Fairy Tale

Vocabulary

OPTIONAL 
Vocabulary Activities for Home

Use the template below for the vocabulary words from 
The Elves and the Shoemaker.

Additional words to use from the story -

peacefully, amazement, usual, customers, skipped

		noun person, place, thing, or animal	adjective describes a noun	verb shows action
Definition
Sentence
Does this word have multiple meanings? If so, write the definition and use it in a sentence.

Question Generators 

1.  Why do you think the elves did not want to tell the shoemaker and his wife that they were making the shoes each night?

2.  Do you think it was a good idea for the elves to help the shoemaker when he did not ask them for help?

3.  Just because the elves helped the shoemaker and his wife, does that mean that they have to do something kind for the elves? 

4.  Why do you think the shoemaker and his wife chose to help the elves without them knowing about it?

5.   What would have happened to the elves if the shoemaker and his wife chose not to help them?

Writing A Fantasy

Math

Understand place value.

2.NBT.A.1
Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of 
hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones.

1. Understand the following as special cases:
100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens — called a "hundred."

2. The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 
refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds (and 0 tens and 0 ones).

2.NBT.A.2
Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.

2.NBT.A.3
Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, 
number names, and expanded form.

2.NBT.A.4
Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.

OPTIONAL 
Math Activities for Home

Review, Practice, and Enrichment

Science 

Structures and Functions of Living Organisms
2.L.1 Understand animal life cycles.
2.L.1.1 Summarize the life cycle of animals: • Birth • Developing into an adult • Reproducing •  Aging and death	2.L.1.2 Compare life cycles of different animals such as, but not limited to, mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies or frogs.
Evolution and Genetics
2.L.2 Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.
2.L.2.1 Identify ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different.	2.L.2.2 Recognize that there is variation among individuals that are related.

Santa's Helpers

Week 3 - Sunshine Math - OPTIONAL Enrichment Activities to Complete at Home

Sunshine Math

Week 3