Homework Packet For:
How Leopard
Got His Spots
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How Leopard Got His Spots
Decodable Words
Phonics Skill: Digraphs ch, tch
Directions: Practice reading each word. If the word is
unknown, use phonics rules to sound it out. Parents
please sign the bottom of this page when assignment
has been completed.
catch
chips
chomp
chop
Chuck
pitch
scratch
much
Rich
bench
champ
chat
Chet
Dutch
such
chick
hatch
chart
chin
match
check
chant
patch
ditch
Parent Signature: _____________
Sentences to practice reading. Find all the
words that have ‘ch’ and ‘tch’. Color them
yellow.
1.
Mitch sat on the bench.
2. The chick will hatch from the egg.
3. Chuck will check the chart.
4. I saw Rich switch the chips.
5. The chimp will chomp his lunch.
6. I saw Chet scratch his chin.
Vocabulary Words
been brown know never
off out own very
Directions: Read each sentence. Find the
vocabulary word and color it yellow.
1. Some hyenas have brown fur.
2. Zebras know their own mother by their
stripes.
3. The snake in that tree is very long.
4. The bird flew off the rock and into the air.
5. Rhinos eat plans. They never eat meat.
6. Leopards know how to climb trees.
7. The turtle climbed out of the pond.
8. The giraffes have been moving fast.
Directions: Pick one activity to do at a time. Circle the activity
you pick. Get tic-tac-toe by getting three in a row. Parents,
please initial each box as your child completes the activity.
Children need a total of three activities in a row. (They do NOT
have to complete all nine!) Have FUN!!
SPELLING TIC-TAC-TOE
Write all words two
times each.
Spell your words
using Body Spelling
(arms over head for top
line letters, hips for
middle letters, toes for
letters that go below the
bottom line)!
Create sentences
for the 8 graded
Spelling words.
Type your spelling
words on the
computer.
Write all words. Use
red for the
consonants and
blue for the vowels .
Choose 4 words.
Write the word and
draw a picture to
go with it.
Clap and cheer
each spelling word
three times.
Write all words in
abc order .
Name a rhyming
word for each of
these words : chin,
chop, chip, chick.
SPELLING LIST
chin chop chip rich much chick
CHALLENGE WORDS:
pitch
very know out been
match
Handwriting
Directions: Practice printing each word on the line. Print it as many times
as you can. Remember to finger space between each word, and use the
top, middle, and bottom lines.
chin_________
chop ________
chip _________
rich _________
much_________
chick________
pitch________
match________
Possessives ~ Using ‘s
Sometimes nouns will add ‘s to show it owns something.
Example:
The cat’s toy is on the mat.
~ The ‘s shows the toy belongs to the cat.
Read each sentence below. Circle the word that shows
ownership.
Tom’s pen is black.
(Tom owns the pen).
1. Tim is Bob’s best friend.
2. Put the food in the dog’s bowl.
3. The boy’s room is blue.
4. Jill’s mom is pretty.
5. The window is down in Dad’s truck.
6. The baby’s blanket is green.
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound like another word but
are spelled differently and has a different meaning.
Example:
to too two
Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the correct
homophone for each sentence.
Ex. It is time ( to too two) go to school.
1. I will ( meet
meat ) you there.
2. ( Wear Where ) are you?
3. I don’t ( no
know ) what to do.
4. Did you ( hear
here ) the phone ring?
5. Can I have ( some sum ) cake?
6. I can ( see
sea ) you!
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns name a special person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized.
Directions: Read each word. Circle the proper nouns.
pen
dog
Mr. Bryer
bed
Kmart
Norvelt Elementary
book
December
monkey
First Street
Josh
bell
lake
Twin Lakes
school
Mt. Pleasant
house
yard
Sequence of Events and
Comprehension
The sequence of events tell the order in which things
happen. Answer each question after reading “How
Leopard Got His Spots.”
1. Why does Fred Turtle feel sad and need help at the
beginning of the story?
A. He is lost.
B. He doesn’t have anything to paint.
C. He is stuck in the plants.
2. What happened right AFTER Fred and Len danced?
A. Fred fell down.
B. Fred mixed the paint.
C. Fred looks for Hal.
3. Who is the LAST animal Fred paints?
A. Hal
B. Jill
C. Len
4. What happened right BEFORE Hal yelled and ran
off?
A. Hal was dancing.
B. Fred splashed Hal with brown paint.
C. Hal and Fred were playing catch.