1. Name the five food groups. Tell why you should eat foods from each of the five groups.
2. Look at the growth spurt charts on pages 4 and 5 of your Student Book. Boys and girls grow at different rates. Compare/contrast growth in boys and girls.
3. Think about your family. Tell how people in your family look alike. Tell how they look different. You may choose to write a poem or simply report the information.

1. List the four main parts of a flower. Explain the function of each part.
2. Report what happens when bees pollinate plants. Tell why pollination is important.
3. Plan and write a lunch menu. Use only foods that come from plants.

The Story of Johnny Appleseed

1. Johnny Appleseed carried seeds westward. Tell why he did this.
2. Explain how Johnny Appleseed got his name.
3. In a tall tale, the characters may be different from real people. They may be bigger. They may be stronger. They often have impossible adventures. Create a tall tale about such a character.

1. Weather changes. Discuss reasons that weather changes.
2. Differentiate between warm and cold air masses. Compare their temperature, weight, and pressure.
3. Create a weather-related idiom. Explain your idiom.

Why the Monsoon Comes Each Year

1. Tell what caused the conflict between the Spirit of the Mountain and the Spirit of the Sea.
2. Evaluate the actions of the characters. Do you think that the Emperor's test of the two suitors was fair? What might have been a better test?
3. This folk tale explains why there are monsoons. Write a journal entry. Describe what it would feel like to be in a monsoon.

1. Tell what a meteorologist does. List five tools a meteorologist uses to do this job.
2. Look at pages 66 and 67 of your Student Book. People have different reasons for needing to know the weather forecast. Choose the group you feel has the greatest need to have an accurate weather forecast. Explain the reasons for your choice.
3. Your class is going skiing (or on a picnic) tomorrow. Write a weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Talk about the temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation. Tell whether your classmates will be happy with this forecast.

1. Name several famous abolitionists. Tell what the abolitionists were against.
2. In 1861, the United States was divided into two sections-North and South. This division led to the Civil War. List and explain the differences between the North and the South.
3. Imagine you are part of the Underground Railroad. Write a story about helping slaves escape to the North.

1. List at least three reasons the North won the War.
2. The Southern states seceded. They left the Northern states. Tell if this was a good or bad idea. Explain your choice.
3. Write a dialogue about slavery between a person from the North and a person from the South.

Thunder at Gettysburg

1. Report some of the things that Tillie did during the Battle of Gettysburg. Tell ways in which she helped.
2. Tell what Tillie learned about war during her experience at Gettysburg. Tell what you think the author's view of war is. Does it differ from your own opinion?
3. Imagine you were at Gettysburg with Tillie. Write a poem or journal entry. Express your thoughts and feelings abut war-especially a war in which Americans are fighting each other.

1. List the parts of the solar system. Choose one part and explain it.
2. Compare the temperatures of the different parts of the Sun. List the parts in order of degrees of heat. Begin with the hottest part.
3. Imagine you are an astronaut. Write a journal entry. Tell what you think you are going to see in space. Share how you think you will feel in space.

1. Planets revolve. Planets rotate. Explain the terms revolve and rotate as they refer to planets.
2. Compare the temperatures of the planets. Name the hottest and coldest planets.
3. Look at the time line on pages 136-137 in your Student Book. Write five questions using the information presented. Write who, what, when, where, and why questions.

The Solar System

Chapter 9: Settling the West

1. Explain different ways settlers could get land.
2. Cities and farms were started along the railroad. State reasons you think people lived near the railroad tracks.
3. Imagine you were about to begin the journey west. Make a list of things young people of your age could do to make the trip easier. Make a list of things young people could do to make the time go by faster.

Sarah, Plain and Tall

1. Sarah came from a place near the sea. Tell about the gifts Sarah brought to the children. Tell why Caleb thought they were smart gifts.
2. Express how the children felt as they waited for the woman who might be their new mother.
3. Imagine you are Anna or Caleb. Write a journal entry telling what you would think and feel about Sarah's coming.

1. State what a person must do to become a naturalized citizen.
2. The Statue of Liberty has represented fairness, equality, opportunity, and freedom. Rank and list these in order of importance to you. Explain your reasons.
3. Citizens have responsibilities. Citizens have rules to follow. Students are citizens in their classes. Write a list of rules and responsibilities for your class.

Coming to America: Letters from Rifka