Second Grade Problem of the Week

Solutions

Week 1

1.  Arrange the numbers 1-8 on the lines so that no number is touching another that is one greater or one less.  A touch is either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal (for example, 3 cannot touch 2 or 4).                    ____  ____          ____   ____  ____  ____                    ____  ____  ======================================================================

Similes

2.

He swims like a fish.

A simile  is a group of words that compare  a noun  with another noun in an unusual way.  A man swims and a fish swims very well, so "He swims like a fish." is saying that the man is an excellent swimmer.  Each noun has the same characterics. Here are some common similes that you may have heard:    happy as a clam       talks lke a magpie             slow as molasses          sly as a fox Try to find new imaginative expressions for: sad as ____________________________    laughs like_______________________ fast as ____________________________    jumps like________________________ green as___________________________     runs like_________________________ bright as___________________________    eats like__________________________ blue as ____________________________    coughs like_______________________ loud as____________________________     sings like_________________________ soft as____________________________      drives like________________________ boring as__________________________       roars like________________________ ugly as____________________________      loyal as__________________________ cold as____________________________      clean as__________________________          (Solutions will vary)