Language Arts
Overview
Our Language Arts Literacy standards will be implemented using "Journeys." Journeys is a comprehensive literacy program that includes reading, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar. Our daily schedule is comprised of whole group and small group instruction. During small group instruction, we will be using "Daily 5" to practice our individual reading and writing skills. Students will be grouped according to reading level and will be given targeted instruction based on individual need. Language Arts assessments will include: reading tests (primary), grammar quizzes (secondary), and spelling quizzes (supportive).
We are using a new writing program this year, "SchoolWide: Writing Fundamentals." This program utilizes mentor texts to examine "good writing," and incorporates a writing workshop model in which students are writing, sharing, and reflecting daily. We are excited about this new program!
Grammar Websites
Lesson 1: Subjects/Predicates
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/subjectpredicate-review
https://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html
https://www.playfactile.com/sentfragment
https://www.education.com/game/floyd-danger-sorting-sentences/
Lesson 2: Sentences
Lesson 3: Quotations
https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/quotation_marks/quiz1632.html
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/lit_sites/speech_marks/index.htm
Lesson 4: Fragments & Run-Ons
Rags to Riches - Fragments & Run Ons
Lesson 5: Pronouns
Lesson 6:
Lesson 7: Past, Present, Future Tense Verb Games
Lesson 9:
Compound & Complex Sentences- Jeopardy
Complex Sentences:
Dependent or Independent Clause Billionaire Game:
http://reviewgamezone.com/games/superpong/index.php?3580&title=Sentence%20Structure&id=3580
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Game (Challenging):
http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html
Choose the best subordinating conjunction (quiz):
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy57mbw.htm
Simple, Compound, and Complex Ping Pong Game:
http://reviewgamezone.com/games/superpong/index.php?3580&title=Sentence%20Structure&id=3580
Simple, Compound, and Complex Soccer Shootout Game:
Lesson 10:
Subject & Object Pronouns- Game
Reflexive Pronouns- Game
Antecedents- Game
Lesson 12- Possessive Nouns:
"Under the Sea" game
"Rags to Riches" game
Adjectives
Variety of Adjective games to choose
Adjective Order- scroll down and choose in Beginner-Intermediate
Lesson 14- Participles
https://www.quia.com/quiz/268919.html
Lesson 15: Irregular Verbs
https://www.education.com/game/irregular-verbs-match/
https://eslkidsgames.com/irregular-english-verb-challenge
Lesson 17: Adverbs
https://www.turtlediary.com/games/adverbs.html
Grammar Gorillas- Parts of Speech
Lesson 18: Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
https://www.turtlediary.com/games/preposition.html