Handwriting - Unit 5
March & April
Sentence Spacing
Paragraphs
Homophones
Journal Pages 48-52
I can practice sentence spacing.
I can practice paragraph skills.
Paragraphs
Quotations
Compound Words
Syllables
Journal Pages 53-57
I can practice paragraph skills and try fingerspelling and American Sign Language (ASL).
I can practice writing speech with quotation marks.
I can practice writing quotations within a paragraph.
I can build compound words and gain confidence writing long words.
I can practice breaking down words into syllables, and develop sentence writing.
Words
Capitalization
Poem
Journal Pages 58-62
I can use a word bank, label pictures, and develop vocabulary.
I can capitalize proper nouns related to geography, use serial commas, and write on single lines.
I can use poetry conventions, and write contractions with apostrophes.
Antonyms
Question & Answer
Abbreviations
Thank you Letter
Journal Pages 63-67
I can write antonyms using a word bank.
I can build writing fluency and write answers with complete sentences.
I can write dates, abbreviations, and letter closings, to prepare for letter writing.
I can write a personal thank you letter with a friendly format.