RELIGION

Chapter 11

READING

Unit 3, Week 5

*Expository Text:

• Gives facts, examples, and explanations about a topic

• Organizes information in ways that make it easy for readers to understand (Ex. Showing causes and effects or by putting events in time order)

• May include text features such as photos and captions

*Idioms: 

• A group of words that have a special meaning

*Central Idea and Relevant Details: 

• Central idea is the most important point an author makes about a topic

• Relevant details tell about and support the central idea. 

• Thinking about what all of the details have in common will help you to find the central idea. 

*Prefix: 

A word part at the beginning of a word which changes the word’s meaning

• A prefix re means “again” (Ex. reread means to read again)

• A prefix dis means “opposite of” (Ex, disagree means the opposite of agree)

• A prefix un means “not” (Ex. unlock means not locked)

*Diagrams/Labels: 

• A diagram is a graphic feature used in expository texts. Authors use diagrams to show special parts of something or to explain how something works

• Labels show you specific parts of a diagram

GRAMMAR

Unit 3, Week 5

The Verb HAVE

• The verb have has two forms in the present tense. 

• Use has when the subject is singular.

  • Our class has a weather station. 

• When the subject is plural or I or you, use the form have. 

• The past tense of have is had. 

• Use had with a singular or plural subject.

SPELLING

Unit 3, Week 5

1. cube

2. fumes

3. huge

4. music

5. unit

6. menu

7. few

8. pew

9. fuel

10. cues

11. pony

12. queen

13. began

14. come

15. give

MATH

Money

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE

Earth's Changes

• For this Unit, we will have a Science Study Guide. Please make sure that your child keeps it in his/her folder. It will be used as a grade at the end of the Unit.