Commonlit: Resources to practice reading passages, and answer guided reading questions/standards questions.
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Dreamscape: Engaging fun way to practice reading questions and keep students motivated!
Anchor charts help students to apply what they have learned. Here are a few of our charts from this year that we have learned! These are great for completing homework and studying for test!
Anchor charts help students to apply what they have learned. Here are a few of our charts from this year that we have learned! These are great for completing homework and studying for test!
MAJOR CONCEPTS YOUR CHILD WILL BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR
MAJOR CONCEPTS YOUR CHILD WILL BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR
READING
Determine theme of a story, drama or poem
Use word analysis skills to read unfamiliar multi-syllabic words (e.g., attention, information, concentration)
Determine main idea; summarize the text
Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and events
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts (what happened and why) in historical, scientific, and technical texts
Use context (details or words in a sentence) to confirm or self-correct unknown words
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic
Compare and contrast point of view; understand difference between 1st and 3rd person
Read and comprehend grade level literature, informational texts, poetry, and drama
LANGUAGE ARTS
Use commas and quotation marks for direct speech
Use context as a clue to word meaning (e.g., use details and words in the sentence to determine the meaning of an unknown word)
Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their)
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., Isabel is pretty as a picture, We had a ball at the party)
Spell grade appropriate words correctly
Acquire and use grade appropriate general, academic and domain specific vocabulary (e.g., community, population, census)
Writing in cursive handwriting
Flashcards: you can use apps, google slides, notecards.
Context: write words in sentences. This will help them understand the definition other than memorizing.
Stories: write a story using vocabulary words.
Quiz: create quizzes for students to practice or have them make a quiz.
Word Maps: draw a circle around the word and have students think of similar words that have the same meaning and write them out beside it.
Pictures: create illustrations that describe the word.
Songs/Acronyms: create lyrics that rhyme or give clues to the meaning of words.
EXAMPLES OF STRATGIES
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