FUNDATIONS SKILLS UNIT SIX:

• Open Syllables

• Schwa in an open syllable with a

• Schwa in an open syllable with i

• Open Syllable Exception

• Sample words: music, relate, cry, baby, Alaska, animal, radio

• Sound Alike Words: hi, high, by, buy, bye

• Practice Close Reading to Answer Questions and Find Information

• NJSLA Test Prep

• What is a Poem?

• Stanza, Rhyme Scheme, Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia

• Analyzing Point of View

• GRAMMAR SKILLS:

  • Singular and Plural Pronouns

  • Using I and Me

  • Sentence dictations will continue to include grammar and spelling words

  • Homework: Students will be writing sentences that include grammar rules and spelling words

  • Proofreading Marks

• NJSLA Test Prep

• Compare and Contrast Essays

• Determine Similarities and Differences When Comparing and Contrasting Two Different Topics or Books 

• Formulate a Thesis Statement

• Provide Reasons and Evidence to Support Thinking

• Closing Statement

• Fraction Work with Cubes

• Fractions on a Number Line: "Don't commit a fraction crime! Count the spaces, NOT the lines!"

• Equivalent Fractions

• Comparing Fractions

• Continue Practicing ALL Multiplication Facts

• Native Americans (Hunters and Farmers)

• Colonists

• Boston Tea Party

• American Revolution

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• George Washington

• Settlers Moving West

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln 

• Emancipation Proclamation