FUNDATIONS SKILLS UNIT THREE:

• Vowel-Consonant-e Syllables

• Spelling of /k/ in a v-e syllable

• S saying /z/ between two vowels

• Review division of multisyllabic words

• Two-syllable words with closed syllables

• Two-syllable words with closed and vowel-consonant-e syllables

• Spelling multisyllabic words

• Sample words: rose, invent, splendid, hope, confuse, reptile

• Sound Alike Words: plain, plane

• Compare and Contrast Fiction and Biographies

• Fiction: Review of Story Elements (Characters, Setting, Plot, Problem, and Solution)

• Biography: Obstacles Faced, Timeline of Events from the Subject's Life

• Theme

• GRAMMAR SKILLS:

  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

  • 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

• • Nonfiction Expert Books

  • Generating ideas about topics we know a lot about

  • Text Features (Table of Contents, Diagrams, Bold Words, Glossaries, etc.)

  • Text Structures (Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, Sequencing, Problem and Solution, and Description)

• Multiplication Flashcards (5's, 10's, 6's, 8's, 9's, and 7's)

• Area Models (Arrays)

• Distributive Property of Multiplication

• Associative Property of Multiplication

• Multiples of 10

• Solving Word Problems

• What is an Inventor?

• Research Different Inventors or Contributors

  • George Stephenson

  • Susan B. Anthony

  • Mahatma Gandhi

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Samuel Morse

  • Alexander Graham Bell

  • Henry Ford

  • The Wright Brothers

  • Thomas Edison

  • Nainoa Thompson

  • George Washington Carver

  • Stephen Hawking

  • Katherine Johnson