FUNDATIONS SKILLS UNIT TWO:

Suffixes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -able, -ive, -en, -er, -est, -ish, -y-, 

Forming plurals using -s and -es

-ed can make the sounds: /ed/ /d/ /t/

1-1-1 Spelling Rule (doubling a consonant when adding a vowel suffix)

Sample Words: stranger, tallest, shipped, shipment

Sound-Alike Words: son, sun; some, sum; banned, band; guest, guessed; missed, mist

Story Elements (Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution, Plot)

Character Traits

Using Evidence from the Text

Developing Theories about Characters Across Books

Summarizing/Retelling

GRAMMAR SKILLS:

• Common and Proper Nouns

• Singular and Plural Nouns

• Sentence dictations will 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)

Subtracting 2- and 3-digit numbers

Estimating differences

Strategies for subtraction

Solving word problems

Mastering addition and subtraction fluency

What is Static Electricity?

What are the Elements of an Atom (Proton, Electron, Neutron)?

Can You Make Pepper Dance?

Can You Stick Paper to the Wall?

What is Magnetism?

What Happens When Positive and Negative Charges Come Together?

What Are Electrical Circuits (Open and Closed)?