Language Arts
You will find what we are learning about in Spelling, Reading, Grammar, and Writing below. Please scroll down to view each subject.
You will find what we are learning about in Spelling, Reading, Grammar, and Writing below. Please scroll down to view each subject.
(After taking the Lesson One spelling test on Sept. 3rd, List B from lesson two will be given as a pretest. If your child scores 100% on the pretest, their spelling words for Lesson 2 will be the List C words (Challenge list). This will continue each week, with a pretest given to determine which students make the challenge list by getting 100% on the pretest for with the Basic list from that lesson.)
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Lesson Three
Plurals
Test Date: Sept. 24th
List B
puppies
regions
stories
adapts
flies
tries
pushes
babies
rains
benches
creates
ponies
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List C (Challenge List)
puppies
stories
tornadoes
resources
libraries
recycles
irrigates
conserves
regions
countries
hurricanes
thunderstorms
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Lesson Four Spelling Words
Endings in s, es, and ies
Test on October 1st
B
spies
cities
dishes
wishes
fries
plants
foxes
lakes
carries
rivers
inches
churches
http://www.savvasrealize.com/index.html#/
This is the site where students and parents can view books that have an Accelerated Reader test assigned to the book.
Also, you may want to add our library catalog link.
https://stl.follettdestiny.com
In reading, we are using stories to help us understand sequence, plot, characters and setting that will tie in with their own personal narratives they are writing.
Section One Skills:
Complete sentences
Statements and Questions
Commans
Exclamations
Kinds of Sentences
Subjects
Predicates
Combining Subjects and Predicates
Combining Sentences
Run-on Sentences
Narrative:
For their first writing peice, students will explore different narratives and learn the important componants of a good narrative.
The following are the target skills for an effective narrative:
Sequence words
Clear beginning, middle, and end (Opening and closing statement)
Strong Verbs
Colorful Adjectives
Basic knowledge of commonly spelled words and the use of capital letters and punctuation. (This directly ties into the grammar we will be working on during their narrative writing.)
They will be using their Voyages book to help navigate them step by step through the writing process. Mentor texts are provided as well as multiple examples of each target skill with practice to ensure a smooth transition into their own personal narrative. Their narratives will be graded on their ability to apply the above target skills to their own writing.
Additionally, their reading text (My V iew) will also provide narrative examples as we focus on critical target skills for effective narratives during reading instruction.