Cursive Writing - a flowing style of penmanship where letters are connected, designed to increase writing speed and efficiency by reducing the need to lift the pen. Originally developed for practical, rapid writing with quills, modern cursive is used for formal documents, signatures, and artistic expression.
parts of speech
We are going to be spending some time learning about the 8 different Parts Of Speech: Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection
NOUN - A person, place, thing, or idea
Examples: teacher, Toronto, ball, cat, happiness
She put the milk in the refrigerator last night.
VERB - expresses action or being
Examples: running, laughing, dancing
They watched a movie last night.
I bake cookies with mom for the bake sale.
PRONOUN - replaces a noun
Examples: he, she, them, they, it
Samuel likes to eat chocolate with Rory and Aniya.
He likes to eat chocolate with them.
ADJECTIVE - describes a noun
Example: Giant elephants made their way across the dry earth.
PREPOSITION - begins a prepositional phrase
Examples: of, in, on, to, for, with, at, from, by, about, between, through
The book is on the table.
She is looking for her keys.
She walked through the door.
CONJUNCTION - combines, words, phrases, or clauses
Examples: and, or, but, until, as
She sings and dances.
Grandma was tired so she slept.
INTERJECTION - expresses emotion; often followed by an exclamation point
Examples: Wow!, Eww!, Shhh!, Ooops!, Hey!, Phew!, Yay!, Oh!
Eww! The slime feels really gross and disgusting.