This week's vocabulary:
beauty: qualities that are pleasing to the senses, especially sight.
blooming: having flowers, opening into flowers.
bulbs: round underground parts from which certain plants grow.
doze: to sleep lightly
humor: the ability to see the funny side of things.
recognizing: identifying.
showers: rain that lasts only a short time.
sprouting: producing new shoots, leaves, or buds; beginning to grow.
Each week the students will write their words in "7-up" sentences. This means they will use each word in a sentence and the sentence must be at least 7 words long or more. It is helpful for the students to write different types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative).
This week, as we begin the story "The Gardener", we will continue to study context clues, with a focus on antonym clues. We will also learn about author's purpose (persuade, inform, and entertain.
Here are some websites to help you practice at home.
Cause and Effect:
Cause and Effect Power Point Presentations and Games
Cause and Effect Practice Quiz
Adding Endings to Root Words:
Fish "Em Up
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tops and Bottoms
This week's vocabulary:
bottom: the lowest part
cheated: to do business or play in a way that is not honest
clever: bright, intelligent, having a quick mind
crops: plants grown for food
lazy: not willing to work or be active
partners: members of a company or firm who share the risks and benefits of a business
wealth: riches
Each week the students will write their words in "7-up" sentences. This means they will use each word in a sentence and the sentence must be at least 7 words long or more. It is helpful for the students to write different types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative).
This week, as we begin the story "Tops and Bottoms", we will continue to study context clues, with a focus on antonym clues. We will also learn about author's purpose (persuade, inform, and entertain.
Here are some websites to help you practice at home.
Author's Purpose:
Author's Purpose Video
Author's Purpose Practice
More Author's Purpose Practice
Context Clues:
Printable Practice Pages
bottom: the lowest part
cheated: to do business or play in a way that is not honest
clever: bright, intelligent, having a quick mind
crops: plants grown for food
lazy: not willing to work or be active
partners: members of a company or firm who share the risks and benefits of a business
wealth: riches
Each week the students will write their words in "7-up" sentences. This means they will use each word in a sentence and the sentence must be at least 7 words long or more. It is helpful for the students to write different types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative).
This week, as we begin the story "Tops and Bottoms", we will continue to study context clues, with a focus on antonym clues. We will also learn about author's purpose (persuade, inform, and entertain.
Here are some websites to help you practice at home.
Author's Purpose:
Author's Purpose Video
Author's Purpose Practice
More Author's Purpose Practice
Context Clues:
Printable Practice Pages
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