Reading/Language for Week 21 (1/26-1/30)

Reading/Language for Week 21 

*Our Reading and Language lessons come from Lesson 19 in the reading textbook.

Reading: Summarizing and Analyzing Details from a Text (Two Bear Cubs and various other fiction texts)

Language: Using Irregular Verbs in a Sentence

Social Studies: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Life, beliefs, and work {including The New Deal} during WWII)

Spelling and Vocabulary: Words with the Vowel sounds in Spoon and Wood

Spelling List

mood

wooden

drew

smooth

blue

balloon

true

crooked

chew

tooth

hooves

cool

food

pooch

blew

foot 

jewel 

loose 

Vocabulary

1.    scolding: using harsh language to correct someone

2.    greedily: in an excessive manner

3.    ignored: refuses to pay attention

4.    hesitation: doubt or uncertainty

5.    burden: a load being carried

6.    glancing: looking at something quickly

7.    base: the lowest; bottom, or supporting part of something

8.    console: to provide comfort to someone in distress

9.    drowsy: almost asleep

10. heroic: brave

Reading/Language for Week 20

Reading/Language for Week 20 

*Our Reading and Language lessons come from Lesson 18 in the reading textbook.

Reading: Understanding Text and Graphic Features (The Tree is Growing and various other nonfiction texts) to Better Understand a Text

Language: Using Linking and Helping verbs in a Sentence

Social Studies: Frederick Douglass - His Life, Freedom of Expression, Diligence, and Impact on Civil Rights **SS UNIT TEST THIS THURSDAY!!!**

Spelling and Vocabulary: Words with the /k/ and /kw/ Sounds

Frederick Douglass Unit Test Study Guide

Here is the study guide for our Frederick Douglass Unit Test this Thursday. Please be sure to study and practice the song for help!!

Reading/Language for Week 19

Reading/Language for Week 19 

*Our Reading and Language lessons come from Lesson 17 in the textbook.

Reading: Analyzing Informational Text (The Albertosaurus Mystery and various other nonfiction texts) to Draw Conclusions about the Author's Purpose and Theme

Language: Understanding and Using Comparative Adjectives in a Sentence

Social Studies: Frederick Douglass - His Life, Freedom of Expression, Diligence, and Impact on Civil Rights

Spelling and Vocabulary: Words with the /j/ and /s/ Sounds

Spelling

age 

nice 

excited

space 

place 

gigantic

change

jawbone

jacket

giant

pencil

circle

once

large

dance

jeans

bounce

huge

Vocabulary

1.    buried: covered up

2.    location: A place where something is

3.    remains: what is left

4.    clues: things that help solve a mystery or problem

5.    skeletons: frameworks of  bones inside or outside of bodies

6.    evidence: facts that lead to a conclusion or help people find out what is true

7.    fossils: very old traces or remains of plants or animals

8.    prove: to show by using facts

9.    fierce: very wild and dangerous

10. uncovering: opening to view

**Please note that the material and skills the students are learning will start becoming more challenging during the second semester. Students MUST study and focus. Thanks for your participation in your child's education!! :)

Science Vocabulary Words for this Week:

Week 19 Science Vocabulary Quiz Study Guide: Heat, Magnets, and Plant Adaptations

Heat              Insulator         Electromagnet         Generator         Magnet

Attract         Repel                  Trait                           Survive         Reproduce

Reminder: Extra points for signed study guides!!

Math this Week: