Dear Parents,
Many, many thanks for the lovely gifts you sent for Christmas. I waited until Christmas Day to open them! I appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity more than you'll ever know! Below are part of the study guides for ELA for all three classes. PLEASE SEE NEXT BLOG FOR RELIGION STUDY GUIDE FOR ALL THREE CLASSES.
FOURTH GRADE
12/5 In Grammar study at least the first eight areas marked ** for tonight and the rest on Thursday night. Assessments will be given each day to make sure students are reviewing well!
In Phonics study the first four areas marked ** for tonight and the rest on Thursday.
Religion Study Guide will be posted by Thursday so all have time to study. Mid- term Exams for ELA and Religion are scheduled for Jan. 20th and 21st.
STUDY GUIDE FOR ELA FOR FOURTH GRADE
Grammar:
STUDY THESE PAGES IN GRAMMAR WORKSHOP BOOK AND ON IXL.COM
**recognize and correct fragments and run-ons: writing complete sentences (pp.32-35)
**use relative pronouns: who, whose, whom, which, that (pp. 180-183)
**use relative adverbs: where, when, why (pp. 180-183)
**use progressive verb tenses: am walking, was walking, will be walking (pp. 92-95)
**use modal auxiliaries: can, may, must (p. 84)
**use correct order of adjectives within sentences (pp. 112-115)
**recognize different prepositions (p. 152)
**form and use prepositional phrases (p.154)
* identify the four types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory (p. 8)
*correctly use the homophones: two/to/too; there/their/they're (pp. 224-226)
*correctly use comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence (p. 24)
*correctly use commas and quotation marks to identify speech (p. 220)
*correctly use capitalization for beginning of sentences, dialog, proper nouns, titles, etc. (pp. 196, 204, 206, 220)
*know meaning of prefixes and suffixes (on sheet stapled in ELA notebook)
Phonics:
**identify initial and medial consonant blends
**identify intial, medial, final consonant digraphs
**recognize different sounds for c, g, amd s
**identify sounds of the following vowels pairs: ea, oo, ew, oa, ai, igh, ou, ow, oi, oy, aw, au
*form contractions
*double final consonant before adding a suffix (sitting)
*change y to i before adding a suffix (cries)
*drop silent before adding a suffix (smiled)
Writing:
* Read one or two texts about an animal using its defense mechanisms and use the information to compose a three paragraph explanatory essay. The essay needs to explain how the animal uses its body and behavior to help it survive. The essay must include an introduction and a conclusion. Each paragraph must have 5 or 6 sentences. There must be some use of transitional words or phrases. There must be correct use of capitalization and punctuation.
* Create a research based narrative essay of three paragraphs describing a character and relating an adventure the animal has defending itself against a predator. The essay must show the actions, thoughts, and feelings of the character. Events must be in order and must include some dialog.
Essay must include an introduction and a conclusion. Each paragraph must have 5 or 6 sentences. There must be some use of transitional words or phrases. There must be correct use of capitalization and punctuation.
THIRD GRADE
12/5 In Grammar study at least the first eleven areas marked ** for tonight and the rest on Thursday night. Assessments will be given each day to make sure students are reviewing well!
In Phonics study the first three areas marked ** for tonight and the rest on Thursday.
Religion Study Guide will be posted by Thursday so all have time to study. Mid- term Exams for ELA and Religion are scheduled for Jan. 20th and 21st.
STUDY THESE PAGES IN GRAMMAR WORKSHOP BOOK AND ON IXL.COM
**recognize and correct fragments and run-ons: writing complete sentences (pp. 8, 36)
**recognize the different parts of speech: noun, pronoun, adjctive, verb, adverb
**form and use regular and irregular verbs: (dance/danced) (eat/ate) pp. 84, 104, 108
**identify and use present, past, and future verb tenses (walk/walks, walked, will walk) pp. 76, 84, 88
**use abstract nouns (eg. childhood, honesty, love) pp. 44-47
**form and use regular and irregular plural nouns (dog/dogs) (man/men) pp. 56, 60
**make subjects and verbs agree in writing (A boy runs.) (Boys run.) p. 76-78
**make pronouns and antecedents agree in writing (The girl said she would come.) pp.176-179
**form and use comparative and superlative adjectives (cold/colder/coldest) pp. 128, 132
**form and use comparative and superlative adverbs (soon/sooner/soonest) pp. 144-145
**use coordinating and subordinating conjunction (pp. 28, 32)
*distinguish and write simple, compound, and complex sentences (pp. 28, 32)
*use possessives correctly in writing (a boy's coat / all the boys' coats) p. 64
*double final consonant before adding a suffix (raced, sitting) p. 84
*change y to i before adding a suffix (cries) p. 80, 84
*drop silent before adding a suffix (smiled) p. 84
*capitalize appropriate words in titles (The Cat in the Hat) p. 200
*use commas in addresses (Tampa, Florida) pp. 192-194
*use commas and quotation marks correctly in dialogue p. 212
*determine meaning of the new word formed when an affix is added (agree/disagree) (care/careless)
*use a known root word as a clue to meaning of an unknown word (company/companion)
*identify the different types of sentences and punctuation (pp.12,16)
Phonics:
** identify initial, medial, final consonants
** recognize different sounds for c, g, s
** identify short vowel sounds
*identify long /a/ sounds: ai, ay, a-e,
*identify long /e/ sounds: ee, ea. -y,
*identify long /i / sounds: ie, i-e, igh, -y
*identify long /o / sounds: oa, o-e, ow,
*recognize two long vowel sounds for /u/ as in glue and mule
Writing:
* Read one or two text selections and locate information about two different aspects of a country's culture. Then compose a two paragraph explanatory essay giving details that describe the customs and traditions of the country. The essay must have an introduction and a conclusion and each paragraph must have 5 or 6 sentences.There must be some use of transitional words or phrases. There must be correct use of capitalization and punctuation.
*Using information gathered from text selections, compose a letter with a body of two paragraphs urging an author to write a new book about the country you researched. The letter must include information about the culture of the country she can use in her book. The letter must include all five letter parts: date, greeting, body, closing, and signature. The letter must have an introduction and a conclusion and each paragraph must have 5 or 6 sentences.There must be some use of transitional words or phrases. There must be correct use of capitalization and punctuation.
SECOND GRADE
12/5 In Grammar study at least the first six areas marked ** for tonight and the rest on Thursday night. Assessments will be given each day to make sure students are reviewing well!
In Phonics study the first four areas marked ** for tonight and the rest on Thursday.
Religion Study Guide will be posted by Thursday so all have time to study. Mid- term Exams for ELA and Religion are scheduled for Jan. 20th and 21st.
STUDY GUIDE FOR ELA FOR SECOND GRADE
PLEASE REFER TO THE PAGES IN VOYAGES BOOK (IF MARKED V) , THE SUPERKIDS WORKBOOK (IF MARKED SK) OR THE NEW YORK PROGRESS BOOK (IF MARKED PR)
Grammar:
**identify collective nouns (eg. group, tribe, flock) PR p. 50
**forming regular plural nouns ( -s, -es) SK p. 33
**forming irregular plural nouns PR pp. 48-49
**forming past tense of irregular verbs (sat, told) PR pp. 94-95 and V pp 89-91
**recognizing different types of sentences with correct punctuation V p. 28
**capitalizing proper nouns V pp. 44-48
*writing compound sentences PR p. 234
*using commas in greeting and closing of letters V p. 57
*identifying base words (SK p. 37), prefixes (SK p. 79), and suffixes (SK p. 91)
*using adjectives to describe nouns V pp. 124, 126
*using adverbs to describe verbs V p. 97
*using apostrophes in singular and plural posessives V pp. 56-57
*using apostrophes in contractions V p. 164
Phonics:
** identify initial, medial, final consonants
** identify short vowel sounds
**identify long /a/ sounds: ai, ay, a-e,
**identify long /e/ sounds: ee, ea. -y,
*identify long /i / sounds: ie, i-e, igh, -y
*identify long /o / sounds: oa, o-e, ow,
*recognize two long vowel sounds for /u/ as in glue and mule
Writing:
*Review how to write a letter with all lettter parts: date, greeting, body, closing, signature (name) in the correct and with correct use of capital lettters and punctuation. The body must include some statements and questions and consist of six complete serntences.
*Be able to write an explanatory essay ( title and paragraph of six sentences) about the topic you researched for your project. Make sure you write complete sentences and use correct punctuation and capitalization. It must include an introduction and a conclusion.
Vocabulary:
Review the defiitions of the following terms:
fertile, sacred, invention, silk, remarkable, represent, praise, permanent, route, caligraphy
Indus, Yangtze, Hinduism, Diwali, Buddhism, Nomad, Confucius, Great Wall, Chinese inventions
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