Spelling Words, Week of January 30, 2012

Spelling Packet,

Week of 1/30/12

1. large

2. gym

3. skin

4. quick

5. picnic

6. judge

7. park

8. jeans

9. crack

10. orange

11. second

12. squeeze

13. rock

14. job

15. courage

16. insect

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

               

2. ABC order

3. Pick 10 words.  Use each word in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 2/3/12

Drawing Conclusions

This week we are working on the skill of drawing conclusions.  It is simply another form of inferring.  I tell the students to "think like a detective".  A good reading detective uses two things to help them draw conclusions;
1. Previous knowledge or experiences
2. Text evidence or clues

This week, play a game with your student.  Think of people, places, or things that are familiar to your child (so they have some background knowledge).  Make statements such as "I have 4 legs",  "I am furry", "I like to play with string and chase mice".


"What am I?"

Have a great week :)

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are no spelling words for the week of 1/22/12

Spelling will resume next week.

Remembering Dr. King, 1/16/12

"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Spelling Words, Week of 1/9/12

1. girl

2. clear

3. her

4. turn

5. dark

6. work

7. smart

8. word

9. hurt

10. serve

11.north

12. third

13.  hard

14. morning

15. tornado

16. scurried

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

                

2. ABC order

3. Pick 10 words.  Use each word in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 1/13/12

Celebrating Dav Pilkey

Last week and this week we are working on the story "Dogzilla" by Dav Pilkey.  Mr. Pilkey is most known for his series, "Captain Underpants".

The story "Dogzilla" starts off our next unit of study, "Incredible Stories".  The next four stories will be part of the fantasy genre.  We will work on understanding realistic and fantasy elements in stories as we proceed thorough the unit.  

We also read the companion book to "Dogzilla", "Kat Kong".  This helped us review and work on the compare and contrasting literature skill.










Check out Dav Pilkey's website for a complete list of his works, and fun activities!
http://www.pilkey.com/

Spelling Words, Week of 1/2/12

Spelling Packet,

Week of 1/2/12

1. clown

2. lawn

3. talk

4. sound

5. cloth

6. would

7. also

8. mouth

9. crown

10. soft

11. count

12. law

13. town

14. small

15. bounce

16. officer

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

               

2. ABC order

3. Pick 10 words.  Use each word in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 1/6/12

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year and welcome back to school.  I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Winter Break.