Reading:
The Journey: Stories of Migration INFORMATIONAL TEXT
by Cynthia Rylant
Target Vocabulary: survival, migrate, plenty, frightening, accidents, solid, chilly, landscape, thunderous, dramatic
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes in-, im- (meaning "in")
Phonics Skills: Spelling changes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing (all patterns); less common plurals
Comprehension Skills: Compare and contrast -- tell how details or ideas are alike and different
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize -- as you read, use selection details to picture what is happening
Written Language:
Using Proper Nouns
Names for Days, Months, and Holidays:
There are many kinds of proper nouns. Always begin a proper noun with a capital letter. Begin names of days, months, and holidays with a capital letter.
ex. We drove 150 miles on Memorial Day.
From January to March, the birds flew more than 1,000 miles.
Book Titles:
Begin the first, last, and each important word in a book title with capital letter. Always underline a book title.
ex. We read about turtles migrating in Reptiles on the Road.
- Reptiles and Road are the first and last words of hte title. The words on and the are not important words in the title.
- BrainPop-Nouns -- Works only during school day with name/password. Play the movie on the right and then click to play the quiz when the movie has finished
- Common and Proper Nouns
- Rats: Common and Proper Nouns
- Common and Proper Nouns in Paragraphs
Spelling:
Changing final y to i
Tic-Tac-Toe Menu -- see attachment at bottom of page
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1. cities 2. cried 3. puppies 4. hurried 5. stories 6. flies 7. parties 8. tried 9. pennies |
10. fried 11. carried 12. babies 13. spied 14. ponies 15. pretty 16. very 17. countries 18. libraries |
