Tuesday December 13th and Wednesday December 14th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. telescope
2. magnify
3. pyramid
4. strangest 
5. unlikely
6. geometric
7. measurement
8. future
9. garden
10. giggle

Spelling Challenge 

"BINGO!" or "Scrabblegrams"

Students get to select our last spelling challenge of the year! 

Reading

Class Reading 

Students participate in BYOB - Bring Your Own Book. Each student reads for 20minutes and answers a worksheet to strengthen reading comprehension skills. 

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "All I Want For Christmas" and "Santa Is Coming"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Tuesday December 6th and Wednesday December 7th, 2016

Vocabulary

(Au and ou sound; academic vocabulary words)

1. sea
2. began 
3. river
4. however
5. crown
6. around
7. growl
8. ground
9. fountains
10. pounds

Spelling Challenge 

"BINGO!"

Student randomly filled out a blank BINGO card with their list of vocabulary words. We used a random number generator to call out our words. The first one with 5 in a row, won!  

Reading

Class Reading 

Students participate in BYOB - Bring Your Own Book. Each student reads for 20minutes and answers a worksheet to strengthen reading comprehension skills. 

Worksheet

• "Responding to Literature"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Pirate's Life" and "Pinnochio"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday November 29th and Wednesday November 30th, 2016

Vocabulary

(Au and oi words; academic vocabulary words)

1. picked 
2. choice
3. voice
4. royal
5. annoy
6. noise
7. laundry
8. author
9. taught
10. pause

Spelling Challenge 

"Scrabblegrams"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Making Connections"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Lunch With An Alien" and "Cat and Dragon"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• ""

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday November 15th and Wednesday November 16th, 2016

Vocabulary

(Words with sound of g, and academic vocabulary words)

1. important
2. cannot
3. giraffe
4. gentle
5. engine
6. badge
7. ginger
8. ocean
9. desert
10. tundra

Spelling Challenge 

"Scrabblegrams"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Reading Review Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Red Space Man" and "Viking Kitty"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "The Outline"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday November 8th and Wednesday November 9th, 2016

Vocabulary

(S sound of c, and academic vocabulary words)

1. space
2. fence
3. pencil
4. survive
5. civil
6. together
7. tied
8. often
9. behavior
10. professional

Spelling Challenge 

"Left Hand, Right Hand"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Reading Prompt"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Hanging Out with Dino" and "Sleepy Whales"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Summarizing"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday November 1st and Wednesday November 2nd, 2016

Vocabulary

(Sh and academic vocabulary words)

1. shook
2. shock
3. shadows
4. showed
5. reflect
6. determine
7. mirror
8. fraction
9. pushed
10. shelter

Spelling Challenge 

"Antonyms and Synonyms"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Sky Dive Adventure" and "Dragon Adventure"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Parts of Speech"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday October 25th and Wednesday October 26th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. solve
2. object
3. graph
4. atom
5. element
6. decimal
7. thump
8. calculate
9. expand
10. whole

Spelling Challenge 

"Cross Word Puzzle"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Character Map"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Mabel the Witch"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• ""

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday October 18th and Wednesday October 19th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. cloud
2. child
3. example
4. begin
5. chance
6. match
7. watch
8. speech
9. travel
10. demonstrate

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Study"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Organizing Your Summary"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Super Power VS Technology"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Super Hero Mad Lib"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday October 11th and Wednesday October 12th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. along
2. bought
3. brought
4. something
5. laugh
6. enough
7. paragraph
8. photograph
9. particle
10. property

Spelling Challenge 

"Draw Your Words"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Character Comparison"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Monster Instincts "

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Paragraph Guide"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday October 4th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. cried
2. tried
3. dried
4. known
5. knife
6. knock
7. wrong
8. wrap
9. wrinkle
10. wrist

Spelling Challenge 

"Color by Number"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Summary of A Paragraph"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Ice Cream Shop"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Wednesday September 28th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. upon
2. thought
3. strong
4. strip
5. stream
6. burst
7. distance
8. difference
9. least
10. hundred

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Meaning"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Mapping Story Elements"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Big Fish"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Character Creator"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday September 27th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. upon
2. thought
3. strong
4. strip
5. stream
6. burst
7. distance
8. difference
9. least
10. hundred

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Meaning"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Mapping Story Elements"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Doomsday"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Character Creator"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Wednesday September 14th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. science
2. scream
3. school
4. reached
5. grade
6. father
7. solve
8. save
9. easy
10. raise

Spelling Challenge 

"Parts of a Speech"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Sentence Starters"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Paper Boat Adventure"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Wednesday September 21st, 2016

Vocabulary

1. waves
2. earth
3. hope
4. stone
5. follow
6. broke
7. tiny
8. electric
9. current
10. round

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Values"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Plot Graph"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Breakfast Adventure"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Descriptive Writing"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday September 20th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. start
2. earth
3. hope
4. stone
5. follow
6. broke
7. sign
8. tiny
9. current
10. round

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Values"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Plot Graph"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Sheriff"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Descriptive Writing"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work. 

Tuesday September 13th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. science
2. scream
3. school
4. reached
5. theme
6. batteries
7. solve
8. fuel
9. easy
10. raise

Spelling Challenge 

"Parts of a Speech"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Sentence Starters"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Ghost Pirate"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work.