2nd GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND ELA- WEEK OF APRIL 26,2010

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children still have none of their Reading or Language Arts books covered.

2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day.

3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Many children are coming to class with no pencils or looseleaf.

4. Please check the school blog every day for HW updates and information. It is impossible for the children to copy down everything so please make it a priority to check the blog. Please remember to click under Mrs.Larios, the week and 2nd Grade.

5. Remember that Homework counts as a grade and many children are not completing it. Check your child’s Reading and Language Arts NB every day to see if I have written you a note. If your child is absent from school, he/she is still responsible to complete the HW and get any notes that may have been given. See blog for HW and tests for the week.

6. A new book was given out last week (The Runaway Bunny). Make sure your child reads every day. Notes will be started in the back of the Reading NB. The children should complete the notes by writing the settings, characters, and a summary of important details. The Book Test will be on Thursday, May 6.

TESTS:

Vocabulary Test- Friday, 4/30 (study words in the vocabulary notebook for this week).

Spelling Test- Thursday, 5/6 on the words from The Secret Life of Trees

Book Test- on The Runaway Bunny will be Thursday, 5/6

VOCABULARY WORDS:

1. yield- (v) to surrender, concede; to give in to physical force

2. zilch- (n) nothing; zero

3. abhor- (v) to hate or detest

4. banquet- (n) a feast; a formal dinner

5. café- (n) a small restaurant, nightclub, etc.

READING VOCABULARY WORDS THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES:

discover, energy, forecast, shed, source

High Frequency Words: the students only need to know how to read these words (they do not need to know how to define them): paper, tall, answer, page, bark

SPELLING WORDS: from the Secret Life of Trees. Words with the /oo/ sound.

smooth, roots, food, scooter, boot, broom, moon, cartoon, roof, spoon, springtime, ostrich, answer, paper, page

LANGUAGE ARTS- 2^nd Semester Work

This week we will be working on writing descriptive paragraphs, pronouns, and describing words.

Nouns- names a person, place, thing, or animal (pgs. 94-123) Language Handbook).

Singular noun: names one person, place, or thing.

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular plural noun- some nouns change their spelling to name more than one.

eg. woman-women, foot-feet, goose-geese, child-children, tooth-teeth, mouse-mice, man-men, leaf-leaves

Proper Nouns- Names of people, animals, places, days of the week, months of the year, holidays, names of streets, towns, cities, states, countries, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Proper nouns begin with capital letters.

eg. Mr. Woods, Dr. Sanchez, Rex, Orlando, Florida, America, Tuesday, January, Christmas, Arden Street, New York, Bronx, Hudson River, Lake George, Atlantic Ocean.

Abbreviation- is a short way to write a word. Most abbreviations end with period and begin with a capital letter.

eg. March- Mar.; February- Feb.; Mister- Mr.

Possessive Noun- is a noun that shows ownership. It tells what someone or something owns or has. When a possessive noun names one person or thing, add an apostrophe (‘) and s to show ownership.

Pronoun-(pgs. 124-126) takes the place of a noun. I, you, he, she, it, and they are pronouns.

Describing Words-(pgs. 127-138) tell about nouns. Describing words tell about color, size, shape, tastes, looks, smells, feels, sounds, and tells how many, describing words that compare

Verbs- (pgs.139-144)

An action verb tells what someone or something does.

A verb can tell about an action that is happening now.

Eg. The sun shines in the sky. (shines is the action verb that tells what is happening right now in the present.

Add the letter s to most verbs when the naming part of the sentence tells about one thing or one person.

eg. The baby walks. (The naming part of the sentence tells about one person (the baby), so the verb ends with and s.

Do not add an s to the verb when the naming part of the sentence tells about I, you, or more than one person or thing.

eg. I play tag. (play does not end with s ,even though the naming part is about one person.

You sing well. (sing does not end with s, because of the word you)

The children write their letters. (write does not end with s, because the naming part of the sentence tells about more than one thing)

HOMEWORK: See purple assignment book for page numbers

MONDAY: Practice Book pgs. 99 and 100

TUESDAY: none

WEDNESDAY: Language Arts- pg. 141 (7-14) in the Language Arts NB. Write all sentences out and circle the verb.

THURSDAY: Study for the Vocabulary Test

FRIDAY: Read for at least 15 minutes every day or parents read to your children!!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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3RD GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND ELA- APRIL 26, 2010

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have still not covered any of their books.

2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, look through your child’s Reading and Language Arts NBs to see how they are doing on their classwork and homework. Remember that the children are responsible for all homework and classwork when they are absent. Please check the blog to hand in any missing assignments. Also make sure they get any missing notes or vocabulary and spelling words.

3. Gym on Mondays. Wear gym shirt, gym pants, and sneakers.

4. The children received a new book (The Widow’s Broom) to read last week. The notes will be started in school in the back of the Reading NB. They should finish the notes on their own jotting down details about the characters, settings, and plot of the story. The Book Test will be Thursday, May 13, 2010.

5. The children are only allowed to wear blue cardigan sweaters in class. They will not be allowed to leave on any hoodies or different colored sweaters. Part of the weekly conduct grade is wearing the proper uniform.

6. Dismissal on Friday will be at 2:30

7. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be administered Thursday, 4/29 at 1:30 in the church. First Holy Communion will be on Saturday, 5/1 in the church. Congratulations to all the 2^nd and 3^rd grade students sharing in these special days.

TESTS:

Vocabulary Test- Friday, 4/30(study the words for this week located in the Vocabulary NB).

Spelling Test- Thursday, 5/6 on the words below

Book Test on The Widow’s Broom- Thursday, 5/13

VOCABULARY: Test Friday, 4/30 These words can be found in the Vocabulary NB.

1. yield- (v) to surrender, concede; to give in to physical force

2. zilch- (n) nothing; zero

3. abhor- (v) to hate or detest

4. banquet- (n) a feast; a formal dinner

5. café- (n) a small restaurant, nightclub, etc.

2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Ramona Forever:

glanced, comfort, longed, contagious, prescription, attention, unexpected

Check the Reading NB for these words and their definitions.

SPELLING: Ramona Forever: words with the /ar/ sound

started, card, park, smart, star, shark, mark, barber, party, pardon, bark, tart, carpet, farther, barn

Challenge Words: announce, alarm, complain, excitement, speaker

LANGUAGE ARTS: 2^nd Semester Work

The children will be working on Personal Letters (Chapter 4 in Voyages Book starting on p. 120)

Grammar: Starting on pg. 338 in the Voyages Text

Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball). (Nouns- Voyages Text, pgs. 338-360)

Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.

Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.

Singular noun: names one person, place, or thing.

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to i and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular Plural Nouns: The plurals of some nouns look a little different from their singular forms. These are called irregular plurals because they are not formed by adding an –s or –es. They should be memorized.

ox-oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, sheep-sheep, deer-deer, fish-fish, Chinese- Chinese

Singular Possessive Nouns- the possessive form of a noun shows possession, or ownership. To form a singular possessive, which means something is owned by one person or thing, add an apostrophe and the letter (s) to a singular noun. (friend- friend’s)

eg. I walked to my neighbor’s house.

Do you like Isabella’s coat?

Neighbor’s house means the house belongs to a neighbor. Isabella’s coat means that the coat belongs to Isabella.

Plural Possessive Nouns- A plural possessive shows that more than one person or thing owns something. To form the plural possessive of regular nouns, add an apostrophe (‘) after the –s of the plural form. Remember to form the plural of a regular noun before adding the apostrophe.

eg. boy (singular), boys (plural), boy’s (singular possessive), boys’ (plural possessive)

baby (singular), babies (plural), baby’s (singular possessive), babies’ (plural possessive).

man (singular), men (plural), man’s (singular possessive), men’s (plural possessive)

ox (singular), oxen (plural), ox’s (singular possessive), oxen’s (plural possessive)

Pronoun: is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Personal Pronoun- refers to a person who is speaking or to the person or thing that is spoken to or about.

eg. I, me, mine, we, us, ours, she, her, hers, they, them, theirs, he, him, his, you, it, its.

Subject Pronoun-is a pronoun that is used as the subject of the sentence.

List of Subject Pronouns: Singular- I, you, he, she, it; Plural- we, you, they

eg. I dance. He dances. We dance.

Object Pronoun- is a pronoun that is used after an action verb in a sentence.

List of Object Pronouns: Singular- me, you, him, her, it; Plural- us, you, them

eg. The stars interest me. Me is the object of the sentence. It comes after the action verb interest. Therefore, me is an object pronoun.

Using I and Me- I and me are used when you are talking about yourself. I is used as the subject of the sentence (I love school) and me is used as the object as follows the action word (Mom bought me a new video game).

Possessive Pronouns- shows who or what owns something. A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun. It takes the place of both the person who owns the thing and the object that is owned.

Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs are the possessive pronouns.

eg. My bicycle is here. Mine is here

That is Lisa’s bicycle. That is hers.

Possessive Adjectives- an adjective is a word that describes a noun. Some adjectives show who owns something. My, our, your, his, her, its, and theirs are adjectives that come before nouns to show ownership. These are known as possessive adjectives.

HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.

MONDAY: Reading Practice Book- pgs. 66 and 67

TUESDAY: none

WEDNESDAY: Lang. Arts- Voyages Book-pg. 124 Activity D 1-12. In the Language Arts NB.

THURSDAY: Study for the Vocabulary Test (words are in the Vocabulary NB).

FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes a day. You can read any book or magazine.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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4th GRADE LESSONS FOR READING AND ELA- WEEK OF APRIL 26,2010

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have not covered any and there are no extra copies if they rip.

2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, check your child’s notebooks to see what they are doing in class or if I have written you a note. Homework will not be accepted late. If the children are absent, they should get their notes and HW assignments from a friend or myself and complete them within 2 days of their return to school. Anything not handed in will be given a grade of zero in the SIS system.

3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Children do not have pens, pencils, or looseleaf for class. Being organized, prepared, and responsible is all part of good conduct.

4. The children SWITCHED books (Pippi Longstocking –boys and The Hoboken Chicken …girls). The notes were started in the back of the Reading NB. The children should complete the notes on their own. The Book Test will be Thursday, 5/13.

5. Web site to download past ELA EXAMS

http://www.nysedregents.org/Grade4/EnglishLanguageArts/home.html

(please have your children practice past tests to review for the exam on April 26, 27, &28.

6. The ELA State Exam will be given this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Your child should have #2 pencils with clean erasers. He/she should get a good night’s rest and eat something for breakfast in order to concentrate.

TESTS:

Vocabulary Test- Friday, 4/30

Spelling Test- Thursday, 5/6

Book Test- Thursday, 5/13

VOCABULARY:

1. yield- (v) to surrender, concede; to give in to physical force

2. zilch- (n) nothing; zero

3. abhor- (v) to hate or detest

4. banquet- (n) a feast; a formal dinner

5. café- (n) a small restaurant, nightclub, etc.

2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Eye of the Storm: (definitions will be written in the Reading NB)

ditch, shelter, unpredictable, destruction, expected, forecasts, inland, shatter, surge, potential, withstand, wreckage

SPELLING- from the Eye of the Storm- compound words

watermelon, homemade, understand, sometimes, shoelace, highway, upstairs, thunderstorm, shortcut, doorbell, jellyfish, touchdown, campfire, skateboard, anyway, fireworks, haircut, loudspeaker, laptop, flashlight

Challenge Words: masterpiece, stomachache, cliffhanger, sweatshirt, afterthought

LANGUAGE ARTS: 2^nd Semester Work

Composition:

The children will be working on How- to Articles (Chapter 4 in Voyages Text pg. 120).

Grammar and Mechanics: (Voyages pgs. 338-360)

Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).

Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.

Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.

Singular noun: names one person (boy), place (school), or thing (ball).

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy- boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular plural noun- The plurals of some nouns are not formed by adding –s or –es to the singular noun. These are irregular plural nouns. These should be memorized because they do not follow any rules.

eg. ox- oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, wolf-wolves, wife-wives, leaf-leaves, wife-wives.

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms:

Singular Possessive Nouns- A possessive noun shows possession or ownership. A singular possessive noun shows that one person or thing owns something. To form the singular possessive, add an apostrophe and the letter s (-‘s) to a singular noun.

eg. Maria’s bookbag is heavy. (Maria’s bookbag means the bookbag belongs to Maria)

The car’s tire was flat. (Car’s tire means that the tire belongs to the car)

Plural Possessive Nouns- A plural possessive shows that more than one person or thing owns something. To form the plural possessive of regular nouns, add an apostrophe (‘) after the –s of the plural form. Remember to form the plural of a regular noun before adding the apostrophe.

eg. boy (singular), boys (plural), boy’s (singular possessive), boys’ (plural possessive)

baby (singular), babies (plural), baby’s (singular possessive), babies’ (plural possessive).

man (singular), men (plural), man’s (singular possessive), men’s (plural possessive)

ox (singular), oxen (plural), ox’s (singular possessive), oxen’s (plural possessive)

Nouns as Subjects- a noun may be used as a simple subject of a sentence. The subject tells what the sentence is about. It tells who or what is or does something.

eg. The sea can be rough. Sea is the noun that tells what can be rough (simple subject).

Nouns as Direct Objects- a noun may be used as the direct object of a sentence. The direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb.

eg. The Egyptians built pyramids. The Egyptians built what? The noun pyramids is the direct object of the sentence. It tells what the Egyptians built.

Nouns as Subject Complements- a subject complement gives information about the subject. It follows a linking verb such as the verb be and its various forms (am, is, are, was, were).A noun used as a subject complement renames the subject.

eg. Stuart Little is a mouse. Mouse is used as a subject complement because it follows the linking verb is and renames the subject of the sentence (Stuart Little).

Pronouns- personal pronouns are words that take the place of a noun. They refer to the person speaking; the person spoken to; or the person, place, or thing spoken about. They are first person, second person, or third person. (Voyages pgs. 362-384)

List of personal pronouns:

I he she we it you

me her him us its yours

mine hers his ours

First Person (singular) I, me, mine (plural) we, us, ours

Second Person (singular) you, yours (plural) you, yours

Third Person (singular) he, him, his (plural) they, them, theirs

she, her, hers, it, its

Subject Pronoun-is a pronoun that is used as the subject of the sentence.

List of Subject Pronouns: Singular- I, you, he, she, it; Plural- we, you, they

eg. I dance. He dances. We dance.

Object Pronoun- is a pronoun that is used after an action verb in a sentence.

List of Object Pronouns: Singular- me, you, him, her, it; Plural- us, you, them

eg. The stars interest me. Me is the object of the sentence. It comes after the action verb interest. Therefore, me is an object pronoun.

Possessive Pronouns: shows ownership or possession. Possessive pronouns stand alone. See pg. 374 in Voyages text.

Eg. The snake is Anna’s. (possessive noun)

The snake is hers. (possessive pronoun)

I, Me, We, and Us- are first person pronouns and refer to the speaker. Use I and me to talk about yourself. Use I as the subject of the sentence and me after the verb as the direct object.

Use we and us to talk about yourself and at least one other person. Use we as the subject of a sentence and use us after the verb as a direct object.nd m

Eg. I play sports. I is the subject.

Sports interest me. Me is the direct object.

We like sports. We is the subject.

Sports interest us. Us is the direct object.

Possessive Adjectives: show who owns something. A possessive adjective goes before a noun. It does not stand alone. (Voyages, p.376)

List of Possessive Adjectives:

1^st person my (singular) our (plural)

2^nd person your (singular) your (plural)

3^rd person his, her, its (singular) their (plural)

Eg. My bicycle is fast.

Her pants are ripped.

Their car has two seats.

Contractions: personal pronouns that are joined with some verbs (Voyages, p. 382)

I’m- I am I’ve- I have

you’re- you are you’ve- you have

he’s- he is she’s- she is or she has

it’s- it is or it has we’re- we are

we’ve- we have they’re- they are

they’ve- they have

HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.

MONDAY: Aim Higher- pg. 266 Write the answer to question 31 on looseleaf. Use the graphic organizer that you made in class to write the essay. This should be 3 paragraphs and will be due on Wednesday.

TUESDAY: none

WEDNESDAY: Voyages- pg. 132 Act. C 1-12 Write out Sentences with Ans in Language Arts NB.

THURSDAY: Study for the Vocabulary Test (words are in the Vocabulary NB).

FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes a day on the weekend. You can read any book, magazine, or your assigned book.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Click the links below to review this week's Reading and ELA lesson plans:

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