Week of May 8th - May 12th

Reading: This week we will be reading the stories “Ben Franklin and His First Kite” and “I made a Mechanical Dragon” with lessons focusing on prefixes un-, re- and long vowels /i/ and /o/. We will practice the comprehension skill of identifying the theme of stories.  Our focus question for the week is – How can you use something familiar in a new way?
High Frequency words:   
answered           different           brothers           carry                    poor     
Oral Vocabulary:             contraption         glider                 curious              doubt                (un) manned        intelligent          energy               soar
We will have a reading test on the story “Alexander Graham Bell” and the high frequency words on Thursday, May 11, 2017. 
 
Phonics :  We begin Unit 7 – Prefixes, Synonyms, Antonyms and Homonyms which theme is “Make It, Bake It.”   We learn to define a synonym as words that have the same or almost the same meaning.  Gifts and presents mean the same thing.  We will practice identifying synonyms for given words.  We will learn that define an antonyms as words that are opposite or almost opposite in meaning.  Hot and cold mean the opposite of each other.  We learn to define homonyms as word that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings. Blue and blew are homonyms.
Unit word list:
rewrite             unhappy             dislike               reread              undo                  disagree                                   
dear                  deer                 little                 small                 hot                   cold
 
Language :  We will continue to use pronouns correctly in our writings.  A pronoun can take the place of some words in a sentence.  I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are used in the naming part of a sentence.  Me, you him, her, it, us and them are used in the action part of the sentence.  We will continue to practice correcting errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.  We will write in our journal daily focusing on sentence structure and punctuation. 
 
Spelling :   Unit 5 – Lesson 6 – We will be spelling words with prefixes un- and re-.  Adding prefix un- to a word changes the word’s meaning to be “not” or “the opposite of.”  Adding the prefix re- to a word changes the word’s meanings to mean “again.”
unhappy             refill                 untie                 undo                  replay                unkind               undress
retell                reopen               refund               rewrap              disobey 
High Frequency words:                different           carry
The spelling test will be on Friday, May 12, 2017.
 
Math :  We will begin Chapter 9 Measurement.  We will learn to measure length and height in nonstandard units.  We will learn how to find the perimeter by counting nonstandard units and to compare lengths using the phrases shortest to longest and longest to shortest.  We will learn to identify an inch as a standard customary
We will have the weekly addition and subtraction quiz on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.