Week of Jan. 23rd
Weekly Language Arts Update
Lesson 8-How Animals Talk
“ Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” –Gail Devers
Spelling Words (A)
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foil
loud
gown
coil
house
annoy
growl
moist
enjoy
round
spoil
mouse
clown
bounce
cowboy
Reading Skills
Genre: Nonfiction: Informational Text-Photo Essay
Focus Skill: -Theme: life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about
life
-Main Idea and supporting details
-Summarizing
Author’s Purpose: (PIE) Persuade, Inform, & Entertain
Grammar: Nouns
Students will be assessed on the vocabulary and reading skill at the
end of this week. You can review the vocabulary on the webpage via
Quizlet activities. If you would like to reread the story we are
reading in class or review the skill and vocabulary, go to my webpage
and look under student resources and find Storytown. The story is
from Book 1, Theme 2, Lesson 8. Spelling homework is due on
Thursday. Staple all homework to the tic-tac-toe menu. Please keep
this paper on hand so you can use it to study the spelling words.
Robust vocabulary words with a (*) indicate the bonus words.
Robust Vocabulary and Definitions
The students should understand the definition as used in a sentence. They do
not have to know how to spell these words.
*charging- If an animal is charging, it is rushing or moving quickly towards
something or someone.
*ferocious- A ferocious animal looks angry and wild.
*dominant- If someone or something is the strongest, it is dominant.
*conflict- If two animals are fighting, they are in a conflict.
communicate- When two people or animals communicate, they share information.
flick- When you flick something, you move it or snap it quickly.
alert- If you alert people to something, you get their attention and let them know
to be careful.
signal- A signal is a sound or an action that sends a message.
chatter- When animals chatter, they repeat their sounds quickly.
groom- When an animal grooms itself, it makes itself neat and clean.
Week of Jan. 23rd
Weekly Language Arts Update
Lesson 8-How Animals Talk
“ Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” –Gail Devers
Spelling Words (B)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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foil
loud
gown
coil
house
annoy
growl
moist
enjoy
round
spoil
mouse
clown
bounce
cowboy
eyebrows
voyage
boiling
cloudy
avoid
Reading Skills
Genre: Nonfiction: Informational Text-Photo Essay
Focus Skill: -Theme: life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about
life
-Main Idea and supporting details
-Summarizing
Author’s Purpose: (PIE) Persuade, Inform, & Entertain
Grammar: Nouns
Students will be assessed on the vocabulary and reading skill at
the end of this week. You can review the vocabulary on the
webpage via Quizlet activities. If you would like to reread the
story we are reading in class or review the skill and vocabulary,
go to my webpage and look under student resources and find
Storytown. The story is from Book 1, Theme 2, Lesson 8.
Spelling homework is due on Thursday. Staple all homework to
the tic-tac-toe menu. Please keep this paper on hand so you can
use it to study the spelling words. Robust vocabulary words with
a (*) indicate the bonus words.
Robust Vocabulary and Definitions
The students should understand the definition as used in a sentence. They do
not have to know how to spell these words.
*charging- If an animal is charging, it is rushing or moving quickly towards
something or someone.
*ferocious- A ferocious animal looks angry and wild.
*dominant- If someone or something is the strongest, it is dominant.
*conflict- If two animals are fighting, they are in a conflict.
communicate- When two people or animals communicate, they share information.
flick- When you flick something, you move it or snap it quickly.
alert- If you alert people to something, you get their attention and let them know
to be careful.
signal- A signal is a sound or an action that sends a message.
chatter- When animals chatter, they repeat their sounds quickly.
groom- When an animal grooms itself, it makes itself neat and clean.