THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE
“Where Magnificent Minds Thrive!”
GRAMMAR
1st QUARTER
Textbook: Houghton Mifflin English
Unit 1: The Sentence
 Lesson 1: What is a Sentence?
o Identify sentences
o Write sentences
o Write a description of a toy, using complete sentences
 Lesson 2: The Naming Part
o Identify the naming parts of sentences
o Write informative sentences
 Lesson 3: The Action Part
o Identify the action parts of sentences
o Write informative sentences
 Lesson 4: Is it a Sentence?
o Distinguish between sentences and word groups that are not sentences
 Lesson 5: Telling Sentences
o Identify telling sentences
o Capitalize and punctuate telling sentences correctly
o Proofread for capital letters and periods
o Write descriptive sentences
 Lesson 6: Questions
o Identify questions
o Capitalize and punctuate questions correctly
o Proofread for capital letters and question marks
o Write questions that are expressed clearly
 Lesson 7: Which Kind of Sentence?
o Distinguish between telling sentences and questions
o Correctly punctuate telling sentences and questions
o Proofread sentences for capital letters and end marks
o Write sentences
 Lesson 8: Commands
o Identify commands
o Capitalize and punctuate commands correctly
o Proofread for capital letters and periods
 Lesson 9: Exclamations
o Identify exclamations
o Capitalize and punctuate exclamations correctly
o Proofread for capital letters and exclamation points
o Write creative expressions
Unit 2: The Nouns and Pronouns
 Lesson 1: Nouns
o Identify words that name people as nouns
o Write nouns in sentences
o Write sentences describing the things people like to do
 Lesson 2: More Nouns
o Identify words that name animals, places, or things as nouns
o Write nouns in sentences
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THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE
“Where Magnificent Minds Thrive!”
GRAMMAR
2nd
2 ND QUARTER
Textbook: Houghton Mifflin English
Unit 2: The Nouns and Pronouns continued
 Lesson 3: One and More Than One
o Distinguish between singular nouns and plural nouns
o Form plural nouns by adding an s
o Write plural nouns in sentences
o Proofread for plural nouns by adding s
 Lesson 4: Combining Sentences…Naming Parts
o Use and to join the naming parts of two sentences to form one new sentence
 Lesson 5: Nouns with “es”
o Distinguish between singular nouns and plural nouns ending with “es”
o Form the plural of nouns that end with x, ch, sh, or s
o Write plural nouns in sentences
o Proofread for plural nouns by adding “es”
 Lesson 6: Nouns That Change Spelling
o Distinguish between the singular and the plural forms of irregular nouns
o Form the plural of irregular nouns
o Write sentences using plural forms of irregular nouns
 Lesson 7: Special Nouns
o Identify proper nouns
o Capitalize proper nouns
o Write proper nouns in sentences
o Proofread for capital letters in proper nouns
 Lesson 8: Pronouns
o Identify pronouns
o Write pronouns correctly
o Write sentences with pronouns correctly
o Proofread for use of pronouns
 Lesson 9: Naming Yourself Last
o Name others before themselves
o Write a sentence in which they name themselves last
o Proofread for use of pronouns
 Lesson 10: Nouns Ending in ‘s
o Identify nouns that show ownership of one
o Form nouns that show ownership of one by adding ‘s
o Proofread for nouns that show ownership of one by adding ‘s
 Lesson 11: Nouns Ending with s’
o Identify nouns that show ownership of more than one and end in s
o Form nouns that show ownership of more than one and end in s by adding an apostrophe
o Proofread for nouns that show ownership of more than one and end in s by adding an apostrophe
Unit 3: Verbs
 Lesson 1: Verbs
o Identify verbs
o Write informing sentences and identify verbs
 Lesson 2: Verbs That Tell About Now
o Use the correct forms of verbs in the present tense
 Lesson 3: Pronouns and Verbs
o Use the correct forms of verbs with pronouns
o Proofread for correct verb usage
THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE
“Where Magnificent Minds Thrive!”
GRAMMAR
3 RD QUARTER
Textbook: Houghton Mifflin English
Unit 3: Verbs continued
 Lesson 4: Verbs with “ed”
o Identify verbs in the past tense
o Form the past tense of regular verbs correctly
 Lesson 5: ran, run, came, and come
o Identify helping words
o Use the verbs ran, run, came, and come correctly in sentences
o Proofread for correct use of ran, run, came, and come
 Lesson 6: saw, seen, went, and gone
o Use the verbs saw, seen, went, and gone correctly in sentences in a story
o Proofread for correct usage of saw, seen, went, and gone
 Lesson 7: did, done, gave, and given
o Use the verbs did, done, gave, and given correctly in sentences in a story
o Proofread for correct usage of the verbs did, done, gave, and given
 Lesson 8: is and are
o Use is and are correctly with singular and plural nouns
o Proofread for correct usage of is and are
o Write definitions of nouns using is and are
 Lesson 9: was and were
o Use was and were correctly with singular and plural nouns
o Proofread for the correct usage of was and were
 Lesson 10: Contractions
o Form the contractions don’t, doesn’t, isn’t, and can’t
o Proofread for the correct usage of contractions
Unit 4: Adjectives
 Lesson 1: How Things Look
o Use describing words that tell size, shape, color, and how many
o Write sentences using adjectives
 Lesson 2: Taste and Smell
o Use describing words that tell how something tastes and smells
o Write sentences using adjectives that describe taste and smell
 Lesson 3: Sound and Texture
o Use describing words that tell how something sounds and feels
o Write sentences using adjectives that describe how something sounds and feels
 Lesson 4: using “a” and “an”
o Identify “a” and “an” as special adjectives
o Use “a” and “an” with nouns that name one
o Write “a” and “an” in sentences
 Lesson 5: Adjectives with “er” and “est”
o Form comparative and superlative forms correctly
o Write sentences using comparative and superlative adjectives
o Proofread for comparative and superlative using “er” and “est”
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THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE
“Where Magnificent Minds Thrive!”
GRAMMAR
4 TH QUARTER
Textbook: Houghton Mifflin English
Unit 4: Adjectives
 Lesson 6: Synonyms
o Choose Synonyms for adjective
 Lesson 7: Antonyms
o Choose antonyms for adjective
Unit 5: Capitalization and Punctuation
 Lesson 1: Days
o Capitalize the names of days of the week
o Proofread for errors using days of the week
 Lesson 2: Holidays
o Capitalize the names of holidays
o Proofread for capitalization errors
 Lesson 3: Months
o Capitalize months of the year
o Proofread for errors
 Lesson 4: Titles for People
o Capitalize titles before names
o Put a period after the titles: Mrs., Mr., Ms., and Dr.
o Proofread for errors with titles
 Lesson 5: Writing Book Titles
o Capitalize the first word, last word, and each important word in a book title
o Underline all book titles
o Proofread for correct capitalization and punctuation errors in book titles
 Lesson 6: Ending Sentences
o End telling sentences with periods
o End questions with question marks
o Proofread for correct end marks
 Lesson 7: Commas in Dates
o Recognize that a date includes a day, month, and year
o Use a comma in dates between the day and the year
o Proofread for correct usage of commas in dates
 Lesson 8: Commas with Name of Places
o Use a comma between the names of a city and a state
o Proofread for correct usage of commas in the names of places
 Lesson 9: Quotation Marks
o Use quotation marks around a speaker’s exact words
o Proofread for correct usage of quotation marks
 Lesson 10: More About Quotation Marks
o How to correctly use commas with quotation marks
o Proofread for correct usage of commas with quotation marks
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