Mrs. Hamilton Language Arts

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Hamilton's Literacy 1/28/2019

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  CVCe and CVCe + s

Memory Words:  oh, any, day, good, very, want

Grammar:  Adding -s and -es to nouns

Fluency Practice: “The Gift I Like”

Writing:  Illustrate how to make a safety sign

 This week ask your child to explain what plural nouns are.

Hamilton's Literacy 1/22/2019

January 22, 2019

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  CVCe Words “Bossy e”

Memory Words:  said, only, you, out, of, here,

Grammar:  Editing for capitalization and end marks

Fluency Practice: “Ettabetta is Seven”

Writing:  Informative Writing

 

This week ask your child to explain what “CVCe” words are.

Hamilton's Literacy 1-14-2019

Welcome Back!!!! 

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  CV Words

Memory Words:  said, only, you, out, of, here,

Grammar:  Punctuation in Dialogue

Fluency Practice: “When the Superkids Pretend”

Writing:  Informational Writing

This week ask your child the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

Hamilton's Literacy 12/17/2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:   /ed/ and /ing/ suffixes

Memory Words:  there, from, be, we, or, to

Grammar:  Using conjunctions and & or

Fluency Practice: “Dominic’s Apples”

Writing:  Using descriptive words in our writing

 

This week, ask your child to use descriptive words to describe something.

Hamilton's Literacy 12/10/2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:   /ed/ and /ing/ suffixes

Memory Words:  there, from, be, we, or, to

Grammar:  using and using adjectives

Fluency Practice: “The Big Bad Blob”

Writing:  Using descriptive adjectives in our stories

This week, ask your child to use descriptive words to describe something.

Hamilton's Literacy 12/3/2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:   /ed/ suffixes

Memory Words: look, your, the, was, are, for

Grammar:  using ed to change verbs to past tense

Fluency Practice: “Flubble, Bubble Gum”

Writing:  Continue writing personal narratives

This week, ask your child to tell you how many sounds /ed/ makes.

Hamilton's Literacy 11/26/2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  /er/ and /ed/ suffixes

Memory Words: look, your, the, was, are, for

Grammar:  using ed to change verbs to past tense

Fluency Practice: “The Best Sandbox Ever”

Writing:  Plan and write a personal narrative.

 

This week, ask your child to tell you how to change a verb to past tense

Hamilton's Literacy 11/12/2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  C-le

Memory Words: do, how, show, have, a, me, who, where

Grammar:  Understanding rhyming words and antonyms

Fluency Practice: “Oswald Pretends”

Writing:  Write an opinion with supporting reasons

This week, ask your child what antonyms are.

Hamilton's Literacy 11/5/2018

This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  /ng/

Memory Words:  do, have, show, how, me, a

Grammar:  Understanding and use verbs are and is

Fluency Practice:  “Golly Went Sniffing”

Writing:  Discussing the difference between fact and opinion. Writing opinion statements.

This week, ask your child what they have learned about Yaks.

Hamilton's Literacy 10/29/2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  /th/

Memory Words:  Question words:  who, where, what, which, why, when

Grammar:  Capitalization and exclamation point

Fluency Practice:  “An Odd Pet for Oswald”

Writing:  Writing answers to questions based on the fact

Hamilton's Literacy 10-22-2018

Literacy: This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  /wh/  Lists are found on spellingcity.com

Memory Words:  Question words:  who, where, what, which, why, when

Grammar:  Pronoun I to ask questions

Fluency Practice:  “Ben’s Shop”

Writing:  Writing interview questions

Hamilton's Literacy 10-15-2018

This week, Superkids will consist of the following:

Spelling Pattern:  /sh/

Memory Words:  Pronouns I, he, his, her, she, his him, and my

Grammar:  Personal and possessive pronouns

Fluency Practice:  Ettabetta’s Radish Patch

Writing:  Plan and write a personal narrative

Hamilton's Literacy 9-24-2018

This week is a short week due to parent-teacher conferences.  My plan is to use this week to introduce spelling and word work centers along with reading groups.  We have finished our review and are moving through the first unit in our Superkids unit.  The students are picking things up very quickly and I look forward to sharing it with you at conferences!! 

Hamilton's Literacy 9/17/2018

This week, we will be talking about words with multiple meanings along with plural nouns.  We will review different types of sentences such as interrogative, declarative and exclamatory to identify end marks.  Spelling will focus on CVC words and sounding out words when writing them. I will be sending out Spelling City logins this week so that you can access your child’s spelling list.   We will also learn about ABC order and how to edit sentences.

Hamilton's Literacy 9/10/2018

This week, we will be talking about contractions, plural nouns and working on the different types of sentences such as interrogative, declarative and exclamatory to identify end marks.  Spelling will focus on short vowels and sounding out words when writing them.  Our writing will focus on things that students like and making lists to help generate ideas for writing.