Mr. Gale's Language Arts

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Gale's Literacy 1-28-19

Hello! This week we will take our unit 7 test and then jump into working with oa and ai words. In writing, we will be working on formulating and supporting opinions. I have put the spelling words for this week on SpellingCity if your student would like more practice.

Our spelling words for the week are:

Mail

Nail

Tail

Rain

Train

Boat

Coat

Float

Load

Road

Gale's Literacy 1/22/19

Hello! This week we will be working on decoding CVCe words what end in -ing and -ed. For writing we will be discussing parts of a friendly letter, learning how to address an envelope, and we will be learning the structure of an email.

Gale's Literacy 1/14/19

Hello! This week we will be decoding CVCe with -s endings and what it means when we add -s to nouns and verbs. We will also be reading poems and discussing the important parts of a poem. In writing, we will be creating a sign as a class, discussing ideas for a safety tip, and writing a short message to a classmate.

Gale's Literacy 12/17/18

Hello!
This week we will be working with suffixes and prefixes, CVCe words, finishing our informative writing. 

Gale's Literacy 12/10/2018

Hello! 
This week we will continue to work on our informative writing. We will be talking about how to stay on topic and how to write an ending. We will also be learning about and working with CVCe words throughout the week. 

Gale's Literacy 12/3/2018

Hello! 
This week we will be taking our unit 5 test. Then we will start talking about how to associate long vowel sounds with letters and we will distinguish short and long vowel patterns. In writing, we will be working on informative writing. 
 
Our spelling words this week are: 
  1. go
  2. no
  3. be
  4. he
  5. me
  6. she
  7. we
  8. hi
  9. flu

Gale's Literacy 11-26-18

Hello! This week we will finish our descriptive writing about the monsters we created. We will spend some time matching monsters to their descriptions. We will finish up working with -ing and -ed words for spelling. Lastly, we will be discussing how to identify the main idea and the important details in the stories we read.  

Gale's Literacy 11/13/18

Hello! This week we will be working on descriptive writing. We will be practicing how to describe things by looking at how they look, what color it has, the shape, the size, and the different parts. We will continue to work on adding -ing and -ed to the ending of different words.

Gale's Literacy 11/5/18

Hello! This week we will be finishing writing our books. Then we will take our unit 4 test and move on to unit 5. In writing, we will be working on descriptive writing. We will learn how to describe how an object feels and looks. For spelling we will be working on -ing and -ed endings. I put the list into Spelling City if your student would like some extra practice!
 
1. asked
2. asking
3. grinned
4. grinning
5. hugged
6. hugging
7. helping
8. helped
9. shopping
10. shopped

Gale's Literacy 10/29/18

Hello! This week we will be working on writing narratives and telling a sequence of events. With our narratives, we will be assembling them into book form. We will also continue working on -er and -ed words and we will be learning how to apply endings to words. 

Gale's Literacy 10/22/18

Hello! This week we will be taking our unit 3 progress test. We will also have time to finish our opinion writings and any other work that needs to be completed. Then we will be starting on narrative writings, and recognizing -er and -ed words, 

Gale's Literacy 10/15/18

Hello! This week we will be working on opinion writing, recognizing -ng words, and using synonyms in our writing.

Gale's Literacy 9-24-18

Hello! This week we will be working on comprehension skills for reading and we will be talking about nouns and verbs. We will not have a spelling test since it is a shortened week. I am also going to work on getting students put into Spelling-city. This is another way to practice spelling at home!

Gale's literacy 9/17/18

Hello! This week we will be working on le and ng words. We will also be discussing verbs and nouns.  
 
In our Friday Folder's I sent home our spelling words for this week. At the end of the week, we will have our spelling test. We will be practicing our words in class but it is highly encouraged to practice at home too. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Gale's Literacy 9/10/18

Hello! This week we will be working with th and wh words, contractions and reviewing different types of sentences and end marks. In writing, we will continue to work on our friendly letters.  
 
In our Friday Folder's I sent home our spelling words for this week. At the end of the week, we will have our spelling test. We will be practicing our words in class but it is highly encouraged to practice at home too. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me!