December 17
1. Hyphens
2. Spelling Test
December 12
1. Capitalization and Punctuation
2. Spelling Dictation
3. Gerunds
Homework: Write a story using "Once upon a time, there was a family who ..."
December 10
1. Talk about the Writing Test
2. Spelling Dictation
4. Puncuation and Capitalization Worksheet
Homework: Worksheet
December 2
1. Go over Homework
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling Words 15
4. Introduction to Gerunds and Infinitives
November 26
1. Homework Mistakes
2. Spelling Words 14
3. Correct the Paragraphs
Homework: Plural worksheet and write spelling sentences
November 21
1. Ed and Ing Review
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling Words 14
November 14
2. Spelling Test
Homework: Write a paragraph about your favorite childhood teacher and example sentences for this week's spelling words.
November 12
1. Spelling Review and Dictation
2. Ed vs Ing Adjectives PowerPoint
4. Ed vs Ing Adjectives Handout
Homework: Spelling sentences and finish the handout.
November 7
1. A bartender vs Bartenders, Number Rules
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling 12
4. Compare Topic Sentences
Homework: Pick one of the topic sentences you wrote and write a paragraph.
November 5
1. Penmanship
2. Spelling Dictation
3. Spelling Rules
Homework: Write a topic sentence for each writing prompt on the handout.
October 31
1. Spelling Test
Homework: Make sentences for your spelling words and write a paragraph about anything you want.
October 29
2. Spelling Dictation
3. Adverbs and Adjectives
4. Paragraph Dictation
October 24
1. Spelling Test
2. Spelling Words 10
3. Adverb or Adjectives
Homework: Writing Practice and example sentences for Spelling Words 10.
October 22
1. Homework Errors
2. Spelling Dictation
Homework: Finish the handout and study for your spelling test.
October 17
1. Homework Errors
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling Words 9
Homework: Write example sentences for this week's spelling words and complete the handout.
October 10
1. Writing Practice: Write about a time a
friend visits
2. Spelling Words Review
3. Find the Errors
Homework: Write example sentences for Spelling 8. Write a paragraph about the worst vacation you ever went on.
October 8
1. Review Spelling Rules for Present
Continuous
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling Words 8
4. Go over Homework
Homework: Write a paragraph about your weekend. Then use the proofreading questions to check your paragraph.
October 3
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling: Present Continuous
3. Spelling Dictation
Homework: Study for your spelling test and correct the writing practice paragraph.
October 1
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling Words 7 and Worksheet
4. Spelling Present Continuous Tense
Homework: Write sentences for this week's spelling words and do the handout on Present Continuous.
September 26
1. Silent E
2. Direct Object Review
Homework: Write a paragraph about your first day somewhere.
September 24
1. Review Sentence Patterns
2. Objects PPT
4. Spelling Test
5. Spelling Words 6
Homework: Write sentences for this week's spelling words and finish the Object handout.
September 17
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Test
3. Spelling Comprehension Check
5. Go over Thursday's Handout
Homework: Write sentences for this week's spelling words.
September 12
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Dictation
4. Sentence Structure Handout
Homework: Study for your spelling test and write 15 sentences using the Subject-verb-object, Subject-verb-object-place, Subject-verb-object-place-time.
September 10
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Test 3
3. Spelling Words 4
Homework: Write sentences for this week's spelling words.
September 5
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Dictation
3. Apostrophes
Homework: Pick one of the adjectives from Spelling Words 3 and write a paragraph about one time you felt that way.
September 3
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Test 2
5. Parts of Speech Handout
Homework: Write sentences for this week's spelling words.
August 29
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Dictation
3. Basic Paragraph: Form and Organziation
4. Writing Practice
August 27
1. Common Homework Errors
2. Spelling Test
4. Capitalization Rules
Homework: Write example sentences for Spelling Words 2.
August 20
2. Phonics
3. Spelling 1
4. Parts of Speech
Homework: Write example senteces for your spelling words.
1. Write sentences for your spelling words.
Video of the Day
Hyphens - 12/17
Puncutation - 12/12
Punctuation and Capitlaization - 12/10
How to Improve Your Writing - 11/26
Thanksgiving - 11/21
Prefixes - 11/14
Ed vs Ing Adjectives- 11/12
A, An, The - 11/7
Spelling Present Continuous -10/8
Basic Sentence Structure - 9/10
Good Websites
EngVid - Many great video lessons
The Complete Guide to Enlgish Spelling - 20 Videos on Spelling Rules
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