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Study Guide
Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009
Group 1
Story: Mark’s Big Day 1ELA-1-E5-14
Read story aloud each night with an adult and practice reading in a fluent manner that sounds like “natural speech.”
Spelling Words: 1ELA-3-E5-40
White stripe me snake like
We spoke came hi tube
Kite be most even know because
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Monday: Write spelling words 3 times each
Tuesday: ABC order
Wednesday: Choose any of the 5 spelling words and use in a complete sentence
Thursday: Take a pretest on spelling words
*Be able to read these words fluently on Friday.
Robust Vocabulary Words
Approached: moved toward it.
Energetic: filled with energy
Pace: how fast you are going
Blunder: make a bad or silly mistake
Reassure: tell him or her that everything will be all right
Excel: very good at it
Phonics Skills: “Magic e” and open syllables
Writing: Writing in complete sentences
Grammar: Names of Holidays 1ELA-3-E2-33(b)
Students will test on reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling and high frequency words on Friday.
November 16-21, 2009
Story: One More Friend (1ELA-1-E6-16)
Read story aloud each night with an adult and practice reading in a fluent manner that sounds like “natural speech”.
Spelling Words: (Be able to read on Friday—High Frequency words)
(1ELA-3E5-40)
Her fur turn bird girl first quit when name work
Challenge Words:
Harmful charms disorder
Wednesday: Choose any of the 5 spelling words and use in a complete sentence.
Robust Vocabulary Words: (1ELA-1-E1-03)
Captured: you have caught it and are not letting it go.
Mercy: Showing kindness or forgiveness to someone who has done something wrong.
Struggling: making a great effort with your body or mind to do something.
Compatible: able to be together or get along with each other.
Amiable: good-natured and friendly.
Relax– you are not uneasy or upset about anything: you spend time resting or doing things for fun.
Phonics Skill: r-controlled vowels /ur/er,ir,ur 1ELA-1-E1-02(a))
Writing: Modeled Writing (Invitations) (1ELA-2-E6-31)
Grammar: Using He, She, It and They (1ELA-2-E5-20)
**Students will test on reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling and high frequency words on Friday.
November 9-13th, 2009
Story: Tomas Rivera (1ELA-1-E6-16)
Quit quick quiz whiz which
When arm part house put
Pressure machine notice
Cozily: you are warm, comfortable and relaxed
Interrupted: you stopped it in the middle
Triumphantly: you say it in an excited way that shows you are proud of what you have done.
Accomplishment: you have worked hard to get something done.
Admire: If you admire someone, you think that person is very special because of the things he or she does.
Ambition: If you have an ambition, you want to do something very much.
Phonics Skill: digraphs /kw/qu,/hw/wh (1ELA-1-E1-02 (b))
Writing: personal narrative (1ELA-2-E2-27)
Grammar: Using I and me (1ELA-3-E2-33)
November 2nd-6th, 2009
Story: Mark’s Big Day (1ELA-1-E5-14)
Far farm arm art part
Park chin such fly watch
Percent absence years refused ancient
Approached: you move toward it.
Energetic: are filled with energy
Excel: you are very good at it
Phonics Skill: r-Controlled vowel /ar/ ar (1ELA-1-E1-02 (b))
Writing: e-mails (1ELA-3-E2-33(b))
Grammar: Names of Holidays (1ELA-3-E2-34
October 26 -Oct. 30, 2009
Story: A Butterfly Grows (1ELA-1-E5-14)
Chip chin inch such catch
Match wish shop saw were
Harmful charms disorder favored remark
Astonishing: it amazes and surprises you.
Continue: to keep doing it
Doubt: do not believe it is true
Transform: totally change it
Examine: look at it closely
Devour: eat it all up very quickly
Phonics Skill: Digraphs /ch/ ch,tch (1ELA-1-E1-02 (6))
Writing: Sequence story (1ELA-3-E2-34)
Grammar: Names of Days and Month (1ELA-3-E4-39(a))
October 12-Oct. 16, 2009
Story: King Midas and His Gold (1ELA-1-E1-02)
shop shot shut rush wish
fish for more from very
social special parachute specialty detention
Reward: give something special or nice to that person for something he or she has done.
Handsomely: to do it in a way that is great or more than you expected.
Cruel: brings pain or makes you feel bad.
Greedy: wants a lot of something and does not want to share any of it.
Consequences: things that happen as the result of another action.
Regret: feels sorry for something he or she did.
Phonics Skill: digraph /sh/sh (1ELA-1-E1-02)
Writing: riddles (1ELA-2-E3-28(a)
Grammar: special names of places (1ELA-3-E2-33)
Story: Land of Ice (1ELA-1-E1-02)
or for form more store
sort long bring your head
Pressure machine notice scene station
Pranced: walk in a bouncy way like a horse
Nuzzled: rubbing you with its face or nose
Raging: strong or out of control\
Inhabit: you live there
Intriguing: you are curious about it
Adapt: body parts or ways of acting that help it live there
Phonics Skill: controlled vowel/or/ or, ore (1ELA-3E5-40)
Writing: Questions (1ELA7-E4-25(c)
Grammar: special names and titles for people (1ELA-1-E4-13)
October 5-Oct. 9, 2009
Story: Soccer Song
Long song sing ring bring
Thing us must does food
Robust Vocabulary Words:
Athletic: active, strong and able to play sports well
Awkward: clumsy, rough way
Superb: best it can be, excellent
Soared: flew very high in the air
Mused: you were thinking about it
Ashamed: feel bad about having done something bad
Phonics Skill:words with –ng
Writing: diologue
Grammar: one or more than one
High Frequency Words:
School use every arms your head
Feet way
Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2009
Story: Plants Can’t Jump
Us bus club must cut cub with then don’t says
Harmful charm disordered favored remark
Claimed: you say its yours
Dine: fancy way of talking about eating
Groaned: make a deep sound that shows unhappiness
Classify: put things in a group with others like it
Function: it’s use
Nutritious: healthful to eat
Phonics Skill:words with shout /u/
Writing: making lists
Grammar: nouns (animals or things)
Sept. 21st-25th, 2009
Story: On the Shore of the River
circle angle cradle ladle castle
ruffle juggle ankle battle candle
Meddle drizzle speckle vehicle hurtle
Reluctant: not wanting to do something
Rumpled: wrinkled or messy
Surge: feel it suddenly and strongly
Inspecting: looking at it very carefully
Taut: stretched or pulled very tightly
Untangled: untied knots in it or straightened it if it was twisted
Resounded: became filled with sound
Lurked: waited there quietly hidden, usually before doing something bad
Resent-you feel something someone else is being treated better than you
Phonics Skill:words with consonant –le
Writing: writing complete sentences
Grammar: identifying complete subjects and complete predicates
Story: Beth’s Job
Spelling Words:
Then them this that path
With ten get said was
Harsh research carnival particular squirrel
Applauded: clap your hands to show you liked what they did
Chatty: really like to talk
Gather: you bring them together in one place
Duty-job you have to do
Envy: you want something someone else has
Sight Words: new, says, water, said, was, don’t, her, line, Mr., thanks, new, day, eat, first, time, eat
Phonics Skill:/th/ th
Writing: Writing questions
Grammar: Identifying nouns in sentences
Sept. 14th-18th, 2009
Story: Little Red Hen Gets Help
Set sent ten tell let get all call make of
Shirt learning backward border prepared
Assemble: you put all of it’s pieces together
Consume: you completely use all of it up
Enthusiastic: when you really like it and are excited about it
Shoved: push hard against that person or thing
Odor: smells really bad
Chorus: group singing or saying something together
Phonics Skill:
Short vowel /e/
Writing: constructing sentences about events
Grammar: exclamations.
Math: Comparing and Ordering whole numbers (no larger than 2 digit numbers)
August 31—Sept. 4th
Reading Story: All on the Map
all call fall wall ball tall not top much thank
Challenge Words: parts history warning declare despair
Wednesday: Write a complete sentence using any 10 of the spelling words
Humiliation: feeling of shame or embarrassment
Expectations: beliefs about how well others will do, or about how they should behave
Fringes: areas along its edges, far away from the center of action
Hesitating: pausing before doing something because you are feeling unsure
Sincere: being honest, and you mean what you say
Coaxed: gently talked into doing something by someone else.
Introduce vocabulary words and orally discuss meaning and use them in context daily.
Find thank much now too here they are
Be able to read fluently by Friday (without sounding them out)
Phonic Skill: variant vowel/o/ a (all)
Writing: sentences about places
Grammar: Questions (Interrogative Sentences)
Math: Rounding Whole Numbers
August 24th-28th
Reading Story: Dot and Bob
top hop hot not dot dog back pick oh yes shop crop
chop frog apple
horrible: really bad and awful
invigorated: feeling full of energy
presented: give something to someone
aid: help someone
persistent: keep trying and never give up
sweltering: very hot and uncomfortable
oh yes help no what
Phonic Skill: short /o/ o sound
Writing: Sentences about things
Grammar: Telling Sentences
Math: Begin working on 0 and 1’s multiplication facts