Language Arts
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Mrs. Gilbert's LA Page |
Welcome to my web page! Below you will find lots of great information and resources to help make this a successful and fun year in 5th grade LA. Please click on words and pictures below to access information for each of the LA subject areas, plus helpful websites and extra resources.
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Students will complete LOSER by Jerry Spinelli on Monday. Time will also be provided for silent reading of their Fantasy novels on Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child is bringing his/her novel to school daily.
We will soon begin a series of mini-lessons in Reading. We will begin by focusing on Context Clues, Main Idea and Summary, and Inferencing.
Second Reading Benchmark will be given Tuesday, December 8th.
The Test over LOSER Ch. 23-30 will be on Monday, December 14th.
LITERARY ELEMENTS (CLICK HERE)
(Click here for schedule)
Fantasy Book Project Guidelines
WRITING
Next week, we will also be creating Imaginative Stories - always a favorite with students!
SPELLING
Students will receive the new Spelling list next Wednesday, December 9th. I will be giving out two different lists that reflect the Spelling Level determined by the Spelling Inventory students took earlier this year. Eventually we will go to 3 groups as I am able to monitor their growth and progress.
"Words Their Way" is a new program for us but many of our district Elementary Schools have been using it with great success. We are excited to have it available to use with our students at EIS this year. More information was provided about this program at Curriculum Night. Your child was given a Spelling Inventory Test to determine his/her Spelling strengths and weaknesses. This inventory will help us determine the proper word list/level for each child. It will take me several weeks to get the inventory grading done as it is very detailed (it looks at what types of mistakes the kids make - ex. prefixes, suffixes, blends, diagraphs etc. for EACH word the kids spelled - 31 words)
GRAMMAR
We are studying PREPOSITIONS.
Here is the jingle to help learn the 52 Prepositions:
Preposition, Preposition
Starting with an A
Aboard, about, above
across, after, against
Along, among, around, as, at
Preposition, Preposition
Starting with a B
Before, behind, below
Beneath, beside, between
Beyond, but, by
Preposition, Preposition
Starting with a D
Down
During
Preposition, Preposition
Don't go away.
Go to the middle
And see what we say.
E-F-I and L-N-O
Except, for, from
In, inside, instead of, into
like, near, next to, of, off
on, out, outside, over
Preposition, Preposition
Almost through...
Start with a P and end with a W
Past, since, through,
throughout, to, toward
under, underneath
until, up, upon
with, within, without.
Prepostion, Preposition
Easy as can be...
We're all finished and aren't you pleased?
We've just recited .. All 52 of these!
The Preposition Test will be Thursday, December 10th. Next, we will begin our study of verbs - beginning with Action Verbs.
You will notice the Grammar workbook coming home for homework a couple of times per week. This is to provide practice over new concepts that have been taught. Students will receive a completion grade of 100% for completing the HW. Then, in class, they will participate in checking and correcting their own work so that they may further understand the concepts taught. Further assessment (graded) will be done in the classroom in the form of tests, quizzes and projects. HW is intended to provide a deeper understanding through practice. Your child should not spend more than 20 minutes on his/her Grammar HW. I am always available to assist him/her the next day in class if he/she has reached the frustration level. I just ask that the student make an honest effort to complete the work.
INTERNET RESOURCES AND EXTRA PRACTICE
Don't forget to click here to check out great websites to improve Reading, Grammar and keyboarding!