Language Arts - Unit 2
The following skills will be covered in this second unit of the year.
Phonics:
oo, ue, ew, oi, oy, are, ore, ear
Reading:
Comprehension:
Make inferences
Introduce story elements (problem and solution)
Vocabulary:
Introduce prefixes (re- & un-)
Introduce compound words
Study Skills:
Graphic aids (diagrams, graphs, charts, tables)
Grammar (English):
Nouns (singular, plural, proper, & possessive)
Review parts of a sentence: subject, predicate.
Sentence rules: All sentences must have - 1. a subject 2. a predicate 3.
punctuation 4. a capital
letter at the beginning 5. spaces between the words.
Punctuating sentences
Handwriting:
Review manuscript (printed) letter forms
We will be reading the following
stories in this reading unit:
Lemondade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy
A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
The Best Friends Club by Elizabeth Winthrop
Jamaica Tag-Along by Juanita Havill
"Sharks" from Time for Kids magazine
