Reading
Lesson 18
Story-Me and Uncle Romie
Realistic Fiction
Phonics
Suffix -er, -est, -ly, -ful
A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a root word to form a new word.
-er = more or one who____
-est = most
-ly = in a way
-ful = full of
Focus skills
Theme
• The theme is the main message of a story.
• An author often uses theme to explain an idea.
• Sometimes a writer states the theme directly, and
sometimes readers must think about the story and what
happens to the characters and figure out the theme
Follow Directions
• When you follow written directions you should:
o read the directions all the way through
before following them.
o look for numbers or time-order words,
such as first, second, third, next, then, and
finally to know the order to do the steps.
o picture each step in your mind so you can
make sure that you have everything you
need to complete the task
Grammar
Articles
• Articles are words that help readers and listeners
know which one we are discussing.
• a is used before a word that has an initial
consonant sound.
• an is used in front of a word with a vowel sound.
• a and an are used for singular nouns.
• the is used for specific singular and plural nouns.
Vocabulary and spelling
Math
Fractions
Monthly calendar focus- Fractions
Writing
Cause and effect
Technology
Word processing skills- typing, copy and paste, using multiple windows.
Researching online and completing a data sheet
Science
Simple Machines
Comment by Rhonda on October 9, 2012 at 3:32 am
Thanks for keeping us informed on what’s going on in the classroom. Caden has wanted to study the human body more for some time now so he is excited to be learning about it.
Comment by Mr. Freid on October 9, 2012 at 11:43 pm
This is the first year I have spend so much time on this topic. It’s fun to tell them “OK, take your body out of your desk. It’s time to color and cut out your brain!” Can’t wait to see what their final ‘bodies’ look like. Hopefully those brains will end up in their heads!