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"Language arts" is a term which encompasses several
different areas of study. It includes reading, vocabulary,
writing, grammar and spelling. In fourth grade your child will be
exposed to many different genres (types) of stories through our Harcourt
Series, "Trophies." We will cover a different story every week
with related skills. Each week we will focus on a different
grammar skill and spelling pattern. There are also a targeted set
of vocabulary words that accompany each story. Your child will be
tested (almost) every Friday on the skills taught during the week as
well as on the content of the story. We will also have a spelling test every week... there will be a pre-test on Monday and a post-test on Friday. Students who miss 0-2 words on the pre-test, will take a challenge list of words. In addition, they will also be responsible for studying the words they missed on the pre-test. Fourth graders spend a lot of time writing! We write narratives, expository pieces, and even try a bit of persuasive writing. I put a lot of emphasis on proper use of capitalization and punctuation. |
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| Giggle Poetry | Flying Horse Topic | Practice with Subjects and Predicates | ||||||||
| Night of the Pufflings Web Quest | Book Adventure | |||||||||
| Grammar Practice Park | Spelling/Word Builder | |||||||||
| Amelia and Eleanor Web Quest | ||||||||||
| Practice Parts of Speech with Wacky Web Tales | Power Proofreading | |||||||||
