Sunday
15Nov2009

The Pilgrim Story- Grammar With a Thanksgiving Twist!

It's close to Thanksgiving and everyone is filled with the holiday spirit!  This week, everything we do will have a Thanksgiving twist.  Get ready for a fun-filled adventure!

Activity:

  • Grammar Scavenger Hunt: We have been studying nouns and verbs over the past couple of weeks.  Read through the story again and identify at least 10 of the following: common nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, action verbs and linking verbs.  Record your results on the worksheet or (.pdf file).
  • Below I have created a list of important words from the story.  Use Webster's Word Central or Visuwords to help you identify the meaning.  Then, create a visual dictionary using Google Docs.  Don't forget that you will need to sign in using your gmail address.
  • Pilgrims
  • finance
  • establish
  • King James
  • preserve
  • community
  • Speedwell
  • Mayflower
  • scarce
  • Mayflower Compact
  • Oceanus
  • shelter
  • welfare
  • Squanto
  • occasion
  • harsh
  • feast
  • harvest

 

 

 

 

 

Friday
23Oct2009

Grammar Wordles

Wordle: nouns and verbs

Wordle: Fun With Nouns and Verbs


Your going on a scavenger hunt!  Color the nouns red and the verbs blue.  Have fun!

Wednesday
07Oct2009

Spelling Fun with Flickr

Luc:

Phonics Skill: "long a" diagraphs

Study Words: space, eight, neighbor, change

letter S letter P A C e

  letter E Capital Letter I & Star (Falmouth, MA) yoGa letter H T

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letter C spaghetti letter H A n Candy G letter E

Ellie: 

Phonics Skill: "long a" diagraphs

Study Words: they, sprain, make, great, rain, wait

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S letter P R a56 i Hotel Nhow big N – Milan

M A letter K E

letter g letter r E aa Orange t43

Educational Brick Letter R A Capital Letter I (Washington, DC) N

letter W letter A i27 T

Wednesday
16Sep2009

Spelling Words- Week 2

Phonics Skill: short /e/ is spelled e.

1st Grade List (Spelling Power Group B- List 2)

Wordle: Week 2 Spelling Words

 

2nd Grade List (Spelling Power Group C- List 2)

Wordle: 2nd Grade Spelling Words-Week 2

Tuesday
15Sep2009

Wonderful Wordles!

Amazing Wordles!  Check out a great tutorial on implementing Wordles in the classroom.

Our latest Wordles!

In the Beginning

by Abby Allain

Wordle: In the Beginning

Fun With Pronouns

by Abby Allain (grammar assignment 9/15/09)

Wordle: Fun With Pronouns

100 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language

by Abby Allain

Wordle: 100 Most COmmon Words in the English Language

 "Stand in th Rain" Lyrics by Superchick

by Abby Allain

Wordle: Stand in the Rain

Weekly Bible Verse:  Exodus 20:12

by Ashley

Wordle: Exodus 20:12