ELAR Assignments
- Instructors
- Chavonne Manuel
- Ensy Carbajal
- Sandra Elizabeth Arredondo
- Term
- Spring 2020
- Department
- Coral Teachers
- Description
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Hello Class! We will cover our last Unit 6 Theme: The World Around Us. Here you will find the assignments that cover phonics/spelling, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and language arts.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Week 9
Phonics
TEKS: 2.2(C) TSW alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words and meanings
(2.11.Dxi) correct spelling of words with grade appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high frequency words.
Assignment:
Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Scholar Resource:
https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html#/assignment-management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtube - (Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Subject: Reading
TEKS: (2.9Di) TSW recognize characteristics and structures of informational text including the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance.
Scholar Resource:
https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/comprehension/mainidea/ – Main Idea and Details
Assignment: Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on www.readworks.org:
- Is it Time for a New Toothbrush?
- Where Does Food Go?
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ELAR
Reading
Phonics/Spelling
TEKS: 2.2(C) TSW alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words and meanings. 2.11(D)(xi) correct spelling of words with grade appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high frequency words.
Assignment: Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Scholar Resource:
https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html#/assignment-management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtube - (Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Reading and Writing
TEKS: (2.6.B) TSW generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information.
Assignment: Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on ReadWorks:
1) Wonderful Trees
2) Learning on the Soccer Field
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Reading
Phonics/Spelling
TEKS: 2.2(C) TSW alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words and meanings. 2.11(D)(xi) correct spelling of words with grade appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high frequency words.
Assignment: Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Scholar Resource:
https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html#/assignment-management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtube - (Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Reading and Writing
TEKS: 2.6(C) make correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures
2.6(F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
2.2(E) develop handwriting by accurately formatting all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters.
Assignment: Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on ReadWorks:
1) Catch that Ball
2) Traveling Turtles: A Trip Across the Atlantic
https://www.readworks.org/student-authentication
Scholar Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HGV69ndtw
Language Arts
TEKS: 2.2(C) (iii) decode and spell compound words, contractions, and abbreviations
Assignment: Complete worksheets on abbreviations. (Refer to attachment)
Scholar Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J56NhBspjoU
Due:
Scholastic Review
ASSIGNED - Sunday, April 26, 2020
Phonics/Spelling
TEKS: 2.2(C) TSW alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words and meanings
(2.11.Dxi) correct spelling of words with grade appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high frequency words.
Assignment:
Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Scholar Resource:
https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html#/assignment-management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtube -(Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Subject: Reading and Writing
TEKS: 2.7(B) TSW write brief comments on literary or informational texts that demonstrate an
understanding of the text
2.7(C) use text evidence to support an appropriate response
2.10 Author’s purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts.
2.10(D) discuss the use of descriptive, literal, and figurative language
(2.2.E) develop handwriting by accurately formatting all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters.
Scholar Resource:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMSLgxj2dxk - figurative language
Assignment: Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on www.readworks.org:
- Dive into a Coral Reef
- Mosquitoes Don’t Bug These Monkeys
https://www.readworks.org/student-authentication
Language Arts
TEKS: 2.11(D) (iii) The student will edit for grammar: singular, plural, common, and proper nouns
Assignment: Complete worksheets on plural and possessive nouns (Refer to attachment)
Watch video (you will need to request free family access):
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Assignment
Due (April 25)
ASSIGNED - Sunday, April 19, 2020
Subject: Phonics/Spelling
TEKS: 2.2(C) Tsw alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words
Assignment: Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtube
(Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Subject: Reading and Writing
TEKS:
2.6 Comprehension. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
2.6(C) make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures
2.6(F)* make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
2.8(C)* describe and understand plot elements, including the main events, the conflict, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently
Student Resources:
Watch video: Make sure you follow the information below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZzllpIYz4 - Introduction to Reading Skills: Making Inferences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1joZhs8ecvA - We Draw Conclusions - - Rock 2 the Core - K-5 Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_nePjWXecQ - Parts of a Story | Language Arts Song for Kids | English for Kids | Jack Hartmann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpWHZJZQDSE - Plot Mountain! | The Plot Diagram Song | Scratch Garden
Assignment:
Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on Readworks.org:
1. The Hen That Laid Golden Eggs
2. The Lion and the Mouse
https://www.readworks.org/student-authentication
Subject: Language Arts
TEKS: (2.11 D)
(2.11 D ii) past, present, and future verb tense
(2.11 D x) end punctuation, contractions, and commas with items in a series and in dates
Student Resources:
Watch video: Make sure you follow the information below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gubPH3WEurg - Contractions! | English Grammar Practice | Scratch Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCOswMeXFQ - Punctuation Explained (by Punctuation!) | Scratch Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQOX3UdeAZI - Commas in a Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Nf5xuC8PE - Present, past and future tense video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLbVThfQSlY - Past, Present, and Future Tense (ESL) Song For Kids
Assignment:
Complete worksheets on end punctuation, contractions and commas in a series. (See attachments)
Complete worksheets on past, present, and future tense verbs. (See attachments)
- Constructing Contractions (page 1)
- Add the ending mark (page 1)
- Commas in a series (page 1)
- Verb Tense Worksheets and Poems to Read
- Present Tense Poem (read is one page)
- Past Tense Poem (read and do work , two pages)
- Future Tense Poem (read and do work , two pages)
- Past, Present and Future Tense Verb Cut and Paste (read and do work , two pages)
Resource: Teachers pay teachers
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TEKS: 2.2(C) Tsw alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words
Assignment: Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Resource: https://www.spellingcity.com/index.php?option=com_route&route=assignmentmanagementv3#/assignment-management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtube
(Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Subject: Reading and Writing
TEKS: 2.7(B) Tsw write brief comments on literary or informational texts that demonstrate an
understanding of the text
2.7(C) use text evidence to support an appropriate response
2.8 (C) Describe and understand plot elements, including the main events, the conflict, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently
(2.2.E) develop handwriting by accurately formatting all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters.
Watch video: Make sure you follow the information below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgAMffDLw2g Story elements- Problem/Solution Tease
Assignment: Read the story of the week Pushing Up the Sky. (Refer to the attachment)
Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on Readworks.org:
1. Spinning Storms
2. Stormy Weather
https://www.readworks.org/student-authentication
Practice connecting letters in cursive (See attachments)
TEKS: (2.11 D v) adverbs that convey time and adverbs that convey place
(2.11Dx) punctuation marks at the end of declarative sentences and the beginning and end of
exclamatory and interrogative sentences
(2.11D xi) correct spelling of words with grade‐appropriate orthographic patterns and rules
Assignment: Complete worksheets on adverbs (See attachments)
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Subject: Phonics/Spelling
TEKS: (2.11.Dxi) correct spelling of words with grade appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high frequency words.
(2.2.Biii) Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and dipthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables.
Assignment: Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Subject: Reading
TEKS: (2.9.Diii) organizational patterns such as chronological order and cause and effect stated explicitly.
(2.6.D) create mental images to deepen understanding.
(2.12.B) compose informational texts, including procedural texts and reports.
(2.2.E) develop handwriting by accurately formatting all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters.
Watch video (you will have to request free family access):
https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/comprehension/causeandeffect/
Assignment: Read the story of the week Super Storms. (Refer to the attachment)
Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories found on Readworks.org:
- 1. Wild Weather
- 2. We Need Water!
Resource: https://www.readworks.org/student-authentication
Subject: Language Arts
TEKS: (2.11.X) end punctuation, apostrophes in contractions, and commas with items in a series and dates
(2.11.Div) adjectives, including articles
Assignment: Complete worksheets on adjectives that compare. (Refer to attachment)
Watch video (you will need to request free family access):
https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/word/usingadjectivestocompare/
Resource: Texas Treasure Grammar Practice Book pages 141, 144, and 145.
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controlled syllables; and final stable syllables.
frequency words.
gain information.
(2.8.C) describe and understand plot elements, including the main events, the conflict, and the
resolution, for texts read aloud and independently.
connecting letters.
context.
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Assignments
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Subject: Phonics/Spelling
TEKS: 2.2(B) (i) The student will decode words with short, long, or variant vowels, trigraphs, and blends
2.2(B) (vii) identify and read high‐frequency words.
2.2(C) (i) decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r‐controlled syllables; and final stable syllables
2.2(C) (vi) spelling words with prefixes, including un‐, re‐, and dis‐, and inflectional endings, including ‐s, ‐es, ‐ed, ‐ing, ‐er, and ‐est.
Assignment: Practice the spelling, high frequency, and vocabulary words on Vocabulary Spelling City.
Resource:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8QwIROxO4k&feature=youtu.be (Alphabet Sound Card Video)
Subject: Reading
TEKS: 2.6(A) The student will establish purpose for reading assigned and self‐selected texts
2.10 (A) The student will discuss the author's purpose for writing text.
Assignments: Read the story of the week Splish! Splash! Animal Baths! (Refer to the attachment)
Read and answer comprehension questions on the following stories:
1) Birds and other Dinosaurs 2) School: How Has It Changed?
Resource:
https://www.readworks.org/student
Subject: Language Arts
TEKS: 2.11(D) (iv) The student will edit for grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, including: adjectives, including articles
Assignments: Complete worksheets on articles- a and an
Resource: Texas Treasures: Grammar Practice Book pages 132,135