Language+Arts

This year I will be using the Houghton Mifflin Reading program for many of my Language Arts lessons. Below are the themes, strategies, skills, grammar, and vocabulary lessons I will be covering for the first trimester. Also, I will be differentiating/supplementing with literature circles, core literature,poetry, figurative language and word study units. In addition, my instruction will include a heavy focus on "close" reading, text-dependent questions, and collaboration with peers. There are links beneath each section that will help students with practice at home! Theme 5: One Land, Many Trails

Reading Strategies- Predict/Infer, Summarize, Evaluate Comprehension Skills- Compare and Contrast, Author's Viewpoint, Problem Solving Grammar- Possessive Pronouns, Commas, Titles, Adverbs Vocabulary Lessons- Base Words, Roots, Thesaurus/Dictionary Skills

To pick an appropriate book for your child's reading level, visit: [|www.lexile.com]

For practice with vocabulary words from each story, visit: [|www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr]

For practice with any 5th grade grammar, vocabulary, word study skill, visit: [|www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm]

Other cool sites: [|www.bookadventure.com] [] [|www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/index.asp]

__Causes of the American Revolution__

http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/patriots_and_loyalists.php