Language Arts: Week 2

Grammar:

We reviewed the eight parts of speech from last week. Then we discussed this week's grammar memorization sentence. 

What is a noun?

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

I talked to them about common nouns and proper nouns, and gave them a few examples of each. 

For homework:

Carmelites (1st-2nd grade): Come up with an example of a common and proper noun that go together (ex.- Common: church; Proper: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church) then draw a picture of it.

Dominicans (3rd-4th grade): Draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper. On one side, write Common at the top. On the other side, write Proper at the top. Come up with 3 examples of each (that go together. see example from Carmelite homework). Then choose one of the three to draw a  picture of.

Franciscans (5th-6th grade): In your notebook write:

One example of a proper noun is _________. 

_________ is an example of a proper noun because it names a specific _______. 

Write this three times using three different examples. Do not use the same ones I used in class. 

For example: 

One example of a proper noun is St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is an example of a proper noun because it names a specific church.

Great Works 1:

We learned one more motion for each line. 

1. Point to your eyes for "see"

2. Move your pointer finger and thumb up and down together like a beak moving to sign "bird"

3. Put your hand behind your ear for "hear"

4. Move your fingers like they're walking on the street.

Writing:
We played an "-ly" game to help the students come up with -ly words for their writing. I handed out an -ly word to each student and they had to say, "Come here, Johnny" in that way. For example, one child had the word "quietly" and had to quietly say, "Come here, Johnny". The kids did a great job with this! Then I introduced 4 new vocabulary words and talked about their meanings. Lastly, I read a short story about the Lost Colony and we made a Key Word Outline together.

For homework:
Study your vocabulary words. We will be having a vocabulary quiz on Monday. For those absent,  our 4 new words this week were Frivolous, Appalled, Endeavor, and Resolve.
Write a paragraph using your Key Word Outline. Follow the checklist just like last week.