Tuesday July 24th and Thursday July 26th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. brilliant
2. artifact
3. distinguishable
4. tolerable
5. divisible
6. factorization
7. comprehensible
8. quadruple 
9. unicycle
10. quizzify 

Spelling Challenge

"Scrabble Count"

Students given a worksheet as well as point list for each letter. Students had to add each of the letters in each vocabulary word using the point legend on their worksheet. 

Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book"

In our class reading time, students bring their own books to dive into! Students discuss their reading and are given a comprehension worksheet to complete over their reading. 


For students who did not bring a book to class, they chose from the class library, or the Central Texas Library Selection. 

Worksheets

• ""

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge 

"Villain's Lair"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• ""

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Tuesday July 18th, 2017 and Thursday July 20th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. apology
2. voyage
3. explanation
4. antisocial
5. judge
6. piano
7. misconception
8. expect
9. accept
10. throughout

Spelling Challenge

"Scrabblegrams!" 

Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book"

In our class reading time, students bring their own books to dive into! Students discuss their reading and are given a comprehension worksheet to complete over their reading. 


For students who did not bring a book to class, they chose from the class library, or the Central Texas Library Selection. 

Worksheets

• "Character Map"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge 

"Emoji Spells"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• "Main Ideas"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Tuesday July 11th and Thursday July 13th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. twelve 
2. however
3. vegetable
4. sprinkle
5. puzzle
6. voice
7. reptile
8. mountain
9. evil
10. destroyed

Spelling Challenge 

"Battleship"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: 

"Alien Abduction!"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Thursday June 29th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. twelve 
2. however
3. vegetable
4. sprinkle
5. puzzle
6. voice
7. jungle
8. reptile
9. mountain
10. evil
11. destroyed

Spelling Challenge 

"Graffiti Wall"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Setting Comparison"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: 

"Spartan, Viking, Knight, or Roman"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Personal Narrative"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Thursday June 22nd, 2017

Vocabulary

1. continent
2. betray
3. fortress
4. annual
5. conditions
6. astronomical
7. rebel
8. tornado
9. erosion
10. capacity

Spelling Challenge

• Bingo!

Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book"

In our class reading time, students bring their own books to dive into! Students discuss their reading and are given a comprehension worksheet to complete over their reading. 


For students who did not bring a book to class, they chose from the class library, or the Central Texas Library Selection. 

Worksheets

• "Strong Mental Image"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge 

"Tell This Story.... "Found" "

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• "Parts of a Speech - Mad Lib"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Thursday June 15th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. quality 
2. tightrope 
3. clients
4. saucepan 
5. invisible 
6. classical 
7. blurred 
8. contestants 
9. farfetched 
10. bemused

Spelling Challenge

Scrabblegrams

Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book"

In our class reading time, students bring their own books to dive into! Students discuss their reading and are given a comprehension worksheet to complete over their reading. 


For students who did not bring a book to class, they chose from the class library, or the Central Texas Library Selection. 

Worksheet

• "Story Elements Map"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge 

"Last Hour of the Internet!"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheet

• "Paragraph Guide"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Summer Class Overview

Reading and Writing Class Overview

Objective

Students will learn skills and tools to strengthen their writing and reading abilities. Class focus is on reading phonics, strategies, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary development  writing process, text, conventions, handwriting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and research.  

Daily Agenda

• Vocabulary Word Review
• 5 Minute Writing Challenge
• Vocabulary Spelling Challenge
• Class Reading Time
• Reading Worksheet 
• Writing Worksheet

Materials Needed

• 3-ring binder, or folder with brads, and pockets
• Pencils
• Dividers with folders and tabs
• Sheet protectors
• Book of students choosing to bring to each class 

Class Breakdown

Vocabulary

Students assigned 10 new vocabulary words each class. Vocabulary words are incorporated new into the student’s reading and writing lessons to help strengthen context, identification, spelling, meaning, and pronunciation skills. Students work on activities like word review, the 5 Minute Writing Challenge, and spelling challenges to enhance their vocabulary and spelling skills.

Reading

Students select from a variety of short stories and books to read aloud during class, or can select to bring their own book (BYOB). Class focuses on reading comprehension, pronunciation, and frequency. Student will answer questions from worksheets about the material they read in class to strengthen comprehension skills.

Writing

Students write short essay, utilizing beginning, middle, and end formation, summarizing the story they've read in class. Writing focus on spelling, punctuation, spacing, and form. Student must use vocabulary words learned in class in their writing. Graphic organizers, writing prompts, and language arts worksheets utilized to strengthen students writing skills.