Archive | September 2015

Basic Education

Megawords rule #11 Three sounds of -ed
Quiz:

1. Name the vowels.
2. Give an example of a vowel suffix
3. Give an example of a consonant
4. Give and example of a consonant suffix
5. Is -ed a vowel suffix or a consonant suffix?

What are the three sounds of

 

Choose 5 words from List #10. Write them in sentences.
Write a Paragraph/Essay: Take one of your sentences and use it as inspiration for an paragraph or essay.

News for You: Start 30 Lessons in Outlining. Lesson 2

Math: Group work. BIM Math 4

 

Home Work:

x Tables- which ones are you working on?

Write a sentence for each word. See if you can make a story using these words.

asked, called, acted, placed, stopped

Basic Education-DSPS

Megawords rule #10 Vowel Suffixes
Quiz:

1. Name the vowels.
2. Give an example of a vowel suffix

3. Give a rule for vowel suffix

 

Choose 5 words from List #10. Write them in sentences.
Write a Paragraph/Essay: Take one of your sentences and use it as inspiration for an paragraph or essay.

News for You: Start 30 lessons in Outlining. Lesson 1-2

Math: Group work.

 

Home Work:

x Tables- which ones are you working on?

Write a sentence for each word. See if you can make a story using these words.

asking, greatest, golden, biting, rotten

Basic Education- DSPS

4rd day of fall semester!

Megawords rule #10 Vowel Suffixes
What is a vowel?
What is a vowel suffix?
Rule: If the suffix starts vowel, just attach it to the word and you will mostly be correct. BUT… watch out sometimes you have to double the C, drop the e, or change the y.

1-1-1 rule: 1 vowel, 1 syllable, ending with 1 C= double the C
Silent e rule: if the word ends in silent e, drop the e and add the suffix.Y rule: When the word ends in Cy, change the y to i and add the suffix. But keep the y if adding -ing

Choose 5 words from List #10. Write them in sentences.
Write a Paragraph/Essay: Take one of your sentences and use it as inspiration for an paragraph or essay.

News for You: Read two stories. Discuss. Find one word with a suffix and one that is plural.

Math: More on this later

Basic Education-DSPS

2nd day of fall semester!

Megawords rule #9 Consonant Suffixes and Plurals
What is a plural?
What letter do we use to make most words into a plural?
If the word ends in s, c, z, sh or ch, you add ___ to make a plural.
If the word ends in Cy, then drop the y and add -ies.
If the word ends in Vy, then just add -s.

Choose 5 words from List #9. Write them in sentences.
Write a Paragraph/Essay: Take one of your sentences and use it as inspiration for an paragraph or essay.

News for You: Read two stories. Discuss. Find one word with a suffix and one that is plural.

Math: Math Test- Sorry, but we need to know where we are.

Basic Education- DSPS

2nd day of fall semester!

Megawords rule #9 Consonant Suffixes and Plurals
What is a suffix?
What can the suffix do to the word?
Rule: If the suffix starts with a consonant, just attach it to the word and you will mostly be correct.

Choose 5 words from List #9. Write them in sentences.
Write a Paragraph/Essay: Take one of your sentences and use it as inspiration for an paragraph or essay.

News for You: Read two stories. Discuss. Find one word with a suffix and one that is plural.

Math: Math Test- Sorry, but we need to know where we are.

Home Work

Hi,

I have had several people ask for homework. So here goes.

This week we had

Megawords List 9: Consonant Suffixes and Plurals

 

If you have the list, choose 5 words and put them in sentences.

If you don’t have the list, here are some words you can use.

friendly, faithful, sickness, restless, camels, sandwiches

Once you have done the sentences, you can write a paragraph or essay to extend your thoughts.

For example,

I like to make sandwiches for lunch.

Lunch is my favorite meal although I am often too busy to sit down to eat. Mostly I try to eat some nuts which gives me protein. Also, I have some fruit such as an apple. To finish up, I drink some water. On the weekends, I might eat a sandwich. Grilled cheese sandwiches are my favorite.

Basic Education- 9/9/15

1st day of fall semester!

Megawords rule #9 Consonant Suffixes and Plurals
Choose 5 words from List #9. Write them in sentences.
Write a Paragraph/Essay: Take one of your sentences and use it as inspiration for an paragraph or essay.

News for You: Read two stories. Discuss. Find one word with a suffix and one that is plural.

Math: Math Survey