A multi-day lesson exploring morphology and syllable division through the lens of Westward Expansion. Students learn to decode complex words with prefixes and suffixes while building vocabulary related to pioneer life.
A focused lesson on identifying nouns, verbs, and adverbs using classroom-themed sentences. Students practice identifying parts of speech through circling and underlining activities.
Mastering number prefixes for four, five, and one hundred: quad-, quint-, pent-, and cent-.
Introduction to number prefixes: mono-, uni-, bi-, and tri-, indicating one, two, and three.
In this sort, related words may have multiple sounds that change. Listen for shifts in both the vowel and the consonant sounds (e.g., produce to production).
Focusing on vowel alternations where adding the suffix -ion shifts the sound from long or short to a schwa.
A lesson focused on identifying and citing evidence from functional texts, such as manuals and agreements, to support a specific argument. Students will practice finding two pieces of evidence and explaining their relevance.
Introduction to vowel alternations where vowel sounds shift from long or short to the quiet schwa sound as the stress of the word moves.