Friday, April 29, 2011

The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home Spelling and Dictation

1.dangerous
2.history
3.vacation
4.popular
5..favorite
6.memory
7.personal
8.educate
9.regular
10.continue
11.potato
12.natural
13.sensitive
14.energy
15.emotion
16.period
17.property
18.condition
19.imagine
20.attention
21.juvenile
22.astonish
23.ovation
24.amateur
25.obvious

1. It was obvious that the amateur musician had a great memory.
2. There are parts of history that were very dangerous for juveniles.
3. Did you get a standing ovation for discussing your favorite vacation?

Monday, April 25, 2011

Factor Game

We played a factor game today in class.  The link is below will take you to the website!  Students can play against the computer or with someone at home.  If you have younger or older students at home, search the Activities section for other games and activities.

Factor Game

Monday, April 18, 2011

Grizzly Bear Family Book Spelling Words and Dictation

1.propose
2.convince
3.concern
4.enforce
5.compare
6.excuse
7.conduct
8.preserve
9.contain
10.excite
11.extend
12.prefix
13.engage
14.pronoun
15.consist
16.enclose
17.consent
18.proverb
19.complete
20.exchange
21.enactment
22.procedure
23.confront
24.preamble
25.concise

1. We will excuse the conduct in exchange for a complete answer.
2. Did you confront the bear before the reenactment?
3. You need to convince the teacher to use the prefix and the pronoun.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Focus on Autobiographies Spelling Words

1.fact
2.factual
3.locate
4.location
5.perfect
6.perfection
7.subtract
8.subtraction
9.elect
10.election
11.populate
12.population
13.select
14.selection
15.habit
16.habitual
17.decorate
18.decoration
19.punctuate
20.punctuation
21.exaggerate
22.exaggeration
23.participate
24.participation
25 participant

Dictation
1. Be sure to select the correct punctuation.
2. Is it a fact that the location of the participant is in the population?
3. The decorations were such an exaggeration that it was perfection.