AR Points for this Week!

Students must have 7 AR points by this Friday (March 1st).

Please be sure to bring your AR book everyday so you can read during our silent reading time.

Spelling Words this Week!!!

Silent Letters:

kn-, -gn, wr-, -mb

knock

sign

wrong 

write

climb

wrap

wren

gnat

lamb

knee
comb
knob
knuckle
wrestle
plumber

Prefixes

This week students will be learning about prefixes.  Prefixes come at the beginning of a root word.  Prefixes help us to understand words and decode them when we don't always know the meaning.

Example:

unhappy

un(meaning not)- is the prefix

happy- is the root word

Prefixes that we are studying this week include:

un- (means not)
pre- (means to do before)
re- (means to do again)
dis- (means not)

Watch this video:
- http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=prefixes

- http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=5343&CategoryID=2262



Try playing these games to practice:
- http://www.manythings.org/wbg/prefixes-mw.html

- http://www.quia.com/rr/37717.html (This one is a GOOD challenge for you!)

AR Points for this Short Week!!

Students must have 6 AR points by this Friday (2/22/13).

Read, read, read!!!

Suffixes

This week we are working with suffixes as our phonics skill.  Suffixes come at the end of root words. 

For example:
slower (slow is the root word; -er is the suffix)
It’s helpful to have a good understanding of what prefixes and suffixes are. Knowing their meanings and when they are generally used can help you figure out unknown words and can also help make your writing better. If you need to review what these are, or learn their meanings, online practice can be very helpful.

Try playing these suffix games to practice:

http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/demo/prefix.htm

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/suffixes/suffix.htm

http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/fishemup2_eng_launcher.html

AR Points for This Week!!!

Students need to have at least 6 AR points by this Friday!  Keep up the reading.

Arthur for President

This week we will be reading the book, Arthur Meets the President.  View the sites below to listen to the story or play the fact and opinion game.

Fact and Opinion Game:
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/

Listen to the story here:
http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/KOLJrStories/FlashHolder/arthur-meets-the-president