Introduction...IX Correlation of Skills...XIII Progress Chart...XV

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1 Introduction...IX Correlation of Skills...XIII Progress Chart...XV Unit 1: Sentences Teacher Instructions... 1 Parent Letter... 3 Is It a Sentence?... 4 Identifying Sentences... 5 Identifying Parts of Sentences... 6 Parts of a Sentence... 7 Types of Sentences... 8 Sorting Sentences... 9 Reflect and Review...10 Assessments...11 Unit 2: Nouns Teacher Instructions...15 Parent Letter...16 Common Noun Chart...17 Common Nouns...18 Singular and Plural Nouns...19 Making Plural Nouns...20 Plural Noun Chart...21 Plural Noun Trains...22 Matching Nouns...23 Plural Noun Crossword...24 Irregular Plural Nouns...25 Irregular Plural Noun Sentences...26 Proper Nouns...27 Proper Nouns All Around...28 Reflect and Review...29 Assessments...30 III

2 Unit 3: Pronouns Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Identifying Pronouns Choosing Pronouns Replacing Pronouns Pronouns and Nouns Finding the Pronouns Which Pronoun? Does What Pronouns Writing Pronouns Choosing the Correct Pronoun Circling Pronouns Using Pronouns Replacing Nouns With Pronouns Reflect and Review Assessments Unit 4: Special Words Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Finding Special Days Special Days Reading About Special Days Organizing Special Days Which Special Day? Reflect and Review Assessments Unit 5: Abbreviations Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Days of the Week Puzzle Months of the Year Map Abbreviations Abbreviating Street and Road Abbreviating Titles for People Who Do You Know? Reflect and Review Assessments IV

3 Unit 6: Verbs Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Action Verbs Present Tense Verbs Verbs in the Present Tense Making Past Tense Verbs Verbs on a Checklist Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense Past Tense Irregular Verbs Matching Verbs Finding Past Tense Verbs Adding ing Finding Verbs Choosing the Correct Verb Reflect and Review...98 Assessments...99 Unit 7: Adjectives Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Describe With Adjectives Adjective Webs Describing Words Colorful Adjectives What Do Adjectives Describe? Number Words as Adjectives Numbers Describe Numbers and Colors Adjectives Describe Describing Nouns Reflect and Review Assessments V

4 Unit 8: Capitalization Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Capital Letters I and First Words Names With Capital Letters First and Last Names Capitalizing Proper Nouns Specific Names of Places Capitalizing Specific Places All About Me Months, Days, and Specials Days Calendar Words Reflect and Review Proofing Activities Assessments Unit 9: Contactions Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Identifying Contractions Making Contractions Contractions on a Train Contractions in Sentences Was and Were Contractions Would and Will Contractions Sentence Contractions I and You Contractions Chart She and He Contractions Chart We and They Contractions Chart Contractions With Not Not Contractions Reflect and Review Proofing Activities Assessments VI

5 Unit 10: Prefixes and Suffixes Teacher Instructions Parent Letter The Prefix un Un as a Prefix The Prefix re Re as a Prefix Ing Words The Suffix ed The Suffixes ed and ing Word Categories The Suffix er Who Am I? Reflect and Review Assessments Unit 10: Punctuation Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Periods Telling and Command Sentences Question Marks End Marks What is the End Mark? Commas in Dates Commas in Addresses Using Commas Commas in a Series Words in a List Reflect and Review Proofing Activities Assessments VII

6 Unit 12: Word Usage Teacher Instructions Parent Letter Subject-Verb Agreement Choosing the Correct Picture Using And Combining the Does What Part Combining Sentences Who or What Parts Agree Choosing the Correct Verb Compound Does What Parts Who or What Parts Making Complete Sentences Reflect and Review Proofing Activities Assessments Final Assessments Final Proofing Activity Final Proofing Activity Final Proofing Activity Final Proofing Activity Final Proofing Activity Final Assessment: Sentences Final Assessment: Nouns and Pronouns Final Assessment: Special Words and Abbreviations Final Assessment: Verbs, Suffixes, and Prefixes Final Assessment: Adjectives and Contractions Final Assessment: Capitalization and Punctuation Final Assessment: Word Usage Answer Key VIII