Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag

Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag

Abbreviations Months of the Year January = Jan. July = July February = Feb. August = Aug. March = Mar. September = Sept. April = Apr. October = Oct. May = May November = Nov. June = June December = Dec.

Abbreviations Days of the Week Sunday = Sun. Monday = Mon. Tuesday = Tues. Wednesday = Wed. Thursday = Thurs. Friday = Fri. Saturday = Sat.

Street = St. Mister = Mr. Road = Rd. Missus = Mrs. Avenue = Ave. Miss = Ms. Boulevard = Blvd. Doctor = Dr. Captain = Capt. Abbreviations Addresses and Titles

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America Definition: the United States of America Sentence: There are fifty states in America.

birthday Definition: the day that somebody was born or something began, usually celebrated yearly Sentence: Chad’s birthday is on May 2 nd.

flag Definition: a piece of cloth, usually with square corners, with a picture or pattern that stands for a place or country Sentence: The American flag waves in the wind.

freedom Definition: the condition of not being under someone else’s control Sentence: Opening the basket gives the cat its freedom.

nicknames Definition: names used instead of real names Sentence: “Babe” was one of George Herman Ruth’s nicknames.

stars Definition: shapes that have five or more points Sentence: These stars are gold.

stripes Definition: long, narrow bands of color Sentence: These shirts have stripes.

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Author’s Purpose

Flags Page 397

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Dr.he’sSt. I’mwasn’tApr. she’llMon.Dec. Read the words.

Fluency Partners: Read these sentences.

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nicknames stars stripes 1.A ____________ flies on a flagpole in front of the school. 2.We celebrate our country’s ____________ on July 4 th. 3.People living in the thirteen colonies wanted ____________ from English rule. 4.The American flag has red and white ____________. 5.The American flag has fifty white ____________. 6.People came from many different countries to live in ____________. 7.We can look at a list of state ____________ to see That Delaware is also called The First State. flag birthday America freedom

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Word Sort Word Abbreviation Lane Mr. Circle Thurs. Dec. April Cir. Mr. December Thursday Ln. Apr.

Read these words: Sept.Mon. Rd.Wed. Sat.Blvd.

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Roll the Dice Take turns rolling the dice. If it is your turn, you pick the vocabulary word. EVERYONE in the group will complete each task. If you roll…...do this! 1.Write a synonym. 2.Draw a picture. 3.Write a sentence. 4.Write the word three times. 5.Write the definition. 6.Underline all of the vowels. America birthday flag freedom nicknames stars stripes

Let’s Practice It 304 Fact and Opinion

Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag

Inflected Endings Complete the Chart Base Word -s or -es-ed-ing-er-est step funny bounce reach dry happy clean

Multiple Meaning Words ruler ball box ring

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Read the words drawingMrs.companyfaraway raiseAveparentspicture schoolwalkwayMr.answer Mon.washtaughtAug. becausechalkalwayslaundry

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