1. Monday
Bell Ringer
Vocabulary Word:
arid

2. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

3. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
possibility
linear
ridiculous
artificial
calculator
competitive
curiosity
organization
individual
encyclopedia
peony
tarantula
correspondent
cauliflower
optimistic
enthusiastic
sophisticated
satisfactory
irritable
simultaneously
contemporary
cinematography
panoramic
condominium
glamorous

4. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

5. claire thought the martian costume look rediculous (5)
Claire thought the Martian costume looked ridiculous.
have you ever herd of monkies in space (4)
Have you ever heard of monkeys in space?

6. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
With a high-powered telescope, scientists discovered fifteen hundred galaxies in different stages of their lives.
Scientists and galaxies are regular plural nouns. They are formed by adding –s or –ies to the singular noun. Lives is an irregular plural noun. It changes spelling.

7. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s.
picture/pictures, wing/wings, pattern/patterns, day/days

8. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Add –es to nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss.
bunch/bunches, wish/wishes, box/boxes, class/classes
If a noun ends in a consonant and y, change y to i and add –es.
berry/berries, spy/spies

9. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Some nouns have irregular plural forms. They change spelling.
mouse/mice, goose/geese, child/children, woman/women
For most nouns that end in f or fe, change f to v and add –es.
leaf/leaves, knife/knives, calf/calves, wife/wives

10. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
sheep, deer, moose, headquarters, series
For compound nouns, make only the important word plural.
fathers-in-law, secretaries of state

11. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
When a noun ends in a vowel and o, add –s.
video/videos, radio/radios
Check a dictionary for plurals of nouns ending in a consonant and o:
photo/photos, potato/potatoes, tomato/tomatoes, hero/heroes

12. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
How many _____ (galaxy) are there in the universe?
galaxies
Micah took two ____ (photo) of the eclipse.
photos

13. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
Both of my ____ (brother-in-law) are stargazers.
brothers-in-law
People sat on their ____ (porch) to see the comet.
porches

14. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
How many ____ (child) are in your young scientists’ club?
children
We raked ____ (leaf) until the sun set.
leaves

15. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
Our teacher used ____ (tomato) to represent planets.
tomatoes
We watched two video ____ (series) about asteroids.
series

16. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
How many ____ (woman) astronauts have flown in space?
women
Astronauts risk their ____ (life) in space.
lives

17. Tuesday
Bell Ringer
Vocabulary Word:
Assailant pg. 24

18. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

19. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
possibility
linear
ridiculous
artificial
calculator
competitive
curiosity
organization
individual
encyclopedia
peony
tarantula
correspondent
cauliflower
optimistic
enthusiastic
sophisticated
satisfactory
irritable
simultaneously
contemporary
cinematography
panoramic
condominium
glamorous

20. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

21. chucks sofisticated telescope focused on saturn (5)
Chuck’s sophisticated telescope focused on Saturn.
from the beach’s of florida liza watched the rocket ascend (6)
From the beaches of Florida, Liza watched the rocket ascend.

22. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

23. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

24. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

25. Wednesday
Bell Ringer
Vocabulary Word:
billow pg. 24

26. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
possibility
linear
ridiculous
artificial
calculator
competitive
curiosity
organization
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encyclopedia
peony
tarantula
correspondent
cauliflower
optimistic
enthusiastic
sophisticated
satisfactory
irritable
simultaneously
contemporary
cinematography
panoramic
condominium
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27. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

28. adam used a calculater two figure the distance too the moon (5)
Adam used a calculator to figure the distance to the moon.
does the earth and the moon rotate simultaneusly (4)
Does the Earth and the moon rotate simultaneously?

29. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

30. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

31. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Specific nouns help build interesting descriptions.
Plural nouns should be spelled correctly so that they do not distract from the picture painted with words.
Review something you have written to correct the spelling of plural nouns if needed.

32. Thursday
Bell Ringer
Vocabulary Word:
confront
Pg. 24

33. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

34. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
possibility
linear
ridiculous
artificial
calculator
competitive
curiosity
organization
individual
encyclopedia
peony
tarantula
correspondent
cauliflower
optimistic
enthusiastic
sophisticated
satisfactory
irritable
simultaneously
contemporary
cinematography
panoramic
condominium
glamorous

35. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

36. you cant watch the mercury video until the leafs are raked(5)
You can’t watch the Mercury video until the leaves are raked.
both of lins brother-in-laws works at the observatory (5)
Both of Lin’s brothers-in-law work at the observatory.

37. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

38. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

39. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Test Tip: Most irregular plural nouns must be memorized. When you are studying for a test, the dictionary is a good tool for finding the unusual spellings of irregular plural nouns.
Example: analysis/analyses

40. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

41. Would you rather have a pig nose or a monkey face?
Friday
Bell Ringer
Would you rather have a pig nose or a monkey face?

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possibility
linear
ridiculous
artificial
calculator
competitive
curiosity
organization
individual
encyclopedia
peony
tarantula
correspondent
cauliflower
optimistic
enthusiastic
sophisticated
satisfactory
irritable
simultaneously
contemporary
cinematography
panoramic
condominium
glamorous

43. Why is it important to know about the universe?
Friday
Question of the Day
Why is it important to know about the universe?

44. Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
Main Idea
Paraphrase
Word Structure
Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Skim and Scan
Outer Space

45. Main Idea & Details
To find the topic of a paragraph or section, ask yourself, “What is this all about?”
To find the main idea, ask yourself, “What is the most important idea about the topic?”
To help find the main idea, look for supporting details that explain or tell about the main idea.

46. Main Idea & Details Topic Main Idea Supporting Detail

47. Paraphrase
Paraphrasing is explaining something in your own words while retaining the author’s meaning and ideas. A paraphrase should be simpler to read than the original text.

48. Greek and Latin Roots
Greek root tele- means “far off” and the Latin root mille- means “thousand.”
Find at least four words that reflect both roots’ meaning.
Use a dictionary to verify word meaning.

49. Skim and Scan
Skimming is reading quickly to identify the main idea of a passage or to get an overview of a piece of writing. To skim a work, you read the first and last paragraphs and any headings or summaries. You might also read the first sentence of each paragraph.

50. Skim and Scan
Scanning is moving one’s eyes quickly down a page, searching for specific words and phrases. You scan a piece of writing to see if it will answer your questions or to specific information.

51. Dino Hunting Pages

52. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

53. who wants to visit the planetarium asked dad
its another rainy day in batavia illinous
It’s another rainy day in Batavia, Illinois.

54. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

55. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

56. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

57. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
possibility
linear
ridiculous
artificial
calculator
competitive
curiosity
organization
individual
encyclopedia
peony
tarantula
correspondent
cauliflower
optimistic
enthusiastic
sophisticated
satisfactory
irritable
simultaneously
contemporary
cinematography
panoramic
condominium
glamorous

58. We are now ready to take our story tests.
Classroom webpage,
Reading Test AR
Other Reading Quizzes
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