Reading, Spelling, Dictation - Spelling List #3

We found a great site for spelling words: k12reader.com

I'm bouncing around, however, because the spelling words and dictation sentences also have reading comprehension worksheets for some cross-categorical work that, ironically, seem to coincide with what we're working on in Moving Beyond the Page's language arts/science/social studies.

Week 3 Spelling Words (actually list 7)

much
before
line
right
too
loud
sound
found
shout
count
mouth
urban
suburban
rural
magnet
touch

Dictation Sentences:

1. It can be too loud in an urban area.
2. When you shout your mouth is open wide.

List 7 Reading Comprehension

Spelling Practice Sites

KidsSpell
Spelling City

Precipitation

Types of Precipitation

More info on precipitation at Geography for Kids

Severe Weather Primer

Turtles

Chapter 4 of "Tornado" is about a turtle. So of course, we've had to do some turtle research!

Great site for turtle info (and more)  National Geographic, Turtle Puddle, and Turtles (with links to like every single turtle ever)

Tomorrow, however, we're going to look at mythology (and the turtle in mythology and cultural depictions of the turtle)

A great list of additional books to read:  Turtle Tales

Do you know the difference between myths and fables?  I do now.

Constitution Day

Today is Constitution Day. In addition to coloring and watching a Brain Pop Video, we'll be doing some worksheets. Here's a good link:

Constitution Day Activities
Patriotic Printables

Of course, everyday (or as many as we can) should be Pledge of Allegiance day!  We try to incorporate as much on our country as we can.

Spelling List #2

Spelling List #2 (actually, Spelling List #10 because of the vocabulary words and activities that coincide with our Tornado Science/Social Studies lessons)

Links to spelling sites:

KidsSpell
Spelling City

Words:

also
around
form
three
small
mean
clean
peak
dream
beach
team
length
weight
height
temperature
distance

Dictation Sentences:

1. In my dream, the beach was clean.

2. The team is small, but they have big dreams.

Teaching the Months

C is working on his math and doing great - until he got to the months of the year. Seems we need some review. Heck, maybe even an extra lesson. (Thought this had already been covered in school?) He must just need some help with the order of things. I found this great site to help with that:

Teaching Months of the Year

50 Nifty United States & Patriot Day

While learning about Tornado Alley, I realized it might be a good time to teach C the state abbreviations. So, while learning the 50 states and their abbreviations, I remembered the way I learned the states (in alpha order):  "50 Nifty United States" song!  So I found it on YouTube and the boys have been learning it here.

Ironically, the timing couldn't be better - tomorrow is Patriot Day.

The boys are coloring a flag and singing our "50 Nifty United States" song.  We've also begun to teach G the Pledge of Allegiance.

Spelling List #1

Spelling List #1

over
new
sound
take
only
car
park
hard
barn
card
shark
family
compare
contrast
timeline
map

Spelling Games:

KidsSpell
Spelling City

Dictation Sentences:

1. Park the new car over by the barn.
2. The family saw a shark at the water park.