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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce study skills. Use a Quigley story to discuss study skills.
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce getting organized. Use a Quigley story to discuss the importance of organization.
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce listening. Use a Quigley story to discuss the importance of listening.
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce planning study time. Use a Quigley story to discuss the importance of using time wisely.
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce doing homework. Use a Quigley story to discuss the importance of doing homework.
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Readiness Unit
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GROUP 1. Introduce the meanings for the words under, over, and by. Give Group 1 Test. Check Group 1 Test.
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GROUP 2. Introduce the meanings for the words above, below, and beside. Give Group 2 Test. Check Group 2 Test.
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GROUP 3. Introduce the meanings for the words in, out, and on. Give Group 3 Test. Check Group 3 Test.
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GROUP 4. Introduce the meanings for the words between, to, and around. Give Group 4 Test. Check Group 4 Test.
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GROUP 5. Introduce the meanings for the words left, right, top, and bottom. Give Group 5 Test. Check Group 5 Test.
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GROUP 6. Introduce sequencing a picture story. Give Group 6 Test. Check Group 6 Test.
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Introduce sentence jingle, noun jingle, complete sentence, and Group 1 vocabulary words.
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GROUP 1. Introduce the verb jingle and concept, subject noun, question/answer flow, and Group 1 sentences. Review
previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 1 sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 1 sentences. Give
Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Subject noun and verb.)
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 1 sentences. Check
Group 1 Test.
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GROUP 2. Introduce Group 2 vocabulary words and the adverb jingle. Review previously taught jingles.
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GROUP 2. Introduce Group 2 sentences and the adverb. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words.
Classify Group 2 sentences.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 2 sentences. Give
Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, and adverb.)
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 2 sentences. Check
Group 2 Test.
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GROUP 3. Introduce Group 3 vocabulary words and the adjective jingle. Review previously taught jingles.
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GROUP 3. Introduce Group 3 sentences and the adjective. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words.
Classify Group 3 sentences.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 3 sentences. Give
Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, and adjective.)
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 3 sentences. Check
Group 3 Test.
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GROUP 4. Introduce Group 4 vocabulary words and sentences, two adjective, and kinds of sentences. Review
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 sentences.
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 4 sentences. Give
Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, and two adjectives.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 4 sentences. Check
Group 4 Test.
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GROUP 5. Introduce Group 5 vocabulary words and the article adjective jingle. Review previously taught jingles.
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GROUP 5. Introduce Group 5 sentences and the article adjective. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary
words. Classify Group 5 sentences.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 5 sentences. Give
Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, and article adjective.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 5 sentences. Check
Group 5 Test.
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GROUP 6. Introduce Group 6 vocabulary words and sentences, complete subject, and complete predicate. Review
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 sentences.
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 6 sentences. Give
Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 6 sentences. Check
Group 6 Test.
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GROUP 7. Introduce Group 7 vocabulary words and sentences, capitalizing the first word of a sentence, and capitalizing
the pronoun I. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 sentences.
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 7 sentences. Give
Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 7 sentences. Check
Group 7 Test.
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GROUP 8. Introduce Group 8 vocabulary words and sentences and capitalizing the names of people. Review previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 8 sentences.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 8 sentences. Give
Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 8 sentences. Check
Group 8 Test.
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GROUP 9. Introduce Group 9 vocabulary words and sentences and capitalizing days of the week and months of the year.
Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 sentences.
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 9 sentences. Give
Group 9 Test. (Skills tested: subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 9 sentences. Check
Group 9 Test.
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GROUP 10. Introduce Group 10 vocabulary words and sentences and capitalizing cities and states. Review previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 10 sentences.
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GROUP 10. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 10 sentences. Give
Group 10 Test. (Skills tested: Subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 10. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 10 sentences. Check
Group 10 Test.
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GROUP 11. Introduce Group 11 vocabulary words and writing sentences using parts of speech labels and a word bank.
Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 11 sentences.
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GROUP 11. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 11 sentences. Give
Group 11 Test. (Skills tested: Subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, capitalization/punctuation, and writing a sentence
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using the word bank.)
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GROUP 11. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 11 sentences. Check
Group 11 Test.
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GROUP 12. Introduce Group 12 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 12
sentences. Give Group 12 Test. (Skills tested: : Subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, capitalization/punctuation, and
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writing a sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 12. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 12 sentences. Check
Group 12 Test.
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GROUP 13. Introduce Group 13 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 13
sentences. Give Group 13 Test. (Skills tested: : Subject noun, verb, adverb, adjective, article adjective, capitalization/punctuation, and
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GROUP 13. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 13 sentences. Check
Group 13 Test.
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GROUP 14. Introduce synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles. Give Group 14 Test. (Skills tested: :
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writing a sentence using the word bank.)
Synonym and antonyms, capitalization/punctuation, and writing a sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 14. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Check Group 14 Test.
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PRACTICE & IMPROVED SENTENCES. Introduce practice and improved sentences and guided class writing activity for
practice and improved sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and
improved sentences.
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PRACTICE & IMPROVED SENTENCES. Introduce writing practice and improved sentences as a test. Review previously
taught jingles. Do a teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 1. Introduce preposition jingle, object of the preposition jingle, and Group 1 vocabulary words. Review
previously taught jingles.
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GROUP 1. Introduce preposition , object of the preposition, and Group 1 sentences. Review previously taught jingles and
vocabulary words. Classify Group 1 sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 1 sentences. Give
Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 1 sentences. Check
Group 1 Test.
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GROUP 2. Introduce Group 2 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2
sentences.
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GROUP 2. Introduce prepositional phrases, building sentences using sentence labels and the parts of speech word bank,
and adding prepositional phrases to the word bank. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 2 sentences.
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GROUP 2. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 2 sentences. Give Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, capitalization/punctuation, writing a
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 2 sentences. Check
Group 2 Test.
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GROUP 3. Introduce Group 3 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3
sentences.
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GROUP 3. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 3 sentences. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, capitalization/punctuation, writing a
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sentence using the word bank.)
sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 3. Introduce practice and improved sentences with prepositions. Review previously taught jingles and
vocabulary words. Classify Group 3 sentences. Check Group 3 Test. Do a practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 4. Introduce Group 4 vocabulary words and sentences and finding nouns in sentences by using an oral noun
check. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 sentences.
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GROUP 4. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 4 sentences. Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, capitalization/punctuation, writing a
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sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 4. Introduce Share Time practice and improved sentences. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary
words. Classify Group 4 sentences. Check Group 4 Test.
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GROUP 5. Introduce Group 5 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5
sentences. Do a noun check.
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GROUP 5. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 5 sentences. Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, capitalization/punctuation, writing a
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sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 5 sentences. Check
Group 5 Test. Do a practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 6. Introduce Group 6 vocabulary words and sentences and identifying nouns as singular or plural. Review
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 sentences. Do a noun check.
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GROUP 6. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 6 sentences. Do a noun check and a singular/plural check. Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences,
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synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 6 sentences. Check
Group 6 Test. Share Time for practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 7. Introduce Group 7 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7
sentences. Do a noun check and a singular/plural check.
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GROUP 7. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 7 sentences. Do a noun check and a singular/plural check. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences,
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synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, and writing a sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 7 sentences. Check
Group 7 Test. Do a practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 8. Introduce Group 8 vocabulary words and sentences and common/proper nouns. Review previously taught
jingles. Classify Group 8 sentences. Do a noun check and a singular/plural check.
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GROUP 8. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 8 sentences. Do a noun check , a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills
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tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, common/proper, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 8 sentences. Check
Group 8 Test. Share Time for a practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 9. Introduce Group 9 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9
sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and common/proper check.
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GROUP 9. Introduce new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify
Group 9 sentences. Do a noun check , a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check. Give Group 9 Test. (Skills
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tested: Pattern 1 sentences, synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, common/proper, and making a sentence using the word bank.)
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 9 sentences. Check
Group 9 Test. Do a practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 10. Introduce Group 10 vocabulary words and sentences and a/an choices. Review previously taught jingles.
Classify Group 10 sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and common/proper check. Give Group 10 Test.
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(Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, a/an choices, synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, and common/proper.)
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GROUP 10. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 10 sentences. Check
Group 10 Test. Share Time for a practice and improved sentence.
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GROUP 11. Introduce Group 11 vocabulary words and sentences and new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 11 sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and common/proper check. Give
Group 11 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, a/an choices, synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, and common/proper.)
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GROUP 11. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 11 sentences. Check
Group 11 Test.
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GROUP 12. Introduce Group 12 vocabulary words and sentences and new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 12 sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and common/proper check. Give
Group 12 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, a/an choices, synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural, and common/proper.)
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GROUP 12. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group 12 sentences. Check
Group 12 Test.
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GROUP 13. Introduce paragraph, topic, and supporting/nonsupporting ideas. Review: Give Group 13 Test. (Skills tested:
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Identifying the topic and identifying words that do not support the topic.)
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GROUP 14. Introduce supporting/nonsupporting sentences. Review: Check Group 13 Test. Give Group 14 Test. (Skills
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tested: Identifying the topic, identifying words that do not support the topic, and identifying non-supporting sentences.)
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GROUP 15. No new skills. Review: Check Group 14 Test. Give Group 15 Test. (Skills tested: Identifying the topic, identifying
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words that do not support the topic, and identifying non-supporting sentences.)
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GROUP 16. No new skills. Review: Check Group 15 Test. Give Group 16 Test. Check Group 16 Test. (Skills tested:
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Identifying the topic, identifying words that do not support the topic, and identifying non-supporting sentences.)
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WRITING. Introduce the two-point expository paragraph. Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #1 for students
to copy on writing outline sheets.
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WRITING. No new skills. Finish Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #1.
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WRITING. Introduce writing a paragraph on writing paper. Copy Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #1 on writing
paper in paragraph form.
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WRITING. No new skills. Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #2 for students to put on writing outline sheets.
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WRITING. No new skills. Copy Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #2 on writing paper in paragraph form.
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WRITING. No new skills. Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #3 for students to put on writing outline sheets.
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WRITING. No new skills. Copy Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #3 on writing paper in paragraph form.
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WRITING. Introduce how to change plural categories to singular points in a two-point paragraph. Write two-point
paragraph directly on writing paper. Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #4.
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PRACTICE AND IMPROVED SENTENCE. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Do a practice and improved
sentence. Share Time for practice and improved sentence.
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PRACTICE AND IMPROVED SENTENCE. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Do a practice and improved
sentence. Share Time for practice and improved sentence.
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GROUPS 1 - 2. Introduce Group 1 & Group 2 vocabulary words and the contractions isn’t and aren’t. Review previously
taught jingles. Give Group 1 - 2 Test. (Skills tested: Contractions isn’t and aren’t, singular/plural and common/proper.)
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GROUPS 1 - 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Check Group 1 -2 Test. Writing: Give Expository
Paragraph Writing Assignment #5.
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GROUPS 3 - 4. Introduce Group 3 & Group 4 vocabulary words and the contractions wasn’t and weren’t. Review
previously taught jingles. Give Group 3 - 4 Test. (Skills tested: Contractions wasn’t and weren’t, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUPS 3 - 4. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Check Group 3 -4 Test. Writing: Finish Expository
Paragraph Writing Assignment #5.
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GROUP 5. Introduce Group 5 vocabulary word, unscrambling sentences, and new synonyms and antonyms. Review
previously taught jingles. Give Group 5 Test.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Check Group 5 Test. Writing: Share Time for Writing
Assignment #5.
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GROUP 6. Introduce Group 6 vocabulary words and sentences and new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 6 sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check. Give
Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, unscrambling sentences, synonyms/antonyms, and topic words/sentences.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 sentences. Check Group 6 Test. Writing:
Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #6.
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GROUP 7. Introduce Group 7 vocabulary words and sentences and new synonyms and antonyms. Review previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 7 sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check. Give
Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, unscrambling sentences, synonyms/antonyms, and topic words/sentences.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 sentences. Check Group 7 Test. Writing:
Finish Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #6.
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GROUP 8. Introduce Group 8 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8
sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check.
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GROUP 8. Introduce contractions I’m and can’t. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words. Classify Group
8 sentences. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, contractions I’m and can’t, unscrambling sentences, and topic
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words/sentences.)
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 sentences. Check Group 8 Test. Writing:
Share Time for Writing Assignment #6.
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GROUP 9. Introduce Group 9 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9
sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check.
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GROUP 9. Introduce contractions don’t, doesn’t, and didn’t. Review previously taught jingles and vocabulary words.
Classify Group 9 sentences. Give Group 9 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, contractions don’t, doesn’t and didn’t, and topic
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words/sentences.)
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 sentences. Check Group 9 Test. Writing:
Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #7.
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GROUP 10. Introduce Group 10 vocabulary words and sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 10
sentences. Do a noun check, a singular/plural check, and a common/proper check. Give Group 10 Test. (Skills tested:
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GROUP 10. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 10 sentences. Check Group 10 Test.
Writing: Finish Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #7
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WRITING. No new skills. Share Time for Writing Assignment #7.
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Pattern 1 sentences, unscrambling sentences, contractions, and topic words/sentences.)
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GROUP 1. Introduce new synonym and antonym words and identifying complete sentences and fragments. Review:
Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Identifying simple sentences and fragments, a/an choices, synonyms/antonyms, singular/plural nouns,
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and common/proper nouns.)
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review: Check Group 1 Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #8.
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GROUP 2. Introduce new synonym and antonym words and matching subject parts to predicate parts. Review: Give
Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Matching subject parts to predicate parts, identifying simple sentences and fragments, synonyms/antonyms,
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and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review: Check Group 2 Test. Writing: Finish Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #8.
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GROUP 3. Introduce new synonym and antonym words and correcting sentence fragments. Review: Give Group 3 Test.
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(Skills tested: Matching subject parts to predicate parts, identifying simple sentences and fragments, synonyms/antonyms, and making
fragments into complete sentences.)
GROUP 3. No new skills. Review: Check Group 3 Test. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #8.
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GROUP 4. Introduce new synonym and antonym words. Review: Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Matching subject parts to
predicate parts, identifying simple sentences and fragments, synonyms/antonyms, and making fragments into complete sentences.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review: Check Group 4 Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #9.
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GROUP 5. Introduce present, past, and future tense verbs. Review: Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Matching subject
parts to predicate parts, identifying present, past, and future verb tenses, identifying simple sentences and fragments, and making fragments
into complete sentences.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review: Check Group 5 Test. Writing: Finish Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #9.
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GROUP 6. Introduce new verbs for verb tenses. Review: Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Matching subject parts to
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predicate parts, identifying present, past, and future verb tenses, identifying simple sentences and fragments, and making fragments into
complete sentences.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review: Check Group 6 Test. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #9.
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GROUP 7. Introduce new verbs for verb tenses. Review: Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Matching subject parts to
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predicate parts, identifying present, past, and future verb tenses, identifying simple sentences and fragments, and making fragments into
complete sentences.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review: Check Group 7 Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #10.
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GROUP 8. Introduce new verbs for verb tenses. Review: Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Matching subject parts to
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predicate parts, identifying present, past, and future verb tenses, identifying simple sentences and fragments, and making fragments into
complete sentences.)
GROUP 8. No new skills. Review: Check Group 8 Test. Writing: Finish Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #10.
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PRONOUNS. Introduce pronoun jingle and subject pronoun jingle. Review previously taught jingles.
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PRONOUNS. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #10.
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FRIENDLY LETTER. Introduce tips for writing a friendly letter and parts of a friendly letter.
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FRIENDLY LETTER. Introduce matching the parts of a friendly letter. Review: Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a
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friendly letter.)
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FRIENDLY LETTER. No new skills.. Review: Check Group 1 Test.
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FRIENDLY ENVELOPE. Introduce the parts of an envelope.
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FRIENDLY ENVELOPE. Introduce matching the parts of an envelope. Review: Give Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of an
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envelope.)
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FRIENDLY ENVELOPE. No new skills.. Review: Check Group 2 Test.
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GROUP 3. Introduce matching the parts of a friendly letter and envelope. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a friendly
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letter and parts of an envelope.)
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review. Check Group 3 Test.
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review. Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a friendly letter and parts of an envelope.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review. Check Group 4 Test.
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GROUP 5. Introduce how to write an independent friendly letter. Review. Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Friendly letter
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and envelope.)
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GROUP 5. Introduce how to address an actual envelope. Review. Check Group 5 Test. Write a friendly letter and
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THANK-YOU NOTE. Introduce the thank-you note. Write a thank-you note.
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