Unit 4: One of a Kind
Week 1
This week we are reading “Wings” by Christopher Myers. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child. Also, on this newsletter you will find our spelling words for the week. Please practice these words at home as well. Students are expected to practice the first 15, 20, or all 25 of the words. Be sure to refer to the spelling rule described below. Please listen to your child read the spelling words aloud.
Vocabulary Words: swooping, attention, struggled, drifting, glaring, looping, complained, giggle
Spelling Rule: Irregular Plurals- words that do not follow the traditional rule of adding an -s to make a word plural
WOLF - WOLVES (f changes to v and and an es)
FEET - FEET (no change)
GOOSE - GEESE (vowels change from "oo" to "ee")
1. wolves
2. knives
3. feet
4. men
5. children
6. women
7. sheep
8. heroes
9. scarves
10. mice
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11. geese
12. cuffs
13. elves
14. banjos
15. halves
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EXTRA CHALLENGE WORDS
16. loaves
17. beliefs
18. tomatoes
19. potatoes
20. tornadoes
EXTRA CHALLENGE
21. nuclei
22. crises
23. criteria
24. analyses
25. phenomena
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