Language Arts Parents Information

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Year-Long Outline
November
Integrated unit on Thanksgiving and novel study "Molly's Pilgrim"
Integrated unit on Water Cycle and the Weather
December
StoryTown Theme 3 Lesson 11-12
January
StoryTown Theme 3 Lesson 13-16
February
Novel Study "Sarah, Plain and Tall"
Biography Unit
March
Novel Study "Sarah, Plain and Tall" continued
Biography Unit continued
StoryTown Theme 4 lesson 16, 17
April
StoryTown Theme 4 Lesson 18
May to June
StoryTown Theme 4 Lesson 19
Writing Research Reports

Reading
Books Online You can listen and read books online using this link. There are several choices for you to pick. Try them out and improve your reading skills.
Reading Counts

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Lexile Level
If you want to be checking your book's lexile level, visit this site and type in your book's title or author.

Scholastic Reading Counts

Learning about abbreviations. Here is a list of state abbreviations you can refer to.

Spelling
To practice your spelling and robust vocabulary, you can play with Spelling City.
Click on the link Spelling city

1. Go to Find a List.
2. Scroll to the bottom and click on Other Countries.
3. Find China and click.
4. Click on I for International Academy of Beijing and Click.
5. Click on your teacher's name, Christine Lim
6. You will be directed to your spelling and vocabulary lists.