Use Proper English
Use Words Correctly When Writing and Speaking
1. Students can print lots of upper and lowercase letters.
2. Students can use nouns (words that name) and verbs (action words).
3. Students can make nouns plural (more than one) by adding "s" or "es" to the end.
4. Students can understand and use question words. (who, what,where, when, why , how)
5. Students can use common prepositions (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
6. Students can create longer complete sentences with their class.
Write Sentences Correctly
7. Students can capitalize the first word in a sentence.
8. Students can capitalize the word “I”.
9. Students can find and name punctuation at the end of a sentence.
10. Students can write a letter or letters for most consonant sounds.
11. Students can write a letter or letters for most short vowel sounds.
12. Students can use what they know about letters and sounds to spell easy words.
Figure Out What Words Mean
13. Students can find new meanings for words I already know and use them correctly.
14. Students can use beginnings and endings of words to help me figure out what they mean. (-ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less)
Figure Out How Words Are Related and How Their Meanings Might Be Alike
15. Students can sort things into groups and use the names of the groups to help understand them better. (shapes, foods)
16. Students can match some verbs (action words) and adjectives (describingwords) with their opposites.
17. Students can tell how words are used in real-life. (I can talk about animals that are colorful).
18. Students can tell the difference between verbs (action words) that are almost alike. (walk, march, strut, prance).
Use New Words in Different Ways to Show Their Meaning
Use Words Correctly When Writing and Speaking
1. Students can print lots of upper and lowercase letters.
2. Students can use nouns (words that name) and verbs (action words).
3. Students can make nouns plural (more than one) by adding "s" or "es" to the end.
4. Students can understand and use question words. (who, what,where, when, why , how)
5. Students can use common prepositions (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
6. Students can create longer complete sentences with their class.
Write Sentences Correctly
7. Students can capitalize the first word in a sentence.
8. Students can capitalize the word “I”.
9. Students can find and name punctuation at the end of a sentence.
10. Students can write a letter or letters for most consonant sounds.
11. Students can write a letter or letters for most short vowel sounds.
12. Students can use what they know about letters and sounds to spell easy words.
Figure Out What Words Mean
13. Students can find new meanings for words I already know and use them correctly.
14. Students can use beginnings and endings of words to help me figure out what they mean. (-ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less)
Figure Out How Words Are Related and How Their Meanings Might Be Alike
15. Students can sort things into groups and use the names of the groups to help understand them better. (shapes, foods)
16. Students can match some verbs (action words) and adjectives (describingwords) with their opposites.
17. Students can tell how words are used in real-life. (I can talk about animals that are colorful).
18. Students can tell the difference between verbs (action words) that are almost alike. (walk, march, strut, prance).
Use New Words in Different Ways to Show Their Meaning