Check out this new easy game site: http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com . Both this site and Study Island will keep your math and language arts skills primed for seventh grade.
Want to visit Mars? Click here.
Exploring the Environment A great website for modules and activities involving the Earth.
Supplies for Language Arts
- 2-#2 pencils every day
- Blue erasable pens
- Loose leaf wide-lined notebook paper (Carry 25 sheets every day.)
- Large eraser
- 1 box of tissues (cheap brand ~200 count)
- Brown grocery bags for book covers throughout the year
- 2 "3-prong 2-pocket" folders (for different times throughout the year)
- Note cards (1 package lined and 1 package unlined)
- Box with lid (to be kept at home for returned assignments)
- Sweatshirt or light jacket (It can get very cool in my classroom.)
- Plastic bottle for drinking water in the classroom (16 to 20 ounce size)
- Eye glasses (If you need them, bring them every day.)
* Catch these items on sale during the month of July, usually the second or third week. Any item not used this year will be used in other middle school grades.
Units of Study
Grammar
Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences
Nouns
Verbs
Pronouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Subject-Verb Agreement
Capitalization
Punctuation
Sentence Combining
*All year activities
Journals*
Spelling*
Penmanship* (Practice worksheets to be used at home)
Writing Process
Descriptive Writing
Narrative Writing
Expository Writing
Library and Reference Resources
Persuasive Writing
Technical Writing
Poetry (terms and application)
Projects (Subject to modification)
Grammar Rap
PowerPoint: Types of Paragraphs with personal examples
Foreign Country: Research and Presentation
Commercial: Video Presentation
Poetry Notebook
Portfolio for Publication
Grades
Grades for all classes will be online this year. Use "Parent Link."
Thanks to MIDI DataBase Movie Themes for free non-commerical use of midi clips.
