5th Grade Word Study

Parent Calendar 2019-2020

Dates Word Study Focus

First Semester
Aug. 19-23 Closed Syllables

Aug. 26-30 Open Syllables

Sept 2-6 VCe Syllables

Assessment Week
Sept. 9-13
Review

Sept. 16-20 Vowel Teams: Digraphs ea, oa, ie, ai, ay, ee, ei

Sept. 23-27 Vowel Teams: Diphthongs with ow/ou, oy/oi, aw/au, oo/oo

Assessment Week
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4
Review
Oct. 7-11 Multiple Sound Spelling Patterns

Oct. 14 – 18 R-Controlled Syllables

Oct. 21- 25 Final Stable Syllables

Assessment Week
Oct. 28 - Nov. 1
Review
Syllable Division Patterns:
Nov. 4-8
VCCV, VV, VCCCV
Latin Roots:
Nov. 11-15
min, vis, cred, mem
Latin Roots:
Nov. 18-22
ject, rupt, tract, mob
Nov. 25 -29 Thanksgiving Break
Greek Roots:
Dec. 2-6
geo, ology, photo, scope, therm, hydro
Assessment Week
Dec. 9-13
Review

Dec. 16 – 20 No Lessons

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 5th Grade Word Study
Parent Calendar 2019-2020

Dates Word Study Focus

Second Semester
Prefixes: super-, sub-
Jan. 6-10

Prefixes: ex-, in-

Jan. 13-17

Jan. 20 - 24 Prefixes: circu-/cicum-, peri-, trans-, per-

Assessment Week
Jan. 27-31
Review
Feb. 3-7 Suffixes: -ent, -ant, -ance, -ence

Feb. 10-14 Suffixes: -tion, -ion, -sion, -ment, -ity, Consonant Changes: /t/ to /sh/

Feb. 17-21 Suffixes: -al, -ic, -ial, -ical, -ian, Consonant Changes: /k/ to /sh/
Feb. 24-28 Suffixes: -ous, -ious, -ive
Assessment Week
Mar. 2-6
Review
Mar. 9-13 SPRING BREAK
Mar. 16-20 Suffixes: Dropping the “e”

Mar. 23-27 Suffixes: Change “y” to “i”

March 30 – April 3 Suffixes: Doubling the Final Consonant

Apr. 6-10 STAAR WEEK

Assessment Week
Apr. 13-17
Review
Apr. 20-24 Multiple Meaning Words: Literal & Figurative Meanings

April 21-May 1 Similes and Metaphors

May 4-8 Adages and Puns

Assessment Week
May 11-15
Review

May 18-21 No Lessons / Last Week of School

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