1. From Houghton Mifflin text p. 186-187 Intro to Abbreviations

2. What are abbreviations? Days of the Week Months of the Year Titles SundaySun.JanuaryJan.July------Dr. MondayMon.FebruaryFeb.AugustAug.Mr. TuesdayTues.MarchMar. September Sept.Miss (no abbreviation) Wednesday Wed.AprilApr.OctoberOct.Mrs. ThursdayThurs.May------ November Nov.Ms. FridayFri.June------ December Dec. SaturdaySat.

3. An abbreviation is a short way to write a word. Most abbreviations begin with capital letters and end with periods. Ex.- Mr. is an abbreviation for Mister

4. Yikes! This schedule was published on the web with 6 errors. Can you help rewrite it? Remember that abbreviations start with capital letters and end with periods. Cobb Library Guest Speakers wed., Sept. 5:Ms Sandy Crabtree and Mr. Stu Potts discuss seafood recipes. Fri, oct. 12:Dr. Pat A. Dawgey and mrs. Kitty Finicky give tips on pet care. Thurs., Nov 1:Miss Sunny Day talks about local thunderstorms.

5. CHALLENGE: Make up funny names that match a person’s job. For example, Mr. Weedy could be a gardener and Ms. Piper a plumber. Then write a schedule of guest speakers for Career Day at school. Use abbreviations for days, months, and people’s titles. Read your schedule to your group and have them spell the abbreviations you used.