1. Midterm Reivew Students can…
Midterm Reivew Students can… * read and identify WTK words: when, water, care, together, boy, people, girl, walk, could, pull, hello, game, gave, map, address, city, post office, your, light, our, again, would, shadow, earth, change, night, afternoon, how, there, so, more, funny, call, time, fine, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, give, were, say, about, read, says, spring, stretches, celebrate, relatives, parade * read and spell blends: long /a/_magic e, s-blend:sp, st, sk, sc, sm, sn, spr, str, sl, sw, digraph: wh, tch, ch, ph, long /i/_magic e * Use verbs correctly in a sentence (He/She/It Singular verb+s, I/We/They/More than One verb, past tense, is/are/am+Verbing) * read and write plural nouns correctly in a sentence * Write with a capital letter, finger spacing, correct end mark * Read and use contraction correctly * Identify and capitalize proper nouns in a sentence * Read and answer questions about a map * compare and contrast two things * read and identify the main idea and details in a story * read stories from Unit 3 with fluency (without sounding out words, good pronunciation, natural intonation)

2. Words to Know I can read and spell each word
light
other
say
says
spring so
time
fine
walk
map
when
water
were
could
people
read
care
address
how
funny
give
stretch
boy
gave
pull
there
game
call
aunt
celebrate
girl
together
city
post office
earth
afternoon
would
about
grandfather
hello
relative
your
grandfather
again
change
parade
more
night

3. Long /a/ Words I can read and spell words with long /a/ sound using blends and vowels we have learned in class:
Long /a/ Words
cake
bake
rake
cape
tape
pane
plane
stare
shape
crate
grapes

4. s-blend Words I can read and spell words with s-blends using vowels and vowel blends learned in class. Spell each word using the pictures shown.
S-blend Words
Sn-
St-
Sm-
Sc-
Sp-
Sw-
Sk-
Str-
snap
stamp
smell
scab
spin
swing
skunk
string

5. Digraph ph, wh, tch, ch I can read and spell words with digraphs using vowels and vowel blends learned in class. Spell each word using the pictures shown.
digraphs
-tch ch ph wh
phone
check
whale
catch
itch
whip
chase
phonics

6. Long /i/ Words I can read and spell words with long /i/ sound using blends and vowels we have learned in class:
Long /i/ Words
smile
spice
pride
pine
whine
stripe
spike
drive
slime

7. Verbs Austin and Paige_______healthy snacks at home. looks
Steve________out the window.
(look)
Austin and Paige_______healthy snacks at home.
(eat)
My mom______eggs and ham for me sometimes (cook)
My cat_______with a red ball (play)
Violette and Jolie_______a great story together (write)
looks
eat
cooks
plays
write
* Why do we add –s to some verbs, but not all?

8. Remember! “is/are/am verb+ing”
Verbs
Ryder ___________a book about planets. O read O is reading O are reading
I ____________a pie. O bake O is baking O am baking
A cat _____________up the hill.
O run O is running O are running
Remember! “is/are/am verb+ing”
is reading
am baking
is running

9. Past Tense Verbs
A verb is an action word that shows something that we do. Past tense verbs tell about actions that already happened. Past tense verbs can be simple, adding –ed at the end, or irregular, changing the word completely.
For example:
I walked to school last week. (simple, adding –ed to “walk”)*the time “last week” tells me it is past tense
Sam ate a huge sandwich for lunch yesterday. (irregular, changing the word from “eat” to “ate”)*The time “yesterday” tells me it is past tense

10. How do you write the past tense verbs for each picture?
wash/
washed
write/
wrote
sing/
sang
pull/
pulled
make/
made
watch/
watched

11. A contraction is the short form of two words
didn’t
can not = did not =
does not = is not =
It is= are not =
That is = could not=
would not= was not=
were not= will not=
can’t
doesn’t
isn’t
It’s
aren’t
couldn’t
That’s
wouldn’t
wasn’t
weren’t
won’t

12. Write each sentence 5 out of the 6 questions below will be selected for testing
Don’t forget…
Every sentence begins with a capital letter; every sentence ends with an end mark.
Light from the sun makes long and short shadows.
Could we play a game together?
We lived on Smile Street when we were kids.
Jake and I are stretching for P.E. class.
Kate went to Family Mart at lunch time.
My grandmother would read a funny story every night.

13. Proper Nouns Texas Rock Lane watch She Teach Carol plane shape Paris
A proper noun names a special person or place. A proper noun may have more than one word. Each part of the proper noun needs a capital letter. Can you find the proper nouns?
Texas Rock Lane watch She
Teach Carol plane shape Paris
Carrefour Josh shadow
sledding Children’s Day Taipei Zoo

14. Proper Nouns Taipei Chingshin Elementary School She
A proper noun names a special person or place. A proper noun may have more than one word. Each part of the proper noun needs a capital letter. Can you find the proper nouns?
Taipei Chingshin Elementary School She
Mrs. Chiou dog cat Sam
Sun Moon Lake Taiwan supermarket
snow Christmas Family Mart

15. Compare and Contrast
When you compare two or more things, you tell how they are alike.
When you contrast two or more things, you tell how they are different.
For example:
Tom has a red cap. Bess has a black cap. This sentence tells how things are different, so this sentences helps readers “contrast”.
Tom and Bess both have red caps. This sentence tells how things are alike, so this sentences helps readers “compare”.

16. We can use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast two things.
different
different
same
Tiger
Snake
Possible answers:
A tiger can run
A tiger has four legs
A tiger is big
Possible answers:
Both are animals
Both eat
other
animals
Possible answers:
A snake cannot run
A snake has no legs
A snake is long
Be sure to talk about the same idea when you contrast. For example: If I talk about body size on one side, I should talk about how the body size is different on the other side. (A tiger is big - A snake is long.)

17. Use this Venn Diagram to compare and contrast a fish and a dog.
different
different
same
______
_______
_____
______
_________
___________
_________
___________

18. Main idea & Details Underground Town
The main idea of a story is the most important idea. It is what the whole story is about.
Details in a story are sentences that support the main idea. They tell about the main idea.
Underground Town
Have you seen a praise dog town? That is where prairie dogs live. But this town has no building or houses. Prairie dogs live underground. They dig deep into the earth to make tunnels. Along the tunnels are rooms for sleeping or storing food. One room is lined with grass for the babies!
The main idea of this story is…
O towns without buildings
O underground home for prairie dogs
O raising young praising dogs
A detail in this story is…
O prairie dogs like the sun
O prairie dogs are cute
O prairie dogs live underground