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Standard MI.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2d
Conventions of Standard English.
Michigan State ELA Standards
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil).
Earthquakes, Eruptions and Making Words
Complete an experiment and a writing activity about earthquakes.
Garbage vs. Recycling and Making Words
Make a mystery word and learn all about recycling. Then, take a look at things you might find around your house and decide...
Around the World Again, and -ed Word Spelling
Learn how a lunar eclipse helped people of the past understand that the earth is round. Then practice different ways of spelling words...
Tall Tales, Landforms, and -tch Words
Read and write words with the -tch- sound and read a tall tale about Paul Bunyan and his family.
Earth’s Landforms and -tch- Words
Read and write words with the -tch- sound and listen to a book about the different types of landforms and bodies of water...
Michigan and a Mystery Word
Learn about the Great Lakes State, Michigan. Then, help solve a mystery word.
The Motor City and Words Spelled with -ph-
Learn about Detroit, the Motor City, and compare it to where you live. Then learn about words with the /f/ sound that are...
Words with -ou- and -ow-
Learn about community and read words with the /ow/ sound.
Words with -aw- and -au-, and My Place in the World
Make a book about the world we live in and learn about words with the /aw/ sound.
The -oy Sound and Where We Live!
Make maps of your country and your continent and learn about spelling words with the /oy/ sound.
Where I Live and Words with -Ear- and -Eer-
Learn about your town and about the /ear/ sound.
What’s a Neighborhood?
Draw a map of your neighborhood, then read and match homophones with the /air/ sound.
Words Spelled with -ir, -er, -ur, and -ear
Learn about different ways to spell the sound /er/ and answer the big questions: What are the parts of a map and how...
Maps and -or- Words
Make your own book about where you live and learn about different ways to spell the sound /or/.
All About Maps and -Ar- Words
Answer the big questions: What are the parts of a map and how can a map help me describe where I live? Then,...