Elementary, My Dear!: Caught'Ya!, Grammar With a Giggle for Grades One, Two, and Three

by Kiester, Jane Bell

• ISBN13: 9780929895307
• ISBN10: 0929895304
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Capstone Pr Inc

Summary

Build strong fundamental skills early. Help children experience success with grammar, usage, mechanics, and vocabulary while they are in primary school. Three sentence-a-day Caught'ya stories, plus an extra chapter filled with writing ideas, lay a solid early foundation.

Table of Contents

How and Why to Use This Book	1	(1)
History of the Caught'ya Method	1	(3)
A Quick Overview of the Caught'ya Method	4	(3)
First-Grade Story	7	(68)
What is Included in This Chapter	8	(1)
How to Implement Caught'yas in Your First-grade Classroom	8	(11)
Eight Easy Steps for First-grade Caught'yas	8	(1)
The Eight Easy Steps Explained More Fully	9	(9)
Example of First Grader's Caught'ya	18	(1)
Text to Be Read Aloud by the Teacher	19	(1)
Student Caught'ya Sentences for First Grade	20	(15)
Teacher Caught'ya Sentences for First-grade Story	35	(40)
Second-Grade Story	75	(68)
What is Included in This Chapter	76	(1)
How to Implement Caught'yas in Your Second-Grade Classroom	76	(15)
Ten Easy Steps for Second-grade Caught'yas	77	(1)
The Ten Easy Steps Explained More Fully	77	(14)
Lesson Plans for the Caught'ya	91	(1)
Text to Be Read Aloud by the Teacher	92	(2)
120 Caught'ya Sentences for Second Graders	94	(49)
Example of Second Grader's Caught'ya	141	(2)
Third-Grade Story	143	(78)
What is Included in This Chapter	144	(1)
How to Implement Caught'yas in Your Third-Ggrade Classroom	144	(16)
Ten Easy Steps for Third-grade Caught'yas	145	(1)
The Ten Easy Steps Explained More Fully	145	(15)
Three Steps to Evaluate the Caught'yas	160	(5)
Three Steps to Evaluate the Caught'ya in More Detail	161	(3)
Example of Third Grader's Caught'ya	164	(1)
Lesson Plans for the Caught'ya	165	(1)
Text to Be Read Aloud by the Teacher	166	(3)
125 Caught'ya Sentences for Third Graders	169	(52)
Nine Suggestions	221	(22)
Introduction	222	(1)
Nine Ideas and Activities for Pre-writing and Writing	222	(21)
Appendix	243	(23)
Bibliography	266