Starting Points for Language Arts

by Lieberman, Lillian; Barr, Marilynn

• ISBN13: 9781576120699
• ISBN10: 1576120694
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Monday Morning Books

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(3)
WORD PATTERNS
A Nap in the Sun (Short a Rhyming Families)	9	(1)
Dip into the Sea (Short i Rhyming Families)	10	(1)
Cut the Cake (Short u Rhyming Families)	11	(1)
Bob for Apples (Short o Rhyming Families)	12	(1)
Eggs in the Nest (Short e Rhyming Families)	13	(1)
Into the Mud (Short Vowel Review)	14	(1)
Spelling Grab Bag (Consonants/Short Vowel Game)	15	(4)
Three Cheers for Consonant Teams (sh, ch, wh)	19	(1)
Twin Brothers (Consonant Teams: The Two Sounds of th)	20	(1)
Sing Along (Consonant Teams: -ng, -nk)	21	(1)
Silent Partners (Consonant Teams: kn-, wr-, -mb)	22	(1)
Cherry Drop (Consonant Teams Game)	23	(2)
First Prize (Vowel-Consonant-e: a-e, i-e)	25	(1)
Send a Code (Vowel-Consonant-e: u-e, o-e)	26	(1)
Water Polo Spello (Vowel-Consonant-e Game)	27	(4)
Neat Luggage (Vowel Teams: ee, ea)	31	(1)
Going Out of Town (Vowel Teams: ou, ow)	32	(1)
A Truckload (Vowel Teams: oa, ow, ai, ay)	33	(1)
Cool Castle (Vowel Teams: oo moon, oo book)	34	(1)
Underwater Crew (Vowel Teams: ew few, ew flew)	35	(1)
What a Haul! (Vowel Teams: au, aw)	36	(1)
On a Joy Ride (Vowel Teams: oi, oy)	37	(1)
Vowel Team Round-up (Vowel Teams Game)	38	(2)
Sound-Alikes (R-controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur)	40	(1)
Racing Car (R-controlled Vowels: ar, or)	41	(1)
Farmer's Market (R-controlled Vowels Game)	42	(2)
WORD STRUCTURE
Making Cupcakes (Compound Words)	44	(1)
Up the Flagpole (Compound Words)	45	(1)
Compound Blastoff (Compound Words Game)	46	(6)
Puppet Show (Syllables)	52	(1)
Tennis Match (Syllables: Divide Between Two Consonants)	53	(1)
Robots on Parade (Syllables: Divide After the Vowel)	54	(1)
Toss the Salad (Syllables: Divide After the Consonant)	55	(1)
Surfing Along (Spelling by Syllables: Review of Syllable Division)	56	(1)
Taking Root (Base Words)	57	(1)
Replay It! (Prefixes: un-, dis-, re)	58	(1)
Preheat It! (Prefixes: in-, mis-, -pre)	59	(1)
Resting Seal (Suffixes: -ing, -ed, -less)	60	(1)
Super Catcher (Suffixes: -er, -ly, -y)	61	(1)
Rechable Apple (Suffixes: -able, -ish, -ful)	62	(1)
SPELLING RULES
Pitch the Ball (The ck, tch Rule)	63	(1)
Toss the Ball (The f, l, s, z Rule)	64	(1)
Cats and Dogs (Plurals with -s)	65	(1)
Foxes in Boxes (Plurals with -es)	66	(1)
Raking Leaves (Plurals for -f and -fe Words)	67	(1)
Shorten It! (Contractions)	68	(1)
Own It! (Possessives)	69	(1)
Just Add the Apostrophe (') (Possessives)	70	(1)
Double It! (The Doubling Rule: Adding Suffixes)	71	(1)
Drop It! (The Final e Rule: Adding Suffixes)	72	(1)
Change It! (The Y Rule: Consonant Y Words)	73	(1)
75 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in the Primary Grades	74	(1)
Work Out!: Study Your Words	75	(1)
VOCABULARY AND DICTIONARY SKILLS
The Big Juggling Act (Synonyms)	76	(1)
Shell Opposites (Antonyms)	77	(1)
Piping Hot Loaves (Categories)	78	(1)
Sets and Lists (Categories)	79	(1)
Packing Factory (Categories)	80	(1)
Layers of Meaning (Multiple Meanings of Words)	81	(1)
ABC Sea Ships (Alphabetical Letter Sequence)	82	(2)
ABC Star Wheels (Alphabetical Order)	84	(3)
ABC Snowmen (Alphabetical Order by Second Letter)	87	(1)
ABC Wind-up (Alphabetical Order by Third Letter)	88	(1)
ABC Ladders (Alphabetical Order by First and Second Letters)	89	(4)
ABC Guide Words	93	(1)
WRITING SKILLS
The Sentence	94	(1)
The Subject and Action	95	(1)
Capitals	96	(1)
Punctuation	97	(1)
The Paragraph	98	(1)
The Main Idea	99	(1)
Supporting Sentences	100	(1)
The Concluding Sentence	101	(1)
Something in the Sea (Writing Starter)	102	(1)
Deep Dark Cave (Writing Starter)	103	(1)
Mystery Boxes (Writing Starter)	104	(1)
Treasure Map (Writing Starter)	105	(1)
Starting to Pre-Write: Brainstorming	106	(1)
Brainstorming on Your Own	107	(1)
Starting to Pre-Write: Webbing	108	(1)
Webbing Form	109	(1)
Starting to Organize: Grouping	110	(1)
Starting to Organize: Ordering	111	(1)
Starting to Write: Write-ups	112	(1)
Write-up: Summer	113	(1)
Brainstorm, Group, Order!	114	(1)
The Manatee: Story for Note-taking	115	(1)
The Manatee: Note-taking for a Short Report	116	(1)
The Manatee: Short Fill-in Report	117	(1)
The Elephant Seal: Story for Note-taking	118	(1)
The Elephant Seal: Note-taking for a Short Report	119	(1)
The Elephant Seal: Short Fill-in Report	120	(1)
Sea Otter: Story for Note-taking	121	(1)
Sea Otter: Note-taking for a Short Report	122	(1)
Sea Otter: Short Fill-in Report	123	(1)
Note-taking Form	124	(1)
Write-Up Form	125	(1)
Answer Key	126