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Cursive - Fast and Neat
Cursive & GrAMMAr - Did she say Gramma?
For Teachers For Students
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8–9 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–17
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t h e i
Review & Mastery
p u n s a d gr l f m y k Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Cranked Up to Tow – Cranked Up to Tow –
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Cursive & GrammarEight Parts of SpeechWords WorkStarting and Stopping Punctuation . ? !NOUNS – Common Nouns Proper Nouns
Capitalization RulesPRONOUNS – Subject Case Pronouns – Object Case Pronouns – Possessive Case Pronoun ReviewNOUNS – Singular Possessive Nouns – Plural Possessive
Proper Nouns
ADJECTIVES – Synonyms and Antonyms Comparative and SuperlativeVERBS Present Tense Verbs Present Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs Future Tense
bt h k n p me l f i r s
j z x q
A C U Y ZO V W XT F P B R M N K
D G E L J Q
A a Bb C Dd E e F f Gg Hh I i J j K k L l Mm
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iNTrODuCTiON
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CURSIVE WITH LATIN & GREEK - It’s All Greek to Me!
CURSIVE & THE WRITER’S NOTEBOOK
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VERBS – Irregular Verbs Helping “have” Verbs Linking Verbs Helping “be” VerbsADVERBSPREPOSITIONS Prepositional PhrasesCONJUNCTIONSABBREVIATIONSPUNCTUATIONQUOTATIONSINTERJECTIONS!
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Cursive with Greek & LatinGetting to the Root of ThingsGrowing WordsWord DetectivesScience All AroundSize Science The Number StoryMath Words Made Easy!Head to ToeSounds All Around Vast Seas Starry SkiesDown to EarthFalse Clues: “Tri” Again!Try This – TranslateGreek – Latin Glossary + Index
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Cursive & the Writer’s NotebookDetails, DetailsParagraphsDiary or Journal NotesAutobiography NotesThank You NotesPoetryPlay NotesCharacter SketchesShort Story NotesBook Case Notes
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Cursive & GrAMMAr - Continued
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travel, up down travel away
cross
travel, up down upoverdowntravel away
travel, up turn down travel away
travel, up down travel away
dot
Trace the steps.
Mr. Wrig�t This is how to write cursive t h e i. Get ready . . . Now GO! GO! GO! GO!
Check Letter1. Start correctly.2. Do each step.3. Bump the line.
Write & Check t
Write & Check h
Write & Check e
Write & Check i
Write the letter.
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And b�g�n to �ry, Oh, Mo�her Dear, sadly fear,
naug�ty kittens! Then shall hav� no pie.
mittens hav� lo�t. What! Lo�t mittens!
Three little kittens, lo�t their mittens,
Do you remember “Three Little Kittens”? Not only did they lose their mittens; they also lost their pronouns. Help Mother Goose get this rhyme right!
Fill in the missing pronouns. Choose pronouns from the list below.
This piz�� is
This b��� is
This b�s is
These possessive pronouns also show ownership. Fill in the blanks. Choose pronouns from the list below.
mine yours his hers ours theirs
The FINE Print Choosing the right pronouns is easy as pie if you know the job it does in the sentence. (Whose is also a possessive case pronoun.)
Possessive pronouns show ownership. They take the place of possessive nouns.
Meagan’s carher car
the car’s trunkits trunk
Mike and Greg’s momtheir mom
Give these possessive pronouns something to own. Choose from the list below or make up your own.
shoes bike party friends shirt pizza soda money present
my ���r his her
its ��r ���r their
we you they our your their
b�t the �alz��e is
b�t that b��� is
b�t that b�s is ,
,
,
.
.
.
Patrick’s carhis car
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Here are more familiar Greek and Latin roots:
WORD DETECTIVES
tricy�le micro�co�e
�stro�aut
pho�o��aph tripo� �o�stellatio� (Tip: The suffix -tion = state of, condition)
Now draw pictures of some of the things listed on the page.
Decode the words below by writing the meaning of their roots.
naut = sailor
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��to = eight
pho�o = light
ped
sco�e = look at
tri = three
�stro
�o� = together
�y�l = wheel, circle
��aph = write, draw
micro = small
stella = star
po�= foot
therm
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PARAGRAPHS
Keep your paragraphs organized and structured:1. Tell your reader what you’re going to write about. This becomes the topic sentence.2. Say it. Give supporting facts, details, and thoughts about your topic sentence.3. Tell your reader what you said. Restate the idea from the topic sentence using different words.
Plan your paragraph.
My to�ic is:
Tho�g�ts, facts, �� �etails to include:
Write a draft.
1. T��ic sentence:
2. S�y it.
3. Restate the to�ic sentence in �ifferent ���ds.
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