Class Update 10/2

Here is a very brief update on yesterday.

I covered everything on the syllabus yesterday with the exception of Noun, Verb agreement. If you could review this reference with your child, that would help tremendously. It simply shows them how to connect plural nouns with plural verb forms. I did cover all of the pronoun topics, and the students will be using these frequently in labeling their sentences this week. The students were also reminded to avoid using the word "you" in their writing.

Your children were surprised by a "pop quiz" on prepositions. I asked them to list all of the ones they could remember. Many of the students had a "deer in headlights" look, so please continue working on them this week. I'll give them another quiz next week. This is to help them recall them by memory easily.

Addition to Blog entry - added 10-6-08

I was looking over the "pop quiz" from Thursday, and would like to ask you to review the preposition jingle with your children. If possible, I would have them copy the prepositions in the order of the song a few times. In lieu of a writing assignment last week, I asked them to work on memorizing the prepositions. It was evident that several students worked on this. It was also apparent that several students did not. Uh-oh! :-0!

Time permitting, I am hoping to give another pop quiz on Thursday. They will be asked to list all of the prepositions they know. By copying the prepositions in order, they will be learning the prepositions in alphabetical order and committing them to memory. An added bonus to this approach is they will also learn to spell them correctly.