Reading strategies and resources


Responding to literature












Writing strategies and Resources

Personal spelling and Vocabulary

Ulysses
















Crispin
Vocabulary and Sentences





(Chapter 5/6 Vocabulary)


(Chapter 9/10 Vocabulary)
(Chapter 11/12 Vocabulary)



Grammar and Usage

A

All thumbs - not coordinated, having difficulty Ants in my pants - to be excited or agitated about something and cannot stay still
Apple of your eye - something or someone that is very special to you
As the crow flies - the shortest possible route between two places
Asleep at the switch - not doing your job or taking your responsibilities carefully
At the drop of a hat - to do something immediately
At the end of your rope - you are at the end of your patience or endurance

Ax to grind - 1. to try to get something to happen for your own good 2. have a complaint
B
Babe in the woods - A babe in the woods is a naive, young, and defenseless person.

Back to square one - If you are on square one, you have to start from the beginning again.

Back to the drawing board - You have to start over.

Backseat driver - Someone who tells someone what to do.

Baker's dozen - A baker's dozen is a group of 13.

Ballpark figure - A ballpark figure is a general idea.

Bark is worse than your bite - someone isn't as bad as they sound

Bark up the wrong tree - making a wrong assumption of something

Works in progress

Published pieces