A class

SKILLS SHARPENERS READING

test directions: [ Teacher select some 10 pictures which the kids should be able to write the words for. for letters i - z (pages 43 - 130) ] Students write the words for the corresponding pictures.

[for the A1 class teacher can also read the words]

PHONICS BEGINNERS (stories 5 - 12)

(8) it is spring
test directions: fill in the blank with "pop up" or "pops up".

pop up: The sun ___________ ___________. The flowers __________ ________. The worms _________ __________. The plants _________ _________. The leaves _________ _______. The birds _______________ ___________. The animals ___________ ________.

(9) We make cookies

test directions: Circle 3 correct sentences.

we need a little flour.
we need a little coke.
we need a little coffee.
we need a little tree.
we need a little school.
we need a little sugar.
we need a little salt.
we need a little puppy.
we need a little eggs

(10) Playful puppy

test directions: write the word for the corresponding picture.

(11) Where?

test directions: write the word for the picture:
"Where is my ____________________?" (picture of father)
"Where is my ____________________?" (picture of house)
"Where is my ____________________?" (picture of bed)
길ì�´ ìžf었어요 ---- English ----------- >>>> _______________________________.

(12) The picnic
test directions: Write the word for the picture:
Ted puts in the __________________. (picture of a piece of cheese)
Peg puts in ______________________. (picture of sandwiches)
Ted puts in the __________________. (picture of chips)
Peg puts in the ____________________. (picture of cookies).

B class

SKILLS SHARPENERS READING

Write the words for the corresponding pictures.
select some 15 pictures which the kids should be able to write the words for.
for letters i - z (pages 43 - 130)

SPELL AND WRITE

(A) test directions: teacher reads from the following set of words and students write and spell the word.

-at:cat, sat, mat, bat, rat. (A cat sat on the mat.)
-op: hop, top, mop,stop, shop. (The pup did not hop. Mom did hop.)
-in: pin, in, win, fin, tin can. (put the pin in. you did win!)
-un: run, fun, sun. (come run. Come run in the sun. it will be fun.)
-en: ten, hen, pen (See the hen. The hen is in a pen. See the nest. See ten eggs in the nest.)

PLURALS: hens, pens, dogs, cows.
-an: can, man, ran (Stan got the can. Stan ran. Can the man get Stan? Yes, he can.)

ADDITIONAL WORDS: van, pan, Stan, fan.
-ot: pot, got, hot (Is the pot hot? It is hot. Dad got the hot pot.)

ADDITIONAL WORDS: cot, dot.
-ig: pig, dig, big (See the big pig. See the pig dig. Stop, pig, stop! Do not dig!)

        ADDITIONAL WORDS: wig, twig, fig
        ADDITIONAL SENTENCES: My pet pti is big.  My pet pig can dig.  My pet pig can run.
-et: wet, pet, get (This is my pet sam.  Will my pet get wet?  Sam is wet.  I am wet, too.)
        ADDITIONAL WORDS: jet, met, net
-ed: bed, red, fed  (Fred is fed.  It is time for bed.  Fred's bed is red.)
        ADDITIONAL WORDS: wed, Ted, shed.
        ADDITIONAL SENTENCES: I fed my pet.  His bed is red.  My pet hamster had a nap.
-ug: bug, tug, dug (1 bug.  1 bug dug.  2 bugs.  2 bugs hug.  3 bugs.  3 bugs tug.)
        ADDITIONAL SENTENCES: Ann dug it up.  Ann had to tug on the box.  A bug is on the box.
        ADDITIONAL WORDS: rug, mug, hug, plug.
        ADDITIONAL PLURAL: bugs, dogs, mugs
-it: hit, sit, it  (Can I hit it?  I did hit it.  Now, I will sit.)
        ADDITIONAL SENTENCES: Did she hit it?  She did hit it.  Will she hit or run?
        ADDITIONAL WORDS: lit, bit

(B) TEacher shows students a picture of 1 or 2 of the above. Students need to differentiate between singular and plural. If it's plural, they need to write the word plus its "S" as well.

PHONICS STORIES 1-1 (units 5 - 13)
Test directions: [ writes words on the board ] Teacher pronunces a word and students select the word which was spoken and copy the correct word onto their test paper.

(5) Tots and Dots
words:

(6) To the vet
words:

(7) A Fat Hat
words:

(8) The gag in a bag
words:

(9) Hat at the dam
words:

(10) Did it fit?
words:

(11) Jig, Jag, and Jog
words:

(12) Kit and Kim are kin
words:

(13) Lil, Sal, and Bill
words:

D class

READING AND WRITING (the memory homework source)

test directions: write the word in the blank. Sometimes the word's spelling will change, so be careful!

(1) waterfall in my dream
way up high: David kicks the soccer ball __________ _______ ________________.
fall off: My glasses _____________ _______ when I run fast.
scolds: My mom ______________ me.

(2) when i was
spill: When I was one years old, I __________ lots of juice
mess up: When I was 3 years old, I _________________ ________ my brother's books.
plant pot: When I was 5 years old, I played with a sword and broke the ___________ ________ with it.
tease: When I was 9 years old, I ___________ a girl I liked.
riding roller blades: When I was 11 years old, I broke my leg _____________ _______________ _________________.

(3) if I become ...
as usual: Today, Dan hit me _______ _________________.
annoy: He is much stronger than me and always ________________ me.
I really want to become a __________________________________________ when I grow up.
dentist: If I become a ____________________, I will make him visit my office.
operating chair: I will make him sit down on the __________________________ __________________.
pliers: I will pick up the _____________________ and open his mouth.
grab: I will _____________ one of his teeth and scare him.
stare: I will ____________________ into his eyes.
tease: Don't ____________________ your friends and be a nice boy.

(4) Delicious ramyun:
alone: Michelle is at home __________________.
drawers: She opens the kitchen ___________________.
stove: She switches on the __________________ and switches on the gas.
boil: The water starts to __________________.
ring: Suddenly, I hear the doorbell ______________________.
bring: "Hi, Michelle! I ________________ (past tense) a new game CD with me!"
burn: She runs to the kitchen. "Michelle! All the ramen has _____________________ (past tense)."

(5) A new Cellular Phone
cellular phone: Jenny really wants to have a new ___________________________ _________________.
midterm: "If you get over 90 points on your ____________________ exam, we will buy one for you."
by all means: "I will make it and get the cellular phone _____ __________ _______________."
nervous: She is _________________ about the result.
breath: She takes a deep ____________________ and slowly opens her report card.
score: She got a _____________ of 95 on her midterm exam.

(6) future dreams
practice: She _______________________ singing and dancing all day.
ballerina: She wishes she could become a _________________.
magazine: She gives up practicing to be a ballerina, and starts reading a _________________________.
slender: She sees tall and __________________ models in the magazine.
swollen, pain (2 words): Her legs become ___________________ and her ankles are in _________________.

(7) The eating monster
excited, tomorrow: I am _______________ about my birthday __________________________.
fall asleep: So, I can't __________ ____________________.
deliciously: The monster eats it very __________________________.
cookie jar: The monster stops eating the cookies but starts eating the ________________________ __________.
run after: I run after him and say "get out of my house!"
upstairs: The monster jumps up and runs _______________________.
scream: My big brother sees the big monster and __________________.
garage: The monster jumps down to the ________________________.

READING

test directions: vocabulary matching from the following key words, and also some fill-in-the-blank
using these words.

(9) thermometers
thermometer: an instrument for meansuring temperature
measure: find the extent, size, volume
temperature: how hot or cold something is
wear: have on the body
tool: an instrument used in doing work
sealed: closed or made secure against access, loeakage, or passage by a fastening or coating
liquid: a substance that flows
scale: a series of steps and degrees
froze: to be hardened with cold
boiled: to change from liquid to gas

(10) the sun
the sky: the clouds and air above us
gas: an air-like substance
billion: a thousand million
million: one thousand thousand
special: of a particular kind
planet: there are 9 of them going around the sn
Earth: our planet
solar system: the sun and all the planets
orbit: the path followed by one heavenly body around and around
distance: the space between two points.

(11) Bike helmets
helmet: a covering to protect the head
strap: a leather band
buckle: a fastener made of metal
an excuse: free from blame
people: men, women, children, and teenagers. Homo sapiens.
firefighter: a person who fights fires
astronaut: a person who travels in spacecraft
soldier: a member of the army
protect: to keep safe from danger and enemies
driveway: private road through a garden or park to a house

(12) Dr. Jonas Salk
vaccine: substance which prevents a disease before it occurs
polio: a disease which attacks children and stops their legs from growing properly
lab: a laboratory
hero: somebody respected for bravery or noble qualities
breathe: to take air into the lungs and send it out again