May 13, Tuesday

 Today's lesson 

1. Review Week 14 VW and definition 

2. Main and helping verbs: RWN p.192

A main verb tells what the subject does or is.

A helping verb works with the main verb to show time or meaning.

🟢 Main verb: She runs fast.

🟢 Helping + Main: She is running fast.

Common helping verbs: is, am, are, was, were, has, have, had, will, can

✅ Examples:

I am eating lunch. (am = helping, eating = main)
They have finished the game. (have = helping, finished = main)
We play soccer. (play = main verb only)

3.  Fact and Opinion: RWN p.189

A fact is something that is true. You can check or prove it.

An opinion is what someone thinks or feels. It is not always true for everyone.

🟢 Fact: The sun is a star.

🟡 Opinion: The sun is the most beautiful thing in the sky.

🔍 Clue words for opinions: I think, I believe, best, worst, beautiful, fun, boring

✅ Examples:

Fact: A giraffe has a long neck.

Opinion: Giraffes are the coolest animals.

 

4. Homophones RWN.193, 198  

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings.

🟢 They sound alike, but they mean different things!

✅ Examples:

meat (food) / meet (to see someone)
flour (for baking) / flower (a plant)
pair (two things) / pear (a fruit)

     

5. Homework

5/13 Tuesday

1. Copy Week 14 VW #16-30x3, definition x 1 Make 6 sentences from VW #16-30 at least 8 words. 2. Sign and correct Unit Test