- Silent and oral reading
- Types of literature
- Presenting original plays
- Listening skills
- Dictionary use for
word meaning,
analysis, spelling - Common homonyms
- Homophones and homographs
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Using a thesaurus
- Spelling
- Plurals and possessives
- Kinds of sentences
- Parts of sentences
- Cursive handwriting
- Outlining
- Paragraph writing
- Writing letters, stories, reports, poems, plays
- Preparing a simple bibliography
- Proofreading skills
- Parts of a newspaper
- Using study materials: keys, tables, maps, graphs, charts, legends, library catalogs, index, table of contents, reference materials
Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
Course of Study by Grade Level
Upper Grades
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