John Barnes Elementary School

Andrea Gambino's Classroom

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Week of 9/10 - Short Vowel

Week of 9/17 - Initial Consonants

Week of 9/24 - Consonant Blends

Week of 10/1 - Word Families -ay, -an, -ip, -old, -ack, -own

Week of 10/8 - Long Vowels

Week of 10/15 - ch, sh, th, wh

Week of 10/22 - ai, ay, ea, ee

Week of 10/29 - ie, igh, oa, ow

Week of 11/5 - ou, ow

Week of 11/12 - oy, oi

Week of 11/26 - Silent Consonants w, h, b

Week of 12/3 - Silent Consonants b, g, gh

Week of 12/10 - Synonyms & Antonyms 

12/17 - Holiday Words

Week of 12/17 - Multiple-Meaning Words

Week of 1/7 - Homonyms

Week of 1/14 - Word Endings -ed, -ing, -s

Week of 1/21 & 1/28 - Nouns

Week of 2/4 - Proper Nouns

Week of 2/11 - Reference Materials

Week of 2/18 - Action Verbs

Week of 2/25 - Adjectives

Week of 3/4 - Prefix - un-

Week of 3/11 - Prefixes - non-, in-, dis-

Week of 3/18 - Prefixes - re-, pre-

Week of 3/25 - Contractions

Week of 4/8 - Pronouns

Week of 4/15 - Adverbs

Week of 4/22 - Suffixes -ful, -able, -less

Week of 4/29 - Suffixes -ness, -ment, -ion, -tion

Week of 5/6 - Suffixes -ly, -fully

Week of 5/13 - Consonant Doubling

Week of 5/20 - Syllables

 

 

Vocabulary 

Week of 9/10 - fragile, research, defend, specific, pledge 

Week of 9/17 - assemble, grumble, calculate, elegant, privilege 

Week of 9/24 - pause, gasp, ancient, observe, brief

Week of 10/1 - convince, swiftly, rely, rare, precise

Week of 10/8 - oppose, snide, heap, diverse, origin

Week of 10/15 - redundant, gesture, acknowledge, clutch, persevere 

Week of 10/22 - literal, dialogue, rival, passion, claim

Week of 10/29 - acquire, thesis, loathe, rapidly, convey

Week of 11/5 - gradually, merchant, essential, fortunate, immense

Week of 11/12 - lob, tremble, skeptic, propose, inflate

Week of 11/26 - isolated, alter, gullible, emphasize, novice

Week of 12/3 - clarify, spare, strain, remain, exotic

Wee of 12/10 - glee, snatch, dangle, hesitate, greedy

Week of 12/17 - smudge, disgruntled, imitate, extravagant, witty

Week of 1/7 - infinite, faint, urgent, fret, disperse

Week of 1/14 - partial, elaborate, conceal, blunt, quarrel 

Week of 1/21 & 1/28 - ripe, embrace, irate, legible, seek

Week of 2/4 - occupation, frenzy, sturdy, saturate, anonymous

Week of 2/11 - transparent, ripple, pleaded, beckon, device

Week of 2/18 - pounce, scarce, briskly, edible, tolerate 

Week of 2/25 - drowsy, mend, unite, accurate, massive

Week of 3/4 - maximum, minimum, bellow, decade, century

Week of 3/11 - prank, continuous, decline, pivot, gnaw

Week of 3/18 - wound, sluggish, exterior, interior, generate

Week of 3/25 -moist, brittle, crave, rectify, vendor

Week of 4/8 - chronic, spectator, veto, irritable, mimic

Week of 4/15 - solitary, scent, dawn, dusk, linger

Week of 4/22 - doze, content, gaze, boundary, contemplate

Week of 4/29 - endure, perplexed, mundane, blunder, frail

Week of 5/6 - snug, attain, vacant, tourist, notorious

Week of 5/13 - verify, etiquette, myth, motivate, escort

Week of 5/20 - speculate, analyze, ailment, stroll, weep



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