Mrs . Park
1/23/2026-1/26/2026
Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues
Context clues are other words and sentences that are near the word you are trying to understand.
These clues can help you figure out the meaning of the unknown word.
Essential question: How does the Earth change?
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
A cause is an event or action that makes something happen.
An effect is what happens because of that event.
Reading groups:
Math:
Writing:
Spelling Patterns:
Spelling
deer | dear |
cheers | clear |
steer | spear |
here | |
jeer | |
near | |
ear |
Vocabulary
active- lively and ready to work as expected
earth- the ground or land we walk on
explode-to burst loudly with a lot of force
island-land that has water all around it
local- something that is nearby
properties- the different ways something looks and acts
solid-something that is firm and hard and keeps its shape
steep-something that has a very sharp slope
Genre:Realistic Fiction
made-up characters, settings, and events that could be real
sometimes written in first person (using I, me, we, our, my, us)
High Frequency words:
again
behind
eyes
gone
happened
house
inside
neither
stood
young
Important Dates
Contact info
The best time to contact me would be during my planning period, between 2:10 and 2:40
I have lunch break from 11:20-11:50 every day.
You can always leave me a voicemail or email me at Chrissy.parks@sepanthers.org
My phone number at school is 740-774-2003
I will send a newsletter home each Friday