This 30-week, one-and-a-half-hour class will cover grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing for Grades 4-6.   

Grammar will be taught using the 5th Grade Easy Grammar curriculum. Grammar concepts are taught in individual units, beginning with prepositions. Using this approach, sentences are stripped to the basics, enabling students to more explicitly understand the subject and verb and to build on that as the units progress. We will then use these basic sentence structures as a foundation for stronger writing skills.  

Vocabulary is fun again with educator-created curriculum, The Daily Doodle. Students will have five vocabulary words each week to define (and doodle, of course!). We will then use the vocabulary words in our sentence-building and writing activities. Vocabulary activities will also be included in our novel studies.

Students will build their writing skills throughout the year through writing prompts, sentence and paragraph-building exercises, and writing assignments for the books we read in class. 

Reading will include 3-4 of the following chapter books throughout the school year, as well as other engaging, illustrated short books and poetry as transitions and around holidays. Our book choices could include:

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 

• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes 

• Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien 

• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 

• The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright 

Reading assignments will be given weekly and then discussed in class. Books can be checked out at the library, listened to, or purchased (parents’ choice). 

This class does not explicitly cover spelling or penmanship.  

Prerequisites: Students should be able to read and write simple text. Students will be most successful in this class if they have had prior exposure to grammar and writing instruction. 

Required materials: 

• Easy Grammar Student Workbook for GRADE 5 

• Books from the list above – I will give 2 weeks’ notice so you may check out or purchase the next book. 

• 3-ring binder with pockets and paper 

• Access to Schoology – this is where assignments and grades will be posted. 

Homework requirements: Written grammar and vocabulary assignments, writing exercises, and chapter-book reading assignments (average 3 chapters per week).  

Tuesday

Time: 9:00-10:15
Grade: 4-6
Class Fees: $350
Supply fee: $85
Tutor: Kelli Brazier

Thursday

Time: 9:00-10:15
Grade: 4-6
Class Fees: $350
Supply fee: $85
Tutor: Kelli Brazier