Bauman's Bugle, Spelling and Vocabulary 12/7 -12/11

Fifth Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 3, Week 2, “Leonardo’s Horse”

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days. You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
What do people gain from the work of inventors and artists?	How do artists inspire future generations?
Word Analysis (These are the word parts we are studying in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Greek and Latin Roots	Compound words barefoot  blindfold   countryside  courthouse    earthquake   fishhook    grasshopper   greenhouse   homesick    hummingbird    lightweight   postcard   rowboat   scrapbook  spotlight  tablespoon   teaspoon   thumbtack  waterproof   whirlpool
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Lesson/Tested Vocabulary (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
canvas, charcoal, easel, gallery, inspire, marble, medium, muse, projector, sculpture	achieved   architect   bronze   cannon   depressed   fashioned   midst   philosopher   rival
Focus on legibility: letter form and shape

Vocabulary Unit 3, Week 2

1. achieved-                when you have accomplished something or brought it to a successful end

2. architect-               a person who designs and makes plans for buildings

3. bronze-                   a dark yellow-brown alloy of copper and tin often used for sculptures and medals

4. cannon-                  a big gun that is usually mounted on a base or wheels

5. depressed-              gloomy, low-spirited, or sad

6. fashioned-              made, shaped, or formed

7. midst-                     in the middle of something

8. philosopher-          a person who attempts to discover and understand the basic nature of knowledge and reality

9. rival-                       one that wants and tries to get the same thing as another or tries to equal or do better than another

Spelling Words

Unit 3, Week 2

1. barefoot

2. blindfold

3. countryside

4. courthouse

5. earthquake

6. fishhook

7. grasshopper

8. greenhouse

9. homesick

10. hummingbird

11. lightweight

12. postcard

13. rowboat

14. scrapbook

15. spotlight

16. tablespoon

17. teaspoon

18. thumbtack

19. waterproof

20. whirlpool

Challenge Words:

21. sledgehammer

22. brokenhearted

23. chalkboard

24. straightforward

25. granddaughter