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Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4; Ms. Wohlgemuth--CawsLess. 4; Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementaryton Elementary

““The Abacus Contest”The Abacus Contest”VocabularyVocabulary

abacusabacusdrillsdrills

mischievousmischievouscollidedcollidedaccuracyaccuracy


abacusabacusGao Mai’s fingers flew back and Gao Mai’s fingers flew back and forth over the smooth black beads forth over the smooth black beads of the of the abacusabacus..

Using the Using the abacusabacus, she was able to , she was able to quickly calculate the answer to quickly calculate the answer to the math problem.the math problem.

Context clues

Abacus: a tool used to figure math problems by sliding counters.


drillsdrillsDuring a few of her many timed During a few of her many timed drillsdrills she was even faster than she was even faster than her father.her father.

Every Friday, we do Every Friday, we do drillsdrills in in math class. Thanks to all that math class. Thanks to all that practice, I am much faster at practice, I am much faster at multiplying than I was before.multiplying than I was before.

Context clues

Drills: exercises to increase your mental or physical skills.


mischievousmischievousShe knew Li Zhi loved practical jokes and She knew Li Zhi loved practical jokes and could tell by her could tell by her mischievousmischievous look that look that she might play one at any moment.she might play one at any moment.

The The mischievousmischievous little boy put a frog in little boy put a frog in his sister’s shoe and laughed when she his sister’s shoe and laughed when she screamed.screamed.

Context Clues, Word Structure

Mischievous: full of pranks and teasing fun


collidedcollidedFinally she wrote down the last Finally she wrote down the last answer, jumped from her seat, and answer, jumped from her seat, and collidedcollided with Li Zhi. with Li Zhi.

The bumper cars The bumper cars collidedcollided, giving , giving their drivers a jolt.their drivers a jolt.

Context clues, Word Structure

Collided: crashed


accuracyaccuracyFirst place in speed and First place in speed and accuracyaccuracy goes goes to Li Zhi, last year’s first-place to Li Zhi, last year’s first-place winner, and also to Gao Mai, last winner, and also to Gao Mai, last year’s second-place winner.year’s second-place winner.

AccuracyAccuracy is important when you take a is important when you take a test. It’s a good idea to go back and test. It’s a good idea to go back and fix any errors.fix any errors.

Context clues, Word Structure

Accuracy: being without mistakes


Spelling patternSpelling pattern/i/ sound/i/ sound

spelled spelled i, y, i, y, or or uiui1. width

2. glimpse

3. twist

4. blizzard

5. lyrics

6. simple

7. built

8. system

9. igloo

10. mystery

11. limit

12. visit

13. imitate

14. whistle

15. thrift

16. mistake

17. giggled

18. quilt

19. begin

20. division


Word KnowledgeWord KnowledgeWhat do these words have in common?

addition

subtraction

multiplication

calculation

They’re all words having to do with math AND they are root words with the suffixes –tion or –sion added to

them.Identify the root words.

The suffix –tion means action, result, or state.

The root words are verbs, but adding the suffixes changes them to nouns.


/ow//ow/ sound sound

bouncebounce loudloud roundround announceannounce

What spelling pattern is used for the /ow/ sound?What spelling pattern is used for the /ow/ sound?

Can you think of other words with this spelling of the

/ow/ sound?


Long Long ee sound sound

teacher bead breathingfeature

What spelling pattern is being used for the long e sound?

Can you think of other words with this spelling of the long e sound?


Spelling PatternsSpelling PatternsWhat do these words have in common?What do these words have in common?

mistake

giggled

quilt

begin

What is the spelling pattern for the /i/ sound?

division


Math Words & Long Math Words & Long eeThe teacher showed the students how The teacher showed the students how

to do subtraction.to do subtraction.

The multiplication game is played The multiplication game is played with a round bead and a game board.with a round bead and a game board.

Which words are math words? What are their root words?

Which words have the long e sound spelled ea?


/ow/ sound/ow/ soundThe multiplication game is played with The multiplication game is played with

a round bead and a game board.a round bead and a game board.

The players are breathing hard as they The players are breathing hard as they bounce the ball.bounce the ball.

Which words have the /ow/ sound spelled ou in them?

How can you change the 2nd sentence by adding more ou words?


/i/ sound/i/ sound

It is easy to make a mistake when you It is easy to make a mistake when you are doing a long division problem.are doing a long division problem.

Which words contain the /i/ sound spelled with an i?

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