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Teacher-Feature
AUGUST Lesson Plan
S#1- (DICT-VENT-DUCT)
S#2- (FIN-SED-FER)
S#3- (CERN-JUR-LEG)

Theme
Food-Ice Cream
Oceans
Olympic Sports
Photography
Vacations

Test Prep
17 Books-FITB puzs

Word List/Topic
Oceans/Maritime
Olympics
Sports: General types


Music Appreciation
SEPTEMBER Lesson Plan
S#4- (GRAD-MOT-CAD/CAS)
S#5- (NAT-TRACT-SEQU)
S#6- (FAC-PLIC-COGN)
S#7- (SPECT-STA-VERT)
WeeklyRoots: Root-A-Week

Theme
Back-to-School
Constitution Day
Elections
Football
Labor Day

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #3
SAT/ACT #4

Word List/Topic
Benjamin Franklin (history)
Constitution/Government
Election
Fitness
George Washington
Native Americans

Health & Nutrition
Word City #2 - CEPT
OCTOBER Lesson Plan
Greek Mythology Words
S#1- (DICT-VENT-DUCT)
S#2- (FIN-SED-FER)

Theme
Ancient Egypt
Baseball
Columbus Day
Fire Safety
Geography
Gold Rush-California
Halloween
Math Study

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #5
SAT/ACT #6
SAT/ACT #7

Word List/Topic
Baseball
Firefighters and Safety
Football
Monsters/Creatures
Mythology
World Series
Explorers & Scientists


Fall Stock Market Game
Word City #3 - MISS
NOVEMBER Lesson Plan
S#3- (CERN-JUR-LEG)
S#4- (GRAD-MOT-CAD/CAS)
Specific Prefix Study
WeeklyRoots: Root-A-Week

Theme
Chemistry
Elections
Geography
Rain Forest
Veterans' Day
Wizard Words

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #10
SAT/ACT #8
SAT/ACT #9

Word List/Topic
Thanksgiving
Veterans' Day
History-Famous Scientists
History-Entertainment

Word City #4 - VERT
DECEMBER Lesson Plan
S#5- (NAT-TRACT-SEQU)
S#6- (FAC-PLIC-COGN)
S#7- (SPECT-STA-VERT)
WeeklyRoots: Root-A-Week

Theme
Christmas Trivia
Christmas/Holiday Traditions
Music/Fine Arts
Nutrition
Physics
Winter Weather
Wright Brothers

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #11
SAT/ACT #12

Word List/Topic
All Letters A-to-Z Booklist
Christmas
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
December holidays
Go Green!
Jewish Holidays
Music
Nutrition
College Bowl Games


Word City #5 - STA
JANUARY Lesson Plan
S#1- (DICT-VENT-DUCT)
S#2- (FIN-SED-FER)
Specific Prefix Study

Theme
Biology-Insects
Geology
Holocaust
MLKing Jr. Day
Monsters
New Year's Resolutions
Winter Weather

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #1
SAT/ACT #2
SAT/ACT #3
SAT/ACT #4

Word List/Topic
Martin Luther King, Jr.
New Years Day/Jan. 1
Skiing
Vocational/Technical Ed.
Weather
Black History Month
Sports: Hockey

Water & Oceans
Winter Olympics
Word City #6 - REG
FEBRUARY Lesson Plan
Greek Mythology Words
S#3- (CERN-JUR-LEG)
S#4- (GRAD-MOT-CAD/CAS)

Theme
Basketball
Groundhogs Day
Lincoln Bicentennial
Presidents' Day
Valentine's Day

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #5
SAT/ACT #6
SAT/ACT #7
SAT/ACT #8

Word List/Topic
Abraham Lincoln (history)
Auto Racing
Black History
Business/Finance/Economics
Curling
Explorers:
George Washington
Groundhogs Day
Lincoln Bicentennial
Valentine's Day
Explorers & Pioneers
Mardi Gras

Word City #7 - SENS
MARCH Lesson Plan
Greek Mythology Words
S#5- (NAT-TRACT-SEQU)
S#6- (FAC-PLIC-COGN)
S#7- (SPECT-STA-VERT)

Theme
Basketball
Fine Arts-Oscars*
Lewis & Clark-La. Purchase
Oceans
St. Patrick's Day
Women in History

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #10
SAT/ACT #11
SAT/ACT #12
SAT/ACT #9

Word List/Topic
Celebration/Carnivals/Festivals
Easter
Irish
Lewis and Clark, explorers
Life Skills/Career
Louisiana Purchase
March Madness/Basketball
Mardi Gras
Women in History
Astronomy
The Ides of March (15th)
More Health & Fitness

More Explorers
Word CIty #8 - PEND
APRIL Lesson Plan
S#1- (DICT-VENT-DUCT)
S#2- (FIN-SED-FER)
S#3- (CERN-JUR-LEG)
WeeklyRoots: Root-A-Week

Theme
Ancient Egypt
April Fools' Day
Baseball
Chemistry
Earth Day
Gardening/Flowers
Physics
Shakespeare

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #1

Word List/Topic
Civics/Government
Earth
Easter
Golf
Horticulture/Flowers/Plants
IRS-Tax Day

More Ecology
Word City #9 - PORT
MAY Lesson Plan
Greek Mythology Words
S#4- (GRAD-MOT-CAD/CAS)
S#5- (NAT-TRACT-SEQU)
S#6- (FAC-PLIC-COGN)
S#7- (SPECT-STA-VERT)
WeeklyRoots: Root-A-Week

Theme
Cinco de Mayo
Health and Fitness
Kentucky Derby
Memorial Day-May 30
Mother's Day

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #1

Word List/Topic
Auto Racing
Cinco de Mayo
Horses & Ranches
Memorial Day
Mother's Day
Raptors/Hawks/Birds
International Words
Inventors & Inventions

Teacher Appreciation Week
Science Fair
Word City #10 - SCRIB
SUMMER Lesson Plan
S#1- (DICT-VENT-DUCT)
S#2- (FIN-SED-FER)
S#3- (CERN-JUR-LEG)
S#4- (GRAD-MOT-CAD/CAS)
S#5- (NAT-TRACT-SEQU)
S#6- (FAC-PLIC-COGN)
S#7- (SPECT-STA-VERT)

Theme
Biology-Insects
Fire Safety
July 4th
Math Study
Pirates
Rain Forest
Vacations
Weddings

Test Prep
SAT/ACT #1

Word List/Topic
Community
Gardening
Golf
Independence Day
Insects
Photography
Weddings/Love
Science History
Character Education

War & Confrontation
Word City #11 - TEN
Word City #12 - TRACT
EVERY MONTH Lesson Plan
Specific Prefix Study
WeeklyRoots: Root-A-Week

Theme
Character Education/Leadership
Health and Fitness
Math Study
New Year's Resolutions

Test Prep


Word List/Topic
All Letters A-to-Z Booklist