Daily Language StationGrades 4-6

With 150 engaging questions to answer, this kithelps strengthen essential language skills every day!The color-coded cards are grouped by topic:

• Word Analysis & Spelling • Correct the Sentence• Reference & Study Skills • Vocabulary• Punctuation & Capitalization • Grammar & Usage

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Designed to meet these objectives:

Language

• Students will identify spelling patterns and formplurals correctly.

• Students will analyze words and identify prefixes,suffixes, antonyms, synonyms, compound words,and contractions

• Students will apply rules of grammar, spelling,capitalization, and punctuation

• Students will understand reference materials.

Daily Language StationGrades 4-6

Before You BeginSetting up your Daily Language Station is easy! Simplycut apart the cards along the dotted lines and group themby topic. (The cards are color-coded to make this task easy.)

Note: Be sure to use only dry-erase markers on the write &wipe cards. To prevent ink from beading, prime the cardsby drawing on them with a dry-erase marker, and thenerase by rubbing vigorously with a dry textured cloth orpaper towel. Repeat if necessary. Remember to wipe awayany markings left on the cards before putting them away.Do not allow markings to remain overnight.

Getting StartedWe suggest you begin by responding to a card with thewhole class. Display a card and invite a volunteer to readthe question. Then, discuss the concept involved.Encourage students to share their ideas on the board orchart paper. The cards are write & wipe, so you can alsocircle key words or information to help students under-stand the concept.

Once students understand how the cards work, there aremany ways to use the Daily Language Station in yourclassroom. For example:

• Set the station in your language center with a questionto be answered. Have students rotate through the centerduring the day.

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• Display a question for the whole class to answer. Haveeveryone work on it together, or have students workindependently or in small groups. Set a time to shareand discuss students’ responses.

• Put 5 different cards in the pocket chart. Have studentsanswer the questions as a morning warm-up, or promptthem to respond to the questions when they havefinished their work.

• Encourage students to respond to the questions in theirjournals. Review the journals periodically for assessmentpurposes, or have students respond on separate piecesof paper and hand them in. (An answer key begins onpage 4 of this guide.)

Meeting Individual NeedsELL: In a small group, discuss any unfamiliar vocabularyfrom the question card. Prompt students to write thewords in their journals and add illustrations or definitionsfor reference. Invite them to respond to the questions intheir native languages if necessary.

Reteach/Extra Support: Have students work with partners,taking turns reading and responding to preselectedquestions.

Challenge: Once students are familiar with a concept,invite them to create additional question cards to add tothe set.

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Grammar & Usage1. Common nouns are 1, 3, 6, 10,

11; all others are proper nouns.2. herd; school; swarm; colony3. players’ cooperation; teacher’s

decision; audience’s applause;story’s moral; artist’s masterpiece

4. students’ grades; critic’s opinion;visitor’s surprise; actress’s talent;child’s energy

5. We; her; us; They; He6. It; them; She; him; They7. The complete subjects are: The

squirrel; Kelsey and Omar; thewhole team; The pirates. (Theremainder of each sentence is thecomplete predicate.)

8. The complete subjects are: Paul’sstomach; you (the secondinstance); The soup and salad;the dolphins. (The remainder ofeach sentence is the completepredicate.)

9. roasted; talented; friendly; mushy;rainy

10. carefully; gently; gracefully;quickly; rudely

11. Answers will vary.12. The kitten ran up the tree. My

mom had to get it down.Abby liked Brian’s bike. It was redand black.It was raining. The baseball gamegot canceled.The play starts at 7:30 p.m. Weshould be there a bit early.

Jill gets excellent grades. Shestudies hard.

13. Jami and I; Ava and me; Graceand I; Haley and me

14. I; me; me; I; I15. adjective; adverb; verb; noun;

noun; adjective16. Quiet; Wow; Yuck; Hooray; Oops17. an; a; a; an; an; a; an; a; a; an; a; a18. noun; adjective; noun; verb;

adjective; adverb19. are; want; doesn’t; is; runs20. can; May; can; May; can21. musicians; deer; shelves; leaves;

pennies; brooms; families; countries; geese; volcanoes; taxis; roofs

22. so; or; but; and; nor23. sheep; life; tooth; man; cactus;

person; foot; ox; child; mouse;fish; half

24. will go; rode; helping; wearing;won

25. The complete subjects are: Nadiaand her friends; Jason’s dad; Thecoach; Monarch butterflies. (Theremainder of each sentence is thecomplete predicate.)

Correct the Sentence1. My sister is going to Hill

Elementary School next year.He’s having a big party for hisbirthday.Sofia, Sam, and Sean are thefastest runners in school.Mrs. Murphy was late boarding

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the plane.Mr. Long bought a new bike atPaul’s Bike Shop.

2. The Giants are Nick’s favoriteteam.Luis and I made a snowman lastSaturday.Adam’s visiting from London,England!My sister’s dream is to travel inspace.All week long, we learned aboutelectricity.

3. “Watch your step!” shoutedMariah.I haven’t been to New York since2002.The Nile River is the longest onein Africa.You should have heard Gavinplaying his piano.There aren’t any tickets left forthe movie.

4. Miguel and Hugo live on CentralAvenue.The New York Times had an articleabout Russia.I didn’t see my reflection in themirror.Three kinds of fish are in the lake:salmon, trout, and catfish.My mom's garden has tomatoes,carrots, and peas.

5. Trina plays three sports: soccer,softball, and tennis.“This pizza is delicious,” saidVictor.

On June 3, we will go to SpaceLand Amusement Park.Mr. Jacobs scheduled the meetingfor June 14.People from the Netherlandsspeak Dutch.

6. Cairo, Egypt, is one of the biggestcities in Africa.Dogs are the best pets, I think.We asked our dad to take us tothe Stonewood Mall.Our nation’s capital is inWashington, DC.I went to the game with Mike,Hannah, and Yasmine.

7. Mark Twain wrote about life onthe Mississippi River.The Wildcats beat the Bruins onThursday night.Have you read The Lion, theWitch, and the Wardrobe?Some deer are crossing the roadin front of us!Our next meeting will be onFriday, March 18.

8. Mr. J. P. Jackson won a specialaward.The caterpillar turned into abeautiful butterfly.Aunt Betty said she wanted Miato help also. (Or: Aunt Betty saidshe wanted Mia to help, also.)Jalen has three brothers: Bryce,Jeffrey, and Rich.We’re taking a trip to Australianext summer.

9. Our mom was born on April 26,1972.

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Kim and I are going to MorganHill Skate Park.Alyssa lives at the corner of ElmStreet and Broadway.Whose bicycle is parked near thedoor?Devon doesn’t have any mustardon his hot dog.

10. Emily and I tore open the package.Her parents are always helpfuland supportive.Their scarves keep them verywarm.He doesn’t have any batteries forhis game.The race car driver slammed onhis brakes.

11. Mr. Jones thanked him for volun-teering.Victor was born on Wednesday,July 14, 2001.Ray’s Sandwich Shop makes thebest subs.Derek, Oscar, and Grant saw thatmovie last night.My dad’s boss is Mr. Philip K.Jameson.

12. Karen and Kristen are not goingto the game tonight.He doesn’t have a TV set in hisroom.Chelsea’s not tall enough to reachthe top shelf.Brett bought some red, black, andgold shoes.They’ve been living in Tokyo,Japan, for three years.

13. We are going to go fishing atClearview Lake.In Florida, I saw an exhibit onsharks.It was a dark, stormy, and rainynight in Atlanta, Georgia.Are the Olympics taking placenext summer?My puppy must have eaten myhomework.

14. I’m too tired to stay up so late.The plane landed at 2:45 onThursday afternoon.“Laughter is the best medicine,”said Dr. James.Their oldest sister is going tocollege in the fall.Our school’s swim team won thebig meet on Sunday!

15. She received a nice present fromher cousin in Italy.The students took the bus to theaquarium on Monday.The rain fell harder and harder asthe storm approached.Both Mel and his sister have petgoldfish.What is your special talent?

16. Our hockey team will play inBoston, New York, and Hartford.Do you have change for a dollar?We cut the orange into twohalves and each ate one.The spaceship soared through theatmosphere.Some cargo fell off the ship intothe ocean.

17. Ms. Edwards polished my mom’swedding ring.The Danube River runs throughBudapest, Hungary.The sundae had three kinds of icecream: chocolate, vanilla, andstrawberry.Professor Jones works as anarchaeologist in Utah.“Let’s go to the movies,” saidMonica.

18. Only two eggs are left in the carton.The fishermen caught enough fishfor the whole village.Roberto asked, “Have you seenmy dog, Skippy?”Hiking alone is very dangerous!Mario’s birthday party will be onSaturday, March 3.

19. Up on the roof, we found ourmissing kitten.I got a birthday card at RiversideGift Shop.“We’ll need sugar to make thecookies,” said the baker.Who’s the tallest person in yourclass?Ask Tyler, Kayla, and Ethan tocome to the party.

20. The soccer team rode the bus tothe competition.The tallest building in the world isin Taipei, Taiwan.Bees, wasps, and hornets can allsting you.Yesterday, my computer brokedown.The new school year begins on

Monday, August 28.21. An acrobat walked on the tightrope.

The president during the CivilWar was Abe Lincoln.North Carolina is a nice place tovisit. (Or: North Carolina wouldbe a nice place to visit.)Their game started at 7:30 p.m.and should be over by 9:30.Wow, it is hot out here thisafternoon!

22. Was Mike’s birthday on April 20,2001?Before the movie, we all got somepopcorn.We have our first rehearsal onWednesday.His bike is from Harvey’s Bike Shop.You’ll need a pump to inflate thebasketball.

23. She baked three pies: blueberry,strawberry, and lemon.We played a lot of games at lastweek’s Pioneer Festival.“May I speak to Mayor Charles?”I asked.The pirate leaped into the air andswung his sword.There are over 50 differentcountries in Africa.

24. Ruby’s dad is from Norway andher mom is from Venezuela.A football team needs lots ofequipment.“That’s impossible!” said Alison.(Or: “That’s impossible,” saidAlison.)Max, Kate, and Eli rode on the

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scary roller coaster.Chicago, Illinois, is one of ournation’s biggest cities.

25. Norman Rockwell was a famousillustrator of American life.She is good at addition, subtrac-tion, and especially multiplication.There’s a concert every Saturdayduring the summer.“How much lemonade would youlike to drink?” he asked.Cheetahs can run at speeds up to65 miles per hour.

Reference & Study Skills1. 10; 9; 13; 11; 142. pp. 48-50; 212-214; 123-1313. tomato; tomorrow; troop; trophy;

tropicalfried; friend; frown; frozen; furtherkeepsake; kernel; keyboard; key-chain; kindness

4. magazine; marry; mechanic;necklace; notebooklaboratory; latched; lately; leaving;lessonopening; opera; opinion; orchard;orchestra

5. 2; 4; 8; 1; 36. Opinion; Classified Ads; Local

News; World News; Business7. 1: boggle—card;

2: casual—celery; 3: boggle—card; 4: begin—bog; 5: begin—bog; 6: boggle—card; 7: casual—celery; 8: boggle—card;

9: boggle—card; 10: cart—castle

8. 1: pass—pattern; 2: peer—permit; 3: pause—peep; 4: parcel—party;5: pass—pattern;6: peer—permit; 7: peer—permit; 8: parcel—party; 9: pass—pattern; 10: peer—permit

9. 1; 2; 510. 1; 5; 6; electricity11. thesaurus (or dictionary);

almanac; dictionary; phone book;encyclopedia

12. 4; 1; 3; 513. 24; 12-15; 14 and 2314. 59; 159 and 166; 10 and 4615. Science & Nature/animals;

Education/math; Science &Nature/weather; Science &Nature/animals

16. Weather/rainbows;Dinosaurs/types of dinosaurs;Physical Science/light;Dinosaurs/museums & exhibits

17. Governor Signs New Tax Bill;Mayor’s Approval Rating at 70%;Wet Weather through Weekend

18. Local News; Sports; Opinion;World News; Entertainment

19. 7; 11; 12; 8; 920. delete; delirious; destroy; eagle;

eastern; equal; gentle; heading;hearing; inches; incredible; opos-sum; opposite; wriggle; writing

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21. phone book; atlas; dictionary;thesaurus or dictionary; encyclo-pedia

22. title page; glossary; index; tableof contents; bibliography

23. busiest; election; electric; elevator;enigma; enormous; fabulous;frantic; popular; propeller; serious;sincere; tennis; terrible; terrific

24. 1. flimsy—flute;2. flimsy—flute;3. flimsy—flute;4. film—flat;5. film—flat;6. flatten—flight;7. flatten—flight;8. flimsy—flute;9. film—flat;10. film—flat

25. newspaper article about thepresident’s speech; a book aboutgrowing tomatoes; magazineadvertisement; Island of the BlueDolphins

Vocabulary1. A; B; A; C2. B; A; C; B3. need; choose; Close; seize4. haul/hall; Would/wood; sale/sail;

tale/tail5. close; tear; wind; lead; minute6. contract; drawer; produce; resign7. fly; uncle; coach; watch; country;

drink8. plus; improper; thought; girl;

down; hammer9. crosswalk; subway; lifeguard;

deadline; carpool

10. schoolhouse; airport; backbone;supermarket; popcorn

11. reappear; disagree; improve;preview; cheerful; unlikely

12. sleepless; beautiful; celebration;builder; unclear; reheat

13. unavailable; baker; unknown;remake; hopeless; nervously

14. mislead; dancer; kindness; semi-circle; uncooked; breakable

15. B; A; C16. synonym; antonym; synonym;

synonym17. as light as a feather (very light);

as quick as a wink (very quickly);as cold as ice (very cold); as freshas a daisy (very fresh); like twopeas in a pod (very similar)

18. a walk in the park: easy; havenerves of steel: be steady andcalm; was all ears: was listeningattentively; new crop: new group;recipe for disaster: likely to havebad results

19. in the bag: certain; keep yourchin up: don’t get discouraged;pull the wool over my eyes: trickme; a flash in the pan: short-lived

20. give me a hand: help me; underthe weather: ill; like hotcakes:quickly; hit the sack: went to bed;down in the dumps: depressed

21. sink; coat; diamond; trip; light22. eye; block; soil; fire; pen23. metaphor: He is a nice person;

simile: She swims well; simile: Hewas very tough; metaphor: Hehad no empathy; simile: She isvery pretty.

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24. Answers will vary.25. A; B; C; B

Punctuation & Capitalization1. The big game is on Saturday.

My family took a trip to NewYork City.People in Spain and Mexico speakSpanish.Trey goes to Lincoln ElementarySchool.Were you born in June or July?

2. Reba lives on Elm Street.The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France.Have you ever eaten at Tony’sHot Dogs?The Tigers’ next game is at theCentral Stadium.Gina moved here from CarsonCity, Nevada.

3. In the summer, Jake likes to swim.Mrs. Blake lives in Buffalo, NewYork.Sue was born on Jan. 14, 2001.Sam, Josh, and Stu played soccer.Mr. Wilson grows apples,oranges, and pears.

4. Yoshi used to live in Tokyo, Japan.Ms. Tyler went to the marketwith Mr. Bowe.After school, Kim walked to themall.Wes has two dogs, three cats,and a hamster.Megan visited italy, Spain, andEngland.

5. ., declarative; !, exclamatory; ?, interrogative; ., imperative; ?, interrogative

6. ., imperative; ?, interrogative; !, exclamatory; ., declarative; ., imperative

7. Colons belong after “toppings,”“sports,” “directions,” and “fruit.”

8. !, exclamatory; ?, interrogative; ., declarative; ?, interrogative; ., imperative

9. He’s/contraction; mom’s/posses-sive; didn’t/contraction; brother’s/possessive, isn’t/contraction; boys’/plural possessive

10. They’ll/contraction; won’t/ contraction; Arizona’s/possessive;Ethan’s/possessive, doesn’t/contraction; Jenna’s/possessive,won’t/contraction, he’s/contraction

11. “My name is Eric,” said the boy.Juan asked, “What time is it?”“Let’s play basketball!” exclaimedSarah.Pablo said, “Please give this giftto Terry.”“What was I thinking?” askedJessica.

12. My father said, “We’ll be theresoon.”“My skateboard is missing!”yelled Chloe.Adam asked, “Who was at thedoor?”“Who made this mess?” askedMiss Chu.“Please find the rake,” said mymom, “and clean the yard.”

13. Todd lives near Redding’s Market.What time will we leave for theshow?

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Logan was born in Long Beach,California.On Tuesday, June 14, we all wentto the beach.The chef’s kitchen was filled withrecipe books.

14. “This is the hottest day yet!”exclaimed Katie.Todd’s grandma is making cookies,fudge, and a cake.In March, 2003, we crossed theMississippi River.Where is Mr. Brown’s briefcase?Brazil’s national sport is soccer,which they call football.

15. My class is reading the chapter“Pecos Bill and the Tornado.”Karen sang “The Star SpangledBanner” before the game.We read Edgar Allan Poe’s poem“The Raven” at the campfire.The article “King Arthur: Fact orFiction?” was very interesting.Did you hear the band play “TheChicken Dance”?

16. Answers will vary.17. Mr. J. M. Jacobs

The Lord of the RingsToronto, CanadaFriday, August 22Bob’s Fish and Tackle ShopNew York Pizza CompanyGolden Gate Bridge

18. Answers will vary.19. On, Monday, July, London,

England, My, Thames River,We’re, We, Tower of London, Big

Ben, We’ll, Paris, France, We,Mona Lisa, Louvre Museum, EiffelTower, It’s

20. New York Post; King Kong;Highlights; Because of Winn-Dixie;Animal Rescue.

21. boy’s; kitten’s; city’s; school’s;Emily’s; Alaska’s; Ms. Jones’s;tribe’s; robot’s; Houston’s

22. states’; children’s; trees’; dancers’;countries’; books’; teams’; elephants’; oceans’; deer’s

23. 1. no change2. Randy said, “I know a big

secret.”3. no change4. “Seth,” asked Barb, “where

are my markers?”5. “Please come home for dinner,”

said Mother. 24. “Mel’s Adventure” was the best

chapter in the book.Do you know the words to “Oh,Susanna”?Shel Silverstein’s poem “TheHomework Machine” is myfavorite.We read the poem “Fire and Ice”by Robert Frost.The paper had an article called“10 Ways to Beat the Heat.”

25. ?, interrogative; ., declarative; !, exclamatory; ?, interrogative; ., declarative

Word Analysis & Spelling1. B or A; B; B; A; B; B2. A; A; B; A; B; B3. B; B; A; B; A; B

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4. B; B; A; B; B; B5. B; A; A; B6. A; A; B; A7. baby’s; boss’s; dancers’; magicians’;

dolphins’8. buying, planning, dancing; happily,

carefully, luckily; cities, players,shelves; colder, easier, flatter

9. cameras; classes; sandwiches;ladies; children; tomatoes; lunches;messes; bicycles; peaches; drag-onflies; deer

10. glasses; flowers; waitresses; days;territories; ideas; switches; torna-does; dresses; giraffes; daisies;leaves

11. spelled, sampled, hugged, feared,cured, watched, stopped, arrived,opened; popping, loosening,wrapping, curving, studying,driving, talking, beginning, raking

12. tossing, inviting, stirring, putting,gathering, hiking; glanced,mumbled, stayed, shipped, starred,mixed; cherries, dictionaries,boxes, dives, puppets, insects

13. wouldn’t; you’d; she’d; won’t;should’ve; they’d; he’s; I’ll; doesn't;might’ve; they’re; let’s. Sentenceswill vary.

14. Jesse didn’t like the movie.You’re going to have to studyhard.That’s what I’m saying!They’ll go camping next week.Who’s standing next to your sister?

15. agree; twist; champ; heavy;adjust; common; freeze; pack;place; accurate; grow; tire

16. protecting: protect, babies: baby;

disappeared: appear; powerful:power; combination: combine;unhappily: happy; cleaned: clean

17. serious; extreme; influence;frighten; frequent

18. assembly; accident; medicine;selection; furniture

19. character; article, magazine;sandwiches; frightened; advance,allowance

20. illustrations; glance; castle; ship,harbor; foreign, country

21. Answers will vary.22. officer, thief; repaired, bicycle;

vacation; teacher; Always,impression

23. Answers will vary.24. Prefix Root Suffix

friend shipmis quote edun reason able

loud nessmis spell edim perfect ionun happy nessre make ingdis agree mentpre school er

25. marathon; cautious; scissors;physical; diminish