James Forten Spelling + Holiday Vocab.

1. jewel
2. sparkle
3. angle
4. shovel
5. single
6. normal
7. angel
8. legal
9. whistle
10. fossil
11. puzzle
12. bushel
13. mortal
14. gentle
15. level
16. label
17. pedal
18. ankle
19. needle
20. devil
Holiday Vocab.........
21. Kwanzaa
22. Chanukah/Hanukkah
23. Christmas
24. Saturnalia
25. menorah
26. St. Nicholas
27. Jesus
28. dreidel
29. mistletoe
30. manger

WEEK OF DECEMBER 5th-DECEMBER 9

Katie's Trunk Spelling p.415 in HM Wkbk
1. equal
2. parlor
3. collect
4. closet
5. perhaps
6. wedding
7. rapid
8. value
9. arrive
10. behave
11. shoulder
12. novel
13. tulip
14. sorrow
15. vanish
16. essay
17. publish
18. aware
19. subject
20. prefer
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21. skirmish
22. skittish
23. peered
24. diversity
25. artisan
26. debtor
27. constitution
28. institutionalize
29. interdependence
30. indigo

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 2nd

"AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED PAUL REVERE" words p. 413 in HM Wkbk
21. Patriot
22. sentries
23. liberty
24. dissent
25. sedition
26. immigrant
27. militia
28. religious toleration
29. prosperity
30. taxation

Final Crispin Vocabulary

1. buffeting
2. palfrey
3. laggards
4. fervor
5. wend
6. disconsolate
7. agitated
8. infatuated
9. bondage
10. omen
11. succumb
12. voracious
13. parched
14. vexed
15. impaled
16. brandished
17. guild
18. caterwauling
19. Thanksgiving
20. thankfulness

Crispin Vocabulary

Ch. 25-40
1. reverence
2. meandered
3. enraptured
4. heirs
5. illegitimate
6. tumultuous
7. sumptuous
8. beguiled
9. celestial
10. abacus

HALLOWEEN WEEK-October 31-November 4

1.All Hallows Eve
2.deity
3.Celtic
4.Dia de Los Muertos
5.trick-or-treat
6.jack o’ lantern
7. Halloween
8. Druid
9. Samhain
10. werewolf
11. grotesquely
12. pillaged
13. sustenance
14. trepidation
15. raucously
16. evasively
17. tyranny
18. surname
19. solemnly
20. malevolence

WEEK OF OCTOBER 24-28th

CRISPIN VOCABULARY Ch.1-12

1. fringe- the outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity(p.1 in book)
2. shunned-persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (p.1)
3. transgression-a sin, or offense (p.2)
4. minions-underlings, ones who work for a person of power (ch.2 page)
5. shroud-burial cloth
6. pinnacle-highest point(p.22)
7. scrutinized-examine carefully
8. poaching-hunting illegally
9. curfew-a set time to remain indoors (p.17)
10. transfixed-spellbound, cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment
11. mercenary-a hired killer/assassin/a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. (p.28)
12. treason-the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government
13. foreboding-a sense of dread, fearful apprehension
14. impenetrable-impossible to pass through (p.23)
15. lunacy-the state of being insane/crazy (p.29)
16. steward-The steward was the head of all the castle's staff/medieval Lord (p.30)
17. genuflected (p.33)lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect : she genuflected and crossed herself.
18. carcasses (p.41)-dead bodies
19. bailiff (p.41)-an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
• chiefly British
20. forage- search widely for food or provisions (p.48)

WEEK OF OCTOBER 10-14

Science World Words + p. 411 from the story entitled: "La Bamba"
21. biologist
22. anaerobic
23. respiration
24. aerodynamics
25. supersonic
26. affixed
27. gyre
28. hydrothermal
29. veterinarian
30. diligence

October 3-7

Michelle Kwan story-p. 409 in wkbk.
21.mutinied
22.Northwest Passage
23.conquistadors
24.Reformation
25.isthmus
26.photosynthesis
27.organ system
28. circulatory system
29. respiratory system
30. perseverance

Week of September 26-30

Sign of the Beaver Vocab-Chapter 16-End
1. boisterous-noisy energetic, rowdy
2. flaunting- show something off, parade yourself
3. gourd- skinned fruit
4. nimbly-fast and agile
5. ramshackle-badly built or run-down
6. floundered-be in serious difficulty/struggle
7. persisted-keep carrying on/believed wrongly
8. prowess-superior skill
9. soberly-not drunk/intoxicated
10. spunky- energetic
11. contortions
12. gaunt-
13. medley
14. relenting-
15. comrade-
16. intricately-
17. typhus-
18. unhampered-
19. poised-
20. sensitivity-

Sign of the Beaver Ch. 10-14 (Week of September 19-23

Sign of the Beaver Ch. 10-14
1. contemptuous
2. defiance
3. dumfounded
4. finicky
5. heathen
6. incomprehensible
7. nonchalantly
8. spliced
9. cascades
10. chagrined
11. ordeal
12. pesky
13. stalked
14. goaded
15. disgruntled
16. improvise
17. disposition
18. indifference
19. indignant
20. *preparation*
1. contemptuous- adjective. showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful.
2. defiance- a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
3. dumfounded- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
4. finicky- excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy
5. heathen- an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.
6. incomprehensible- Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible
7. nonchalantly-Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent
8. spliced- to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands
9. cascades- a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface.
10. Chagrined- a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.b

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12-16

Sign of the Beaver Spelling Vocabulary (Ch. 1-4)

1. notch (p. 2) 11. molasses (p. 13)
2. surveyor (p. 2) 12. pewter (p. 13)
3. chimney (p. 3) 13. ruefully (p. 14)
4. coaxed (p. 8) 14. Jesuit (p. 16)
5. venturing (p. 8) 15. frisked (p. 19)
6. proprietors (p. 9) 16. deprived (p. 19)
7. solitary (p. 9) 17. salvage (p. 20)
8. porcupine (p. 10) 18. glinted (p. 26)
9. heavyset (p. 11) 19. moccasins (p. 29)
10. deacon (p. 12) 20. *forgiveness*

p. 409 Volcanoes

21. composite 26. Norse Mythology
22. cinders 27. atmosphere
23. caldera 28. meteorologist
24. weathered 29. volcanoes
25. billowy 30. discernment

Week of August 29-September 2

#1-20-p.407 in orange wkbk. "Eye of the Storm"
Plus Science Vocabulary

21. nonmetal
22. molecule
23. metalloid
24. malleable
25. chemical properties
26. solubility
27. periodic table of elements
28. typhoon
29. tsunami
30. conscientious

Week of August 22-26th

5TH GRADE-Spelling List 1-p. Vocabulary + p. 407
Earthquake Terror Yellow Lang. Arts Workbook
21. jolt
22. shuddered
23. debris
24. undulating
25. fault
26. preparation
27. tectonic plates
28. navigation
29. expeditions
30. self-discipline

Mountain Vocab/Spelling

p. 427 in Orange HM Wkbk
1. migration
2. harsh
3. survival
4. harvesting
5. environment
6. excellent
7. prominent
8. extravagant
9. durable
10. reversible

CHALLENGE LIST (Student generated)
*1. hyperventilate
*2. intangible
3. debarkation
*4. debonair
*5. gregarious
6. phooey
*7. sphinx
*8. quibble
9. platypus
*10. microfiche
11. oblique
*12. bryophyte
13. briquette
14. plateau
*15. rambunctious
16. raspberry
17. stratoculumus
*18. dyspnea
*19. parasympathetic nervous system
20. reverse psychology
*21 sphincter
22. spastic paralysis
*23. semi-religious
*24. radiolarians
*25. secretion

* Vocabulary words-find and write the meaning next to the words on your pre-test- Test Friday

WEEK OF MAY 9th - 13th

SPELLING VOCABULARY FROM MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
1. venison
2. exertion
3. cache
4. ventilate
5. ferocity
6. hemlock
7. mantle
8. scat
9. niche
10. pewee
11. carcass
12. hypnotized
13. misshapen
14. mussels
15. steeped
16. tannic acid
17. bachelor
18. convenient
19. weasel
20. fiery
21. Three Branches of Government
22. Legislative Branch
23. Executive Branch
24. Judicial Branch
25. amendment

WEEK OF APRIL 4th-April 8th

Harriet Tubman
1. groped
2. territory
3. secretary
4. destination
* 5. ingenuity p. 97
* 6. briars p. 98
7. beckoned
8. auctioneer
9. murmur
10. possessed
11. calico
* 12. imbued p. 109
* 13.condemned p.110
*14. eloquently p. 111
* 15. vigilance p.111
*16. gaoling p. 111
17. convention
*18. stringent p. 117
*19. prodigious p. 117
*20. prescience p. 117
*21 embellished p. 117
*22. diminutives p. 118
*23. intervals p. 120
*24. thicket p. 124
*25. rheumatism p. 128


1. ingenuity - the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
2. Briars-any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs
3. Imbued - inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
4. Condemned-express complete disapproval of, typically in public;
5. Eloquently-fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
6. Vigilance-the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
7. Gaoling-jail
8. Stringent-strict, precise,
9. Prodigious-remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
10. Prescience- having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
11. Embellished-make (a story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details
12. Diminutive-extremely or unusually small
13. Intervals - a space between two things; a gap.
14. Thicket – a dense group of bushes
15. Rheumatism - any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue

Week of March 28-April 1st

Harriet Tubman Vocab + Dear Mr. Henshaw (Words with Suffixes p. 419 in wkbk)
21. patchwork (73)
22. fugitive (81)
23. handbills (90)
24. inconsolable (91)
25. endeavor (93)
26. seminary (95)
27. intuition (96)
28. derived (108)
29. hoarding (106)
30. retrospect (110)

Week of March 21-March 25

HARRIET TUBMAN-Conductor on the Underground Railroad

1. ebb-p.1
2. leisure p. 1
3. integral p. 2
4. hearth p. 3
5. occurrences
6. manumissioned p. 6
7. recalcitrant p. 8
8. vigor p. 11
9. bandanna
10. haphazard p. 12
11. insurrection p. 15
12. herring p. 17
13. bondage -p.16
14. incurred p. 19
15. parson p. 19
16. hoofbeats
17. galloping
18. forefinger
19. gaiety p. 25
20. vehement p. 27

Week of March 14-18

Random Holidays of March!
Lent
Irish American Month
Music in Our Schools Month
National Craft Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Irish American Heritage Month- designated by Congress in 1995.
National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
National Women's History Month
Poetry Month
Ides of March
Red Cross Month
Social Workers Month


Spelling Words from A Boy Called Slow from our Anthology + Science/Holiday Words
1. unable
2. discover
3. report
4. disaster
5. unaware
6. remind
7. televise
8. television
9. inspect
10. inspection
11. react
12. reaction
13. tense
14. tension
15. correct
VOCAB
atmosphere
air pressure
convection current
prevailing wind
troposphere
humidity
precipitation
Lent
Ides of March
St. Patrick
Ireland
leprechaun
famine
blarney
limerick

CHALLENGE LIST-(Student generated)
1. ampitheater
2. anarchist
3. baccalaureate
4. idiosyncrasy
5. omnipotent
6. urinalysis
7. xerography
8. meager
9. reminiscence
10. synonymous
11.acrylic
12. ancillary
13. annihilate
14. baroque
15. decapitation
16. plateau
17. pillory
18. perforate
19. Zionism
20. seneschal
21 sinew
22. ecclesiastical
23. catechist
24. mucous membrane
25. hematoxylin
26. acoustic
27. khaki
28. defenestrate
29. obelisk
30. Kelvin scale

Week of March 7-11

21. abolitionist
22. territory
23. ordinance
24. reluctant
25. tensions
26. treaty
27. surrendered
28. soot
29.errand
30. millet

Challenge List (For those who passed the Pre-Test-Student Generated)
1. nebulae
2. sucrose
3. monocle
4. drogue
5. sanctuary
6. electromagnetic
7. stellar
8. nucleosynthesis
9. isotopes
10. radioactivity
11. gluttonous
12. antidisestablishmentarianism
13. fixation
14. ferrous
15. guinea pig
16. rigor mortis
17. fructose
18. vertebrate
19.concealment
20.nourishment
21.mystique
22.glutonous
23.decrescendo
24. modulus
25.monoecious
26. mucilage
27.odyssey
28.echinoderm
29.

Week of February 28-March 4

Fighting Ground Final Vocabulary
1. cartridge
2. clenched
3. inhaled
4. meager
5. conspired
6. elusively
7. flickered
8. occasionally
9.desperately
10.spasmodically
11. silhouettes p.109
12.fragmentary p.110
13. hunched p.111
14. accusation p.113
15. gesture p. 127
16. ransom p.133
17. gauge 11:35 pm
18. stammered p.151
19.mirage p. 151
20. stupefaction 5:50 a.m.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22-25

Fighting Ground + Social Studies Vocab (Ch. 9 Lesson 1+2)
1. profiteering
2. economic hardship
3. parallel timeline
4. enlisted
5. mercenaries
6. negotiate
7. campaign
8. neutral
9. inflation
10. imports
FIGHTING GROUND VOCAB.
11. scrutinized p. 59
12. muster p. 64
13. obliterate p. 66
14. perplexed p. 71
15. camaraderie p. 79
16. averted p. 82
17. spasm p. 89
18. encroaching p. 90
19. callousness p. 92
20. rebuff p. 93

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15-18th

FIGHTING GROUND VOCABULARY
1. * fife
2. * grenadiers
3. percussion
4. * hefted
5. suffocating
6. priming pan
7. lurched
8. transfixed
9. *linchpin
10. * buckled
11. *riveted
12. salvation
13. *corporal
14. monotonously
15. grotesque
16. * Hessian
17. * regiment
18. affixed
19. quizzically
20. * impulsively

Week of February 7-11

James Forten Spelling + Science Vocabulary
fermentation
transpiration
vascular tissue
cellular respiration
lungs
photosynthesis
tissues
kidneys
Excretory System
small intestine

January 31-February 4

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD VOCAB/SCIENCE: STRUCTURES OF LIVING THINGS
1. liable p.165
2. tread p.169
3. siege p. 171
4. unscrupulous p. 174
5. hewing p. 176
6. treadmill p. 168
7. distill p. 176
8. court-martial p. 190
9. curt p. 188
10. clemency p. 194
11. floundering p. 183
12. populace p.178
13. spiraling p. 169
14. scrip p. 170
15. adjunct p. 172
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16. cell
17. tissue
18. organ
19. organ system
20. circulatory system
21. respiratory system
22. digestive system
23. microscope
24. organelles
25. membrane

WEEK OF JANUARY 24-28

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD SPELLING VOCABULARY
1. recalcitrance-Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.
2. brisk-active, fast or energetic
3. plundering-steal goods from a person or place by force in a time of war
4. forage-search widely for food or provisions
5. pallet-a portable platform to stack supplies
6. retaliate-to make an attack or assault in response to a similar attack
7. sedition-conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority
8. wharves
9. skiff-a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with a sharp bow and square stern
10.drove-a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body
11.balking-being hesitant or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
12. depreciation
13.pewter
14.commotion
15.fusillade
16.cantering
17.resolution
18.Articles of Confederation
19.constitution
20. sturgeon

WEEK OF JANUARY 18-21

AMERICAN REVOLUTION/MLK VOCABULARY
1. petition-an official written request, typically signed by many, appealing to authority with a given case.
2. preamble-an introduction
3. representation-the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone
4. repeal-revoke or do away with a law
5. coerce-persuade an unwilling person by using force or threats
6. monopoly-the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or servics
7. grievance-a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest
8. militia-a military force that is raised form the civil population to help regular
army in an emergency
9. commissary-a restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution
10. ciphering-a secret, or disguised way of writing...a code.
11. Sons of Liberty
12. Continental Congress
13. The Intolerable Acts
14. Boston Tea Party
15. Declaration of Independence
16. discrimination-the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories on the
grounds of age, race, or sex.
17. racism-prejudiced, or antagonistic directed agains someone of a different race
18. equality-the state of being equal, esp. in status, rights and opportunities.
19. civil rights-the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
20. segregation-the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country

WEEK OF January 12-14

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD VOCABULARY (AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORDS)
Patriot
blurt
constitutes
treason
Lobsterbacks
lascivious
taproom
cordial
Minutemen
massacred