The Tan Book - 6th Grade Skills
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THE Tan BOOK
6TH GRADE SKILLS
6th grade students mature in their language arts skills through 36 lessons. Passages from great literature encourage the reading of timeless classics. Dictation encourages expressive, creative writing. The updated third edition is even easier to use with new lessons that will introduce your student to additional classic literature. The study of suffixes and prefixes lays groundwork for skills needed at upper grade levels.
The Tan Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Tan Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Tan SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.
- 36 weekly lessons divided into easy-to-use daily plans. Teacher friendly, with little or no teacher preparation needed! Integrated language arts lessons including: grammar, spelling, higher-order thinking, and study skills.
- Each lesson provides the opportunity for your students to apply their skills through research, creative writing, journal writing, etc.
- Four Book Studies
- Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Latham
- The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
- Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
- The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
- Each Book Study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities.
- Two Units:
- Using the Library
- Writing a Research Paper
- Review Activities follow each lesson providing additional skill practice.
- Assessments aid teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses.
- The Skills Index provides an easy skill reference.
The Tan Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Tan Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Tan SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.
As for the specific skills addressed in this level of LLATL, The Tan Book features sixth grade skills that build on grammar, spelling, and writing skills covered in earlier levels and emphasizes prefix and suffix studies and research skills.
- Emily, Table Life Blog
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It’s actually enjoyable. The book studies in particular were Freddie’s favorites. Naming the parts of the ship, doing a crossword puzzle, and seeing the maps definitely made the book come to life.Read the full review.
- - Clare, Homeschool of 1
Each weekly lesson is divided into easy-to-use daily plans, making homeschooling simple for both you and your child. There isn’t much preparation needed for these lessons either, so it’s a time saver as well as a great instruction book.
- Heather, Mom for all Seasons
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The following reviews are for the 2nd edition of the Tan Book. Some changes have been made in the 3rd edition.
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Spelling
adding suffixes -able,ance,ant,ence,ent,ible,sion,tion - adding prefixes - compound words - contractions - copy words - double consonants - plurals of irregular words - plural rules - spelling rules for: ck,dg,ear,er,gn,ie,igh,ir,kn,ou,ough,ow,ur,wor,wr - spelling rules for changing: f to v, y to i, - studying words - syllabication
Reading
a Book Study on: Carry on, Mr. Bowditch, The Bronze Bow, Big Red, The Horse and His Boy - alliteration - autobiography - biography - bound base - choral reading - climax - comprehension - conflict - context clues - couplet - dialect - dialogue - discussing content - duolog - end rhyme - etymology - exposition - fable - falling action - fiction - first person - foreshadowing - free base - internal rhyme - irony - mood - narrator - news story - personification - plot - poetry - point of view - prose - reciting poetry - repetition - resolution - rhyme scheme - rising action - second person speech - stanza - syllables - third person - topic sentences - triplet - vocabulary - words analogy
Grammar
adjectives - adverbs - antecedents - antonyms - apostrophes - articles - being verbs - capitalization - colon - commas - common nouns - comparative adjectives - complete predicate - complete sentences - complete subjects - compound sentences - compound subjects - compound verbs - compound words - conjunctions - contraction - declarative sentences - dependent clause - direct address - direct object - direct quotation - double negative - exclamation marks - exclamatory sentences - fragment - helping verbs - homonyms - hyphen - imperative sentences - independent clause - interjections - interrogative sentences - irregular verbs - linking verbs - nouns - object of the preposition - parts of speech - periods - possessive nouns - possessive pronouns - predicate adjectives - prefix - preposition - prepositional phrase - principal parts of verbs - pronouns - proper nouns - question marks - quotation marks - regular verbs - semicolon - simile - simple predicate - simple subjects - subject/verb agreement - suffixes - superlative adjectives - syllables - synonyms - titles - transitional words - underlining - verbs - verbs phrase - verbs tense
Composition
advertisement - bibliography - biography - business letter - caricature - character sketch - circle words picture - closing paragraph - closing sentences- creative writing - dialogue - duolog - essay - figurative language - first draft - first person - friendly letter - journal - main idea - mood - news story - opening paragraph - outline - paragraph - paraphrase - personification - plagiarism - poetry - prose - research - similes - summary - supporting detail - supporting sentences - thesis statement - titles - topic - topic sentences - types of sentences - writing a fable - writing dialogue - writing instructions
Research and Study Skills
alphabetical order - Bible translation - Caldecott Award - Dewey decimal system - dictionary - encyclopedia - etymology - illustration - interview - library - map skills - Newbery Award - news story - organizing thought - research - sequence - thesaurus - timeline
High Order Thinking Skills
analogies - circle word pictures - conducting a research - context clues - giving directions - memorization
Creative Expression
creative writing - oral presentation - poetry
Penmanship
copying passages - final drafts
adding suffixes -able,ance,ant,ence,ent,ible,sion,tion - adding prefixes - compound words - contractions - copy words - double consonants - plurals of irregular words - plural rules - spelling rules for: ck,dg,ear,er,gn,ie,igh,ir,kn,ou,ough,ow,ur,wor,wr - spelling rules for changing: f to v, y to i, - studying words - syllabication
Reading
a Book Study on: Carry on, Mr. Bowditch, The Bronze Bow, Big Red, The Horse and His Boy - alliteration - autobiography - biography - bound base - choral reading - climax - comprehension - conflict - context clues - couplet - dialect - dialogue - discussing content - duolog - end rhyme - etymology - exposition - fable - falling action - fiction - first person - foreshadowing - free base - internal rhyme - irony - mood - narrator - news story - personification - plot - poetry - point of view - prose - reciting poetry - repetition - resolution - rhyme scheme - rising action - second person speech - stanza - syllables - third person - topic sentences - triplet - vocabulary - words analogy
Grammar
adjectives - adverbs - antecedents - antonyms - apostrophes - articles - being verbs - capitalization - colon - commas - common nouns - comparative adjectives - complete predicate - complete sentences - complete subjects - compound sentences - compound subjects - compound verbs - compound words - conjunctions - contraction - declarative sentences - dependent clause - direct address - direct object - direct quotation - double negative - exclamation marks - exclamatory sentences - fragment - helping verbs - homonyms - hyphen - imperative sentences - independent clause - interjections - interrogative sentences - irregular verbs - linking verbs - nouns - object of the preposition - parts of speech - periods - possessive nouns - possessive pronouns - predicate adjectives - prefix - preposition - prepositional phrase - principal parts of verbs - pronouns - proper nouns - question marks - quotation marks - regular verbs - semicolon - simile - simple predicate - simple subjects - subject/verb agreement - suffixes - superlative adjectives - syllables - synonyms - titles - transitional words - underlining - verbs - verbs phrase - verbs tense
Composition
advertisement - bibliography - biography - business letter - caricature - character sketch - circle words picture - closing paragraph - closing sentences- creative writing - dialogue - duolog - essay - figurative language - first draft - first person - friendly letter - journal - main idea - mood - news story - opening paragraph - outline - paragraph - paraphrase - personification - plagiarism - poetry - prose - research - similes - summary - supporting detail - supporting sentences - thesis statement - titles - topic - topic sentences - types of sentences - writing a fable - writing dialogue - writing instructions
Research and Study Skills
alphabetical order - Bible translation - Caldecott Award - Dewey decimal system - dictionary - encyclopedia - etymology - illustration - interview - library - map skills - Newbery Award - news story - organizing thought - research - sequence - thesaurus - timeline
High Order Thinking Skills
analogies - circle word pictures - conducting a research - context clues - giving directions - memorization
Creative Expression
creative writing - oral presentation - poetry
Penmanship
copying passages - final drafts
In addition to the 36 weekly lessons in the Tan Book, your student will have the opportunity to read the following four novels throughout the year:
Carry on Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
You may use these guides as a reading schedule: The Tan Book - Book Study Reading Guide
Carry on Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
You may use these guides as a reading schedule: The Tan Book - Book Study Reading Guide
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