AIM Academics & AIM4A Tutoring/Test Prep

Level A3 - English Language
Curriculum Outline

Topic 1. Words - Spelling and Vocabulary

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1Word A Day
   
                                  
2Synonyms
   
                                  
3Synonyms - 2
   
                                  
4Synonyms - 3
   
                                  
5Alternative Words
   
                                  
6Antonyms
   
                                  
7Antonyms - 2
   
                                  
8Homonyms
   
                                  
9Homophones
   
                                  
10Homophones - 2
   
                                  
11Homonyms Using Pictures
   
                                  
12Classification
   
                                  
13Classification - 2
   
                                  
14Context Clues
   
                                  
15Concept Words
   
                                  
16Sensory Words
   
                                  
17Plurals
   
                                  
18Plurals - 2
   
                                  
19Plurals - 3
   
                                  
20Plurals - 4
   
                                  
21Plurals - Irregular
   
                                  
22Suffixes
   
                                  
23Suffix - Adding 'ing'
   
                                  
24Suffix - Adding 'ful'
   
                                  
25Suffix - Adding 'ed'
   
                                  
26Suffix - Adding 'less' or 'ness'
   
                                  
27Suffix - Adding 'ly'
   
                                  
28Suffix for Words With Last Syllable 'y'
   
                                  
29Prefixes
   
                                  
30Prefixes - 2
   
                                  
31Prefix or Suffix
   
                                  
32Prefix or Suffix - 2
   
                                  
33Root and Base Words
   
                                  
34Root and Base Words - 2
   
                                  
35Root and Base Words - 3
   
                                  
36Compound Words
   
                                  
37Compound Words - 2
   
                                  
38Abbreviations
   
                                  
39Review Test - Spelling and Vocabulary - Level 3
   
                                  

Topic 2. Grammar

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1Capitalization Review
   
                                  
2Capitalization
   
                                  
3Capitalization: Sentences, People, and Pets
   
                                  
4Capitalization: Places
   
                                  
5Capitalization: Titles of People
   
                                  
6Capitalization: Dates and Holidays
   
                                  
7Capitalization: Titles
   
                                  
8Capitalization: Friendly Letters
   
                                  
9Punctuation: Commas
   
                                  
10Punctuation: Periods
   
                                  
11Punctuation: Abbreviations
   
                                  
12Punctuation: Question Marks and Exclamation Points
   
                                  
13Punctuation: Sentences
   
                                  
14Punctuation: Sentence Fragments
   
                                  
15Punctuation: End Marks
   
                                  
16Punctuation: Commas in Series and Introductions
   
                                  
17Punctuation: Friendly Letters
   
                                  
18Punctuation: Commas in Dialogue
   
                                  
19Punctuation: Quotation Marks in a Dialogue
   
                                  
20Punctuation: Quotations Marks Around Titles
   
                                  
21Parts of Speech
   
                                  
22Nouns - Common and Proper Nouns
   
                                  
23Replace Common Nouns With Proper Nouns
   
                                  
24Regular Plurals
   
                                  
25Irregular Plurals
   
                                  
26Nouns: Singular and Plural Possessives
   
                                  
27Pronouns
   
                                  
28Pronouns - 2
   
                                  
29Verbs
   
                                  
30Verbs - 2
   
                                  
31Verb Tense
   
                                  
32Verb Tense - 2
   
                                  
33Present Tense Verbs
   
                                  
34Past Tense Verbs
   
                                  
35Future Tense Verbs
   
                                  
36Verbs - Do, Have
   
                                  
37Verbs - Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
   
                                  
38Verbs - Sang, Ran
   
                                  
39Verbs - Wore, Done
   
                                  
40Verbs - Gave, Went
   
                                  
41Verbs - Ate, Saw
   
                                  
42Adjectives
   
                                  
43Adjectives - 2
   
                                  
44Adjectives - Levels
   
                                  
45Adjectives - Story
   
                                  
46Adverbs
   
                                  
47Negatives
   
                                  
48Articles
   
                                  
49Contractions
   
                                  
50Four Kinds of Sentences
   
                                  
51Four Sentence Types
   
                                  
52Is It a Sentence?
   
                                  
53Review Test - Grammar - Level 3
   
                                  

Topic 3. Reading and Comprehension

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1Read and Summarize a Book
   
                                  
2Good Reading Strategies
   
                                  
3Finding Topic Sentences and Supporting Details
   
                                  
4Fact and Opinion
   
                                  
5Fantasy or Reality
   
                                  
6Feelings/Emotions
   
                                  
7Sayings and Phrases
   
                                  
8Idioms
   
                                  
9Reading Fiction
   
                                  
10Reading Fiction - The Witch In The Tower
   
                                  
11Reading Fiction - Salem and the Nail
   
                                  
12Reading Fiction - The Horse And The Wolf
   
                                  
13Reading Fiction - The Flying Trunk
   
                                  
14Reading Fiction - The Donkey That Thought He Was Clever
   
                                  
15Reading Fiction - The Mouse and the Lion
   
                                  
16Reading Fiction - Amin and Eggs
   
                                  
17Reading Non-fiction - Earthquakes
   
                                  
18Reading Nonfiction - Insects
   
                                  
19Reading Nonfiction - Ants
   
                                  
20Reading Nonfiction - US Government
   
                                  
21Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
   
                                  
22Reading Comprehension - Following Directions
   
                                  
23Reading Nonfiction
   
                                  
24Classifcation
   
                                  
25Following and Giving Directions
   
                                  
26Poem - Jimmy Jet and his TV Set
   
                                  
27Origami
   
                                  
28Review Test - Reading Comprehension Level 3
   
                                  

Topic 4. Writing

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1Writing Practice - Lower Case Alphabet
   
                                  
2Writing Practice - Upper Case Alphabet
   
                                  
3Writing Practice - Cursive a to g
   
                                  
4Writing Practice - Cursive h to n
   
                                  
5Writing Practice - Cursive o to t
   
                                  
6Writing Practice - Cursive u to z
   
                                  
7Writing Practice - Cursive A to M
   
                                  
8Writing Practice - Cursive N to Z
   
                                  
9Writing Practice - Blank Sheet
   
                                  
10Writing a Thank-You Note
   
                                  
11A Good Writing Method
   
                                  
12Writing an Acrostic Poem
   
                                  
13Writing Correct Dates and Times
   
                                  
14Writing a Dialogue
   
                                  
15Writing Supporting Details
   
                                  
16Picture Clue Writing
   
                                  
17Picture Clue Writing - 2
   
                                  
18Picture Clue Writing - 3
   
                                  
19Review Test - Writing Level 3
   
                                  
20Writing Prompts for Grades 1-3
   
                                  

Topic 5. Other

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1Review Test 1
   
                                  
2Review Test 2
   
                                  
3Review Test 3
   
                                  
4Review Test 4
   
                                  
5Spanish Words
   
                                  
6Spanish Words - Colors
   
                                  
7Spanish words - Days of the Week