Vista Language Arts Lessons

  skirt     ```She is wearing a pleated plaid skirt made of wool.                    Each pattern of plaid on a kilt represents the Scottman's  family. skein          I bought three skeins of hot pink yarn to make crotchet caps for my nieces.                     Her braid looked like a skein of golden yarn. skull          The art class did charcoal drawings of human skulls.                    Desert landscapes are sometimes decorated with animal skulls. skunk     The skunk was under deck in the backyard and tried to spray my cat.                    Skunks are related to the weasel family and the Old World relatives`                    to the stink badgers. skort     Skorts are trouser skirts that provide women with more freedom for sports and gardening,               My mother's favorite summer attire begins with skorts in all colors and patterns. skin     The summer sun can be brutal on our skin without sun tan lotion.               Without sun tan lotion, the summer sun can b

  Words that begin with "squ" -squat                        I am beginning my daily exercise regime with 25 squats. I am hoping to move up to                                       100 squats a day by the summer.                                   My Birdwatchers club will squat down flat, like a tortilla, to see an exotic bird. square                    His garden is evolving into a 10ft x 10ft square of roses.                                  The fountain is in the center of the market square. squash                    Yellow squash is my favorite type of squash to tempura.                                   The cat relishes squashing the new delivery boxes. squint                    Because I am avoiding getting new reading glasses, I spend my                                  reading time squinting at the print.                                                 The strong, bold, rays of the sun caused him to squint all afternoon at the beach. squabble          The younger broth

-Last night I read an entire novel.  I leafed through the pages ferociously until I completed the book. - Then I placed the book in my library in a vacant spot allotted for this enlightening novel. - I had read at least 100 books by the time I was twelve.  I hosted pretend seminars with my friends in the summer.   - Most of my childhood friends were bookworms who charmed the teachers with their knowledge. -I always played the concerned friend for my friends that were sometimes bullied by other kids. Simple Past Tense Wolfgang the cat entered the door with kitty paws. He won the breakfast meal first. Wolfgang admired the way the light glinted on the flashlight toy. Wolfgang swept the floor with his bushy tail. Past Continuous Tense -When we got to the house yesterday morning, the baby was drinking a bottle. -He was waiting at home all day for the cable guy. The cable guy was fixing the wrong television next door.  He was apologizing to the customer during his visit. -Alan was cutting th

  Iridology is the science of reading fibers in the iris to determine how the body is functioning. You can read nutrition levels, organ conditions, high cholesterol and much more. The theory is that the iris contains nerve fibers connected to various parts of the body through previously unknown nerve pathway in the cranial nerves.  Ignatz Von Peczely, 19th century Hungarian began the study of iridology when he noticed changes in his patients' irises. Some of his claims are listed: The health value of each organ and organ area is determined by examining the color, lightness/darkness, shape and depth of the fibers of the iris. -Generally the lighter the color of the fibers, the more activity and possibly sensation (such pain) there is supposed to be at the tissue level of the organ. -Symptoms to identify: Allergic sensitivity -environmental and food allergies present themselves as blood vessels appearing in the whites of the eyes. By measuring this against other indicators in the iri