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Theme: Let’s Explore
ORAL LANGUAGE• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme
Mysteries
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ThemeAdapting to Survive
Build BackgroundWORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Decoding
Vocabulary
allergies, assignments, suspicious, accuse, consideration, consume, evidence
Dictionary: Unfamiliar Words
PhonicsShort vowels
Vocabulary
shimmer, eerie, swallows, lurk, climate, silken, lumbering
Context Clues: Surrounding Words
PhonicsLong a
READING• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Make Inferences
and AnalyzeSkill: Problem and
Solution
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGMystery of the Lost Glasses
ON LEVELCase of the Missing Scarf
BEYONDThe Trash Detectives
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSThe Missing Scarf
ComprehensionStrategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Details
Repeated Reading: Tempo
APPROACHINGSurvival in the Great Sandy
Desert
ON LEVELSurvival in the Sahara
Desert
BEYONDSurvival in the Great Basin Desert
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSLife in the Sahara Desert
LANGUAGE ARTS• Writing
• Grammar
• Spelling
WritingPersonal Narrative
Grammar
Sentences
Spelling
Words with Short Vowels
WritingPoem
Grammar
Subjects and Predicates
Spelling
Words with Long a
pages 16J–43V pages 44A–69V
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16B
ThemeOur National Parks
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ThemeAstronauts
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ThemeWildlife Watchers
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Vocabulary
roamed, completed, journey, natural, wildlife
Word Parts: Compound words
PhonicsLong e
Vocabulary
endless, universe, protested, realistic, sensible, astronaut, paralyzed
Dictionary: Using a Dictionary
PhonicsLong i
Vocabulary
raft, scattered, disgusted, nuzzle, downstream, cluttered
Context Clues: Paragraph Clues
PhonicsLong o
ComprehensionStrategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Details
Repeated Reading: Pronunciation
APPROACHINGThe Animals of Isle Royal
ON LEVELThe History of Acadia
National Park
BEYONDPreserving Unique Places
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSAcadia National Park
ComprehensionStrategy: Make Inferences
and AnalyzeSkill: Analyze Character
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGElevator to Trouble
ON LEVELSummer in Space
BEYONDBack to School
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSSpace Adventure
ComprehensionStrategy: Make Inferences
and AnalyzeSkill: Character, Setting,
Plot
Repeated Reading: Tempo/Pacing
APPROACHINGThe Secret Code
ON LEVELX Marks the Spot
BEYONDSaving Larry
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSJamal’s Surprises
WritingResponse to Literature
Grammar
Simple and Compound
Sentences
Spelling
Words with Long e
WritingPersonal Letter
Grammar
Complex Sentences
Spelling
Words with Long i
WritingJournal
Grammar
Run-on Sentences
Spelling
Words with Long o
How did the return of elk to one national park and gray
wolves to another affect the ecosystems of those parks?
A male and female elk in their new home, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National parks protect wildlife, history, and culture.
Still, hundreds of plants and animals have disappeared
from our national parks. That’s because their environment
has changed, mostly because of human activities.
Today park rangers work to restore the balance of each
park ecosystem. They are bringing plants and animals
back into their natural environments. So far, the programs
are working—especially for elk and wolves.
ComprehensionGenreA Nonfiction Article tells
facts about a person, place,
or event.
SummarizeMain Idea and DetailsThe main idea of an
article is what it is mostly
about. Details give more
information about the
main idea.
Real World Reading
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pages 70A–81V pages 82A–107V pages 108A–143V
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Test StrategyThink and Search
Writing Personal Narrative
Unit 1 Assessment, 7–24
ComprehensionProblem and Solution;Main Idea and Details; Analyze Character;Character, Setting, Plot
Vocabulary StrategiesDictionary: Unfamiliar Words, Using a Dictionary; Context Clues: Surrounding Words, Paragraph Clues; Word Parts: Compound Words
Text Features/Literary Elements/Study Skills
Charts, Diagrams, Maps, Assonance and Metaphor, Using the Dictionary
GrammarSentences
WritingPersonal Narrative
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret AssessmentResults
Let’s Explore 16C
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Theme: Take a Stand
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing ThemeBaseball
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ThemeNew Places, New Faces
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WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Decoding
Vocabulary muttered, gaped, insult,
snickering, legendary, fluke, flinched
Context Clues: Descriptions
Phonicsch and tch
Vocabulary overheard, opportunities,
boycotts, citizen, unions, strikes, border
Dictionary: Word Origins
Phonicsth, sh, wh, ph
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Make Inferences and Analyze
Skill: Author’s Purpose
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGWilma Rudolph
ON LEVELDetermined to Win
BEYONDJackie Robinson
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSChampion Athlete
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate Questions
Skill: Make Inferences
Repeated Reading: Punctuation/Quotation Marks
APPROACHINGLili Kiat
ON LEVELPaolo
BEYONDJin
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSA New Home
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
• Spelling
WritingPersuasive Letter
Grammar Common and Proper Nouns
Spelling Words with ch and tch
WritingRadio or TV Ad
Grammar Singular and Plural Nouns
Spelling Words with th, sh, wh, and
ph
pages 148H–175V pages 176A–207V
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148B
During the day, the people of Xiaoli
(ZHOW•LEE), China, sit outside their mud-
brick shacks. Xiaoli is a poor village. Most
people in town are farmers. It has become
diffi cult to make a good living from farming,
however. So the farmers wait for darkness to fall.
That’s when Xiaoli comes alive. At night, tomb
raiders get to work.
Nearly 5,000 years of Chinese history lie
underground in Xiaoli. Fields contain tombs
of royalty of many dynasties. Valuable works
of art are buried in the tombs. Stealing these
treasures, called looting, can bring the poor
farmers of Xiaoli lots of money.
Little Su, a doctor in Xiaoli, paid for medical
school by selling stolen art. He was also able
to buy a big-screen TV. Over the past few
To whom do a country’s valuable objects from past
civilizations belong?
This Buddha was nearly smuggled out of Cambodia by a tourist.
ComprehensionGenreA Nonfiction Article in a
newspaper or magazine
tells a true story.
Make Inferences and AnalyzeFact and OpinionA fact is something that
can be proved to be true.
An opinion is a belief
that does not have to be
supported by facts.
Real World Reading
pages 208A–219V
ThemeFocus on China
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ThemeBright Ideas
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ThemeSnakes
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Vocabulary temples, dynasties,
heritage, preserve, overjoyed
Word Parts: Plural Endings
PhonicsComplex Consonant Clusters
Vocabulary hilarious, dizzy, nowadays,
independence, convinced, handy, whirlwind, mischief
Dictionary: Idioms
Phonics/är/ and /ôr/
Vocabulary apologize, genuine, harmless,
cardboard, slithered, ambulance, weekdays
Word Parts: Base Words
Phonics/âr/ and /îr/
ComprehensionStrategy: Make Inferences and Analyze
Skill: Fact and Opinion
Repeated Reading: Pronunciation
APPROACHINGThe Bamboo Eaters
ON LEVELThe Story of Silk
BEYONDThree Gorges Dam
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSSilk
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate Questions
Skill: Problem and Solution
Repeated Reading: Tempo
APPROACHINGClara Barton
ON LEVELThomas Alva Edison
BEYONDAlexander Graham Bell
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSA Great Inventor
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate Questions
Skill: Make Inferences
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGSnakes in the Rain Forest
ON LEVELSnakes in North America
BEYONDSnakes in Asia and Africa
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSNorth American Snakes
WritingPersonal Narrative
Grammar Irregular Plural Nouns
Spelling Complex Consonant
Clusters
WritingBook Review
Grammar Possessive Nouns
Spelling Words with ar, or, and uar
WritingLetter of Complaint
Grammar Plurals and Possessives
Spelling Words with air, are, ear, and
ere
pages 220A–247V pages 248A–271V
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Test StrategyThink and Search
Writing Persuasive
Unit 2 Assessment, 25–42
ComprehensionMake Inferences, Author’s Purpose, Fact and Opinion,Problem and Solution
Vocabulary StrategiesContext Clues: Description; Dictionary: Word Origins, Idioms; Word Parts: Base Words, Plural Endings
Text Features/Literary Elements/Study Skills
Table, Primary Sources, Toolbars, Parts of a Book, Figurative Language, and Alliteration
GrammarNouns
WritingPersuasive Writing
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret AssessmentResults
Take a Stand 148C
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Theme: Making a Difference
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing ThemeFriend or Foe?
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ThemePeople Who Made a
Difference
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WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Decoding
Vocabulary interfere, guardian,
awkward, agile, proclaimed, tottered
Thesaurus: Synonyms
Phonics/ûr/
Vocabulary injustice, ancestors, unfair,
avoided, numerous, unsuspecting, segregation
Word Parts: Prefixes
PhonicsSilent Letters
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Author’s Purpose
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGThe Mud Monster
ON LEVELThree Tricky Tales
BEYONDMiki and the North Wind
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSAnimal Tales
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Author’s Purpose
Repeated Reading: Punctuation
APPROACHINGHarriet Tubman
ON LEVELCoretta Scott King
BEYONDSusan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Fighting for Rights
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSCoretta Scott King
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
• Spelling
WritingDialogue
Grammar Action Verbs
Spelling Words with /ûr/
WritingPoem
Grammar Verb Tenses
Spelling Words with silent letters
pages 276J–303V pages 304A–329V
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276B
Real World Reading
ComprehensionGenreA Nonfiction Article in a
newspaper or magazine
tells a true story.
SummarizeCompare and ContrastWhen you look for
similarities, you compare
two or more things or
ideas. When you look for
differences, you contrast
two or more things or ideas.
Each year, the news magazine Time For Kids selects several young people
to serve as TFK kid reporters. These
enterprising kids are not professional
journalists, but like adult reporters,
they still have to show they are
qualified for the job. Three skills they
must have are persistence in tracking
down a story, good interviewing
skills, and the ability to write clearly
about complicated topics.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes
look at two TFK reporters and two
of the stories they covered for the
magazine. The reporters don’t have
much in common, except that they
are both determined to do a good job
as reporters covering an interesting
story. The stories seem quite different
at first, too. However, they have some
strong similarities.
KIDREPORTERSAT WORK
How do kid reporters tell the story when the news is about improving the lives of children?
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pages 330A–341V
ThemeKids Get It Done
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ThemeGreat Plains Indians
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ThemePrecipitation
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Vocabulary enterprising, persistence,
venture, identified
Word Parts: Inflected Verb Endings
PhonicsSoft c and g
Vocabulary patchwork, sores, midst,
mysterious, responsibility, loosened, amazement
Dictionary: Homophones
PhonicsPlural Words
Vocabulary evaporate, inspire,
foolishness, magnify, negatives, technique, microscope, blizzard
Dictionary: Multiple- Meaning Words
PhonicsCompound Words
ComprehensionStrategy: Summarize
Skill: Compare and Contrast
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGYoung Inventors
ON LEVELDream Jobs for Kids
BEYONDKids Work
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSFun Jobs for Kids
ComprehensionStrategy: Summarize
Skill: Sequence
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGOjibwe Legends
ON LEVELQuileute Legends
BEYONDNavajo Legends
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSThree Legends
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Summarize
Repeated Reading:Pronunciation
APPROACHINGHurricanes
ON LEVELTornadoes
BEYONDExtreme Weather
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSTwisters
WritingPersuasive Writing
Grammar Main and Helping Verbs
Spelling Words with soft c and g
WritingPlay
Grammar Linking Verbs
Spelling Words with plural endings
WritingCharacter Sketch
Grammar Irregular Verbs
Spelling Compound Words
pages 342A–373V pages 374A–405V
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Test StrategyRight There
Writing Fictional Narrative
Unit 3 Assessment, 43–60
ComprehensionCompare and Contrast,Sequence, Summarize,Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary StrategiesThesaurus: Synonyms; Word Parts: Prefixes, Inflected Verb Endings; Dictionary: Homophones, Multiple-Meaning Words
Text Features/Literary Elements/Study Skills
Salutation and Body, Links, Foreshadowing and Symbolism, Imagery and Figurative Language, Using the Library
GrammarVerbs
WritingStory
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
ResultsEvaluate Small Groups
Making a Difference 276C
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Theme: Viewpoints
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing ThemeMan’s Best Friend
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ThemeCreative Solutions
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WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Decoding
Vocabulary
risks, desperate, obedience, appreciated, bluffing, neglected, endured, misunderstood
Word Parts: Prefix
PhonicsInflected Endings
Vocabulary
fade, cautiously, crisscrossed, jealousy, disguised, faint, wisdom
Word Parts: Word Families
PhonicsInflectional Endings
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
Comprehension
Strategy: Generate
QuestionsSkill: Draw Conclusions
Repeated Reading: Punctuation
APPROACHINGHollywood Hounds
ON LEVELPresidential Pooches
BEYONDCanine Companions
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSWhite House Dogs
Comprehension
Strategy: Generate
QuestionsSkill: Draw Conclusions
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGCharles Drew
ON LEVELMarie Curie
BEYONDDr. Jonas Salk
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSMarie Curie
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
• Spelling
WritingExplanatory
Grammar Pronouns and
Antecedents
Spelling Words with inflected
endings
WritingExplanatory
Grammar Pronouns
Spelling Words that change y to i
pages 410J–443V pages 444A–469V
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410B
What makes oil so valuable and also
so challenging?
Real World Reading
ComprehensionGenreA Nonfiction Article in a
newspaper or magazine
tells facts about a person,
place, or event.
EvaluatePersuasionPersuasion is a method
of getting other people
to agree with your ideas
or opinions.
Oil fi eld worker
What can you find deep
beneath Earth’s surface? Here’s
a hint: it’s shiny, sticky, slick, and very
powerful. It’s oil.
Oil began forming hundreds of millions
of years ago as plant and animal remains
were covered with layers of rock. Over the
ages, those remains decayed. They turned
into a mighty black brew that we use to
make fuels. Fuels, such as gasoline, are
energy sources that are usually burned to
produce power.
Some nations sit atop huge
underground lakes of oil. Other places,
such as Japan and some European
countries, have little or no oil of their
own. The United States produces oil, but
it also buys about 59% of what it needs.
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pages 470A–481V
ThemeEnergy: Power Sources
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ThemeWhales
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ThemeThe Sea
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Vocabulary
electrical, globe, fuels, decayed
Context Clues: Definition
Phonics/ü/, /ū/, and /u· /
Vocabulary
dove, politicians, snoring, massive, tangles, rumbling, unique
Dictionary: Homographs
Phonics/oi/ and /ou/
Vocabulary
coral, reef, brittle, eventually, current, partnership, suburbs
Context Clues: Descriptions
Phonics/ô/
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Persuasion
Repeated Reading: Pronunciation
APPROACHINGAn Eye on Energy
ON LEVELGiant Dams: Waterpower
Wonders
BEYONDThe Power of Wind
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSWaterpower!
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text Structure
Skill: Sequence
Repeated Reading: Tempo
APPROACHINGSaving the Whales
ON LEVELLooking at Whales
BEYONDGray Whales
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSThe World of Whales
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text Structure
Skill: Compare and Contrast
Repeated Reading:Punctuation
APPROACHINGThe Arctic Ocean
ON LEVELTide Pools
BEYONDHydrothermal Vents
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSTiny Oceans
WritingFictional Narrative
Grammar Pronoun-Verb Agreement
Spelling Words with /ü/, /ū/, and /u· /
WritingExplanatory
Grammar Possessive Pronouns
Spelling Words with /oi/ and /ou/
WritingExplanatory
Grammar Pronouns and
Homophones
Spelling Words with /ô/
pages 482A–507V pages 508A–535V
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Test StrategyAuthor and Me
Writing Workshop
Explanatory
Unit 4 Assessment, 61–78
ComprehensionDraw Conclusions, Compare and Contrast, Sequence, Persuasion
Vocabulary StrategiesWord Parts: Prefixes, Word Families; Context Clues: Definition, Descriptions; Dictionary: Homographs
Text Features/Literary Elements/Study Skills
Line Graphs; Glossary; Meter and Rhyme Scheme; Protagonist and Hyperbole; Using Computers in the Media Center
GrammarPronouns
WritingExplanatory Writing
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and Prescribe Interpret Assessment
Results
Viewpoints 410C
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Theme: Relationships
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing ThemeGoing to the LIbrary
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ThemePutting on a Play
Build BackgroundWORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Decoding
Vocabulary snuffled, selecting,
positive, consisted, peculiar, advanced
Dictionary: Connotation/Denotation
PhonicsVCCV patterns
Vocabulary cranky, bumbling, selfish,
exasperated, specialty, famished, commotion
Thesaurus: Antonym
PhonicsV/CV and VC/V patterns
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Summarize
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGThe ABC Volunteer
ON LEVELDrawing Highland
BEYONDA Change of Weather
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSPictures of Highland
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Make Judgments
Repeated Reading: Stress/Inflection
APPROACHINGHans and Greta
ON LEVELThe Dragon’s Dinner
BEYONDSleeping Beauty and the Prince of Andequesta
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSDragon Stew
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
• Spelling
WritingCompare and Contrast
Grammar Adjectives
SpellingWords with the VCCV pattern
WritingPoster
Grammar Articles
SpellingWords with VCV patterns
pages 540J–561V pages 562A–591V
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540B
Why are scientists devoting their lives to learning about
the least explored territory on Earth—the ocean?
Off the coast of Hawaii in 2000, Sylvia Earle pilots a one-person submarine designed by a company she helped found.
Real World Reading
ComprehensionGenreA Nonfiction Article gives
information about real
people, places, or things.
EvaluateFact and OpinionA fact is something that
can be proved to be true.
An opinion is a belief
that does not have to be
supported by facts.
pages 592A–603V pages 632A–657Vpages 604A–631V
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ThemeExplorations
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ThemeArtists at Work
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ThemeWild Horses
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Vocabulary period, vessels, valuable,
documenting, estimated
Analogies: Relationships
PhonicsAccented Syllables
Vocabulary strutting, swarms, fl icked,
barbecue, skyscrapers, glorious, collage
Context Clues: Descriptions
PhonicsFinal /ә r/
Vocabulary descendants, habitat,
threatened, sanctuary, coaxing, fragile, glistening
Context Clues: Paragraph clues
PhonicsFinal /ә l/
ComprehensionStrategy: Evaluate
Skill: Fact and Opinion
Repeated Reading: Pronunciation
APPROACHINGSo Many Fish!
ON LEVELThe (Really!) Great Barrier Reef
BEYONDMarco Polo
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSThe Great Barrier Reef
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor
Comprehension Skill: Character
Repeated Reading: Tempo
APPROACHINGGirl Arranging Her Hair
ON LEVELBeautiful or Not
BEYONDThe Goldsmith’s Apprentice
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSEveryday Beauty
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Repeated Reading: Tempo
APPROACHINGHorses of the Plains
ON LEVELCattle-Driving Horses of the Old West
BEYONDFull Gallop
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSHorses in the Old West
WritingExtended Response to Literature
Grammar Adjectives that Compare
SpellingAccented Syllables
WritingIntroduction Speech
Grammar Comparing with More
and Most
SpellingWords with Final /ә r/
WritingScientific Observation
Grammar Comparing with Good
and Bad
SpellingWords with Final /ә l/
Test StrategyThink and Search
Writing Workshop Descriptive
Unit 5 Assessment, 79-96
ComprehensionSummarize, Make Judgments, Fact and Opinion, Character, Cause and Effect
Vocabulary StrategiesDictionary: Connotation/Denotation; Thesaurus: Antonyms; Analogies: Relationship; Context Clues: Paragraph Clues, Descriptions
Text Features/Literary Elements/Study Skills
Interviews, Directions, Onomatopoeia and Simile, Hyperbole and Figure of Speech, Skim and Scan
GrammarAdjectives
WritingDescriptive
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret AssessmentResults
Relationships 540C
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Theme: Discovery
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing ThemeThe Gold Rush
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ThemeWild Visitors
Build BackgroundWORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Decoding
Vocabulary
annoyed, prospectors, circular, outstretched, glinted, reference, disappointment
Word Parts: Suffixes
PhonicsFinal /ә n/
Vocabulary
eavesdropping, scuffling, wistfully, logical, jumble, scornfully, acquaintance
Context Clues: Paragraph
Clues
PhonicsHomophones
READING• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story
Structure
Skill: Cause and Effect
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing
APPROACHINGThere’s Gold in Those Hills!
ON LEVELTowns of the West, from
Boom to Bust
BEYONDThe Story of San Francisco
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSTowns of the Old West
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story Structure
Skill: Theme
Repeated Reading: Punctuation
APPROACHINGIn the Land of the Giants
ON LEVELThe Tiger-Stripe Potion
BEYONDThe Wood Sprite
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSJani and the Leopard
LANGUAGE ARTS• Writing
• Grammar
• Spelling
WritingMagazine Article
Grammar
Adverbs
Spelling
Words with Final /ә n/
WritingNews Article
Grammar
Comparing with Adverbs
Spelling
Homophones
pages 662J–687V pages 688A–717V
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662B
What does a paleontologist do next after she’s discovered the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex
fossils ever found?
A T. rex named Sue, on display at the Field Museum in Chicago
Real World Reading
ComprehensionGenreA Nonfiction Article gives
information about real
people, places or things.
Monitor Comprehension Make GeneralizationsA generalization is a broad
statement. It combines
facts in a selection with
what a reader already
knows to tell what is true
in many cases.
pages 718A–729V
ThemeDiscovering Nature’s Secrets
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ThemeAirplanes
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ThemeAnts
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Vocabulary
fossil, inspected, stumbled upon, paleontologist
Words Parts: Latin Roots
PhonicsPrefixes dis-, mis-, non-, un-
Vocabulary
glider, assured, wingspan, unstable, headlines, applauded, hoisting
Words Parts: Inflectional
Endings
PhonicsSuffixes -less, -ly, -ness, -ful, -y
Vocabulary
overcome, territory, investigates, solitary, prehistoric, nutrients, communication, astronomer
Words Parts: Greek Roots
Phonics/ûr/ and/ә r/
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor
Comprehension
Skill: Make Generalizations
Repeated Reading:Punctuation
APPROACHINGDiscovering Pompeii
ON LEVELDiscovering Tutankhamen
BEYONDDinosaur Sue: Tale of a T. Rex
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSA Discovery in Egypt
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor
Comprehension
Skill: Author’s Perspective
Repeated Reading: Tempo
APPROACHINGRiding the Wind:
Amelia Earhart
ON LEVELAgainst the Wind:
James H. Banning
BEYONDWomen in Flight
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSPilot James Banning
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text
Structure
Skill: Description
Repeated Reading: Pausing
APPROACHINGButterflies and Moths
ON LEVELGrasshoppers and Crickets
BEYONDBeetles
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSGrasshopper or Cricket?
Writing
Grammar
Negatives
Spelling
Words with prefixes dis-,
mis-, non-, un-
WritingInterview
Grammar
Prepositions
Spelling
Words with suffixes -less,
-ly, -ness, -ful, -y
WritingSummary
Grammar
Sentence Combining with Prepositions
Spelling
Words with /ûr/ and/ә r/
pages 730A–757V pages 758A–783V
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Test StrategyAuthor and Me
Writing Workshop Expository Writing
Unit 6 Assessment, 97–114
ComprehensionCause and Effect, Theme, Make Generalizations, Author’s Perspective, Description
Vocabulary StrategiesWord Parts: Suffixes, Latin Roots, Inflectional Endings, Greek Roots; Context Clues: Paragraph Clues
Text Features/Literary Elements/Study Skills
Time Lines, Advertisements, Repetition and Personification, Character and Moral, Functional Documents
GrammarAdverbs, Prepositions, Negatives
WritingExpository Writing
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret AssessmentResults
Personal Essay
Discovery 662C