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2
The
Big Question
Theme Launcher Video
Unit 1Friends and Family
What are the qualities of a good friend?
Find out more about friends and family atwww.macmillanmh.com.
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
ThemeFriends at School
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Short /a/ and /i/
ThemePet Friends
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Short /a/ and /i/
WORD STUDY
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Vocabulary Words
PhonicsShort /a/a, /i/i; Consonant Blends
SpellingWords with Short a and i
Vocabulary Words groan, excited, whisper, carefully, different
PhonicsShort /e/e, /o/o, /u/u; Consonant Digraphs
SpellingWords with Short e, o, u
Vocabulary Words share, enjoyed, wonderful, thinning, delighted, company
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Skill-Based Practice Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Character and Setting
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching School Star
On Level Sprouts
Beyond The Get-Well Wall
English Learners Eating Sprouts
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Plot
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching City Gardens
On Level Garden Park
Beyond Over the Fence
English Learners A Special Garden
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar
• Writing
GrammarStatements and Questions
WritingPersonal Narrative
GrammarCommands and Exclamations
WritingPersonal Narrative
Theme Opener pp. 10/11–24/25 pp. 38/39–58/59
viii Unit 1
ComprehensionComprehensionComprehension
Real World Reading
Before classes, the Akwesasne Freedom School sounds like any other school. But when classes start, it sounds different. Why? Freedom School students are learning Kanien’keha:ka (Gah-nyah-gay-ha-gah).This is the language of their Native American ancestors, the Mohawk Indians.
Kahentawaks goes to the Akwesasne Freedom School. She is a fourth-grader.
Their NativeTongue
Their NativeTongueHo w did a school help
save a language?
GenreNonfiction articles give information about real people, places, and events.
SummarizeMain Idea and DetailsThe main idea is what an article is m ostly about. Details give more information about the main idea.
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Theme Family Friends
Phonemic Awareness Listen for Final e (/ā/a_e)
Theme Special Friends
Phonemic Awareness Listen for Final e (/ī/i_e)
Theme Friends from Faraway
Phonemic Awareness Listen for Final e (/ō/o_e; /ū/u_e)
WritingPersonal Narrative
Unit 1 Assessment, 151M–151N
ComprehensionCharacter and Setting, Plot, Identify Main Idea and Details, Summarize, Make and Confirm Predictions
Phonemic Awareness/PhonicsShort /a/a, /i/i; Short /e/e, /o/o, /u/u; Final e (/ā/a_e); Final e (/ī/i_e); Final e (/ō/o_e; /ū/u_e)
Text Features/Study SkillsPhotos and Captions, Rhyme and Rhythm, Bar Graphs
GrammarSentences
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Phonics Short a and Long a(a_e); Consonant Blends (2-letter)
SpellingWord with Final e (/ā/a_e)
Vocabulary Words ancestors, heritage, reclaim, native, local, traditions
Phonics Short i and Long i(i_e); Soft c and g
SpellingWord with Final e (/ī/i_e)
Vocabulary Words cultures, deaf, signing, relatives, celebrate
Phonics Short o, u, and Long o(o_e), u(u_e); Consonant Digraphs
SpellingWord with Final e (/ō/o_e; /ū/u_e)
Vocabulary Words patient, practiced, favorite, wrinkled, settled, cuddle
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Identify Main Idea and Details
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Family History
On Level Family History
Beyond Family History
English Learners Family History
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Identify Main Idea and Details
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Three American Heroes
On Level Three American Heroes
Beyond Three American Heroes
English Learners Three Heroes
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Make and Confirm Predictions
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Remember Me
On Level Daniel’s New Home
Beyond Eva’s Journey
English Learners The New Americans
GrammarSubjects
WritingReport
GrammarPredicates
WritingPersonal Narrative
GrammarSentence Combining
WritingPersonal Narrative
ixFriends and Family
Tomás and the
Library Ladyby Pat Mora • Illustrated by Raul Colón
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Big Question
Theme Launcher Video
Unit 2Community Heroes
What heroes live in your community?
Find out more about community heroes atwww.macmillanmh.com.
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
ThemeFamily Heroes
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Long a
ThemeLocal Heroes
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Long e
WORD STUDY
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Vocabulary
PhonicsLong a; Consonant Blends
SpellingWords with Long a
Vocabulary Words exclaimed, concern, vendors, figure, collection
PhonicsLong e; Prefixes
SpellingWords with Long e
Vocabulary Words finally, thorny, eager, glaring, peeked, lap
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Skill-Based Practice Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension/RereadSkill: Character, Setting, Plot
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Ice Cool
On Level Lions at Last
Beyond Jolly Good Hockey!
English Learners The Soccer Team
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Wilson Riles: Educator
On Level Wilson Riles: Educator
Beyond Wilson Riles: Educator
English Learners Wilson Riles: Educator
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar
• Writing
GrammarNouns
WritingStory
GrammarPlural Nouns
WritingDirections
Theme Opener pp. 160/161–186/187 pp. 200/201–224/225
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Real World Reading
GenreA Nonfiction article gives information about real people, things, or events.
SummarizeMain Idea and DetailsThe main idea is the most important idea in an article. Details give more information.
What happens when a fire breaksout in a forest?
One day the sky over the forest in Bear Valley, California, filled with smoke. The people who lived nearby knew what it meant. They knew a fire was close. The smoke made it hard to see and to breathe. People were afraid they would choke.
Fighting the FireComprehension
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A MATHEMATICAL FOLKTALE
Written and Illustrated by
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Theme Community Worker Heroes
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Long i
ThemeWhat Makes a Hero?
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Long o
ThemeHeroes from Long Ago
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Long u
WritingExpository Writing: How-To
Unit 1 Assessment, 317M–317N
ComprehensionCharacter, Setting and Plot; Cause and Effect; Main Idea and Details; Make Inferences; Compare and Contrast
Phonemic Awareness/PhonicsLong a, e, i, o, u; Consonant Blends, Prefixes, Compound Words, Inflectional Endings
Text Features/Study SkillsMaps; Photographs and Captions; Headings; Time Line
GrammarNouns (singular, plural, possessive, proper)
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
PhonicsLong i; Compound Words
Spelling Words with Long i
Vocabulary Words safe, flames, forest, heat, containers
PhonicsLong o; Inflectional Endings
SpellingWords with Long o
Vocabulary Words collectors, store, reward, clever, double, amount
PhonicsLong u; Inflectional Endings
Spelling Words with Long u
Vocabulary Words allowed, powerful, invented, instrument, products, design
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Main Idea and Details
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Call 911!
On Level How We Use Fire
Beyond Wildfires
English Learners We Use Fire
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Make Inferences
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Cinderella: A Tale from France
On Level The Story of Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Tale
Beyond Little Ashes: A Native American Cinderella
English Learners Yeh-Shen
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension/RereadSkill: Compare and Contrast
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Computers - Then and Now
On Level Computers - Then and Now
Beyond Computers - Then and Now
English Learners Computers
GrammarProper Nouns
WritingReport
GrammarPossessive Nouns
WritingFriendly Letter
GrammarPlurals and Possessives
WritingBiography
ixCommunity Heroes
Abuelo and The Three Bears
by Jerry Tello
illustrated by Ana López Escrivá
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Big Question
Theme Launcher Video
Unit 3Let’s Create
How do people express their ideas and emotions in creative ways?
Find out more about expressing yourself in artistic ways atwww.macmillanmh.com.
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
ThemeDancing
Phonemic AwarenessListen for r-Controlled Vowels
ThemeFolktales
Phonemic AwarenessListen for r-Controlled Vowels
WORD STUDY
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Vocabulary Words
Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels;Inflectional Endings
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
Vocabulary Words effort, mood, perform, proud, remember
Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels;Silent Letters
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
Vocabulary Words argue, arrive, cozy, medium, noticed, stubborn
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Skill-Based Practice Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Summarize
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Our Statue of Liberty
On Level Our Statue of Liberty
Beyond Our Statue of Liberty
English Learners The Statue of Liberty
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Summarize
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Anansi
On Level Rabbit Tricks Coyote
Beyond Rabbit Trickster Tales
English Learners Rabbit and Coyote
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar
• Writing
GrammarAction Verbs
WritingExpository
GrammarPresent-Tense Verbs
WritingPersonal Narrative
pp. 326/327–342/343 pp. 354/355–374/375Theme Opener, pp. xvi–320/321
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Comprehension
Real World Reading
GenreNonfiction articles give information about real people, places, and events.
Ask QuestionsAuthor’s PurposeWhen you read, you should identify the author’s reason for writing the text.
This exhibit shows what people from the Stone Age might have looked like.
Toda y, recorded music surrounds us. You can buy CDs of your favorite music. You can hear singers on the radio. You can even watch them on TV. Thousands of years from now, people will know about our music because we have made recordings of it.
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ThemeMusic and Art
Phonemic AwarenessListen for r-Controlled Vowels
ThemeWriting
Phonemic AwarenessListen for r-Controlled Vowels
ThemeOur Stories
Phonemic AwarenessListen for r-Controlled Vowels
WritingExpository: Persuasive Letter
Unit 1 Assessment, 463M–463N
ComprehensionSummarize, Author’s Purpose, Cause and Effect, Draw Conlusions
Phonemic Awareness/Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels, Inflectional Endings, Silent Letters, Suffixes, Prefixes
Text Features/Study SkillsBar Graphs
GrammarAction Verbs, Present-Tense Verbs, Past-Tense Verbs, The Verb Have, Sentence Combining
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels; Inflectional Endings
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
Vocabulary Words impossible, pleasant, talent, treasures
Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels; Suffixes
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
Vocabulary Words demand, emergency, furious, impatient, neutral, sincerely
Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels; Prefixes
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
Vocabulary Words creating, familiar, glamorous, imagination, memories, occasions
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Author’s Purpose
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Sounds All Around
On Level Sounds All Around
Beyond Sounds All Around
English Learners Sounds
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Eggcellent
On Level Knitwits and Woolly Sweaters
Beyond What Good Is a Goat
English Learners Knitting Fever
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Draw Conclusions
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Two Marjories: Keepers of the Land
On Level Two Marjories: Keepers of the Land
Beyond Two Marjories: Keepers of the Land
English Learners Two Marjories
GrammarPast-Tense Verbs
WritingExpository
GrammarThe Verb Have
WritingExpository
GrammarSentence Combining
WritingPoem
ixLet’s Create
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Unit 4Better Together
How is working together better than working alone?
Find out more about teamwork atwww.macmillanmh.com.
The
Big Question
Theme Launcher Video
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
ThemeGetting the Job Done
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Diphthong ou, ow
ThemeSpecial Teams
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Diphthong oi, oy
WORD STUDY
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Vocabulary Words
PhonicsDiphthong ou, ow
SpellingWords with Diphthong ou, ow
Vocabulary Words attached, delicious, frantically, gasped, swung
PhonicsDiphthong oi, oy
SpellingWords with Diphthong oi, oy
Vocabulary Words accident, attention, buddy, enormous, obeys, tip
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Skill-Based Practice Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension/RereadSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Wasted Wishes
On Level Three Wishes From a Fish
Beyond Three Dog Wishes
English Learners Three Wishes
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension/RereadSkill: Use Illustrations
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Road Safety
On Level Road Safety
Beyond Road Safety
English Learners Street Safety
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar
• Writing
GrammarLinking Verbs
WritingPersonal Narrative
GrammarHelping Verbs
WritingEssay
pp. 10/11–34/35 pp. 46/47–68/69Theme Opener, pp. xvi–4/5
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Comprehension
Real World Reading
GenreNonfiction gives information about real people, things, or events.
Text Structure Sequence of EventsSequence is the order in which things happen.
Oh, no! You have a broken bone. Where do
you go? To the hospital emergency room, of
course. The emergency room can be a busy place.
Ambulances and people arrive there during the day
and night. People are brought there if they have a
serious medical problem.
Doctors and nurses work in the emergency room.
Their job is to aid people who are sick or hurt.
Other people help patients, too. They help keep the
hospital running properly. Let’s meet some of the
people who work in a hospital emergency room.
A Trip to the Emergency RoomWho works in the emergency room?
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ThemeWorker Teams
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Variant Vowel oo, ui, ew, ue, u, ou, oe
ThemeCommunity Teams
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Variant Vowel oo, ou
ThemeSurprising Teamwork
Phonemic Awareness Listen for Variant Vowel au, aw, a
WritingExpository
Unit 4 Assessment, 167M–167N
ComprehensionCause and Effect, Use Illustrations, Sequence of Events in Order, Distinguish Between Fantasy and Reality
Phonemic Awareness/PhonicsDiphthong ou, ow, oi, oy; Variant Vowel oo, ui, ew, ue, u, ou, oe; Variant Vowel au, aw, a
Text Features/Study SkillsDrop-Down Menu, Floor Plans, Written Directions
GrammarLinking Verbs, Helping Verbs, Irregular Verbs, Contractions
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
PhonicsVariant Vowel oo, ui, ew, ue, u, ou, oe
SpellingWords with Variant Vowel oo, ui, ew, ue, oe
Vocabulary Words aid, heal, informs, personal, serious
PhonicsVariant Vowel oo, ou
SpellingWords with Variant Vowel oo, ou
Vocabulary Words examines, hunger, mammal, normal, rescued, young
PhonicsListen for Variant Vowel au, aw, a
SpellingWords with Variant Vowel au, aw, a
Vocabulary Words assembled, devoured, fetch, menu, simmered
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Sequence of Events
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching People at Work
On Level People at Work
Beyond People at Work
English Learners People Work
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Sequence of Events
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Bald Eagle Alert
On Level Bald Eagle Alert
Beyond Bald Eagle Alert
English Learners Bald Eagles
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Distinguish Between Fantasy and Reality
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Saving Sofia
On Level A Party and a Half
Beyond A Lucky New Year
English Learners The Summer Party
GrammarIrregular Verbs
WritingExpository
GrammarIrregular Verbs
WritingFriendly Letter
GrammarContractions
WritingDescriptive Flyer
ixBetter Together
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Unit 5Growing and Changing
How do animals and plants change as they grow?
Find out more about how animals and plants change as they grow atwww.macmillanmh.com.
The
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Theme Launcher Video
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
ThemeA Plant’s Life
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Closed Syllables
ThemeGarden Plants
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Closed Syllables
WORD STUDY
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Vocabulary
PhonicsClosed Syllables
SpellingWords with Closed Syllables
Vocabulary Words burst, drifts, desert, drowns, gently, neighbor
PhonicsClosed Syllables
SpellingWords with Closed Syllables
Vocabulary Words aroma, blooming, muscles, prickly, scent, trade
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Skill-Based Practice Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Draw Conclusions
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching The World of Plants
On Level The World of Plants
Beyond The World of Plants
English Learners Plants
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Sequence of Events
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching All About Tomatoes
On Level All About Tomatoes
Beyond All About Tomatoes
English Learners Learn About Tomatoes
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar
• Writing
GrammarPronouns
WritingExpository
GrammarI and me, we and us
WritingNarrative
pp. 176/177–198/199 pp. 210/211–230/231Theme Opener, pp. xvi–170/171
viii Unit 5
Comprehension
Real World Reading
Meet the
Did a crocodile the size of a school bus once live on Earth?
What kind of animal was it? Its body was
about 40 feet long. That’s about the size
of a school bus. Its jaws were about 5 feet
long. That’s about as long as some people
are tall! It had about 100 teeth.
Name: Sarcosuchus imperator (“Super Croc”)Length: Up to 50 feetWeight: About 17,500 poundsLived: About 110 million years ago
GenreNonfiction articles give information about real people, things, or events.
Adjust Reading RateSummarizeTo summarize an article, you tell only the most important ideas without retelling the whole article.
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ThemeA nimals Long Ago
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Open Syllables
ThemeSpecial Animals
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Consonant + le Syllables
ThemeWild Animals
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Open Syllables
WritingRealistic Fiction
Unit 5 Assessment, 323M–323N
ComprehensionSequence of Events, Summarize, Draw Conclusions, Make Inferences
Phonemic Awareness/PhonicsClosed Syllables, Open Syllables, Consonant + le Syllables
Text Features/Study SkillsDiagrams and Labels, Written Directions, Illustrations, Captions, Encyclopedia Heads
GrammarPronouns; I and me, we and us; Possessive Pronouns; Contractions; Pronoun-Verb Agreement
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
PhonicsOpen Syllables
SpellingWords with Open Syllables
Vocabulary Words ancient, confirm, hopeful, site, unable, valid
PhonicsConsonant + le Syllables
SpellingWords with Consonant + leSyllables
Vocabulary Words fluttered, giggled, peered, recognized, snuggled, vanished
PhonicsOpen Syllables
SpellingWords with Open Syllables
Vocabulary Words beloved, glanced, gleamed, noble, promised, wiggled
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension: Adjust Reading RateSkill: Summarize
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Living Fossils
On Level Living Fossils
Beyond Living Fossils
English Learners What Are Living Fossils?
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Make Inferences
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Little Bat
On Level Hermie the Hermit Crab
Beyond Pip the Penguin
English Learners The Happy Hermit Crab
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension: Adjust Reading RateSkill: Make Inferences
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Look Out for Dolphins
On Level Look Out for Dolphins
Beyond Look Out for Dolphins
English Learners Dolphins
GrammarPossessive Pronouns
WritingExpository
GrammarContractions
WritingFriendly Letter
GrammarPronoun- Verb Agreement
WritingExpository
ixGrowing and Changing
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Theme Launcher Video
Unit 6The World Around Us
How do we learn about nature?
Find out more about nature at www.macmillanmh.com.
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
ThemePlant and Animal Habitats
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Consonant + le Syllables
ThemeAnimal Survival/Needs
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Vowel Team Syllables
WORD STUDY
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Vocabulary
PhonicsConsonant + le Syllables
SpellingWords with Consonant + le Syllables
Vocabulary Words beyond, burrow, distant, lengthy, warning
PhonicsVowel Team Syllables
SpellingWords with Vowel Team Syllables
Vocabulary Words beasts, handy, itches, nibble, preen, puddles
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Skill-Based Practice Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Author’s Purpose
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Sonoran Desert Animals
On Level Sonoran Desert Animals
Beyond Sonoran Desert Animals
English Learners Sonoran Desert Animals
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Compare and Contrast
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Giraffes of the Savanna
On Level Giraffes of the Savanna
Beyond Giraffes of the Savanna
English Learners Giraffes
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar
• Writing
GrammarAdjectives
WritingFriendly Letter
GrammarUse Articles a and an
WritingExpository
pp. 332/333–352/353 pp. 366/367–386/387Theme Opener, pp. xvi–326/327
viii Unit 6
Comprehension
Real World Reading
A Way to Help Planet Earth
Plastic bottles are piled high at recycling centers.
GenreNonfiction gives information about real people, things, or events.
Text StructureProblem and SolutionA problem is something that needs to be worked out. A solution is something that fixes a problem.
Keeping Earth healthy is an important job.
That’s what environmental conservation is all
about. People who do that job are working to
keep the air, land, and water clean. They are
also working to keep endangered plants and
animals from becoming extinct.
One of the hardest jobs is solving the
problem of trash. The trouble with trash is
that it keeps piling up. We could run out
of places to put it.
What can everyone do to help keep Earth clean?
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ThemeSaving the World Around Us
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Final e Syllables
ThemeWild Weather
Phonemic AwarenessListen for Vowel Team Syllables
ThemeExplaining Nature
Phonemic Awareness r-Controlled Syllables
WritingExpository
Unit 6 Assessment, 467M–467N
ComprehensionAuthor’s Purpose, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect
Phonemic Awareness/PhonicsConsonant + le Syllables, Vowel Team Syllables, Final e Syllables, r-Controlled Syllables
Text Features/Study SkillsCharts, Interview
GrammarAdjectives, Use Articles a and an, Synonyms and Antonyms, Adverbs
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
PhonicsFinal e Syllables
SpellingWords with Final e Syllables
Vocabulary Words conservation, extinct, hardest, remains, trouble
PhonicsVowel Team Syllables
SpellingWords with Vowel Team Syllables
Vocabulary Words beware, destroy, grasslands, prevent, uprooted, violent
Phonicsr-Controlled Syllables
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Syllables
Vocabulary Words agreed, gathered, jabbing, randomly, signal
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Problem and Solution
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Spoiled by a Spill
On Level Spoiled by a Spill
Beyond Spoiled by a Spill
English Learners Oil Spills
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor Comprehension: RereadSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching The Snowed-Under Sled
On Level That’s Wild
Beyond Storm Riders
English Learners A Wild Picnic
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Problem and Solution
FluencyBuild Fluency: Word AutomaticityEcho-Read
Approaching Sky Colors
On Level Why the Sky Is Far Away
Beyond Sky Seeds
English Learners A Sky Story
GrammarSynonyms and Antonyms
WritingNonfiction Article
GrammarAdjectives That Compare
WritingExpository
GrammarAdverbs
WritingPlay
ixThe World Around Us