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Scholastic’s ReadAbout correlated to the

Louisiana English Language Arts Standards Comprehensive Curriculum Grade 3

Louisiana English Language Arts Standards Comprehensive Curriculum and Scholastic's ReadAbout 12/7/2007

Louisiana English Language Arts Standards Comprehensive Curriculum

Scholastic’s ReadAbout Matches

Unit 1 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 10. Demonstrate understanding by summarizing stories and information, including the main events or ideas and selected details from the text in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E5)

“Write About It!” Prompts on Smartfiles and Directed Instruction in 6 +1Trait® Lessons require students to write in response to a prompt and provide opportunities to meet this objective.

GLE# 11. Connect ideas, events, and information identified in grade-appropriate texts to prior knowledge and life experiences in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E6)

Opportunities exist for students to connect ideas, events, and information identified in grade-appropriate texts to prior knowledge and life experiences in oral responses when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish

GLE# 13. Read texts, chapter books, and informational materials silently at independent reading level (ELA-1-E7)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to read silently at independent reading level. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead;






Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound

GLE# 17a. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including sequencing events (ELA-7-E1)

Selected Examples Include: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! Animal Heroes: Fearless Fliers; This Nose Knows;






Galloping Guides Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Undercover Heroes: Tricking the British; The Daring Dabneys; Nellie Bly, Newspaper Spy You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel

GLE# 17b. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including making predictions using information from texts (ELA-7-E2)

Selected Examples Include: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr.

GLE# 17c. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including making simple inferences and drawing conclusions about information in texts (ELA-7-E2)

Selected Examples Include: Draw Conclusions Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter






Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo Make Inferences Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey






Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Truck of Bunk Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel

GLE# 17d. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including comparing and

Selected Examples Include: Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind






contrasting, including story elements (e.g., theme, character, and conflicts) and main points or ideas in informational texts (ELA-7-E2)

A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Sun, Moon, & Stars: Storms on the Sun; A Walk on the Moon; Under the Stars Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Twisters: Tornado FAQs; Tornado Journal; Tornado Tim The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa!

GLE# 17f. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including identifying main ideas of texts (ELA-7-E2)

Selected Examples Include: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World

GLE# 18. Explain chosen solutions to problems in texts (ELA-7-E2)

The Following Matches Support this Objective: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex;






A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Animal Heroes: Fearless Fliers; This Nose Knows; Galloping Guides Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures; Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Undercover Heroes: Tricking the British; The Daring Dabneys; Nellie Bly, Newspaper Spy Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel

GLE# 19. Identify an author’s purpose for writing, including persuading, entertaining, and informing (ELA-7-E3)

Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger






High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Sun, Moon, & Stars: Storms on the Sun; A Walk on the Moon; Under the Stars Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Twisters: Tornado FAQs; Tornado Journal; Tornado Tim Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Cool Jobs: Spider Man; A Really Hot Job; A Super Job Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give






Me 50!; Letter to the Governor GLE# 21c. Apply basic reasoning skills, including identifying multiple causes and/or effects in texts and real-life situations (ELA-7-E4)

The Following Selected Matches Provide Opportunities to Meet this Objective: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride

GLE# 21d. Apply basic reasoning skills, including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation (ELA-7-E4)

Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible!






Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music

GLE# 42a. Use active listening strategies, including asking questions and responding to ideas/opinions (ELA-4-E5)

Opportunities exist for students to use active listening strategies, including asking questions and responding to ideas/opinions, when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo

GLE# 42b. Use active listening strategies, including giving oral responses, such as explanations of written and/or spoken texts (ELA-4-E5)

Opportunities exist for students to use active listening strategies, including giving oral responses, such as explanations of written and/or spoken texts, when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World






Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo

GLE# 44. Assume the role of discussion leader, contributor, and active listener (ELA-4-E7)

Opportunities exist for students to assume the role of discussion leader, contributor, and active listener when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space

Unit 2 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 06b. Determine meanings of unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies, including use of context clues (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to determine meanings of unfamiliar words, including using context clues to determine meaning of words. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger






The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound In addition, see the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Context Clues, listed on page 124-125 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 06c. Determine meanings of unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies, including identification of base words and root words (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to decode words, including using knowledge of base words and root words. See, for example: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out

GLE# 17b. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including making

Selected Examples Include: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe






predictions using information from texts (ELA-7-E1)

Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World

GLE# 17e. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including distinguishing between a main idea and a summary (ELA-7-E1)


GLE# 21a. Apply basic reasoning skills, including identifying differences between fact and opinion (ELA-7-E4)

Selected Examples Include: Fact and Opinion Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power






Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music White House pets; Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor


Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-






group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music

GLE# 21e. Apply basic reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations (ELA-7-E4)

Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died






Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish

GLE# 23. Incorporate grade-appropriate vocabulary and information when writing for an intended audience and/or purpose (ELA-2-E2)


GLE# 52. Locate information found in graphic organizers such as timelines, charts, graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and maps (ELA-5-E6)

Students encounter interactive graphic organizers throughout the ReadAbout program. For example, Anchor videos include maps for students to use to locate information.

Unit 3 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 01. Decode words using knowledge of base words, root words, and common prefixes and suffixes (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to decode words using knowledge of base words, root words, and common prefixes and suffixes. See, for example: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out In addition, refer to the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Prefixes and Suffixes, listed on page 120-121 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 04. Demonstrate knowledge of the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to demonstrate knowledge of the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes. See, for example:






Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale In addition, refer to the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Prefixes and Suffixes, listed on page 120-121 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 06c. Determine meanings of unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies, including identification of base words and root words (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to decode words using knowledge of base words and root words. See, for example: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away;






Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out

GLE# 10. Demonstrate understanding by summarizing stories and information, including the main events or ideas and selected details from the text in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E5)





Selected Examples Include: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening;






Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr.


Selected Examples Include: Draw Conclusions Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica






Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo Make Inferences Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Truck of Bunk Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery






Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel


The Following Matches Support this Objective: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Animal Heroes: Fearless Fliers; This Nose Knows; Galloping Guides Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out






Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures; Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Undercover Heroes: Tricking the British; The Daring Dabneys; Nellie Bly, Newspaper Spy Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel


Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Sun, Moon, & Stars: Storms on the Sun; A Walk on the Moon; Under the Stars Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Twisters: Tornado FAQs; Tornado Journal; Tornado Tim Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the






Chimps; The Dead Sea The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Cool Jobs: Spider Man; A Really Hot Job; A Super Job Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor


Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air






Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish

GLE# 22a. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with a central idea (ELA-2-E1)

Directed Instruction in Writing 6 +1® Writing Model Lesson Plans and Prompts require students to write in response to a prompt and provide opportunities to meet this objective.

GLE# 22b. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with a logical, sequential order (ELA-2-E1)


GLE# 22c. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with supporting details that develop ideas (ELA-2-E1)


GLE# 22d. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with transitional words within and between paragraphs (ELA-2-E1)




GLE# 25. Develop organized one- and two-paragraph compositions using description and narration (ELA-2-E4)

Selected Examples Include: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo

GLE# 26. Use a variety of literary devices, including idioms and personification, in written responses and compositions (ELA-2-E5)


GLE# 27a. Write for various purposes, including informal letters using appropriate

Selected Examples Include: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying






letter format (ELA-2-E6) High; Whale of a Journey Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow

GLE# 27b. Write for various purposes, including book reports and informational compositions that include main ideas and significant details from the text (ELA-2-E6)

Selected Examples Include: Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There?

GLE# 28. Write legibly in cursive or printed form, using standard margins and demonstrating appropriate spacing of letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs (ELA-3-E1)

The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes

GLE# 29a. Use standard English punctuation, including commas to separate phrases in a series (ELA-3-E2)

The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: this Objective: Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai

GLE# 29b. Use standard English The Following Selected Matches Support this






punctuation, including commas to separate parts of addresses (ELA-3-E2)

Objective: this Objective: Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel

GLE# 30. Capitalize the first word in direct quotations and proper adjectives (e.g., American flag, Mexican food) (ELA-3-E2)

The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures

GLE# 31a. Write using standard English structure and usage, including avoiding run-on sentences (ELA-3-E3)


GLE# 31b. Write using standard English structure and usage, including using verbs in the future tense (ELA-3-E3)


GLE# 31c. Write using standard English structure and usage, including making subjects and verbs agree in sentences with simple and compound subjects and predicates (ELA-3-E3)


GLE# 33a. Spell grade-appropriate words, including multisyllabic words made up of both base words and roots and common prefixes and suffixes (ELA-3-E5)

“Write About It!” Prompts on Smartfiles and Directed Instruction in 6+1Trait® Lessons require students to write in response to a prompt and provide opportunities to meet this objective.

GLE# 33b. Spell grade-appropriate words, including compound words (ELA-3-E5)

“Write About It!” Prompts on Smartfiles and Directed Instruction in 6+1Trait® Lessons require students to write in response to a prompt and provide






opportunities to meet this objective. GLE# 33c. Spell grade-appropriate words, including common homophones (ELA-3-E5)


GLE# 34. Follow common spelling generalizations, including qu-, consonant doubling, and changing -y to -i (ELA-3-E5)




GLE# 42b. Use active listening strategies, giving oral responses, such as explanations of written and/or spoken texts (ELA-4-E5)

Opportunities exist for students to use active listening strategies, including giving oral responses, such as explanations of written and/or spoken texts, when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On






Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo


Opportunities exist for students to assume the role of discussion leader, contributor, and active listener when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space

Unit 4 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 7. Adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity (ELA-1-E3)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity.






See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound


Opportunities exist for students to connect ideas, events, and information identified in grade-appropriate texts to prior knowledge and life experiences in oral responses when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real






Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish


Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to read silently at independent reading level. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound



GLE# 17c. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a

Selected Examples Include: Draw Conclusions






variety of strategies, including making simple inferences and drawing conclusions about information in texts (ELA-7-E1)

Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers






White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo Make Inferences Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Truck of Bunk Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?;






Jug Music; Water Music Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel




The Following Matches Support this Objective: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World






Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Animal Heroes: Fearless Fliers; This Nose Knows; Galloping Guides Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures; Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Undercover Heroes: Tricking the British; The Daring Dabneys; Nellie Bly, Newspaper Spy Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel


Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Sun, Moon, & Stars: Storms on the Sun; A Walk on the Moon; Under the Stars Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A






Veggie Tale Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Twisters: Tornado FAQs; Tornado Journal; Tornado Tim Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Cool Jobs: Spider Man; A Really Hot Job; A Super Job Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor

GLE# 21b. Apply basic reasoning skills including skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information (ELA-7-E4)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including using skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information. See, for example: Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism






Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale

GLE# 21d. Apply basic reasoning skills including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation (ELA-7-E4)

Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music

GLE# 21e. Apply basic reasoning skills including connecting what is learned to real-life situations (ELA-7-E4)

Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On






Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish



GLE# 22b. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with a logical, sequential order (ELA-2-E1)









Selected Examples Include: Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake






Plate; Trunk of Bunk Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There?




The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures

GLE# 52. Locate information found in graphic organizers such as timelines, charts, graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and maps (ELA-5-E6)

Students encounter interactive graphic organizers throughout the ReadAbout program. For example, Anchor videos include maps for students to use to locate information.

Unit 5 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 01. Decode words using knowledge of base words, root words, and common prefixes and suffixes (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to decode words using knowledge of base words, root words, and common prefixes and suffixes. See, for example: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water






Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out In addition, refer to the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Prefixes and Suffixes, listed on page 120-121 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 03. Identify and explain words with multiple meanings using contextual clues (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues. See, for example: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale In addition, refer to the Differentiated Instruction:






Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Multi-Meaning words, listed on page 124-125 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 04. Demonstrate knowledge of the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to demonstrate knowledge of the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes. See, for example: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale In addition, refer to the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Prefixes and Suffixes, listed on page 120-121 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 06a. Determine meanings of unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies, including knowledge of common antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, and homographs (ELA-1-E1)

Vocabulary instruction activities in each ReadAbout selection provide opportunities for students to use knowledge of common antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, and homographs. See, for example: Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount






Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! Cool Jobs: Spider Man; A Really Hot Job; A Super Job Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound In addition, refer to the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Synonyms and Antonyms, listed on page 122-123 in the Assessment, Reporting, and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 06b. Determine meanings of unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies, including use of context clues (ELA-1-E1)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to determine meanings of unfamiliar words, including using context clues to determine meaning of words. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound In addition, see the Differentiated Instruction: Vocabulary Routine Lessons for Context Clues, listed on page 124-125 in the Assessment, Reporting,






and Differentiated Instruction Guide to meet this objective.

GLE# 07. Adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity (ELA-1-E3)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound




Opportunities exist for students to connect ideas, events, and information identified in grade-appropriate texts to prior knowledge and life experiences in oral responses when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision






Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish


Selected Examples Include: Draw Conclusions Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr.






Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo Make Inferences Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Truck of Bunk Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger






Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel




The Following Matches Support this Objective: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water






Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Animal Heroes: Fearless Fliers; This Nose Knows; Galloping Guides Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures; Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Undercover Heroes: Tricking the British; The Daring Dabneys; Nellie Bly, Newspaper Spy Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel

GLE# 21c. Apply basic reasoning skills, including identifying multiple causes and/or effects in texts and life situations (ELA-7-E4)

The Following Selected Matches Provide Opportunities to Meet this Objective: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey






Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride



GLE# 23. Incorporate grade-appropriate vocabulary and information when writing for an intended audience and/or purpose (ELA-2-

“Write About It!” Prompts on Smartfiles and Directed Instruction in 6 +1Trait® Lessons require students to write in response to a prompt and provide






E2) opportunities to meet this objective. GLE# 26. Use a variety of literary devices, including idioms and personification, in written responses and compositions (ELA-2-E5)




GLE# 33a. Spell grade-appropriate words, including multisyllabic words made up of both base words and roots and common prefixes and suffixes (ELA-3-E5)


GLE# 33b. Spell grade-appropriate words, including compound words (ELA-3-E5)


GLE# 33c. Spell grade-appropriate words, including common homophones (ELA-3-E5)


GLE# 34. Follow common spelling generalizations, including qu, consonant doubling, and changing -y to -i (ELA-3-E5)



Opportunities exist for students to use active listening strategies, including asking questions and responding to ideas/opinions, when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet






Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo

GLE# 42b. Use active listening strategies, including giving oral responses, such as explanations of written and/or spoken texts (ELA-4-E5)

Opportunities exist for students to use active listening strategies, including giving oral responses, such as explanations of written and/or spoken texts, when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo


Opportunities exist for students to assume the role of discussion leader, contributor, and active listener when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in






small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space

Unit 6 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 07. Adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity (ELA-1-E3)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound











Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to read silently at independent reading level. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869






Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound

GLE# 17a. Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including sequencing events (ELA-7-E1)

Selected Examples Include: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Shocking Discoveries: Struck by Lightening; Thomas Alva Edison; Lighting the Way Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! Animal Heroes: Fearless Fliers; This Nose Knows; Galloping Guides






Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow Rules of Your Life: Too Many Rules!; Uniforms in School? School in the Summer Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Undercover Heroes: Tricking the British; The Daring Dabneys; Nellie Bly, Newspaper Spy You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel




Selected Examples Include: Draw Conclusions Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben






Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks Takes a Seat; Brave Ruby Bridges; Martin Luther King Jr. Heroes of the Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride; Who Was Polly Cooper?; In a Man’s World Journey to the South Pole: Race to the Pole; Trapped on the Ice; Two Teachers Cross Antarctica Kids Around the World: One in 9 Million; Yao’s Story; Letter From South Africa The Old West: A Cowboy Remembers; Wyoming’s Leading Lady; Fighting for Fairness Wild Places: The Grand Canyon; The Serengeti; To the Ends of the Earth! From Hollywood to Hip–Hop: The Birth Of Baseball; Hurray for Hollywood!; Who Put the Hip in Hip–Hop? From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers White House Pets: Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo Make Inferences Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco






Earthquake; Stay Safe Fossil Finders: Hunting for T. Rex; A Dinosaur Named Sue; Lucky Finds A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Truck of Bunk Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music Young Superstars: Get Ready for Freddy; Wie at the Tee; Most Valuable Miguel


Selected Examples Include: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco






Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World


Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Sun, Moon, & Stars: Storms on the Sun; A Walk on the Moon; Under the Stars Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Twisters: Tornado FAQs; Tornado Journal; Tornado Tim Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea






The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Cool Jobs: Spider Man; A Really Hot Job; A Super Job Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor

GLE# 21b. Apply basic reasoning skills, including skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information (ELA-7-E4)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to use skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information. See, for example: Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look;






Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale GLE# 21c. Apply basic reasoning skills, including identifying multiple causes and/or effects in texts and life situations (ELA-7-E4)



Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible!






Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music


Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish














GLE# 29a. Use standard English punctuation, including commas to separate phrases in a series (ELA-3-E2)

The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: this Objective: Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai


The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Bugs, Burgers & Other Treats: Expensive Eats; Pass the Bugs, Please; Letter From Shanghai Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde






High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures









Unit 7 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 10. Demonstrate understanding by summarizing stories and information, including the main events or ideas and

“Write About It!” Prompts on Smartfiles and Directed Instruction in 6 +1Trait® Lessons require students to write in response to a prompt and provide






selected details from the text in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E5)

opportunities to meet this objective.




Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to read silently at independent reading level. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead;






Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound


Selected Examples Include: Fact and Opinion Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers






Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music White House pets; Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor

GLE# 21c. Apply basic reasoning skills, including identifying multiple causes and/or effects in texts and life situations (ELA-7-E4)



Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades; Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away;






Hindenburg Letter; Around the World High–Tech Superstars: The Whiz Kid; Bringing Broccoli to Life; Designing Adventures How TV Tries to Trick You: That’s Shocking!; How Real Is Reality TV?; Selling to Kids Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There? Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music


Opportunities exist for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish



GLE# 22b. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with a

Directed Instruction in Writing 6 +1® Writing Model Lesson Plans and Prompts require students to






logical, sequential order (ELA-2-E1) write in response to a prompt and provide opportunities to meet this objective.












The Following Selected Matches Support this Objective: Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On






Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes









GLE# 52. Locate information found in Students encounter interactive graphic organizers






graphic organizers such as timelines, charts, graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and maps (ELA-5-E6)

throughout the ReadAbout program. For example, Anchor videos include maps for students to use to locate information.

Unit 8 Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) GLE# 11. Connect ideas, events, and information identified in grade-appropriate texts to prior knowledge and life experiences in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E6)



Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to read silently at independent reading level. See, for example: Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake






Plate; Trunk of Bunk The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Big Decisions: Take It to the Top!; Remembering Brown v. Board; The Right to Speak Out Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound


Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers A Fungus Among Us: A Fungus Among Us; Fungus on the Menu; The Great Hunger High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride Space Junk & Satellites: Identify That Flying Object; Race to Space; Junk in Space Sun, Moon, & Stars: Storms on the Sun; A Walk on the Moon; Under the Stars Super Foods: Fuel for You; Win With Water; A Veggie Tale Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Twisters: Tornado FAQs; Tornado Journal; Tornado Tim Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea The American Railroad: Full Steam Ahead; Making Tracks; Promontory Point, 1869 Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Civil War Heroes: Abraham Lincoln; The Voice of Freedom; Remembering a Civil War Writer






Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Trailblazers: Into the Unknown; Sacagawea; Days of Misery Balloons & Zeppelins: Up, Up, and Away; Hindenburg Letter; Around the World Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound Cool Jobs: Spider Man; A Really Hot Job; A Super Job Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Unusual Hotels: The Coolest Hotel; Life in a Fishbowl; Inn–credible! You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor


Selected Examples Include: Fact and Opinion Bionic Parts for People: Bionic Eye; Lending an Ear; Super Sniffers Brain Games: MemoryGames.com; Music and Your Mind; Playing With Your Mind Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale Life in the Everglades: Welcome to the Everglades;






Creatures of the Swamp; Larry Perez: Park Ranger Towers & Tombs: An Incredible Park; The Jewel of India; A Sparkling Tower Animal Rescuers: The Elephant Woman; Gorilla Protection; Saving Pets Cool Colleges: Semester at Sea; Now We’re Cooking!; College-Bound From Trash to Treasure: A Secret Kingdom; A Shining Throne; A Yard Full of Towers Keep on Dancing: Alvin Finds a Home; Popping into Concert Halls; Take Me to Puerto Rico! Ultimate Athletes: Radical Olympians; The World’s Coolest Race; Racer Girl Unusual Instruments: Saxophone Soup, Anyone?; Jug Music; Water Music White House pets; Presidents and Their Pets; The Wild House; Teddy’s Zoo You Be the Judge: Serving Time; Drop and Give Me 50!; Letter to the Governor

GLE# 21b. Apply basic reasoning skills, including skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information (ELA-7-E4)

Each selection in the ReadAbout program provides opportunities for students to apply basic reasoning skills, including using skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information. See, for example: Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain Living With Wild Animals: Living With Chimps; Meerkat Mama; The Wolf Man Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes The Amazing Aztecs: The Mighty Aztecs; Hero or Traitor?; Hot, Spicy Cocoa! Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Extreme Homes: Chilling Out in Igloos; The Cities in the Caves; High & Dry Fashions of the Past: A Cool & Classic Look; Samurai Style; Jeans: A Riveting Tale

GLE# 21c. Apply basic reasoning skills, including identifying multiple causes and/or

The Following Selected Matches Provide Opportunities to Meet this Objective:






effects in texts and life situations (ELA-7-E4) Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Animals in Danger: The Missing Woodpecker; Leatherback FAQs; Return of the Ferret Deep in the Earth: A Shortcut to China; Restless Planet; Fire on the Mountain High–Speed Sports: Armstrong Finds Winning Edge; Apolo Ohno Wins Again!; Skydiving Letter Inside Your Brain: Your Amazing Brain; Ben Carson, Supersurgeon; Machines That Reads Minds Killer Snow: All About Avalanches; Snow Man; Rescue Dog Mighty Magnets: The World’s Biggest Magnet; Flying Down the Tracks; Bird Magnetism Plant Planet: Wild Wisdom; Killer Plants; Designer Genes Secrets of Thrill Rides: The Scream Machine; Free Fall; A Wild Ride



GLE# 21e. Apply basic reasoning skills, Opportunities exist for students to apply basic






including connecting what is learned to real-life situations (ELA-7-E4)

reasoning skills, including connecting what is learned to real-life situations when the teacher uses the ReadAbout lesson plans and Topic Planner cards to supplement instruction in small-group, direct-instruction rotations. See, for example: Earth Shakers: On Shaky Ground; San Francisco Earthquake; Stay Safe Mars: A Visit to Mars; Is There Life on Mars?; On Another Planet Precious Metals: The Hunt for Silver; Show Me the Gold!; Metal of the Superstars Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Watery Worlds: Letter From Titicaca; Island of the Chimps; The Dead Sea Buried City: A Window to the Past; Escape From Pompeii; Finding a Lost World Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air Disasters: A Lost Civilization; Easter Island: A Lost Paradise; The Blast Felt Round the World Early Heroes of Our Land: De Vaca–A Real Survivor; Kidnapped!; William Penn Has Died Extreme Survival: The Kangaroo Rat; The Polar Bear; The Deep–Sea Anglerfish



GLE# 27a. Write for various purposes, including informal letters using appropriate letter format (ELA-2-E6)

Selected Examples Include: Animal Journeys: Show Me the Honey; Flying High; Whale of a Journey Super Vision: Amazing Rays; Night-Vision Goggles; Hubble Does It Again! Top of the World: Everest FAQs; First to the Top; Is Everest for Everyone? Cool Classrooms: Zip Zap Kids; The Farm School; School of the Air New Lives: A New Start; Feeling at Home; Discovering Snow

GLE# 27b. Write for various purposes, including book reports and informational compositions that include main ideas and

Selected Examples Include: Creature Teachers: Roach Robots; Pulling Water Out of Thin Air; Gecko Power






significant details from the text (ELA-2-E6) Life Savers: A Messy Discovery; Remembering a Medical Pioneer; Charles Richard Drew Big Fakes: Who Fooled Whom?; Drake’s Fake Plate; Trunk of Bunk Spectacular Sights: Lady Liberty; Mount Rushmore; Mystery of the Mesa Verde Secret Message: The Code That Changed the World; Station X; Is Anyone Out There?

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