crop plan thing smel l shut

sticky spent

Lesson 1

How is learning at school

different from learning at

home?

TARGET SKILL:-Story Structure-Analyze Illustrations

TARGET STRATEGY:Summarize

pr i nc i pa lsoaredstro l l edworr i edproud

announcedf i ne

certa i n l y

Short Vowels a, e, i, o, uVCCV Pattern

Simple Sentences Accuracy

Narrative Writing:Descriptive ParagraphFocus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

lunch pumpkin

clock g ift

c lass skip

swing

spoke mile save

excuse cone inv ite cube

Lesson 2

Why are courts an important part of our

government?

TARGET SKILL:-Conclusions

-Author’s Word Choice

TARGET STRATEGY:Infer/Predict

conv i nced tr i a l j u ry

gu i l typo i nted honest

murmur stand

Short Vowels a, e, i, o, uVCe Pattern

Kinds of Sentences Phrasing

Narrative Writing:Dialogue

Focus Trait: Conventions

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

price erase r ipe

broke f lame

l ife rule

lay real trai l

sweet today dream seem

Lesson 3

Why is volunteering good for a community and its people?

TARGET SKILL:-Understanding

Characters-Story Message

TARGET STRATEGY:Analyze/Evaluate

ra i se spread i ng

earn f i gure

contacted b l ock

afford customers

Common Vowel Pairsai, ay, ee, ea

Compound Sentences Reading Rate

Narrative Writing:Personal Paragraph

Focus Trait: Development

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

tea treat afraid leave bait

screen speed

load open told

yel low soak

shadow foam

Lesson 4

Why is everyone’s role

on a project important?

TARGET SKILL:-Compare & Contrast

-Story Structure

TARGET STRATEGY:Infer/Predict

ba lanc i ng t i de crew

d i sappearsfoggy

stretch exc i tement

c l i n g

Long oSpelled oa, ow

Common and Proper Nouns Expression

Narrative Writing:Prewrite a Personal NarrativeFocus Trait: Development

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

fol low glow sold

window coach

almost throat

sl ight mild s ight p ie

mind tie

pi lot

Lesson 5

What are the traits of a hero?

TARGET SKILL:-Cause and Effect-Literal & Nonliteral

MeaningsTARGET STRATEGY:

Visualize

stands score fans

l eague s l ammed

pronounced sty l e po l i s h

Long iSpelled i, ie, igh

Plural Nouns with –s and -es Intonation

Narrative Writing:Draft a Personal NarrativeFocus Trait: Organization

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

might l ie

tight bl ind f ight die

midnight

math toast easy socks Fr iday stuff paid

Lesson 6

What makes bats

interesting and useful?

TARGET SKILL:-Sequence of Events

-Domain-Specific Vocabulary

TARGET STRATEGY:Question

tw itchswoopssqueakechoesdeta i l

s l i thersdozes

snugg l es

Words with the VCV Pattern

What is a Verb? Reading Rate

Opinion Writing:Response ParagraphFocus Trait: Evidence

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

cheese June elbow

program shiny pi les

sticky

three scrap street spr ing thr i l l

scream strange

Lesson 7

How do pictures help

to tell a story?

TARGET SKILL:-Text and Graphic

Features-Sequence of EventsTARGET STRATEGY:Analyze/Evaluate

trac i ng imag i ne

i l l u strate scr i bb l es sketches research tex tures

too l s

Three-Letter Clusters(scr, spr, str, thr) Verb Tenses Expression

Opinion Writing:Opinion Paragraph

Focus Trait: Purpose

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

throw str ing scrape spray threw strong scratch

itch wreck knee

patch wrap knot

watch

Lesson 8

What do traditional tales

tell readers about life?

TARGET SKILL:-Conclusions

-Literal & Nonliteral Meanings

TARGET STRATEGY:Infer/Predict

harvest separate ashamed borders adv i ce borrow patch

ser i ous

Silent Letterskn, wr Using Commas Stress

Opinion Writing:Response Paragraph

Focus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

knife stretch

write knew knock match wrong

clown round bow

cloud power crown

thousand

Lesson 9

How is a live performance

different from other kids of

entertainment?

TARGET SKILL:-Cause and Effect

-Analyze Illustrations

TARGET STRATEGY:Monitor/Clarify

fam i l i a r j e rky

vacant r i ckety b l urry rude

b l asted app lause

Vowel Diphthongsow and ou Abstract Nouns Intonation

Opinion Writing:Prewrite a Response to

LiteratureFocus Trait: Organization

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

crowd sound count

powder blouse frown pound

talk cross awful law

cloth cost crawl

Lesson 10

What important

trait must an inventor have?

TARGET SKILL:-Main Idea and Details-Sequence of Events

TARGET STRATEGY:Summarize

s i gna l gen i us gadget

i nvent i on l aboratory exper iment occas iona l

e l ectr i c

Words withau, aw, al and o

Pronouns and Antecedents Accuracy

Opinion Writing:Draft a Response to

LiteratureFocus Trait: Conventions

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

chalk also raw salt wal l lawn

always

joy point voice

jo in o i l

coin noise

Lesson 11

How do inventions

help athletes?

TARGET SKILL:-Sequence of Events

-Text & Graphic Features

TARGET STRATEGY:Question

contr i bute power

improve ath l etes process f l ex i b l e

fract ion compete

Vowel Diphthongsoi, oy Plural Nouns Phrasing

Informative Writing:Cause-and-Effect

ParagraphsFocus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

spoi l toy jo int boy soi l

choice boi l

hole whole

its it 's

hear here won

Lesson 12

Why is it important to grow food and

crops?

TARGET SKILL:-Theme

-Point of View

TARGET STRATEGY:Visualize

r i skygruntedprof i tcrops

p luckedscow ledtugged

ho l l e red

Homophones & Words ending in –er, -ie

Writing Quotations Stress

Informative Writing:Compare & Contrast

ParagraphsFocus Trait: Evidence

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

one our

hour the ir there

fur fir

I'd he's

haven't doesn't

let's there's wouldn't

Lesson 13

Why are stories from different

cultures important?

TARGET SKILL:-Compare and Contrast

-Story Message

TARGET STRATEGY:Analyze/Evaluate

peak exam ined

fond ly steep

rugged paus i ng

m ist p l eaded

Contractions with n’t, ‘d, ‘ve

Subject-Verb Agreement Reading Rate

Informative Writing:Informative ParagraphFocus Trait: Organization

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

what's she's

aren't hasn't

couldn't he'd

they're

horse mark storm

market acorn artist March

Lesson 14

What are some benefits of dogs interacting with

people?

TARGET SKILL:-Author’s Purpose

-Point of View

TARGET STRATEGY:Summarize

l y i n g l oya l

partners sh i ft

qu i ver patro l ab i l i ty snap

Words with ar, or, ore

Pronoun-Verb Agreement Accuracy

Informative Writing:Prewrite an Explanatory Essay

Focus Trait: Purpose

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

north barking stork thorn forest chore

restore

nurse work shirt hurt f irst word serve

Lesson 15

Why aresafety rules important?

TARGET SKILL:-Understanding Characters

-Formal & Informal Language

TARGET STRATEGY:Infer/Predict

anx ious l y degrees

tense i ngred i ents recommended remarked

fest i ve cross

Words with er, ir, ur, or Verb Tenses Expression

Informative Writing:Draft an Explanatory Essay

Focus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

curly dirt

third worry turn stir firm

air wear chair stairs bare bear hair

Lesson 16

Why is it important to

take care of our environment?

TARGET SKILL:-Story Structure

-Theme

TARGET STRATEGY:Monitor/Clarify

r e cy c l e p r o j e c t d r i p p i n g c a r to n

c o m p l i c a te d g l o b a l

r u b b i s h h a r d l y s h a d e

p o l l u t i o n

Words with air; ear, are

Adjectives andArticles

Intonation

Opinion Writing:Persuasive Letter

Focus Trait: Purpose

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

care pair pear share near ear

beard

age space change jawbone jacketgiant penci l

Lesson 17

What can fossils tell us about the

past?

TARGET SKILL:-Conclusions

-Point of View

TARGET STRATEGY:Visualize

c l u e s r e m a i n s ev i d e n c e

p r ove fo s s i l s

s ke l eto n s u n c ove r i n g

b u r i e d f i e r c e

l o c a t i o n

Words with /j/ and /s/

Adjectives that Compare

Stress

Opinion Writing:Opinion Paragraph

Focus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

circ le once large dance jeans

bounce huge

shark check queen c ircus f lake crack

second

Lesson 18

What can fossils tell us about the

past?

TARGET SKILL:-Conclusions

-Point of View

TARGET STRATEGY:Visualize

p o l l e n s to r e

c l u m p s p a s s a g e s

a b s o r b t h r o u g h o u t

c ove r i n g s s p i n e s

t r o p i c a l d i s s o l ve

Words with /k/ and /kw/

Verb be and Helping Verbs

Expression

Opinion Writing:Problem-and-Solution ParagraphFocus Trait: Conventions

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

squeeze quart

squeak quick

coldest Africa Mexico

mood wooden

drew smooth

blue bal loon

true

Lesson 19

How do members of a community help

each other?

TARGET SKILL:-Story Structure-Story Message

TARGET STRATEGY:Summarize

s c o l d i n gg r e e d i l yi g n o r e s

h e s i ta t i o nb u r d e ng l a n c i n g

b a s ec o n s o l ed r ow syh e r o i c

Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood Irregular Verbs Reading Rate

Opinion Writing:Prewrite a Persuasive Essay

Focus Trait: Purpose

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

crooked chew tooth hooves

cool food

pooch

birthday anyone

sometimes everything homework afternoon airplane

Lesson 20

What are the coldest places on Earth like?

TARGET SKILL:-Maid Ideas & Details-Literal & Nonliteral

MeaningsTARGET STRATEGY:Infer/Predict

s h e l te r l ay e r

c o n s ta n t c l i m a te

w i l d e r n e s s r e g i o n

u n ex p e c te d g l i d i n g

ove r h e a te d c o l o n y

Compound Words

Adverbs Accuracy

Opinion Writing:Draft a Persuasive Essay

Focus Trait: Organization

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

grandmothersomething without h imself faraway sunburneddayl ight

coming swimming dropping tapping taping inv ited saving

Lesson 21

What was life on the prairie

like for the pioneers?

TARGET SKILL:-Story Structure

-Point of View

TARGET STRATEGY:Monitor/Clarify

p r a i r i es l i c k

fetc hc l a t te r e d

s n i f fr o u g h

b a t te dt h u m p e db u z z i n gr u s t l e

Base Words and-ed, -ing

Adverbs that Compare

Intonation

Narrative Writing:Fictional Narrative ParagraphFocus Trait: Development

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

stared planned changing

jok ing loved

gr ipped tasted

cit ies cr ied

puppies hurr ied stor ies

fl ies parties

Lesson 22

Why do animals

migrate to other places?

TARGET SKILL:-Compare & Contrast-Author’s Word Choice

TARGET STRATEGY:Visualize

s u r v i va l m i g r a te p l e n t y

f r i g h te n i n g a c c i d e n t s

s o l i d c h i l l y

l a n d s c a p e t h u n d e r o u s

d r a m a t i c

Spelling Changes -s, -es, -ed, -ing

Making Comparisons

Phrasing

Narrative Writing:Descriptive Paragraph

Focus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

tr ied pennies fried

carr ied babies spied

ponies

s inger loudly joyful

teacher f ighter closely

powerful

Lesson 23

How can people communicate

over long distances?

TARGET SKILL:-Sequence of Events-Formal & Informal

LanguageTARGET STRATEGY:Analyze/Evaluate

s i n c e r e c o n ve r s a t i o n

s m a n a g e d i n s p i r e d l o a d e d r e u n i o n

l ove l i e s t c u r r e n t l y

te r r o r p l e a s u r e

Suffixes -ful, -u, -ous, -ly, -er

Possessive Nouns and Pronouns

Reading Rate

Narrative Writing:Dialogue

Focus Trait: Development

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

farmer quickly careful fr iendly speaker

wonderful truly

unfold rejo in untie

reheat unfair

unclear repaid

Lesson 24

What changes do volcanoes cause?

TARGET SKILL:-Author’s Purpose

-Analyze Illustrations

TARGET STRATEGY:Question

g u i d e d r i p p l e d a r r i va l voya g e t w i s te d a b o a r d a n c h o r

s p o t te d b ay l ava

Prefixesun-, pre-, re-, bi-

Complex Sentences

Accuracy

Narrative Writing:Prewrite a Fictional NarrativeFocus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

rewrite unhurt recheck unlucky unwrap reuse

unsure

pain less s ickness sadness help less thanklesskindness hopeless

Lesson 25

Why do mountain

climbers need to be well

prepared?

TARGET SKILL:-Text & Graphic

Features-Main Ideas & DetailsTARGET STRATEGY:Infer/Predict

a p p r o a c h e d s e c t i o n

ava l a n c h e s i n c r e a s e d e q u i p m e n t

ta n ks s l o p e s

a l t i t u d e s u c c e e d

h a l t

Suffixes -less, -ness, -able

Words that Compare

Expression

Narrative Writing:Draft a Fictional NarrativeFocus Trait: Conventions

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

darkness fearless thickness careless goodness spotless softness

person helmet

unti l carpet Monday

enjoy forget

Lesson 26

How does having a goal help people succeed?

TARGET SKILL:-Main Idea and Details

TARGET STRATEGY:Analyze/Evaluate

p r i n c i p a lp r o u d

a n n o u n c e da d v i c el oya l

a b i l i t ya b s o r b

l ove l i e s tc o m p ete

a p p r o a c h e d

Common Final Syllables -tion, -sion, -ture

Abbreviations Accuracy

Informative Writing:Compare/Contrast ParagraphFocus Trait: Organization

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

problem Sunday garden order

mistake umpire herself

je l ly bottom

pi l low happen butter lesson cherry

Lesson 27

How would your life be different

without magnets?

TARGET SKILL:-Cause and Effect

TARGET STRATEGY:Summarize

r e s e a r c h to o l s

fa m i l i a r g a d g et

i n ve n t i o n e x p e r i m e n t

e l e c t r i c p owe r p r ove

i m p r ove

Double Consonants Contractions Intonation

Informative Writing:Problem/Solution ParagraphFocus Trait: Elaboration

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

sudden arrow dol lar hel lo

rabbit letter button

taught thought rough laugh

bought cough ought

Lesson 28

What are some benefits of being

physically active?

TARGET SKILL:-Fact and Opinion

TARGET STRATEGY:Visualize

t h r o u g h o u t tex t u r e s

p e a k s te e p

t r o p i c a l l a n d s c a p e

s l o p e sa l t i t u d es u r v i va l

e q u i p m e n t

Words with ough and augh

Commas in Sentences Phrasing

Informative Writing:Instructions

Focus Trait: Conventions

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

caught fought

daughter tough

through enough brought

apple r iver

ladder October ladder

summer purple

Lesson 29

What can you learn from champions?

TARGET SKILL:-Understanding

Characters

TARGET STRATEGY:Monitor/Clarify

exc i te m e n t s c o r e

a t h l etete n s e

s u c c e e dl e a g u ee a r n

p a r t n e r sp l e a s u r e

c o n t r i b u te

Words Ending in -er, or -le Prepositions Expression

Informative Writing:Prewrite a Research Report

Focus Trait: Evidence

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

later November

giggle uncle

winter center double

below about belong around again alone

because

Lesson 30

How canchildren andadults learnfrom each

other?

TARGET SKILL:-Conclusions

TARGET STRATEGY:Question

wo r r i e d c e r ta i n l y

r a i s e a f fo r d

a p p l a u s e a n x i o u s l y d r a m a t i c

g u i d e di n g r e d i e n t s

fetc h

Schwa Sound Correct Pronouns Reading Rate

Informative Writing:Draft a Research ReportFocus Trait: Organization

main selection Essential question comprehension

p h o n ics g ra m m a r f lu e n cy

s p e l l i n g wo rds w r i t i n g

vo ca b u la ry

above between

al ive behind begin along

before

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