by Mary Hoffmanillustrated by Caroline Binch
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension
• Speaking/Viewing
ThemeValue of Friendship
Build Background
ThemeAnimal Teams
Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Word Study
• Spelling
Vocabularychuckled, nervous, nonsense, fumbled, trudged
Word Parts/Prefixes dis-, un-, non-, in-
MorphologyShort Vowels
SpellingWords with Short Vowels
Vocabularyauditions, adventure, exploring, sparkling, fantastic, success
Dictionary: Unknown Words
MorphologyFinal e
SpellingWords with Final e
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Character, Setting, Plot
FluencyRepeated Reading:Phrasing
Approaching The New House
On Level The New Kid
Beyond The New Hometown
English Learners The First Day
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation
Approaching Puss in Boots
On Level Anansi Wins Back the World’s Stories
Beyond Aladdin and His Lamp
English Learners Anansi and the Three Tasks
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarStatements and Questions
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarCommands and Exclamations
Theme: Let’s LearnU
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Why is learning important?
Unit 1Let’s Learn
Theme Video Let’s Learnwww.macmillanmh.com
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ThemeBuilding Schools
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ThemeWolves
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ThemeSpecial Places
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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewCharacter, Setting, Plot; Cause/Effect; Main Idea and Details; Prefixes; Bar Graph
WritingPersonal Narrative
Unit 1 Assessment, 151M–151N
ComprehensionCharacter, Setting, Plot; Cause and Effect; Main Idea and Details; Compare and Contrast; Make and Confirm Predictions
Vocabulary StrategiesPrefixes, Suffixes; Unknown Words; Synonyms; Multiple-Meaning Words
Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsBar Graphs; Personification; Text Features; Encyclopedia Article
GrammarSentences; Subjects; Predicates
WritingIdeas; Personal Narrative
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Vocabulary donate, unaware, members, contribute
Thesaurus/Synonyms
PhonicsLong a
SpellingWords with Long a
Vocabularypassion, bothering, admire, concentrate, ached, splendid
Context Clues/Multiple-Meaning Words
PhonicsLong o
SpellingWords with Long o
Vocabularyseparate, determination, storage, exact, ruined, luckiest
Word Parts/Suffixes, -er, -est
PhonicsLong i
SpellingWords with Long i
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Main Idea and Details
FluencyRepeated Reading: Rate
Approaching Resources All Around Us
On Level Resources All Around Us
Beyond Resources All Around Us
English Learners Resources
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Compare and Contrast
FluencyRepeated Reading: Expression
Approaching Running with Wolves
On Level Katie and the Wolf
Beyond A Dog’s Life
English Learners The Wolf
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Make and Confirm Predictions
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing
Approaching The Slightly Tipping Tree House
On Level A Winter Adventure
Beyond The Science Fair
English Learners Safe in the Storm
WritingPersonal Narrative
GrammarComplete Subjects
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarComplete Predicates
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarCompound Sentences
pp. 112A–145JJpp. 78A–111JJpp. 66A–77NN
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EARTHSmart
How do green schools help the environment?
Goodwillie Environmental School
is friendly to the environment.
Goodwillie is a green school in Ada,
Michigan. Green schools do many
things to help the Earth.
Green schools use less energy
than regular schools. At Goodwillie,
solar panels use the sun’s power.
The solar power heats the school
in winter. As a result, the school’s
energy bills are low.
The school also believes in
using recycled items. Its walls and
floors are made with recycled
material. Even the outdoor deck is
made from sawdust and recycled
milk jugs!
Clara Cullen (left) and Seana Florida find frogs in Goodwillie’s pond.
GenreExpository articles give
information about real
people, places, or things.
Generate QuestionsMain Idea and DetailsA main idea is the most
important point of an
article. Details or facts
support the main idea.
Comprehension
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension
• Speaking/Viewing
ThemeBirth of a Town
Build Background
ThemeStarting a Local Business
Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Word Study
• Spelling
Vocabularysidewalks, grumbled, traders, blossomed, wailed, lonesome
Word Parts: Compound Words
MorphologyLong e
SpellingWords with Long e
Vocabularydisappear, protect, harming, supply, capture, enclosure
Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words
PhonicsSilent Letters
SpellingSilent Letters
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Sequence
FluencyPhrasing
Approaching Start Your Own Business!
On Level Start Your Own Business!
Beyond Start Your Own Business!
English Learners Dog Wash
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Draw Conclusions
FluencyRate
Approaching Purple Loosestrife
On Level Purple Loosestrife
Beyond Purple Loosestrife
English Learners The Marsh Monster
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarCommon and Proper Nouns
WritingTrait: Word Choice
GrammarSingular and Plural Nouns
Theme: Neighborhoods and CommunitiesU
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Theme Opener, pp. xvi–154/155 pp. 156A–189JJ pp. 190A–209JJ
How do community members work together?
Unit 2Neighborhoods and
Communities
Theme VideoNeighborhoods and Communitieswww.macmillanmh.com
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ThemeCommunities
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ThemeWorking Together
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ThemeBuilding Homes
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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewMain Idea and Details; Character, Setting, Plot;Theme; Multiple-Meaning Words; Textbook Features
WritingExpository
Unit 2 Assessment, 281M–281N
ComprehensionSequence; Draw Conclusions; Main Idea and Details (stated); Author’s Purpose; Theme
Vocabulary StrategiesCompound Words; Multiple-Meaning Words, Paragraph Clues; Antonyms
Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsChart, Map, Personification, Assonance, Rhyme, Features in a Textbook
GrammarNouns
WritingExpository
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Vocabularyculture, communities, immigrants, established, traditional
Context Clues: Antonyms
Phonics3-Letter Blends
SpellingWords with 3-Letter Blends
Vocabularytour, volunteers, thrilled, slogan, deserve
Context Clues: Examples
PhonicsDigraphs
SpellingWords with Digraphs
Vocabularyappliances, owners, construction, equipment, leaky, project
Context Clues: Paragraph Clues
PhonicsContractions
SpellingWords with Contractions
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Main Idea and Details (stated)
FluencyPronunciation and Phrasing
Approaching Communities Across America
On Level Communities Across America
Beyond Communities Across America
English Learners Communities Across America
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Author’s Purpose
FluencyPacing
Approaching Patching a Playground
On Level Patching a Playground
Beyond Patching a Playground
English Learners Kids Make a Difference
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Theme
FluencyPhrasing
Approaching Heat Wave
On Level Emergency!
Beyond New Neighbors
English Learners The Flood
WritingExpository
GrammarIrregular Plural Nouns
WritingTrait: Word Choice
GrammarPossessive Nouns
WritingTrait: Word Choice
GrammarSentence Combining with Nouns
pp. 244A–275JJpp. 222A–243JJpp. 210A–221NN
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GenreExpository texts give
information about real
people, places, or things.
Monitor Comprehension Main Idea and DetailsThe main idea is the most
important point about
a topic. Details or facts
support the main idea.
How did railroads change the face of the Southwest?
B efore railroads arrived,
not many people lived in
the Southwest. Those who
did were rugged pioneers
and members of Native
American tribes. However,
the coming of railroads
brought big changes in
Texas, Arizona, New
Mexico, and Oklahoma.
In 1869, the first
transcontinental railway
line was completed. For
the first time, railroad tracks stretched across
the United States. Over the next few years, more
railway lines were built.
This map shows the first railroad routes in the Southwest.
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension
• Speaking/Viewing
ThemeBeing a Writer
Build Background
ThemeKeeping in Touch
Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Word Study
• Spelling
Vocabulary talented, single, proper, excitement, acceptance, useful
Context Clues: Word Clues
Morphologyr-Controlled Vowels, er, ir, ur
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
Vocabularycrackle, starry, announced, soared, noticed
Context Clues: Sentence Clues
Morphologyr-Controlled Vowels, ar, or
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowels
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Author’s Purpose
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing
Approaching Laura Ingalls Wilder
On Level E. B. White, Writer
Beyond Sequoyah: The Gift of Writing
English Learners A Great Writer
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Character, Setting, Plot
FluencyRepeated Reading: Expression and Intonation
Approaching The E-Mail Pals
On Level Dear Ghana
Beyond Faraway Home
English Learners Letters to Africa
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarAction Verbs
WritingTrait: Voice
GrammarPresent-Tense Verbs
Theme: Express YourselfU
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Theme Opener, pp. xvi–284/285 pp. 285A–309JJ pp. 310A–345JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
Unit 3Express Yourself
How do writers and artists express themselves?
Theme VideoExpress Yourselfwww.macmillanmh.com
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ThemeBeing an Artist
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ThemeMy Art
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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewSequence, Make Inferences, Main Idea and Details, Homophones, Directions
WritingFriendly Letter
Unit 3 Assessment, 429M–429N
ComprehensionAuthor’s Purpose; Character, Setting, Plot; Cause and Effect; Sequence; Make Inferences
Vocabulary StrategiesWord Clues, Sentence Clues, Homographs, Homophones
Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsOnomatopoeia, Rhythm; Time Line; Interviews; Directions
GrammarVerbs
WritingIdeas, Voice, Organization, Word Choice, Letter
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Vocabulary estimate, focus, record
Context Clues/Homographs
PhonicsPrefixes, re-, un-, pre-, mis-
SpellingWords with /ü/, /ū/, and /u
. /
Vocabularyinstance, illustrate, style, textures, sketches, suggestions
Context Clues/Sentence Clues
PhonicsDiphthong /oi/
SpellingWords with Diphthong oi, oy
Vocabularyannual, potential, expensive, politely, wrapping, innocent
Dictionary/Homophones
PhonicsVariant Vowels /u̇/ and /ü/
SpellingWords with Variant Vowels oo, u_e, ue, ew
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyRepeated Reading: Pronunciation and Phrasing
Approaching Bright Ideas: Inventions That Changed History
On Level Bright Ideas: Inventions That Changed History
Beyond Bright Ideas: Inventions That Changed History
English Learners Bright Ideas
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Sequence
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing and Pacing
Approaching Old and New: Painting Through Time
On Level Old and New: Painting Through Time
Beyond Old and New: Painting Through Time
English Learners Painting Through Time
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Make Inferences
FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation and Expression
Approaching A Different World
On Level Storm Surprise
Beyond A Long Way to Go
English Learners The Hurricane
WritingFriendly Letter
GrammarPast-Tense Verbs
WritingTrait: Organization
GrammarFuture-Tense Verbs
WritingTrait: Word Choice
GrammarSentence Combining with Verbs
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Do you know what
these mean?
“Wass^?” “N2M, U?”
“JC.” “G2G. BFN.”
If you figured it out,
you probably use instant
messaging, or IM. It lets
people “talk” to each
other in real time. Instant
messages are typed very
fast. Users usually don’t
slow down to capitalize
or spell out words. As a
result, users keep inventing
shorter versions of words
and IM slang.
Messaging
ManiaKids are logging on and sounding off.
Will it change friendships and the
English language?
hey, mike!
hey julia! wass^???
nm, u???
n2m either jc,
doin homework BLAH...brb
sup jake?
hey nm jc u???
jc...can’t wait til Saturday
y?
goin to c Crazy Cats play
Crazy Cats?!! No way —they r
totally my fave right now!
i have xtra tix...
Srsly???!!! Oooooo, wld b GR8!!!
well let me no asap, julia on 2,
an i know she likes ‘em
askin now. Brb.
GenreExpository texts give
information about real
people, places, or things.
Analyze Text StructureCause and EffectA cause is why something
happens in a story or
selection. An effect is what
happens.
Real World Reading
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension
• Speaking/Viewing
ThemeWorking as One
Build Background
ThemeUnique Talents
Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Word Study
• Spelling
Vocabularybeamed, argued, possessions, fabric, purchased, quarreling
Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words
PhonicsDiphthong ou, ow
SpellingWords with Diphthong ou, ow
Vocabularybrilliance, affection, pleaded, exhausted, guarantee, preparations
Thesaurus: Synonyms
MorphologyPlurals
SpellingPlurals
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Draw Conclusions
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing
Approaching Androcles and the Lion
On Level A True Hero
Beyond The Lost Brocade
English Learners The Diamond
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Theme
FluencyRepeated Reading: Expression
Approaching The Turtle and the Deer: A Trickster Tale from Cuba
On Level Paul Bunyan and Babe: An American Tall Tale
Beyond A Country of Mice: A Folk Tale from Asia
English Learners Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
WritingTrait: Voice
GrammarVerbs Be, Do, Have
WritingTrait: Voice
GrammarLinking Verbs
Theme: Our TeamsU
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Theme Opener, pp. xvi–4/5 pp. 6A–37JJ pp. 38A–67JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
Unit 4Our Teams
Theme Video Our Teamswww.macmillanmh.com
What makes a strong team?
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ThemeCommunity Teamwork
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ThemeFamily Teams
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ThemeAstronauts
Build Background
Show What You Know Spiral ReviewDraw Conclusions; Problem and Solution; Sequence; Synonyms; Time Line
WritingNarrative
Unit 4 Assessment, 137M–137N
ComprehensionDraw Conclusions; Theme; Problem/Solution; Sequence
Vocabulary StrategiesMultiple-Meaning Words; Synonyms; Suffixes; Prefixes
Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsRules, Directions, Imagery, First-person narrator, Metaphors
GrammarVerbs; Contractions
WritingVoice, Ideas, Word Choice, Narrative
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Vocabulary utilize, awareness, pollution, emphasize
Word Parts/Suffixes
PhonicsVariant Vowels au, aw, alt, alk, all, ough
SpellingWords with Variant Vowels au, aw, alt, alk, all, ough
Vocabularyanxious, cross, managed, alarmed, pretend, unfortunately
Word Parts/Prefixes
PhonicsHomophones
SpellingHomophones
Vocabularydecisions, communicate, essential, responsible, research, specialist
Thesaurus/Synonyms
PhonicsSoft c and g
SpellingWords with Soft c and g
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Problem/Solution
FluencyRepeated Reading: Pronunciation and Phrasing
Approaching Our City Gardens
On Level Our City Gardens
Beyond Our City Gardens
English Learners Our City Gardens
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Problem/Solution
FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation
Approaching The New Dog
On Level The Sanchez Family Store
Beyond The Lost Report
English Learners The Family Store
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Sequence
FluencyRepeated Reading: Pronunciation and Phrasing
Approaching What’s in the Sky?
On Level What’s in the Sky?
Beyond What’s in the Sky?
English Learners In the Sky
WritingNarrative
GrammarContractions with not
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarMain and Helping Verbs
WritingTrait: Word Choice
GrammarIrregular Verbs
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GenreExpository texts give
information about real
people, places, or things.
Monitor ComprehensionProblem and SolutionA problem is something
that needs to be worked
out. A solution fixes the
problem.
ouston, Texas, is a lot like other big cities. Kids can grow up there without knowing how the food they eat is grown. This is a problem. Urban Harvest is trying to solve that problem. This group helps by teaching people about community gardening and how they can utilize, or use, those skills to create gardens in the middle of cities. Urban Harvest volunteers show that a garden can grow in a vacant lot, a public
park, a housing project, or at a school.
Community gardens do more than make a neighborhood beautiful. They raise awarenessabout the environment. Gardens build community spirit. Adults as well as kids learn the health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables. Gardeners learn how nature works. Best of all, gardeners get to eat the fresh, tasty food they grow.
Real World Reading
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension
• Speaking/Viewing
ThemeAntarctic Life
Build Background
ThemeAnimal Homes
Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Word Study
• Spelling
Vocabularyfierce, echoes, shuffles, huddle, junior, down
Context Clues: Homographs
MorphologyCompound Words
SpellingCompound Words
Vocabularyarchitects, structures, contain, retreats, shallow, shelter
Context Clues: Homophones
MorphologyInflectional Endings y to i
SpellingInflectional Endings y to i
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Main Idea and Details
FluencyRepeated ReadingPacing
Approaching The Weddell Seals
On Level The Weddell Seals
Beyond The Weddell Seals
English Learners The Weddell Seals
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Description
FluencyRepeated Reading Pacing and Phrasing
Approaching Amazing Bird Builders
On Level Amazing Bird Builders
Beyond Amazing Bird Builders
English Learners Bird Builders
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarPronouns
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarSubject /Object Pronouns
Theme: Those Amazing AnimalsU
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WEEK 1 WEEK 2
Unit 5Those Amazing Animals
What makes each animal unique?
Theme VideoThose Amazing Animalswww.macmillanmh.com
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ThemeAnimals on the Move
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ThemeUnusual Animal Talents
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ThemeSurvival and Adaptation
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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewCause and Effect, SequenceDraw Conclusions, Homophones, Directions
WritingResearch Report
Unit 5 Assessment273M—273N
ComprehensionMain Idea, Description, Cause and Effect, Draw Conclusions, Compare and Contrast
Vocabulary StrategiesHomographs, Homphones, Synonyms, Prefixes, Unknown Words
Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsRhythmic Patterns, Imagery, Multiple-Step Directions, Personification, Foreshadowing
GrammarPronouns
WritingResearch Report
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Vocabularycrucial, adjust, survive, source, unpredictable
Context Clues: Synonyms
PhonicsClosed Syllables
SpellingClosed Syllables
Vocabularyconversation, interrupted, boasting, scrambled, seized, rebuild
Word Parts: Prefixes re-, un-, dis-, pre-
PhonicsInflectional Endings
SpellingInflectional Endings
Vocabularysight, odor, venom, female, related, identical
Dictionary: Unknown Words
PhonicsOpen Syllables
SpellingOpen Syllables
ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Cause and Effect
FluencyRepeated ReadingPhrasing
Approaching Aliens in the Waters
On Level Aliens in the Waters
Beyond Aliens in the Waters
English Learners Aliens
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Draw Conclusions
FluencyRepeated Reading Phrasing and Rate
Approaching The Elephant’s Boast
On Level Mike’s Surprise
Beyond The Grizzly and the Frigate Bird
English Learners Animal Friends
ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Compare and Contrast
FluencyRepeated Reading Intonation
Approaching Natural Defenses
On Level Natural Defenses
Beyond Natural Defenses
English Learners Special Defenses
WritingResearch Report
GrammarPronoun-Verb Agreement
WritingTrait: Sentence Fluency
GrammarPossessive Pronouns
WritingTrait: Organization
GrammarPronoun Contractions
pp. 234A–267JJpp. 212A–233JJpp. 200A–211NN
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Have you ever heard a coyote howl at night? If you have, you may live near coyote country. These days, coyote country is nearly everywhere, but this was not always true. Coyotes used to live mostly in the Great Plains states.
How did this coyote spread occur? Each year, more and more suburban homes are built near coyote country. Since coyotes prefer open land, they roam farther away from old habitats in search of it. As a result, coyotes have been forced to adjust to living near humans as open land becomes more difficult to find.
How do animals react when the environment
they live in changes?
Call of theWild
Coyotes are learning to live among humans.
This can be dangerous for coyotes.
GenreExpository articles give
information about real
people, places, or events.
Analyze Text StructureCause and EffectA cause is why something
happens. An effect is what
happens.
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ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension
• Speaking/Viewing
ThemeFolktales
Build Background
ThemePlays
Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary
• Phonics/Word Study
• Spelling
Vocabulary guests, banquet, agreeable, curiosity, gaze, untrusting
Context Clues: Synonyms
PhonicsPrefixes
SpellingPrefixes
Vocabulary decorated, symbol, darkened, gnaws, securing, weakest
Context Clues: Antonyms
PhonicsConsonant + al, el, le Syllables
SpellingWords with Consonant + el, al, le Syllables
READING
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Leveled Readers
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Make Inferences
FluencyRepeated ReadingPhrasing
Approaching The Popcorn Dancers
On Level The Fox’s Banquet
Beyond The Duke’s Banquet
English Learners The Fox’s Dinner
ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Summarize
FluencyRepeated Reading Expression and Intonation
Approaching Storytellers of the World
On Level Storytellers of the World
Beyond Storytellers of the World
English Learners Storytellers
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing
• Grammar
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarAdjectives and Articles
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarAdjectives that Compare
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Theme Opener, pp. xvi–276/277 pp. 278A–309JJ pp. 310A–335JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
Unit 6Storytellers
What makes a good story?
Theme VideoStorytellerswww.macmillanmh.com
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ThemeTrickster Tales
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ThemeTelling Tales
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ThemeFairy Tales
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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewMake Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Main Idea/Details, Prefixes, Suffixes, Diagram
WritingPersuasive
Unit 6 Assessment, 417M–417N
ComprehensionMake Inferences; Summarize; Compare and Contrast; Character, Setting, Plot
Vocabulary StrategiesSynonyms, Antonyms, Prefixes and Suffixes, Idioms, Unknown Words
Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsCharts, Diagrams, Use Functional Documents, Sensory Language
GrammarAdjectives, Articles, Adverbs, Prepositions, Combining Sentences
WritingWord Choice, Persuasive Essay
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment
Vocabulary insightful, technique, majority, investigate, cunning
Word Parts: Prefixes and Suffixes
PhonicsVowel Team Syllables
SpellingWords with Vowel Team Syllables
Vocabulary magnificent, masterpiece, ingredient, recipes, tasty, tradition
Dictionary: Idioms
Phonicsr-Controlled Vowel Syllables
SpellingWords with r-Controlled Vowel Syllables
Vocabulary depart, suitable, increases, observed, advised, discouraged
Dictionary: Unknown Words
PhonicsSuffixes
SpellingSuffixes
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Compare and Contrast
FluencyRepeated ReadingPronunciation and Phrasing
Approaching How People Came to Texas
On Level How Animals Brought Fire to People
Beyond How Coyote Helped Light the World
English Learners Getting Fire for People
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Compare and Contrast
FluencyRepeated Reading Phrasing
Approaching From Farm to Dinner Table: Food’s Great Journey
On Level From Farm to Dinner Table: Food’s Great Journey
Beyond From Farm to Dinner Table: Food’s Great Journey
English Learners Food’s Great Journey
ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Character, Setting, Plot
FluencyRepeated Reading Phrasing and Intonation
Approaching The Monster’s Riddle
On Level Magpies Mystery
Beyond Adding with Kevin
English Learners The Mystery of Magpie
WritingPersuasive
GrammarAdverbs
WritingTrait: Ideas
GrammarPrepositions
WritingTrait: Word Choice
GrammarSentence Combining
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Tales of the
Where does the wind come from? Why is there
night? Why does a leopard have spots?
Nowadays, scientists investigate and answer questions
like these. But long ago, people made up stories to
explain how the world works. Some of these stories were
trickster tales.
Meet the Trickster
A trickster is a character in a story. Tricksters use their
wits to get what they want. Sometimes they trick other
characters. Sometimes they are the ones being tricked.
A trickster doesn’t always have the same name or
even the same body. He is often an animal with human
features, such as a coyote, fox, tortoise, or spider.
How do storytellers explain the world we live in?
Trickster
GenreExpository texts present
facts and details about real
people, places, and things.
Generate QuestionsCompare and ContrastWhen authors compare
and contrast two topics or
ideas, they often tell how
they are alike and different.
They use signal words, such
as similar and different.
Real World Reading
Comprehension
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WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
ixStorytellers
1 First Day Jitters chuckled
nervous
nonsense
fumbled
trudged
APPROACHING clap, step, sick, rock, mess, shut, miss, jump, pond, bag,
fan, fed, yet, hid, top
ON LEVEL clap, step, sick, rock, luck, crop, snack, mess, head, shut,
miss, stamp, jump, click, pond
BEYOND crops, snacks, messy, head, shut, stamp, click, pond, bathtub,
anthill, clammy, slump, tunnel, gushed, chuckled
2 Amazing Grace auditions
adventure
exploring
sparkling
fantastic
success
APPROACHING date, fine, rose, lake, life, home, safe, rice, wise, grade,
smile, base, code, use, woke
ON LEVEL date, fine, rose, lake, life, home, safe, rice, globe, plane, wise,
smoke, grade, smile, come
BEYOND fine, rice, globe, plane, wisely, smoke, graded, smiled, come,
whale, envelope, crime, shapes, skated, stripes
3 Earth Smart donate
unaware
members
contribute
APPROACHING fail, bay, pail, ray, tray, may, sway, gray, plays, paint, lady,
tail, day, pain, way
ON LEVEL fail, bay, pail, ray, plain, tray, trail, may, braid, sway, gray,
plays, paint, snail, great
BEYOND bay, pail, plainly, trail, braid, swaying, painted, snails, great,
ladies, afraid, unfair, acres, explained, maybe
Unit 1
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4 Wolf! passion
bothering
admire
concentrate
ached
splendid
APPROACHING gold, bowl, sold, snow, loaf, coal, slow, grows, show, blow,
road, cold, boat, low, coat
ON LEVEL gold, bowl, soak, sold, snow, loaf, roast, coast, scold, coal,
slow, grows, show, float, blow
BEYOND bowl, soaked, loaves, roasted, coast, scolded, floating, window,
program, shown, growth, folk, throat, swallow, roam
5 My Very Own
Room
separate
determination
storage
exact
ruined
luckiest
APPROACHING sky, pie, might, find, flight, right, fry, tight, child, buy,
wind, fly, try, sigh, bite
ON LEVEL mild, sky, pie, might, find, fight, tied, right, fry, tight, child,
flight, bright, buy, dye
BEYOND mild, mighty, fight, right, fry, tightly, flight, brightness, buy,
dye, wind, children, satisfy, delight, grind
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1 Boom Town sidewalks
grumbled
traders
blossomed
wailed
lonesome
APPROACHING heel, seal, week, bean, team, free, green, clean, street,
teen, need, three, meet, leak, feel
ON LEVEL heel, seal, weak, week, bean, creek, speaks, team, free, green,
clean, cream, street, freeze, field
BEYOND heel, seal, creek, speaks, cream, street, freeze, field, sixteen,
peanut, chief, repeat, freedom, weakest, weekly
2 Home-Grown
Butterflies
disappear
protect
harming
supply
capture
enclosure
APPROACHING wrap, knit, gnat, wrists, wrote, sign, knock, know, wring,
write, wrong, knee, gnaw, wren, knot
ON LEVEL wrap, knit, gnat, wrists, knots, wrote, knight, sign, knock,
wreck, know, wring, gnaws, write, wrong
BEYOND knitted, gnat, wrists, knots, wrote, knight, knock, wreck, wring,
gnaws, writing, wrong, wristwatch, knapsack, wrinkle
3 Go West! culture
communities
immigrants
established
traditional
APPROACHING scrubs, spree, screams, stream, spread, three, screens,
spray, throw, strong, scrap, thrill, straw, street, strip
ON LEVEL thread, scrubs, spree, screams, street, scratch, spread, throne,
three, screens, spray, throw, strong, scraped, strength
BEYOND threaten, scrubs, spree, screams, stream, scratch, spread,
throne, screens, strong, scraped, strengthen, streamer, scribble, sprinkle
Unit 2
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4 Here’s My Dollar tour
volunteers
thrilled
slogan
deserve
APPROACHING chick, much, pitch, teacher, cheese, bench, chair, chin,
thick, truth, whales, fish, wheel, sixth, show
ON LEVEL chick, much, pitch, teacher, lunch, hatch, cheese, stretch,
thick, truth, whales, fish, what, them, pathway
BEYOND pitch, teacher, cheese, crunching, sandwich, ached, searching,
chuckled, whales, washing, pathway, shadow, thicken, seashells, wreath
5 A Castle on Viola
Street
appliances
owners
construction
equipment
leaky
project
APPROACHING he’d, she’d, that’s, what’s, won’t, there’s, you’re, wasn’t,
we’ll, isn’t, we’re, I’d, I’ve, didn’t, they’re
ON LEVEL he’d, she’d, that’s, what’s, won’t, there’s, you’re, wasn’t,
we’ll, isn’t, we’re, couldn’t, I’ve, didn’t, they’re
BEYOND he’d, she’d, that’s, what’s, won’t, there’s, you’re, wasn’t, we’ll,
we’ve, we’re, couldn’t, I’ve, didn’t, they’re
Unit 2 (continued)
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1 Author: A True
Story
talented
single
proper
excitement
acceptance
useful
APPROACHING first, herds, purr, third, nurse, girls, firm, world, serve, sir,
church, burn, curve, birds, burst
ON LEVEL turns, first, herds, learn, purr, third, earn, nurse, perch, girls,
firm, word, world, serve, worth
BEYOND nurse, third, learned, perch, serve, worth, perfectly, Thursday,
preserve, suffered, reform, tempered, inform, infirm, emerge
2 Dear Juno crackle
starry
announced
soared
noticed
APPROACHING bark, sore, hard, storms, yard, sport, sharks, porch, story,
chore, card, store, far, more, part
ON LEVEL bark, shorts, sharp, sore, hard, storms, yard, sport, sharks,
porch, pour, story, chore, wore, carve
BEYOND sharp, sore, sharks, porch, pour, chore, wore, carve, orchard,
artist, heartache, courtyard, tortilla, ignore, ordeal
3 Messaging Mania estimate
focus
record
APPROACHING unfair, undo, unhappy, undone, unload, retell, recall,
rename, misfile, misdo, misread, mistreat, precut, preplan, presale
ON LEVEL unfair, unwanted, unhappy, undone, unload, retold, recall,
recycle, misfile, misnumber, misread, mistreat, precut, preplan, presale
BEYOND unfair, unwanted, unhappy, undone, uncertain, retold,
recalling, recycled, misfiled, misnumbered, misread, mistreat, precut,
preplanned, presale
Unit 3
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4 What Do
Illustrators Do?
instance
illustrate
style
textures
sketches
suggestions
APPROACHING soil, foil, toil, coins, point, noise, boiled, spoiled, enjoys,
voice, choice, toy, join, boy, oil
ON LEVEL coy, soil, foil, toil, coins, point, noise, loyal, boiled, spoiled,
enjoys, voice, choice, soybean, joyful
BEYOND coy, foil, toil, point, noise, loyal, voice, choice, soybean, joyful,
noisy, checkpoint, asteroid, royalty, broiled
5 The Jones Family
Express
annual
potential
expensive
politely
wrapping
innocent
APPROACHING loop, rude, look, clue, spoon, blue, cubes, goose, true,
shoe, soup, group, food, glue, hoop
ON LEVEL loop, rude, look, clue, spoon, tube, shook, blue, cubes, goose,
mules, gloom, true, shoe, stew
BEYOND rude, clues, tube, shook, cubes, goose, mules, gloom, stew,
classroom, childhood, annual, snoop, include, assume
Unit 3 (continued)
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1 Seven Spools of
Thread
beamed
argued
possessions
fabric
purchased
quarreling
APPROACHING found, town, shout, owl, bow, round, plow, crowd,
proud, clouds, mouse, down, house, gown, sound
ON LEVEL found, town, shout, owl, couch, bow, scout, round, plow,
crowd, proud, clouds, ground, louder, bounce
BEYOND found, shouted, couch, bowed, scout, plow, crowd, proudly,
louder, bounce, snowplow, outline, scowled, pounce, prowling
2 Nacho and Lolita brilliance
affection
pleaded
exhausted
guarantee
preparations
APPROACHING years, twins, trays, states, ashes, foxes, inches, flies, cities,
lunches, horses, ties, skies, bodies, boxes
ON LEVEL years, twins, trays, states, ashes, foxes, inches, flies, cities,
ponies, bunches, alleys, lunches, cherries, daisies
BEYOND trays, ashes, foxes, inches, ponies, bunches, alleys, cherries,
daisies, heroes, libraries, chimneys, eyelashes, journeys, scratches
3 A Growing
Interest
utilize
awareness
pollution
emphasize
APPROACHING yawn, salt, lawn, halls, hauls, hawks, caused, small, paw,
straw, crawl, draw, saw, mall, ball
ON LEVEL yawn, taught, salt, lawn, halls, hauls, hawks, squawk, bought,
bawls, drawing, caused, paused, crawled, coughing
BEYOND yawn, taught, salt, hauls, hawks, squawk, bought, bawls,
paused, crawled, coughing, walrus, scrawny, stalk, fault
Unit 4
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4 Ramona and Her
Father
anxious
cross
managed
alarmed
pretend
unfortunately
APPROACHING sale, sail, beet, beat, rode, road, two, to, too, its, it’s, your,
you’re, see, sea
ON LEVEL sale, sail, beet, beat, rode, road, rowed, its, it’s, your, you’re,
there, they’re, peace, piece
BEYOND its, it’s, your, you’re, there, they’re, their, peace, piece, seen,
scene, flea, flee, weight, wait
5 Out of This World!
The Ellen Ochoa
Story
decisions
communicate
essential
responsible
research
specialist
APPROACHING cell, gems, age, place, gyms, city, cents, price, space,
nice, giant, pages, ice, large, pencil
ON LEVEL cell, gems, age, place, gyms, city, cents, price, space, nice,
giant, changes, pages, gentle, message
BEYOND cell, Egyptian, spacesuit, giant, changes, gently, messages,
giraffe, celebrated, garage, dangerous, cabbage, courage, citizen, officer
Unit 4 (continued)
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1 Penguin Chick fierce
echoes
shuffles
huddle
junior
down
APPROACHING airplane, daytime, birthday, daylight, sunset, notebook,
birdhouse, railroad, headlight, sometime, someone, newspaper,
sidewalks, doghouse, stoplight
ON LEVEL airplane, daytime, birthday, daylight, hairdo, notebook,
birdhouse, bare foot, headlight, sometime, someone, newspaper,
sidewalks, basketball, stagecoach
BEYOND windshield, lightheaded, birthday, thumbnail, hairdo,
windowpane, who ever, barefoot, headlight, homemade, someone,
newspaper, throughout, basketball, stagecoach
2 Animal Homes architects
structures
contain
retreats
shallow
shelter
APPROACHING tries, tried, trying, dries, dried, drying, cries, cried, crying,
flies, flying, stays, plays, played, playing
ON LEVEL tries, tried, trying, dries, dried, drying, hurries, hurried,
hurrying, studies, studied, studying, plays, played, playing
BEYOND tries, tried, trying, dries, dried, drying, hurries, replied,
hurrying, studies, studied, studying, obeyed, obeying, worrying
3 Call of the Wild crucial
adjust
survive
source
unpredictable
APPROACHING basket, rabbit, hello, latter, invite, number, lesson, chapter,
follow, problem, army, butter, Sunday, ladder, pepper
ON LEVEL basket, rabbit, napkin, letter, invite, bedtime, mammal,
number, fellow, chapter, follow, problem, chicken, butter, Sunday
BEYOND basket, rabbit, napkin, rascal, suppose, bedtime, mammal,
narrate, fellow, chapter, method, problem, chicken, retreat, Sunday
Unit 5
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4 Wilbur’s Boast conversation
interrupted
boasting
scrambled
seized
rebuild
APPROACHING names, named, naming, hopes, hoped, hoping, races,
raced, racing, drops, dropped, dropping, hugs, hugged, hugging
ON LEVEL names, named, naming, hopes, hoped, hoping, dances,
danced, dancing, drops, dropped, dropping, wraps, wrapped, wrapping
BEYOND arrived, noticed, offering, hopes, hoped, hoping, achieves,
danced, dancing, dropped, dropping, wrapped, wrapping, driving,
traded
5 Unique Animals
of the Southwest
sight
odor
venom
female
related
identical
APPROACHING pilot, diner, tiger, limit, lemon, planet, model, ever, robot,
tiny, cover, salad, silent, spider, frozen
ON LEVEL pilot, diner, tiger, favor, lemon, planet, model, shady, robot,
tiny, label, cozy, silent, spider, frozen
BEYOND pilot, jealousy, favorite, lemon, planet, model, shady, robotic,
tiny, label, cozy, modern, cousin, frozen, melon
Unit 5 (continued)
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1 Stone Soup guests
banquet
agreeable
curiosity
gaze
untrusting
APPROACHING untied, repay, unhappy, preheat, unfold, return, dislike,
review, resell, precook, prepay, unkind, reprint, redo, unlucky
ON LEVEL untied, repay, disagree, preheat, unafraid, return, preschool,
dislike, disappear, resell, precook, prepay, unbeaten, reprint, unwrap
BEYOND untied, reread, disagree, rearrange, unafraid, rebuild,
disappear, unknown, prehistoric, prepay, unbeaten, reenter, unwrap,
unlucky, recover
2 The Strongest
One
decorated
symbol
darkened
gnaws
securing
weakest
APPROACHING able, purple, global, table, towel, eagle, puzzle, middle,
little, bottle, camel, pickle, travel, tunnel, ankle
ON LEVEL able, purple, riddle, handle, towel, eagle, puzzle, castle, little,
nickel, camel, pickle, travel, tunnel, squirrel
BEYOND unstable, terrible, riddle, handle, towel, whistle, motel, castle,
single, nickel, camel, pickle, icicle, tunnel, squirrel
3 Tales of the
Trickster
insightful
technique
majority
investigate
cunning
APPROACHING about, allow, appear, away, coffee, complain, enjoy,
explain, poison, remain, repeat, unreal, unclear, reading, detail
ON LEVEL about, allowing, appear, wayward, coffee, complain, enjoyed,
explaining, poison, remain, repeat, unreal, unclear, reading, detail
BEYOND textbook, allowable, appear, viewpoint, coffee, complaining,
enjoyment, explaining, poisonous, remainder, repeatedly, unreal,
unclear, reachable, detailed
Unit 6
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4 Cook-a-Doodle-
Doo
magnificent
masterpiece
ingredient
recipes
tasty
tradition
APPROACHING sister, sailor, dollar, toaster, winter, doctor, later, dancer,
better, writer, silver, solar, actor, December, author
ON LEVEL sister, sailor, dollar, toaster, winter, doctor, layer, dancer,
mayor, writer, silver, cellar, trailer, December, author
BEYOND circular, sailor, dollar, toaster, doctor, feather, dancer, mayor,
governor, silver, cellar, trailer, December, author, editor
5 One Riddle, One
Answer
depart
suitable
increase
observed
advised
discouraged
APPROACHING careful, cheerful, helpful, harmful, careless, handful,
painless, priceless, helpless, sleepless, rainless, weekly, wisely, hopeful,
restless
ON LEVEL careful, cheerful, helpful, colorful, harmful, peaceful, pitiful,
painless, priceless, helpless, sleepless, rainless, helplessly, carefully,
peacefully
BEYOND careful, graceful, ungrateful, colorful, harmful, peaceful, pitiful,
priceless, angrily, rainless, helplessly, carefully, peacefully, wonderful,
cloudless
Unit 6 (continued)
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