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Unit 1

Reading Skills- Historical Fiction,

Realism/Fantasy, Activate/Use Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary Skill - Context Clues

Grammar Skill- Sentences

Phonics Skill- Short Vowels

What About Me?

Spelling Words

PLURALS

Skill - Add -s to most words to form the plural.

Add -es to words that end in -ch, -sh, or -ss. (Also to words that end with -x.)

Change -y to -i and add -es to most words that end with -y.

Creating plurals sometimes causes the spelling of a word to change.

A plural can end in either the /s/ or /z/ sound.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

If You Made A Million

My Rows and Piles of Coins

Spelling Words

Vowel Sounds in out and toy

Skill - The vowel sound in out can be spelled ou and ow; proud and shower. The vowel sound in toy can be spelled oi and oy; choice, voyage. Dipthongs include ou, ow, oi, and oy.

Vocabulary

Unit 2 Scroll down to find the week's story.

Vocabulary Words:

attention: careful thinking, looking, or listening

complained: said that you are unhappy or annoyed;upset about something

drifting: being carried along by currents of air or water

giggle: to laugh in a silly or uncontrolled way

glaring: staring angrily

looping: forming a line, path, or motion shaped so that it crosses itself

struggled: tried hard, worked hard against some difficulties

swooping: coming down fast on something

gawk: to stare in a rude way

snickered: laughed in a sly, silly way

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

Reading Skills - Expository Nonfiction, Compare and Contrast, Ask Questions

Vocabulary Skill - Word Structure

Grammar Skill - Subject and Object Pronouns

Phonics Skill - R-Controlled Vowels

Spelling Words - Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

Challenge Words: virtual, whirlwind, commercial, worthwhile, determine

Vocabulary - Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

Words to Know

1. average: the quantity found by dividing the sum of all the quantities by the number of the quantities

2. depth: the distance from the top to the bottom

3. deserts: dry, sandy regions without water and trees

4. outrun: to run faster than someone or something else

5. peak: the pointed top of a mountain or hill

6. tides: the rise and fall of the ocean about every twelve hours

7. waterfalls: streams of water that fall from a high place

Other Words to Know

Rocks in His Head

Spelling Words - Rocks in His Head

Vocabulary - Rocks in His Head

Words to Know

1. chores: small jobs or tasks

2. spare: more than needed; extra

3. attic: the space just below the roof of a house

4. labeled: wrote an object's name on a tag and attached it

5. customer: person who buys things at a store or uses the services of a business

6. board: long, flat piece of sawed wood

7. stamps: small pieces of paper stuck to letters or packages showing that a fee has been paid

Spelling Words - Gertrude Ederle

Getrude Ederle, America's Champion Swimmer

Vocabulary - Gertrude Ederle

Words to Know

1. drowned: died by suffocating underwater

2. strokes: combinations of arm and leg movements used in swimming

3. stirred: moved about

4. medals: flat pieces of metal, often shaped like a coin or attached to a ribbon, given as rewards

5. continued: went on without stopping

6. celebrate: observe or honor something special with ceremonies and activities

7. current: part of a body of water that is moving along in a path

Spelling Words - Fly, Eagle, Fly!

Vocabulary - Fly, Eagle, Fly!

Words to Know

1. valley: an area of low land between hills or mountains

2. reeds: long, tall grasses with leaves and hollow stems

3. echoed: repeated a sound

4. gully: narrow ditch made by flowing water

5. scrambled: moved or climbed quickly

6. clutched: grasped or held tightly

Unit 5

Suki's Kimono

Spelling Words

CVVC, CVV-In words with the CVVC and CVV syllable patterns, divide between the vowels.

Vocabulary - Suki's Kimono

Words to Know

1. cotton: cloth made from soft, white fibers that grow in branches on a cotton plant

2. festival: program of entertainment often held once a year

3. graceful: beautiful in form or movement

4. handkerchief: soft, usually square piece of cloth used for wiping your nose, face, or hands

5. paces: steps

6. pale: not bright; dim

7. rhythm: natural strong beat that some music or poetry has

8. snug: fitting your body closely

Other Words to Know

How My Family Lives in America

Spelling Words - How My Family Lives in America

Homophones- A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another word, but has a different spelling and meaning.

Vocabulary - How My Family Lives in America

Words to Know

1. admire: to look at with wonder, pleasure, and approval

2. custom: an old or popular way of doing things

3. famous: very well known

4. mention: to tell or speak about something

5. overnight: during the night

6. popular: liked by most people

7. public: of or for everyone; belonging to the people

8. twist: braid formed by weaving together three or more strands

Other Words to Know

Good-Bye, 382

Spelling Words - Good-Bye, 382

Vowel sound in ball- The vowel sound in ball can be spelled a, au, aw; small, because, straw.

Vocabulary - Good-Bye, 382

Words to Know

1. airport: area used regularly by aircraft for landing and taking off

2. curious: strange; odd, unusual

3. delicious: very pleasing or satisfying to the taste or smell

4. described: told in words how someone looks, feels, or acts; to record the most important things about a place, a thing, or an event

5. farewell: parting

6. homesick: sad because you are far away from home

7. memories: persons, things, or events that you can remember

8. raindrops: water that falls in drops from the clouds

Other Words to Know