Wonders Units of Study:

Unit 1: Eureka! I've Got It!

Strategies: Rereading, Asking and Answering Questions

Skills: Sequencing, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Author's Point of View

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Expository, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography Persuasive Article

Phonics: Short Vowels, Long Vowels, Words with various /u/ sounds, R-Controlled Vowels

Fluency: Expression, Accuracy, Intonation, Phrasing

Vocabulary: Context Clues, Idioms, Homographs, Greek Roots, Greek and Latin Prefixes

Unit 2: Taking the Next Step

Strategies: Rereading, Making Predictions

Literary Elements: Repetition and Rhyme

Skills: Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast, Sequencing, Theme

Genre: Expository Text, Fairy Tale, Biography, Folktale, Narrative and Free Verse Poetry

Phonics: Varient Vowel /o/, /oi/, /ou/, Plurals, Inflectional Endings, Contractions, Closed Syllables

Fluency: Rate, Accuracy, Expression, Phrasing,

Vocabulary: Context Clues, Similies and Metaphors, Greek and Latin Suffixes, Personification, Homographs

Unit 3: Getting From Here to There

Strategies: Summarizing, Asking and Answering Questions

Skills: Theme, Main Idea/Details, Author's Point of View

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Expository Text, Persuasive Article

Phonics: Open Syllables, Open Syllables V/V, Vowel Team Syllables, Consonant -le Syllables, R-Controlled Vowel Syllables

Fluency: Intonation, Expression, Phrasing, Accuracy, Rate

Vocabulary: Context Clues, Greek Roots, Latin Roots

Unit 4: It's Up to You

Strategies: Visualizing, Summarizing

Literary Elements: Stanzas and Meter

Skills: Point of View, Author's Point of View, Theme

Genre: Tall Tale, Mystery, Biography, Expository Text, Lyric and Free Verse Poetry

Phonics: Words with final -en, -an, -le, -al, and -el

Word Study: Prefixes, Homographs, Words with -sure, -zure, -ture, and -cher, Suffixes -ance and -ence

Fluency: Expression, Rate, Accuracy, Phrasing

Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms, Adages and Proverbs, Prefixes and Suffixes, Context Clues, Similies and Metaphors

Unit 5: What's Next?

Strategies: Making Predictions, Asking and Answering Questions

Skills: Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Author's Point of View

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Expository Text, Persuasive Article

Word Study: Suffixes, Homophones, Prefixes, Suffixes -less and -ness, Suffix -ion

Fluency: Expression, Phrasing, Rate, Accuracy

Vocabulary: Context Clues, Idioms, Greek Roots, Root Words

Unit 6: Past, Present, and Future

Strategies: Summarizing, Asking and Answering Questions,

Literary Elements: Assonance and Consonance

Skills: Theme, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Point of View

Genre: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Expository Text, Biography, Lyric and Narratice Free Verse

Word Study: Words with Greek Roots, Words with Latin Roots, Words from Mythology, Number Prefixes uni-, bi-, tri-, cent-, Suffixes -ible, and -able

Fluency: Expression, Phrasing, Intonation, Rate, Accuracy

Vocabulary: Homophones, Connotation and Denotation, Context Clues, Synonyms and Antonyms, Personification