Benchmark Advanced Reading Units 

Unit 1: Plants and Animals In Their Habitat  (August 12-August 30) Unit 1 Family Letter 

Unit 2: Characters Facing Challenges (September 3- September 27) Unit 2 Family Letter 

Unit 3: Government at Work (September 30-November 1)         Unit 3 Family Letter 

Unit 4: Many Characters, Many Points of View (November 4-November 26) Unit 4 Family Letter 

Unit 5: Solving Problems Through Technology  (December 2- January 10) Unit 5 Family Letter 

Unit 6: Tales to Live By   (January 13- February 7) Unit 6 Family Letter 

Unit 7: Investigating the Past   (February 10- March 7) Unit 7 Family Letter 

Unit 8: Wind and Water Change Earth  (March 17- April 17) Unit 8  Family Letter 

Unit 9: Buyers and Sellers   (April 21- May 20) Unit 9 Family Letter