Benchmark Advanced Reading Units 

Unit 1: Plants and Animals In Their Habitat  (August 7-September 8) Unit 1 Family Letter 

Unit 2: Characters Facing Challenges (September 11-October 6) Unit 2 Family Letter 

Unit 3: Government at Work (October 16-November 9) Unit 3 Family Letter 

Unit 4: Many Characters, Many Points of View (November 13-December 15) Unit 4 Family Letter 

Unit 5: Solving Problems Through Technology  (January 4- January 31) Unit 5 Family Letter 

Unit 6: Tales to Live By   (February 1-March 1) Unit 6 Family Letter 

Unit 7: Investigating the Past   (March  11- April 5) Unit 7 Family Letter 

Unit 8: Wind and Water Change Earth  (April 8- May 3) Unit 8  Family Letter 

Unit 9: Buyers and Sellers   (May 6- May 22) Unit 9 Family Letter 

Unit 10: States of Matter   Unit 10 Family Letter