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What are we learning
Unit 1 (weeks 1-5)
Theme: Environment
How does our environment affect us?
Unit 1 week 1 SKILL FOCUS & TOPICS
UNIT 1 WEEK 1
Genre: Traditional Tales
Main Text: Grandma and the Great Gourd
Reading skill: Analyze Plot and Setting, Use Text Evidence
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Syllable VCCV Pattern, Figurative Speech
Grammar: Simple Sentences
Read Aloud
Grandma and the Great Gourd
Unit 1 wk 1 traditional tales anchor chart.pdfwhat genre are we reading this week?
We will read about traditional tales.
We will learn about the different types of traditional tales.
Reading Workshop
Unit 1 week 1 First Read
First Read Unit 1 wk1: Generate Questions.MOVFirst Read: Generate Questions
First Read Unit 1 wk1: Notice .MOVFirst Read: Notice
First Read Unit 1 wk1: Connect .MOVFirst Read: Connect
First Read Unit 1 wk1: Respond .movFirst Read: Respond
Reading Workshop
Unit 1 week 1 Close Read
Unit 1 wk1 Close Read: Analyze Plot and Setting .MOVIntro to Myths, Fables, Legends, and Fairy Tales
Word Study & Spelling: VCCV Pattern
2-Syllable VCCV pattern
Flocabulary videos to watch
unit 1 wk1 vocab.pdfUnit 1 wk1 spelling.pdfUnit 1 week 2 skill focus & topics
Unit 1 week 2
Genre: Folktale
Main Text: Why the Sky is Far Away
Reading skill: Infer Theme, Ask and Answer Questions
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Inflected Endings, Analyze Graphic Features
Grammar: Subjects and Predicates
Read Aloud
Virtual Storytelling of Why the Sky is Far Away
mV20_G3U1W2_Anchor_Chart_Folktale_web.pdfwhat genre are we reading this week?
We will read about folktales.
Good readers use these reading strategies
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Theme
Grammar Study
The 4 Types of Sentences Song
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
A Complete Sentence
Subject & Predicate
Adding -es to make plural
Making plural by adding -ies
Unit 1 week 3 skill focus & topics
Unit 1 week 3
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Text: Cocolisco
Reading skill: Analyze Characters, Make Inferences
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Base Words and Endings, Imagery
Grammar: Subjects and Predicates
Word Study videos
follows spelling rules
Adding suffixes to words ending with y
Doubling Rule
Drop silent e then add -ing
Kami Export - mV20_G3U1W3_Anchor_Chart_Realistic_Fiction_web.pdfwhat genre are we reading this week?
We will read Cocoliso and find the elements of this realistic fiction.
Explaining Realistic Fiction
UNIT 1 WEEK 4 SKILL FOCUS & TOPICS
Unit 1 week 4
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Living in Desserts
Reading skill: Analyze Text Features, Use Text Evidence
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Vowel Digraphs, Use of Graphic Features
Grammar: Compound Subjects and Predicates
unit 1 wk4 informationa text anchor chart.pdfwhat genre are we reading this week?
We will read Living Deserts.
We will look how text structure and text features help us gather information about the topic.
We will learn how to make inferences.
Inferring: A Reading Strategy
Making Inferences
Good readers combine clues found in the test with prior knowledge to make inferences or "read between the line".
ASL 5Ws & HowUsing ASL for 5Ws and How
generating questions before, during, and after reading a text
Unit 1 week 5 skill focus & skills
Genre: Myth
Main Text: The Golden Flower
Reading skill: Analyze Descriptive Language, Visualize Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Words with Diphthongs, Describe Author's Purpose
Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns
Vocabulary and Spelling Practice
Writers use descriptive language
Visualizing
Unit 2 Interactions
Unit 2 week 1
Theme: Interactions
How do plants and animals live together?
Unit 2 week 1
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Patterns in Nature
Reading skill: Identify Main Idea and Details, Monitor Comprehension
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Syllable VC/V and V/CV Pattern, Use of Graphic Features
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns
Vocabulary & Spelling Practice
What is a Syllable?
Vowels, Consonants, and Syllables
Informational Text
Monitoring your Comprehension
Text Features and Graphic Sources
Main Idea, Summarizing, Reading Strategies
Find the Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 2 week 2
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom
Reading skill: Analyze Text Features, Evaluate Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell R-Controlled Vowels, Precise Verbs
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns
Text Structures
Main Idea
R-conrolled words: Spelling Pattern
Irregular Plural Nouns
Unit 2 week 5
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Nature's Patchwork Quilt
Reading skill: Explain Author's Purpose, Visualize Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Contractions, Use of Text Structure
Grammar: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Author's Point of View
unit 2 week 3
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Text: Wolf Island
Reading Skill: Analyze Illustrations, Synthesize Information
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Compound Words, Analyze Author's Message
Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns
Realistic Fiction
What is Realistic Fiction?
Unit 3 week 5
Genre: Poetry
Main Text: "Firefighter Face", "Miss Stone", "The Race", "In Daddy's Arms", "The Wright Brothers"
Reading skill: Explain Poetic Characteristics, Monitor Comprehension
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Irregular Plural Nouns, Descriptive Language
Grammar: Pronouns
Metaphors for Children
Descriptive Language
Rhythm and Poetry
Poetry Introduction
Irregular Plural Nouns
Unit 3 week 3
Genre: Historical Fiction
Main Text: Little House in the Prairie and by the Shores of Silver Lake
Reading skill: Infer Theme, Compare and Contrasts Texts
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Suffixes -ful-, -ness, -y; Hyperbole
Grammar: Simple Verb Tense
Components of Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Compare and Contrast
How to Find the Theme
Suffix: -ful, fully
Suffixes -ly, -ness
Suffix -ful
Verb Tenses
Subject Verb
Present and Past Tense of Verbs
Unit 5 week 4
Genre: Historical Fiction
Main Text: Nora's Ark
Reading skill: Analyze Point of View, Make Connections
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Words with the Schwa Sound
Grammar: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Making Connections- 1
Making Connections- 2
Understanding Narrative Point of View
1st person vs 2nd person vs 3rd person Point of Views
Pronouns
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Year at a Glance
Drop down to see the year long scope of Reading, Writing, and Language Arts lessons.
Unit 1 (weeks 1-5)
Theme: Environment
How does our environment affect us?
Unit 1 week 1
Genre: Traditional Tales
Main Text: Grandma and the Great Gourd
Reading skill: Analyze Plot and Setting, Use Text Evidence
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Syllable VCCV Pattern, Figurative Speech
Grammar: Simple Sentences
Unit 1 week 2
Genre: Folktale
Main Text: Why the Sky is Far Away
Reading skill: Infer Theme, Ask and Answer Questions
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Inflected Endings, Analyze Graphic Features
Grammar: Subjects and Predicates
Unit 1 week 3
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Text: Cocolisco
Reading skill: Analyze Characters, Make Inferences
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Base Words and Endings, Imagery
Grammar: Subjects and Predicates
Unit 1 week 4
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Living in Desserts
Reading skill: Analyze Text Features, Use Text Evidence
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Vowel Digraphs, Use of Graphic Features
Grammar: Compound Subjects and Predicates
Unit 1 week 5
Genre: Myth
Main Text: The Golden Flower
Reading skill: Analyze Descriptive Language, Visualize Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Words with Diphthongs, Describe Author's Purpose
Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns
Unit 2 (weeks 1-5)
Theme: Interactions
How do plants and animals live together?
Unit 2 week 1
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Patterns in Nature
Reading skill: Identify Main Idea and Details, Monitor Comprehension
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Syllable VC/V and V/CV Pattern, Use of Graphic Features
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns
Unit 2 week 2
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom
Reading skill: Analyze Text Features, Evaluate Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell R-Controlled Vowels, Precise Verbs
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns
Unit 2 week 3
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Text: Wolf Island
Reading Skill: Analyze Illustrations, Synthesize Information
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Compound Words, Analyze Author's Message
Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns
Unit 2 week 4
Genre: Persuasive Text
Main Text: Welcome Back, Wolves!
Reading skill: Analyze Text Structure, Compare and Contrast Texts
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Syllable Pattern VCe, Analyze Tone and Voice
Grammar: Plural Possessive Nouns
Unit 2 week 5
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Nature's Patchwork Quilt
Reading skill: Explain Author's Purpose, Visualize Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Contractions, Use of Text Structure
Grammar: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Unit 3 (weeks 1-5)
Theme: Heroes
What makes a hero?
Unit 3 week 1
Genre: Historical Fiction
Main Text: Below Deck: A Titanic Story
Reading skill: Analyze Plot and Setting, Confirm and Correct Predictions
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Prefixes pre-, dis-, in-, im-, non-; Use of Illustrations
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Unit 3 week 2
Genre: Historical Fiction
Main Text: Grand Daddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Reading skill: Analyze Characters, Make Connections
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Abbreviations, Explain the Author's Message
Grammar: Edit for Subject-Verb Agreement
Unit 3 week 3
Genre: Historical Fiction
Main Text: Little House in the Prairie and by the Shores of Silver Lake
Reading skill: Infer Theme, Compare and Contrasts Texts
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Suffixes -ful-, -ness, -y; Hyperbole
Grammar: Simple Verb Tense
Unit 3 week 4
Genre: Biography
Main Text: Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Reading skill: Analyze Text Structure; Summarize Informational Text
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Vowel Teams, Voice and Tone
Grammar: Irregular Verbs
Unit 3 week 5
Genre: Poetry
Main Text: "Firefighter Face", "Miss Stone", "The Race", "In Daddy's Arms", "The Wright Brothers"
Reading skill: Explain Poetic Characteristics, Monitor Comprehension
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Irregular Plural Nouns, Descriptive Language
Grammar: Pronouns
Unit 4 (weeks 1-5)
Theme: Events
How do communities change over time?
Unit 4 week 1
Genre: Biography
Main Text: The House that Jane Built
Reading skill: Analyze Text Structure, Correct or Confirm Predictions
Read-Write Bridge: Spell R-Controlled Vowels ir, er, ur, ear, Use of Descriptive Language
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Unit 4 week 2
Genre: Biography
Main Text: Frederick Douglass
Reading skill Identify Main Idea and Details, Make Inferences
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Words with VCCCV Pattern, Graphic Features
Grammar: Contractions
Unit 4 week 3
Genre: Biography
Main Text: Milton Hershey
Reading skill: Explain Author's Purpose, Ask and Answer Questions
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Latin Suffixes
Grammar: Use of Tone and Voice
Unit 4 week 4
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction: Autobiography and Biography
Main Text: Green City
Reading skill: Distinguish Viewpoint, Make Connections
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Words that are Homographs, Text Structure
Grammar: Comparing with Adjectives
Unit 4 week 5
Genre: Drama
Main Text: Grace and Grandma
Reading skill: Identify Play Elements, Monitor Comprehension
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Homophones, Explain Author's Message
Grammar: Adverbs
Unit 5 (weeks 1-5)
Theme: Solutions
How does the world challenge us?
Unit 5 week 1
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live
Reading skill: Analyze Text Structure, Correct and Confirm Predictions
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Vowel Patterns au, aw, al, augh, ough; Use of Text Features
Grammar: Comparing with Adjectives
Unit 5 week 2
Genre: Informational Text
Main Text: Earthquakes, Eruptions, and Other Events that Changed the Earth
Reading skill: Analyze Text Structure, Synthesize Information
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Vowel Patterns ei, eigh; Graphic Features
Grammar: Comparing with Adjectives
Unit 5 week 3
Genre: Procedural Text
Main Text: A Safety Plan: In Case of Emergency
Reading skill: Analyze Text Structure, Monitor Comprehension
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Suffix -en, Use of Text Structure
Grammar: Complex Sentences
Unit 5 week 4
Genre: Historical Fiction
Main Text: Nora's Ark
Reading skill: Analyze Point of View, Make Connections
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Words with the Schwa Sound
Grammar: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Unit 5 week 5
Genre: Fables
Main Text: Aesop's Fox
Reading skill: Infer Theme, Evaluate Details
Read-Write Bridge: Spell Final Stable Syllables -le, -ture, -ive, -ize; Use of Imagery, Use Precise Verbs
Grammar: Edit for Commas