Unit 1
Reading Street Unit 1 Stories
Week 1: Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn Dixie is a realistic fiction story about a girl who moves to a new town and discovers a friend in a dog.
We will be learning about summarizing and story sequence.
Week 2: Lewis and Clark and Me
Lewis and Clark and Me is a historical fiction story that tells of the Corps of Discovery and the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
We will be learning about author's purpose and questioning.
Week 3: On the Banks of Plum Creek
On the Banks of Plum Creek is a historical fiction story written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
We will be learning about literary elements and schema.
Week 4: The Horned Toad Prince
The Horned Toad Prince is a trickster tale. It tells the story of an animal who outsmarts a bigger character.
We will be learning about author's purpose and story structure.
Week 5: Letters Home from Yosemite
Letters Home from Yosemite is an expository text that tells about the Yosemite National Park.
We will be learning about main idea and details as well as text structure.
Reading Street Unit 1 Spelling
Spelling Words for
Unit 1 Week 1
Short a, e, i, o, and u are usually spelled a: admire, e: method, i: finger, o: soccer, and u: custom.
1. admire
2. magnet
3. contest
4. method
5. custom
6. rally
7. soccer
8. engine
9. sudden
10. finger
11. accident
12. mitten
13. intend
14. fabric
15. flatten
16. rascal
17. gutter
18. mammal
19. happen
20. cannon
Spelling Words for
Unit 1 Week 2
Long a is sometimes spelled ai, eigh, or ay: braid, weigh, spray.
Long i is sometimes spelled igh: sigh.
1. sigh
2. right
3. weigh
4. eight
5. detail
6. height
7. spray
8. braid
9. bait
10. grain
11. slight
12. thigh
13. tight
14. raisin
15. trait
16. highway
17. frighten
18. dismay
19. freight
20. sleigh
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Spelling Words for
Unit 1 Week 3
Long e is sometimes spelled ee or ea: sweet, each. Long o is sometimes spelled oa or ow: throat, rainbow.
1. sweet
2. each
3. three
4. least
5. freedom
6. below
7. throat
8. float
9. foam
10. flown
11. greet
12. season
13. croak
14. shallow
15. eagle
16. indeed
17. rainbow
18. grown
19. seaweed
20. hollow
Spelling Words for
Unit 1 Week 4
Long e at the end of a word can be spelled ie, ey, and y: calorie, money, happy.
1. prairie
2. calorie
3. honey
4. valley
5. money
6. finally
7. movie
8. country
9. empty
10. city
11. rookie
12. hockey
13. collie
14. breezy
15. jury
16. balcony
17. steady
18. alley
19. trolley
20. misty
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Spelling Words for
Unit 1 Week 5
Long u has two sounds, /ü/ and /yü/, and several spellings, u-consonant-e, ew, oo, ui, and u: excuse, threw, mood, cruise, pupil.
1. usual
2. huge
3. flute
4. mood
5. smooth
6. threw
7. afternoon
8. scooter
9. juice
10. cruise
11. truth
12. bruise
13. cruel
14. excuse
15. pupil
16. groove
17. confuse
18. humor
19. duty
20. curfew
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