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Houghton Mifflin Reading: A Legacy of Literacy is built on a solid foundation ofresearch in best teaching practices. Explicit, systematic instruction and a variety of state-specific resources ensure success for all California students.This new standards-based program
Delivers explicit, systematic instruction to align with the California English Language Arts Standards
Ensures beginning reading success, with thorough development of oral language,phonemic awareness, letter recognition, phonics and blending skills, and high-frequency vocabulary recognition
Develops early reading fluency with hundreds of selections of engaging decodable text in grades K-2
Fosters independent and confident readers with a gradual transition from decodable text to trade literature
Provides consistent development of comprehension strategies and skills,starting in kindergarten and increasing in emphasis as students move into the intermediate grades
Provides built-in, daily support for students to help them meet the California standards
Features a comprehensive system of diagnostic, prescriptive, and summative assessment
Provides extensive support to reinforce and extend instruction in response to California’s call for Universal Access to the curriculum
Includes a comprehensive collection of literature resources to meet the independent reading needs of all students.
Meeting the California Standards
Table of ContentsKindergarten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Grade 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Grade 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Grade 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Grade 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Grade 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Grade 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
A Scope and Sequenceof Skills and Strategies
The skills and strategies taught in Houghton MifflinReading: A Legacy of Literacy represent a comprehensiveplan of instruction with a special focus on California contentstandards. Systematic instruction and a variety of state-spe-cific resources ensure success for all California students.
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Skills OverviewGrade K
Grade at a Glance
Learning to Read Word Work
Phonemic Awareness High-Frequency Words Comprehension Skills High-Frequency and Phonics and Strategies Word Practice
Phonemic Awareness: RhymingWords (Week 1); Beginning Sounds (Weeks 2, 3)
Comprehension SkillsCompare and ContrastNoting DetailsConcepts of PrintDirectionality: Left to RightDirectionality: Top to Bottom
Previewing the ABC’s
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Comprehension SkillsSequence of EventsInferences: Making PredictionsStrategiesPredict/InferSummarizePhonics/DecodingConcepts of PrintCapital at the Beginning of
a SentenceEnd Punctuation
Comprehension SkillsStory Structure:
Character/SettingInferences: Drawing
ConclusionsStrategiesEvaluatePredict/InferSummarizePhonics/DecodingConcepts of PrintCapital at the Beginning
of a SentenceEnd PunctuationDirectionality: Return Sweep
High-Frequency Words: I, see
High-Frequency Words: my, like
Beginning SoundsPhonemic AwarenessWords in Oral SentencesInitial Consonant s, m, rReview Initial Consonants s, m, r
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; s, m, r
Phonemic Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime;Segmenting Onset and RimeInitial Consonants t, b, n
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; b, m, n, r, s, t
Theme 1:Look At Us!We’re getting to know ourselves and each other.
Theme 2:Colors All AroundWe see beautiful colors everywhere.
Theme 3:We’re a FamilyFamilies work, play,and celebrate together.
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Centers
Exploring Words Oral Language Writing Listening/ Content AreasSpeaking/Viewing
Learning About Big and Little
Naming Words: Parts of the Body
Using Describing Words
Vocabulary Expansion• using size words, namingwords and describing words
Shared Writing• writing a list• naming words: parts of
the body• writing a description
Interactive Writing• writing a list• using naming words• writing a journal entry
Independent Writing• choosing a topic• Journals
• learning about big and little• using size words, naming
words and describing words• writing a list
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Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterDramatic Play CenterScience CenterArt Center
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• using describing words• writing a description• using exact naming words• using singular and plural
naming words
• using movement words• using family words• using exact naming words• types of clothing• writing a grocery list• choosing a good title• using order words
Shared Writing• writing a description• writing a graphic organizer
Interactive Writing• writing a description• writing a class story
Independent Writing• Journals
Shared Writing• recording observations• writing a grocery list• using order words
Interactive Writing• writing a journal entry• choosing a good title• using order words
Independent Writing• Journals
Using Describing Words
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Singular and Plural Naming Words
Vocabulary Expansion• using describing words• using exact naming words• using plural names
Using Movement Words
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Action Words
Vocabulary Expansion• using family words• types of clothing• using order words
Color Words
Family WordsEnvironmental Print
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takeapproximately three weeks,dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes inGrade 1. See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Welcome to Kindergarten
Start the year with stories, songs,rhymes, alphabet activities, androutines.
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons provide sys-tematic review and practice of keyskills and high-frequency words.
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Skills OverviewGrade K
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
Learning to Read Word Work
Phonemic Awareness High-Frequency Words Comprehension Skills High-Frequency and Phonics and Strategies Word Practice
Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting;Onset and Rime;Blending Phonemes Initial Consonants h, v, cBlending Short a Words
Phonics Review: Familiar Consonants;
Short a Words
Comprehension SkillsText Organization and
SummarizingCause and EffectStrategiesQuestionPredict/InferPhonics/DecodingEvaluateConcepts of PrintWord SpacingFirst Letter in a Written WordMatch Spoken Words to Print
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Comprehension SkillsCategorize and ClassifyStory Structure:
Beginning, Middle, EndStrategiesSummarizeMonitor/ClarifyPhonics/DecodingQuestionConcepts of PrintDistinguishLetter/Word/SentenceFirst/Last Letter in a Written
WordMatch Spoken Words to Print
Comprehension SkillsFantasy/RealismStory Structure: PlotStrategiesPredict/InferSummarizeEvaluatePhonics/DecodingConcepts of PrintCapital at the Beginning of a
SentenceEnd PunctuationQuotation Marks
High-Frequency Words: and, go
High-Frequency Words: is, here
Phonemic Awareness: Blending PhonemesInitial Consonants p, g, fBlending Short a Words
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; Short a Words
Phonemic Awareness:Blending Phonemes;Segmenting PhonemesInitial Consonants l, k, qBlending Short i Words
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; Short a or
Short i Words
Theme 4:Friends TogetherFriends have lots of funtogether.
Theme 5:Let’s Count!Numbers are importantto us in many ways.
Theme 6:Sunshine and RaindropsWhatever the weather,it affects us every day!
High-Frequency Words: a, to
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Writing and Language Centers
Building Words Oral Language Writing Listening/ Content AreasSpeaking/Viewing
Using Position Words
Using Action Words
Vocabulary Expansion• using position words• using action words
Shared Writing• writing a newsletter• writing a story• writing a note
Interactive Writing• using position words• writing sentences• writing a list
Independent Writing• Journals
• using position words• using action words• writing a list
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Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterScience CenterArt CenterDramatic Play CenterMath Center
• writing a list• using naming words• rhyming words• using describing words• writing a friendly letter
• using describing words• writing a description• writing sentences• using weather action words• weather observations• a weather report• using action words• writing a story
Shared Writing• writing a list• writing a number rhyme• writing a friendly letter
Interactive Writing• using describing words• writing a poem• writing a list
Independent Writing• Journals
Shared Writing• writing a description• weather observations• writing a story
Interactive Writing• writing sentences• writing a weather report• writing a story
Independent Writing• Journals
Using Describing Words• describing objects by numberand color
Rhyming Words
Vocabulary Expansion • using number words• using naming words• describing food
Using Describing Words
Using Action Words• action words for weather• action words for outdooractivities
Vocabulary Expansion• using describing words• using weather action words
Words with Short a
Words with Short a
Words with Short i or Short a
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takeapproximately three weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes inGrade 1. See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
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Learning to Read Word Work
Phonemic Awareness High-Frequency Words Comprehension Skills High-Frequency and Phonics and Strategies Word Practice
Comprehension SkillsText Organization and SummarizingCause and EffectMaking PredictionsStrategiesSummarizePhonics/DecodingMonitor/ClarifyQuestionConcepts of PrintFirst/Last Letter of a Written
WordMatching WordsRecognize Use of All CapsMatch Spoken Words to Print
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Matching WordsBuilding Sentences
Comprehension SkillsFantasy/RealismNoting Important DetailsDrawing ConclusionsStrategiesMonitor/ClarifyPhonics/DecodingQuestionEvaluateConcepts of PrintRecognize Use of All CapsDirectionality: Left to Right,
Return Sweep
Comprehension SkillsSequence of EventsStory Structure: Character
and SettingCategorize and ClassifyStrategiesMonitor/ClarifyPhonics/DecodingPredict/InferEvaluateConcepts of PrintDistinguish
Letter/Word/SentenceFirst/Last Letter in a Written
Word
High-Frequency Words: said, the
High-Frequency Words: play, she
Phonemic Awareness: Blending Phonemes;Phoneme Substitution (Initial)Initial Consonants t, k, n, f, h, sFinal Consonant xBlending Short o Words
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; Short i or
Short o Words
Phonemic Awareness: Syllables in SpokenWords; Phoneme SubstitutionInitial Consonants w, yFinal Consonant xBlending Short e Words
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; Short e or
Short o Words
Theme 7:Wheels Go AroundWheels help us workand play, sometimes inunexpected ways.
Theme 8:Down on the FarmThe farm is a busy place for animals and for people, too.
Theme 9:Spring Is HereSpring is a wonderfulseason of new growth.
Theme 10:A World of AnimalsInteresting animals are everywhere!
High-Frequency Words: for, have
High-Frequency Words: are, he
Comprehension SkillsStory Structure: Beginning,
Middle, EndCompare and ContrastStory Structure: PlotStrategiesQuestionPhonics/DecodingPredict/InferSummarizeConcepts of PrintCapital at Beginning of a
SentenceEnd of a Sentence/End
Punctuation
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme SubstitutionInitial Consonants j, d, n, wBlending Short u Words
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; Short u or
Short e Words
Phonemic Awareness: Blending andSegmenting PhonemesInitial Consonants d, z Blending Short i Words
Phonics Review:Familiar Consonants; Short i or
Short a Words
Skills OverviewGrade K
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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13
Writing and Language Centers
Building Words Oral Language Writing Listening/ Content AreasSpeaking/Viewing
Using Opposites
Using Position Words
Vocabulary Expansion• opposites chart• position words, parts of a car• words for travel
Shared Writing• writing about signs• writing a class story• writing a report
Interactive Writing• writing about signs• writing a class story• writing a report
Independent Writing• Journals
• using opposites• writing about signs• using position words• position words, parts of a car• writing a class story• using opposites• words for travel• writing a report
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Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterScience CenterArt CenterDramatic Play Center
Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterScience CenterArt CenterDramatic Play CenterMath Center
Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterScience CenterDramatic Play CenterMath Center
• using exact naming words• writing a class newsletter
• using action words• writing an article• writing a class story• revising a class story
• comparing information• writing a report• using exact words• rhyming words• writing a book report• animal names• writing directions
Shared Writing• writing a story• writing a friendly letter• writing a class newsletter
Interactive Writing• using naming words• writing a class newsletter
Independent Writing• Journals
Shared Writing• writing with action words• writing a with rhyming words• writing a class story
Interactive Writing• writing an article• writing a rhyme• revising a class story
Independent Writing• Journals
Shared Writing• writing a report• writing a book report• writing directions
Interactive Writing • writing a report• writing a book report• writing directions
Independent Writing• Journals
Using Naming Words
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Singular and Plural Naming Words
Vocabulary Expansion• using rhyming words• using comparisons• using naming words
Using Action Words
Using Rhyming Words
Using Order Words
Vocabulary Expansion• using action words• rhyming words bank• springtime vocabulary
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Rhyming Words
Using Order Words
Vocabulary Expansion• comparing information• using exact words, rhymingwords
• animal names
Words with Short o orShort i
Words with Short i orShort a
Words with Short e,Short o, or Short i
Words with Short u,Short e, or Short o
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takeapproximately three weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes inGrade 1. See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Double Final Consonants; Clusters with rBlending More Short a, Short i WordsPlurals with s; Verb Endings -s, -ed,-ing; Possessives with ‘s; Contractions with ‘s
Phonics Review:Words with Short u, Short a; Double FinalConsonants; Plurals with s; Short aShort i, Verbs Ending with –s, -ed, -ing;Possessives with ’s
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Skills OverviewGrade 1
Learning to Read Word Work
Phonemic Awareness; High-Frequency Words Comprehension Skills Spelling Phonics/Decoding and Strategies
Consonants m, s, c, t, n, f, p, b,r, h, gShort a, iBlending Short a, Short i Words
Phonics Review:Alphabet ReviewWords with a, c, m, s, tWords with Short a
Comprehension SkillsSequence of EventsCause and EffectCompare and Contrast• Noting Details
StrategiesPredict/Infer• Summarize• Evaluate
Words with m, s, c, t, n, f, p,b, r, h, g, Short a, Short i
Words with d, w, l, x, y, k, v,qu, j, z, Short o, Short e,Short u
Short a and i SoundsConsonant Clusters with r
Comprehension SkillsNoting DetailsFantasy/RealismStory Structure• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast
StrategiesSummarize• Question• Monitor/Clarify
Comprehension SkillsTopic, Main Idea,
Details/Summarizing• Story Structure• Fantasy/RealismMaking PredictionsCategorize and Classify• Noting Details
StrategiesQuestionEvaluatePredict/Infer
High-Frequency Words: five, four, in, once, three, two,upon, what, do, for, I, is, me,my, said, you, are, away, does,he, live, pull, they, where
High-Frequency Words: go, on,the, and, here, jump, not, too, we,a, find, have, one, to, who
High-Frequency Words: animal, bird, cold, fall, flower,full, look, of, see, all, call, eat,every, first, never, paper, shall,why, also, blue, brown, color,funny, green, like, many, some
Consonants d, w, l, x, y, k, v, qu, j, zShort o, e, uBlending Short o, Short e,Short u Words
Phonics Review:Words with Short iWords with Short oWords with Short e
Theme 1:All Together NowFriends do all kinds of things together.
Theme 2:Surprise!Things don’t always turn out the way you expect.
Theme 3:Let’s Look Around!Interesting things happen in the worldaround us.
Start off the year with a Kinder-garten Review to review phonemicawareness and phonics skills andto introduce the reading strategies.
Back to School
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Centers
Vocabulary Writing Grammar, Usage, Listening/ Cross-Curricular and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing Content Area
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: A Class Story Writing About Animals; Things We
Do at School; Creating a NewEnding
Coached Writing
Animal Names & SoundsRhyming WordsSchool WordsShape WordsWords for Feelings
Capital and Lowercase LettersBeginning Sentences with
Capital LettersPunctuation
• Listening Comprehension• Compare and Contrast• Using Nonverbal Cues• Listening to a Story• Choral Reading• Singing Songs
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsScience
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsSocial StudiesMathScience
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative Arts
• Sharing Information• Compare and Contrast• Main Idea and Details• Conflict Resolution• Retell/Summarize• Reader’s Theater
• Gathering Information• Fact or Opinion?• Non-Verbal Cues• Retelling a Story• Main Idea and Details
Capitalizing NamesWord Order in SentencesNaming WordsAction Words
What is a Sentence?Naming Part of aSentenceAction Part of aSentence
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: A Class Letter; A
Class Message; A DiaryUsing Alliteration; Writing About Animals & Bugs
Coached Writing
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: A Class
Description; A PersuasiveLetter; A Class Story
Writing About Favorite Seasons; Writing About Favorite Foods; Writing About Trips
Coached Writing
Number WordsFun ThingsOppositesFoodsDays of the WeekHomographs
Seasons of the YearMonths of the YearPossessivesWords that Describe SizeColor WordsWords That Show Position
Each theme is designed to takeapproximately 3 weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes ingrades above and below. See yourTeacher’s Edition.
Indicates Tested Skills
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Poetry, Plays, andFolktales.
Genre Study Pacing Multi-age ClassroomSpiral Review
Spiral Review lessons provide sys-tematic review and practice of keyskills and high-frequency words.
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Skills OverviewGrade 1
Learning to Read Word Work
Phonemic Awareness; High-Frequency Words Comprehension Skills Spelling Phonics/Decoding and Strategies
Blending More Short o, Short e Words; Short u WordsClusters with l, s; Triple Clusters
Silent Letters in kn, wr, gn
Phonics Review:Clusters with r; Contractions with ’s
Clusters with l; Words with Short o
Clusters with s; Silent Consonants; Words with Short e
Comprehension SkillsCompare and ContrastSequence of EventsDrawing Conclusions• Categorize and Classify• Making Predictions
StrategiesEvaluate• Summarize• Monitor/Clarify
Short o, e, u Sounds
Words Spelled with sh, chLong a Sound; Long i Sound
Words with: Long o, Long e(e, ee, ea); ay
Comprehension SkillsCompare and ContrastMaking GeneralizationsCause and Effect• Sequence of Events• Noting Details
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize
Comprehension SkillsStory StructureNoting DetailsMaking Predictions• Cause and Effect• Making Generalizations
StrategiesSummarize• Question• • Predict/Infer
High-Frequency Words: grow, light, long, more, other,right, room, small, these,could, house, how, over, own,so, world, give, good, her,little, try, was, fly, our
High-Frequency Words: morning, found, shout, by, out,show, climb, cow, table, now,door, there, through, horse,wall, been, far, forest, goes,hungry, soon, evening, near
Digraphs sh, th, wh, ch, tchBlending Long a, Long i Words (CVCe)Final nd, ng, nk Contractions
Phonics Review:Short u; Triple Clusters
Digraphs sh, th, and wh; Digraphs ch and tch
Long a, Soft c and g; Final nd, ng, nk
Blending Long o (CV, CVCe), Long u(CVCe), Long e (CV, CVCe) WordsFinal Clusters ft, lk, ntVowel Pairs ee, ea, ai, ay
Phonics Review:Long i (CvCe); Contractions
Long o (CV, CVCe), Long u (CVCe); Final Clusters ft, lk,nt
Long e (CV, CVCe); Vowel Pairs ee, ea
Theme 4:Family and FriendsFamily and friendsshare good times.
Theme 5:Home Sweet HomeEveryone has a differentkind of home.
Theme 6:Animal AdventuresReal and imaginary animals have all kinds of adventures.
High-Frequency Words: children, come, family, father,love, mother, people, picture,your, friend, girl, know, play,read, she, sing, today, write,car, down, hear, hold, hurt,learn, their, walk, would
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Centers
Vocabulary Writing Grammar, Usage, Listening/ Cross-Curricular and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing Content Area
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: A Class Album;
A Class Message; A Class LetterWriting Answers to Questions;
Writing Sentences on a Topic; Writing Questions
Coached Writing
Is It a Sentence?Telling SentencesAsking Sentences
• Compare and Contrast• Conversation• Retelling/Summarizing• Reader’s Theater• Looking at Fine Art• Environmental Print
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsMathSocial StudiesScience
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsMathSocial StudiesScience
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsScienceSocial Studies Math
• Visualizing• Conversation• Compare and Contrast• Gathering Information• Discussion
• Listening for Enjoyment• Compare and Contrast• Retelling• Listening for Information
ExclamationsWhich Kind of Sentence?Using I or Me in Sentences
Naming Words for Peopleand AnimalsNaming Words for Thingsand PlacesNaming Words for One orMore
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: An Alternate Ending; Class Letter; Class ParagraphWriting Complete Sentences
Writing a Journal Entry; Writing a Paragraph
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing WorkshopWriting Process: PersonalNarrative
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: A Letter of Persuasion; A Class Story; A SummaryAnswering a Comprehension Question
Writing to Persuade; Writing a Summary
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing WorkshopWriting Process: Description
AntonymsSize WordsSocial Studies WordsState and Country NamesBase Words with -ingWeather Words
Family WordsExclamatory WordsSensory WordsWords and Symbols on SignsQuestion WordsNoise Words
Alphabetical OrderFruits and VegetablesRhyming WordsExpressions of SurpriseParts of the BodyAnimal Action Words
Indicates Tested Skills
Each theme is designed to takeapproximately 3 weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes ingrades above and below. See yourTeacher’s Edition.
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Poetry, Plays, andFolktales.
Genre Study Pacing Multi-age Classroom
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Skills OverviewGrade 1
Learning to Read Word Work
Phonemic Awareness; High-Frequency Words Comprehension Skills Spelling Phonics/Decoding and Strategies
Comprehension SkillsProblem SolvingSequence of EventsReality/Fantasy• Making Predictions• Noting Details
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify• Question
More Long o spellings (oa, ow)Vowel Sound in book, moon
Adding -s to Naming WordsVowel Sound in cowWords that End with -ed, -ing
Long i Sound Spelled yAdding -es to Naming WordsVowel Sound in coin
Vowel +r Sound in store, carAdding -er, -est to Words
Comprehension SkillsCategorize and ClassifyTopic, Main Idea,Details/SummarizingDrawing Conclusions• Fantasy/Realism• Sequence of Events
StrategiesEvaluate• Predict/Infer• Summarize
Comprehension SkillsNoting DetailsStory StructureCompare and Contrast• Drawing Conclusions
StrategiesQuestion• Monitor/Clarify• Evaluate
High-Frequency Words: about, because, draw, happy,teacher, part, tiny, always,eight, arms, seven, warm,ready, body, carry, kind, put,saw, butter, were, work,person
High-Frequency Words: around, dance, else, open,talk, ever, though, ocean,after, before, buy, pretty,school, done, off, wash, only,together, watched, baby, edge,enough, garden, sharp
Base Words and Endings -s, -ed, -ingVowel Pairs ou, ow, /oo/Syllabication
Phonics Review:Vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, ou; /oo/Long i (ie, igh)
Base Words and Endings –s, -ed, -ing
Vowel Pairs ou, ow (/ou/)
Sounds for yBase Words and Endings -es, -iesVowel Pairs oi, oy, aw, au
Prefixes un- and re-Suffixes -ful, -ly, -y
Phonics Review:Base Words and Endings: -ed, -ing
Sounds for y
Base Words and Endings –es, -ies; Prefixes un-, re-
Theme 7:We Can Work It OutCharacters find uniqueways to solve problems.
Theme 8:Our EarthWe can all care for andenjoy Earth’s resources.
Theme 9:Special FriendsSome friendships aremore special than others.
Theme 10:We Can Do It!There’s always a way to get something done.
High-Frequency Words: again, both, gone, or, want,turn, hard, afraid, any, bear,follow, most, tall, water, idea,old, piece, shoe, start, under,very, wear, build
High-Frequency Words: began, laugh, sure, head,divide, second, break, above,against, already, caught,begin, minute, able, eye,present, thoughts
Comprehension SkillsMaking PredictionsSequence of EventsCause and Effect• Story Structure• Compare and Contrast
StrategiesPredict/Infer• Summarize• Monitor/Clarify
r- Controlled Vowels: or, ore, er, ir, ur, arBase Words and Endings -er, -est
Phonics Review:Vowel Pairs oi, oy, aw, au; Suffixes –ful, -ly, -y
r-Controlled Vowels: or, ore; r-Controlled Vowels: ar, er, ir, ur
Base Words and Endings: -er, -est
Vowel Pairs oa, ow; oo, ew, ue, ou, /oo/The /oo/ Sound for ooCompound Words Long i, (ie, igh)
Phonics Review:Vowel Pairs ai, ay
Vowel Pairs oa, ow
The /oo/ Sound for oo; Compound Words
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Centers
Vocabulary Writing Grammar, Usage, Listening/ Cross-Curricular and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing Content Area
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: Writing an
Opinion; Writing a Description;A Class PoemWriting Clearly with NamingWords
Writing a Message, Writing an Invitation
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing WorkshopWriting Process: Story
Proper Nouns (People,Animals, Places, Things)Pronouns
• Group Discussion• Conflict Resolution• Reader’s Theater• Environmental Print• Retelling a Story• Conversation
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsScienceMath
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsScienceMath
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsSocial Studies Math
Phonics and LanguageWriting and TechnologyCreative ArtsScienceSocial Studies Math
• Assessing and Evaluating• Listening to Summarize• Dramatizing a Story• Monitoring Understanding• Retelling a Story• Giving a Report
• Discussing Conflict Resolution• Evaluate and Assess• Having a Conversation• Giving Information• Visualizing• Reader’s Theater
• Assess/Evaluate• Giving a Book Report• Giving and Following Directions• Listening to Retell• Comparing and Contrasting
Stories
Action WordsPresent TenseAction Words with -ed
Is/AreUsing Was and WereDescribing What We See
Describing What We HearDescribing Words: Taste,Smell, Feel
Comparing (-er, -est)
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: Writing a Class
Summary; Writing an Informational Paragraph;Writing a Character SketchWriting Clearly with Action Words
Writing in a Learning LogDeveloping Your Writing
Reading Writing WorkshopWriting Process: Research Report
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: Writing a Solution;
A Class Newsletter; WritingAnother VersionComplete Sentences
Response to Literature; Writing a Comparison
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing WorkshopWriting Process: Friendly Letter
Independent Journal WritingShared Writing: Writing an
Opinion; Class Poem; Writing an Alternate EndingWriting Clearly with DescribingWords
Book Report; Thank-You NoteDeveloping Your Writing
Reading Writing WorkshopWriting Process: Instructions
Compound WordsNature WordsScience WordsColor and Pattern WordsHomophonesWords that Describe Apple
Products
CategorizingFriendship WordsMultiple-Meaning WordsCity WordsSyllabicationHouse Words
Sensory WordsFamily Activity WordsSynonymsFeeling WordsPossessive PronounsBird Words
Content Area Words: MathOrdinal Number WordsPrefixes dis-, re-Figurative Language:ComparisonsSuffix -lyClothing Words
Indicates Tested Skills
Each theme is designed to takeapproximately 3 weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes ingrades above and below. See yourTeacher’s Edition.
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Poetry, Plays, andFolktales.
Focus on Genre Pacing Multi-age Classroom
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Reading Word Work
Phonemic Awareness; Comprehension Skills Information and SpellingPhonics/Decoding and Strategies Study Skills
Phonics: Short Vowels a, iPhonics: Short Vowels o, u, e,
VCCV PatternPhonics: Long Vowels CVCe: a, i
Phonics Review:Base Words and -s, -ed, -ing Endings Short Vowels a, iShort Vowels o, u, e
Comprehension SkillsStory StructureFantasy and RealismPredicting Outcomes
StrategiesPredict/Infer
SummarizeMonitor/Clarify
Reading a ChartHow to Follow DirectionsGenre: How-To NonfictionHow to Scan for InformationVisual Literacy:
Speech BalloonsUsing a DiagramLocating Information
The Short aand i SoundsThe Short e, o,and u SoundsVowel-Consonant -eSpellings
More Vowel-Consonant -e SpellingsWords with Consonant ClustersWords with Double Consonants
Words Spelled with th, wh, sh, or ch
More Long a SpellingsThe Vowel Sound in cowMore Long e Spellings
Using a MapHow to Read InstructionsUsing a GraphHow to Read a
Science ArticleUsing Guide Words
in a Dictionary
Using a ScheduleHow to Read a DiagramHow to Take NotesUsing the Phone BookUnderstanding
the CalendarHow to Follow a RecipeUsing an Encyclopedia
Comprehension SkillsCompare and ContrastFact and OpinionCategorize and Classify
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify
QuestionEvaluate
Comprehension SkillsMaking JudgmentsTopic/Main Idea/DetailsProblem SolvingMaking Inferences
StrategiesSummarize
QuestionPredict/InferEvaluate
Phonics: Consonant Digraphsth, wh, sh, ch (tch); Base Wordsand Endings -er and -estPhonics: Vowel Pairs ai, ay;Compound WordsPhonics: Vowel Pairs ow, ou;Suffixes -ly, -fulPhonics: Vowel Pairs ee, ea;Common Syllables -tion, -ture
Phonics Review:Double ConsonantsConsonant Digraphs th, wh, sh, ch (tch)Vowel Pairs ai, ayVowel Pairs ow, ou
Theme 1:Silly StoriesStories with silly characters and funny sit-uations make us laugh.
Theme 2:Nature WalkNature can be observedand enjoyed, wherever youare.
Theme 3:Around Town:Neighborhood andCommunityPeople work hard tomake their neighborhooda good place to live.
Back to School
Start the year off with thestory The Sandwich to intro-duce the reading strategies.
Phonics: Long Vowels CVCe: o, u, e; Two Sounds for gPhonics: Consonant Clusters (r, l, s); Two Sounds for cPhonics: DoubleConsonants; VCCV Pattern
Phonics Review:Long Vowels CVCe: a, iLong Vowels CVCe: o, u, eConsonant Clusters (r, l, s)
Skills OverviewGrade 2
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Cross-Curricular
Vocabulary Skills, Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content AreaHigh-Frequency Words Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
High-Frequency WordsHomophonesSynonymsMultiple-Meaning Words
StoryWriting ProcessBeginning, Middle,
and EndWriting a TitleWriting Sentences
What Is aSentence?Naming Parts of SentencesAction Parts of Sentences
Writing DatesA Character SketchAdding DetailsA Response-Journal
EntryA Journal EntryVoice
Conducting a Choral Retelling
Participating in aGroup Discussion
Having a Conversation
HealthListening and
SpeakingInternetSocial StudiesViewingScienceMath
Social StudiesVocabularyInternetMathListening and
SpeakingScienceViewing
HealthListening and
SpeakingInternetMathVocabularySocial StudiesViewingArt
Tell a StoryMake a Descriptive
PresentationView Details
Making a BannerGiving Personal
InformationTelling a Story
Through DramaViewing Illustrations
of Characters
Adding Words toMake CompleteSentences
Writing an Answer to a Question
A ParagraphMain Idea and DetailsA Learning Log EntryTelling More
Using Exact NounsA SceneTaking NotesChoosing What
Is ImportantProblem-Solution
ParagraphUsing Exact NounsWriting to PersuadeAudience
Telling Sentencesand QuestionsCommandsExclamations
Naming Words(Common Nouns)Special NounsOne and More Than OneNouns ThatChange Spelling in the Plural
DescriptionWriting ProcessUsing Sensory
LanguageAdding DetailsWriting Sentences
Friendly LetterWriting ProcessThe Five Parts
of a LetterTelling EnoughUsing Different Kinds
of Sentences
High-Frequency WordsCompound WordsAntonymsMultiple-Meaning Words
High-Frequency WordsDictionary: ABC Orderto the Third LetterDictionary: Beginning,Middle, EndUsing ContextDictionary: Guide Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of agenre, use Focus on Fablesand Biography.
Pacing
Each theme is designed totake four to six weeks, depend-ing on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons provide sys-tematic review and practice of keyskills and high-frequency words.
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Reading Word Work
Phonemic Awareness; Comprehension Skills Information and SpellingPhonics/Decoding and Strategies Study Skills
Phonics: r-Controlled Vowel ar;r-Controlled Vowels or, orePhonics: Words with nd, nt, mp,ng, nk; Structural Analysis: BaseWords and Endings -s, -es, -ies(nouns)Phonics: Vowel Pairs oa, ow
Phonics Review:Common Syllables -tion, -turer-Controlled Vowels ar, or, oreWords with nd, nt, mp, ng, nk
Comprehension SkillsDrawing ConclusionsText OrganizationCause and Effect
StrategiesQuestion
Monitor/ClarifySummarize
Using a GlossaryInterviewingHow to Read a MapUsing Directions
The Vowel + r Sounds in car Words That End with nd, ng, or nkMore Long o Spellings
Words That End with -erContractionsThe Final Sound in puppyWords that end with -ed or -ing
The Vowel Sounds in moon and bookWords with Long i PatternsMore Words with -ed or -ing
Parts of a Book: Title Page and Table of Contents
Understanding and Using Timelines
How to Adjust Your Rate of Reading
Reference Sources:Electronic Media
Taking Notes
Chapter Titles andHeadings
Using a NewspaperCaptions
Comprehension Skills Making GeneralizationsFollowing DirectionsMaking JudgmentsSequence of Events
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify
EvaluateQuestionPredict/Infer
Comprehension SkillsAuthor’s ViewpointNoting DetailsProblem Solving
StrategiesEvaluate
SummarizeQuestion
Phonics: The -er Ending in Two-Syllable WordsPhonics: Contractions; The -leEnding in Two-Syllable WordsPhonics: Sound of y at the End ofLonger Words; The Prefix -unPhonics: Base Words and Endings -ed, -ing (double final consonant);Silent Consonants gh, K(n), b
Phonics Review:Vowel Pairs oa, owThe -er Ending in Two-Syllable WordsThe -le Ending in Two-Syllable WordsSound of y at the End of Longer Words
Phonics: Vowel Pairs oo, ew, ue, ouPhonics: Long i (igh, and ie)Phonics: Base Words andEndings -ed, -ing (drop final e)
Phonics Review:Structural Analysis: Base Words
and Endings -ed, -ing(double final consonant)
Vowel Pairs oo, ew, ue, ouLong i (igh, ie)
Theme 4:Amazing AnimalsThese animals doeverything from the incredible to the hilarious.
Theme 5:Family TimePeople in a family learn from and help one another.
Theme 6:Talent ShowTalented people workhard at what they love to do.
Skills OverviewGrade 2
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Cross-Curricular
Vocabulary Skills, Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content AreaHigh-Frequency Words Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
High-Frequency WordsDictionary: Entry WordsUsing a ThesaurusDictionary: Parts of a Dictionary Entry
Research ReportWriting ProcessFinding and
EvaluatingInformation
Using FactsUsing Exact Nouns
Words for NounsSingular Possessive NounsPlural Possessive Nouns
Writing TimesUsing I and me
An InvitationA PoemA News ArticleAdding Details
Giving a TalkHaving a Group
DiscussionGiving Clear
Directions
HealthListening and
SpeakingInternetMathArtScienceSocial Studies
HealthVocabularyInternetMathSocial StudiesArtListening and
SpeakingScienceViewing
ArtListening and
SpeakingInternetScienceSocial StudiesMathViewing
Giving a PresentationDescribing a
PhotographTaping a MessagePutting on a Play
How to Look at Fine Art
Compare/ContrastIllustrations
Giving Nonverbal CuesGiving a Persuasive
Talk
CombiningSentences
An Opinion ParagraphVoiceResponding to a
Writing PromptKeeping to the PointAn Information
ParagraphDialogueCapitalization and
Punctuation withQuotation Marks
Is It a Sentence?A Paragraph
That ExplainsA SummaryParaphrasingA Comparison/
Contrast ParagraphGiving Examples
VerbsVerbs That TellAbout NowVerbs That TellAbout the PastThe Verbs is/are, was/were
Other IrregularVerbsAdjectives, Includinga, an, and theComparing with Adjectives
Personal NarrativeWriting ProcessWriting a Good
BeginningKeeping to the TopicUsing Possessive
Nouns
InstructionsWriting ProcessSequencing StepsUsing Time-Order
WordsUsing Exact Verbs
High-Frequency WordsWord FamiliesDictionary: Word MeaningsWord Skills:HomophonesDictionary: FindingWords with Endings
High-Frequency WordsWord FamiliesMultiple-MeaningWordsUsing Context
For an in-depth study of agenre, use Focus on Fablesand Biography.
Each theme is designed totake four to six weeks, depend-ing on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Indicates Tested Skills
Focus on Genre Pacing Multi-age ClassroomSpiral Review
Spiral Review lessons provide sys-tematic review and practice of keyskills and high-frequency words.
Back to School
Start the year off with thestory “The Rules” to intro-duce the reading strategies.
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension SkillsSequence of EventsMaking InferencesCause and Effect
StrategiesPredict/Infer
Summarize Monitor/Clarify
Parts of a BookHow to Read a KeyUsing the DictionaryHow to Read a MapUsing a K-W-L Chart
Structural Analysis:Base WordsSyllabicationInflectional Endings -ed, -ingPhonics:Short Vowels a, e, iMore Short Vowels o,uVowel-Consonant-e Pattern
Short Vowels a, e, iMore Short Vowels o,uVowel-Consonant-ePattern
More Long Vowel SpellingsLong o SoundThree-Letter Clusters and UnexpectedConsonant PatternsThe Long i Sound
Vowel Sounds in clown and lawnVowel + ⁄ r ⁄ SoundsThe ⁄ j ⁄, ⁄k ⁄, and ⁄kw ⁄Sounds
Homophones
Structural Analysis:Compound WordsPlurals: Add –; change y to iContractions with ’s, n’t, ’re, ’llPlurals with Words Ending
in ch, sh, x, sPhonics:Long Vowels ai, ay, ee, eaLong o SoundThree-Letter Clusters and
Unexpected ConsonantPatterns
Long i Sounds i, ie, igh
Structural Analysis: Plurals of Nouns Ending in
-f or -feWord Endings -er, -estSuffixes -y, -lyPrefixes un-, dis-, non-Phonics:Vowel Sounds in clown and
lawnVowel + ⁄ r ⁄ SoundsThe ⁄ j ⁄, ⁄k ⁄, and ⁄kw ⁄ SoundsHomophones
Taking NotesHow to Take NotesUsing the LibraryHow to Skim and ScanConduct an InterviewHow to Follow a RecipeHow to Follow DirectionsOutlining
Using an AtlasUsing Charts, Tables, and Graphs
How to Read a DiagramUsing Newspapers to Find
InformationUsing the Encyclopedia
Comprehension SkillsAuthor’s ViewpointCategorize and ClassifyNoting DetailsTopic, Main Idea, Details
StrategiesEvaluateQuestionSummarizeMonitor/Clarify
Comprehension SkillsFantasy and RealismFollowing DirectionsDrawing ConclusionsStory Structure
StrategiesQuestion
EvaluatePredict/InferMonitor/Clarify
Theme 1:Off to Adventure!Adventures come in allshapes and sizes.
Theme 2:Celebrating TraditionsThe United States has arich cultural heritage.
Theme 3:Incredible StoriesSome stories are toowild to be believed!
Skills OverviewGrade 3
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Dictionary: ABC OrderVocabulary: Multiple-MeaningWordsParts of a Dictionary
Sea CreaturesBattle WordsCamping Words
Personal NarrativeWriting ProcessWriting a Good
BeginningKeeping to the TopicSentence Combining
What Is a Sentence?Kinds of SentencesSubjects andPredicates
Using Commas in Dates and PlacesCapitalizing Daysand Months
Friendly LetterResponse Journal
EntryParagraph That ExplainsTransforming Questions
into Statements
Have a Literature Discussion
Introduce Yourself andOthers
Tell a Story
MathArtSocial StudiesScience
Social StudiesArtMathScience
MathSocial StudiesScience
Follow and Give Oral Directions
Take a Telephone Message
View Illustrations for Purpose
Explain a Process
View an IllustrationPresent a Reader’s
Theater PerformanceHave a ConversationHold a Debate
Correcting Run-on SentencesWriting Complete Sentences
Paragraphs That Compare andContrast
Character SketchAn Answer to a
QuestionNews ArticleCompound Sentences
with and and butAudience
Using Commas forDirect AddressUsing Commaswith IntroductoryPhrasesCapitalization andPunctuation with Quotation Marks
Journal EntryThank-You NoteOpinion ParagraphDialogue
Common NounsProper NounsSingular andPlural NounsSpecial PluralNouns
Possessive NounsWhat Is a Verb?Present TimePast Time andFuture Time
InstructionsWriting ProcessSequencingBeing CompleteUsing Exact Nouns
StoryWriting ProcessDeveloping a PlotDeveloping Characters
and SettingUsing Possessive
Nouns
Vocabulary: Word FamiliesDictionary: Guide WordsVocabulary: Rhyming WordsDictionary: Definitions
Sewing WordsRanching WordsTravel WordsFood Words
Vocabulary: Using Context Dictionary: Choosing the Correct MeaningDictionary: Pronunciation KeyVocabulary: Using a Thesaurus
Words for Fantasy and Realism
Italian Words and PhrasesFarm WordsGarden Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of agenre, use Focus on TricksterTales and Biography.
Pacing
Each theme is designed totake four to six weeks, depend-ing on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin the grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons providesystematic review and practiceof key skills.
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension Skills Fact and OpinionCompare and ContrastMaking Judgments
Strategies Monitor/Clarify
EvaluateSummarize
Multimedia ResourcesHow to Use SQRRSkim and ScanAdjusting Rate of Reading
Structural Analysis:Syllabication and ReviewWord Endings -ed, -ing and
Changing Final y to iPrefixes un-, re-;
Suffixes -ful, -ly, -erPhonics:Vowel plus ⁄ r ⁄ Sounds in hairConsonant ClustersDigraphs ch, sh, th, tch,
wh, wr
Vowel plus ⁄r ⁄ Sounds in hairAdded EndingsPrefixes and Suffixes
Vowel Sounds in toothand cookVowel Sound in boughtVCCV Pattern
Words Ending with -eror -leWords Beginning with aor beContractions
Structural Analysis:Suffixes -less, -nessPossessivesVCCV PatternPhonics:Vowel Sounds in tooth
and cookVowel Sound in boughtDouble Consonants
Structural Analysis: VCCCV PatternVCV PatternContractionsPhonics:Words Ending with -er or -leWords Beginning with a or beSoft c and Soft g
Using a Time LineHow to Read a DiagramMultimedia ReportUsing Graphic Organizers
Following DirectionsBilingual DictionaryReal-Life Reading
Comprehension Skills Making InferencesPredicting OutcomesText Organization
StrategiesPredict/Infer
QuestionMonitor/Clarify
Comprehension Skills Problem SolvingDrawing ConclusionsMaking Generalizations
StrategiesSummarize
Predict/InferEvaluate
Theme 4:Animal HabitatsAnimals coexistwith people in avariety of habitats.
Theme 5:VoyagersNo matter where theytravel, voyagers have a lot in common.
Theme 6:Smart SolutionsSometimes it helps to look at a problem in a new way.
Skills OverviewGrade 3
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Multi-age Classroom
Dictionary: Parts of SpeechDictionary: More Multiple-Meaning WordsDictionary: Base Wordsand Inflected Forms
Words for Animal HomesWords for Young AnimalsSounds Around Us
Research ReportWriting ProcessLocating and Evaluating
InformationTopic Sentences and
Supporting FactsSubject-Verb Agreement
The Verb beHelping VerbsIrregular Verbs
Varying SentenceTypes
Taking NotesWriting a PoemProblem-Solution
EssayChoosing What’s
ImportantUsing Exact Verbs
Have a Literature Discussion
View and Evaluate Media
Listen to and Make Announcements
ScienceMusicMathHealth
MathSocial StudiesScience
MathSocial Studies
Present an Oral Book Report
Develop Nonverbal CommunicationSkills
Practice Group Problem-Solving
Resolve a ConflictGive a Persuasive
SpeechDramatize a Story
Writing Dates andTimes
Writing a PlayMessageLearning Log EntryUsing ExclamationsWriting Complete
Information
AnnouncementSummaryEssayOrdering Important
InformationParaphrasingTelling More with
Adverbs
Subject PronounsObject PronounsPossessive Pronouns
AdjectivesComparing with AdjectivesAdverbs
DescriptionWriting ProcessOrdering InformationUsing Sensory LanguageWriting Complete
Sentences
Persuasive EssayWriting ProcessStating Goals and
Giving ReasonsUsing Facts and
ExamplesCorrecting Run-on
Sentences
Dictionary: SyllablesVocabulary: AnalogiesDictionary: Homophones
Words for Ship PartsFamily WordsWords Used on Ships
Dictionary: SynonymsDictionary: AntonymsDictionary: Spelling Table
Names of LanguagesNight NoisesRestaurant Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of agenre, use Focus on TricksterTales and Biography.
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takefour to six weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin the grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension Skills Story StructureAuthor’s ViewpointText OrganizationNoting Details
StrategiesPredict/Infer
SummarizeMonitor/ClarifyQuestion
Taking NotesParts of a BookUsing a K-W-L ChartHow to Read a MapAdjusting Reading RateHow to Outline
Structural Analysis:Base Words and Endings
-er and -estSuffixes -ly and -ySyllabicationWord Roots tele and ruptPhonics:Short Vowels a and e, LongVowels a and eShort Vowels i and o, LongVowels i and oShort and Long Vowel uHomophones
The ⁄ a ⁄, ⁄ a ⁄, ⁄ e ⁄, and ⁄ e ⁄ SoundsThe ⁄ i ⁄, ⁄ i ⁄, ⁄ o ⁄, and⁄ o ⁄ SoundsThe ⁄ u ⁄, ⁄ yoo ⁄, ⁄oo ⁄SoundsHomophones
The ⁄ou ⁄ and ⁄ô ⁄ SoundsThe ⁄oo ⁄ and ⁄oo ⁄The ⁄ îr ⁄, ⁄är ⁄, and ⁄ âr ⁄SoundsThe ⁄ ôr ⁄, ⁄ ûr ⁄, and⁄ yoor ⁄ Sounds
Compound WordsFinal ⁄ @r ⁄ and Final ⁄ l ⁄ or ⁄ @l ⁄Words Ending with -ed or -ing
Structural Analysis:ContractionsWord Roots sign and spectSuffixes -er, -or, and -istPossessivesPhonics:Spelling ⁄ou ⁄ and ⁄ô ⁄Spelling ⁄ oo ⁄ and ⁄oo ⁄The ⁄ îr ⁄, ⁄är ⁄, and ⁄ âr ⁄ SoundsThe ⁄ ôr ⁄, ⁄ ûr ⁄, and ⁄ yoor ⁄
Sounds
Structural Analysis: Compound WordsWords with the Suffix -ableWords Ending with -ed or -ingPhonics:Words that Begin with a-
or be-Final ⁄@r ⁄, ⁄ l ⁄, and ⁄@l ⁄ soundsConsonant Digraphs
Time Lines and Schedules
Using the LibraryUsing Electronic ResourcesEvaluating Sources
Real-Life ReadingStory Chart
How to Read a Time LineRecording Information on a
Venn DiagramHow to Read a Diagram
Comprehension Skills Sequence of EventsMaking InferencesMaking GeneralizationsCategorize and Classify
Strategies Evaluate
Predict/InferSummarizeQuestion
Comprehension Skills Noting DetailsCompare and ContrastFantasy and Realism
StrategiesQuestion
Monitor/ClarifyEvaluate
Theme 1:JourneysTravelers who learnabout the world andabout themselves
Theme 2:American StoriesThe diversity,achievement, and spiritof the United States
Theme 3:That’s Amazing!Fantastic tales rangingfrom the mysterious to the hilarious
Skills OverviewGrade 4
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
Start the year off with thestory The Pumpkin Runner tointroduce the reading strategies.
Back to School
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Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Vocabulary: Multiple-Meaning WordsDictionary:Alphabetical OrderUsing a ThesaurusDictionary: Guide Words
Cold-Weather WordsTravel WordsNautical TermsRailroad Words
Personal NarrativeWriting ProcessWriting a Good
BeginningKeeping to the FocusVarying Sentences
Kinds of SentencesSubjects andPredicatesCompoundSentencesCommon Nouns
Writing CompleteSentencesUsing Commas inDates and Places
News ArticleResponse Journal
EntryAn Answer to a
QuestionFriendly LetterAdding DetailsGiving Examples
Have a Literature Discussion
Introduce Yourself andOthers
Follow and Give Oral Directions
Tell a Story
ScienceSocial StudiesMathArt
MathSocial StudiesScience
MathArtSocial StudiesScience
Present a Reader’s Theater Performance
Develop Telephone Skills
Present an Oral ReportDescribe Public
Sculpture
Hold a ConversationCompare and
Contrast TextsListen to and Make
an Announcement
Correcting Run-onSentences
An EssayCharacter SketchA Business LetterJournal WritingMain Idea and Details
in an EssayKeeping to the PointVoice in a Journal
ParaphrasingAn ExplanationWriting an
AnnouncementWriting a SummaryAudienceOrdering Important
Information
Proper NounsSingular andPlural NounsMore Plural NounsSingular and PluralPossessive Nouns
Action VerbsMain Verbs andHelping VerbsPresent, Past, andFuture Tenses
DescriptionWriting ProcessOrdering InformationUsing Sensory
LanguageSentence Combining
StoryWriting ProcessDeveloping Plot,
Character, andSetting
Writing DialogueUsing Possessives
AntonymsDictionary: Entry Wordsand Their MeaningsUsing ContextDictionary: Multiple-Meaning Words
Library Terms: Types of Library Books
Farm WordsTypes of HatsCitizenship Words
SynonymsDictionary: SpellingTable/Pronunciation KeyDictionary: DividingWords into Syllables
Scientific Terms: Weather Words
Types of ClothingScientific Terms: Climate
Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Mysteries, Plays,Poetry and Pourquoi Tales.
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takefour to six weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin the grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons providesystematic review and practiceof key skills.
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Following DirectionsEncyclopedia
How to Skim and ScanGraphic OrganizerHow to Take NotesHow to Follow DirectionsSkim and Scan
Structural Analysis:Words with the Suffix -iblePrefixes re-, mis-, and ex-Prefixes pre-, con-, and com-VCCV PatternPhonics:Spelling ⁄k ⁄, ⁄ng ⁄, and ⁄kw ⁄Final ⁄ e ⁄Final ⁄ j ⁄ and ⁄s ⁄Consonant Clusters
The ⁄k ⁄, ⁄ng ⁄, and ⁄kw ⁄SoundsFinal ⁄e ⁄Final ⁄ j ⁄ and ⁄s ⁄VCCV Pattern
Words with a Prefix of a SuffixChanging Final y to iVCV Pattern
Three-Syllable WordsUnusual SpellingsSilent Consonants
Structural Analysis:Prefixes and SuffixesChanging Final y to iVCV PatternPhonics:Vowel DiphthongsTwo Sounds of gTwo Sounds of c
Structural Analysis: Three-Syllable WordsSuffixes -less, -ness, and -ionWord Roots graph and tractPhonics:r-Controlled VowelsUnusual SpellingsSilent Consonants
Collecting Data (Tables and Charts)
How to Take NotesNewspapers/MagazinesHow to Follow a RecipeConduct an InterviewHow to Read a Chart
OutliningHow to Use SQRRRAdjust Your Rate of ReadingSynthesizingHow to Skim and ScanMultimedia Report
Comprehension Skills Cause and EffectMaking JudgmentsFact and Opinion
StrategiesEvaluate
Predict/InferMonitor/Clarify
Comprehension SkillsFollowing DirectionsTopic, Main Idea, DetailsMaking Inferences
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify
SummarizePredict/Infer
Theme 4:Problem SolversYoung people showinginitiative, courage, andcooperation
Theme 5:HeroesMaking a difference with courage, dignity,and perseverance
Theme 6:Nature: Friend and FoePeople reacting to Nature’s bounty and brutality
Comprehension Skills Predicting OutcomesProblem SolvingDrawing ConclusionsStory Structure
StrategiesSummarize
Predict/InferEvaluateQuestion
Skills OverviewGrade 4
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Dictionary: BaseWords and InflectedForms (-s, -es. -ed,-ing, -er, -est)Word FamiliesDictionary: Suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly)Connotation (negativeor positive)
Singing Alone or in a GroupWood WordsRegal WordsMusical Terms: Types of
Music
Persuasive EssayWriting ProcessStating Goals and
Giving ReasonsUsing Supporting
Facts and ExamplesSubject-Verb Agreement
The Irregular Verb BeOther Irregular VerbsAdjectivesComparing withAdjectives
Correction SentenceFragments
An OpinionTaking NotesA Comparison/Contrast
CompositionA MessageUsing Commas for
Introductory PhrasesChoosing What’s
ImportantWriting Complete
Information
Have a Literature Discussion
Dramatize a StoryPractice Group
Problem-SolvingHow to Look at
Fine ArtGive a Persuasive
Speech
Social StudiesMathScience
Social StudiesMath
ScienceSocial Studies
View and Evaluate Information Sources
Listen for Different Purposes
Present an Oral Book Report
Explain a ProcessHold a DebateCompare and
Contrast Media
Sentence Combiningwith PronounsCombiningSentences withPossessive Pronounsand Appositives
Writing an InformationParagraph
Writing a Problem/Solution Paragraph
Writing a Magazine Article
Using Facts
Elaborating withAdverbsCombiningSentences withPrepositional andParticipial Phrases
A How-to ParagraphA Learning Log EntryA SpeechUsing Order Words
and Phrases
Subject PronounsObject PronounsSingular andPlural PossessivePronouns
AdverbsComparing withAdverbsPrepositions andPrepositionalPhrases
Personal EssayWriting ProcessMain Idea and DetailsIntroductions and
ConclusionsPronoun Reference
Research ReportWriting ProcessFinding and
EvaluatingInformation
Topic Sentences and Supporting Facts
Using Adverbs Correctly
Dictionary: Prefixesre-, un-, dis-HomophonesDictionary: Word Histories
Holiday WordsMusical InstrumentsSports Terminology
Dictionary: MoreMultiple-MeaningWordsAnalogiesDictionary: Parts ofSpeech
Sea AnimalsFire TermsPrairie Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Mysteries, Plays,Poetry and Pourquoi Tales.
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takefour to six weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin the grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension SkillsSequence of EventsText OrganizationCategorize and Classify
StrategiesPredict/Infer
QuestionMonitor/Clarify
Using Print and ElectronicReference SourcesUsing Graphic Aids: Maps, Globes, Charts,Tables, and Graphs
Using Print and Electronic Card Catalogs
Structural Analysis:Base WordsSyllabicationWord Roots struct and ruptPhonics:Short VowelsLong Vowel Sounds /a/,
/e/, / /Long Vowel Sounds /o/,
/oo/, and /yoo/
Short VowelsThe /a/, /e/, and / / SoundsThe /o/, /oo/ and /yoo/ Sounds
Compound WordsThe /ou/, /ô/ and /oi/ SoundsThe /ôr/, /âr/ and /är/ SoundsThe /ûr/ and /îr/Sounds
Final/@r/VCCV and VCV PatternsFinal /l/ or /@ l/
Structural Analysis:Compound WordsRoots spec/t and optSuffixes -ward and -ousSuffixes -ive, and -icPhonics:Silent Consonants/ou/, /ô/, /oi/The /ôr/, /âr/, and /är/
SoundsThe /ûr/ and / îr/ Sounds
Structural Analysis: Possessives and ContractionsSyllabication -VCCV and
VCV PatternsPrefixes sub- and sur-Phonics:Final /@r/Final DigraphsFinal /l/ and /@l/
Selecting the Appropriate Reference Source
How to Read a MapUsing the Internet/Evaluate
InformationHow to Read a TimelineHow to Skim and ScanUse Parts of a Book and an
indexSummarizing Text Graphically:
Schedule, Time Line,Venn Diagram
Comparing Information inDifferent Forms
Using Multiple Sources to Locate Information
Locate InformationHow to Read Primary SourcesAdjusting Reading Pate/
Method of Reading
Comprehension Skills Fact and OpinionStory StructurePredicting OutcomesTopic/Main Idea andSupporting Details
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify
EvaluateSummarizePredict/Infer
Comprehension SkillsAuthor’s ViewpointCause and EffectFollowing Directions
StrategiesSummarize
EvaluateQuestion
Theme 1:Nature’s FuryNature is powerful, andpeople must cope withits challenges.
Theme 2:Give It All You’ve Got!Giving your best requiresboth determination and risk.
Theme 3:Voices of the RevolutionThe spirit of theAmerican Revolutionlives on.
Skills OverviewGrade 5
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
Start the year off with thestory The Pumpkin Box tointroduce the reading strategies.
Back to School
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9
Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Using a ThesaurusDictionary:Alphabetical Orderand Guide WordsDictionary Definitions
Scientific Terms: GeologyWords
Words from Many Languages: WeatherWords
Words from Mythology
DescriptionWriting ProcessUsing Sensory
LanguageOrganizing DetailsWriting Complete
Sentences
Kinds ofSentencesSubjects andPredicatesConjunctionsCompoundSentencesSingular andPlural NounsMore Plural Nouns
Capitalizing andPunctuatingSentencesCorrectingSentenceFragments
A News ArticleAdding DetailsA Response to a
PromptA Paragraph of
Information
Holding a Panel Discussion
Having Literature Discussion
Having Effective Conversations
HealthScienceMathSocial Studies
MathScienceArtSocial Studies
MathScienceArtSocial Studies
Dramatizing a SceneListening to and
Making an Announcement
Telling a StoryViewing and
Evaluating Media
Speaking to PersuadeViewing and
Evaluating Fine ArtComparing
Information inVarious Media
ParaphrasingCombiningSentences withHelping Verbs
An AnnouncementOrdering Important
InformationA SummaryA Clarification
CompositionA Business LetterUsing the Right Tone
Using Exact Nounsand VerbsCapitalization
Names of People and Places
A Character SketchA Friendly LetterVoiceA Biography
Common andProper NounsSingular and Plural PossessiveNounsAction VerbsDirect ObjectsMain Verbs andHelping VerbsLinking VerbsVerb TensesMore About VerbTenses
Subject-VerbAgreementRegular andIrregular VerbsVerb Phrases withhaveteach, learn; let,leave; sit, set; can,mayAdjectivesProper Adjectives
Personal EssayWriting ProcessWriting Introductions
and ConclusionsKeeping to the FocusUsing Possessive
Nouns
StoryWriting ProcessDeveloping a Plot,
Characters, and Setting
Writing DialogueUsing Exact Verbs
Word FamiliesDictionary: Multiple-Meaning WordsVocabulary:HomophonesDictionary: Syllables
Movement WordsScientific Terms: Sound
WordsScience Words:
Geological Featuresand Terms
Word Study: Acronyms
SynonymsDictionary: SpellingTable/Pronunciation KeyDictionary: Antonyms
Occupation WordsSimilesNautical Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Autobiographies,Plays, Poetry, and Tall Tales.
Pacing
Each theme is designed totake four to six weeks, depend-ing on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons pro-vide systematic review andpractice of key skills.
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension SkillsProblem Solving andDecision MakingNoting DetailsCompare and ContrastMaking Inferences
StrategiesQuestion
Predict/InferMonitor/ ClarifyEvaluate
Note TakingParaphrasing andSynthesizing
How to OutlineEvaluating Information for
Accuracy and BiasInterviewing
Structural Analysis:Syllabication —VCCV
PatternSyllabication —VV PatternWords Ending in -ed or -ingSuffixes -ly, -ness, -ment,
-ful, -lessPhonics:Consonant ClustersLess Common Long e
SpellingsDouble Consonants/s/, and /z/ Sounds
VCCCV Pattern VV PatternWords with -ed or -ingWords with Suffixes
Words with a Prefix or a SuffixUnstressed SyllablesFinal /n/, or /@n/,/ch@r/, /zh@r/Changing Final y to i
More Words with PrefixesThree-Syllable WordsWords with -ent, -ant; -able, -ible
Structural Analysis:Prefixes un-, dis-, in-, re;
suffix -ionStressed and Unstressed
SyllablesReview of SyllabicationChanging Final y to iPhonics:Words with Final / j/, / v/
and / s/ SoundsWord Beginnings a-, be-Final /n/, /@n/, /ch@r/,
and /zh@r/ SoundsInitial and Medial Digraph
Structural Analysis: Prefixes com-, con-, en-, ex-,
pre-, pro-Three-Syllable WordsSuffixes -ent, -ant, -able, -iblePhonics:/k/ and /kw/ SoundsConsonant AlternationsVowel Alternations
Comparing Informationfrom More Than OneSource
Using a Word Processor to Write a Report
How to Use the SQP3R Strategy
Using Multiple Sources of Information to Present Information About a Topic
How to Take NotesCreating and Organizing
Disk Files
Completing Applicationsand Forms
Preparing a Report Using Text, Graphic Aids, andPictures
Evaluate the Effects of Mediain Daily Life
How to Categorize Information
Comprehension SkillsDrawing ConclusionsPropagandaMaking JudgmentsStory Structure
StrategiesEvaluate
Predict/ InferQuestionSummarize
Comprehension Skills Making GeneralizationsTopic, Main, Idea and SupportingDetailsDrawing Conclusions
StrategiesMonitor/ ClarifyEvaluateSummarize
Theme 4:Person to PersonRelationships bringboth problems andrewards.
Theme 5:One Land, Many TrailsThe trails to and acrossthe United States haveseen many travelers.
Theme 6:Animal EncountersPeople and wild animalsinteract in a a variety ofclose encounters.
Skills OverviewGrade 5
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Dictionary: Base Words and InflectedFormsMultiple-MeaningWordsDictionary: PrefixesVocabulary:Connotation
Precise WordsShades of MeaningFamily WordsTransportation Words
A Personal NarrativeWriting ProcessGood BeginningsWriting with VoiceVarying Sentence
Types
Comparing withAdjectivesComparing withgood and badCommas in aSeriesMore Uses forCommasInterjectionsQuotationsAbbreviationsTitles
CombiningSentences byUsing IntroductoryPhrases
A MemoChanging Positions of
AdjectivesA How-to ParagraphUsing Order WordsA Journal EntryExpanding Sentences
with Adjectives
Giving a SpeechExplaining a ProcessSpeaking on the
TelephoneMaking and Listening
to Introductions
ScienceSocial StudiesArtHealth
Social StudiesVocabularyMathArtScience
MathHealthScienceSocial Studies
How to Look at Fine Art
Listening to Take Notes andSummarize
Listening to Resolve Conflicts
Giving an Oral ReportGiving a Choral
SpeakingPresentation
Planning a MultimediaPresentation
Giving and Listening to Directions
Viewing for Information andDetails
CombiningSentences withPronouns
A SpeechUsing QuotationsA Problem-Solution
CompositionAn ExplanationOrganizing InformationA Compare/Contrast
ParagraphUsing Exact Adverbs
Avoiding DoubleNegativesCombiningSentences withPrepositional Phrases
An Opinion ParagraphA Compare/Contrast
EssayAn Answer to an
Essay QuestionPlacing Prepositional
Phrases Correctly
Subject andObject PronounsUsing I and mePossessivePronounsContractions withPronounsDouble SubjectsUsing we and uswith NounsAdverbsComparing withAdverbs
Contractions withnotNegativesPrepositionsPrepositionalPhrasesObject Pronounsin PrepositionalPhrasesPronouns inPrepositional Phraseswith CompoundObjects
Research ReportWriting ProcessFinding and
EvaluatingInformation
Topic Sentences and Supporting Facts
Pronoun Reference
Persuasive EssayWriting ProcessStating Reasons and
AnsweringObjections
Using Supporting Facts and Details
Correcting Run-on Sentences
AnalogiesDictionary: SuffixesDictionary: Parts ofSpeechDictionary: WordHistories
Words from FrenchWords for Types of ClothWords Related to HorsesSpanish Words
Using ContextDictionary: Variationsin PronunciationDictionary: Idioms andRun-on Entries
Words Related to the Seasons
Place Names and Proper Adjectives
Botanical Words
Indicates Tested Skills
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of a genre,use Focus on Autobiographies,Plays, Poetry, and Tall Tales.
Pacing
Each theme is designed totake four to six weeks, depend-ing on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension SkillsNoting DetailsMaking JudgmentsSequence of EventsPredict Outcomes
StrategiesPredict/Infer
SummarizeEvaluateMonitor/Clarify
Using Parts of a Bookand an IndexUsing Graphic Aids:Maps, Globes, Graphs,Tables, Captions, andCharts
Using Print and Electronic Card Catalogs
How to Read Primary Sources
Using Print and Electronic Reference Sources
How to Take Notes
Structural Analysis:Suffixes -ful, -less, and -lySyllabicationPrefixes un- and re-Possessives andContractionsPhonics:Short VowelsLong VowelThe /ou/, /oo/, /ô/, and
/oi/ Sounds
Short VowelsLong VowelsMore Vowel SpellingThe /ou/, /oo/, /ô/and /oi/ Sounds
Vowel + /r/ SoundsHomophonesFinal /@r/, /@n/, and /@ l/
VCV, VCCV, and VCCCVPatternsWords with -ed or -ingEndings and SuffixesPrefixes in- and con-
Structural Analysis:"Someone Who" suffixes
-er, -or, -ar, -ist, -ian,-an, -ent, -eer
Structural Analysis: Inflected Endings -s, -es
Adjectives Suffixes -al, -ive,-ous
Phonics:Vowel + /r/ SoundsHomophonesFinal /@n/, /@ l/, and /@r/
Sounds
Structural Analysis: Syllabication VCV, VCCV
and VCCCV PatternsWords Ending in -ed or -ingEndings and Suffixes -en,
-ize, -ifyPrefixes in-, im- and con-Phonics:HomographsFinal /t/, /ed/, and /d/
Sounds/ch/ and /k/Silent Consonants b, gh, and w
Choosing Reference Sources
How to Outline an ArticleEvaluating the Effects of
Media on Daily LifeUsing the Internet/Evaluate
InformationHow to Categorize
Information
Comparing Informationfrom More Than OneSourceParaphrasing andSynthesizing
How to Skim and ScanConducting an InterviewAdjusting Reading Rate/
Method of Reading
Comprehension SkillsFact and OpinionMaking InferencesText Organization
StrategiesMonitor/Clarify
QuestionSummarize
Comprehension SkillsMaking GeneralizationMaking InferencesStory StructureProblem Solving andDecision Making
StrategiesQuestion
Predict/ InferEvaluateMonitor/ Clarify
Theme 1:CouragePeople find moral andphysical courage frommany sources.
Theme 2:What Really Happened?Investigation of mysterious events revealsinteresting theories.
Theme 3:Growing UpGrowing up means learning more about yourself.
Skills OverviewGrade 6
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
Start the year off with thestory A Mummy Mystery tointroduce the reading strategies.
Back to School
31
Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Using ContextDictionary:Alphabetical Orderand Guide WordsDictionary: Parts ofan EntryWord Families
Easily Confused WordsAlphabetical Order and
Guide WordsAdverbsMountain Climbing TermsMotion Words
Personal NarrativeWriting ProcessSequencingAdding DetailsVarying Sentences
Kinds of SentencesSubjects andPredicatesConjunctionsCompoundSentencesComplex SentencesCorrecting Fragmentsand Run-on SentencesCommon andProper NounsSingular and PluralNouns
Using SequenceWords and PhrasesCapitalizing andPunctuatingSentencesCombiningSentences withAppositives
InstructionsA MemoA Friendly LetterVoiceAn Opinion
Retelling a StorySpeaking on the
TelephoneHolding a Literature
DiscussionGiving and Listening
to Directions
Science HealthSocial StudiesArtVocabularyMath
MathVocabularySocial StudiesScienceArt
Social StudiesArtHealthMathScience
Making and Listening to Announcements
Giving a Choral SpeakingPresentation
Giving an Oral Report
Dramatizing a StoryPresenting Reader’s
TheaterMaking and Listening
to IntroductionsConflict Resolution
Using Exact VerbsA News ArticleAdding DetailsA Journal EntryA Business LetterUsing the Right Tone
Correcting SentenceFragments andRun-on SentencesUsing Exact Nounsand Verbs
A Problem-Solution Composition
OrganizationA Response to a
PromptA Character SketchA SpeechAudience
Singular andPlural PossessiveNounsMore PossessiveNounsAction Verbs andDirect ObjectsMain Verbs andAuxiliary VerbsTransitive andIntransitive VerbsBeing Verbs andLinking Verbs
Verb TensesMore About VerbTensesPrincipal Parts ofRegular andIrregular VerbsPerfect TensesMore Irregular VerbsSubject-VerbAgreementsit, set; lie, lay;rise, raiselend, borrow; let,leave; teach, learn
StoryWriting ProcessDeveloping Plot,
Characters, andSetting
Writing DialogueUsing Exact Nouns
DescriptionWriting ProcessUsing Sensory
LanguageOrganizing DetailsSentence Combining
Dictionary: SyllablesHomophonesDictionary: SpellingTable/PronunciationKey
Flight TermsWord from Other
Languages: InuitWords
Scientific Terms: Dinosaur Names
Using a ThesaurusDictionary: BaseWords and InflectedFormsDictionary: Part ofSpeech
Clipped WordsDescriptive WordsMore Clipped WordsDirection Words
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of agenre, use Focus on Speeches,Plays, Poetry, and Myths.
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takefour to six weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themesin the grades above and below.See your Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons providesystematic review and practiceof key skills.
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Reading Word WorkComprehension Skills Information and Decoding Longer Spellingand Strategies Study Skills Words
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Comprehension Skills Author’s Viewpoint: Bias andAssumptionsCause and EffectTopic, Main Idea, and Details
StrategiesSummarize
EvaluateMonitor/Clarify
How to Adjust Your Rate of Reading
Using Multiple Sources to locate Information
How to Read a Time LineNote TakingHow to Read a DiagramComparing Information in
Different Forms
Structural Analysis:Suffixes -ic, -al, and -ureSuffixes -ion and -ationUnstressed SyllablesPhonics:The /zh/ and /sh/ SoundsDifferent Sounds for the
Letters whThe /@/ Sound
The /sh/ Sound Adding -ion, or -ationUnstressed Syllables
Prefixes: de-, dis-, ex-,inter-, per-, pre-, pro-Prefixes: ad- and ob-Words with ie or eiWord Parts
Structural Analysis:Word Parts ven and graphPluralsSuffixes -ent/ -ence,
-ant/-ance, -able/-ible,-ate
Phonics:Final / z/, / v/, / j/, / k/,
/ch@r/, /@s/ SoundsHard and Soft c Sounds/f/, /g/, and /j/ Sounds
Structural Analysis: Prefixes de-, dis-, ex-,
inter-, per-, pre-, pro-Prefixes ad- and ob-Words with ie or eiWord PartsPhonics:/@r y/ and /sh@r/ Sounds/th/ and /th/ SoundsVowel AlternationsConsonant Alternations
Using Multiple Sources of Information toPresent InformationAbout a Topic
How to Skim and ScanUsing a Word Processor to
Write a ReportCreating and Organizing
Disk Files
Completing Applications and FormsSummarize TextGraphically: Schedule,Time Line, Venn Diagram
How to Follow DirectionsHow to Adjust Your Rate of
ReadingPrepare a Report Using Text,
Graphic Aids, and PicturesHow to Use SQP3R StrategyEvaluating Information for
Accuracy and Bias
Comprehension SkillsPropagandaProblem SolvingCompare and Contrast
StrategiesPredict/Infer
SummarizeQuestion
Comprehension Skills Cause and EffectFollowing DirectionsCategorize and ClassifyDrawing Conclusion
StrategiesEvaluate
Monitor/ClarifyQuestionPredict/Infer
Theme 4:Discovering AncientCulturesNonfiction selectionstell about life inancient cultures.
Theme 5:Doers and DreamersIt often takes hard workand determination to fulfill your dreams.
Theme 6:New Frontiers: Oceans and SpaceThe uncharted frontiersof oceans and spaceoffer new challenges.
Final / z/, / v/, / j/,/ k/, /ch@r/ and /@s/PluralsSuffixes: -ant/-ance; -ent/ -ence; -able/ -ible; -ate
Skills OverviewGrade 6
Grade at a Glance
Strategies• Phonics/Decoding• Predict/Infer• Monitor/Clarify• Question• Summarize• Evaluate
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Writing and Language Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Skills Reading-Writing Grammar, Usage, Writing Listening/ Content Areaand Expansion Workshop and Mechanics Speaking/Viewing
Multiple-MeaningWordsSynonymDictionary: Prefixesand Suffixes
Descriptive WordsUsing a ThesaurusWords for Leaders
Research ReportWriting ProcessLocating and
EvaluatingInformation
Using an OutlineUsing Adjectives
AdjectivesProper AdjectivesComparing withAdjectivesComparing withgood or badAdverbsComparing withAdverbs
Elaborating withAdjectivesCombiningSentences withAdjectives
An ExplanationEliminating
Unnecessary WordsA Paragraph of
InformationA Comparison and
Contrast Paragraph
Giving a SpeechViewing for
Information andDetails
Comparing Forms of Information
MathScienceSocial Studies
MathArtSocial StudiesScience
MathSocial StudiesVocabularyScienceArt
Listening to Take Notes andSummarize
Explaining a ProcessHow to Look at Fine ArtViewing and
Evaluating Fine Art
Viewing and Evaluating Media
Planning a MultimediaPresentation
Speaking to PersuadeHolding Effective
Conversations
Writing Clearlywith Pronouns
A Clarification Composition
Being PreciseA How-to ParagraphA SummaryParaphrasing
CombiningSentences withPrepositional PhrasesUsing CommasWhen CombiningSentences
An AnnouncementOrdering Important
InformationA BiographyA Compare/Contrast
EssayAn Answer to an Essay
QuestionKeeping to the Point
Subject andObject PronounsPronouns inCompoundSubjects andObjectsPossessive andIndefinite PronounsUsing Who,Whom, WhoseAvoiding DoubleNegativesContractions
Prepositions andPrepositional PhrasesPrepositionalPhrases as Adjectivesand AdverbsInterjectionsAbbreviationsCommas in aSeriesMore Uses forCommasPunctuating DialogueCapitalization inTitles
Personal EssayWriting ProcessKeeping to the Focus
Introductions and Conclusions
Correcting Sentence Fragments
Persuasive EssayWriting ProcessStating Reasons and
AnsweringObjections
Using Supporting Facts and Details
Using Adverbs and Adjectives Correctly
AntonymsDictionary: Multiple-Meaning WordsDictionary: Etymology
Athletic TermsBusiness TermsColor Words
AnalogiesWord FamiliesDictionary: Idioms andRun-on EntriesDictionary: More ThanOne Spelling orPronunciation
Space Travel TerminologyFields of StudyScience Word OriginsAcronyms
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of agenre, use Focus on Speeches,Plays, Poetry, and Myths.
Pacing
Each theme is designed to takefour to six weeks, dependingon your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes inthe grades above and below. Seeyour Teacher’s Edition.
Multi-age Classroom
Indicates Tested Skills
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