Topic: Essential Question Skill/Strategy Anchor Text/Genre Paired Selection/ Genre Vocab Strategies Phonics Spelling Grammar Read Ideas Writing 1 Education How is learning at school different from learning at home? Story structure Analyze illustations Summarize A Fine, Fine School Humorous Fiction One-Room Schoolhouses Informational Text Context clues Short vowels a, e,i, o, u with the VCCV pattern Short vowels Simple sentences Narrative Writing: Descriptive Paragraph Trait: Word Choice 2 The Court System Why are courts an important part of our government? Conclusions Author’s word choice Infer/predict The Trial of Cardigan Jones Fantasy You Be the Jury Informational Text Glossary Long vowels a, e, i, o, u Words with the VCe pattern VCe spellings Kinds of sentences Narrative Writing: Dialogue Trait: Ideas 3 Volunteers Why is volunteering good for a community and its people? characters Story message Destiny’s Gift Realistic Fiction Kids Making a Difference Informational Text Antonyms Common vowel pairs ai, ay, ee, ea Long a and Long e spellings sentences Narrative Writing: Personal Paragraph Trait: Voice 4 Engineering Why is everyone’s role on a project important? Compare and contrast Story structure Infer/predict Pop’s Bridge Historical Fiction Bridges Informational Text Word Families with same base word Long o spelled oa and ow Long o spellings Common and proper nouns Narrative Writing: Prewrite a Personal Narrative Trait: Ideas 5 Sports What are the traits of a hero? and effect Literal and nonliteral meanings Visualize Roberte Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates Biography Baseball Poems Poetry Prefix mis- Long i spelled i, ie, igh Long i spellings Plural nouns with –s and –es Narrative Writing: Draft a Personal Narrative Fluency
Essential Question Skill/Strategy Anchor Text/Genre Paired Selection/ Genre Vocab Strategies Phonics Spelling Grammar Read Aloud Ideas Writing 6 Mammals What makes bats interesting and useful? Sequence of events Domain-specific vocabulary Asking questions Bat Loves the Night Narrative Nonfiction A Bat is Born Poetry Suffixes -able, -ible Words with the VCV pattern Short and long vowel words What is a verb? Opinion Writing: Response Paragraph 7 Visual Arts How do pictures help to tell a Text and graphic features Sequence of events What Do Illustrators Do? Text Jack Draws a Beanstalk Traditional Tale Synonyms Three-letter clusters (scr, spr, str, thr) clusters Verb tenses Opinion Writing: Opinion Paragraph Traits: Organization 8 Traditions What do traditional tales tell readers about life? Conclusions Literal and nonliteral meanings Infer/Predict The Harvest Birds Folktale The Treasure Folktale Context clues Silent letters kn, wr spellings Using commas Opinion Writing: Response Paragraph Traits: Word Choice 9 Performance Arts How is a live performance different from other kinds of entertainment? Cause and effect Analyze illustrations Monitor/ clarify Kamishibai Man Realistic Fiction The True of Kamishibai Informational Text Glossary Diphthongs ow and ou sounds in town Abstract nouns Opinion Writing: Prewrite a Response to Literature Paragraph Traits: Organization 10 Inventions What important traits must an inventor have? Main and details Sequence of events Summarize Thomas Edison Biography Moving Pictures Informational Text Shades of meaning Words with au, aw, al, and o Vowel sound in talk Pronoun and Opinion Writing: Draft a Response to Literature Paragraph Traits: organization
Essential Question Skill/Strategy Anchor Text/Genre Paired Selection/ Genre Vocab Strategies Phonics Spelling Grammar Read Aloud Ideas Writing 11 Inventions How do inventions help athletes? Sequence of events Text and graphic features Asking questions Technology Wins the Game Text Science for Sports Fans Informational Text Suffixes Vowel oi, oy Vowel sound in joy More plural Informative Writing: and Effect Paragraph Trait: Word Choice 12 Agriculture Why is it important to grow food crops? Theme Point of view Visualize Tops and Bottoms Trickster Tale Goodness Grows in Gardens Informational Text Idioms Homo-phones Words ending in -er and -le Writing quota- tions Informative Writing: Compare and Contrast Paragraph Trait: Word Choice 13 American Indian History Why are stories from different cultures important? Compare and contrast Story message Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend Legend The Trail of Tears Informational Text and with n’t, ‘d, ‘ve Subject-verb agree-ment Informative Writing: Informative Paragraph Trait: Organization 14 People and Animals What are some benefits of dogs interacting with people? Author’s purpose Point of view Summarize Aero and Officer Mike Text Kids and Critters: A Nature Newsletter Informational Text Prefixes in- and im- with ar, or, ore Vowel + /r/ sounds Pronoun verb Informative Writing: Prewrite an Explanatory Essay Trait: Ideas 15 Cooking Why are safety important? characters Formal and informal language Infer/predict The Sunday Humorous Fiction Imagine a Recipe Informational Text a thesaurus Words wih er, ir, ur, or Vowel + /r/ sound in nurse Verb tenses Informative Writing: Draft an Explanatory Essay Trait: Voice
Topic: Essential Question Skill/Strategy Anchor Text/Genre Paired Selection/ Genre Vocab Strategies Phonics Spelling Grammar Read Ideas Writing 16 Conservation Why is it important to take care of our environment? structure Monitor/ Clarify Judy Moody Saves the World! Humorous Fiction My Smelly Pet Humorous Fiction Context clues Words with air, ear, are + /r/ sounds in air and fear What are adjec-tives and articles? Opinion Writing: Persuasive Letter Ideas 17 Fossils What can fossils tell us about the past? Conclusions Point of view Visualize The Mystery: Philip Currie’s Hunt in the Badlands Text Finding Fossils for Fun Informational Text Suffix -ly with /j/ and /s/ Words with /j/ and /s/ Adjec-tives that Opinion Writing: Opinion Paragraph Voice 18 Trees What are some differences among types of trees Text and graphic features Domain-specific vocabulary Asking questions A Tree is Growing Text Stopping by on a Snowy Evening Poetry Word roots with /k/and /kw/ Spelling the /k/ and /kw/ sounds Using the verb be and helping verbs Opinion Writing: Problem and Solution Paragraph Trait: Word Choice 19 Social Relationships How do members of a community help each structure message Summarize Two Bear Cubs Myth/Play Whose Land Is It? Informational Text Prefixes pre-, re-, bi Vowel sounds in spoon and wood Vowel sounds in spoon and wood More irregular Opinion Writing: Prewrite a persuasive essay Trait: Ideas 20 Climate What are the coldest places on Earth like? Main ideas and details Literal and nonliteral meanings Life on the Ice Text The Raven: An Inuit Myth Myth Glossary Compound words words What is an adverb? Opinion Writing: a Persuasive Essay Trait: Organization
Topic: Essential Question Skill/Strategy Anchor Text/Genre Paired Selection/ Genre Strategies Phonics Spelling Grammar Read Aloud Ideas Writing 21 Pioneer Life What was life on the prairie like for the pioneers? Story structure Point of view Plain and Tall Historical Fiction Wagons of the Old West Informational Text Prefix non- Base words and –ed, -ing Words with and Adverbs that Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative Paragraph Trait: Ideas 22 Animal Migration Why do animals migrate to other places? Compare and contrast Author’s word choice Visualize The Journey: Stories of Migration Text The and the Ant Fable Word roots Spelling changes: -s, -ed, -ing final y to i Making Narrative Writing: Descriptive Paragraph Trait: Word Choice 23 Sending Messages How can people communicate over long distances? Sequence of events Formal and informal language Analyze and evaluate The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman Fantasy Moving the U.S. Mail Informational Text Suffixes and -est Suffixes –ful, -y, -ous, -ly, -er Suffixes –ful, -y, -ous, -ly, -er Posses-sive nouns and pro-nouns Narrative Writing: Dialogue Trait: Voice 24 Volcanoes What changes do volcanoes cause? Author’s purpose Analyze illustrations Asking questions Realistic Fiction The Land Volcanoes Built Informational Text Shades of meaning Prefixes un-, pre- re-, bi- Prefixes un-,re- Complex senten-ces Narrative Writing: Prewrite a Fictional Narrative Trait: Ideas 25 Mountains Why do mountain climbers need to be well prepared? Text and graphic features Main ideas and details Infer/predict Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest Text The Big Cleanup Play Analogies Suffixes -less, -ness, -able Suffixes -less, -ness, that com-pare Narrative Writing: Draft a Fictional Narrative Trait: Word Choice
Essential Question Anchor Text/Genre Paired Selections/ Genre Vocab Strategies Phonics Spelling Grammar Read Aloud Ideas Writing 26 Determina-tion How does having a goal help people succeed? Main ideas and details Analyze and evaluate The Foot Race Across America Narrative Nonfiction Paca and the Beetle: A Folktale from Brazil Fast Track Poetry Suffix -ion Common final syllables -tion, -sion, -ure Words with VCCV pattern Informative Writing: Compare and Contrast Paragraph Trait: Organization 27 Magnets How your life be different without magnets? Cause and effect Summarize The Power of Magnets Expository Nonfiction and You Photo Essay Science Fair Project Poetry Magnet Poetry and Double with double Informative Writing: Problem and Solution Paragraph Trait: Ideas 28 Active What are some benefits of physically active? Fact and opinion Visualize Becoming Anything He Wants to Be Biography My Blue Belt Day Journal Entry I Chop, Chop, Chop/Long Jump Poetry Word roots Words with ough and augh Words with ough and augh Commas in sen-tences Informative Writing: Instructions Trait: Word Choice 29 Your Best What can you learn from champions? Understanding characters Monitor/clarify A New Team of Heroes Drama C-H-A-M- P-I-O-N Informational Text Defender Poetry Spellbound Poetry Prefixes un-, dis- Words ending in -er, or -le Words ending in -er, or What is a Informative Writing: Prewriting Research Report Trait: Ideas 30 Working Together How can children and adults learn from each other? Conclusions Asking questions Saving Buster Realistic Fiction Acting Across Generations News Article Company’s Coming Poetry strategies sound Words with a- or be- Correct Informative Writing: Research Report Organization