Study Guide

for
Reading,
Spelling and
Grammar
2018 -2019

First Nine Week Period

Reading Unit 1

August 6-10
This is a Start Smart introduction week. We will be introducing and
reviewing rules and procedures for the classroom. Start Smart
work will be explained, completed and sent home this week.

Week 1 August 13-17

Reading Skill – Key details, visualizing

Vocabulary – actions, afraid, depend, nervously, peered, perfectly,
rescue, secret

Vocabulary
actions- something someone does
afraid – frightened or scared
depends – to trust or rely on
nervously – worried or unsure
peered – to stare or look at
perfectly – having no mistakes
rescue – to save or set free
secret – hidden from most people, not known by everyone

Spelling - Short a,i (Thursday’s assessment will count as a daily

grade. Words with an* will be assessed during Week 6 as a major
Spelling test grade)
1. has 8. fix 15. help *
2. wag 9. him 16. actions *
3. bad 10. if 17. peered
4. six 11. can 18. secret *
5. will * 12. hit 19. afraid
6. sat 13. why * 20. depend
7. had 14. for

Grammar Skill - Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. The
words are in an order that makes sense. A sentence begins with a
capital letter. Sentences must have an ending mark. A statement
is a sentence that tells something. It ends with a period. A
question is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a
question mark.

Unit 1 Week 2 August 20-24

Reading Skill – character, setting, events
Vocabulary – aside, culture, fair, invited, language, plead, scurries,
share

Vocabulary
aside – moved to one side
culture – sharing the same way of life
fair – treating everyone the same
invited – asked to do something or go somewhere
language – the way we speak, read, write, or sign
plead – to beg or argue to get what you want
scurries – to scamper or run quickly
share – to give part of something you have to someone else

Spelling – short e, o, u
1. went* 8. hut 15. see
2. tell 9. tub 16. aside*
3. pet 10. bun 17. fair
[Link]* 11. fix 18. plead
5. fog 12. has* 19. share
6. not 13. one 20. invited*
7. tug 14. or
Grammar Skill – commands and exclamations
A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something. It
ends with a period (.). An exclamation is a sentence that shows
surprise or strong feelings. It ends with an exclamation mark (!)

Unit 1 Week 3 August 27-31

Reading Skill – key details, character, setting, events: use

illustrations
Vocabulary – decide, different, friendship, glance, proper,
relationship, stares, trade

Vocabulary
decide – to make up your mind
different – not the same
friendship – being pals and helping one another
glance – to look at quickly and then look away
proper – to act in a certain way
relationship – when you have a connection with someone
stares – to look at something for awhile with eyes wide open
trade – to give one thing away to get something else

Spelling – 2- letter blends (r,s,t,l) (two letters whose sounds are

blended together)
1. grass 8. plans* 15. she
2. trips* 9. milk 16. here
3. crack 10. belt 17. small
4. still 11. fog 18. want
5. west* 12. tub 19. were*
6. mask 13. by 20. what*
7. clap 14. he

Grammar Skill – Identify subjects

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

Unit 1 Week 4 September 4-7

Reading Skill – key details, using photos
Vocabulary – allowed, care, excited, needs, roam, safe, wandered,
wild

Vocabulary
allowed – to have permission to do something
care – when you care for something, you meet its needs
excited – all worked up about something
needs – things a person or animal must have
roam – to move freely from place to place
safe – free from harm or danger
wandered – to move with no direction on guidance
wild – the wild is a place in nature where animals live

Spelling – short a, long a, (a_e)

1. bag 8. cape 15. your *
2. cap 9. made * 16. care
3. ham 10. rake 17. move
4. bake 11. belt 18. now
5. ate * 12. still 19. show*
[Link] 13. into 20. year
7. back * 14. done

Grammar Skill - Identify predicates

The predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is.

Unit 1 Week 5 September 10-14

Reading Skill – key details, ask and answer questions
Vocabulary – choose, chores, cost, customers, jobs, spend, tools

Vocabulary
choose – to decide on one thing rather than another
chores – small jobs you can do around the house
cost – how much you have to pay for something
customers – people who buy something from a store or company
jobs – work that people do to earn money
spend – when you use money to buy or pay for something
tools – equipment used to make or repair things

Spelling – short i, long i, (i_e)

1. did 8. five 15. says
2. fin 9. side * 16. goes
3. pick 10. hike 17. other
4. line 11. cape 18. choose*
5. pipe * 12. made 19. spend*
[Link] 13. all 20. chores*
7. mix 14. any

Grammar Skill – expanding and combining sentences

When you expand a sentence, you add more details to the
subject or predicate. You can also combine sentences that have
the same subject or predicate. When you combine sentences,
you use the word and.

Unit 1 Week Review and Unit Test, September 17-21

Reading
 Character, setting, and events
 Using illustrations
 Key details
  Text evidence – finding and using
 Root words
 Context clues: sentence clues
 Inflectional endings: -es, -s, -ed, -ing
 Main topic or main idea
 Comparing texts
Grammar
 Letter punctuation
 Statements and questions
 Commands and exclamations
 Expanding and combining sentences
 Subjects and predicates
 Commas after sequence words
 Quotations with dialogue

Spelling
 Long and short vowels
 Two-letter blends

Spelling Test Words List

(major test grade)

1. will 14. were

2. help 15. what
3. actions 16. ate
4. secret 17. back
5. why 18. made
6. went 19. your
7. job 20. show
8. has 21. goes
9. aside 22. other
10. invited 23. choose
11. trips 24. spend
12. west 25. chores
13. plans

Reading Unit 2
Unit 2, Week 1 September 24-28
Reading Skill –character, setting, plot
Vocabulary – adapt, climate, eager, freedom, fresh, sense,
shadows, silence
Vocabulary
adapt – to adjust or to get used to something
climate – the weather that a place usually has
eager – how you act when you want to do something very much
freedom – free to do what you want and go where you want, ease
of movement
fresh – new or not spoiled
sense – a feeling you have about something
shadows – dark shapes that are made when something is in front
of a light
silence – when it is still and quiet

Spelling – long or short o

1. box 8. nose 15. took
2. fox 9. poke 16. climate*
3. dog 10. rope 17. fresh
4. lock* 11. side 18. sense
5. pot 12. line 19. shadows*
6. cone 13. have 20. silence*
7. home 14. off*

Grammar Skill – Identify Nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing.

Unit 2, Week 2 October 1-4

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, “Wolf! Wolf!”
Reading Skill –character, setting, plot
Vocabulary – believe, delicious, feast, fond, lessons, remarkable,
snatch, stories
Vocabulary
believe – to think something is true
delicious – tastes very good
fond – to like something a lot, to care about something
lessons – things you learn from ideas or rules, learning
experiences
snatch – to grab something quickly
feast – a large or fancy meal
remarkable – wonderful or outstanding
stories – made-up tales

Spelling – long or short u

1. mule 8. hum 15. their
2. fuse 9. must 16. feast*
3. plum 10. fun 17. fond
4. huge* 11. rope 18. lessons
5. use 12. nose 19. snatch*
6. dug 13. look 20. stories *
7. cub 14. yes*

Grammar Skill – Identify Singular and Plural Nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A singular noun
names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more
than one person, place, or thing.

Unit 2 Week 3 October 8-12

“A Prairie Guard Dog”, “Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!”
Reading Skill –main topic and details
Vocabulary – buried, escape, habitat, journey, nature, peeks,
restless, spies
Vocabulary
buried – covered up or hidden
escape – when you get out of or away from something
habitat – the place where an animal or plant usually lives or grows
journey – a trip
nature – all the things outdoors not made by people
peeks – take a quick look
restless – if you cannot stay still or quiet
spies – when a person watches for something and sees it
Spelling – soft c and g
1. place 8. range 15. saw
2. barge 9. mice 16. escape*
3. trace* 10. cage 17. nature
4. ice 11. mule 18. restless
5. bulge* 12. huge 19. habitat*
6. badge 13. out 20. journey *
7. space 14. wash

Grammar Skill – Kinds of nouns – common, proper

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A common noun
names any person, place, or thing. It begins with a lower case
letter. (boy, state, dog) A proper noun names a particular
person, place, or thing. IT begins with a capital letter. (Jack,
Alabama, Sadie)

Unit 2 Week 4 October 15-19

“Eagles and Eaglets”, “Baby Bears”
Reading Skill –main topic and key details
Vocabulary – adult, alive, covered, fur, giant, groom, mammal,
offspring

Vocabulary
adult – a person or animal that is fully grown
alive - living
covered – has something over it
fur – thick animal hair
giant – very large
groom – to clean each other
mammal – any warm-blooded animal that feeds milk to its babies
offspring – the children or young of people or animals

Spelling – consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, ph, th, ng, wh

1. chop 8. thin 15. early
2. catch 9. bring 16. adult*
3. shape* 10. while 17. giant
4. trash 11. place 18. mammal
5. phone* 12. badge 19. offspring*
6. that 13. seven 20. covered *
7. sting 14. isn’t

Grammar Skill – Plural nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A singular noun
names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more
than one person, place, or thing.

Unit 2 Week 5 October 22-26

Poetry - “Cats and Kittens’, “Desert Camels”, “A Bat is Not a Bird”
“Beetles,” “ The Little Turtle”
Reading Skill –key details
Vocabulary – behave, express, feathers, flapping, poem, rhyme,
rhythm, word choice
Vocabulary
behave – act in a way that is good or correct
express – when you tell how or show how you feel about
something
feathers – the soft things that cover a bird’s body
flapping – when something is moving up and down
poem – a form of writing that expresses imagination or feeling
rhyme – when two words have the same ending sounds
rhythm - the repeating accents, or beats, in a poem
word choice – the use of rich, colorful, exact words

Spelling – three letter blends

1. scratch 8. split 15. shrub
2. scrape 9. catch 16. express*
3. throne* 10. sting 17. flapping
4. stripe 11. far 18. feathers
5. strange* 12. flower 19. behave*
6. shred 13. until 20. poem *
7. splash 14. spring
Grammar Skill – Kinds of nouns – possessive nouns
A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A possessive
noun is a noun that shows who or what owns something. A
singular possessive noun ends with an apostrophe and –s. Add
an apostrophe after the final s to make a plural noun possessive.

Unit 2 Week 6 Review and Unit Test, October 29 –

November 2
Reading
 Character, setting, and plot/text evidence, problem and
solution
 Using illustrations
 Main topic and Key details
 Text evidence – finding and using
 Text features :charts and captions
 Prefixes: dis-, un-
 Suffixes:-ly, -less, -ful
 Multiple meaning words
 Literary elements: rhythm, rhyme
 Comparing texts
Grammar
 Nouns
 Singular and plural nouns
 Possessive nouns
 Irregular plural nouns

Spelling
 Long vowels
 Soft g
 Consonant digraphs
 Three letter blends
Spelling Test Words List
(major test grade)

1. lock 14. journey

2. off 15. habitat
3. climate 16. shape
 4. shadows 17. phone
5. silence 18. adult
6. huge 19. offspring
7. yes 20. covered
8. feast 21. throne
9. snatch 22. strange
10. stories 23. express
11. trace 24. behave
12. bulge 25. poem
13. escape

Unit 3 Week 1 November 5-9

“Magnets Work, “I Fall Down”
Reading Skill –author’s purpose
Vocabulary – amazing, force, measure, objects, proved, speed,
true, weight
Vocabulary
amazing – something is very surprising or makes you feel wonder
force – a push or pull that can change how something moves
measure – to find the size or amount of something
objects – things you can see or touch
proved – when you show that something is true
speed – how fast something moves
true - correct
weight – how heavy something is

Spelling – long a spelled a, ai, ay, es, ei, eigh, ey

1. nail [Link] 15. two
2. train 9. sleigh 16. force*
3. main 10. prey 17. amazing*
4. hay 11. scrape 18. speed*
5. stay 12. strange 19. objects*
6. break 13. good 20. true *
7. steak 14. often
Grammar Skill – verbs
A verb is a word that shows action. It tells what a person, animal,
or thing does.

Unit 3 Week 2 November 12-16

“Starry Night” “Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars”
Reading Skill –character, setting, plot, sequence
Vocabulary – adventure, delighted, dreamed, enjoyed, grumbled,
moonlight, neighbor, nighttime
Vocabulary
adventure – exciting or unusual things to do
delighted – to feel very pleased about something
dreamed – when you imagine something happening
enjoyed – like doing something very much
grumbled – made a low rumbling sound
moonlight – the moon’s glow you often see at night
nighttime – the dark part of the day

Spelling – long i spelled i, y, igh, ie

1. light [Link] 15. apart
2. sight* 9. try 16. dreamed*
3. mind 10. lie* 17. enjoyed
4. cry 11. hay 18. moonlight
5. tie 12. steak 19. delighted*
6. high* 13. begin 20. adventure
7. wild 14. those
Grammar Skill – verbs
A verb is a word that shows action. It tells what a person, animal,
or thing does. A present-tense verb tells about something
happening now.

Unit 3 Week 3 November 26-30

“Lighting Lives”, “Biblioburro”
Reading Skill –author’s purpose
Vocabulary – across, borrow, countryside, idea, insists, lonely,
solution, villages
Vocabulary
across – to go from one side to the other
borrow – to take something and agree to return it later
countryside – the land that is away from cities or large towns
idea – a thought or plan you have for something
insists – to say firmly that something must be done
lonely – a lonely place is one that very few people visit
solution – a way to answer a problem
villages – very small towns in the country

Spelling – long o, spelled o, oa, ow, oe

1. told* [Link] 15. who
2. most 9. Joe 16. borrow*
3. float* 10. toe 17. across
4. coat 11. light 18. villages
5. toast 12. mind 19. countryside*
6. grow* 13. only 20. solution
7. mow 14. our
Grammar Skill – past-tense verbs
A verb is a word that shows action. It tells what a person,
animal, or thing does. A present-tense verb tells about
something happening now. Verbs that tell about the past or
something that has already happened are “past-tense verbs”.
Regular past-tense verbs have the ending –ed.

Unit 3 Week 4 December 3-7

“Tornado!”, “Wild Weather”
Reading Skill –main idea, key details
Vocabulary – damage, dangerous, destroy, event, harsh, prevent,
warning, weather
Vocabulary
damage – injury or harm that happens to something
dangerous- something that is not safe and could cause you harm
destroy – to break something so it cannot be used again
event – something that happens
harsh – something difficult, uncomfortable or hard to deal with
prevent – to stop something from happening
warning – something that lets people know that something
dangerous may happen
weather – what the air is like at a certain place and time

Spelling – long e spelled e, ee, ea, ie, y, ey, e-e

1. we [Link] 15. special
2. bee* 9. pony 16. destroy*
3. need 10. chief* 17. dangerous
4. queen 11. every 18. prevent
5. leaf 12. grow 19. weather*
6. mean* 13. toe 20. damage
7. thief 14. after
Grammar Skill – verb “have”
A verb is a word that shows action. It tells what a person, animal,
or thing does. The verb “have” has two forms in the present
tense, “has” and “have”. “Has” is used when the subject is
singular. “Have” is used when the subject is plural and with “I”
and “you”.

Unit 3 Week 5 December 10-14

“Why People Drum”, “Many Ways to Enjoy Music”
Reading Skill –main idea and key details
Vocabulary - cheered, concert, instruments, movements, music,
rhythm, sounds, understand
Vocabulary
cheered - shouted with happiness or praise
concert - a musical performance played by a number of musicians
movements – the ways of moving
music – the pleasing sounds made by a singer or musical
instrument, such as a piano or guitar
rhythm – the repeating of sounds or movements to create a beat
sounds – noises that can be heard
understand - when you know what something means

Spelling – long u: u_e, ew, ue, u

1. cute 8. pew 15. give
2. cube 9. fuel 16. concert*
3. fumes* 10. cues 17. movements
4. music 11. pony 18. sounds*
5. unit 12. queen 19. rhythm
6. menu* 13. began 20. understand *
7. few 14. come

Grammar Skill – Combining and rearranging sentences

Two simple sentences with similar ideas can be combined into one
longer sentence. This can be done by connecting the two
sentences with a comma and a word such as and, but, or, and so.

Unit 3 Week 6 Review and Spelling Test, December 17-21

Reading
 Main topic and Key details
 Text features :charts and captions
 Prefixes: un-
 Antonyms and synonyms
 Author’s purpose
Grammar
 Present tense verbs
 Action verbs
 Past tense and future-tense verbs
 Combining and rearranging sentences
 Verb: have
Spelling
 Long vowels

Spelling Test Words List

(major test grade)

1. force 14. amazing

2. speed 15. objects
3. true 16. sight
4. high 17. lie
5. dreamed 18. delighted
6. float 19. grow
7. told 20. borrow
8. countryside 21. bee
9. mean 22. chief
10. destroy 23. weather
11. fumes 24. menu
12. concert 25. sounds
13. understand
Unit 4 Week 1 January 7-11
“Where Do You Live?”, “Rain Forests”
Reading Skill –compare and contrast
Vocabulary – eerie, growth, layers, lively, location, regions,
seasons, temperate
Vocabulary
eerie – strange in a way that makes you feel afraid or nervous
growth – something that grows or has grown
layers – made up of different parts or levels sitting on top of one
another
lively – active and full of life and energy
location – a place
region – a large part of the surface of the Earth
seasons – the four parts of the year that each have their own kind
of weather
temperate – a temperate place is a place that is never very hot or
cold

Spelling – silent letters wr, kn, gn, mb, sc

1. comb [Link] 15. very
2. crumb* 9. wrist 16. growth*
3. scene 10. writing 17. location
4. scent* 11. cube 18. seasons
5. gnat 12. music 19. eerie
6. sign 13. don’t 20. lively*
7. knife* 14. eat
Grammar Skill – linking verbs
A linking verb connects the subject to the rest of the sentence.
It does not show action. The linking verb be has special forms in
the present tense: is, are, and am.
When the subject of the sentence is I, use the verb form am.
When the subject of the sentence is singular, use the verb form
is.
When the subject of the sentence is plural, use the verb form are.

Unit 4, Week 2-January 14-18

Volcanoes (selection test material); Into the Sea (enrichment)

Reading Skill: Cause and Effect

Vocabulary: active, earth, explode, island, local, properties,

solid, steep
active-lively
earth-the ground or land we walk on
island-land that has water all around it
local-something that is nearby
properties-different ways something looks and acts
solid-something that is firm and hard and keeps its shape
steep-something that has a very sharp slope

Spelling: r-controlled vowels er, ir, ur, or

1. clerk 8. burst 15. today
2. herd 9. work * 16. island *
3. first 10. worse 17. earth
4. skirt 11. know 18. explode *
5. stir 12. wrist 19. local
6. churn * 13. found 20. steep
7. hurt 14. from

Grammar Skill: Helping verbs-has, have, had

Helping verbs help the main verbs show action. Have, has, and
had are helping verbs that tell about the actions that have already
happened.
Unit 4, Week 3: Week of January 22-25
Selection Story-Dear Primo, A Letter to my Cousin; Happy New
Year-Enrichment

Reading Skill- Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary: common, favorite, customs, costume, travels,

parades, wonder, surrounded
Common-shared by many people
Costume-something you wear to look like something or someone
else
Customs-something that a group of people do over and over
again
Favorite-something that you liked the best
Parades-large groups of people, including bands, moving through
a public place for a special event
Surrounded-when the first thing is closed in by all sides by the
second thing
Travels-when a person makes a trip somewhere
Wonder-when you think about something because you are curious
about it

Spelling: r-controlled vowels-or, ore, oar; ar

1. port 8. part 15. people
2. north 9. start* 16. customs*
3. more 10. park 17. favorite*
4. store 11. first 18. travels
5. oar 12. hurt 19. common
6. roar 13. ago 20. wonder
7. board* 14. carry

Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs; Writing book titles correctly.

Unit 4, Week 4: Week of January 28-February 1

Selection Story: How the Beetle Got Her Colors; Enrichment Story:
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Reading Skill: Theme

Vocabulary: ashamed, boast, dash, holler, plenty, similarities,

victory, wisdom
ashamed-when you feel guilty about something
boast-when you brag about something
dash-when you run somewhere very quickly
holler-when you yell or shout
plenty-enough for everyone
similarities-when things are alike in many ways
victory-winning a contest or a game
wisdom-knowing what is right and using what you know to make
smart choices

Spelling: Words with eer, ere, ear (Ir) pattern

1. deer 8. dear 15. inside
2. cheers 9. clear 16. holler
3. steer 10. spear 17. plenty
4. here 11. store 18. wisdom*
5. jeer* 12. north 19. victory
6. near 13. again* 20. ashamed*
7. ear 14. house

Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs; Mechanics-Letter Punctuation

Unit 4,Week 5: Week of February 4-8

Selection Story: April Rain Song, Rain Poem; Enrichment: Snow
Shape, Nature Walk, In the Sky

Reading Skill: Key Details

Vocabulary: pale, drops, excite, outdoors, alliteration, repetition,

simile
pale-very light color
drops-small amounts of liquid that fall in a round shape
excite-making a person feel happy or eager
outdoors-outside, not inside a building
alliteration-poetry style that uses the same beginning sound for
many words
repetition-repeating words or phrases in a poem
simile-a comparison using the words like or as

Spelling- Words with are, air, ear, ere

1. dare 8. stare* 15. fare
2. hair 9. pair 16. chair
3. bear 10. pear 17. where*
4. there 11. dear 18. cheers
5. knew 12. never 19. talk
6. pale 13. outdoors 20. repetition*
7. simile 14. excite*

Grammar Skill: Contractions; Mechanics-Apostrophes with

Contractions

Unit 4, Week 6: Review for the Reading and Spelling Test:

February 11-15
Reading
 Main topic and Key details
 Compare and Contrast
 Text Features: Illustrations and Captions
 Context Clues: Sentence Clues / Text Evidence
 Root Words
 Cause and Effect
 Compound Words
Grammar
 Irregular Verbs
 Linking Verbs
  Contractions
 Helping Verbs
Spelling
 Silent letters & -r controlled vowels
Spelling Test Words List
(major test grade for the week of February 18-22)

1. crumb 14. favorite

2. scent 15. common
3. knife 16. jeer
4. growth 17. again
5. lively 18. wisdom
6. churn 19. ashamed
7. work 20. house
8. island 21. stare
9. explode 22. excite
10. earth 23. where
11. bread 24. repetition
12. start 25. outdoors
13. customs

Unit 5 Week 1 February 18-22

“A Difficult Decision”, “Grace for President”
Reading Skill –point of view, summarize
Vocabulary – champion, determined, issues, promises,
responsibility, rights, volunteered, votes
Vocabulary
champion- a person who has won a contest
determined-when you decide something
issues-important topics, or problems that people are talking or
arguing about
promises-things you tell people you will definitely do
responsibility-something it is your duty to do
rights-things the law says you can do or have
volunteered-offer to do something
votes-when people chose one thing over another

Spelling – dipthongs ou,ow

[Link] [Link] 15. issues
[Link]* 9. growl* 16. promises*
[Link] 10. chair 17. determined
[Link] 11. where 18. rights
[Link] 12. been 19. votes*
[Link] 13. myself 20. champion
[Link]* 14. pushed
Grammar Skill – pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. A
pronoun must match the noun that it replaces. The pronouns I,
he, she, it and you are singular pronouns.

Unit 5 Week 2 February 25 to March 1

“Soccer Friends”, “Once Upon a Baby Brother”—SELECTION TEST
STORY
Reading Skill –point of view, summarize
Vocabulary – cooperate, describe, entertained, imagination,
interact, patient, peaceful
Vocabulary
cooperate-when you work together on something
describe-you tell about something in words
entertained-something pleasing or interesting
imagination-your ability to make up ideas and form pictures in
your mind
interact-when people act on and affect each other
patient-when you calmly wait for something
peaceful-something or some place that is calm or quiet

Spelling – dipthongs oy, oi

1. soil [Link] 15. joy
2. broil* 9. noise* 16. patient*
3. moist 10. crown 17. describe
4. point 11. mound 18. rights
5. toil 12. I’ll* 19. cooperate*
6. oil 13. laugh 20. peaceful
7. toy 14. maybe
 Grammar Skill – pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. A
pronoun must match the noun that it replaces. Introduce the
pronouns I, Me, We, Us. Work on capitalizing the pronoun I.

Unit 5 Week 3 March 4-8

“Cesar Chavez” (enrichment story), “Brave Bessie”(SELECTION
STORY)
Reading Skill –identify the main purpose of a text, be able to tell
key details of a text
Vocabulary – challenging, discover, heroes, interest, perform,
study, succeed
Vocabulary
challenging-something that is difficult and takes effort to do
discover-to find something or find out about it
heroes-people who have done brave things
interest-something you like and want to learn more about
perform-when you act in a play or movie
study-when you read, practice, or think about something so that
you can learn it
succeed-when you do something in the way you wanted to

Spelling – vowel variants /u/

1. room [Link]* 15. strong*
2. flu* 9. full 16. succeed*
3. June 10. push 17. heroes
4. new 11. point 18. perform
5. glue 12. coin 19. study*
6. fruit 13. along 20. discover
7. crook 14. ever
Grammar Skill – pronouns
A possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or
more nouns and shows ownership. Introduce the pronouns my,
mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, our, ours, their, theirs, and its.
Work on capitalizing proper nouns.
Unit 5 Week 4 March 11-15
“The Art Project” (enrichment story), “The Woodcutter’s
Gift”(SELECTION STORY)
Reading Skill –identify the main purpose of a text, be able to tell
key details of a text, story structure
Vocabulary –curious, enormous, supply, distance, gently, Earth
resources, proudly, rarely
Vocabulary
curious-when you want to learn more about something
enormous-something that is very large in size or amount
supply-an amount of something that is ready to use when you
need it
distance-how far something is from you
gently-to do something in a way that is light and not rough
Earth resources-things found in nature that people can use
proudly-done in a way that shows you are pleased with what you
did
rarely-does not happen often

Spelling – vowel variants /u/

1. ball [Link] 15. fruit*
2. small 9. taught 16. rarely*
3. paw 10. walk* 17. curious*
4. jaw 11. city 18. enormous
5. pause 12. new 19. supply
6. sauce* 13. red 20. gently
7. sought 14. chalk
Grammar Skill – contractions
A contraction is a shortened form of two words. Work on learning
more about possessive pronouns.

Unit 5 Week 5 March 26-29

“Visiting the Past” (enrichment story), “Setting the
Rules”(SELECTION STORY)
Reading Skill –identify the main purpose of a text, be able to tell
key details of a text, describe the connection between a series of
historic events
Vocabulary –exclaimed, finally, form, history, public, rules, united,
writers
Vocabulary
exclaimed-spoke or shouted suddenly because you were excited
or upset
finally-when something happens after a long time
form-when you make or shape something
history-the story of what happened in the past
public-when something is for all people to use and visit
rules-directions that tell how to do something or what is allowed
united-things that are brought together or joined
writers-people who write stories, books, and articles

Spelling – short digraphs, ea, y, ou

1. dead [Link]* 15. chalk
2. bread* 9. lead 16. history
3. gym 10. touch 17. writers*
4. instead 11. small 18. finally
5. ahead 12. words 19. public*
6. breath* 13. thread 20. form
7. myth 14. trouble
Grammar Skill – Pronoun
Learn about pronoun/verb agreement; Work on book titles.

 Unit 5, Week 6: Review for the Reading and Spelling

Test: April 1-5
Reading Vocabulary
 Point of View *Suffixes
 Sequence *Idioms
 Cause and Effect *Synonyms
 Compare Across Texts *Homophones
 Plot: Problem and Solution *Multiple
 Meaning
 Text Features: Illustrations Words
 Text Evidence
Grammar
 Pronouns
 Pronouns I and me, we and us
 Contractions
 Possessive Pronouns; Pronoun-Verb Agreement
Spelling
 Dipthongs: ou, ow, oi, oy, variant vowels, short vowel
digraphs
Spelling Test Words List
(major test grade for the week of April 1-5)

1. mound 14. succeed

2. crown 15. study
3. growl 16. sauce
4. promises 17. walk
5. votes 18. fruit
6. broil 19. rarely
7. noise 20. curious
8. patient 21. bread
9. cooperate 22. breath
10. I’ll 23. whole
11. flu 24. writers
12. could 25. public
13. strong
Unit 6 Week 1 April 8-12
“Why Fir Tree Keeps His Leaves” (enrichment story), “The Golden
Flower”(SELECTION STORY)
Reading Skill –visualize, theme, context clues, point of view
Vocabulary – appeared, crops, develop, edge, golden, rustled,
shining, stages
Vocabulary
appeared-came into sight
crops-large numbers of plants that are grown for food
develop-when things grow and change
edge-the line or border where something ends
golden-something that is bright and yellow like gold
rustled-a soft crackling sound
shining-giving out light
stages-steps in a process

Spelling – short digraphs, ea, y, ou

1. pencil* 8. solo 15. someone*
2. magnet 9. open 16. develop
3. publish 10. odor* 17. appeared*
4. supper 11. lead 18. edge
5. letter 12. touch* 19. shining
6. lady 13. door* 20. stages
7. gravy 14. front
Grammar Skill – Adjectives
Learn about words that describe nouns/adjectives; Mechanics-
Commas in a series.

Unit 6 Week 2 April 15-18

“Pedal Power” (enrichment story), “My Light” and “The Power of
Water” (SELECTION STORY)
Reading Skill –visualize, theme, context clues, point of view,
author’s purpose
Vocabulary – electricity, energy, flows, haul, power, silent, solar,
underground
Vocabulary
electricity-the energy that flows through wires and makes lights
and machines work
energy-power from things, such as electricity or the Sun, that can
be used to heat things and make lights and machine work
flows-moves in a steady stream
haul-something heavy that you carry
power-any kind of energy that can be used to make lights and
machines work
silent-totally quiet and makes no sound
solar-caused by or related to the Sun
underground-beneath the surface of the earth

Spelling – Words with CVCe Syllables

1. state 8. outside 15. round
2. replace 9. these 16. silent
3. nine 10. tadpole 17. solar*
4. ninety* 11. letter 18. underground
5. side 12. magnet 19. electricity*
6. sidewalk* 13. alone 20. energy
7. face 14. beside
Grammar Skill – Adjectives, articles, this, that, these, those
Learn about words that describe nouns/adjectives; Mechanics-
Commas in a series.

Unit 6 Week 3 April 22-26

“Dive Teams” (enrichment story), “Astronaut Handbook”
(SELECTION STORY)
Reading Skill –summarize, main idea and key details, sequence,
connect ideas within text
Vocabulary – exploration, important, machines, prepare, repair,
result, scientific, teamwork
Vocabulary
exploration-when people search to learn about new things
important-matters a lot or is needed
machines-tools made of different parts that are used to do a
certain job
prepare-when you get ready for something
repair-when you fix something that is broken
result is something that happened because of something else
that happened before.
scientific – when you do something in a careful and orderly way
like scientists do.
Teamwork - when a group of people works together well.

Spelling – Blend with consonant + le syllables

1. lit 8. paddle 15. something
2. little* 9. middle* 16. machines*
3. set 10. bubble 17. important*
4. settle* 11. outside 18. scientific
5. rip 12. replace 19. teamwork
6. ripple 13. follow 20. result
7. pad 14. listen
Grammar Skill – Adjectives that compare (-er, -est)
Learn about words that compare nouns/adjectives; Mechanics-
Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns

Unit 6 Week 4 April 29-May 3

“The Life of a Dollar Bill” (enrichment story), “Money Madness”
(SELECTION STORY)
Reading Skill –summarize, main idea and key details, sequence,
connect ideas within text
Vocabulary – invented, money, prices, purchase, record, system,
value, worth
Vocabulary
invented-when you make something new
money-the dollars and cents that you can use to buy things
prices-how much you have to pay to buy something
purchase-to get something by paying money
record-facts written down about something
system – a plan or set of rules for doing something.
value – how much something is worth.
worth – a certain amount of money, it costs that amount to buy
it.

Spelling – Vowel Team Syllables

1. way 8. balloon 15. middle
2. away* 9. river* 16. purchase*
3. play 10. root 17. system*
4. display* 11. reach 18. value
5. explain 12. little 19. money
6. meadow 13. enjoy 20. invented
7. enough 14. complete
Grammar Skill – Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases
Mechanics-Capitalization