Lesson 16 A Mr. Rubbish Mood
Phonics: Words with air, ear, are
Fluency: Intonation
Comprehension: Author’s Purpose; Monitor/Clarify; Onomatopoeia
Story Vocabulary: recycle, dripping, complicated, rubbish, shade, project, carton, global, hardly, pollution
Vocabulary: Context Clues
Grammar: What is an adjective?
Lesson 17 The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Currie’s Hunt in the Badlands
Phonics: Words with /j/ and /s/ & Words with the VCCCV Pattern
Fluency: Stress
Comprehension: Conclusions/ Visualize; Word Choice
Story Vocabulary: clues, evidence, fossils, uncovering, buried, location, remains, prove, skeletons, fierce
Vocabulary: Suffix -ly
Grammar: Adjectives and Articles
Lesson 18 A Tree is Growing
Phonics: Words with /k/ and /kw/
Fluency: Expression
Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features; Question; Sensory Language/Word Choice
Story Vocabulary: pollen, clumps, absorb, coverings, tropical, dissolve, store, passages, throughout, spines
Vocabulary: Categorize and Classify
Grammar: Using the Verb be and Helping Verbs
Lesson 19 Dogzilla
Phonics: Vowel sounds in spoon and wood
Fluency: Rate: Adjust Reading Rate to Purpose
Comprehension: Cause and Effect; Summarize; Humor
Story Vocabulary: fiery, scientific, mysterious, panicking, prehistoric, immediately, within, ancient, emergency, horrifying
Vocabulary: Prefixes pre-, re-, bi-
Grammar: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 20 Life on the Ice
Phonics: Compound Words
Fluency: Phrasing: Natural Pauses
Comprehension: Main Ideas and Details; Infer/Predict; Simile
Story Vocabulary: shelter, constant, wilderness, unexpected, overheated, colony, layer, climate, region, gliding
Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary
Grammar: Contractions
Lesson 21 Two Bad Ants
Phonics: Bae Words and –ed and -ing
Fluency: Intonation
Comprehension: Story Structure; Monitor/Clarify; Point of View
Story Vocabulary: scout, surrounded, puzzling, violently, soggy, unaware, narrow, underground, glassy, liquid
Vocabulary: Base Words and Prefix non-
Grammar: Possessive Nouns
Lesson 22 The Journey: Stories of Migration
Phonics: Spelling Changes: -s, -es, -ed, ing
Fluency: Phrasing: Attention to Punctuation
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast; Visualize; Word Choice: Technical Jargon
Story Vocabulary: survival, plenty, accidents, chilly, thunderous, migrate, frightening, solid, landscape, dramatic
Vocabulary: Prefixes in- and im-
Grammar: Using Proper Nouns
Lesson 23 The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman
Phonics: Suffixes –ful, -y, -ous, -ly -er
Fluency: Rate
Comprehension: Sequence of Events; Analyze/Evaluate; Tone
Story Vocab: sincere, managed, loaded, loveliest, terror, conversations, inspired, reunion, currently, pleasure
Vocabulary: Suffixes –er and -est
Grammar: Abbreviations
Lesson 24 Dog of the Sea Waves
Phonics: Prefixes un-, pre-, re-, bi-
Fluency: Accuracy
Comprehension: Author’s Purpose; Question; Metaphor
Story Vocabulary: guided, arrival, twisted, anchor, bay, rippled, voyage, aboard, spotted, lava
Vocabulary: Words from other languages
Grammar: What is an Adverb?
Lesson 25 Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest
Phonics: Suffixes –less, -ness, -able
Fluency: Expression
Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features
Story Vocab: approached, avalanches, equipment, slopes, succeed, section, increases, tanks, altitude, halt
Vocabulary: Analogies
Grammar: What is a Preposition
Lesson 26 Long Article: The foot Race Across America
Short Article: Paca and the Beetle: A Folktale from Brazil
Phonics: common Final Syllables (-ion, -tion, -sion, -ture)
Fluency: Accuracy: Self-Correct
Comprehension: Main Idea and Details; Analyze and Evaluate
Review Vocab: principal, proud, announced, advice, loyal, collect, ability, absorb, ancient, loveliest
Vocabulary: Suffix -ion
Grammar: Quotations
Lesson 27 Long Article: The Power of Magnets
Short Article: Electromagnets and You
Phonics: Double Consonants
Fluency: Intonation
Comprehension: Cause and Effect; Summarize
Review Vocabulary: research, tools, familiar, gadget, invention, experiment, electric, power, prove, scientific
Vocabulary: homographs/Homophones
Grammar: Commas in Sentences
Lesson 28 Long Article: Becoming Anything He Wants to Be
Short Article: My Blue Belt Day
Phonics: Words with ough, augh
Fluency: Phrasing: Natural Pauses
Comprehension: Fact and Opinion; Visualize
Review Vocabulary: throughout, textures, peak, steep, tropical, report, educational, landscape, slopes, altitude
Vocabulary: Word Roots
Grammar: Commas in Sentences
Lesson 29 Long Article: A New Team of Heroes
Short Article: C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
Phonics: Words Ending in –er, -le
Fluency: Expression
Comprehension: Understanding Characters; Monitor/Clarify
Review Vocabulary: excitement, score, darted, championship, athlete, rooting, competitor, tense, creative, succeed
Vocabulary: prefixes un- and dis-
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Lesson 30 Long Article: Saving Buster
Short Article: Acting Across Generations
Phonics: Schwa Sound
Fluency: Rate: Adjust Reading Rate to Purpose
Comprehension: Conclusions/Generalizations; Question
Story Vocabulary: worried, certainly, raise, afford, applause, impressive, anxiously, emergency, dramatic, guided
Vocabulary: Compound Words
Grammar: Correct Pronouns
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