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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

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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

Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterDramatic Play CenterScience CenterArt Center

Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterDramatic Play CenterScience CenterArt Center

Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterDramatic Play CenterScience CenterArt CenterMath Center

• 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

Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterArt Center

Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterScience CenterArt CenterDramatic Play CenterMath Center

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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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

Book CenterPhonics CenterWriting CenterScience CenterArt CenterDramatic Play CenterMath Center

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

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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.

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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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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

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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

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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