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Unit 1
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Getting to Know Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Us Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What makes you A: Approaching Level
special? O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: This Title: Short Text: Jack Can Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Additional does, learn, Phonological/ Appropriate Writing Trait: Ideas: Project:
Weekly Concept: School Year "School Books: Domain Words: not, subjects, Phonemic Phrasing Focus on a Single What kinds of
At School Will Be the Around the Lexile: BR Skill: Key Details Skill: Key Details Organization, rules, obey, school, common, Awareness: Event activities do we
Best! World" Connection of safety what object, Identify Rhyme, do at school?
Essential Genre: Realistic Main Selection Main Selections Ideas recognize Phoneme Write About the Make a Page
Question: What do Lexile: 420L Genre: Fiction Title: Nat and Sam Genre: Realistic Fiction Additional Isolation/ Blending/ Text: Informative for a Class
you do at your Nonfiction Academic Segmentation Text Book
school? Genre: Realistic Strategy: Visualize Lexile: BR A: A Fun Day Vocabulary:
Fiction Strategy: O: We Like to Share events, Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Connect to Social Visualize Skill: Key Details Genre: Realistic E: We Like to Share illustrations Skill: short a Reading/Writing
Studies: Explore Strategy: Fiction B: Class Party Consonants Workshop: Jack
how school is a Visualize reviewed Can
community Paired Selection Paired Selections throughout Unit 1 Literature
Concepts of Title: "Rules at Genre: Nonfiction Structural Anthology: Nat and
Print: Book School" Analysis: -s Sam
Handling Titles: (inflectional
Lexile: 180L A: "We Share" ending) Grammar Skill:
O: "Look at Signs" Sentences
Genre: Nonfiction E: "Look at Signs" Decodable
B: "Our Classroom Rules" Readers: Grammar
Text Feature: Pam Can; Mechanics:
Photographs Lexiles Pack a Bag Sentence
A: BR Capitalization
O: 60L
E: 100L
B: 360L

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Unit 1
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Getting to Know Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Us Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What makes you A: Approaching Level
special? O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 2 Title: Alicia's Title: "City Short Text: Six Kids Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Additional down, city, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Ideas: Project:
Weekly Concept: Happy Day Mouse and Books: Domain Words: out, country, Awareness: Describing Details How are places
Where I Live Country Lexile: 250L Skill: Key Details Skill: Key Details Organization, building, yard, up, bored, Alliteration, in our
Lexile: NP Mouse" Lack of Prior playground very feast, Phoneme Write About the community
Essential Genre: Fantasy Main Selection Main Selections Knowledge scurried Categorization/ Text: Informative similar to, or
Question: What is Genre: Realistic Genre: Title: Go, Pip! Genre: Fantasy Additional Blending/ Writing different from,
it like where you Fiction Fable Strategy: Visualize Academic Segmentation places in other
live? Lexile: 30L A: What Can We See? Vocabulary: Write to Sources: communities?
Strategy: Strategy: Skill: Key Details O: A Trip to the City author, Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing Venn Diagram
Connect to Social Visualize Visualize Genre: Fantasy E: A Trip to the City bold print, Skill: short i Workshop: Six Kids
Studies: Explore B: Harvest Time sequence Consonants Literature
how our Concepts of Paired Selection reviewed Anthology: Go, Pip!
environment affects Print: Book Title: "I Live Here" Paired Selections throughout Unit 1
the way we live. Handling Genre: Nonfiction Structural Grammar Skill:
Lexile: BR Analysis: double Word Order
A: "My Home" final consonants
Genre: Nonfiction O: "Where I Live" Mechanics:
E: "Where I Live" Decodable Sentence
Text Feature: Bold B: "Where We Live" Readers: Punctuation
print Kim and Nick; (periods)
Lexiles Jill and Jim
A: BR
O: 30L
E: BR
B: 330L

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Unit 1
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Getting to Know Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Us Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What makes you A: Approaching Level
special? O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 3 Title: Cool Dog, Title: "Our Short Text: A Pig for Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Additional be, care, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Ideas: Project:
Weekly Concept: School Dog Pets" Cliff Books: Domain Words: come, train, Awareness: Phrasing Describing Details What are the
Our Pets Skill: Key Details Skill: Key Details Sentence living things, good, groom, Contrast Vowel ways to care for
Lexile: 450L Genre: Lexile: 210 Structure, need, cares pull companion, Sounds, Write About Text: pets?
Essential Nonfiction Main Selection Main Selections Connection of popular Phoneme Narrative Text Create a Poster
Question: What Genre: Fiction Genre: Fantasy Title: Flip Genre: Fantasy Ideas Additional Blending/
makes a pet Strategy: Academic Substitution/ Write to Sources:
special? Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Lexile: 30L A: Mouse’s Moon Party Vocabulary: Segmentation Reading/Writing
Visualize O: Pet Show consonant, Workshop: A Pig
Connect to Skill: Key Details Genre: Fantasy E: Pet Show label, Phonics/ Spelling for Cliff
Science: Explore Concepts of B: Polly the Circus Star publish Skill: beginning Literature
what pets need to Print: Track Paired Selection consonant blends: Anthology: Flip
survive. Print and Return Title: "What Pets Build l -blends
Sweep Need" Paired Selections Vocabulary: Consonants Grammar Skill:
Genre: Nonfiction glad, plan reviewed Statements
Lexile: 370L throughout Unit 1
Titles: Structural Mechanics:
Genre: Nonfiction A: "A Mouse in the House" Analysis: -s Capitalization and
O: "Love That Llama!" (plural nouns) Punctuation
Text Feature: E: "Love That Llama!" (periods)
Labels B: "Birds That Talk" Decodable
Readers:
Cliff Has a Plan;
Lexiles
A Good Black Cat
A: 120L
O: 200L
E: 20L
B: 280L

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Unit 1
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Getting to Know Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Us Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What makes you A: Approaching Level
special? O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 4 Title: Friends Title: Short Text: Toss! Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Additional fun, cooperate, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: All Around "Games Kick! Hop! Answer Questions Questions Books: Domain Words: make, relationship, Awareness: Phrasing Organization: What can we
Let’s Be Friends Long Ago" Organization, poem they, deliver, Phoneme Compare and learn about our
Lexile: 220L Lexile: 290L Skill: Key Details Skill: Key Details Connection of too chore, Categorization/ Contrast favorite games
Essential Genre: Ideas Additional collect Segmentation/ or sports?
Question: What do Genre: Nonfiction Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Main Selections Academic Deletion, Rhyme, Write About the Make a Poster
friends do together? Nonfiction Title: Friends Genre: Nonfiction Vocabulary: Phoneme Text: Informative
Strategy: Strategy: Ask and evaluate, Blending Text
Connect to Social Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Lexile: 60L A: Friends Are Fun rhyme
Studies: Explore Ask and Answer Answer O: Friends Are Fun Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
why we respect the Questions Questions Skill: Key Details Genre: Nonfiction E: Friends Are Fun Build Skill: short o Reading/Writing
rights of others. B: Friends Are Fun Vocabulary: Consonants Workshop: Toss!
Concepts of Paired Selection toss, tag, quick, reviewed Kick! Hop!
Print: Book Title: "There Are Paired Selections make up throughout Unit 1 Literature
Handling and Days and There Are Genre: Poetry Anthology: Friends
Labels Days" Structural
Titles: Analysis: Grammar Skill:
Lexile: NP A: "I Like to Play" alphabetical order Questions and
O: "I Like to Play" (one letter) Exclamations
Genre: Poetry E: "I Like to Play"
B: "I Like to Play" Decodable Grammar
Readers: Mechanics:
Lexiles Bob Is a Fun Pal; Question and
A: 130L Dog and Fox Exclamation Marks
O: 110L
E: 100L
B: 350L

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Unit 1
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Getting to Know Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Us Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What makes you A: Approaching Level
special? O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 5 Title: Move! Title: "Rabbit Short Text: Move and Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Additional jump, physical, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Weekly:
Weekly Concept: and Grin! Answer Questions Questions Books: Academic move, exercise, Awareness: Phrasing Organization: Order How does the
Let’s Move! Lexile: 430L Coyote Purpose, Vocabulary: run, agree, Phoneme of Events human body
Race" Skill: Key Details Vocabulary diagram, exhausted, Categorization/ move?
Genre: Nonfiction Skill: Key Details two
Essential Genre: statement, difficult Segmentation/ Write About the Create a Visual
Main Selections
Question: Nonfiction Lexile: 350L Strategy: Ask and Main Selection nonfiction Deletion/ Blending Text: Informative Record
Genre: Nonfiction
How does your body Answer Questions Title: Move It! Writing
move? Strategy: Genre: A: We Can Move! Build Phonics/ Spelling
Ask and Answer Folktale Skill: Key Details Lexile: 60L O: We Can Move! Vocabulary: Skill: Beginning Write to Sources:
Connect to Questions E: We Can Move! land, spin consonant blends: Reading/Writing
Science: Explore Strategy: Genre: Nonfiction B: We Can Move! r -blends; Workshop: Move
how people and Concepts of Ask and s -blends and Grin!
animals use their Print: Special Answer Paired Selection Paired Selections Consonants Literature
body parts. Text Questions Genre: Nonfiction reviewed
Title: "Using Anthology: Move It!
Treatments Diagrams" throughout Unit 1
Titles:
A: "What’s Under Your Skin?" Grammar Skill:
Lexile: 440L Structural Writing Sentences
O: "What’s Under Your Skin?"
E: "What’s Under Your Skin?"
Analysis:
Genre: Nonfiction B: "What’s Under Your Skin?" possessives Mechanics: Unit Level:
Capitalization and Research Skill:
Text Feature: Lexiles Decodable Punctuation Selecting a
Diagram A: 170L Readers: (periods, question Topic
O: 200L Snap, Skip, Trot; and exclamation Unit Project:
E: 190L Snip and Fred marks) Self-select and
B: 390L Can Move develop from
weekly research
projects.

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Unit 2
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Our Community Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
What makes a Paired Selection
community? A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: Millie Title: "Jobs Short Text: Good Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Big Additional again, occupation, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Project: What
Weekly Concept: Waits for the Around Job, Ben! Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Books: Domain Words: help, community, Awareness: Organization: Focus can we learn
Jobs Around Town Mail Town" Sentence firefighter, new, equipment, Phoneme on an Idea about jobs that
Lexile: 130L Skill: Character, Skill: Character, Setting, Structure, siren, there, fortunately, Blending/Isolation/ help the
Essential Lexile: 610L Setting, Events Events Organization protect astonishing Segmentation Write About the community?
use
Question: What Genre: Genre: Realistic Text: Opinion Write a Script
jobs need to be Genre: Fiction Nonfiction Fiction Main Selection Main Selections Additional Phonics/ Spelling
done in a Title: The Red Hat Genre: Realistic Fiction Academic Skill: short e Write to Sources:
community? Strategy: Strategy: Strategy: Make and Vocabulary: spelled e and ea Reading/Writing
Make and Make and Confirm Predictions Lexile: BR A: Pick Up Day end, Workshop: Good
Connect to Social Confirm Confirm O: Ben Brings the Mail middle Structural Job, Ben!
Studies: Explore Predictions Predictions Skill: Character, Genre: Realistic E: Ben Brings the Mail Analysis: Literature
the work people do. Setting, Events Fiction B: At Work with Mom Build inflectional ending - Anthology: The
Concepts of Vocabulary: ed (no spelling Red Hat
Print: Ellipses Paired Selection Paired Selections grabs change)
and Dashes Title: "Firefighters at Genre: nonfiction Grammar Skill:
Work" Decodable Nouns
Titles: Readers:
Lexile: 290L A: "The Recycling Center" Ted Gets a Job; Mechanics:
O: "At the Post Office" I Sell Crabs Commas in a Series
Genre: Nonfiction E: "At the Post Office"
B: "Tools for the School
Text Feature: Nurse"
Labels
Lexiles
A: 70L
O: 200L
E: 70L
B: 330L

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Unit 2
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Our Community Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
What makes a Paired Selection
community? A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 2 Title: The 3 Title: "The Short Text: Cubs in a Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Big Additional could, shelter, Phonemic Expression Writing Trait: Project: What
Weekly Concept: Little Dassies Three Little Hut Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Books: Domain Words: live, materials, Awareness: Organization: can we learn
Buildings All Around Pigs" Vocabulary homes, one, collapsed, Rhyme, Phoneme Beginning Sentence abou the
Lexile: 780L Lexile: 390L Skill: Character, Skill: Character, Setting, build, then, furious, Identity/Blending/ buildings in our
Essential Genre: Setting, Events Events shelter refused Segmentation Write About the community?
three
Question: Genre: Fantasy Folktale Genre: Fantasy Text: Informative What are they
What buildings do Main Selection Main Selections Additional Phonics/ Spelling Text made of?
you know? What Strategy: Strategy: Strategy: Make and Title: The Pigs, the Genre: Fantasy Academic Skill: short u Draw and Label
are they made of? Make and Make and Confirm Predictions Wolf, and the Mud Vocabulary: Write to Sources: a Building
Confirm Confirm A: What a Nest! apostrophe, Structural Reading/Writing
Connect to Social Predictions Predictions Skill: Character, Lexile: 320L O: Staying Afloat dialogue, Analysis: Workshop: Cubs in
Studies: Explore Setting, Events E: Staying Afloat presentation contractions with a Hut
how the Concepts of Genre: Fantasy B: City Armadillo, Country ’s Literature
environment affects Print: Armadillo Build Anthology: The
the ways people Quotations Paired Selection Vocabulary: Decodable Pigs, The Wolf, and
live. Title: "Homes mess Readers: the Mud
Around the World" Paired Selections Can Bud Stop
Genre: Nonfiction Bug; Grammar Skill:
Lexile: 330 It's Up to Us Singular and Plural
Titles: Nouns
Genre: Nonfiction A: "Stone Castles"
O: "A Day on a Houseboat" Mechanics: Adding -
Text Feature: E: "A Day on a Houseboat" s and -es to form
Captions B: "City or Country?" plural nouns

Lexiles
A: 170L
O: 150L
E: 10L
B: 330L

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Unit 2
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Our Community Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
What makes a Paired Selection
community? A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 3 Title: Babies in Title: Short Text: The Best Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Big Additional eat, habitat, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Ideas: Project:
Weekly Concept: the Bayou "Animals in Spot Books: Domain Word: no, depend, Awareness: Phrasing Facts What can we
A Community in the Desert" Skill: Main Topic Skill: Main Topic and Key Purpose, poem of, hibernate, Phoneme learn about a
Nature Lexile: 710L Lexile: 160 and Key Details Details Organization under, tranquil, Categorization/ Write About the habitat? What
Genre: Additional tolerate Blending/ Text: Informative kinds of
who
Essential Genre: Nonfiction Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Main Selections Academic Substitution/ Text creatures live
Question: Nonfiction Title: At a Pond Genre: Nonfiction Vocabulary: Segmentation there?
Where do animals Strategy: Strategy: Reread draft, Write to Sources: Make a Collage
live together? Strategy: Reread Lexile: 190L A: Meerkat Family repetition, Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Reread Skill: Main Topic and O: Meerkat Family rhythm Skill: ending Workshop: The
Connect to Key Details Genre: Nonfiction E: Meerkat Family consonant blends Best Spot
Science: Explore Concepts of B: Meerkat Family Build nd, nk, nt, st, sk, Literature
how animals adapt Print: Paired Selection Vocabulary: mp Anthology: At a
to different Distinguish Title: "Way Down pond, rest, twigs Pond
environments. Sentences Deep" Paired Selections Structural
Genre: Poetry Analysis: Grammar Skill:
Lexile: NP inflectional ending - Possessive Nouns
Titles: ing (no spelling
Genre: Poetry A: "I Live in a House!" change); first Mechanics:
O: "I Live in a House!" introduction to two- Apostrophe with
E: "I Live in a House!" syllable words Possessive Nouns
B: "I Live in a House!"
Decodable
Lexiles Readers:
A: 170L In a Land of
O: 210L Grass;
E: 170L Stomp and Romp
B: 370L

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Unit 2
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Our Community Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
What makes a Paired Selection
community? A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 4 Title: The Story Title: "Luis's Short Text: Thump Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Big Additional all, leadership, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: of Martin Luther Library" Thump Helps Out Books: Domain Words: call, admire, Awareness: Organization: How can we
Let’s Help King Jr. Skill: Character, Skill: Character, Setting, Genre, Prior neighborhood, day, enjoy, Phoneme Beginning, Middle make our
Setting, Events Events Knowledge garden, her, rely, Isolation/ classroom a
Essential Lexile: 510L Genre: Genre: Fantasy recycle connections Categorization/ Write About the better place?
want
Question: Nonfiction Main Selections Blending/ Text: Narrative Text Make a List
How do people help Genre: Strategy: Reread Main Selection Genre: Fantasy Segmentation
out in the Nonfiction/ Strategy: Title: Nell's Books Additional Write to Sources:
community? Biography Reread Skill: Character, A: The Sick Tree Academic Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Setting, Events Lexile: 200L O: Squirrels Help Vocabulary: Skill: consonant Workshop: Thump
Connect to Social Strategy: E: Squirrels Help fantasy, digraphs th, sh, Thump Helps Out
Studies: Reread Genre: Fantasy B: Wow, Kitty! imaginary -ng Literature
Understand Anthology: Nell's
respecting other's Concepts of Paired Selection Build Structural Books
differences. Print: Special Title: "Kids Can Paired Selections Vocabulary: Analysis: closed
Text Help!" Genre: Nonfiction shelf, clang, syllables Grammar Skill:
Treatments bang, wish Common and Proper
Lexile: 350L Titles: Decodable Nouns
A: "Beach Clean-Up" Readers:
Genre: Nonfiction O: "Food Drive" Dash Has a Wish; Mechanics:
E: "Food Drive" Help in a Flash; Capitalize Proper
Text Feature: List B: "Sharing Skills" The Helping Nouns (people, pets,
Game; places, and things)
Send a Big
Lexiles Thanks
A: 40L
O: 200L
E: 190L
B: 390L

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Unit 2
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Our Community Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
What makes a Paired Selection
community? A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 5 Title: Me on the Title: "Map Short Text: Which Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Big Additional around, locate, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Ideas: Project:
Weekly Concept: Map It!" Way on the Map? Books: Academic by, route, Awareness: Phrasing Supporting Details What can we
Follow the Map Skill: Main Topic Skill: Main Topic and Key Purpose, Vocabulary: many, height, Phoneme learn about
Lexile: 300L Genre: Lexile: 160L and Key Details Details Organization map, place, model, Segmentation/ Write About the maps?
Essential Nonfiction proofread separate Addition/ Blending Text: Informative Make a Map
walk
Question: Genre: Realistic Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Main Selection Titles Text
How can you find Fiction Strategy: Title: Fun with Maps Genre: Nonfiction Build Phonics/ Spelling
your way around? Reread Vocabulary: n/a Skill: consonant Write to Sources:
Strategy: Strategy: Reread Lexile: NP A: How Maps Help digraphs ch, -tch, Reading/Writing
Connect to Social Reread O: How Maps Hel p wh, ph Workshop: Which
Studies: Explore Skill: Main Topic and Genre: Nonfiction E: How Maps Help Way on the Map?
maps and globes. Concepts of Key Details B: How Maps Help Structural Literature
Print: Reading Text Feature: Map Analysis: -es Anthology: Fun
Sentences (plural nouns) With Maps
across Pages Paired Selection Paired Selections
Title: "North, East, Genre: Nonfiction Decodable Grammar Skill:
South, or West?" Readers: Irregular Plural
Titles: A Map Match; Nouns
Lexile:360L A: "On the Map" A Fun Chest;
O: "On the Map" Phil and Steph Mechanics: Capital Unit Level:
Genre: Nonfiction E: "On the Map" Get Lost; Letters and Periods Research Skill:
B: "On the Map" Maps and Graphs (in sentences) Collecting
Text Feature: Map Information
Lexiles Unit Project:
A: 130L Self-select and
O: 230L develop from
E: 60L weekly research
B: 420L projects.

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Unit 3
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Changes Over Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Time Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What can A: Approaching Level
happen over O: On Level
time? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: A Second Title: Short Text: Nate the Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Big Additional away, schedule, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Word Project:
Weekly Concept: Is a Hiccup "Measuring Snake Is Late Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Books: Domain Words: now, immediately, Awareness: Choice: Sensory What are the
What Time Is It? Time" Purpose, clock, some, weekend, Phoneme Identity/ Details different ways
Lexile: NP Lexile 460L Skill: Character, Skill: Character, Setting, Organization sundial, today, calendar, Addition/ to measure
Essential Genre: Setting, Plot Plot shadow occasion Substitution/ Write About the time?
way,
Question: Genre: Fiction Nonfiction Genre: Fantasy Blending/ Text: Narrative Text Explore Sun
why Dials
How do we Main Selection Main Selections Additional Segmentation
measure time? Strategy: Strategy: Strategy: Make and Title: On My Way to Genre: Fantasy Academic Write to Sources:
Make and Make and Confirm Predictions School Vocabulary: Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Connect to Social Confirm Confirm A: Busy’s Watch flare, Skill: long a: a_e Workshop: Nate the
Studies: Explore Predictions Predictions Skill: Character, Lexile: 330L O: Kate Saves the Date! timetable Snake Is Late
the relativity of time. Setting, Plot E: Kate Saves the Date! Structural Literature
Concepts of Genre: Fantasy B: Uncle George Is Coming Build Analysis: Anthology: On My
Print: Vocabulary: contractions with Way to School
Capitalization Paired Selection Paired Selections wig, at last, zips, not (isn’t, aren’t,
and Punctuation Title: "It's About Genre: Nonfiction mop, lake wasn’t, weren’t, Grammar Skill:
Time" hasn’t, haven’t, Verbs
Titles: can’t)
Lexile: 270L A: "Make a Clock" Mechanics:
O: "Use a Calendar" Decodable Commas in Series
Genre: Nonfiction E: "Use a Calendar" Readers:
B: "So Many Clocks!" Dave Was Late;
Text Feature: Bold Is It Late?
print Lexiles
A: 40L
O: 220L
E: 330L
B: 320L

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Unit 3
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Changes Over Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Time Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What can A: Approaching Level
happen over O: On Level
time? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 2 Title: Mystery Title: "The Short Text: Time to Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Big Additional green, bloom, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Word Project:
Weekly Concept: Vine Great Big, Plant! Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Books: Prior Domain Words: grow, sprout, Awareness: Phrasing Choice: Specific How do plants
Watch It Grow! Gigantic Knowledge, seed, prettty, grasped, Alliteration, Words change as they
Lexile: 480 Turnip" Lexile: NP Skill: Plot: Sequence Skill: Plot: Sequence Vocabulary root, should, assist, Phoneme grow?
Essential sprout spied Deletion/ Write About the Make a Flip
together,
Question: Genre: Fiction Genre: Genre: Drama Main Selection Main Selections Segmentation/ Text: Narrative Text Book
water
How do plants Folktale Title: The Big Yuca Genre: Play Blending
change as they Strategy: Strategy: Make and Plant Additional Write to Sources:
grow? Make and Strategy: Confirm Predictions A: Corn Fun Academic Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Confirm Make and Lexile: NP O: Yum, Strawberries! Vocabulary: Skill: long i: i_e Workshop: Time to
Connect to Predictions Confirm Skill: Plot: Sequence E: Yum, Strawberries! audience, Plant!
Science: Explore Predictions Genre: Play B: A Tree’s Life vegetables Structural Literature
what helps plants Concepts of Analysis: plurals Anthology: The Big
survive Print: Paired Selection Paired Selections Build (with CVCe words) Yuca Plant
Punctuation Title: "How Plants Genre: Nonfiction Vocabulary:
Within Grow" root, grab, Decodable Grammar Skill:
Sentences Titles: stuck, vine Readers: Present-Tense
Lexile: 400L A: "Ear of Corn" A Fine Plant; Verbs
O: "Strawberry Plant" Plants Take Time
Genre: Nonfiction E: "Strawberry Plant" to Grow Mechanics:
B: "Inside Trees" Capitalize and
Text Feature: Underline Titles of
Diagram Lexiles Plays
A: NP
O: NP
E: NP
B: NP

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Unit 3
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Changes Over Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Time Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What can A: Approaching Level
happen over O: On Level
time? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 3 Title: Title: "The Short Text: The Nice Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Big Additional any, tale, Phonemic Expression Writing Trait: Word Project: What
Weekly Concept: Interrupting Foolish, Mitten Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Books: Domain Words: from, hero, Awareness: Choice: Strong can we learn
Tales Over Time Chicken Timid Rabbit" Organization, poem happy, timid, Rhyme, Phoneme Verbs about folktales?
Lexile: 460L Skill: Plot: Cause Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect Connection of once, foolish, Blending/ Make a
Essential Lexile: 360L Genre: and Effect Ideas eventually Segmentation Write About the Character
so,
Question: Folktale Genre: Folktale Main Selections Additional Text: Narrative Text Puppet
upon
What is a folktale? Genre: Fiction Genre: Folktale Academic Phonics/ Spelling
Strategy: Strategy: Make and Main Selection Vocabulary: Skill: soft c ; soft Write to Sources:
Connect to Social Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions Title: The A: How Coquí Got Her folktale, adapt, g, dge Reading/Writing
Studies: Explore Make and Confirm Gingerbread Man Voice poetry Workshop: The
the similarities in Confirm Predictions Skill: Plot: Cause and O: The Magic Paintbrush Structural Nice Mitten
literature over time. Predictions Effect Lexile: 320L E: The Magic Paintbrush Build Analysis: Literature
B: The Storytelling Stone Vocabulary: inflectional Anthology: The
Concepts of Genre: Folktale except, raced, endings -ed and Gingerbread Man
Print: Quotation passed, wish, -ing (drop final e )
Marks/ Text Paired Selections: edge Grammar Skill:
Styles Paired Selection Genre: Poetry/Song Decodable Past- and Future-
Title: "Mother Goose Reader: Tense Verbs
Rhymes" Titles: King and Five
A: "El Coquí/The Coquí" Nice Mice Mechanics:
Lexile:NP O: "Make New Friends" Commas in Series
E: "Wanted: A Friend"
Genre: Rhyme B: "Family Stories"

Lexiles
A: 300L
O: 230L
E: 240L
B: 460L

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Unit 3
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Changes Over Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Time Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What can A: Approaching Level
happen over O: On Level
time? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 4 Title: The Last Title: Short Text: Life at Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Big Additional ago, century, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Ideas: Weekly:
Weekly Concept: Train "Pioneers" Home Books: Prior Domain Words: boy, past, Awareness: Phrasing Give Reasons for an How has our
Now and Then Skill: Connections Skill: Connections Within Knowledge, transportation, girl, present, Phoneme Opinion way of life
Lexile: NP Lexile: 490 Within Text: Text: Compare and Vocabulary engines, how, future, Segmentation/ changed over
Essential Genre: Compare and Contrast invented entertainment Isolation/ Blending Write About the time?
old,
Question: Genre: Fiction Nonfiction Genre: Nonfiction Contrast Text: Opinion Write a Report
people
How is life different Main Selections Phonics/ Spelling
than it was long Strategy: Strategy: Strategy: Reread Main Selection Genre: Nonfiction Additional Skill: long o: o_e ; Write to Sources:
ago? Reread Reread Title: Long Ago and Academic long u: u_e ; long Reading/Writing
Skill: Connections Now A: Schools Then and Now Vocabulary: e: e_e Workshop: Life at
Connect to Social Concepts of Within Text: Compare O: Schools Then and Now opinion, Home
Studies: Explore Print: Reading and Contrast Lexile: 480L E: Schools Then and Now frontier, caption Structural Literature
transportation from Sentences B: Schools Then and Now Analysis: CVCe Anthology: Long
long ago. Across Pages Genre: Nonfiction syllables Ago and Now
Build
Paired Selections Vocabulary: Decodable Grammar Skill:
Paired Selection Genre: Nonfiction wagons, tongs, Readers: Is and Are
Title: "From Horse to block, scrub, Those Old
Plane" Titles: attend Classes; Mechanics:
A: "School Days" That Old Globe Commas in Dates
Lexile: 370L O: "School Days"
E: "School Days"
Genre: Nonfiction B: "School Days"

Text Feature:
Captions Lexiles
A: 170L
O: 220L
E: 270L
B: 380L

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Unit 3
Big Idea: Literature Big Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Changes Over Book Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Time Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What can A: Approaching Level
happen over O: On Level
time? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 5 Title: Where Title: "The Short Text: A Look at Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Big Additional after, delicious, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Ideas: Project: Where
Weekly Concept: Does Food Little Red Breakfast Books: Academic buy, nutritious, Awareness: Give Reasons for an does food come
From Farm to Table Come From? Hen" Skill: Connections Skill: Connections Within Text: Purpose, Vocabulary: responsibility, Phoneme Opinion from? How is
Sequence
done,
Within Text: Genre chart, every, enormous, Segmentation/ food produced?
Essential Lexile:340L Sequence contraction, delighted Blending/Deletion Write About the Make a
Main Selections soon,
Question: Lexile:770L Genre: facts Text: Opinion Flowchart
Genre: Nonfiction work
How do we get our Folktale Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Phonics/ Spelling
food? Title: From Cows to A: Apples from Farm to Table Build Skill: variant Write to Sources:
Genre: Strategy: Strategy: Reread You O: Apples from Farm to Table Vocabulary: vowel spellings Reading/Writing
Connect to Social Nonfiction Reread E: Apples from Farm to Table graze, spoil, boil with digraphs: oo, Workshop: A Look
Studies: Explore Skill: Connections Lexile: 550L B: Apples from Farm to Table u at Breakfast
how people get Strategy: Within Text: Sequence Literature
food. Reread Genre: Nonfiction Paired Selections Structural Anthology: From
Genre: Nonfiction Analysis: Cows to You
Concepts of inflectional
Titles:
Print: Special Paired Selection endings -ed and Grammar Skill:
A: "A Dairy Treat"
Text Title: "A Food Chart" O: "A Dairy Treat" -ing (double final Contractions with
Treatments E: "A Dairy Treat" consonant) Not Unit Level:
Lexile: 410L B: "A Dairy Treat" Research Skill:
Decodable Mechanics: Using Different
Genre: Nonfiction Lexiles Readers: Apostrophes in Resources
A: 330L A Good Cook; Contractions Unit Project:
Text Feature: Chart O: 550L That Looks Good Self-select and
E: 430L develop from
B: 580L weekly research
projects.

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Unit 4
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Animals Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Everywhere Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What animals do A: Approaching Level
you know O: On Level
about? What are E: EL
they like? B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: "The Short Text: A Tale of Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Vocabulary about, feature, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Word Project:
Weekly Concept: Elephant's a Tail: “How the Answer Questions Questions Anthology: Words: special, animal, appearance, Awareness: Choice: Specific What can we
Animal Features Child" Beaver Got Its Flat Prior splendid carry, determined, Rhyme, Phoneme Words learn about
Tail” Skill: Plot: Sequence Skill: Plot: Sequence Knowledge eight, predicament, Categorization/ animal
Essential Genre: Additional relief Blending/ Write About the features?
Main Selections give,
Question: Fantasy Lexile: 430L Main Selection Domain Words: Segmentation Text: Narrative Text Make a Poster
Genre: Folktale our
How do animals’ Title: How Bat Got mammal,
bodies help them? Strategy: Genre: Folktale Its Wings A: The King of the Animals bird, Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Ask and O: Fly to the Rescue! hunt Skill: long a : a, ai, Reading/Writing
Connect to Answer Strategy: Ask and Genre: Folktale E: Fly to the Rescue! ay Workshop: A Tale
Science: Explore Questions Answer Questions B: Hummingbird’s Wings Additional of a Tail: How the
different animals' Lexile: 410L Academic Structural Beaver Got Its Flat
body parts Skill: Plot: Sequence Paired Selections Vocabulary: Analysis: Tail
Genre: Nonfiction folktale, alphabetical order Literature
Paired Selection
Title: "Bats! Bats! traditions, (two letters) Anthology: How
Titles:
Bats!" unusual Bat Got Its Wings
A: "Lions and Elephants"
Decodable
O: "Animal Traits"
Genre: Nonfiction E: "Animal Traits" Build Readers: Grammar Skill:
B: "What Is a Hummingbird?" Vocabulary: April the Agent; Was and Were
Lexile: 400L skin, zipped, A Basic Dog; Snail
close, field Mail; Mechanics:
Text Feature: Chart Lexiles Tails Apostrophe with
A: 350L Vocabulary Contractions
O: 290L Strategy: Use a
E: 270L Dictionary
B: 520L

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Unit 4
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Animals Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Everywhere Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What animals do A: Approaching Level
you know O: On Level
about? What are E: EL
they like? B: Beyond Level

Week 2 Title: Short Text: A Team Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Vocabulary because, behavior, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: "Animals of Fish Answer Questions Questions Anthology: Words: partner, blue, beneficial, Awareness: Phrasing Organization: How can
Animals Together Working Purpose, danger into, dominant, Phoneme Identity/ Introduce the Topic animals help
Together" Skill: Main Idea and Key instinct, one another?
Lexile: 340L Skill: Main Idea and Connection of or, Segmentation,
Details
Essential Key Details Ideas endangered Rhyme, Phoneme Write About the Write a Report
other,
Question: Genre: Genre: Nonfiction Main Selections Additional Blending Text: Opinion
small
How do animals Nonfiction Genre: Nonfiction Domain Words:
help each other? Strategy: Ask and worker, Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Strategy: Answer Questions Main Selection A: Penguins All Around honey, Skill: long e : e, Reading/Writing
Connect to Ask and Title: Animal Teams O: Penguins All Around queen ee, ea, ie Workshop: A Team
Science: Explore Answer Skill: Main Idea and E: Penguins All Around of Fish
how animals have Questions Key Details Genre: Nonfiction B: Penquins All Around Structural Literature
behaviors that help Additional Analysis: prefixes Anthology: Animal
them to survive. Paired Selections
Text Feature: Lexile: 480L Academic re-, un-, pre- Teams
Genre: Nonfiction
Captions Vocabulary:
Text Feature: Titles: cooperate, Decodable Grammar Skill:
Captions A: "Animals Work Together!" theme, Readers: Has and Have
P: "Animals Work Together!" captions, A Green Eel;
Paired Selection E: "Animals Work Together!" nonfiction Clean Up Team Mechanics:
Title: "Busy As a B: "Animals Work Together!" Capitalization and
Bee" Build End Punctuation
Vocabulary:
Lexiles odd, deal, flicks,
Genre: Nonfiction
A: 340L pal, liquid,
O: 450L
Lexile: 500L pests, spots
E: 340L
B: 610L
Text Feature: Vocabulary
Captions Strategy:
Context Clues:

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Unit 4 ni
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Animals Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Everywhere Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What animals do A: Approaching Level
you know O: On Level
about? What are E: EL
they like? B: Beyond Level

Week 3 Title: Short Text: Go Wild! Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Vocabulary find, survive, Phonemic Expression Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: "Animals in Answer Questions Questions Anthology: Words: search, food, provide, Awareness: Organization: Topic How do animals
In the Wild Winter" Lexile: 530L Organization, seek more, wilderness, Phoneme survive in their
Skill: Main Idea and Skill: Main Idea and Key Sentence over, communicate, Categorization/ Write About the habitats?
Essential Genre: Genre: Nonfiction Key Details Details Structure superior Blending, Contrast Text: Informative Make a
start,
Question: How do Nonfiction Additional Sounds, Phoneme Text Diorama
warm
animals survive in Strategy: Ask and Main Selection Main Selections Domain Words: Segmentation
nature? Strategy: Answer Questions Title: Vulture View Genre: Nonfiction poem Write to Sources:
Ask and Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Connect to Answer Skill: Main Idea and Lexile: 70L A: Go, Gator! Skill: long o: o, Workshop: Go
Science: Explore Questions Key Details O: Go, Gator! Additional oa, ow, oe Wild!
how animals adapt Genre: Nonfiction E: Go, Gator! Academic Literature
to their Text Feature: B: Go, Gator! Vocabulary: Structural Anthology: Vulture
environment. Illustrations/ Text Feature: wild, Analysis: open View
Photographs Illustrations/ Paired Selections topic, syllables
Photographs Genre: Poetry sequence Grammar Skill:
Decodable Go and Do
Titles: Build Readers:
Paired Selection A: "Ducklings" Vocabulary: A Doe Is a Deer; Mechanics:
Title: "When It's O: "Ducklings" search, seek, Joe Goes Slow; Capitalize Proper
Snowing" E: "Ducklings" reek, fragrant, Toads; Nouns
B: "Ducklings" spicy, stinky, Joan and Elmo
Genre: Poetry dine,preen, Swim
glide, gather,
Lexile: NP (Non- Lexiles settle, heats,
Prose) A: 320L stretch,
O: 510L warming, tilt,
E: 270L soar, scan
B: 590L
Vocabulary

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Unit 4
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Animals Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Everywhere Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What animals do A: Approaching Level
you know O: On Level
about? What are E: EL
they like? B: Beyond Level

Week 4 Title: "Insect Short Text: Creep Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Vocabulary caught, flutter, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: Hide and Low, Fly High Anthology: Words: flew, different, Awareness: Phrasing Organization: Write a What can we
Insects! Seek" Skill: Point of View Skill: Point of View Organization beautiful, know, resemble(s), Phoneme Concluding learn about
Lexile: 290L fancy laugh, protect(s), Categorization/ Statement insects?
Essential Main Selection Main Selections imitate Identity/ Make a
listen,
Question: Genre: Fantasy Title: Hi! Fly Guy Genre: Fantasy Segmentation/ Write About the Diagram
were
What insects do you Genre: Additional Substitution Text: Informative
know about? How Nonfiction Strategy: Visualize Genre: Fantasy A: Where Is My Home? Domain Words:
are they alike and O: The Hat body, Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
different? Strategy: Skill: Point of View Lexile: 200L E: The Hat protects, Skill: long i: i, y, Reading/Writing
Visualize B: Come One, Come All senses, igh, ie Workshop: Creep
Connect to insects Low, Fly High
Science: Explore Paired Selection Structural Literature
how insects adapt Title: "Meet the Paired Selections Additional Analysis: Anthology: Hi! Fly
to different Insects" Genre: Nonfiction Academic inflectional Guy
environments. Vocabulary: endings (change y
Genre: Nonfiction Titles: fantasy, to i ) Grammar Skill:
A: "Wings" chapters, See and Saw
Lexile: 420L O: "Let’s Look at Insects!" point of view, Decodable
E: "Let’s Look at Insects!" concluding Readers: Mechanics:
Text Feature: B: "Compare Insects" statement Jay Takes Flight; Underline Titles of
Headings Be Kind to Bugs; Books
Build Why Hope Flies;
Lexiles Vocabulary: Glowing Bugs Fly
A: 170L tasty
O: 290L
E: 230L Vocabulary
B: 330L Strategy:

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Unit 4
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Animals Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Everywhere Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
What animals do A: Approaching Level
you know O: On Level
about? What are E: EL
they like? B: Beyond Level

Week 5 Title: "Ming's Short Text: Time for Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Vocabulary found, career, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Word Project: How
Weekly Concept: Teacher" Kids: From Puppy to Anthology: Words: clever, hard, soothe, Awareness: Choice: Words That do people and
Working with Guide Dog Skill: Connections Skill: Connections Within Organization, signal near, remarkable, Phoneme Tell Order animals work
Animals Genre: Within Text: Text: Sequence Genre woman, advice, Categorization/ together?
Folktale Lexile: 680L Sequence trust Deletion/ Blending/ Write About the Make a Poster
would,
Essential Main Selections Additional Addition Text: Informative
write
Question: Strategy: Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Genre: Nonfiction Academic Text
How do people work Visualize Title: Time for Kids: Vocabulary: Phonics/ Spelling
with animals? Strategy: Visualize Koko and Penny A: Teach a Dog! guide dog, Skill: long e: y, ey Write to Sources:
O: Teach a Dog! tasks, time- Reading/Writing
Connect to Skill: Connections Genre: Nonfiction E: Teach a Dog! order words, Structural Workshop: Time for
Science: Explore Within Text: Sequence B: Teach a Dog! adverb Analysis: Kids: From Puppy to
different ways that Lexile: 370L compound words Guide Dog
people work with Text Feature: Build Literature
animals. Captions Paired Selections Vocabulary: Decodable Anthology: Time for
Paired Selection Genre: Nonfiction study, pets, Readers: Kids: Koko and
Title: "Saving projects, hobby Race Pony!; Penny
Mountain Gorillas" Titles: Study With
A: "Working with Dolphins" Vocabulary Animals Grammar Skill:
Genre: Nonfiction O: "Working with Dolphins" Strategy: Root Adverbs That Tell Unit Level:
E: "Working with Dolphins" Words When Research Skill:
Lexile: 450L B: "Working with Dolphins" Asking
Mechanics: Questions
Text Feature: Commas in a Series Unit Project:
Captions Lexiles Self-select and
A: 270L develop from
O: 330L weekly research
E: 220L projects.
B: 440L

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Unit 5
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Figure It Out Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
How can we Paired Selection
make sense of A: Approaching Level
the world O: On Level
around us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: Short Text: A Barn Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Vocabulary four, distinguish, Phonemic Phrasing Writing Trait: Project: How
Weekly Concept: "Goldilocks" Full of Hats Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Anthology: Words: trouble, large, classify, Awareness: Sentence Fluency: do we classify
See It, Sort It Organization, whole none, organize, Contrast Sounds, Use Complete and categorize
Genre: Lexile: 320L Skill: Point of View Skill: Point of View Connection of only, entire, Phoneme Sentences objects?
Essential Folktale Ideas Additional startled Categorization/ Make a Graph
put,
Question: Genre: Fantasy Main Selection Main Selections Domain Words: round Blending/ Write About the
How can we classify Strategy: Title: A Lost Button Genre: Fantasy alike, Segmentation Text: Opinion
and categorize Make and Strategy: Make and (from Frog and Toad different,
things? Confirm Confirm Predictions Are Friends ) A: Nuts for Winter sort Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Predictions O: Dog Bones Skill: r- controlled Reading/Writing
Connect to Science: Skill: Point of View Genre: Fantasy E: Dog Bones Additional vowel ar Workshop: A Barn
Explore how B: Spark's Toys Academic Full of Hats
animals adapt to Lexile: 340L Vocabulary: Structural Literature
their environment. Paired Selections categorize, Analysis: plurals Anthology: A Lost
Paired Selection Genre: Nonfiction classify, (irregular) Button
Title: "Sort It Out" conjunction,
Titles: comma Decodable Grammar Skill:
Genre: Nonfiction A: "Sort by Color!" Readers: Words That Join
O: "Sorting Balls" Build Charm Scarves;
Lexile: 210L E: "Sorting Balls" Vocabulary: Car Parts Mechanics:
B: "Sorting Fruit" meadow, Capitalize Proper
Text Feature: screamed, Nouns (places)
Photographs Lexiles slammed
A: 170L
O: 360L Vocabulary
E: 260L Strategy:
B: 390L Context Clues:
M lti l

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Unit 5
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Figure It Out Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
How can we Paired Selection
make sense of A: Approaching Level
the world O: On Level
around us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 2 Title: "Why Short Text: A Bird Strategy: Make and Strategy: Make and Literature Vocabulary another, observe, Phonological Intonation Writing Trait: Word Weekly:
Weekly Concept: the Sun and Named Fern Confirm Predictions Confirm Predictions Anthology: Words: leaped, climb, vast, Awareness: Choice: Describing What can we
Up in the Sky Moon Are in Connection of stretched full, thoughtful, Rhyme, Phoneme Words see in the sky?
the Sky" Lexile: 360L Skill: Plot: Cause Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect Ideas, great, certain, Substitution/ Make a Poster
Essential and Effect Sentence Additional remained Blending/Deletion/ Write About the
poor,
Question: Genre: Genre: Fantasy Main Selections Structure Domain Segmentation Text: Informative
through
What can you see Folktale Main Selection Genre: Fantasy Words:earth, Text
in the sky? Strategy: Make and Title: Kitten's First telescope, Phonics/ Spelling
Strategy: Confirm Predictions Full Moon A: Little Blue’s Dream astronaut Skill: r -controlled Write to Sources:
Connect to Make and O: Hide and Seek Additional vowels er, ir, ur, or Reading/Writing
Science: Explore Confirm Skill: Plot: Cause and Genre: Fantasy E: Hide and Seek Academic Workshop: A Bird
how animals Predictions Effect B: The Foxes Build a Home Vocabulary: Structural Named Fern
respond to the Lexile: 550L enthusiasm, Analysis: Literature
things around them. Paired Selections excitement, inflectional ending - Anthology: Kitten's
Paired Selection Genre: Nonfiction adjectives, er First Full Moon
Title: "The Moon" exclamation
Titles: mark Decodable Grammar Skill:
Genre: Nonfiction A: "Hello, Little Dipper!" Readers: Adjectives
O: "Our Sun Is a Star!" Build Sir Worm and Bird
Lexile: 400L E: "Our Sun Is a Star!" Vocabulary: Girl; Mechanics:
B: "Sunrise and Sunset" closed, wiggled, Birds in the Sky; Capitalization and
sprung, Ginger and the End Marks
Text Feature:
Lexiles tumbled, Stars;
Captions
A: 280L chased, raced, Bats Under the
O: 310L might, hungry, Dark Sky;
E: 310L lucky Born to Learn;
B: 420L Sport Stars
Vocabulary
Strategy:
Shades of

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Unit 5
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Figure It Out Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
How can we Paired Selection
make sense of A: Approaching Level
the world O: On Level
around us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 3 Title: "Great Short Text: The Story Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Vocabulary began, curious, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Word Weekly: What
Weekly Concept: Inventions" of a Robot Inventor Answer Questions Questions Anthology: Words: idea, better, improve, Awareness: Phrasing Choice: Time-Order can we learn
Great Inventions Genre, unusual guess, complicated, Phoneme Words about an
Genre: Lexile: 420L Skill: Connections Skill: Connections Within Purpose, learn, imagine, Categorization/ invention?
Essential Nonfiction Within Text: Problem Text: Problem and Solution Organization Additional device Substitution/ Write About the Make a Collage
right,
Question: Genre: Nonfiction/ and Solution Domain Words: sure Blending/Addition Text: Informative
What inventions do Strategy: Biography Main Selections poem Text
you know about? Ask and Main Selection Genre: Biography Phonics/ Spelling
Answer Strategy: Ask and Title: Thomas Additional Skill: r -controlled Write to Sources:
Connect to Social Questions Answer Questions Edison, Inventor A: The Wright Brothers Academic vowels or, ore, oar Reading/Writing
Studies: Explore O: The Wright Brothers Words: Workshop: The
how inventors of the Skill: Connections Genre: Nonfiction/ E: The Wright Brothers alliteration, Structural Story of a Robot
past are similar and Within Text: Problem Biography B: The Wright Brothers problem and Analysis: Inventor
different to today's and Solution solution, abbreviations Literature
inventors. Lexile: 510L Paired Selections abbreviation, Anthology: Thomas
Genre: Poetry biography Decodable Edison, Inventor
Readers:
Paired Selection Titles: Build A Board That Can Grammar Skill:
Title: "Windshield A: "Fly Away, Butterfly" Vocabulary: Soar; Adjectives That
Wipers" and O: "Fly Away, Butterfly" hatch, lumber Hard Chores Compare
"Scissors" E: "Fly Away, Butterfly" mill, cellar, (-er and -est )
B: "Fly Away, Butterfly" baggage car,
Genre: Poetry messages, Mechanics:
Lexiles code, brought Capitalize Days,
Lexile: NP A: 410L light to Months, and
O: 500L Holidays
E: 430L Vocabulary
B: 660L Strategy:

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Unit 5
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Figure It Out Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
How can we Paired Selection
make sense of A: Approaching Level
the world O: On Level
around us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 4 Title: "The Short Text: Now, Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Vocabulary color, volume, Phonemic Expression Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: Squeaky What’s That Sound? Answer Questions Questions Anthology: Words: early, senses, Awareness: Sentence Fluency: What can we
Sounds All Around Bed" Organization, suddenly, instead, squeaky, Phoneme Use Complete learn about the
Skill: Plot: Problem and nervous, Sentences sounds we
Lexile: 240L Skill: Plot: Problem Sentence scrambled nothing, Substitution/
Solution
Essential and Solution Structure distract Isolation/Blending hear,
oh,
Question: Genre: Genre: Realistic Additional Write About the specifically on
Main Selections thought
What sounds can Folktale Fiction Main Selection Genre: Realistic Fiction Domain Words: Phonics/ Spelling Text: Narrative Text the radio?
you hear? How are Title: Whistle for pitch, Skill: diphthongs Sound Effects
they made? Strategy: Ask and Willie A: Thump, Jangle, Crash volume, ou, ow Write to Sources: Chart
Strategy: Answer Questions O: Down on the Farm instrument Reading/Writing
Connect to Ask and Genre: Realistic E: Down on the Farm Structural Workshop: Now
Science: Explore Answer Skill: Plot: Problem Fiction B: Going on a Bird Walk Additional Analysis: What's That Sound?
the sounds around Questions and Solution Academic comparative Literature
us. Lexile: 520L Words: inflectional Anthology: Whistle
Paired Selections
expression, endings -er, -est for Willie
Genre: How-to
patterns, suffix,
Paired Selection Titles: articles Decodable Grammar Skill:
Title: "Shake! Strike! A: "How to Make Maracas" Readers: Using a, an, and the
Strum!" O: "How to Make a Rain Stick" Build Up and Down
E: "How to Make a Rain Stick" Vocabulary: Sounds; Mechanics:
Genre: Nonfiction B: "How to Make a Wind carton, Sounds Around Capitalize/
Chime" pretended, Us Underline Book
Lexile: 290L grocery store Titles
Lexiles
Text Feature: Vocabulary
A: 180L
Directions Strategy:
O: 390L
E: 170L Suffixes
B: 420L

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Unit 5
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Figure It Out Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
How can we Paired Selection
make sense of A: Approaching Level
the world O: On Level
around us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 5 Title: "The Short Text: Time for Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Vocabulary above, structure, Phonemic Intonation, Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: Sheep, the Kids: The Joy of a Answer Questions Questions Anthology: Words: build, project, Awareness: Appropriate Organization: Topic How are things
Build It! Pig, and the Ship Purpose balance, section fall, contented, Phoneme Phrasing built?
Goose Who Skill: Plot: Cause Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect knew, intend, Blending/ Write About the Make a Model
Essential Set Up Lexile: 560L and Effect Additional marvelous Segmentation/ Text: Opinion
money,
Question: House" Main Selections Academic Categorization
toward
How do things get Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Genre: Nonfiction Vocabulary: Write to Sources:
built? Genre: Title: Time for Kids: materials, Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Folktale Strategy: Ask and Building Bridges A: What Is a Yurt? preposition, Skill: diphthongs Workshop: Time for
Connect to Answer Questions O: What Is a Yurt? reasons oi, oy Kids: The Joy of a
Science: Explore Strategy: Genre: Nonfiction E: What Is a Yurt? Ship
engineering Ask and Skill: Plot: Cause and B: What Is a Yurt? Build Structural Literature
solutions to Answer Effect Lexile: 550L Vocabulary: Analysis: final Anthology: Time for
everyday problems. Questions Paired Selections sturdy, arch, stable syllables Kids: Building
Text Features: Genre: Nonfiction supported Bridges
Captions Paired Selection Decodable
Title: "Small Joy" Titles: Vocabulary Readers: Grammar Skill:
A: "Treehouses" Strategy: Joy's Bird House; Prepositions/
Genre: Nonfiction O: "Treehouses" Inflectional Beavers Make Prepositional Unit Level:
E: "Treehouses" Endings Noise Phrases Research Skill:
Lexile: 490L B: "Treehouses" Taking Notes
Mechanics: Name Unit Project:
Text Feature: Lexiles Titles (capitals and Self-select and
Captions A: 430L periods with Mr., develop from
O: 440L Mrs., Ms., Dr. ) weekly research
E: 390L projects.
B: 620L

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Unit 6
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Together We Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Can! Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
How does A: Approaching Level
teamwork help O: On Level
us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: "The Short Text: Super Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Vocabulary answer, fair, Phonemic Expression Writing Trait: Project: How
Weekly Concept: Cat's Bell" Tools Anthology: Words: brought, conflict, Awareness: Sentence Fluency: can people
Taking Action Skill: Theme Skill: Theme Organization, demand, busy, shift, Phoneme Varying Sentence work together to
Genre: Fable Lexile: 430L Connection of emergency door, risk, Identity/ Length make things
Essential Main Selection Main Selections Ideas, Specific Additional argument Segmentation/ better?
enough,
Question: Strategy: Genre: Fantasy Title: Click, Clack, Genre: Fantasy Vocabulary Domain Words: Substitution, Write About the Make a Plan
eyes
How can we work Reread Moo: Cows That rights, Rhyme, Syllable Text: Narrative Text Proposal
together to make Strategy: Reread Type A: Two Hungry Elephants protest, Deletion
our lives better? O: What a Feast! improve Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Skill: Theme Genre: Fantasy E: What a Feast! Additional Skill: variant Reading/Writing
Connect to Social B: Beware of the Lion! Academic vowel spellings Workshop: Super
Studies: Explore Lexile: 380L Vocabulary: with digraphs: oo, Tools
how people can Paired Selections collaborate, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui, Literature
change their world. Paired Selection Genre: Nonfiction disagreement, ou Anthology: Click,
Title: "March On!" reasonable, Structural Clack, Moo: Cows
Titles: persuade Analysis: suffixes - That Type
Genre: Nonfiction A: "Dogs Helping People" Build ful and -less
O: "Helpers Bring Food" Vocabulary: Decodable Grammar Skill:
Lexile: 510L E: "Helpers Bring Food" problem, Readers: Pronouns I, you, he,
B: "Pete Seeger" background, Rooster and she, it, we, they
Text Feature: run, furious, Goose;
Captions Lexiles snoop Choose a Room; Mechanics:
A: 290L Vocabulary The Flute Youth; Capitalize I
O: 500L Strategy: Group Rules;
E: 350L Synonyms Lewis and His
B: 480L New Suit;
A Cruise Crew,
Sue and Lucy;
A True Team

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Unit 6
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Together We Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Can! Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
How does A: Approaching Level
teamwork help O: On Level
us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 2 Title: Short Text: All Kinds Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Vocabulary brother, inspire, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Voice: Project: What
Weekly Concept: "Anansi's of Helpers Anthology: Words: accept, father, respect, Awareness: Use Your Own Voice are the different
My Team Sons" Skill: Author's Skill: Author's Purpose Purpose, often distance, Phoneme parts of a
friend,
Lexile: 530L Purpose Organization love, swiftly, Categorization/ Write About the newspaper?
Main Selections
Essential Genre: Additional decision Reversal/Blending/ Text: Informative Make a
Genre: Nonfiction mother,
Question: Folktale Genre: Nonfiction Main Selection Domain Words: Segmentation/ Text Newspaper
picture
Who helps you? Title: Meet Rosina A: Helping Me, Helping You! poem Substitution
Strategy: Strategy: Reread O: Helping Me, Helping You! Write to Sources:
Connect to Social Reread Genre: Nonfiction E: Helping Me, Helping You! Additional Phonics/ Spelling Reading/Writing
Studies: Explore Skill: Author's B: Helping Me, Helping You! Academic Skill: variant Workshop: All
diiferent elements of Purpose Lexile: 420L Vocabulary: vowel spellings Kinds of Helpers
fair play and good admire, with digraphs: a, Literature
sportsmanship. Paired Selections possessive aw, au, augh, al
Paired Selection Anthology: Meet
Genre: Poetry Structural
Title: "Abuelita's pronoun Rosina
Lap" intonation Analysis: vowel-
Titles:
team syllables Grammar Skill:
A: "Fire!"
Genre: Poetry O: "Fire!" Build Possessive
E: "Fire!" Vocabulary: Decodable Pronouns
Lexile: NP B: "Fire!" recess, librarian, Readers:
trophy, coach, Thank You Mechanics:
chop, roots Authors; Not Too Capitalize Days,
Lexiles Small; My Months, and
A: 310L Vocabulary Baseball Coach; A Holidays
O: 400L Strategy: Walk With Moose;
E: 290L Teacher Talk
Antonyms
B: 540L

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Unit 6
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Together We Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Can! Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
How does
teamwork help
us?

Week 3 Title: "Paul Short Text: Wrapped Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Vocabulary been, predict, Phonemic Intonation Writing Trait: Ideas: Project:
Weekly Concept: Bunyan and in Ice Anthology: Words: country, children, cycle, Awareness: Main Idea What can we
Weather Together the Popcorn Skill: Plot: Cause Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect Prior gathers month, creative, Phoneme learn about
Blizzard" Lexile: 320L and Effect Knowledge question, frigid, Categorization/ Write About the tornadoes?
Essential Main Selections Additional scorching Segmentation/ Text: Informative Make a Mini
their,
Question: Genre: Genre: Realistic Main Selection Genre: Realistic Fiction Domain Words: year Substitution Text Tornado
How can weather Folktale Fiction Title: Rain School storm,
affect us? A: Snow Day damage, Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Strategy: Strategy: Visualize Genre: Realistic O: Heat Wave predict Skill: silent letters Reading/Writing
Connect to Social Visualize Fiction E: Heat Wave wr, kn, gn Workshop:
Studies: Explore Skill: Plot: Cause and B: Rainy Day Fun Additional Wrapped in Ice
how weather affects Effect Lexile: 440L Academic Structural Literature
the way people live. Vocabulary: Analysis: Anthology: Rain
Paired Selection Paired Selections affect, compound words School
Title: "Rainy Genre: Nonfiction tall tale,
Weather" snowdrift, Decodable Grammar Skill:
Titles: figure of speech Readers: Special Pronouns
Genre: Nonfiction A: " A Mountain of Snow" Miss Wright's Job; (anyone, everyone,
O: "Stay Safe When It's Build A Lighthouse anything, everything,
Lexile: 470L Hot" Vocabulary: Stops Wrecks; nothing )
E: "Stay Safe When It's Hot" leading the way, Know About
Text Feature: B: "Let's Stay Dry!" notebook, Snowstorms; Mechanics:
Headings lesson, brick, The Rusty Knight Commas in Dates
stool, and Letters
Lexiles blackboard,
A: 390L stroke,
O: 460L excellent,
E: 370L rumpled, slump
B: 420L
Vocabulary
Strategy:
S

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Unit 6
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Together We Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Can! Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
How does A: Approaching Level
teamwork help O: On Level
us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 4 Title: "Let's Short Text: A Spring Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Literature Vocabulary before, tradition, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Project:
Weekly Concept: Dance" Birthday Anthology: Words: difficult, front, effort, Awareness: Phrasing Sentence Fluency: Why are
Sharing Traditions Skill: Theme Skill: Theme Genre, nobody heard, ancient, Syllable Addition, Varying Sentence traditions
Genre: Lexile: 380L Connection of push, movement, Phoneme Types important?
Essential Nonfiction Main Selection Main Selections Ideas drama Segmentation/ Make a Poster
tomorrow,
Question: Genre: Realistic Title: Lissy's Friends Genre: Realistic Fiction Additional Blending/ Write About the
your
What traditions do Strategy: Fiction Domain Words: Substitution Text: Narrative Text
you know about? Visualize Genre: Realistic A: The Quilt origami,
Strategy: Visualize Fiction O: Latkes for Sam decorations, Phonics/ Spelling Write to Sources:
Connect to Social E: Latkes for Sam holiday Skill: three-letter Reading/Writing
Studies: Explore Skill: Theme Lexile: 460L B: Patty Jumps! blends scr, spl, Workshop: A
how people of spr, str, thr, shr Spring Birthday
different Paired Selection Additional Literature
backgrounds are all Title: "Making Paper Paired Selections Academic Structural Anthology: Lissy's
part of the same Shapes" Genre: How-to Vocabulary: Analysis: Friends
world. celebrate, inflectional
Genre: Nonfiction Titles: greeting, endings -ed, -ing Grammar Skill:
A: "Making a Quilt Square" signature I and Me
Lexile: 510L O: "What Is a Taco?" Decodable
E: "What Is a Taco?" Build Readers: Mechanics:
Text Feature: B: "How to Play Four Vocabulary: Three Shrimp; Commas in Dates
Directions Square" fluttered, secret, A Thrilling Dance and Letters
pocket, difficult,
nodded
Lexiles
A: 380L Vocabulary
O: 410L Strategy:
E: 290L Compound
B: 440L Words

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Unit 6
Big Idea: Read Reading/Writing Literature Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High- Oral Phonics Fluency Writing Research
Together We Aloud Workshop Anthology Main Selection, Complex Words Frequency Vocabulary Skill
Can! Comprehension Main Selection, Paired Selection Text (ACT) Words Words
Paired Selection
How does A: Approaching Level
teamwork help O: On Level
us? E: EL
B: Beyond Level

Week 5 Title: Short Text: Time for Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Literature Vocabulary favorite, pride, Phonemic Appropriate Writing Trait: Voice: Weekly: What
Weekly Concept: "Celebrate Kids: Share the Anthology: Words: nation, few, display, Awareness: Phrasing Author's Voice can we learn
Celebrate America! the Flag" Harvest and Give Skill: Author's Skill: Author's Purpose Purpose, unite design, Phoneme about national
gone,
Thanks Purpose Organization surprise, purpose, Reversal/ Write About Text: holidays in other
Main Selections
Essential Genre: represent Blending/ Opinion countries?
Genre: Nonfiction wonder,
Question: Nonfiction Lexile: 680L Main Selection Additional Deletion/Addition, Make a
young Japanese
Why do we Title: Time for Kids: A: It’s Labor Day! Academic Syllable Write to Sources:
celebrate holidays? Strategy: Genre: Nonfiction Happy Birthday, O: It’s Labor Day! Vocabulary: Deletion/Addition Reading/Writing Children's Day
Reread U.S.A.! E: It’s Labor Day! justice, Workshop: Time for Flag
Connect to Social Strategy: Reread B: It’s Labor Day! adverb, Phonics/ Spelling Kids: Share the
Studies: Explore Genre: Nonfiction phrasing Skill: r -controlled Harvest and Give
the significance of Skill: Author's vowels air, are, Thanks
holidays. Purpose Paired Selections Build ear Literature
Lexile: 580L
Genre: Nonfiction
Vocabulary: Anthology: Time for
Paired Selection roar, split, dared Structural Kids: Happy
Titles:
Title: "A Young Analysis: r - Birthday U.S.A.! Unit Level:
A: "Four Voyages"
Nation Grows" Vocabulary controlled vowel Research Skill:
O: "Four Voyages"
E: "Four Voyages" Strategy: syllables Grammar Skill: Using Key
Genre: Nonfiction B: "Four Voyages" Metaphors Adverbs That Tell Words
Decodable How Unit Project:
Lexile: 390L Lexiles Readers: Self-select and
A: 440L A Pair at the Fair; Mechanics: Name develop from
O: 620L Lights in the Air; Titles (capitals and weekly research
Text Feature: Map
E: 360L The Bears periods with Mr., projects.
B: 660L Prepare a Feast; Mrs., Ms., Dr. )
Leader's Care

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