This document provides an overview of Unit 1 of an elementary reading curriculum. It includes the unit theme of "All About Us" and guiding question of "What makes you special?". It outlines the weekly lessons, including topics, skills, and stories covered in each week for oral language, word study, reading, and language arts. It also includes assessments to be given at the end of the unit.
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All About Us theme for Unit 1
1. Theme: All About Us
Unit 1 Planner
Unit 1
All About Us
The
Big
Question by Cathy Roper
illustrated by Sof ia Balzola
What makes you
special?
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about being
yourself at
www.macmillanmh.com.
2 3
Theme Opener pp. 12/13–24 pp. 40/41–52
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary Theme Theme
We Are Special Ready, Set, Move!
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Short a Listen for Short a
WORD STUDY
• Phonics Phonics Phonics
Short a Short a
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Word with Short a Word with Short a
• High-Frequency Words/Vocabulary High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words
jump, not, up it, over, too
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Analyze Story
Structure Structure
Skill: Character and Setting Skill: Sequence of Events
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity
Sound/Spelling Sound/Spelling
• Skill-Based Practice Readers Approaching Approaching
Cat Can Jump I Can, Too!
On Level On Level
Can You? Act It Out!
Beyond Beyond
Look at Chameleon! Time for Camp!
English Learners English Learners
I Can! Pat and Sam
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Sentences Word Order
• Writing Writing Writing
Personal Narrative Personal Narrative
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2. Unit 1 Planner
Comprehension
Genre
Nonfiction
A nonfiction article
gives information
about a topic.
Text Structure How do kids change
Sequence
Look for things as they get older?
babies can do. Look
for things kids can
do as they get older.
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pp. 66/67–72 pp. 84/85-98 pp. 112/113-126
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Spiral Review
Growing Up Pets Playing Together Plot Development
Retell
Photographs
Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Labels
Listen for Short i Listen for l Blends Listen for End Blends
Writing
Personal Narrative
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Short i l Blends End Blends
Spelling Spelling Spelling Unit 1 Assessment,
Word with Short i Word with r Blends Word with r Blends 143M–143N
High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words Comprehension
be, ride, run come, good, pull, down help, now, use, very Plot Development, Retell,
Author’s Purpose
Phonemic Awareness/
Phonics
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Short a, i; l Blends bl-, cl-,
fl-, pl-, sl-; Final Blends -nd,
Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Analyze Text -st, -nt, nk
Structure Structure Structure
Skill: Sequence of Events Skill: Plot: Beginning, Skill: Author’s Purpose Text Features/Study
Middle, End Skills
Fluency Fluency Fluency Use Photographs,
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Labels with Picture,
Automaticity Automaticity Automaticity Book Parts, Lists
Sound/Spelling Sound/Spelling Sound/Spelling
Grammar
Approaching Approaching Approaching Sentences
We Grow Up Good Cat! Play Ball
On Level On Level On Level
He Can, She Can Kim’s Puppy We Like Sports
Beyond Beyond Beyond Fluency Assessment
What Will You Be? My Pet Hamster Sports Fun
Diagnose and Prescribe
English Learners English Learners English Learners Interpret Assessment
The Boy and Girl Can Kim We Play Sports
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Statements Questions and Exclamations Writing Sentences
Writing Writing Writing
Descriptive Sentences Descriptive Sentences Personal Narrative
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3. Theme: Our Families, Our Neighbors
Unit 2 Planner
Unit 2
Our Families,
Our Neighbors
The
Big
Question
How do families and
neighbors help one
another?
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about families
and neighbors at
www.macmillanmh.com.
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Theme Opener, pp. xvi-4/5 pp. 12/13-26 pp. 42/43-56
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary Theme Theme
Animal Families Helping Out
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Short o Listen for Short e
WORD STUDY
• Phonic Phonics Phonics
Short o Short e
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Short o Words with Short e
• High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words
her, our, they, two eat, no, of, some, who
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Detail Skill: Retell
Fluency Fluency
• Fluency Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity
Sound/Spelling Sound/Spelling
Approaching Approaching
• Skill-Based Practice Readers Little Lions The Red Hen Helps
On Level On Level
Little Bears Eggs, Milk, and Corn
Beyond Beyond
One Big Baby Animals on a Farm
English Learners English Learners
Two Little Bears The Farm
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Nouns Plural Nouns
• Writing Writing Writing
Report How-to
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4. Unit 2 Planner
Comprehension On the Beth
Map and the Band
Genre
Nonfiction
A nonfiction article
gives information
about a topic.
by Anne Miranda
Summarize illustrated by Lynne Cravath
Main Idea and Details
Look for details that
show what the town
is like.
Greg and Stef live
in a big town.
They go out a lot.
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pp. 70/71-76 pp. 88/89-104 pp. 118/119-134
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Writing
Our Neighborhood At Home Neighborhood Fun Story
Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for s Blends/r Blends Listen for Short u Listen for Digraphs th/sh
Unit 1 Assessment,
147M-147N
Phonics Phonics Phonics
s Blends/r Blends Short u Digraphs th/sh Comprehension
Main Idea and Detail,
Spelling Retell, Plot
Spelling Spelling
Words with Short u
Words with s Blends and r Words with Digraphs th/sh Phonemic Awareness/
Blends Phonics
High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words Short o, e, u; s Blends, r
High-Frequency Words again, could, make, one, then,
all, put, show, together, under, Blends; Digraphs th/sh
three
live, many, out, place want
Text Features/Study
Skills
Dictionary, Directions,
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Signs and Symbols,
Rhythmic Patterns
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Main Idea and Detail Structure Skill: Retell Grammar
Skill: Plot Sentence Punctuation,
Fluency Fluency Fluency Capitlization
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity Automaticity
Sound/Spelling Sound/Spelling Sound/Spelling
Approaching Approaching Approaching
Let’s Use a Map The Three Gruffs The Show Fluency Assessment
On Level On Level On Level Diagnose and Prescribe
Let’s Use a Map The Story of the Three Bears A Pet for Trish Interpret Assessment
Beyond Beyond Beyond
Let’s Use a Map The Three Little Mice Sharing a Garden
English Learners English Learners English Learners
Use a Map The Three Bears Trish Gets a Pet
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Irregular Plural Nouns Proper Nouns Days, Months, and Holidays
Writing Writing Writing
Report Story Story
Our Families, Our Neighbors ix
5. Theme: Have Fun
Unit 3 Planner
Unit 3
Have Fun
The
Big
Question
How can we have
fun?
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about how
kids have fun at
www.macmillanmh.com.
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Theme Opener pp. 12/13–28 pp. 42/43–58
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary Theme Theme
Let’s Laugh Family Fun
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Long a Listen for Long i
WORD STUDY
• Phonics Phonics Phonics
Long a Long i
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Long a Words with Long i
• High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words
away, school, today, way, why call, funny, how, more, so,
there
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Analyze Story
Skill: Retell Structure
Skill: Make Predictions
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity
Echo-Read Echo-Read
• Skill-Based Practice Readers Approaching Approaching
Clem Goes to School Jane and Jan
On Level On Level
Late For School My Little Brother
Beyond Beyond
Kate’s Big Day My Loose Tooth
English Learners English Learners
We Are Late! Playing with Mike
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Verbs Present-Tense Verbs
• Writing Writing Writing
Story Persuasive Sentences
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6. Unit 3 Planner
Comprehension
Genre
Nonfiction
A nonfiction article
tells about real
people and things.
Summarize
Main Idea and Details
Look for details that
give information
about masks.
A mask hides your face. When
you put on a mask, you can act
out a story. You can act as if By Minda Novek
you are not yourself.
by Mary Anderson
70 illustrated by Michael Garland
pp. 70/71-76 pp. 88/89-106 pp. 122/123-140
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Writing
Making Art Being Creative Kids Around the World Expository Description
Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Digraphs ch, tch, Listen for Long o, long u, Listen for Three-Letter Blends
wh, ph long e Unit 1 Assessment,
153M–153N
Phonics Phonics Phonics Comprehension
Digraphs ch, tch, wh, ph Long o, long u, long e Three-Letter Blends Retell, Make Predictions,
Main Idea and Details,
Spelling Spelling Spelling Draw Conclusions,
Words with Digraphs ch, tch, Words with Long o, long u, Words with Three-Letter Compare and Contrast
wh, ph long e Blends
Phonemic Awareness/
High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words Phonics
every, from, into, people, after, done, find, new, old, any, boy, by, does, friends, girl, Long a, Long i, Long o,
soon, your work water Digraphs ch, tch, wh, ph,
Three-Letter Blends
Text Features/Study
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Skills
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Analyze Text Signs and Symbols,
Skill: Main Idea and Details Comprehension: Reread Structure Charts, Floor Plans, Word
Skill: Draw Conclusions Skill: Compare and Choice
Contrast
Grammar
Fluency Fluency Fluency Past and Present-Tense
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Verbs, Contractions with
Automaticity Automaticity Automaticity not, Is and Are
Echo-Read Echo-Read Echo-Read
Approaching Approaching Approaching
Let’s Draw A Hopscotch Daydream Boys and Girls Play
On Level On Level On Level
Fluency Assessment
Let’s Draw The Painting Kids’s Play Sports! Diagnose and Prescribe
Beyond Beyond Beyond Interpret Assessment
Let’s Draw A Cool Choo Choo! Let’s Eat!
English Learners English Learners English Learners
I Can Draw! Dan and the Painting Kid’s Like Sports!
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Past-Tense Verbs Is and Are Contractions with Not
Writing Writing Writing
Persuasive Sentences Descriptive Sentences Descriptive Sentences
Have Fun! ix
7. Theme: Let’s Team Up
Unit 4 Planner
Unit 4
Let’s Team Up
The
Big
Question
retold by Ruby Bell
illustrated by Richard Bernal
How do teams work
together?
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about
teamwork at
www.macmillanmh.com.
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Theme Opener pp. 10/11–28 pp. 40/41–56/57
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary Theme Theme
Teammates Family Teams
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Long a (ai, ay) Listen for Long e (e, ee, ea)
WORD STUDY
• Phonics Phonics Phonics
Long a (ai, ay) Long e (e, ee, ea)
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Long a (ai, ay) Words with Long e (e, ee, ea)
• High-Frequency Words/Vocabulary High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/
Vocabulary Vocabulary
across, carry, eight, once, saw, about, give, pretty, says, were,
upon, walked; borrow, trip write; concentrate, splendid
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate
Questions Questions
Skill: Make Predictions Skill: Character and Setting
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity
Echo-Read Echo-Read
• Skill-Based Practice Readers Approaching Approaching
Fox and Snail When You Were Little
On Level On Level
A Day with Pig and Mule Talking with Grandpa
Beyond Beyond
Plop! A Tale From China A Special Trip
English Learners English Learners
Pig and Mule The Pictures
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Was and Were Has and Have
• Writing Writing Writing
Personal Narrative Personal Narrative
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8. Unit 4 Planner
Comprehension
Genre
Nonfiction
A nonfiction article
can tell about real
people and events.
Reread
Retell
Retell what happens
using your own
words.
César Chávez
César Chávez was a great man. In his
life, he helped a lot of people. He helped
people who picked crops the most.
70 By Rachel Mann
pp. 70/71–76/77 pp. 86/87–100 pp. 114/115–132
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Writing
Helping the Community Better Together Animal Teams Expository Writing
Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Long o (o, oa, ow, Listen for Long i (i, y, igh, ie) Listen for Long e (y, ey)
oe) Unit 4 Assessment,
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Phonics Phonics Phonics Comprehension
Long o (o, oa, ow, oe) Long i (i, y, igh, ie) Long e (y, ey) Retell, Make Predictions,
Spelling Spelling Spelling Character and Setting,
Reread, Problem and
Words with Long o (o, oa, Words with Long i (i, y, igh, Words with Long e (y, ey) Solution
ow, oe) ie)
High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/ Phonemic Awareness/
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Phonics
better, buy, change, move; ball, head, never, should, also, because, blue, or, other, Long a (ai, ay); Long e (e,
difficult, ripe shout; meadow, perhaps until; beautiful, danger ee, ea); Long o (o, oa, ow,
oe); Long i (i, y, igh, ie);
Long e (y, ey)
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Text Features/Study
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Text Structure Skills
Comprehension: Reread Skill: Problem & Solution Skill: Retell Captions, Numerical Lists,
Skill: Retell Charts, Repetition
Fluency Fluency Fluency Grammar
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Was and Were, Has and
Automaticity Automaticity Automaticity Have, Go and Do, See and
Echo-Read Echo-Read Echo-Read Saw, Contractions with
Not
Approaching Approaching Approaching
All Kinds of Teams A Frog Grows and Changes The Ant and the Grasshopper
On Level On Level On Level
All Kinds of Teams A Frog Grows and Changes Lenny Lion and Molly Mouse Fluency Assessment
Beyond Beyond Beyond
Diagnose and Prescribe
All Kinds of Teams A Frog Grows and Changes The Ant and the Dove
Interpret Assessment
English Learners English Learners English Learners
All Kinds of Teams A Frog Grows and Changes Lenny and Molly
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Go and Do See and Saw Contractions with Not
Writing Writing Writing
Report Story Report
Let’s Team Up ix
9. Theme: Nature Watch
Unit 5 Planner
Unit 5
Nature Watch
The
Big
Question
What can we
learn about the
world of nature?
written and illustrated by
KEVIN HENKES
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about nature at
www.macmillanmh.com.
2 3
Theme Opener pp. 10/11–42 pp. 56/57–74
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary Theme Theme
In the Sky What Scientists Do
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for r-Controlled Listen for r-Controlled
Vowels: er, ir, ur Vowel: ar
WORD STUDY
• Phonics Phonics Phonics
r-Controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur r-Controlled Vowel: ar
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with r-Controlled Words with r-Controlled
Vowels: er, ir, ur Vowel: ar
• High-Frequency Words/Vocabulary High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/
Vocabulary Vocabulary
another, climbed, full, poor, grew, house, knew, would;
through; leaped, lucky curious, idea
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Summarize
Questions Skill: Make Inferences
Skill: Cause and Effect
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity
Echo-Read Echo-Read
• Skill-Based Practice Readers Approaching Approaching
The Sun Mr. Bell and the Telephone
On Level On Level
The Sun Mr. Bell and the Telephone
Beyond Beyond
The Sun Mr. Bell and the Telephone
English Learners English Learners
The Sun Mr. Bell’s Telephone
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Adjectives Adjectives that Compare
• Writing Writing Writing
Descriptive Sentences Report
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10. Unit 5 Planner
Stormy Happy Fa
Comprehension
Genre
Nonfiction
ather
How many sorts of storms
ll from
P in
wh
ee
lD
ay
!
A nonfiction article
s
do you know about?
gives information
about a topic.
Reread
Compare and Contrast
Look for ways that
storms are alike
and ways they
are different.
Parker
y Gretel
ated b
il llustr
ow •
Tarl
llen
by E
There are all sorts of storms. Which
storms do you see where you live?
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pp. 86/87–92/93 pp. 102/103–116 pp. 130/131–154
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Writing
What’s the Weather? The Seasons Watching Animals Grow How-to Article
Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for r-Controlled Listen for Diphthong ou, ow Listen for Diphthong oi, oy
Vowel: or
Unit 1 Assessment,
165M–165N
Phonics Phonics Phonics
r-Controlled Vowel: or Diphthong ou, ow Diphthong oi, oy Comprehension
Cause and Effect, Make
Spelling Spelling Spelling Inferences, Compare and
Words with r-Controlled Words with Diphthong ou, Words with Diphthong oi, oy Contrast, Sequence of
Vowel: or ow Events
High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/ Phonemic Awareness/
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Phonics
great, know, sound, their, against, below, fall, orange, air, enough, eyes, learn, open; r-Controlled Vowels;
warm; extreme, predict sure, yellow; season, wondered cub, wild Diphthongs
Text Features/Study
Skills
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Captions, Bold Print,
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Summarize Diagrams, Word Play
Comprehension/Reread Skill: Sequence of Events Skill: Compare and Contrast
Skill: Compare and Contrast Grammar
Adjectives that Compare,
Fluency Fluency Fluency Synonyms and Antonyms,
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Color Words, Number
Automaticity Automaticity Automaticity Words
Echo-Read Echo-Read Echo-Read
Approaching Approaching Approaching Fluency Assessment
What Will the Weather Be? Trees Help What Are Living Things?
Diagnose and Prescribe
On Level On Level On Level Interpret Assessment
What Will the Weather Be? Trees Help What Are Living Things?
Beyond Beyond Beyond
What Will the Weather Be? Trees Help What Are Living Things?
English Learners English Learners English Learners
What’s the Weather? Trees Living Things
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Synonyms and Antonyms Color Words Number Words
Writing Writing Writing
Report Poem Persuasive Sentences
Nature Watch ix
11. Theme: Adventures
Unit 6 Planner
Unit 6
Adventures
The
Big
Question
What kinds of
adventures can we
have on any day?
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about
adventures at
www.macmillanmh.com.
2 3
Theme Opener pp. 10/11–32/33 pp. 46/47–72/73
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Oral Vocabulary Theme Theme
Let’s Go Out I Can Do It
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Variant Vowel oo Listen for Variant Vowel /ô/
WORD STUDY
• Phonics Phonics Phonics
Words with oo Words with /ô/
Spelling Spelling
• Spelling Words with oo Words with /ô/
High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/
• High-Frequency Words/Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
always, father, four, love, along, early, instead, nothing,
mother; firm, supposed thought; errand, suddenly
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Ask Questions
Skill: Fantasy and Reality Skill: Make Inferences
Fluency Fluency
• Fluency Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word
Automaticity Automaticity
Echo-Read Echo-Read
Approaching Approaching
• Skill-Based Practice Readers A Show We Love! Swim Like a Dolphin
On Level On Level
Let’s Put on a Show Dawn Skates!
Beyond Beyond
The Show Must Go On The Not So Giganitc Bike
English Learners English Learners
The Show Dawn Can Skate!
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Subjects and Predicates Pronouns
• Writing Writing Writing
Report How-to Sentences
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12. Unit 6 Planner
Comprehension
Cool
Jobs
Genre
Nonfiction
A nonfiction article
tells about real By Oscar De La Hoya
people and things. with Mark Shulman
illustrated by Lisa Kopelke
Reread
What would it be like to
Classify and Categorize have these three jobs?
What different
kinds of jobs do
people have?
Zoo Dentist
If you were a zoo dentist,
you could fix and clean a
tiger’s teeth. You could
fill a hole in an alligator’s
tooth. You might even pull
out an elephant’s tusk!
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pp. 86/87–92/93 pp. 102/103–126/127 pp. 140/141–160/161
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Writing
At Work Let’s Find Out Special Days Personal Narrative
Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness
Listen for Two-Syllable Listen for Two-Syllable Listen for Two-Syllable
Words Words Words
Unit 6 Assessment,
173M–173N
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Two-Syllable Words Two-Syllable Words Two-Syllable Words Comprehension
Spelling Fantasy and Reality,
Spelling Spelling Make Inferences, Classify
Words with Two-Syllables and Categorize, Make
Words with Two-Syllables Words with Two-Syllables
Predictions, Character,
High-Frequency Words/ Setting, Plot
High-Frequency Words/ High-Frequency Words/ Vocabulary
Vocabulary Vocabulary
around, begin, brought, Phonemic Awareness/
build, goes, laugh, only; been, before, gone, searching;
certain, minutes, straight; Phonics
interesting, ordinary clues, invisible
cancel, daydream Variant Vowel oo, Variant
Vowel /ô/, Two-Syllable
Words
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Text Features/Study
Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Strategy: Analyze Story Skills
Skill: Classify and Structure Captions, Lists, Heads,
Categorize Skill: Make Predictions Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Rhyming Pattern
Fluency Fluency Fluency Grammar
Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Build Fluency: Word Subjects and Predicates,
Automaticity Automaticity Automaticity Pronouns, Using I and Me,
Echo-Read Echo-Read Echo-Read Combining Sentences
Approaching Approaching Approaching
Save Paper, Save Trees A Bee Lik Holiday Fun
On Level On Level On Level Fluency Assessment
Save Paper, Save Trees The Painted Lady Butterfly Holiday Fun
Beyond Beyond Beyond Diagnose and Prescribe
Save Paper, Save Trees Where Are the Butterflies? Holiday Fun Interpret Assessment
English Learners English Learners English Learners
Paper and Trees The Beautiful Butterfly Fun Days
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Pronouns Using I and Me Combining Sentences
Writing Writing Writing
Report How-to Sentences Personal Narrative
Adventures ix
13. Unit 1
Week Vocabulary Phonics Differentiated Spelling
Word List
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING man, can, mat, cat
1 Pam and Sam
Words Readers
jump, not, up A Cap for Pam
Story Words Who Am I? ON LEVEL man, ran, can, cat, hat, mat
fly
BEYOND man, ran, can, cat, hat, mat, flat, that
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING dad, sad, nap, map
2 I Can, Too!
Words Readers
over, it, too Mack
Review: jump, not, What Am I? ON LEVEL dad, sad, nap, tap, sack, back
up
Story Words
BEYOND dad, sad, nap, tap, sack, back, track, snack
tree
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING pin, win, hit, sit
3 How You Grew
Words Readers
be, run, ride Jim Had a Big
Review: over, it, too Hit ON LEVEL pin, win, hit, sit, miss, kiss
Story Words On a Farm
learn, mama,
BEYOND pin, win, hit, sit, miss, kiss, spin, skin
puppy, talk
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING clap, clip, flip, slip
4 Flip
Words Readers
good, come, down, Sam the Clam
pull Learn About the ON LEVEL clip, flip, slip, flag, black, plan
Review: be, ride, run Past
Story Words
BEYOND clip, flip, slip, flag, black, plan, glass, place
pet
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING land, sand, fast, past
5 Soccer
Words Readers
help, now, use, Jazz Band
very Sun and Rain ON LEVEL land, sand, fast, past, sink, sing
Review: good,
come, down, pull
BEYOND land, sand, fast, past, sink, sing, left, twist
Story Words
ball, soccer
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Word List T17
14. Unit 2
Week Vocabulary Phonics Differentiated Spelling
Word List
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING hop, top, hot, lot
1 Animal Moms
and Dads Words Readers
her, two, they, our Fox on a Rock
Review: very, now, Baby Animals ON LEVEL hop, top, log, hog, hot, lot
use, help
Story Words
BEYOND hop, top, log, hog, hot, lot, stop, frog
animal, clean, food
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING men, hen, let, get
2 On the Map
Words Readers
who, no, of, some, Hen’s Eggs
eat Where Animals ON LEVEL leg, beg, men, hen, let, get
Review: her, two, Live
they, our
BEYOND leg, beg, men, hen, let, get, spend, sled
Story Words
wheat, water,
bread
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING trap, trip, spin, spill
3 Me on the Map
Words Readers
place, many, out, Pet Tricks
live Can You See It? ON LEVEL spill, spin, grab, grass, trap, trip
Review: who, no, of,
some, eat
BEYOND spill, spin, grab, grass, trap, trip, stamp,
Story Words
branch
town
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING run, fun, bug, rug
4 The Pigs, The
Wolf, and the Words Readers
three, could, make, Gus and Fluff
Mud one, then, again A Fair Is Fun ON LEVEL run, fun, nut, cut, bug, rug
Review: place,
many, out, live
BEYOND run, fun, nut, cut, bug, rug, lunch, skunk
Story Words
good-bye, wolf
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING shop, ship, with, thin
5 Beth and the
Band Words Readers
all, show, put, This and That
together, want, The Vet ON LEVEL fish, shop, ship, with, thin, thank
under
Review: three, could,
BEYOND fish, shop, ship, with, thin, thank, thick,
make, one, then,
sixth
again
Story Words
sound, instrument,
aunt
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Word List T17
15. Unit 3
Week Vocabulary Phonics Differentiated Spelling
Word List
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING make, take, came, game
1 On My Way to
School
Words Readers
way, school, today, Jane and Wade
away, why Magnets ON LEVEL make, take, came, game, gate, late
Review: all, put,
show, together,
under, want BEYOND make, take, came, game, gate, late, page,
Story Words space
crocodile, tree, pool
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING like, bike, ride, hide
2 Smile, Mike!
Words Readers
so, funny, how, Job Time for the
more, call, there Pines ON LEVEL like, spike, ride, hide, bike, mine
Review: way, school, Race to a Fire
today, away, why
Story Words BEYOND like, spike, ride, hide, bike, mine, twice,
happy, bubble shine
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING chin, chop, whip, whale
3 Masks! Masks!
Masks!
Words Readers
every, from, soon, Such a Grand
people, into, your Day ON LEVEL whip, whale, catch, match, chin, chop
Review: so, funny, Our Flag
how, more, call,
there BEYOND whip, whale, catch, match, chin, chop,
Story Words which, chicken
Africa, animal, bird,
color, first, Japan,
Peru
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING nose, note, cute, cube
4 Rose Robot
Cleans Up
Words Readers
after, old, find, new, Mole Bakes at
done, work Home ON LEVEL joke, nose, note, woke, cute, cube
Review: every, from, Where Is Your
soon, people, into,
Home?
your BEYOND joke, nose, note, woke, cute, cube, close,
Story Words spoke
home, clean,
brother, reading,
robot, tomorrow,
room
High-Frequency Decodable APPROACHING split, splash, scrub, scrap
5 Kids Have Fun!
Words Readers
any, boy, by, water, A Trip Last
girl, friends, does Spring ON LEVEL strike, string, splash, split, scrub, scrap
Review: after, old, Push or Pull
find, new, done,
work BEYOND strike, string, splash, split, scrub, scrap,
Story Words throne, thrill
dancing, holiday,
hoop, move, leaves,
lion, icy, read
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Word List T17
16. Unit 4
Week Vocabulary Phonics Differentiated Spelling
Word List
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING mail, main, pay, rain, way, day
1 Drakes Tail
Words: Readers
once, upon, carry, Too Much Rain
eight, across, saw, ON LEVEL mail, chain, play, rain, way, day
Today
walked Play It Safe
Review: any, boy, BEYOND mail, chain, play, rain, way, day, snail, gray
girl, water, does,
friends, by
Story Words:
money, please,
bees, kingdom,
palace
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING me, feet, eat, we, keep, sea
2 Gram and Me
Words: Readers
give, says, about, Fox and the
were, pretty, write Green Grapes ON LEVEL me, feed, seat, we, keep, beak
Review: once, upon, Plants Grow
carry, eight, across,
from Seeds
saw, walked BEYOND me, feed, seat, we, keep, beak, she, speed
Story Words:
Grandmother, hello,
flowers, salt, cook,
learn, story
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING low, boat, no, row, oat, go
3 César Chávez
Words: Readers
buy, move, better, Grow and Glow
change How a Frog ON LEVEL low, boat, no, row, coat, go
Review: give, says, Grows
about, were, pretty,
write BEYOND low, boat, no, row, coat, go, flow,
Story Words: snowman
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING find, night, by, kind, high, my
4 The Kite
Words: Readers
never, head, should, The High Fly
ball, shout Bats ON LEVEL find, night, by, kind, right, my
Review: buy, move,
better, change
Story Words: BEYOND find, night, by, kind, right, my, bright, dry
large, ground, short,
robins, bush, air,
flew, watched
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING happy, puppy, funny, penny, sunny,
5 Animal Teams
Words: Readers bunny
blue, because, until, Piggy is Messy
other, also, or Maps ON LEVEL bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy,
Review: never, head, bunny
should, ball, shout
Story Words: BEYOND bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy,
bird, giraffe, bunny, sleepy, chilly
animals, zebras,
wildebeests, clown
fish, sea anenome,
caterpillar
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Word List T17
17. Unit 5
Week Vocabulary Phonics Differentiated Spelling
Word List
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING her, bird, fur, turn, dirt, sir
1 Kitten’s First Full
Moon
Words: Readers
full, poor, another, Miss Mirth’s
climbed, through Herb Garden ON LEVEL her, bird, fur, fern, dirt, burn
Review: blue, The Seasons
because, until, other,
also, or BEYOND her, bird, fur, fern, dirt, burn, germ, third
Story Words:
kitten, moon,
tongue, wiggled,
tumbled
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING car, barn, arm, art, far, harm
2 Meet Ben
Franklin
Words: Readers
knew, grew, would, Carly in the
house Dark ON LEVEL cart, barn, arm, art, yarn, harm
Review: full, poor, Hard Workers
another, climbed,
through BEYOND cart, barn, arm, art, yarn, harm, chart,
Story Words: smart
electricity, lightning,
iron
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING born, horn, corn, fork, pork, cork
3 Stormy Weather
Words: Readers
warm, know, sound, No More Mort
great, their the Short! ON LEVEL born, cork, horn, corn, fork, pork
Review: knew, grew, From Farm to
would, house
Store
Story Words: BEYOND born, cork, horn, corn, fork, pork, thorn,
weather, thunder, sport
blizzard, tornadoes,
scientists
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING cow, town, our, how, out, sour
4 Happy Fall!
Words: Readers
against, fall, sure, A Proud Brown
below, yellow, Ant ON LEVEL cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth
orange Now and Long
Review: warm, know,
Ago
sound, great, their BEYOND cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth,
Story Words: brown, cloud
squirrel, quiet,
voice, touched,
blew, squashed,
heard, colorful
High Frequency Decodable APPROACHING oil, coin, join, joy, toy, boy
5 A Tiger Cub
Grows Up
Words: Readers
open, eyes, learn, Roy’s Rich Soil
enough, air Which Holiday ON LEVEL spoil, coin, join, joy, toy, boy
Review: against, fall, Is It?
sure, below, yellow,
orange BEYOND spoil, coin, join, joy, toy, boy, voice, enjoy
Story Words:
nursery, tiger,
bottle, chewing,
doctor, healthy
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Word List T17