Scope and
Sequence
Meeting the California Standards
Houghton Mifflin Reading: A Legacy of Literacy is built on a solid foundation of
research in best teaching practices. Explicit, systematic instruction and
a variety of state-specific resources ensure success for all California students.
This new standards-based program
Delivers explicit, systematic instruction to align with the California English
Language Arts Standards
Ensures beginning reading success, with thorough development of oral language,
phonemic awareness, letter recognition, phonics and blending skills, and highfrequency vocabulary recognition
Develops early reading fluency with hundreds of selections of engaging
decodable text in grades K-2
Fosters independent and confident readers with a gradual transition from
decodable text to trade literature
Provides consistent development of comprehension strategies and skills,
starting in kindergarten and increasing in emphasis as students move into
the intermediate grades
Provides built-in, daily support for students to help them meet the
California standards
Features a comprehensive system of diagnostic, prescriptive, and
summative assessment
Provides extensive support to reinforce and extend instruction in response
to California’s call for Universal Access to the curriculum
Includes a comprehensive collection of literature resources to meet the
independent reading needs of all students.
A Scope and Sequence
of Skills and Strategies
The skills and strategies taught in Houghton Mifflin
Reading: A Legacy of Literacy represent a comprehensive
plan of instruction with a special focus on California content
standards. Systematic instruction and a variety of state-specific resources ensure success for all California students.
Table of Contents
Kindergarten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Grade 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Grade 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Grade 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Grade 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Grade 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Grade 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Skills
Overview
Strategies
Grade K
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•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Learning to Read
Phonemic Awareness
and Phonics
Theme 1:
Look At Us!
Word Work
High-Frequency Words
Comprehension Skills
Compare and Contrast
Noting Details
Concepts of Print
Directionality: Left to Right
Directionality: Top to Bottom
Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming
Words (Week 1); Beginning
Sounds (Weeks 2, 3)
We’re getting to
know ourselves
and each other.
Theme 2:
Colors All Around
We see beautiful
colors everywhere.
Beginning Sounds
Phonemic Awareness
Words in Oral Sentences
Initial Consonant s, m, r
Review Initial Consonants s, m, r
High-Frequency Words:
I, see
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; s, m, r
Theme 3:
We’re a Family
Families work, play,
and celebrate together.
2
Phonemic Awareness:
Blending Onset and Rime;
Segmenting Onset and Rime
Initial Consonants t, b, n
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; b, m, n, r, s, t
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
High-Frequency Words:
my, like
High-Frequency
Word Practice
Previewing the ABC’s
Comprehension Skills
Sequence of Events
Inferences: Making Predictions
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Phonics/Decoding
Concepts of Print
Capital at the Beginning of
a Sentence
End Punctuation
Matching Words
Building Sentences
Comprehension Skills
Story Structure:
Character/Setting
Inferences: Drawing
Conclusions
Strategies
Evaluate
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Phonics/Decoding
Concepts of Print
Capital at the Beginning
of a Sentence
End Punctuation
Directionality: Return Sweep
Matching Words
Building Sentences
Welcome to Kindergarten
Spiral Review
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Start the year with stories, songs,
rhymes, alphabet activities, and
routines.
Spiral Review lessons provide systematic review and practice of key
skills and high-frequency words.
Each theme is designed to take
approximately three weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes in
Grade 1. See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Exploring Words
Centers
Oral Language
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Areas
Learning About Big and Little
Shared Writing
• writing a list
• naming words: parts of
the body
• writing a description
• learning about big and little
• using size words, naming
words and describing words
• writing a list
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Dramatic Play Center
Science Center
Art Center
• using describing words
• writing a description
• using exact naming words
• using singular and plural
naming words
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Dramatic Play Center
Science Center
Art Center
• using movement words
• using family words
• using exact naming words
• types of clothing
• writing a grocery list
• choosing a good title
• using order words
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Dramatic Play Center
Science Center
Art Center
Math Center
Naming Words: Parts of the Body
Using Describing Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using size words, naming
words and describing words
Interactive Writing
• writing a list
• using naming words
• writing a journal entry
Independent Writing
• choosing a topic
• Journals
Color Words
Using Describing Words
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Singular and Plural
Naming Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using describing words
• using exact naming words
• using plural names
Family Words
Environmental Print
Using Movement Words
Using Exact Naming Words
Shared Writing
• writing a description
• writing a graphic organizer
Interactive Writing
• writing a description
• writing a class story
Independent Writing
• Journals
Shared Writing
• recording observations
• writing a grocery list
• using order words
Using Action Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using family words
• types of clothing
• using order words
Interactive Writing
• writing a journal entry
• choosing a good title
• using order words
Independent Writing
• Journals
9
Indicates Tested Skills
3
Skills
Overview
Strategies
Grade K
•
•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Learning to Read
Phonemic Awareness
and Phonics
Theme 4:
Friends Together
Friends have lots of fun
together.
Phonemic Awareness:
Blending and Segmenting;
Onset and Rime;
Blending Phonemes
Initial Consonants h, v, c
Blending Short a Words
Word Work
High-Frequency Words
Numbers are important
to us in many ways.
Theme 6:
Sunshine and Raindrops
Whatever the weather,
it affects us every day!
Phonemic Awareness:
Blending Phonemes
Initial Consonants p, g, f
Blending Short a Words
Comprehension Skills
Text Organization and
Summarizing
Cause and Effect
Strategies
Question
Predict/Infer
Phonics/Decoding
Evaluate
Concepts of Print
Word Spacing
First Letter in a Written Word
Match Spoken Words to Print
Matching Words
Building Sentences
High-Frequency Words:
and, go
Comprehension Skills
Categorize and Classify
Story Structure:
Beginning, Middle, End
Strategies
Summarize
Monitor/Clarify
Phonics/Decoding
Question
Concepts of Print
Distinguish
Letter/Word/Sentence
First/Last Letter in a Written
Word
Match Spoken Words to Print
Matching Words
Building Sentences
Comprehension Skills
Fantasy/Realism
Story Structure: Plot
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Evaluate
Phonics/Decoding
Concepts of Print
Capital at the Beginning of a
Sentence
End Punctuation
Quotation Marks
Matching Words
Building Sentences
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; Short a Words
Phonemic Awareness:
Blending Phonemes;
Segmenting Phonemes
Initial Consonants l, k, q
Blending Short i Words
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; Short a or
Short i Words
4
High-Frequency
Word Practice
High-Frequency Words:
a, to
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants;
Short a Words
Theme 5:
Let’s Count!
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
High-Frequency Words:
is, here
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Each theme is designed to take
approximately three weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes in
Grade 1. See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Centers
Building Words
Oral Language
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Areas
Words with Short a
Using Position Words
Shared Writing
• writing a newsletter
• writing a story
• writing a note
• using position words
• using action words
• writing a list
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Art Center
• writing a list
• using naming words
• rhyming words
• using describing words
• writing a friendly letter
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Science Center
Art Center
Dramatic Play Center
Math Center
• using describing words
• writing a description
• writing sentences
• using weather action words
• weather observations
• a weather report
• using action words
• writing a story
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Science Center
Art Center
Dramatic Play Center
Math Center
Using Action Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using position words
• using action words
Interactive Writing
• using position words
• writing sentences
• writing a list
Independent Writing
• Journals
Words with Short a
Using Describing Words
• describing objects by number
and color
Shared Writing
• writing a list
• writing a number rhyme
• writing a friendly letter
Rhyming Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using number words
• using naming words
• describing food
Interactive Writing
• using describing words
• writing a poem
• writing a list
Independent Writing
• Journals
Words with Short i or
Short a
Using Describing Words
Using Action Words
• action words for weather
• action words for outdoor
activities
Vocabulary Expansion
• using describing words
• using weather action words
Shared Writing
• writing a description
• weather observations
• writing a story
Interactive Writing
• writing sentences
• writing a weather report
• writing a story
Independent Writing
• Journals
Indicates Tested Skills
5
Skills
Overview
Strategies
Grade K
•
•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Learning to Read
Phonemic Awareness
and Phonics
Theme 7:
Wheels Go Around
Wheels help us work
and play, sometimes in
unexpected ways.
Theme 8:
Down on the Farm
The farm is a busy
place for animals and
for people, too.
Phonemic Awareness: Blending and
Segmenting Phonemes
Initial Consonants d, z
Blending Short i Words
Word Work
High-Frequency Words
Comprehension Skills
Text Organization and Summarizing
Cause and Effect
Making Predictions
Strategies
Summarize
Phonics/Decoding
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Concepts of Print
First/Last Letter of a Written
Word
Matching Words
Recognize Use of All Caps
Match Spoken Words to Print
Matching Words
Building Sentences
High-Frequency Words:
said, the
Comprehension Skills
Fantasy/Realism
Noting Important Details
Drawing Conclusions
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Phonics/Decoding
Question
Evaluate
Concepts of Print
Recognize Use of All Caps
Directionality: Left to Right,
Return Sweep
Matching Words
Building Sentences
High-Frequency Words:
play, she
Comprehension Skills
Sequence of Events
Story Structure: Character
and Setting
Categorize and Classify
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Evaluate
Concepts of Print
Distinguish
Letter/Word/Sentence
First/Last Letter in a Written
Word
Matching Words
Building Sentences
High-Frequency Words:
are, he
Comprehension Skills
Story Structure: Beginning,
Middle, End
Compare and Contrast
Story Structure: Plot
Strategies
Question
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Concepts of Print
Capital at Beginning of a
Sentence
End of a Sentence/End
Punctuation
Matching Words
Building Sentences
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; Short i or
Short o Words
Theme 9:
Spring Is Here
Spring is a wonderful
season of new growth.
Phonemic Awareness: Syllables in Spoken
Words; Phoneme Substitution
Initial Consonants w, y
Final Consonant x
Blending Short e Words
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; Short e or
Short o Words
Theme 10:
A World of Animals
Interesting animals
are everywhere!
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Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Substitution
Initial Consonants j, d, n, w
Blending Short u Words
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; Short u or
Short e Words
High-Frequency
Word Practice
High-Frequency Words:
for, have
Phonics Review:
Familiar Consonants; Short i or
Short a Words
Phonemic Awareness:
Blending Phonemes;
Phoneme Substitution (Initial)
Initial Consonants t, k, n, f, h, s
Final Consonant x
Blending Short o Words
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Each theme is designed to take
approximately three weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes in
Grade 1. See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Centers
Building Words
Oral Language
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Areas
Words with Short i or
Short a
Using Opposites
Shared Writing
• writing about signs
• writing a class story
• writing a report
• using opposites
• writing about signs
• using position words
• position words, parts of a car
• writing a class story
• using opposites
• words for travel
• writing a report
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Science Center
Art Center
Dramatic Play Center
Math Center
• using exact naming words
• writing a class newsletter
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Science Center
Art Center
Dramatic Play Center
• using action words
• writing an article
• writing a class story
• revising a class story
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Science Center
Art Center
Dramatic Play Center
Math Center
• comparing information
• writing a report
• using exact words
• rhyming words
• writing a book report
• animal names
• writing directions
Book Center
Phonics Center
Writing Center
Science Center
Dramatic Play Center
Math Center
Using Position Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• opposites chart
• position words, parts of a car
• words for travel
Interactive Writing
• writing about signs
• writing a class story
• writing a report
Independent Writing
• Journals
Words with Short o or
Short i
Using Naming Words
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Singular and Plural
Naming Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using rhyming words
• using comparisons
• using naming words
Words with Short e,
Short o, or Short i
Using Action Words
Using Rhyming Words
Shared Writing
• writing a story
• writing a friendly letter
• writing a class newsletter
Interactive Writing
• using naming words
• writing a class newsletter
Independent Writing
• Journals
Shared Writing
• writing with action words
• writing a with rhyming words
• writing a class story
Using Order Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• using action words
• rhyming words bank
• springtime vocabulary
Interactive Writing
• writing an article
• writing a rhyme
• revising a class story
Independent Writing
• Journals
Words with Short u,
Short e, or Short o
Using Exact Naming Words
Using Rhyming Words
Shared Writing
• writing a report
• writing a book report
• writing directions
Using Order Words
Vocabulary Expansion
• comparing information
• using exact words, rhyming
words
• animal names
Interactive Writing
• writing a report
• writing a book report
• writing directions
Independent Writing
• Journals
13
Indicates Tested Skills
7
Skills
Overview
Grade 1
Strategies
Grade at a Glance
•
•
•
•
•
•
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Back to School
Start off the year with a Kindergarten Review to review phonemic
awareness and phonics skills and
to introduce the reading strategies.
Learning to Read
Phonemic Awareness;
Phonics/Decoding
Theme 1:
All Together Now
Friends do all kinds
of things together.
Consonants m, s, c, t, n, f, p, b,
r, h, g
Short a, i
Blending Short a, Short i Words
Word Work
High-Frequency Words
High-Frequency Words: go, on,
the, and, here, jump, not, too, we,
a, find, have, one, to, who
Things don’t always
turn out the way
you expect.
Theme 3:
Let’s Look Around!
Interesting things
happen in the world
around us.
Consonants d, w, l, x, y, k, v, qu, j, z
Short o, e, u
Blending Short o, Short e,
Short u Words
Phonics Review:
Words with Short u, Short a; Double Final
Consonants; Plurals with s; Short a
Short i, Verbs Ending with –s, -ed, -ing;
Possessives with ’s
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High-Frequency Words:
five, four, in, once, three, two,
upon, what, do, for, I, is, me,
my, said, you, are, away, does,
he, live, pull, they, where
Phonics Review:
Words with Short i
Words with Short o
Words with Short e
Double Final Consonants; Clusters
with r
Blending More Short a, Short i Words
Plurals with s; Verb Endings -s, -ed,
-ing; Possessives with ‘s;
Contractions with ‘s
Comprehension Skills
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
• Noting Details
Spelling
Words with m, s, c, t, n, f, p,
b, r, h, g, Short a, Short i
Strategies
Predict/Infer
• Summarize
• Evaluate
Phonics Review:
Alphabet Review
Words with a, c, m, s, t
Words with Short a
Theme 2:
Surprise!
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Comprehension Skills
Noting Details
Fantasy/Realism
Story Structure
• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
Words with d, w, l, x, y, k, v,
qu, j, z, Short o, Short e,
Short u
Strategies
Summarize
• Question
• Monitor/Clarify
High-Frequency Words:
animal, bird, cold, fall, flower,
full, look, of, see, all, call, eat,
every, first, never, paper, shall,
why, also, blue, brown, color,
funny, green, like, many, some
Comprehension Skills
Topic, Main Idea,
Details/Summarizing
• Story Structure
• Fantasy/Realism
Making Predictions
Categorize and Classify
• Noting Details
Strategies
Question
Evaluate
Predict/Infer
Short a and i Sounds
Consonant Clusters with r
Spiral Review
Spiral Review lessons provide systematic review and practice of key
skills and high-frequency words.
Genre Study
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Poetry, Plays, and
Folktales.
Each theme is designed to take
approximately 3 weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes in
grades above and below. See your
Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Centers
Vocabulary
Writing
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Cross-Curricular
Content Area
Animal Names & Sounds
Rhyming Words
School Words
Shape Words
Words for Feelings
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: A Class Story
Writing About Animals; Things We
Do at School; Creating a New
Ending
Coached Writing
Capital and Lowercase Letters
Beginning Sentences with
Capital Letters
Punctuation
• Listening Comprehension
• Compare and Contrast
• Using Nonverbal Cues
• Listening to a Story
• Choral Reading
• Singing Songs
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Science
Number Words
Fun Things
Opposites
Foods
Days of the Week
Homographs
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: A Class Letter; A
Class Message; A Diary
Using Alliteration; Writing
About Animals & Bugs
Coached Writing
Capitalizing Names
Word Order in Sentences
Naming Words
Action Words
• Sharing Information
• Compare and Contrast
• Main Idea and Details
• Conflict Resolution
• Retell/Summarize
• Reader’s Theater
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Social Studies
Math
Science
Seasons of the Year
Months of the Year
Possessives
Words that Describe Size
Color Words
Words That Show Position
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: A Class
Description; A Persuasive
Letter; A Class Story
Writing About Favorite Seasons;
Writing About Favorite Foods;
Writing About Trips
Coached Writing
What is a Sentence?
Naming Part of a
Sentence
Action Part of a
Sentence
• Gathering Information
• Fact or Opinion?
• Non-Verbal Cues
• Retelling a Story
• Main Idea and Details
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Indicates Tested Skills
9
Skills
Overview
Grade 1
Strategies
•
•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Learning to Read
Phonemic Awareness;
Phonics/Decoding
Theme 4:
Family and Friends
Family and friends
share good times.
Blending More Short o, Short e Words;
Short u Words
Clusters with l, s; Triple Clusters
Silent Letters in kn, wr, gn
Phonics Review:
Clusters with r; Contractions with ’s
Word Work
High-Frequency Words
High-Frequency Words:
children, come, family, father,
love, mother, people, picture,
your, friend, girl, know, play,
read, she, sing, today, write,
car, down, hear, hold, hurt,
learn, their, walk, would
Clusters with s; Silent Consonants;
Words with Short e
Everyone has a different
kind of home.
Digraphs sh, th, wh, ch, tch
Blending Long a, Long i Words (CVCe)
Final nd, ng, nk
Contractions
High-Frequency Words:
grow, light, long, more, other,
right, room, small, these,
could, house, how, over, own,
so, world, give, good, her,
little, try, was, fly, our
Phonics Review:
Short u; Triple Clusters
Long a, Soft c and g; Final nd, ng, nk
Real and imaginary
animals have all kinds
of adventures.
Blending Long o (CV, CVCe), Long u
(CVCe), Long e (CV, CVCe) Words
Final Clusters ft, lk, nt
Vowel Pairs ee, ea, ai, ay
Phonics Review:
Long i (CvCe); Contractions
Long o (CV, CVCe), Long u (CVCe);
Final Clusters ft, lk,nt
Long e (CV, CVCe); Vowel Pairs ee, ea
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Short o, e, u Sounds
Comprehension Skills
Compare and Contrast
Making Generalizations
Cause and Effect
• Sequence of Events
• Noting Details
Words Spelled with sh, ch
Long a Sound; Long i Sound
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
• Question
• Summarize
Digraphs sh, th, and wh;
Digraphs ch and tch
Theme 6:
Animal Adventures
Comprehension Skills
Compare and Contrast
Sequence of Events
Drawing Conclusions
• Categorize and Classify
• Making Predictions
Spelling
Strategies
Evaluate
• Summarize
• Monitor/Clarify
Clusters with l; Words with Short o
Theme 5:
Home Sweet Home
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
High-Frequency Words:
morning, found, shout, by, out,
show, climb, cow, table, now,
door, there, through, horse,
wall, been, far, forest, goes,
hungry, soon, evening, near
Comprehension Skills
Story Structure
Noting Details
Making Predictions
• Cause and Effect
• Making Generalizations
Strategies
Summarize
• Question•
• Predict/Infer
Words with: Long o, Long e
(e, ee, ea); ay
Genre Study
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Poetry, Plays, and
Folktales.
Each theme is designed to take
approximately 3 weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes in
grades above and below. See your
Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary
Writing
Family Words
Exclamatory Words
Sensory Words
Words and Symbols on Signs
Question Words
Noise Words
Antonyms
Size Words
Social Studies Words
State and Country Names
Base Words with -ing
Weather Words
Centers
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Cross-Curricular
Content Area
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: A Class Album;
A Class Message; A Class Letter
Writing Answers to Questions;
Writing Sentences on a Topic;
Writing Questions
Coached Writing
Is It a Sentence?
Telling Sentences
Asking Sentences
• Compare and Contrast
• Conversation
• Retelling/Summarizing
• Reader’s Theater
• Looking at Fine Art
• Environmental Print
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: An Alternate
Ending; Class Letter; Class
Paragraph
Writing Complete Sentences
Writing a Journal Entry; Writing a
Paragraph
Developing Your Writing
Exclamations
Which Kind of Sentence?
Using I or Me in Sentences
• Visualizing
• Conversation
• Compare and Contrast
• Gathering Information
• Discussion
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
Naming Words for People
and Animals
Naming Words for Things
and Places
Naming Words for One or
More
• Listening for Enjoyment
• Compare and Contrast
• Retelling
• Listening for Information
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Science
Social Studies
Math
Reading Writing Workshop
Writing Process: Personal
Narrative
Alphabetical Order
Fruits and Vegetables
Rhyming Words
Expressions of Surprise
Parts of the Body
Animal Action Words
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: A Letter of
Persuasion; A Class Story;
A Summary
Answering a Comprehension
Question
Writing to Persuade; Writing a
Summary
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing Workshop
Writing Process: Description
Indicates Tested Skills
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Skills
Overview
Strategies
Grade 1
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Grade at a Glance
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Learning to Read
Phonemic Awareness;
Phonics/Decoding
Theme 7:
We Can Work It Out
Characters find unique
ways to solve problems.
Vowel Pairs oa, ow; oo, ew, ue, ou, /oo/
The /oo/ Sound for oo
Compound Words
Long i, (ie, igh)
Word Work
High-Frequency Words
High-Frequency Words:
again, both, gone, or, want,
turn, hard, afraid, any, bear,
follow, most, tall, water, idea,
old, piece, shoe, start, under,
very, wear, build
Phonics Review:
Vowel Pairs ai, ay
The /oo/ Sound for oo;
Compound Words
We can all care for and
enjoy Earth’s resources.
Base Words and Endings -s, -ed, -ing
Vowel Pairs ou, ow, /oo/
Syllabication
Phonics Review:
Vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, ou; /oo/
Long i (ie, igh)
High-Frequency Words:
about, because, draw, happy,
teacher, part, tiny, always,
eight, arms, seven, warm,
ready, body, carry, kind, put,
saw, butter, were, work,
person
Vowel Pairs ou, ow (/ou/)
Some friendships are
more special than others.
Sounds for y
Base Words and Endings -es, -ies
Vowel Pairs oi, oy, aw, au
Prefixes un- and reSuffixes -ful, -ly, -y
Phonics Review:
Base Words and Endings: -ed, -ing
More Long o spellings (oa, ow)
Vowel Sound in book, moon
Comprehension Skills
Categorize and Classify
Topic, Main Idea,
Details/Summarizing
Drawing Conclusions
• Fantasy/Realism
• Sequence of Events
Adding -s to Naming Words
Vowel Sound in cow
Words that End with -ed, -ing
Strategies
Evaluate
• Predict/Infer
• Summarize
Base Words and Endings –s, -ed, -ing
Theme 9:
Special Friends
Comprehension Skills
Problem Solving
Sequence of Events
Reality/Fantasy
• Making Predictions
• Noting Details
Spelling
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
• Question
Vowel Pairs oa, ow
Theme 8:
Our Earth
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
High-Frequency Words:
around, dance, else, open,
talk, ever, though, ocean,
after, before, buy, pretty,
school, done, off, wash, only,
together, watched, baby, edge,
enough, garden, sharp
Sounds for y
Comprehension Skills
Noting Details
Story Structure
Compare and Contrast
• Drawing Conclusions
Long i Sound Spelled y
Adding -es to Naming Words
Vowel Sound in coin
Strategies
Question
• Monitor/Clarify
• Evaluate
Base Words and Endings –es, -ies;
Prefixes un-, re-
Theme 10:
We Can Do It!
There’s always a way
to get something done.
r- Controlled Vowels: or, ore, er, ir, ur, ar
Base Words and Endings -er, -est
Phonics Review:
Vowel Pairs oi, oy, aw, au; Suffixes –ful, -ly, -y
r-Controlled Vowels: or, ore;
r-Controlled Vowels: ar, er, ir, ur
Base Words and Endings: -er, -est
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High-Frequency Words:
began, laugh, sure, head,
divide, second, break, above,
against, already, caught,
begin, minute, able, eye,
present, thoughts
Comprehension Skills
Making Predictions
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
• Story Structure
• Compare and Contrast
Strategies
Predict/Infer
• Summarize
• Monitor/Clarify
Vowel +r Sound in store, car
Adding -er, -est to Words
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Poetry, Plays, and
Folktales.
Each theme is designed to take
approximately 3 weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes in
grades above and below. See your
Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary
Writing
Categorizing
Friendship Words
Multiple-Meaning Words
City Words
Syllabication
House Words
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: Writing an
Opinion; Writing a Description;
A Class Poem
Writing Clearly with Naming
Words
Writing a Message, Writing an
Invitation
Developing Your Writing
Centers
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Cross-Curricular
Content Area
Proper Nouns (People,
Animals, Places, Things)
Pronouns
• Group Discussion
• Conflict Resolution
• Reader’s Theater
• Environmental Print
• Retelling a Story
• Conversation
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Science
Math
Action Words
Present Tense
Action Words with -ed
• Assessing and Evaluating
• Listening to Summarize
• Dramatizing a Story
• Monitoring Understanding
• Retelling a Story
• Giving a Report
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Science
Math
Is/Are
Using Was and Were
Describing What We See
• Discussing Conflict Resolution
• Evaluate and Assess
• Having a Conversation
• Giving Information
• Visualizing
• Reader’s Theater
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Social Studies
Math
Describing What We Hear
Describing Words: Taste,
Smell, Feel
Comparing (-er, -est)
• Assess/Evaluate
• Giving a Book Report
• Giving and Following Directions
• Listening to Retell
• Comparing and Contrasting
Stories
Phonics and Language
Writing and Technology
Creative Arts
Science
Social Studies
Math
Reading Writing Workshop
Writing Process: Story
Compound Words
Nature Words
Science Words
Color and Pattern Words
Homophones
Words that Describe Apple
Products
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: Writing a Class
Summary; Writing an
Informational Paragraph;
Writing a Character Sketch
Writing Clearly with Action
Words
Writing in a Learning Log
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing Workshop
Writing Process: Research Report
Sensory Words
Family Activity Words
Synonyms
Feeling Words
Possessive Pronouns
Bird Words
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: Writing a Solution;
A Class Newsletter; Writing
Another Version
Complete Sentences
Response to Literature; Writing a
Comparison
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing Workshop
Writing Process: Friendly Letter
Content Area Words: Math
Ordinal Number Words
Prefixes dis-, reFigurative Language:
Comparisons
Suffix -ly
Clothing Words
Independent Journal Writing
Shared Writing: Writing an
Opinion; Class Poem; Writing
an Alternate Ending
Writing Clearly with Describing
Words
Book Report; Thank-You Note
Developing Your Writing
Reading Writing Workshop
Writing Process: Instructions
Indicates Tested Skills
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Skills
Overview
Grade 2
Strategies
Grade at a Glance
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Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Back to School
Start the year off with the
story The Sandwich to introduce the reading strategies.
Reading
Phonemic Awareness;
Phonics/Decoding
Theme 1:
Silly Stories
Stories with silly
characters and funny situations make us laugh.
Theme 2:
Nature Walk
Nature can be observed
and enjoyed, wherever you
are.
Phonics: Short Vowels a, i
Phonics: Short Vowels o, u, e,
VCCV Pattern
Phonics: Long Vowels CVCe: a, i
Phonics Review:
Base Words and -s, -ed, -ing Endings
Short Vowels a, i
Short Vowels o, u, e
Phonics: Long Vowels CVCe:
o, u, e; Two Sounds for g
Phonics: Consonant Clusters
(r, l, s); Two Sounds for c
Phonics: Double
Consonants; VCCV Pattern
Phonics Review:
Long Vowels CVCe: a, i
Long Vowels CVCe: o, u, e
Consonant Clusters (r, l, s)
Theme 3:
Around Town:
Neighborhood and
Community
People work hard to
make their neighborhood
a good place to live.
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Phonics: Consonant Digraphs
th, wh, sh, ch (tch); Base Words
and Endings -er and -est
Phonics: Vowel Pairs ai, ay;
Compound Words
Phonics: Vowel Pairs ow, ou;
Suffixes -ly, -ful
Phonics: Vowel Pairs ee, ea;
Common Syllables -tion, -ture
Phonics Review:
Double Consonants
Consonant Digraphs th, wh, sh, ch (tch)
Vowel Pairs ai, ay
Vowel Pairs ow, ou
Word Work
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Information and
Study Skills
Comprehension Skills
Story Structure
Fantasy and Realism
Predicting Outcomes
Reading a Chart
How to Follow Directions
Genre: How-To Nonfiction
How to Scan for Information
Visual Literacy:
Speech Balloons
Using a Diagram
Locating Information
The Short a
and i Sounds
The Short e, o,
and u Sounds
Vowel-Consonant -e
Spellings
Using a Map
How to Read Instructions
Using a Graph
How to Read a
Science Article
Using Guide Words
in a Dictionary
More Vowel-Consonant
-e Spellings
Words with
Consonant Clusters
Words with
Double Consonants
Using a Schedule
How to Read a Diagram
How to Take Notes
Using the Phone Book
Understanding
the Calendar
How to Follow a Recipe
Using an Encyclopedia
Words Spelled with
th, wh, sh, or ch
More Long a Spellings
The Vowel Sound
in cow
More Long e Spellings
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Monitor/Clarify
Comprehension Skills
Compare and Contrast
Fact and Opinion
Categorize and Classify
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Evaluate
Comprehension Skills
Making Judgments
Topic/Main Idea/Details
Problem Solving
Making Inferences
Strategies
Summarize
Question
Predict/Infer
Evaluate
Spelling
Spiral Review
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Spiral Review lessons provide systematic review and practice of key
skills and high-frequency words.
For an in-depth study of a
genre, use Focus on Fables
and Biography.
Each theme is designed to
take four to six weeks, depending on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills,
High-Frequency Words
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
High-Frequency Words
Homophones
Synonyms
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Story
Writing Process
Beginning, Middle,
and End
Writing a Title
Writing Sentences
What Is a
Sentence?
Naming Parts
of Sentences
Action Parts
of Sentences
Writing Dates
A Character Sketch
Adding Details
A Response-Journal
Entry
A Journal Entry
Voice
Conducting a
Choral Retelling
Participating in a
Group Discussion
Having a Conversation
Health
Listening and
Speaking
Internet
Social Studies
Viewing
Science
Math
High-Frequency Words
Compound Words
Antonyms
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Description
Writing Process
Using Sensory
Language
Adding Details
Writing Sentences
Telling Sentences
and Questions
Commands
Exclamations
Adding Words to
Make Complete
Sentences
Writing an Answer
to a Question
A Paragraph
Main Idea and Details
A Learning Log Entry
Telling More
Tell a Story
Make a Descriptive
Presentation
View Details
Social Studies
Vocabulary
Internet
Math
Listening and
Speaking
Science
Viewing
High-Frequency Words
Dictionary: ABC Order
to the Third Letter
Dictionary: Beginning,
Middle, End
Using Context
Dictionary:
Guide Words
Friendly Letter
Writing Process
The Five Parts
of a Letter
Telling Enough
Using Different Kinds
of Sentences
Naming Words
(Common Nouns)
Special Nouns
One and
More Than One
Nouns That
Change Spelling
in the Plural
Using Exact Nouns
A Scene
Taking Notes
Choosing What
Is Important
Problem-Solution
Paragraph
Using Exact Nouns
Writing to Persuade
Audience
Making a Banner
Giving Personal
Information
Telling a Story
Through Drama
Viewing Illustrations
of Characters
Health
Listening and
Speaking
Internet
Math
Vocabulary
Social Studies
Viewing
Art
Indicates Tested Skills
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Skills
Overview
Strategies
Grade 2
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Grade at a Glance
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Reading
Phonemic Awareness;
Phonics/Decoding
Theme 4:
Amazing Animals
These animals do
everything from
the incredible to
the hilarious.
Theme 5:
Family Time
People in a family
learn from and help
one another.
Theme 6:
Talent Show
Talented people work
hard at what they
love to do.
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Phonics: r-Controlled Vowel ar;
r-Controlled Vowels or, ore
Phonics: Words with nd, nt, mp,
ng, nk; Structural Analysis: Base
Words and Endings -s, -es, -ies
(nouns)
Phonics: Vowel Pairs oa, ow
Phonics Review:
Common Syllables -tion, -ture
r-Controlled Vowels ar, or, ore
Words with nd, nt, mp, ng, nk
Phonics: The -er Ending
in Two-Syllable Words
Phonics: Contractions; The -le
Ending in Two-Syllable Words
Phonics: Sound of y at the End of
Longer Words; The Prefix -un
Phonics: Base Words and Endings
-ed, -ing (double final consonant);
Silent Consonants gh, K(n), b
Phonics Review:
Vowel Pairs oa, ow
The -er Ending in Two-Syllable Words
The -le Ending in Two-Syllable Words
Sound of y at the End of Longer Words
Phonics: Vowel Pairs
oo, ew, ue, ou
Phonics: Long i (igh, and ie)
Phonics: Base Words and
Endings -ed, -ing (drop final e)
Phonics Review:
Structural Analysis: Base Words
and Endings -ed, -ing
(double final consonant)
Vowel Pairs oo, ew, ue, ou
Long i (igh, ie)
Word Work
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Comprehension Skills
Drawing Conclusions
Text Organization
Cause and Effect
Information and
Study Skills
Spelling
Using a Glossary
Interviewing
How to Read a Map
Using Directions
The Vowel
+ r Sounds in car
Words That End
with nd, ng, or nk
More Long o Spellings
Parts of a Book:
Title Page and
Table of Contents
Understanding and
Using Timelines
How to Adjust Your
Rate of Reading
Reference Sources:
Electronic Media
Taking Notes
Words That End
with -er
Contractions
The Final Sound
in puppy
Words that end
with -ed or -ing
Chapter Titles and
Headings
Using a Newspaper
Captions
The Vowel Sounds
in moon and book
Words with
Long i Patterns
More Words
with -ed or -ing
Strategies
Question
Monitor/Clarify
Summarize
Comprehension Skills
Making Generalizations
Following Directions
Making Judgments
Sequence of Events
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Evaluate
Question
Predict/Infer
Comprehension Skills
Author’s Viewpoint
Noting Details
Problem Solving
Strategies
Evaluate
Summarize
Question
Spiral Review
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Spiral Review lessons provide systematic review and practice of key
skills and high-frequency words.
For an in-depth study of a
genre, use Focus on Fables
and Biography.
Each theme is designed to
take four to six weeks, depending on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills,
High-Frequency Words
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
High-Frequency Words
Dictionary:
Entry Words
Using a Thesaurus
Dictionary: Parts of
a Dictionary Entry
Research Report
Writing Process
Finding and
Evaluating
Information
Using Facts
Using Exact Nouns
Words for Nouns
Singular
Possessive Nouns
Plural
Possessive Nouns
Writing Times
Using I and me
An Invitation
A Poem
A News Article
Adding Details
Giving a Talk
Having a Group
Discussion
Giving Clear
Directions
Health
Listening and
Speaking
Internet
Math
Art
Science
Social Studies
High-Frequency Words
Word Families
Dictionary:
Word Meanings
Word Skills:
Homophones
Dictionary: Finding
Words with Endings
Personal Narrative
Writing Process
Writing a Good
Beginning
Keeping to the Topic
Using Possessive
Nouns
Verbs
Verbs That Tell
About Now
Verbs That Tell
About the Past
The Verbs
is/are, was/were
Combining
Sentences
An Opinion Paragraph
Voice
Responding to a
Writing Prompt
Keeping to the Point
An Information
Paragraph
Dialogue
Capitalization and
Punctuation with
Quotation Marks
Giving a Presentation
Describing a
Photograph
Taping a Message
Putting on a Play
Health
Vocabulary
Internet
Math
Social Studies
Art
Listening and
Speaking
Science
Viewing
High-Frequency Words
Word Families
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Using Context
Instructions
Writing Process
Sequencing Steps
Using Time-Order
Words
Using Exact Verbs
Other Irregular
Verbs
Adjectives, Including
a, an, and the
Comparing
with Adjectives
Is It a Sentence?
A Paragraph
That Explains
A Summary
Paraphrasing
A Comparison/
Contrast Paragraph
Giving Examples
How to Look
at Fine Art
Compare/Contrast
Illustrations
Giving Nonverbal Cues
Giving a Persuasive
Talk
Art
Listening and
Speaking
Internet
Science
Social Studies
Math
Viewing
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Indicates Tested Skills
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Skills
Overview
Grade 3
Strategies
Grade at a Glance
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Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Back to School
Start the year off with the
story “The Rules” to introduce the reading strategies.
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 1:
Off to Adventure!
Adventures come in all
shapes and sizes.
Comprehension Skills
Sequence of Events
Making Inferences
Cause and Effect
Parts of a Book
How to Read a Key
Using the Dictionary
How to Read a Map
Using a K-W-L Chart
Structural Analysis:
Base Words
Syllabication
Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Phonics:
Short Vowels a, e, i
More Short Vowels o,u
Vowel-Consonant-e Pattern
Short Vowels a, e, i
More Short Vowels o,u
Vowel-Consonant-e
Pattern
Taking Notes
How to Take Notes
Using the Library
How to Skim and Scan
Conduct an Interview
How to Follow a Recipe
How to Follow Directions
Outlining
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
Plurals: Add –; change y to i
Contractions with ’s, n’t, ’re, ’ll
Plurals with Words Ending
in ch, sh, x, s
Phonics:
Long Vowels ai, ay, ee, ea
Long o Sound
Three-Letter Clusters and
Unexpected Consonant
Patterns
Long i Sounds i, ie, igh
More Long Vowel
Spellings
Long o Sound
Three-Letter Clusters
and Unexpected
Consonant Patterns
The Long i Sound
Using an Atlas
Using Charts, Tables, and
Graphs
How to Read a Diagram
Using Newspapers to Find
Information
Using the Encyclopedia
Structural Analysis:
Plurals of Nouns Ending in
-f or -fe
Word Endings -er, -est
Suffixes -y, -ly
Prefixes un-, dis-, nonPhonics:
Vowel Sounds in clown and
lawn
Vowel + ⁄ r ⁄ Sounds
The ⁄ j ⁄, ⁄ k ⁄, and ⁄ kw ⁄ Sounds
Homophones
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Monitor/Clarify
Theme 2:
Celebrating Traditions
The United States has a
rich cultural heritage.
Comprehension Skills
Author’s Viewpoint
Categorize and Classify
Noting Details
Topic, Main Idea, Details
Strategies
Evaluate
Question
Summarize
Monitor/Clarify
Theme 3:
Incredible Stories
Some stories are too
wild to be believed!
Comprehension Skills
Fantasy and Realism
Following Directions
Drawing Conclusions
Story Structure
Strategies
Question
Evaluate
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
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Vowel Sounds in
clown and lawn
Vowel + ⁄ r ⁄ Sounds
The ⁄ j ⁄, ⁄ k ⁄, and ⁄ kw ⁄
Sounds
Homophones
Spiral Review
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Spiral Review lessons provide
systematic review and practice
of key skills.
For an in-depth study of a
genre, use Focus on Trickster
Tales and Biography.
Each theme is designed to
take four to six weeks, depending on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in the grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Dictionary: ABC Order
Vocabulary:
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Parts of a Dictionary
Sea Creatures
Battle Words
Camping Words
Personal Narrative
Writing Process
Writing a Good
Beginning
Keeping to the Topic
Sentence Combining
Vocabulary:
Word Families
Dictionary:
Guide Words
Vocabulary:
Rhyming Words
Dictionary:
Definitions
Sewing Words
Ranching Words
Travel Words
Food Words
Vocabulary:
Using Context
Dictionary: Choosing
the Correct Meaning
Dictionary:
Pronunciation Key
Vocabulary:
Using a Thesaurus
Words for Fantasy and
Realism
Italian Words and Phrases
Farm Words
Garden Words
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
What Is a Sentence?
Kinds of Sentences
Subjects and
Predicates
Using Commas in
Dates and Places
Capitalizing Days
and Months
Friendly Letter
Response Journal
Entry
Paragraph That Explains
Transforming Questions
into Statements
Have a Literature
Discussion
Introduce Yourself and
Others
Tell a Story
Math
Art
Social Studies
Science
Instructions
Writing Process
Sequencing
Being Complete
Using Exact Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Singular and
Plural Nouns
Special Plural
Nouns
Correcting Run-on
Sentences
Writing Complete
Sentences
Paragraphs That
Compare and
Contrast
Character Sketch
An Answer to a
Question
News Article
Compound Sentences
with and and but
Audience
Follow and Give Oral
Directions
Take a Telephone
Message
View Illustrations for
Purpose
Explain a Process
Social Studies
Art
Math
Science
Story
Writing Process
Developing a Plot
Developing Characters
and Setting
Using Possessive
Nouns
Possessive Nouns
What Is a Verb?
Present Time
Past Time and
Future Time
Using Commas for
Direct Address
Using Commas
with Introductory
Phrases
Capitalization and
Punctuation with
Quotation Marks
Journal Entry
Thank-You Note
Opinion Paragraph
Dialogue
View an Illustration
Present a Reader’s
Theater Performance
Have a Conversation
Hold a Debate
Math
Social Studies
Science
Indicates Tested Skills
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Skills
Overview
Grade 3
Strategies
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•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 4:
Animal Habitats
Animals coexist
with people in a
variety of habitats.
Theme 5:
Voyagers
No matter where they
travel, voyagers have
a lot in common.
Theme 6:
Smart Solutions
Sometimes it helps
to look at a problem
in a new way.
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Comprehension Skills
Fact and Opinion
Compare and Contrast
Making Judgments
Multimedia Resources
How to Use SQRR
Skim and Scan
Adjusting Rate of Reading
Structural Analysis:
Syllabication and Review
Word Endings -ed, -ing and
Changing Final y to i
Prefixes un-, re-;
Suffixes -ful, -ly, -er
Phonics:
Vowel plus ⁄ r ⁄ Sounds in hair
Consonant Clusters
Digraphs ch, sh, th, tch,
wh, wr
Vowel plus ⁄r ⁄ Sounds
in hair
Added Endings
Prefixes and Suffixes
Using a Time Line
How to Read a Diagram
Multimedia Report
Using Graphic Organizers
Structural Analysis:
Suffixes -less, -ness
Possessives
VCCV Pattern
Phonics:
Vowel Sounds in tooth
and cook
Vowel Sound in bought
Double Consonants
Vowel Sounds in tooth
and cook
Vowel Sound in bought
VCCV Pattern
Following Directions
Bilingual Dictionary
Real-Life Reading
Structural Analysis:
VCCCV Pattern
VCV Pattern
Contractions
Phonics:
Words Ending with -er or -le
Words Beginning with a or be
Soft c and Soft g
Words Ending with -er
or -le
Words Beginning with a
or be
Contractions
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Evaluate
Summarize
Comprehension Skills
Making Inferences
Predicting Outcomes
Text Organization
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Question
Monitor/Clarify
Comprehension Skills
Problem Solving
Drawing Conclusions
Making Generalizations
Strategies
Summarize
Predict/Infer
Evaluate
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age
Multi-age Classroom
Classroom
For an in-depth study of a
genre, use Focus on Trickster
Tales and Biography.
Each theme is designed to take
four to six weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in the grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
Dictionary:
Parts of Speech
Dictionary:
More MultipleMeaning Words
Dictionary: Base Words
and Inflected Forms
Words for Animal Homes
Words for Young Animals
Sounds Around Us
Research Report
Writing Process
Locating and Evaluating
Information
Topic Sentences and
Supporting Facts
Subject-Verb Agreement
The Verb be
Helping Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Varying Sentence
Types
Taking Notes
Writing a Poem
Problem-Solution
Essay
Choosing What’s
Important
Using Exact Verbs
Have a Literature
Discussion
View and Evaluate
Media
Listen to and Make
Announcements
Science
Music
Math
Health
Dictionary: Syllables
Vocabulary: Analogies
Dictionary: Homophones
Words for Ship Parts
Family Words
Words Used on Ships
Description
Writing Process
Ordering Information
Using Sensory Language
Writing Complete
Sentences
Subject Pronouns
Object Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Writing Dates and
Times
Writing a Play
Message
Learning Log Entry
Using Exclamations
Writing Complete
Information
Present an Oral Book
Report
Develop Nonverbal
Communication
Skills
Practice Group
Problem-Solving
Math
Social Studies
Science
Dictionary: Synonyms
Dictionary: Antonyms
Dictionary:
Spelling Table
Names of Languages
Night Noises
Restaurant Words
Persuasive Essay
Writing Process
Stating Goals and
Giving Reasons
Using Facts and
Examples
Correcting Run-on
Sentences
Adjectives
Comparing with
Adjectives
Adverbs
Announcement
Summary
Essay
Ordering Important
Information
Paraphrasing
Telling More with
Adverbs
Resolve a Conflict
Give a Persuasive
Speech
Dramatize a Story
Math
Social Studies
9
Indicates Tested Skills
21
Skills
Overview
Grade 4
Strategies
Grade at a Glance
•
•
•
•
•
•
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Back to School
Start the year off with the
story The Pumpkin Runner to
introduce the reading strategies.
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 1:
Journeys
Travelers who learn
about the world and
about themselves
Comprehension Skills
Story Structure
Author’s Viewpoint
Text Organization
Noting Details
Taking Notes
Parts of a Book
Using a K-W-L Chart
How to Read a Map
Adjusting Reading Rate
How to Outline
Structural Analysis:
Base Words and Endings
-er and -est
Suffixes -ly and -y
Syllabication
Word Roots tele and rupt
Phonics:
Short Vowels a and e, Long
Vowels a and e
Short Vowels i and o, Long
Vowels i and o
Short and Long Vowel u
Homophones
The ⁄ a ⁄, ⁄ a ⁄, ⁄ e ⁄, and
⁄ e ⁄ Sounds
The ⁄ i ⁄, ⁄ i ⁄, ⁄ o ⁄, and
⁄ o ⁄ Sounds
The ⁄ u ⁄, ⁄ yoo ⁄, ⁄ oo ⁄
Sounds
Homophones
Time Lines and
Schedules
Using the Library
Using Electronic Resources
Evaluating Sources
Structural Analysis:
Contractions
Word Roots sign and spect
Suffixes -er, -or, and -ist
Possessives
Phonics:
Spelling ⁄ ou ⁄ and ⁄ ô ⁄
Spelling ⁄ oo ⁄ and ⁄ oo ⁄
The ⁄ îr ⁄, ⁄ är ⁄, and ⁄ âr ⁄ Sounds
The ⁄ ôr ⁄, ⁄ ûr ⁄, and ⁄ yoor ⁄
Sounds
The ⁄ ou ⁄ and ⁄ ô ⁄
Sounds
The ⁄ oo ⁄ and ⁄ oo ⁄
The ⁄ îr ⁄, ⁄ är ⁄, and ⁄ âr ⁄
Sounds
The ⁄ ôr ⁄, ⁄ ûr ⁄, and
⁄ yoor ⁄ Sounds
Real-Life Reading
Story Chart
How to Read a Time Line
Recording Information on a
Venn Diagram
How to Read a Diagram
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
Words with the Suffix -able
Words Ending with -ed or -ing
Phonics:
Words that Begin with aor beFinal ⁄ @ r ⁄, ⁄ l ⁄, and ⁄ @ l ⁄ sounds
Consonant Digraphs
Compound Words
Final ⁄ @ r ⁄ and Final
⁄ l ⁄ or ⁄ @ l ⁄
Words Ending with
-ed or -ing
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Theme 2:
American Stories
The diversity,
achievement, and spirit
of the United States
Comprehension Skills
Sequence of Events
Making Inferences
Making Generalizations
Categorize and Classify
Strategies
Evaluate
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Question
Theme 3:
That’s Amazing!
Fantastic tales ranging
from the mysterious
to the hilarious
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Comprehension Skills
Noting Details
Compare and Contrast
Fantasy and Realism
Strategies
Question
Monitor/Clarify
Evaluate
Spiral Review
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Spiral Review lessons provide
systematic review and practice
of key skills.
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Mysteries, Plays,
Poetry and Pourquoi Tales.
Each theme is designed to take
four to six weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in the grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Vocabulary: MultipleMeaning Words
Dictionary:
Alphabetical Order
Using a Thesaurus
Dictionary:
Guide Words
Cold-Weather Words
Travel Words
Nautical Terms
Railroad Words
Personal Narrative
Writing Process
Writing a Good
Beginning
Keeping to the Focus
Varying Sentences
Antonyms
Dictionary: Entry Words
and Their Meanings
Using Context
Dictionary: MultipleMeaning Words
Library Terms: Types of
Library Books
Farm Words
Types of Hats
Citizenship Words
Synonyms
Dictionary: Spelling
Table/Pronunciation Key
Dictionary: Dividing
Words into Syllables
Scientific Terms: Weather
Words
Types of Clothing
Scientific Terms: Climate
Words
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
Kinds of Sentences
Subjects and
Predicates
Compound
Sentences
Common Nouns
Writing Complete
Sentences
Using Commas in
Dates and Places
News Article
Response Journal
Entry
An Answer to a
Question
Friendly Letter
Adding Details
Giving Examples
Have a Literature
Discussion
Introduce Yourself and
Others
Follow and Give Oral
Directions
Tell a Story
Science
Social Studies
Math
Art
Description
Writing Process
Ordering Information
Using Sensory
Language
Sentence Combining
Proper Nouns
Singular and
Plural Nouns
More Plural Nouns
Singular and Plural
Possessive Nouns
Correcting Run-on
Sentences
An Essay
Character Sketch
A Business Letter
Journal Writing
Main Idea and Details
in an Essay
Keeping to the Point
Voice in a Journal
Present a Reader’s
Theater Performance
Develop Telephone
Skills
Present an Oral Report
Describe Public
Sculpture
Math
Social Studies
Science
Story
Writing Process
Developing Plot,
Character, and
Setting
Writing Dialogue
Using Possessives
Action Verbs
Main Verbs and
Helping Verbs
Present, Past, and
Future Tenses
Paraphrasing
An Explanation
Writing an
Announcement
Writing a Summary
Audience
Ordering Important
Information
Hold a Conversation
Compare and
Contrast Texts
Listen to and Make
an Announcement
Math
Art
Social Studies
Science
Indicates Tested Skills
23
Skills
Overview
Grade 4
Strategies
•
•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 4:
Problem Solvers
Young people showing
initiative, courage, and
cooperation
Comprehension Skills
Predicting Outcomes
Problem Solving
Drawing Conclusions
Story Structure
Strategies
Summarize
Predict/Infer
Evaluate
Question
Theme 5:
Heroes
Making a difference
with courage, dignity,
and perseverance
Theme 6:
Nature: Friend and Foe
People reacting
to Nature’s bounty
and brutality
Comprehension Skills
Cause and Effect
Making Judgments
Fact and Opinion
Strategies
Evaluate
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Comprehension Skills
Following Directions
Topic, Main Idea, Details
Making Inferences
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Summarize
Predict/Infer
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Following Directions
Encyclopedia
How to Skim and Scan
Graphic Organizer
How to Take Notes
How to Follow Directions
Skim and Scan
Structural Analysis:
Words with the Suffix -ible
Prefixes re-, mis-, and exPrefixes pre-, con-, and comVCCV Pattern
Phonics:
Spelling ⁄ k ⁄, ⁄ ng ⁄, and ⁄ kw ⁄
Final ⁄ e ⁄
Final ⁄ j ⁄ and ⁄ s ⁄
Consonant Clusters
The ⁄ k ⁄, ⁄ ng ⁄, and ⁄ kw ⁄
Sounds
Final ⁄ e ⁄
Final ⁄ j ⁄ and ⁄ s ⁄
VCCV Pattern
Collecting Data
(Tables and Charts)
How to Take Notes
Newspapers/Magazines
How to Follow a Recipe
Conduct an Interview
How to Read a Chart
Structural Analysis:
Prefixes and Suffixes
Changing Final y to i
VCV Pattern
Phonics:
Vowel Diphthongs
Two Sounds of g
Two Sounds of c
Words with a Prefix of
a Suffix
Changing Final y to i
VCV Pattern
Outlining
How to Use SQRRR
Adjust Your Rate of Reading
Synthesizing
How to Skim and Scan
Multimedia Report
Structural Analysis:
Three-Syllable Words
Suffixes -less, -ness, and -ion
Word Roots graph and tract
Phonics:
r-Controlled Vowels
Unusual Spellings
Silent Consonants
Three-Syllable Words
Unusual Spellings
Silent Consonants
Focus on Genre
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Mysteries, Plays,
Poetry and Pourquoi Tales.
Each theme is designed to take
four to six weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in the grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Dictionary: Base
Words and Inflected
Forms (-s, -es. -ed,
-ing, -er, -est)
Word Families
Dictionary: Suffixes
(-ful, -less, -ly)
Connotation (negative
or positive)
Singing Alone or in a Group
Wood Words
Regal Words
Musical Terms: Types of
Music
Persuasive Essay
Writing Process
Stating Goals and
Giving Reasons
Using Supporting
Facts and Examples
Subject-Verb Agreement
Dictionary: Prefixes
re-, un-, disHomophones
Dictionary:
Word Histories
Holiday Words
Musical Instruments
Sports Terminology
Dictionary: More
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Analogies
Dictionary: Parts of
Speech
Sea Animals
Fire Terms
Prairie Words
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
The Irregular Verb Be
Other Irregular Verbs
Adjectives
Comparing with
Adjectives
Correction Sentence
Fragments
An Opinion
Taking Notes
A Comparison/Contrast
Composition
A Message
Using Commas for
Introductory Phrases
Choosing What’s
Important
Writing Complete
Information
Have a Literature
Discussion
Dramatize a Story
Practice Group
Problem-Solving
How to Look at
Fine Art
Give a Persuasive
Speech
Social Studies
Math
Science
Personal Essay
Writing Process
Main Idea and Details
Introductions and
Conclusions
Pronoun Reference
Subject Pronouns
Object Pronouns
Singular and
Plural Possessive
Pronouns
Sentence Combining
with Pronouns
Combining
Sentences with
Possessive Pronouns
and Appositives
Writing an Information
Paragraph
Writing a
Problem/Solution
Paragraph
Writing a Magazine
Article
Using Facts
View and Evaluate
Information Sources
Listen for Different
Purposes
Present an Oral
Book Report
Social Studies
Math
Research Report
Writing Process
Finding and
Evaluating
Information
Topic Sentences and
Supporting Facts
Using Adverbs Correctly
Adverbs
Comparing with
Adverbs
Prepositions and
Prepositional
Phrases
Elaborating with
Adverbs
Combining
Sentences with
Prepositional and
Participial Phrases
A How-to Paragraph
A Learning Log Entry
A Speech
Using Order Words
and Phrases
Explain a Process
Hold a Debate
Compare and
Contrast Media
Science
Social Studies
Indicates Tested Skills
25
Skills
Overview
Grade 5
Strategies
Grade at a Glance
•
•
•
•
•
•
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Back to School
Start the year off with the
story The Pumpkin Box to
introduce the reading strategies.
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 1:
Nature’s Fury
Nature is powerful, and
people must cope with
its challenges.
Comprehension Skills
Sequence of Events
Text Organization
Categorize and Classify
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Question
Monitor/Clarify
Theme 2:
Give It All You’ve Got!
Giving your best requires
both determination
and risk.
Comprehension Skills
Fact and Opinion
Story Structure
Predicting Outcomes
Topic/Main Idea and
Supporting Details
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Evaluate
Summarize
Predict/Infer
Theme 3:
Voices of the Revolution
The spirit of the
American Revolution
lives on.
Comprehension Skills
Author’s Viewpoint
Cause and Effect
Following Directions
Strategies
Summarize
Evaluate
Question
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Using Print and Electronic
Reference Sources
Using Graphic Aids:
Maps, Globes, Charts,
Tables, and Graphs
Using Print and Electronic
Card Catalogs
Structural Analysis:
Base Words
Syllabication
Word Roots struct and rupt
Phonics:
Short Vowels
Long Vowel Sounds /a/,
/e/, / /
Long Vowel Sounds /o/,
/oo/, and /yoo/
Short Vowels
The /a/, /e/, and
/ / Sounds
The /o/, /oo/ and
/yoo/ Sounds
Selecting the Appropriate
Reference Source
How to Read a Map
Using the Internet/Evaluate
Information
How to Read a Timeline
How to Skim and Scan
Use Parts of a Book and an
index
Summarizing Text Graphically:
Schedule, Time Line,
Venn Diagram
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
Roots spec/t and opt
Suffixes -ward and -ous
Suffixes -ive, and -ic
Phonics:
Silent Consonants
/ou/, /ô/, /oi/
The /ôr/, /âr/, and /är/
Sounds
The /ûr/ and /îr/ Sounds
Compound Words
The /ou/, /ô/ and
/oi/ Sounds
The /ôr/, /âr/ and
/är/ Sounds
The /ûr/ and /îr/
Sounds
Comparing Information in
Different Forms
Using Multiple Sources to
Locate Information
Locate Information
How to Read Primary Sources
Adjusting Reading Pate/
Method of Reading
Structural Analysis:
Possessives and Contractions
Syllabication -VCCV and
VCV Patterns
Prefixes sub- and surPhonics:
Final /@r/
Final Digraphs
Final /l/ and /@l/
Final/@ r/
VCCV and VCV
Patterns
Final /l/ or /@ l/
Spiral Review
Focus on Genre
Spiral Review lessons provide systematic review and
practice of key skills.
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Autobiographies,
Plays, Poetry, and Tall Tales.
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Each theme is designed to
take four to six weeks, depending on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Using a Thesaurus
Dictionary:
Alphabetical Order
and Guide Words
Dictionary Definitions
Scientific Terms: Geology
Words
Words from Many
Languages: Weather
Words
Words from Mythology
Description
Writing Process
Using Sensory
Language
Organizing Details
Writing Complete
Sentences
Word Families
Dictionary: MultipleMeaning Words
Vocabulary:
Homophones
Dictionary: Syllables
Movement Words
Scientific Terms: Sound
Words
Science Words:
Geological Features
and Terms
Word Study: Acronyms
Synonyms
Dictionary: Spelling
Table/Pronunciation Key
Dictionary: Antonyms
Occupation Words
Similes
Nautical Words
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
Kinds of
Sentences
Subjects and
Predicates
Conjunctions
Compound
Sentences
Singular and
Plural Nouns
More Plural Nouns
Capitalizing and
Punctuating
Sentences
Correcting
Sentence
Fragments
A News Article
Adding Details
A Response to a
Prompt
A Paragraph of
Information
Holding a Panel
Discussion
Having Literature
Discussion
Having Effective
Conversations
Health
Science
Math
Social Studies
Personal Essay
Writing Process
Writing Introductions
and Conclusions
Keeping to the Focus
Using Possessive
Nouns
Common and
Proper Nouns
Singular and
Plural Possessive
Nouns
Action Verbs
Direct Objects
Main Verbs and
Helping Verbs
Linking Verbs
Verb Tenses
More About Verb
Tenses
Paraphrasing
Combining
Sentences with
Helping Verbs
An Announcement
Ordering Important
Information
A Summary
A Clarification
Composition
A Business Letter
Using the Right Tone
Dramatizing a Scene
Listening to and
Making an
Announcement
Telling a Story
Viewing and
Evaluating Media
Math
Science
Art
Social Studies
Story
Writing Process
Developing a Plot,
Characters, and
Setting
Writing Dialogue
Using Exact Verbs
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Regular and
Irregular Verbs
Verb Phrases with
have
teach, learn; let,
leave; sit, set; can,
may
Adjectives
Proper Adjectives
Using Exact Nouns
and Verbs
Capitalization
Names of People
and Places
A Character Sketch
A Friendly Letter
Voice
A Biography
Speaking to Persuade
Viewing and
Evaluating Fine Art
Comparing
Information in
Various Media
Math
Science
Art
Social Studies
9
Indicates Tested Skills
27
Skills
Overview
Grade 5
Strategies
•
•
•
•
•
•
Grade at a Glance
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 4:
Person to Person
Relationships bring
both problems and
rewards.
Comprehension Skills
Problem Solving and
Decision Making
Noting Details
Compare and Contrast
Making Inferences
Note Taking
Paraphrasing and
Synthesizing
How to Outline
Evaluating Information for
Accuracy and Bias
Interviewing
Structural Analysis:
Syllabication —VCCV
Pattern
Syllabication —VV Pattern
Words Ending in -ed or -ing
Suffixes -ly, -ness, -ment,
-ful, -less
Phonics:
Consonant Clusters
Less Common Long e
Spellings
Double Consonants
/s/, and /z/ Sounds
VCCCV Pattern
VV Pattern
Words with -ed or
-ing
Words with Suffixes
Comparing Information
from More Than One
Source
Using a Word Processor to
Write a Report
How to Use the SQP3R
Strategy
Using Multiple Sources of
Information to Present
Information About a Topic
How to Take Notes
Creating and Organizing
Disk Files
Structural Analysis:
Prefixes un-, dis-, in-, re;
suffix -ion
Stressed and Unstressed
Syllables
Review of Syllabication
Changing Final y to i
Phonics:
Words with Final / j/, / v/
and / s/ Sounds
Word Beginnings a-, beFinal /n/, /@ n/, /ch@ r/,
and /zh@ r/ Sounds
Initial and Medial Digraph
Words with a Prefix or
a Suffix
Unstressed Syllables
Final /n/, or /@n/,
/ch@r/, /zh@r/
Changing Final y to i
Completing Applications
and Forms
Preparing a Report Using
Text, Graphic Aids, and
Pictures
Evaluate the Effects of Media
in Daily Life
How to Categorize Information
Structural Analysis:
Prefixes com-, con-, en-, ex-,
pre-, proThree-Syllable Words
Suffixes -ent, -ant, -able, -ible
Phonics:
/k/ and /kw/ Sounds
Consonant Alternations
Vowel Alternations
More Words with
Prefixes
Three-Syllable Words
Words with -ent, -ant;
-able, -ible
Strategies
Question
Predict/Infer
Monitor/ Clarify
Evaluate
Theme 5:
One Land, Many Trails
The trails to and across
the United States have
seen many travelers.
Comprehension Skills
Drawing Conclusions
Propaganda
Making Judgments
Story Structure
Strategies
Evaluate
Predict/ Infer
Question
Summarize
Theme 6:
Animal Encounters
People and wild animals
interact in a a variety of
close encounters.
Comprehension Skills
Making Generalizations
Topic, Main, Idea and Supporting
Details
Drawing Conclusions
Strategies
Monitor/ Clarify
Evaluate
Summarize
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Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of a genre,
use Focus on Autobiographies,
Plays, Poetry, and Tall Tales.
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Each theme is designed to
take four to six weeks, depending on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Dictionary: Base
Words and Inflected
Forms
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Dictionary: Prefixes
Vocabulary:
Connotation
Precise Words
Shades of Meaning
Family Words
Transportation Words
A Personal Narrative
Writing Process
Good Beginnings
Writing with Voice
Varying Sentence
Types
Analogies
Dictionary: Suffixes
Dictionary: Parts of
Speech
Dictionary: Word
Histories
Words from French
Words for Types of Cloth
Words Related to Horses
Spanish Words
Using Context
Dictionary: Variations
in Pronunciation
Dictionary: Idioms and
Run-on Entries
Words Related to the
Seasons
Place Names and Proper
Adjectives
Botanical Words
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
Comparing with
Adjectives
Comparing with
good and bad
Commas in a
Series
More Uses for
Commas
Interjections
Quotations
Abbreviations
Titles
Combining
Sentences by
Using Introductory
Phrases
A Memo
Changing Positions of
Adjectives
A How-to Paragraph
Using Order Words
A Journal Entry
Expanding Sentences
with Adjectives
Giving a Speech
Explaining a Process
Speaking on the
Telephone
Making and Listening
to Introductions
Science
Social Studies
Art
Health
Research Report
Writing Process
Finding and
Evaluating
Information
Topic Sentences and
Supporting Facts
Pronoun Reference
Subject and
Object Pronouns
Using I and me
Possessive
Pronouns
Contractions with
Pronouns
Double Subjects
Using we and us
with Nouns
Adverbs
Comparing with
Adverbs
Combining
Sentences with
Pronouns
A Speech
Using Quotations
A Problem-Solution
Composition
An Explanation
Organizing Information
A Compare/Contrast
Paragraph
Using Exact Adverbs
How to Look at Fine
Art
Listening to Take
Notes and
Summarize
Listening to Resolve
Conflicts
Giving an Oral Report
Giving a Choral
Speaking
Presentation
Social Studies
Vocabulary
Math
Art
Science
Persuasive Essay
Writing Process
Stating Reasons and
Answering
Objections
Using Supporting
Facts and Details
Correcting Run-on
Sentences
Contractions with
not
Negatives
Prepositions
Prepositional
Phrases
Object Pronouns
in Prepositional
Phrases
Pronouns in
Prepositional Phrases
with Compound
Objects
Avoiding Double
Negatives
Combining
Sentences with
Prepositional Phrases
An Opinion Paragraph
A Compare/Contrast
Essay
An Answer to an
Essay Question
Placing Prepositional
Phrases Correctly
Planning a
Multimedia
Presentation
Giving and Listening
to Directions
Viewing for
Information and
Details
Math
Health
Science
Social Studies
Indicates Tested Skills
29
Skills
Overview
Strategies
Grade 6
Grade at a Glance
•
•
•
•
•
•
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Back to School
Start the year off with the
story A Mummy Mystery to
introduce the reading strategies.
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 1:
Courage
People find moral and
physical courage from
many sources.
Comprehension Skills
Noting Details
Making Judgments
Sequence of Events
Predict Outcomes
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Evaluate
Monitor/Clarify
Theme 2:
What Really Happened?
Investigation of
mysterious events reveals
interesting theories.
Comprehension Skills
Fact and Opinion
Making Inferences
Text Organization
Strategies
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Theme 3:
Growing Up
Growing up
means learning
more about yourself.
Comprehension Skills
Making Generalization
Making Inferences
Story Structure
Problem Solving and
Decision Making
Strategies
Question
Predict/ Infer
Evaluate
Monitor/ Clarify
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Using Parts of a Book
and an Index
Using Graphic Aids:
Maps, Globes, Graphs,
Tables, Captions, and
Charts
Using Print and Electronic
Card Catalogs
How to Read Primary
Sources
Using Print and Electronic
Reference Sources
How to Take Notes
Structural Analysis:
Suffixes -ful, -less, and -ly
Syllabication
Prefixes un- and rePossessives and
Contractions
Phonics:
Short Vowels
Long Vowel
The /ou/, /oo/, /ô/, and
/oi/ Sounds
Short Vowels
Long Vowels
More Vowel Spelling
The /ou/, /oo/, /ô/
and /oi/ Sounds
Choosing Reference
Sources
How to Outline an Article
Evaluating the Effects of
Media on Daily Life
Using the Internet/Evaluate
Information
How to Categorize
Information
Structural Analysis:
"Someone Who" suffixes
-er, -or, -ar, -ist, -ian,
-an, -ent, -eer
Structural Analysis:
Inflected Endings -s, -es
Adjectives Suffixes -al, -ive,
-ous
Phonics:
Vowel + /r/ Sounds
Homophones
Final /@ n/, /@ l/, and /@ r/
Sounds
Vowel + /r/ Sounds
Homophones
Final /@ r/, /@ n/, and
/@ l/
Comparing Information
from More Than One
Source
Paraphrasing and
Synthesizing
How to Skim and Scan
Conducting an Interview
Adjusting Reading Rate/
Method of Reading
Structural Analysis:
Syllabication VCV, VCCV
and VCCCV Patterns
Words Ending in -ed or -ing
Endings and Suffixes -en,
-ize, -ify
Prefixes in-, im- and conPhonics:
Homographs
Final /t/, /ed/, and /d/
Sounds
/ch/ and /k/
Silent Consonants b, gh, and w
VCV, VCCV, and VCCCV
Patterns
Words with -ed or -ing
Endings and Suffixes
Prefixes in- and con-
Spiral Review
Focus on Genre
Spiral Review lessons provide
systematic review and practice
of key skills.
For an in-depth study of a
genre, use Focus on Speeches,
Plays, Poetry, and Myths.
Pacing
Multi-age Classroom
Each theme is designed to take
four to six weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Themes are correlated to themes
in the grades above and below.
See your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Using Context
Dictionary:
Alphabetical Order
and Guide Words
Dictionary: Parts of
an Entry
Word Families
Easily Confused Words
Alphabetical Order and
Guide Words
Adverbs
Mountain Climbing Terms
Motion Words
Personal Narrative
Writing Process
Sequencing
Adding Details
Varying Sentences
Dictionary: Syllables
Homophones
Dictionary: Spelling
Table/Pronunciation
Key
Flight Terms
Word from Other
Languages: Inuit
Words
Scientific Terms:
Dinosaur Names
Using a Thesaurus
Dictionary: Base
Words and Inflected
Forms
Dictionary: Part of
Speech
Clipped Words
Descriptive Words
More Clipped Words
Direction Words
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
Kinds of Sentences
Subjects and
Predicates
Conjunctions
Compound
Sentences
Complex Sentences
Correcting Fragments
and Run-on Sentences
Common and
Proper Nouns
Singular and Plural
Nouns
Using Sequence
Words and Phrases
Capitalizing and
Punctuating
Sentences
Combining
Sentences with
Appositives
Instructions
A Memo
A Friendly Letter
Voice
An Opinion
Retelling a Story
Speaking on the
Telephone
Holding a Literature
Discussion
Giving and Listening
to Directions
Science
Health
Social Studies
Art
Vocabulary
Math
Story
Writing Process
Developing Plot,
Characters, and
Setting
Writing Dialogue
Using Exact Nouns
Singular and
Plural Possessive
Nouns
More Possessive
Nouns
Action Verbs and
Direct Objects
Main Verbs and
Auxiliary Verbs
Transitive and
Intransitive Verbs
Being Verbs and
Linking Verbs
Using Exact Verbs
A News Article
Adding Details
A Journal Entry
A Business Letter
Using the Right Tone
Making and Listening
to Announcements
Giving a Choral
Speaking
Presentation
Giving an Oral Report
Math
Vocabulary
Social Studies
Science
Art
Description
Writing Process
Using Sensory
Language
Organizing Details
Sentence Combining
Verb Tenses
More About Verb
Tenses
Principal Parts of
Regular and
Irregular Verbs
Perfect Tenses
More Irregular Verbs
Subject-Verb
Agreement
sit, set; lie, lay;
rise, raise
lend, borrow; let,
leave; teach, learn
Correcting Sentence
Fragments and
Run-on Sentences
Using Exact Nouns
and Verbs
A Problem-Solution
Composition
Organization
A Response to a
Prompt
A Character Sketch
A Speech
Audience
Dramatizing a Story
Presenting Reader’s
Theater
Making and Listening
to Introductions
Conflict Resolution
Social Studies
Art
Health
Math
Science
Indicates Tested Skills
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Skills
Overview
Grade 6
Strategies
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Grade at a Glance
Reading
Comprehension Skills
and Strategies
Phonics/Decoding
Predict/Infer
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Summarize
Evaluate
Word Work
Information and
Study Skills
Decoding Longer
Words
Spelling
Structural Analysis/Phonics
Theme 4:
Discovering Ancient
Cultures
Nonfiction selections
tell about life in
ancient cultures.
Theme 5:
Doers and Dreamers
It often takes hard work
and determination to
fulfill your dreams.
Theme 6:
New Frontiers:
Oceans and Space
The uncharted frontiers
of oceans and space
offer new challenges.
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Comprehension Skills
Author’s Viewpoint: Bias and
Assumptions
Cause and Effect
Topic, Main Idea, and Details
Strategies
Summarize
Evaluate
Monitor/Clarify
Comprehension Skills
Propaganda
Problem Solving
Compare and Contrast
Strategies
Predict/Infer
Summarize
Question
Comprehension Skills
Cause and Effect
Following Directions
Categorize and Classify
Drawing Conclusion
Strategies
Evaluate
Monitor/Clarify
Question
Predict/Infer
How to Adjust Your Rate of
Reading
Using Multiple Sources to
locate Information
How to Read a Time Line
Note Taking
How to Read a Diagram
Comparing Information in
Different Forms
Structural Analysis:
Suffixes -ic, -al, and -ure
Suffixes -ion and -ation
Unstressed Syllables
Phonics:
The /zh/ and /sh/ Sounds
Different Sounds for the
Letters wh
The /@ / Sound
The /sh/ Sound
Adding -ion, or -ation
Unstressed Syllables
Using Multiple Sources
of Information to
Present Information
About a Topic
How to Skim and Scan
Using a Word Processor to
Write a Report
Creating and Organizing
Disk Files
Structural Analysis:
Word Parts ven and graph
Plurals
Suffixes -ent/ -ence,
-ant/-ance, -able/-ible,
-ate
Phonics:
Final / z/, / v/, / j/, / k/,
/ch@ r/, /@ s/ Sounds
Hard and Soft c Sounds
/f/, /g/, and /j/ Sounds
Final / z/, / v/, / j/,
/ k/, /ch@ r/ and /@ s/
Plurals
Suffixes: -ant/-ance;
-ent/ -ence; -able/
-ible; -ate
Completing Applications
and Forms
Summarize Text
Graphically: Schedule,
Time Line, Venn Diagram
How to Follow Directions
How to Adjust Your Rate of
Reading
Prepare a Report Using Text,
Graphic Aids, and Pictures
How to Use SQP3R Strategy
Evaluating Information for
Accuracy and Bias
Structural Analysis:
Prefixes de-, dis-, ex-,
inter-, per-, pre-, proPrefixes ad- and obWords with ie or ei
Word Parts
Phonics:
/@r y/ and /sh@r/ Sounds
/th/ and /th/ Sounds
Vowel Alternations
Consonant Alternations
Prefixes: de-, dis-, ex-,
inter-, per-, pre-, proPrefixes: ad- and obWords with ie or ei
Word Parts
Pacing
Focus on Genre
For an in-depth study of a
genre, use Focus on Speeches,
Plays, Poetry, and Myths.
Each theme is designed to take
four to six weeks, depending
on your students’ needs.
Multi-age Classroom
Themes are correlated to themes in
the grades above and below. See
your Teacher’s Edition.
Writing and Language
Vocabulary Skills
and Expansion
Reading-Writing
Workshop
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Synonym
Dictionary: Prefixes
and Suffixes
Descriptive Words
Using a Thesaurus
Words for Leaders
Research Report
Writing Process
Locating and
Evaluating
Information
Using an Outline
Using Adjectives
Antonyms
Dictionary: MultipleMeaning Words
Dictionary: Etymology
Athletic Terms
Business Terms
Color Words
Analogies
Word Families
Dictionary: Idioms and
Run-on Entries
Dictionary: More Than
One Spelling or
Pronunciation
Space Travel Terminology
Fields of Study
Science Word Origins
Acronyms
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Cross-Curricular
Writing
Listening/
Speaking/Viewing
Content Area
Adjectives
Proper Adjectives
Comparing with
Adjectives
Comparing with
good or bad
Adverbs
Comparing with
Adverbs
Elaborating with
Adjectives
Combining
Sentences with
Adjectives
An Explanation
Eliminating
Unnecessary Words
A Paragraph of
Information
A Comparison and
Contrast Paragraph
Giving a Speech
Viewing for
Information and
Details
Comparing Forms of
Information
Math
Science
Social Studies
Personal Essay
Writing Process
Keeping to the Focus
Introductions and
Conclusions
Correcting Sentence
Fragments
Subject and
Object Pronouns
Pronouns in
Compound
Subjects and
Objects
Possessive and
Indefinite Pronouns
Using Who,
Whom, Whose
Avoiding Double
Negatives
Contractions
Writing Clearly
with Pronouns
A Clarification
Composition
Being Precise
A How-to Paragraph
A Summary
Paraphrasing
Listening to Take
Notes and
Summarize
Explaining a Process
How to Look at Fine Art
Viewing and
Evaluating Fine Art
Math
Art
Social Studies
Science
Persuasive Essay
Writing Process
Stating Reasons and
Answering
Objections
Using Supporting
Facts and Details
Using Adverbs and
Adjectives Correctly
Prepositions and
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional
Phrases as Adjectives
and Adverbs
Interjections
Abbreviations
Commas in a
Series
More Uses for
Commas
Punctuating Dialogue
Capitalization in
Titles
Combining
Sentences with
Prepositional Phrases
Using Commas
When Combining
Sentences
An Announcement
Ordering Important
Information
A Biography
A Compare/Contrast
Essay
An Answer to an Essay
Question
Keeping to the Point
Viewing and
Evaluating Media
Planning a
Multimedia
Presentation
Speaking to Persuade
Holding Effective
Conversations
Math
Social Studies
Vocabulary
Science
Art
Indicates Tested Skills
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