Study Guide for Reading, Spelling and Grammar 2018 · 2019. 3. 8. · Grammar Skill - Identify predicates The predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is. Unit 1 Week

Study Guide

for

Reading, Spelling

and Grammar

2018 -2019

First Nine Week Period

Reading Unit 1

August 6-10

This is a Start Smart introduction week. We will be introducing and

reviewing rules and procedures for the classroom. Start Smart work

will be explained, completed and sent home this week.

Week 1 August 13-17

Reading Skill – Key details, visualizing

Vocabulary – actions, afraid, depend, nervously, peered, perfectly,

rescue, secret

Vocabulary

actions- something someone does

afraid – frightened or scared

depends – to trust or rely on

nervously – worried or unsure

peered – to stare or look at

perfectly – having no mistakes

rescue – to save or set free

secret – hidden from most people, not known by everyone

Spelling - Short a,i (Thursday’s assessment will count as a daily grade.

Words with an* will be assessed during Week 6 as a major Spelling

test grade)

1. has 8. fix 15. help *

2. wag 9. him 16. actions *

3. bad 10. if 17. peered

4. six 11. can 18. secret *

5. will * 12. hit 19. afraid

6. sat 13. why * 20. depend

7. had 14. for

Grammar Skill - Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. The words

are in an order that makes sense. A sentence begins with a capital

letter. Sentences must have an ending mark. A statement is a sentence

that tells something. It ends with a period. A question is a sentence

that asks something. It ends with a question mark.

Unit 1 Week 2 August 20-24

Reading Skill – character, setting, events

Vocabulary – aside, culture, fair, invited, language, plead, scurries,

share

Vocabulary

aside – moved to one side

culture – sharing the same way of life

fair – treating everyone the same

invited – asked to do something or go somewhere

language – the way we speak, read, write, or sign

plead – to beg or argue to get what you want

scurries – to scamper or run quickly

share – to give part of something you have to someone else

Spelling – short e, o, u

1. went* 8. hut 15. see

2. tell 9. tub 16. aside*

3. pet 10. bun 17. fair

4.job* 11. fix 18. plead

5. fog 12. has* 19. share

6. not 13. one 20. invited*

7. tug 14. or

Grammar Skill – commands and exclamations

A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something. It ends

with a period (.). An exclamation is a sentence that shows surprise or

strong feelings. It ends with an exclamation mark (!)

Unit 1 Week 3 August 27-31

Reading Skill – key details, character, setting, events: use illustrations

Vocabulary – decide, different, friendship, glance, proper, relationship,

stares, trade

Vocabulary

decide – to make up your mind

different – not the same

friendship – being pals and helping one another

glance – to look at quickly and then look away

proper – to act in a certain way

relationship – when you have a connection with someone

stares – to look at something for awhile with eyes wide open

trade – to give one thing away to get something else

Spelling – 2- letter blends (r,s,t,l) (two letters whose sounds are

blended together)

1. grass 8. plans* 15. she

2. trips* 9. milk 16. here

3. crack 10. belt 17. small

4. still 11. fog 18. want

5. west* 12. tub 19. were*

6. mask 13. by 20. what*

7. clap 14. he

Grammar Skill – Identify subjects

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

Unit 1 Week 4 September 4-7

Reading Skill – key details, using photos

Vocabulary – allowed, care, excited, needs, roam, safe, wandered, wild

Vocabulary

allowed – to have permission to do something

care – when you care for something, you meet its needs

excited – all worked up about something

needs – things a person or animal must have

roam – to move freely from place to place

safe – free from harm or danger

wandered – to move with no direction on guidance

wild – the wild is a place in nature where animals live

Spelling – short a, long a, (a_e)

1. bag 8. cape 15. your *

2. cap 9. made * 16. care

3. ham 10. rake 17. move

4. bake 11. belt 18. now

5. ate * 12. still 19. show*

6.mad 13. into 20. year

7. back * 14. done

Grammar Skill - Identify predicates

The predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is.

Unit 1 Week 5 September 10-14

Reading Skill – key details, ask and answer questions

Vocabulary – choose, chores, cost, customers, jobs, spend, tools

Vocabulary

choose – to decide on one thing rather than another

chores – small jobs you can do around the house

cost – how much you have to pay for something

customers – people who buy something from a store or company

jobs – work that people do to earn money

spend – when you use money to buy or pay for something

tools – equipment used to make or repair things

Spelling – short i, long i, (i_e)

1. did 8. five 15. says

2. fin 9. side * 16. goes

3. pick 10. hike 17. other

4. line 11. cape 18. choose*

5. pipe * 12. made 19. spend*

6.tip 13. all 20. chores*

7. mix 14. any

Grammar Skill – expanding and combining sentences

When you expand a sentence, you add more details to the subject or

predicate. You can also combine sentences that have the same subject

or predicate. When you combine sentences, you use the word and.

Unit 1 Week Review and Unit Test, September 17-21

Reading

Character, setting, and events

Using illustrations

Key details

Text evidence – finding and using

Root words

Context clues: sentence clues

Inflectional endings: -es, -s, -ed, -ing

Main topic or main idea

Comparing texts

Grammar

Letter punctuation

Statements and questions

Commands and exclamations

Expanding and combining sentences

Subjects and predicates

Commas after sequence words

Quotations with dialogue

Spelling

Long and short vowels

Two-letter blends

Spelling Test Words List

(major test grade)

1. will 14. were

2. help 15. what

3. actions 16. ate

4. secret 17. back

5. why 18. made

6. went 19. your

7. job 20. show

8. has 21. goes

9. aside 22. other

10. invited 23. choose

11. trips 24. spend

12. west 25. chores

13. plans

Reading Unit 2

Unit 2, Week 1 September 24-28

Reading Skill –character, setting, plot

Vocabulary – adapt, climate, eager, freedom, fresh, sense, shadows,

silence

Vocabulary

adapt – to adjust or to get used to something

climate – the weather that a place usually has

eager – how you act when you want to do something very much

freedom – free to do what you want and go where you want, ease of

movement

fresh – new or not spoiled

sense – a feeling you have about something

shadows – dark shapes that are made when something is in front of a

light

silence – when it is still and quiet

Spelling – long or short o

1. box 8. nose 15. took

2. fox 9. poke 16. climate*

3. dog 10. rope 17. fresh

4. lock* 11. side 18. sense

5. pot 12. line 19. shadows*

6. cone 13. have 20. silence*

7. home 14. off*

Grammar Skill – Identify Nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing.

Unit 2, Week 2 October 1-4

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, “Wolf! Wolf!”

Reading Skill –character, setting, plot

Vocabulary – believe, delicious, feast, fond, lessons, remarkable,

snatch, stories

Vocabulary

believe – to think something is true

delicious – tastes very good

fond – to like something a lot, to care about something

lessons – things you learn from ideas or rules, learning experiences

snatch – to grab something quickly

feast – a large or fancy meal

remarkable – wonderful or outstanding

stories – made-up tales

Spelling – long or short u

1. mule 8. hum 15. their

2. fuse 9. must 16. feast*

3. plum 10. fun 17. fond

4. huge* 11. rope 18. lessons

5. use 12. nose 19. snatch*

6. dug 13. look 20. stories *

7. cub 14. yes*

Grammar Skill – Identify Singular and Plural Nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A singular noun names

one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one person,

place, or thing.

Unit 2 Week 3 October 8-12

“A Prairie Guard Dog”, “Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!”

Reading Skill –main topic and details

Vocabulary – buried, escape, habitat, journey, nature, peeks, restless,

spies

Vocabulary

buried – covered up or hidden

escape – when you get out of or away from something

habitat – the place where an animal or plant usually lives or grows

journey – a trip

nature – all the things outdoors not made by people

peeks – take a quick look

restless – if you cannot stay still or quiet

spies – when a person watches for something and sees it

Spelling – soft c and g

1. place 8. range 15. saw

2. barge 9. mice 16. escape*

3. trace* 10. cage 17. nature

4. ice 11. mule 18. restless

5. bulge* 12. huge 19. habitat*

6. badge 13. out 20. journey *

7. space 14. wash

Grammar Skill – Kinds of nouns – common, proper

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A common noun names

any person, place, or thing. It begins with a lower case letter. (boy,

state, dog) A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. IT

begins with a capital letter. (Jack, Alabama, Sadie)


“Eagles and Eaglets”, “Baby Bears”

Reading Skill –main topic and key details

Vocabulary – adult, alive, covered, fur, giant, groom, mammal, offspring

Vocabulary

adult – a person or animal that is fully grown

alive - living

covered – has something over it

fur – thick animal hair

giant – very large

groom – to clean each other

mammal – any warm-blooded animal that feeds milk to its babies

offspring – the children or young of people or animals

Spelling – consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, ph, th, ng, wh

1. chop 8. thin 15. early

2. catch 9. bring 16. adult*

3. shape* 10. while 17. giant

4. trash 11. place 18. mammal

5. phone* 12. badge 19. offspring*

6. that 13. seven 20. covered *

7. sting 14. isn’t

Grammar Skill – Plural nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A singular noun names

one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one person,

place, or thing.


Poetry - “Cats and Kittens’, “Desert Camels”, “A Bat is Not a Bird”

“Beetles,” “ The Little Turtle”

Reading Skill –key details

Vocabulary – behave, express, feathers, flapping, poem, rhyme, rhythm,

word choice

Vocabulary

behave – act in a way that is good or correct

express – when you tell how or show how you feel about something

feathers – the soft things that cover a bird’s body

flapping – when something is moving up and down

poem – a form of writing that expresses imagination or feeling

rhyme – when two words have the same ending sounds

rhythm - the repeating accents, or beats, in a poem

word choice – the use of rich, colorful, exact words

Spelling – three letter blends

1. scratch 8. split 15. shrub

2. scrape 9. catch 16. express*

3. throne* 10. sting 17. flapping

4. stripe 11. far 18. feathers

5. strange* 12. flower 19. behave*

6. shred 13. until 20. poem *

7. splash 14. spring

Grammar Skill – Kinds of nouns – possessive nouns

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A possessive noun is a

noun that shows who or what owns something. A singular possessive

noun ends with an apostrophe and –s. Add an apostrophe after the final

s to make a plural noun possessive.

Unit 2 Week 6 Review and Unit Test, October 29 – November 2

Reading

Character, setting, and plot/text evidence, problem and solution

Using illustrations

Main topic and Key details

Text evidence – finding and using

Text features :charts and captions

Prefixes: dis-, un-

Suffixes:-ly, -less, -ful

Multiple meaning words

Literary elements: rhythm, rhyme

Comparing texts

Grammar

Nouns

Singular and plural nouns

Possessive nouns

Irregular plural nouns

Spelling

Long vowels

Soft g

Consonant digraphs

Three letter blends


(major test grade)

1. lock 14. journey

2. off 15. habitat

3. climate 16. shape

4. shadows 17. phone

5. silence 18. adult

6. huge 19. offspring

7. yes 20. covered

8. feast 21. throne

9. snatch 22. strange

10. stories 23. express

11. trace 24. behave

12. bulge 25. poem

13. escape

Unit 3 Week 1 November 5-9

“Magnets Work, “I Fall Down”

Reading Skill –author’s purpose

Vocabulary – amazing, force, measure, objects, proved, speed, true,

weight

Vocabulary

amazing – something is very surprising or makes you feel wonder

force – a push or pull that can change how something moves

measure – to find the size or amount of something

objects – things you can see or touch

proved – when you show that something is true

speed – how fast something moves

true - correct

weight – how heavy something is

Spelling – long a spelled a, ai, ay, es, ei, eigh, ey

1. nail 8.weigh 15. two

2. train 9. sleigh 16. force*

3. main 10. prey 17. amazing*

4. hay 11. scrape 18. speed*

5. stay 12. strange 19. objects*

6. break 13. good 20. true *

7. steak 14. often

Grammar Skill – verbs

A verb is a word that shows action. It tells what a person, animal, or

thing does.


“Starry Night” “Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars”

Reading Skill –character, setting, plot, sequence

Vocabulary – adventure, delighted, dreamed, enjoyed, grumbled,

moonlight, neighbor, nighttime

Vocabulary

adventure – exciting or unusual things to do

delighted – to feel very pleased about something

dreamed – when you imagine something happening

enjoyed – like doing something very much

grumbled – made a low rumbling sound

moonlight – the moon’s glow you often see at night

nighttime – the dark part of the day

Spelling – long i spelled i, y, igh, ie

1. light 8.dry 15. apart

2. sight* 9. try 16. dreamed*

3. mind 10. lie* 17. enjoyed

4. cry 11. hay 18. moonlight

5. tie 12. steak 19. delighted*

6. high* 13. begin 20. adventure

7. wild 14. those

Grammar Skill – verbs


thing does. A present-tense verb tells about something happening now.


“Lighting Lives”, “Biblioburro”

Reading Skill –author’s purpose

Vocabulary – across, borrow, countryside, idea, insists, lonely, solution,

villages

Vocabulary

across – to go from one side to the other

borrow – to take something and agree to return it later

countryside – the land that is away from cities or large towns

idea – a thought or plan you have for something

insists – to say firmly that something must be done

lonely – a lonely place is one that very few people visit

solution – a way to answer a problem

villages – very small towns in the country

Spelling – long o, spelled o, oa, ow, oe

1. told* 8.show 15. who

2. most 9. Joe 16. borrow*

3. float* 10. toe 17. across

4. coat 11. light 18. villages

5. toast 12. mind 19. countryside*

6. grow* 13. only 20. solution

7. mow 14. our

Grammar Skill – past-tense verbs

A verb is a word that shows action. It tells what a person, animal,

or thing does. A present-tense verb tells about something happening

now. Verbs that tell about the past or something that has already

happened are “past-tense verbs”. Regular past-tense verbs have the

ending –ed.

Unit 3 Week 4 December 3-7

“Tornado!”, “Wild Weather”

Reading Skill –main idea, key details

Vocabulary – damage, dangerous, destroy, event, harsh, prevent,

warning, weather

Vocabulary

damage – injury or harm that happens to something

dangerous- something that is not safe and could cause you harm

destroy – to break something so it cannot be used again

event – something that happens

harsh – something difficult, uncomfortable or hard to deal with

prevent – to stop something from happening

warning – something that lets people know that something dangerous

may happen

weather – what the air is like at a certain place and time

Spelling – long e spelled e, ee, ea, ie, y, ey, e-e

1. we 8.keys 15. special

2. bee* 9. pony 16. destroy*

3. need 10. chief* 17. dangerous

4. queen 11. every 18. prevent

5. leaf 12. grow 19. weather*

6. mean* 13. toe 20. damage

7. thief 14. after

Grammar Skill – verb “have”


thing does. The verb “have” has two forms in the present tense, “has”

and “have”. “Has” is used when the subject is singular. “Have” is used

when the subject is plural and with “I” and “you”.

Unit 3 Week 5 December 10-14

“Why People Drum”, “Many Ways to Enjoy Music”

Reading Skill –main idea and key details

Vocabulary - cheered, concert, instruments, movements, music, rhythm,

sounds, understand

Vocabulary

cheered - shouted with happiness or praise

concert - a musical performance played by a number of musicians

movements – the ways of moving

music – the pleasing sounds made by a singer or musical instrument,

such as a piano or guitar

rhythm – the repeating of sounds or movements to create a beat

sounds – noises that can be heard

understand - when you know what something means

Spelling – long u: u_e, ew, ue, u

1. cute 8. pew 15. give

2. cube 9. fuel 16. concert*

3. fumes* 10. cues 17. movements

4. music 11. pony 18. sounds*

5. unit 12. queen 19. rhythm

6. menu* 13. began 20. understand *

7. few 14. come

Grammar Skill – Combining and rearranging sentences

Two simple sentences with similar ideas can be combined into one

longer sentence. This can be done by connecting the two sentences

with a comma and a word such as and, but, or, and so.

Unit 3 Week 6 Review and Spelling Test, December 17-21

Reading


Text features :charts and captions

Prefixes: un-

Antonyms and synonyms

Author’s purpose

Grammar

Present tense verbs

Action verbs

Past tense and future-tense verbs

Combining and rearranging sentences

Verb: have

Spelling

Long vowels


(major test grade)

1. force 14. amazing

2. speed 15. objects

3. true 16. sight

4. high 17. lie

5. dreamed 18. delighted

6. float 19. grow

7. told 20. borrow

8. countryside 21. bee

9. mean 22. chief

10. destroy 23. weather

11. fumes 24. menu

12. concert 25. sounds

13. understand

Unit 4 Week 1 January 7-11

“Where Do You Live?”, “Rain Forests”

Reading Skill –compare and contrast

Vocabulary – eerie, growth, layers, lively, location, regions, seasons,

temperate

Vocabulary

eerie – strange in a way that makes you feel afraid or nervous

growth – something that grows or has grown

layers – made up of different parts or levels sitting on top of one

another

lively – active and full of life and energy

location – a place

region – a large part of the surface of the Earth

seasons – the four parts of the year that each have their own kind of

weather

temperate – a temperate place is a place that is never very hot or cold

Spelling – silent letters wr, kn, gn, mb, sc

1. comb 8.know 15. very

2. crumb* 9. wrist 16. growth*

3. scene 10. writing 17. location

4. scent* 11. cube 18. seasons

5. gnat 12. music 19. eerie

6. sign 13. don’t 20. lively*

7. knife* 14. eat

Grammar Skill – linking verbs

A linking verb connects the subject to the rest of the sentence. It

does not show action. The linking verb be has special forms in the

present tense: is, are, and am.

When the subject of the sentence is I, use the verb form am.

When the subject of the sentence is singular, use the verb form is.

When the subject of the sentence is plural, use the verb form are.

Unit 4, Week 2-January 14-18

Volcanoes (selection test material); Into the Sea (enrichment)

Reading Skill: Cause and Effect

Vocabulary: active, earth, explode, island, local, properties, solid,

steep

active-lively

earth-the ground or land we walk on

island-land that has water all around it

local-something that is nearby

properties-different ways something looks and acts

solid-something that is firm and hard and keeps its shape

steep-something that has a very sharp slope

Spelling: r-controlled vowels er, ir, ur, or

1. clerk 8. burst 15. today

2. herd 9. work * 16. island *

3. first 10. worse 17. earth

4. skirt 11. know 18. explode *

5. stir 12. wrist 19. local

6. churn * 13. found 20. steep

7. hurt 14. from

Grammar Skill: Helping verbs-has, have, had

Helping verbs help the main verbs show action. Have, has, and had are

helping verbs that tell about the actions that have already happened.

Unit 4, Week 3: Week of January 22-25

Selection Story-Dear Primo, A Letter to my Cousin; Happy New Year-

Enrichment

Reading Skill- Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary: common, favorite, customs, costume, travels, parades,

wonder, surrounded

Common-shared by many people

Costume-something you wear to look like something or someone else

Customs-something that a group of people do over and over again

Favorite-something that you liked the best

Parades-large groups of people, including bands, moving through a

public place for a special event

Surrounded-when the first thing is closed in by all sides by the second

thing

Travels-when a person makes a trip somewhere

Wonder-when you think about something because you are curious about

it

Spelling: r-controlled vowels-or, ore, oar; ar

1. port 8. part 15. people

2. north 9. start* 16. customs*

3. more 10. park 17. favorite*

4. store 11. first 18. travels

5. oar 12. hurt 19. common

6. roar 13. ago 20. wonder

7. board* 14. carry

Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs; Writing book titles correctly.

Unit 4, Week 4: Week of January 28-February 1

Selection Story: How the Beetle Got Her Colors; Enrichment Story:

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Reading Skill: Theme

Vocabulary: ashamed, boast, dash, holler, plenty, similarities, victory,

wisdom

ashamed-when you feel guilty about something

boast-when you brag about something

dash-when you run somewhere very quickly

holler-when you yell or shout

plenty-enough for everyone

similarities-when things are alike in many ways

victory-winning a contest or a game

wisdom-knowing what is right and using what you know to make smart

choices

Spelling: Words with eer, ere, ear (Ir) pattern

1. deer 8. dear 15. inside

2. cheers 9. clear 16. holler

3. steer 10. spear 17. plenty

4. here 11. store 18. wisdom*

5. jeer* 12. north 19. victory

6. near 13. again* 20. ashamed*

7. ear 14. house

Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs; Mechanics-Letter Punctuation

Unit 4,Week 5: Week of February 4-8

Selection Story: April Rain Song, Rain Poem; Enrichment: Snow Shape,

Nature Walk, In the Sky

Reading Skill: Key Details

Vocabulary: pale, drops, excite, outdoors, alliteration, repetition,

simile

pale-very light color

drops-small amounts of liquid that fall in a round shape

excite-making a person feel happy or eager

outdoors-outside, not inside a building

alliteration-poetry style that uses the same beginning sound for many

words

repetition-repeating words or phrases in a poem

simile-a comparison using the words like or as

Spelling- Words with are, air, ear, ere

1. dare 8. stare* 15. fare

2. hair 9. pair 16. chair

3. bear 10. pear 17. where*

4. there 11. dear 18. cheers

5. knew 12. never 19. talk

6. pale 13. outdoors 20. repetition*

7. simile 14. excite*

Grammar Skill: Contractions; Mechanics-Apostrophes with

Contractions

Unit 4, Week 6: Review for the Reading and Spelling Test:

February 11-15

Reading


Compare and Contrast

Text Features: Illustrations and Captions

Context Clues: Sentence Clues / Text Evidence

Root Words

Cause and Effect

Compound Words

Grammar

Irregular Verbs

Linking Verbs

Contractions

Helping Verbs

Spelling

Silent letters & -r controlled vowels


(major test grade for the week of February 18-22)

1. crumb 14. favorite

2. scent 15. common

3. knife 16. jeer

4. growth 17. again

5. lively 18. wisdom

6. churn 19. ashamed

7. work 20. house

8. island 21. stare

9. explode 22. excite

10. earth 23. where

11. bread 24. repetition

12. start 25. outdoors

13. customs

Unit 5 Week 1 February 18-22

“A Difficult Decision”, “Grace for President”

Reading Skill –point of view, summarize

Vocabulary – champion, determined, issues, promises, responsibility,

rights, volunteered, votes

Vocabulary

champion- a person who has won a contest

determined-when you decide something

issues-important topics, or problems that people are talking or arguing

about

promises-things you tell people you will definitely do

responsibility-something it is your duty to do

rights-things the law says you can do or have

volunteered-offer to do something

votes-when people chose one thing over another

Spelling – dipthongs ou,ow

1. sound 8.howl 15. issues

2. mound* 9. growl* 16. promises*

3. cloud 10. chair 17. determined

4. shout 11. where 18. rights

5. clown 12. been 19. votes*

6. brown 13. myself 20. champion

7. crown* 14. pushed

Grammar Skill – pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. A

pronoun must match the noun that it replaces. The pronouns I, he,

she, it and you are singular pronouns.

Unit 5 Week 2 February 25 to March 1

“Soccer Friends”, “Once Upon a Baby Brother”—SELECTION TEST

STORY

Reading Skill –point of view, summarize

Vocabulary – cooperate, describe, entertained, imagination, interact,

patient, peaceful

Vocabulary

cooperate-when you work together on something

describe-you tell about something in words

entertained-something pleasing or interesting

imagination-your ability to make up ideas and form pictures in your

mind

interact-when people act on and affect each other

patient-when you calmly wait for something

peaceful-something or some place that is calm or quiet

Spelling – dipthongs oy, oi

1. soil 8.coin 15. joy

2. broil* 9. noise* 16. patient*

3. moist 10. crown 17. describe

4. point 11. mound 18. rights

5. toil 12. I’ll* 19. cooperate*

6. oil 13. laugh 20. peaceful

7. toy 14. maybe


A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. A

pronoun must match the noun that it replaces. Introduce the pronouns

I, Me, We, Us. Work on capitalizing the pronoun I.

Unit 5 Week 3 March 4-8

“Cesar Chavez” (enrichment story), “Brave Bessie”(SELECTION

STORY)

Reading Skill –identify the main purpose of a text, be able to tell key

details of a text

Vocabulary – challenging, discover, heroes, interest, perform, study,

succeed

Vocabulary

challenging-something that is difficult and takes effort to do

discover-to find something or find out about it

heroes-people who have done brave things

interest-something you like and want to learn more about

perform-when you act in a play or movie

study-when you read, practice, or think about something so that you

can learn it

succeed-when you do something in the way you wanted to

Spelling – vowel variants /u/

1. room 8.could* 15. strong*

2. flu* 9. full 16. succeed*

3. June 10. push 17. heroes

4. new 11. point 18. perform

5. glue 12. coin 19. study*

6. fruit 13. along 20. discover

7. crook 14. ever


A possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more

nouns and shows ownership. Introduce the pronouns my, mine, your,

yours, her, hers, his, our, ours, their, theirs, and its. Work on

capitalizing proper nouns.

Unit 5 Week 4 March 11-15

“The Art Project” (enrichment story), “The Woodcutter’s

Gift”(SELECTION STORY)

Reading Skill –identify the main purpose of a text, be able to tell key

details of a text, story structure

Vocabulary –curious, enormous, supply, distance, gently, Earth

resources, proudly, rarely

Vocabulary

curious-when you want to learn more about something

enormous-something that is very large in size or amount

supply-an amount of something that is ready to use when you need it

distance-how far something is from you

gently-to do something in a way that is light and not rough

Earth resources-things found in nature that people can use

proudly-done in a way that shows you are pleased with what you did

rarely-does not happen often

Spelling – vowel variants /u/

1. ball 8.own 15. fruit*

2. small 9. taught 16. rarely*

3. paw 10. walk* 17. curious*

4. jaw 11. city 18. enormous

5. pause 12. new 19. supply

6. sauce* 13. red 20. gently

7. sought 14. chalk

Grammar Skill – contractions

A contraction is a shortened form of two words. Work on learning more

about possessive pronouns.

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