| UNIT 1- Focus on the Family |
Target Skills-Setting, Sequence, Compare & Contrast, Author's Purpose, Character |
“A Visit with Grandpa”
Vowel Sounds in few and moon
1. huge
2. excuse
3. confuse
4. few
5. nephew
6. curfew
7. usual
8. pupil
9. fuel
10. menu
11. cool
12. mood
13. shoot
14. school
15. shampoo
16. fruit
17. suit
18. juice
19. bruise
20. cruise
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“A Visit with Grandpa”
Biscuits- round, baked bread made without yeast
Dough- soft, thick mixture of milk, fat, and other ingredients
Prairie- a large open area with few or no trees
Raisins- dried grapes
Rumpled- crumpled, crushed, wrinkled
Teasing- pestering or annoying someone
Wrinkled- having creases or folds
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“Train to Somewhere”
Short e and Long e
1. them
2. went
3. fence
4. credit
5. engine
6. contest
7. speak
8. reason
9. beat
10. least
11. steal
12. treat
13. season
14. money
15. valley
16. honey
17. monkey
18. hockey
19. alley
20. donkey
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“Train to Somewhere”
Adopt- to take a child of other parents and bring up as your own
Atlas- a book of maps
Carriage- a four-wheeled vehicle that is pulled or pushed
Couple- a man and a woman who are married, engaged and so on
Misery- great suffering or unhappiness
Platform- a raised, level surface
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“Yingtao’s New Friend”
Short Vowels a, i, o, u
1. band
2. cash
3. January
4. blanket
5. backpack
6. river
7. finger
8. build
9. guilt
10. window
11. pond
12. block
13. forgot
14. closet
15. chop
16. trouble
17. young
18. cousin
19. couple
20. tough
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“Yintgao’s New Friend”
Instruments- a device for producing musical sounds
Measures- a unit of rhythm in music, containing one or more notes
Orchestra- a group of musicians playing stringed, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments
Rehearsals- process for preparing for a performance
Triangle- a musical instrument made of steel bars bent into a three-sided shape
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"Family Pictures”
Long Vowels a, i, o
1. station
2. danger
3. April
4. vacation
5. cable
6. bacon
7. wild
8. behind
9. pint
10. lion
11. hide
12. decide
13. invite
14. arrive
15. whole
16. broke
17. drove
18. smoke
19. remote
20. stole
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“Family Pictures”
Border- boundary or edge
Future- what is to come
Handkerchief-soft piece of cloth used for wiping the face/nose
Inspired- filled with thought or feeling
Involved- took in and included
Laundry- clothes to be washed
Memories- what a person remembers
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“Addie in Charge”
Words with thr, scr, str, squ
1. throat
2. through
3. screen
4. scratch
5. scream
6. strange
7. street
8. strike
9. square
10. squeeze
11. threat
12. thrown
13. thrill
14. scrub
15. skyscraper
16. strawberry
17. strength
18. squeal
19. squirm
20. squirt
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Addie in Charge”
Bellows- makes a loud, deep noise
Billows- great waves of smoke, flame, or sound
Crouched- stooped low with bent legs
Smarted- felt or caused sharp pain
Tufts- bunches of feathers, hair, or grass held together and one end
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| UNIT 2- A Wider View |
Target Skills-Visualizing, Cause & Effect, Text Structure, Theme, Context Clues |
“The Cricket in Times Square”
Vowel Sounds in put and out
1. stood
2. took
3. wood
4. football
5. brook
6. bush
7. July
8. cushion
9. butcher
10. pudding
11. power
12. however
13. shower
14. crowd
15. loud
16. house
17. outside
18. mountain
19. cloud
20. proud
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“The Cricket in Times Square”
Chirp- short, sharp sound made by a cricket
Furiously- quickly, wildly
Melody- a succession of single tones in music
Occasion- a special event
Railroad- track with steel rails that trains travel on
Subway- underground electric railway
Traffic- coming and going along a way of travel
Venturing- daring to go
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“A Big City Dream”
Including All the Letters
1. often
2. might
3. known
4. they
5. remember
6. surprised
7. caught
8. island
9. finally
10. really
11. several
12. everyone
13. everybody
14. interesting
15. swimming
16. camera
17. December
18. evening
19. beginning
20. February
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“A Big City Dream”
Blisters- sores on the skin
Catalog- a list with pictures and prices
Celebrate- observe a special time with festivities
Impressed- influenced deeply
Padlock- a lock that can be put on and removed
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“I Love Guinea Pigs”
Compound Words
1. baseball
2. basketball
3. upstairs
4. myself
5. highway
6. classroom
7. anyway
8. newspaper
9. something
10. sometimes
11. chalkboard
12. earrings
13. nighttime
14. motorcycle
15. downstairs
16. softball
17. weekend
18. classmate
19. doorbell
20. driveway
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“I Love Guinea Pigs”
Boars- male pigs or hogs
Fond- loving and liking
Gnawing- biting and wearing away
Sow- fully grown female pig
Varieties- different kinds, types, sorts
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"The Swimming Hole”
Homophones
1. wood
2. would
3. too
4. to
5. two
6. there
7. their
8. they’re
9. your
10. you’re
11. beat
12. beet
13. break
14. brake
15. clothes
16. close
17. piece
18. peace
19. thrown
20. throne
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“The Swimming Hole”
Bristled- made one’s hair stand up straight
Dugout- shelter formed by digging a hole into a hillside
Jointed- having joints or places where two parts join together
Naughty- not well behaved
Punish- discipline
Rushes- glasslike plants with hollow stems
Shallow- not deep
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“Komodo Dragons”
Vowels with r
1. storm
2. morning
3. forest
4. Florida
5. form
6. pour
7. fourteen
8. court
9. fourth
10. course
11. serve
12. herself
13. certain
14. nerve
15. perfect
16. dirty
17. first
18. girlfriend
19. thirsty
20. skirt
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“Komodo Dragons”
Armor- covering worn to protect the body in fighting
Fierce- savage; wild
Harshest- roughest
Lizards- reptiles somewhat like snakes, but with four legs and thicker bodies
Prey- an animal hunted for food
Reptiles- one group of cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs
Roam- wander
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| UNIT 3- Keys to Success |
Target Skills- Making Judgments, Drawing Conclusions, Generalizing, Predicting |
“John Henry”
Adding –er and –est
1. smaller
2. larger
3. happier
4. hotter
5. sadder
6. deeper
7. closer
8. scarier
9. funnier
10. fatter
11. smallest
12. largest
13. happiest
14. hottest
15. saddest
16. deepest
17. closest
18. scariest
19. funniest
20. fattest
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“John Henry”
Boulder- a large rock worn by water and weather
Glimpse- a quick look
Hollered- to cry or shout loudly
Horizon- where the sky and Earth meet
Rhythm- a repetitive movement or noise
Shivered- to shake with cold or fear
Tunnel- an underground passage
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“Marven and the Great North Woods”
Adding –s and -es
1. monkeys
2. holidays
3. delays
4. flowers
5. friends
6. tigers
7. supplies
8. enemies
9. hobbies
10. memories
11. mysteries
12. eyelashes
13. ashes
14. beaches
15. bunches
16. circuses
17. glasses
18. classes
19. taxes
20. suffixes
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“Marven and the North Great Woods”
Cord- unit for measuring cut wood
Depot-a train, bus, or railroad stations
Flapjacks- pancakes
Grizzly- a fierce bear of North America
Snowshoes- wooden frames with leather strips stretched across
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“On the Pampas”
Adding –ed and –ing
1. happened
2. opened
3. danced
4. studied
5. stopped
6. chased
7. worried
8. dried
9. robbed
10. slipped
11. happening
12. opening
13. dancing
14. studying
15. stopping
16. chasing
17. worrying
18. drying
19. robbing
20. slipping
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“On the Pampas”
Brand- burning skin with an iron
Bridles-part of the harness that fits the horse’s head
Calves- young cows or bulls
Corral- where horses are kept
Herd- a group of animals that are the same kind
Initials- first letters of a name
Manes- hair on a horse’s neck
Reins- straps fastened to the bridles
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“The Storm”
Words w /j/, /ks/, /kw/
1. change
2. village
3. edge
4. except
5. excited
6. explain
7. expect
8. Texas
9. quick
10. equal
11. charge
12. bridge
13. fudge
14. excellent
15. relax
16. extra
17. queen
18. quart
19. liquid
20. quilt
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Accident- something unlucky that happens unexpectedly
Coaxed- to persuade gently
Nuzzled- to rub with the nose
Soothing- calming or soothing
Tornado- a destructive whirlwind
Wail- a long or loud cry
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"Rikki-tikki-tavi”
Vowels with Final Syllables
1. other
2. number
3. October
4. another
5. color
6. doctor
7. motor
8. people
9. simple
10. angle
11. title
12. model
13. barrel
14. angel
15. broken
16. sudden
17. oven
18. common
19. gallon
20. button
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“Rikki-tikki-tavi”
Cobra- large, poisonous snake
Coiled- to wrap around or curl
Lame-unable to walk properly
Plunged- to throw force into
Triumph- victory or success
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| UNIT 4-Timeless Stories |
Target Skills-Paraphrasing, Compare & Contrast, Text Structure, Summarizing, Plot |
“Half-Chicken”
Words with sh, ch, tch, wh
1. shown
2. short
3. punish
4. shelter
5. flashlight
6. trash
7. March
8. chapter
9. chocolate
10. church
11. watch
12. kitchen
13. pitcher
14. catcher
15. whatever
16. anywhere
17. whenever
18. wheat
19. awhile
20. somewhere
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“Half-Chicken”
Farewells- to say good-bye
Flung- to throw
Suggested- propose an idea or thought
Tangled- twisted, confused
Uniforms- clothes worn by members of a certain group
Vain-conceited
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“Blame It On the Wolf”
Contractions
1. we’ll
2. I’m
3. I’d
4. you’d
5. I’ll
6. we’ve
7. it’s
8. that’s
9. what’s
10. doesn’t
11. he’ll
12. she’ll
13. they’ll
14. they’d
15. he’d
16. would’ve
17. could’ve
18. wouldn’t
19. shouldn’t
20. let’s
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Character- person or animal in a story, book, film, play
Courtroom- room in which court of law meets
Evidence- facts or proof
Guilty- having done something wrong
Rescued- saved
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“Lou Gehrig: Luckiest Man”
Easily Confuse Words
1. set
2. sit
3. off
4. of
5. when
6. win
7. our
8. are
9. than
10. then
11. lose
12. loose
13. were
14. we’re
15. where
16. quiet
17. quite
18. quit
19. whose
20. who’s
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“Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man”
Convinced- caused to believe
Courageous- brave
Engineer- an expert in engineering
Gradually- slowly over a period of time
Immigrants- people who come to a foreign country to live
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“The Disguise”
Suffixes –ful, -ly, -ion
1. powerful
2. peaceful
3. beautiful
4. cheerful
5. painful
6. thoughtful
7. slowly
8. safely
9. daily
10. suddenly
11. carefully
12. weekly
13. lately
14. truthfully
15. hopefully
16. action
17. location
18. invention
19. correction
20. pollution
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“The Disguise”
Cautious- very careful; not taking risks
Chanting- to sing in one tone
Dangerous- likely to cause harm
Disguise- makes a thing seem like something else
Principal- the head of the school
Recite- to say over and over
Squatted- crouched down on the heels
Suspected-believed to be guilty without proof
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“Keepers”
Words with Double Consonants
1. tomorrow
2. borrow
3. different
4. supper
5. matter
6. written
7. bottle
8. ridden
9. odd
10. bubble
11. offer
12. suffer
13. slipper
14. grasshopper
15. worry
16. current
17. lettuce
18. paddle
19. shudder
20. hobby
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“Keepers”
Considering- taking into thought
Definitely- surely
Diamond- space inside the lines that connect the bases in baseball; infield
Grounders- hit baseballs that hit the ground
Reminder- something to help one remember
Stroke- a sudden illness when a blood vessel breaks or is blocked
Taunted- teasing
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| UNIT 5- Other Times, Other Places |
Target Skills-Summarizing, Plot, Graphic Sources, Author's Purpose, Text Structure |
“Amazing Alice!”
Prefixes dis-,in,-mis-, re-
1. dislike
2. disappear
3. distrust
4. dishonest
5. disagree
6. incomplete
7. independent
8. incorrect
9. invisible
10. inactive
11. misplace
12. misspell
13. misled
14. mistreat
15. misbehave
16. rebuild
17. reuse
18. react
19. replace
20. recall
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“Amazing Alice!”
Blacksmith- ironworker
Crank- part of a machine that sets it in motion
Dependable- reliable
Forge- a blacksmith’s shop
Ravines- a deep, narrow valley
Telegraph- a device used to send coded messages over wires
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“A Peddler’s Dream”
Words w/ kn,gn,wr,mb
1. knot
2. unknown
3. know
4. knit
5. knob
6. kneel
7. sign
8. design
9. assign
10. writing
11. wrist
12. wreck
13. wreath
14. wrench
15. wren
16. climb
17. thumb
18. limb
19. comb
20. lamb
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“A Peddler’s Dream”
Bound- tied together
Fortune- possessions or money that one has
Mission- headquarters for religious or social work
Peddling- carrying from place to place to sell something
Purchased- bought with money
Quarters- a place to live or stay
Trudged- walked with effort
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“Race for the North Pole”
Possessives
1. Dad’s
2. friend’s
3. girl’s
4. girls’
5. teacher’s
6. teachers’
7. baby’s
8. babies’
9. family’s
10. families’
11. grandma’s
12. grandpa’s
13. brother’s
14. brothers’
15. boy’s
16. boys’
17. aunt’s
18. aunts’
19. lady’s
20. ladies’
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“The Race for the North Pole”
Adventure- an unusual or exciting experience
Glaciers- large masses of ice
Navigate- to sail or steer a ship or aircraft
Region- a place or area
Walruses- Large sea animals of artic areas
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“Into the Sea”
Vowels with No Sound Clues
1. machine
2. especially
3. usually
4. probably
5. giant
6. buffalo
7. Canada
8. canoe
9. relatives
10. stomach
11. moment
12. cement
13. yesterday
14. animals
15. iron
16. favorite
17. welcome
18. support
19. suppose
20. August
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“Into the Sea”
Awkward- uncomfortable or uncoordinated
Coral- a substance made up of the skeletons of tiny sea animals
Current- a flow
Flippers- broad, flat body parts use for swimming
Muscles- body tissues that move body parts
Protection- safety
Ridges- raised, narrow strips
Underside- the bottom side of something
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“Space Probes to Planets”
Using Just Enough Letters
1. coming
2. always
3. almost
4. didn’t
5. upon
6. wasn’t
7. until
8. during
9. want
10. father
11. hamster
12. a lot
13. ugly
14. washed
15. hotel
16. missed
17. eleven
18. crazy
19. lazy
20. feelings
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“Space Probes to the Planets”
Atmosphere- the air that surrounds the earth
Craters- holes in the ground shaped like bowls
Incredible- amazing
Probes- spacecraft carrying scientific recording instruments
Spacecraft- a vehicle used for flight in outer space
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| UNIT 6- Express Yourself |
Target Skills-Visualizing, Process, Fact/Opinion, Main Idea, Author's Purpose |
“Koya’s Cousin Del”
Getting Letters in Correct Order
1. piece
2. friend
3. field
4. believe
5. weird
6. said
7. again
8. asked
9. only
10. brought
11. height
12. weight
13. neighbor
14. heard
15. heart
16. tongue
17. rattle
18. pickle
19. toes
20. hospital
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“Koya’s Cousin Del”
Applause- clapping
Auditorium- a large room for an audience
Autographs- people’s signature
Imitation- copying another person or thing
Impatient- not willing to bear delay
Microphones- instrument to magnify sound
Performers- a person who entertains
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“Children of Clay”
Capitalize and Abbreviate
1. Memorial Day
2. Christmas
3. May
4. June
5. September
6. Hanukkah
7. Kwanzaa
8. Chinese New Year
9. Valentine’s Day
10. November
11. Sun.
12. Dec.
13. Dr.
14. Mrs.
15. Rd.
16. Feb.
17. Wed.
18. Ms.
19. Mr.
20. Ave.
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“Children of Clay”
Figures- pieces of pottery
Polish- to make shiny or smooth
Pottery- pots or dishes made from clay
Screens- woven wire with small openings in between
Symbols- things that represent something else
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“Coming Home”
Words w /k/ and /f/
1. care
2. because
3. cover
4. record
5. brake
6. Kansas
7. track
8. pocket
9. snack
10. attack
11. stiff
12. muffin
13. giraffe
14. enough
15. laughed
17. photo
18. alphabet
19. dolphin
20. elephant
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“Coming Home”
Dreamer- someone who has a lot of dreams
Drifted- did not know or care where one was going
Heroes- people who are admired
Librarians- people who organize and run a library
Rusty- to have a lot of rust
Tremble- to shake in fear or excitement
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“Out of the Blue”
Suffixes less,ment, & ness
1. helpless
2. careless
3. hopeless
4. spotless
5. breathless
6. worthless
7. useless
8. payment
9. statement
10. movement
11. pavement
12. treatment
13. punishment
14. goodness
15. softness
16. brightness
17. business
18. greatness
19. fairness
20. darkness
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“Out of the Blue”
Almanac- annual publications with information on many subjects
Calendar- chart showing months, weeks, days, and dates of years
Circulating- to distribute
Electricity- forms of energy
Experiment- to try or test
Inventions- things created or invented
Mysterious- hard to explain or understand
Theory- explanation based on reasoning and observation
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“Chocolate is Missing”
Related Words
1. able
2. ability
3. sign
4. signal
5. mean
6. meant
7. deal
8. dealt
9. soft
10. soften
11. relate
12. relative
13. heal
14. health
15. meter
16. metric
17. compose
18. composition
19. crumb
20. crumble
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“Chocolate is Missing”
Angle- point of view
Approach- come near
Brag- to boast
Chocolate- substance used to make foods like fudge or ice cream
Poster- large sheet or notice hung on a wall
Presence- ability to project a sense of ease or poise
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