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Fourth Grade ELA Pacing Guide 2016-2017
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Week # “TAS”
Tennessee
Academic
Standards
Target Skill
& Strategy/
Foundational
Skills
Literature Leveled Readers
Spelling and Vocabulary
Words
Grammar,
Writing, &
Vocab
Week 1
August 5th -- August 12th
RL.4.1: Refer to details & examples when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences W.4.9a: Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames
Procedures,
routines,
building
friendships
Read Aloud Ideas:
Salt in his Shoes
How full is Your Bucket?
First Day Jitters
You Are Special
You’re Finally Here!
Do unto Otters! (MS)
Miss Nelson is Missing
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon
Enemy Pie
The Juice Box Bully
4th day of 4th grade
How I spent my summer vacation
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun (MS)
The Golden Rule (MS)
The Recess Queen
What if everybody did that?
Too much glue!
This School Year will be the Best!
The Sandwich Swap
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker
Chrysanthemum
A Bad Case of Stripes
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
The Important Book
Activity Ideas:
12 powerful words PowerPoint, Song, Bookmark, etc.
Questar / DRA Testing
“All About Me” Activities
4th day of 4th Grade
Rules thinking map
Scavenger hunt
Pendant (Salt in his Shoes)
PowerPoint of Classroom and Playground Rules
The toilet paper game
Two truths and a fib game
Friend Wanted Ad
Puzzle Mural (It would be cool if we did the entire 4th grade?)
Learning style activities
Create and develop classroom rules together
Poem
“If I were in charge of the world” writing activity (I have a great example of this if you want to see it!)
Practice classroom procedures/label supplies/ put everything away
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Week 2
August 15th -August 19th
Unit 1:
Lesson 1
DOMAIN:
Community
Lesson
Topic:
Helping
Others
Essential
Question:
How do
friends
help each
other?
RL 4.3: Describe a character, setting, or event, drawing on detail RL 4.6: Compare and Contrast the point of view from which stories are narrated L.4.4b: Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word L.4.6: Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.4.1f: Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting fragments and run-ons W.4.1a: Introduce a topic, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure
Target Skill:
Story Structure
Point of View
Flashback
Target Strategy:
Summarize
Fluency:
Accuracy
and Self-
Correction
Decoding:
VCV Syllable Pattern
Read Aloud:
Sideline Support
Anchor Text:
Because of
Winn-Dixie (Realistic Fiction)
Paired Text: Because of Bookends
(Informational Text)
Mentor
Sentence:
The Name Jar
Vocabulary
Reader:
Check Out the
Library
820L
Struggling
Reader:
Parker’s
Problem
430L
On Level
Reader:
The Mystery on
Maple Street
490L
Advanced
Reader:
Trading
Talents
650L
EL Support
Reader:
What Happened
on Maple Street
370L
Short a and Long a
blade sale
gray hang
past stain
afraid glass
magic raft
delay jail
amaze crayon
drain fact
maybe stale
break steak
Vocabulary:
comfort: make someone feel better mention: say mood: the way a person feels properly: correctly, in the right way intends: plans to do something consisted: made up of positive: sure advanced: more highly developed or skilled peculiar: strange talent: an ability to do something well
Grammar:
What is a sentence?
Writing:
Narrative
Writing:
Descriptive
Paragraph
Focus: Word Choice/
Elaboration
Vocabulary: Prefixes re-,
un-, dis-
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Week 3
August 22nd-
August 26th
Unit 1: Lesson 2
DOMAIN:
American
History
Lesson Topic:
Civil Rights
Essential Question:
What might lead a person to try to
change the world?
RI.4.3: Explain events/ procedures/ideas/concepts in a text RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points RL.4.9: Compare/Contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures L.4.3b: Choose punctuation for effect L.4.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words (Use prefixes, suffixes, and roots to understand unfamiliar words) L.4.4b: Recognize and explain the meaning of idioms, adages, and proverbs W.4.4: Produce writing in which development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
Target Skill: Author’s Purpose
Explain Historical
Events
Idioms
Target
Strategy: Monitor/Clarify
Fluency:
Phrasing: Pauses
Decoding: Open and
Closed Syllables
Read Aloud:
The
Troublemaker
Who Headed a
Nation
Anchor Text:
My Brother Martin
(Biography)
Paired Text:
Langston
Hughes: A
Poet and a
Dreamer
(Poetry)
Mentor
Sentence:
Spaghetti in a
Hot Dog Bun
Vocabulary
Reader:
Separate
Worlds
730L
Struggling
Reader:
Sharing a
Dream 830L
On Level
Reader:
A Voice for
Equality 890L
Advanced
Reader:
A Leader
for All 880L
EL
Support
Reader:
Thurgood
Marshall 630L
Short e & Long e west speck
steep kept
member cheap
gleam pretend
fresh greed
freedom shelf
speed least
steam eager
beast reason
believe chief
Vocabulary: injustice: unfairness
numerous: many
segregation: keeping two
groups of people apart
nourishing: giving the things
needed for good health
captured: caught
dream: a hope for the future
encounters: experiences with
something
preferred: liked one thing
more than other things
recall: remember something
and tell people about it
example: a model of what
something should be like
Grammar:
Kinds of Sentences
Writing:
Narrative Writing:
Story
Focus: Purpose
Vocabulary:
Prefixes in-, im-,il-,ir-
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Week 4
August 29th-September 2nd
Unit 1: Lesson 3
DOMAIN:
Communicate-
ion
Lesson Topic:
Media
Essential Question:
How are books and libraries
important to people and
communities?
RI.4.5: Describe the overall structure of a text or a part of a text RI.4.7: Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively L.4.2.b: Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text L.4.2d: Spell grade-appropriate words, consulting references as needed W.4.3b: Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show characters’ responses W.4.9b: Apply grade 4 reading standards to informational text W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames
Target Skill: Cause & Effect
Interpret Visuals
Domain- Specific Vocab
Target
Strategy: Visualize
Fluency:
Accuracy
Decoding:
VCCV Pattern
Read Aloud:
Bridging the Gap
Anchor Text:
My Librarian is
a Camel
(Informational text)
Paired Text:
From Idea to
Book
(Informational
text)
Mentor
Sentence:
Why Mosquitos
Buzz in People’s
Ears
Vocabulary
Reader:
Planes, Trains,
&
Snowmobiles
630L
Struggling
Reader:
Kids Can Save
the Planet 460L
On Level
Reader:
Habitat
Humanity
380L
Advanced
Reader:
Volunteer
890L
EL Support
Reader:
Helping Houses
570L
Short I and long I skill ditch
crime decide
grind witness
tonight wind
brick district
flight inch
live sigh
chill fright
delight remind
build split
Vocabulary:
isolated: separate from other places or people virtual: occurring on a computer rather than in real life devour: to thoroughly enjoy something remote: far away impassable: impossible to travel across access: a way to acquire something obtain: to get something using effort preserve: to maintain and keep safe extremes: very hot, cold, or wet avid: eager; excited
Grammar:
Quotations
Writing:
Narrative Writing:
Dialogue Focus: Conventions
Vocabulary: Using Context
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Week 5
September 6th- September
9th
Unit 1: Lesson 4
DOMAIN:
Community
Lesson Topic:
Raising Money
Essential
Question:
Why might
people raise
money for a
cause?
RL.4.2: Determine theme from details RL.4.3: Describe a character, setting, or event, drawing on details RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including those that allude to characters in mythology L.4.1f: Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting fragments and run-ons W.4.3a: Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator or characters/organize an event sequence W.4.4: Produce writing in which development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
Target Skill:
Theme
Elements of
Drama
Allusion
Target Strategy:
Analyze/
Evaluate
Fluency:
Intonation
Decoding: VCV and
VCCV
Read Aloud:
Bookmobile Rescue
Anchor
Text:
The
Power of
W.O.W.!
(Play)
Paired
Text:
The Kid’s Guide
to Money
(Informational
Text)
Mentor
Sentence:
When Lightning
Comes in a Jar
Vocabulary
Reader:
Community
Teamwork
910L
Struggling
Reader:
Nina Wows
KWOW NPL
On Level Reader:
A Friendly Field
Trip NPL
Advanced
Reader:
A.L.L. to the
Rescue NPL
EL Support
Reader:
Friends on a Field
Trip NPL
Short O and Long O
block throat
shown host
oatmeal online
wrote shock
fellow solve
scold known
coast remote
odd stock
locate boast
slope globe
Vocabulary: assist: help or lend a hand
burglaries: crimes that involve
stealing
innocent: blameless or with
good intentions
scheme: a secret, clever plan
regretfully: feeling sorry or sad
misjudged: was wrong about
someone or something
suspect: someone who may
have committed a crime
favor: an act of kindness or a
good deed
speculated: guessed or
thought over ideas
prior: before or earlier
Grammar:
Fragment and
Run- On
Sentences
Writing:
Narrative
Writing: Fictional
Narrative
Focus:
Organization
Vocabulary:
Prefixes: non-, mis-
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Week 6
September 12th-September 16th
Common Assessments and
Get caught up on ELA/
Social Studies Standards
Mentor Sentence:
14 Cows for America
Week 7
September 19th-
22nd
Unit 1: Lesson 5
DOMAIN:
Cultures
Lesson Topic:
Traditional
Tales
Essential
Question:
Why do people
pass down
stories over the
years?
RL.4.5: Explain major
differences between
poems, drama, and
prose/refer to their
structural elements
RL.4.6: Compare and
Contrast the point of view
from which stories are
narrated
RL.4.9: Compare and
Contrast similar themes
and topics
L.4.2a: Use correct
capitalization
L4.4c: Consult reference
materials, both print and
digital, to find
pronunciation and
determine or clarify
meaning
W.4.3c: Use transitional
words and phrases to
manage the sequence of
events
Target Skill:
Understanding
Characters
Point of View
Hyperbole
Target Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Fluency:
Expression
Decoding:
Homophones
Read Aloud:
Mighty Joe
Magarac
Anchor Text:
Stormalong
(Tall Tale)
Paired Text:
Hoderi the
Fisherman
(Folktale)
Mentor
Sentence:
Rotten
Redheaded
Brother
Vocabulary
Reader:
The Golden
Age of Sail
720L
Struggling
Reader:
Mississippi
Marvis Barnes
360L
On Level
Reader:
Balina
600L
Advanced
Reader:
Whisper
620L
EL Support
Reader:
The Amazing Balina 660L
Homophones
wait weight
sent cent
heard herd
feet feat
days daze
heel heal
peak peek
vain vane
vein miner
minor scent Vocabulary:
memorable: interesting and worth remembering horrified: shocked and scared outcast: a person who has been rejected by a group shortage: a lack of something that is needed seafaring: traveling by or working at sea tidal: having to do with the ocean and its tides foaming: bubbling up on top of the water condition: the way someone or something is betrayed: hurt by someone or something that had once been loyal or useful yearning: a feeling of wanting something very badly
Grammar:
Proper Nouns
Writing:
Narrative
Writing: Fictional
Narrative
Focus:
Conventions
Vocabulary:
Reference Materials
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Week 8
September 26th-September 30th
Unit 2: Lesson 6
DOMAIN:
The Arts
Lesson Topic:
Performance
Arts
Essential
Question:
How are
performances
similar to and
different from
written stories?
RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text RL.4.3: Describe a character, setting, or event, drawing on details RL.4.7: Make connections between the text and a visual or oral presentation of it L.3.1: Explain how verbs work in different sentences L.4.4b: Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly a.: Introduce a topic and group related information/include formatting, illustrations, and multimedia b.: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other information and examples
Target Skill:
Story Structure
Elements of
Drama
Formal and
Informal
Language
Target Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Fluency:
Expression
Decoding: Common
Consonant Patterns: Digraphs
Read Aloud:
The Tunguska Event
Anchor Text:
Invasion from Mars (Play)
Paired Text:
The History of Radio
(Historical Text)
Mentor Sentence:
Come on Rain!
Vocabulary Reader:
The Golden Age of Radio 850L
Struggling Reader:
The Zeebo Encounter 590L
On Level Reader:
Time Tag 650L
Advanced Reader: Be Afraid 910L
EL Support
Reader: The Amazing Game 420L
Short u, /yoo/, /oo/
bunch clue
fruit trunk
argue amuse
crumb suit
crew rude
tune trust
juice dew
refuse stuck
truth rescue
young brush
Vocabulary: extraordinary: very unusual;
remarkable
fade: to lose brightness or
color
awe: a sense of wonder
indescribable: hard to describe
luminous: brightly lit
daring: adventurous and
unafraid
alarmed: frightened and
surprised
convey: to communicate
reacted: changed as a result of
making contact with
something else
conferring: discussing with
others
Grammar:
Verbs
Writing:
Informative:
Writing a News
Report
Focus:
Organization
Vocabulary:
Suffixes: -y, -ous
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Week 9
October 3rd-October 7th
Unit 2: Lesson 7
DOMAIN:
Communication
Lesson Topic: Media
Essential Question:
How are movies a form of
communication?
RI.4.6: Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points RI. 4.9: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic L.4.1b: Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses W.4.5: Develop the topic, with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other information and examples
Target Skill: Fact and Opinion
Explain
Concepts and Ideas
Domain- Specific
Vocab
Target Strategy: Summarize
Fluency: Phrasing:
Punctuation
Decoding: Common
Consonant Patterns: Clusters
Read Aloud:
Steven
Spielberg: A
Filmmaker’s
Journey
Anchor Text:
Coming Distractions
(Informational)
Paired Text:
How Did They
Do That?
(Informational)
Mentor
Sentence:
The Spider and
the Fly
Vocabulary Reader:
Behind the Scenes 930L
Struggling
Reader: Now Showing in
Your Living Room 800L
On Level Reader:
The Magic of Movies 800L
Advanced Reader:
Critics in Hollywood 1080L
EL
Support Reader: Making Movies
590L
Sounds /oo/, /oo/
bloom brook
cookbook foolish
tool bush
shampoo crooked
put booth
wool raccoon
stool hook
proof groom
prove roof
group soup
Vocabulary:
focus: concentrate on one thing target: a goal entertaining: enjoyable angles: directions from which things are viewed jolts: sudden, strong movements thrilling: exciting advertise: give information to sell something promote: help to grow, improve generated: brought about, produced critics: judges of art, movies
Grammar:
Verb Tenses
Writing:
Informational
Paragraph
Focus: Evidence
Vocabulary: Greek and Latin
Word Parts: phon, photo, graph,
auto, tele
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Week 10
October 17th-October 21st
Unit 2: Lesson 8
DOMAIN: The Arts
Lesson Topic:
Visual Arts
Essential
Question:
How do an
artist’s
experiences
affect his or her
art?
RL.4.2 Determine theme from details/summarize RL.4.3 Describe a character, setting or event, drawing on details RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which stories are narrated RL.4.7 Make connections between the text and visual or oral presentation of it
L.4.1b: Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation W.4.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources/take notes, categorize information, and provide a list of sources
Target Skill: Understanding
Characters
Theme
Point of View
Target Strategy: Visualize
Fluency:
Stress
Decoding: Stressed and Unstressed
Syllables
Read Aloud:
Jazzy Jasmine
Anchor Text:
Me and Uncle Romie
(Realistic Fiction)
Paired Text:
Sidewalk Artists
(Readers’ Theater)
Mentor Sentence:
The Widow’s Broom (Free on
TPT)
Vocabulary Reader: Romare
Bearden 890L
Struggling Reader:
Recipe for Learning 620L
On Level Reader:
Gramps’ Favorite
Gift 810L
Advanced Reader:
Stuck at Camp
840L
EL Support
Reader:
A Gift for Grandpa 500L
/ou/, /o/
aloud howl
bald false
hawk drawn
south allow
faucet drown
proud pause
claw fault
tower cause
stalk amount
couple cloudier
Vocabulary:
studio: artist’s workroom glorious: wonderful feast: large meal streak: to move quickly yanked: pulled hard schedule: a set time for things to happen concerned: worried ruined: destroyed model: small copy or version smeared: messy or blurred
Grammar:
Progressive
Verb Tenses
Writing:
Informational
Book Report
Vocabulary:
Figurative Language
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Week 11
October 24th-October 28th
Unit 2: Lesson 9
DOMAIN
Communicati-
on
Lesson Topic:
Research
Essential Question:
What are some different ways to
do research?
RL.4.1 Refer to
details and
examples when
explaining what the
text says explicitly
and when drawing
inferences
RL.4.3 Describe a
character, setting,
or event, drawing
on details
L.4.2c Use a comma
before a
coordinating
conjunction in a
compound sentence
W.4.2d Use precise
language and
domain-specific
vocabulary
W.4.2e Provide a
concluding
statement or
section
W.4.4 Produce
writing in which
development and
organization are
appropriate to task,
purpose, and
audience
W.4.9b Apply grade
4 Reading standards
to information texts
Target Skill:
Conclusions and
Generalizations
Understanding Characters
Humor
Target Strategy:
Question
Fluency:
Accuracy
Decoding:
Common Beginning Syllables
Read Aloud:
Is Sasquatch
Out There?
Anchor Text:
Dear Mr. Winston
(Realistic Fiction)
Paired Text:
Field Guide to
Snakes of the
Southwest
(Informational)
Mentor
Sentence:
I Need My
Monster
Vocabulary
Reader:
Reptiles as
Pets 800L
Struggling
Reader:
Painting the
Ocean 400L
On Level
Reader:
Soccer
Sisters 580L
Advanced
Reader:
Think
Before You
Speak 580L
EL Support
Reader:
Sisters Play Soccer 430L
Vowel +/r/ Sounds
spark sharp
prepare rear
cheer spare
tear gear
scarf hairy
scare compare
repair alarm
earring harsh
scarce upstairs
weird square
Vocabulary:
reference: used for information borrow: use for a while local: in a nearby area fault: a mistake apologize: say “I’m sorry” insisted: said firmly fainted: passed out proof: showing truth genuine: honest, real
slimy: thick and slippery
Grammar:
Compound and
Complex
Sentences
Writing
Informational
Writing: Explanatory
Essay
Focus: Evidence
Vocabulary
Antonyms
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Week 12
October 31st- November 4th
Common Assessments and
Get caught up on ELA/ Social
Studies Standards
Mentor Sentence: Encounter
Week 13 November 7th-November 11th Unit 2: Lesson 10
DOMAIN:
The Arts
Lesson Topic:
Performance
Arts
Essential
Question:
What does it
take to be a
great performer?
RL.4.10 Read and comprehend
literature
RI.4.3 Explain events,
procedures, ideas, or concepts
in a historical, scientific, or
technical text
RI.4.8 Explain how an author
uses reasons and evidence to
support points
L.4.5a Explain the meaning of
similes and metaphor’s in
context
L.4.5c Demonstrate
understanding of words by
relating them to their
opposites and to words with
similar meanings
W.4.2b Develop the topic with
facts, definitions, details,
quotations, or other
information and examples
Target Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Genre
Biography
Simile and Metaphor
Target Strategy:
Analyze/ Evaluate
Fluency:
Intonation
Decoding:
Vowel +r sound in
Multisyllable Words
Read Aloud:
Mexican Dove
Anchor Text:
Jose! Born to Dance (Biography)
Paired Text:
Dance to the Beat (Poetry)
Mentor Sentence:
In November
Vocabulary
Reader:
Artists in
Training
790L
Struggling
Reader:
Isadora
Duncan
780L
On Level
Reader:
Jackson Pollack
in Action 1000L
Advanced
Reader:
Luciano
Pavarotti
980L
EL
Support
Reader:
The Life of
Jackson Pollack
770L
More Vowel + /r/
learn worth
dirty early
worn return
sore pure
thirst world
burn search
record worse
cure thirteen
board sport
course current
Vocabulary
towered: taller than others stubborn: determined border: boundary hauling: carrying; moving permission: allow something discouraged: hopeless mournful: sad toured: took a sightseeing trip debut: first public appearance triumph: succeed
Grammar:
Pronouns
Writing: Informational
Writing: Explanatory
Essay Focus:
Elaboration
Vocabulary:
Shades of Meaning
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Week 14
November 14th- 18th
Unit 3: Lesson 11
DOMAIN:
Earth Science
Lesson Topic:
Hurricanes
Essential Question:
What are the benefits of
studying weather?
RI.4.1 Refer to details and
examples when explaining
what the text says explicitly
and when drawing
inferences
RI.4.5 Describe the overall
structure of a text or part of
a text
RI.4.7 Interpret information
presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively
L.4.1g Correctly use
frequently confused words
L.4.4b Use common Greek
and Latin affixes and roots
as clues to the meaning of a
word
W.4.1a Introduce a topic,
state an opinion, and create
an organizational structure
W.4.1b Provide reasons
supported by facts and
details
Target Skill:
Text and Graphic
Features
Explain Scientific Ideas
Text Structure
Target Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Fluency: Phrasing:
Punctuation
Decoding:
Compound Words
Read Aloud:
The Big Storm
Anchor Text:
Hurricanes: Earth’s
Mightiest Storms
(Informational Text)
Paired Text:
Recovering from
Katrina
(Newspaper Article)
Mentor Sentence:
In November
Vocabulary
Reader:
Tornadoes
1050L
Struggling
Reader:
Volcanoes
800L
On Level
Reader:
Tsunami 930L
Advanced
Reader:
Nature
Destroys,
Nature
Renews 960L
EL Support
Reader:
The Big
Dangerous
Wave 930L
Compound Words
somebody classmate
fireplace flashlight
nearby haircut
toothbrush twenty-two
homesick driveway
make-believe
alarm clock
anything baby-sit
all right airport
goodbye forever
forehead mailbox
Vocabulary
whirling: spinning quickly rapidly: quickly condense: to form tiny droplets of water source: the place where something comes from rotating: turning or spinning rage: to act in a violent way experience: to see and feel the effects of something ancient: very old predict: to say that something is going to happen registered: to have recorded information
Grammar:
Frequently
Confused
Words
Writing:
Opinion
Writing:
Persuasive
Paragraph
Focus:
Purpose
Vocabulary:
Suffixes – ful, -less,
-ness,-ment
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Week 15
November 21st and November
22nd
Week of Thanksgiving
Read Aloud:
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
The Night Before Thanksgiving
Thank You, Sarah
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
Encounter
Turk and Runt
I’m no Turkey!
Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey
Arthur’s Thanksgiving Emergency
Squanto’s Journey
Squanto’s Home (Play)
The Very First Thanksgiving Day!
…If you sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House Chapter
Book)
What was the First Thanksgiving? (Chapter book. Melissa
has a class set of these if you would like to borrow them)
Thanksgiving Mice
The Great Turkey Race (MS)
This is the Turkey
This is the Feast
Parade over Broadway
How Many Days to America
Activity Ideas:
Disguise a Turkey writing and activity
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Week 16
November 28th- December 2nd
Unit 3: Lesson 12
DOMAIN:
Earth Science
Lesson Topic:
Forces of Nature
Essential
Question:
How do natural
disasters affect
people?
RL.4.1 refer to details and
examples when explaining
what the text says explicitly
and when drawing
inferences
Rl.4.3 Describe a character,
setting or event, drawing
on details
L.4.1b Form and use
progressive verb tenses
L.4.5c Demonstrate
understanding of words by
relating them to their
opposites and to words
with similar meanings
W.4.1c Link opinion and
reasons using words and
phrases
W.4.7 Conduce short
research projects that build
knowledge through
investigation
W.4.9a Apply grade 4
Reading standards to
literature
Target Skill:
Sequence of Events
Conclusions and
Generalizations
Author’s Word
Choice
Target Strategy: Visualize
Fluency:
Rate
Decoding: Base Words and
Endings
Read Aloud:
Safe from Harm
Anchor Text:
The Earth Dragon Awakes
(Historical Fiction)
Paired Text:
Twisters
(Informational Text)
Mentor Sentence:
Owl Moon
Vocabulary
Reader:
Keeping Safe
in an
Earthquake
780L
Struggling
Reader:
Sailing to
Safety 560L
On Level
Reader:
Little Hare
and the
Thundering Earth 850L
Advanced Reader:
Two Against
the Mississippi
900L
EL Support
Reader:
New Name for Lois 480L
Words with –ed or-ing
rising dripped
traced begged
stripped dared
slammed skipped
dancing hitting
striped spotted
winning raced
snapping dimmed
bragging spinning
handled escaped
Vocabulary constructed: built crushing: smashing tenement: an apartment building often poorly maintained possessions: things you own trembles: shakes wreckage: leftover bits of something that is ruined debris: pieces of broken things rubble: broken stones or bricks slab: a broad, flat piece timbers: large pieces of wood
Grammar:
Possessive Nouns
Writing:
Opinion
Writing:
Problem-
Solution
Composition
Focus: Organization
Vocabulary:
Synonyms
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Week 17
December 5th-December 9th
Unit 3: Lesson 13
DOMAIN:
Life Science
Lesson Topic: Interdependence
Essential Question:
How are the different parts of
an ecosystem connected?
RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure of a text or part of a text RI.4.6 Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic L.4.1c Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may must) to convey various conditions L.4.4b Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word L.4.5a Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context W.4.1a Introduce a topic, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure W.4.1b Provide reasons supported by facts and details W.4.1c Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases W.4.1d Provide a concluding statement or section
Target Skill: Sequence of
Events
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Simile and Metaphors
Target Strategy:
Summarize
Fluency: Phrasing: Pauses
Decoding:
Recognizing Common Word Parts
Read Aloud:
On My Way to Meet the
Khan: Excerpts from
Marco Polo’s Adventures
Anchor Text:
Antarctic Journal
(Narrative Nonfiction)
Paired Text: Cold, Cold Science
(Informational Text)
Mentor Sentence: The Snow Globe Family
Vocabulary Reader: Really,
Really Cold! 690L
Struggling
Reader: Amazing Birds of Antarctica
650L
On Level Reader: An Icy
Adventure 980L
Advanced Reader:
Heroes of the
Antarctic 900L
EL Support
Reader: A Visit to
Antarctica 770L
More words with -ed or –ing
wiped covered
shipped phoning
mapped offered
pleasing smelling
slipped hiking
putting checking
traveled fainted
seeking landed
visiting becoming
mixed wandering
Vocabulary vision: a mental image of what something could be like standards: levels used to compare huddle: crowd together alert: aware of weariness: tiredness fractured: broken graceful: elegant stranded: left helpless display: show concluded: formed an opinion
Grammar: Modal
Auxiliaries
Writing:
Opinion
Writing:
Persuasive
Letter
Focus:
Evidence
Vocabulary:
Greek and
Latin Word
Parts: spect,
struct, tele,
vis
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Week 18
December 12th-Tuesday,
December 20th
Common
assessments;
Holiday themed
writing activities
Mentor Sentence:
Snowmen at Christmas
Week 19
January 4th-6th
See Speaking and
Listening standards
at the bottom of
this document
Testing
Begin working on 4-H speeches
Review Procedures
Trouble with Trolls (MS)
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Week 20
January 9th-13th
Unit 3: Lesson 14
DOMAIN: Life Science
Lesson Topic:
Insects
Essential Question:
How do living things each have
an important role in the
world?
RL.4.9 Compare an d contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure of a text or part of a text RI.4.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively L.4.4b Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation W.4.6 Use technology
to produce and publish writing
Target Skill: Text
and Graphic Features
Explain
Scientific Concepts and Ideas
Author’s Purpose
Target
Strategy: Question
Fluency:
Stress
Decoding:
Recognizing Suffixes
Read Aloud:
Wicked Wind
Anchor Text:
The Life and
Times of the Ant
(Informational
Text)
Paired Text:
The Dove and the Ant
(Fable)
Mentor Sentence:
March on (Free on TPT)
Vocabulary Reader:
Ants of All Kinds 890L
Struggling Reader:
The Lives of Social Insects
910L
On Level Reader:
Arthropods Rule 860L
Advanced Reader:
Love Those Bugs 970L
EL Support Reader:
Arthropods Everywhere!
730L
Final Long e
turkey duty
lonely drowsy
colony chimney
steady plenty
hungry daily
valley alley
hockey fifty
starry empty
melody injury
movie prairie
Vocabulary
transport: carry from one place to another
social: relating to the way people live together
obstacles: things in the way
scarce: hard to find
exchange: giving one thing and getting another
transfers: moves from one place to another
chamber: a room
reinforce: make stronger
storage: a place to keep supplies
excess: extra
Grammar:
Participles
Writing:
Opinion
Writing:
Persuasive
Essay
Focus: Purpose
Vocabulary:
Suffixes –able, -ible
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Week 21
January 17th-January 20th
Unit 3: Lesson 15
DOMAIN:
Life Science
Lesson Topic:
The
Environment
Essential
Question:
Why is it
important to be
informed about
what is
happening in our
world?
RI.4.2 Determine the
main idea and explain
how it is supported
by details
/summarize
RI.4.8 Explain how an
author uses reasons
and evidence to
support points
RF.4.4a Read on-level
text with purpose and
understanding
L.4.1b Form and use
progressive verb
tenses
L.4.4a Use context as
a clue to the meaning
of a word or phrase
W.4.4 Produce
writing in which
development and
organization are
appropriate to task,
purpose, and
audience
W.4.5 Develop the
topic with facts,
definitions, details,
quotations, or other
information and
examples
Target
Skill:
Main
Ideas and
Details
Author’s
Word
Choice
Analyze an
Argument
Target
Strategy:
Monitor/ Clarify
Fluency:
Expression
Decoding:
Three- Syllable Words
Read Aloud:
Forests are Forever
Anchor Text:
Ecology for
Kids
(Informational
Text)
Paired Text:
Wonderful
Weather
(Poetry)
Mentor
Sentence:
The Day the
Crayons Quit
Vocabulary Reader: Squash in
the Schoolyard 700L
Struggling Reader:
The Seal Who Wanted to Live
520L
On Level Reader: Dad’s
Garden 630L
Advanced Reader: The
Princess and the Manatee
710L
EL Support Reader:
A Father’s Garden 600L
Changing Final y to i
tiniest ladies
hobbies friendlier
copied studied
countries busier
pitied breezier
easier prettiest
laziest noisier
families healthier
spied butterflies
happiest funniest
Vocabulary
habitats: the environments that animals and plants live on species: a group of plants or animals that are alike organisms: living things such as plants or animals traces: marks left by people, animals, or things vast: great in size directly: in a clear and obvious way affect: to have an influence on variety: a number of slightly different things within the same grouping radiation: energy in the form of rays or waves banned: not allowed; forbidden
Grammar:
Irregular Verbs
Writing: Opinion Writing: Persuasive Essay
Focus: Conventions
Vocabulary:
Using Context
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Week 22
January 23rd-January 27th
Unit 4: Lesson
16
DOMAIN
American
History
Lesson Topic:
Individual
Contributions
Essential
Question:
What traits do
successful
people
RL.4.7 Make
connections
between the text
and a visual or oral
presentation
RL.4.10 Read and
comprehend
literature
L.4.1d Order
adjectives within
sentences
according to
conventional
L.4.5b Recognize
and explain the
meaning of idioms,
adages, and
proverbs
W.4.3a Orient the
reader by
establishing a
situation and
introducing a
narrator or
characters/organize
an event sequence
W.4.3b Use dialogue
and description to
develop experiences
and events
Target Skill:
Compare
and
Contrast
Genre:
Historical
Fiction
Personification
Target
Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify
Fluency:
Rate
Decoding: Sound/Spelling
Changes
Read Aloud:
Getting the Story
Anchor Text:
Riding Freedom
(Historical Fiction)
Paired Text
Spindletop
(Informational Text)
Mentor Sentence:
George Washington’s Teeth
Vocabulary
Reader:
Stagecoach
Travel 680L
Struggling
Reader:
Elizabeth’s
Stormy Ride
310L
On Level
Reader:
Perilous
Passage
800L
Advanced
Reader:
Come to Nicodemus
940L
EL Support Reader:
A Dangerous Trip 640L
Words with
/k/,/ng/,/kw/
risky public
track attack
topic struck
blank earthquake
question picnic
pocket banker
monkey electric
junk blanket
equal mistake
ache stomach
Vocabulary:
worthy: good enough for something churning: vigorously mixing or stirring situation: a set of circumstances swelled: got larger deserve: earn something defended: speak or write in support of something satisfied: accepting relied: depended on reputation: people’s opinions about someone or something escorted: guided or accompanied by someone
Grammar:
Adjectives
Writing:
Narrative:
Descriptive
Paragraph
Focus: Development
Vocabulary:
Figurative Language
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Week 23
January 30th- February 3rd
Unit 4: Lesson 17
DOMAIN
Health and
Safety
Lesson Topic:
Service Animals
Essential
Question:
How do people
and animals
benefit each
other?
RI.4.1 Refer to
details and
examples when
explaining what the
text says explicitly
and when drawing
inferences
RI.4.1 Determine
the main idea and
explain how it is
supported by
details/summarize
L.4.4b Use common
Greek and Latin
affixes and roots as
clues to the
meaning of a word
W.4.3c Use
transitional words and
phrases to manage the
sequence of events
W.4.4 Produce writing
in which development
and organization are
appropriate to task,
purpose, and
audience
Target
Skill:
Sequence
of Events
Main Idea and
Details
Domain-
Specific
Vocabulary
Target
Strategy:
Summarize
Fluency: intonation
Decoding: More
Sound/Spelling Changes
Read Aloud:
Let Me Be Brave
Anchor Text:
The Right Dog for the
Job
(Narrative Nonfiction)
Paired Text:
Knowing Noses:
Search-and-Rescue
Dogs
(Informational
Text)
Mentor Sentence:
Groudhog Gets a
Say
Vocabulary Reader: Animals
Helping People 940L
Struggling
Reader: Animal Doctors
710L
On Level Reader: A Rural
Veterinarian 890L
Advanced Reader:
Helping Wild Animals 1030L
EL Support
Reader:
Taking Care
of Animals
690L
Words with Final
/j/ and /s/
glance baggage
judge office
damage message
package bridge
twice chance
stage notice
carriage ridge
since manage
practice palace
marriage bandage
Vocabulary
confidence: feeling sure about abilities
graduate: to finish school or training
performs: acts
confesses: admits something is true
foster: cared for by an adult for a period
of time
patiently: waiting calmly, without getting
annoyed
disobey: not do what you are told
ceremony: a special event celebrating
something
reward: to give a person something her or
she has earned
symbol: an object that stands for
something else
Grammar:
Adverbs
Writing:
Narrative:
Friendly Letter Focus: Purpose
Vocabulary:
Suffixes: -ion, -ation,
-ition
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Week 24
February 6th- 10th
Unit 4: Lesson
18
DOMAIN Cultures
Lesson Topic:
Traditional
Tales
Essential
Question:
What makes a
character
memorable?
RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text RL.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including those that allude to characters in mythology RL.4.9 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics L.4.1e Form and use prepositional phrases L.4.5b recognize and explain the meaning of idioms, adages, and proverbs W.4.3a orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator or characters/organize an event sequence
Target Skill: Story
Structure
Theme
Allusion
Target Strategy: Question
Fluency:
Accuracy and Self-Correction
Decoding
Recognizing Prefixes re-,
un-, dis-
Read Aloud:
Theseus and Minotaur
Anchor Text:
Hercules’ Quest
(Myth)
Paired Text:
Zomo’s Friends
(Folktale)
Mentor
Sentence:
Somebody Love
You, Mr. Hatch
Vocabulary Reader:
Long Ago in Greece 930L Struggling
Reader: King Midas 550L
On Level Reader:
The Adventures of Perseus 660L
Advanced Reader:
The Story of Icarus 760L
EL Support
Reader: The Story of Perseus 540L
Prefixes re-, un-,dis-
unused untrue
refresh unload
dislike recall
replace displease
unpaid uneven
redo rebuild
disorder restart
unplanned uncover
distrust untidy
rewind discolor
Vocabulary: boasted: bragged ceased: stopped; brought to an end unfortunate: unlucky declared: made a statement resourceful: clever; able to solve difficult problems coerce: force devised: planned or thought up glared: stared angrily acquire: gain or get beamed: smiled broadly
Grammar: Prepositions and
Prepositional Phrases
Writing:
Narrative: Story Focus:
Elaboration
Vocabulary: Adages and
Proverbs
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Week 25
February 13th-17th
Unit 4: Lesson
19
DOMAIN:
American
History
Lesson Topic:
Agriculture
Essential Question:
Why is farming important?
RI.4.1 Refer to
details and
examples when
explaining what the
text says explicitly
and when drawing
inferences
RI.4.8 Explain how
an author uses
reasons and
evidence to support
points
L.4.1a Use relative
pronouns and
relative adverbs
L.4.4c Consult
reference materials,
both print and
digital, to find
pronunciation and
determine or clarify
meaning
W.4.5 Develop and
strengthen writing
by planning,
revising, and editing
Target Skill:
Conclusions
and
Generalization
Problem and
Solution
Idioms
Target
Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Fluency:
Stress
Decoding: More Common
Suffixes
Read Aloud:
The Father of India
Anchor Text:
Harvesting Hope: The
Story of Cesar Chavez
(Biography)
Paired Text:
The Edible Schoolyard (Informational Text)
Mentor Sentence: Voices in the Park
Vocabulary
Reader:
Tough Times
830L
Struggling
Reader:
Songs for the People 810L
On Level Reader:
The People’s
President 790L
Advanced
Reader:
The Story of
Dorothea
Lange 880L
EL Support
Reader: A President for the
People 610L
Suffixes –ful, -less,
colorful clumsiness
weakness pavement
movement peaceful
endless fondness
truthful neatness
illness speechless
cheerful statement
useless wasteful
beautiful penniless
restless treatment
Vocabulary:
drought: a time with little or no rain
dedicate: set aside for a special
purpose
overcome: defeat
capitol: a building where government
meets
association: a club or organization
violence: use of physical force
conflicts: disagreements or fights
publicity: information given to the
public to get attention
brilliant: bright and shinning
horizon: where the earth meets the
sky
Grammar:
Relative
Pronouns and
Adverbs
Writing: Personal
Narrative
Focus:
Organization
Vocabulary:
Reference Materials
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Week 26
February 21st- 24th
Common
Assessments and
Get caught up on
ELA/ Social Studies
Standards
Mentor Sentence: Saturdays and Tea
Cakes
Week 27
February 27th-March 3rd
Unit 4: Lesson
20
DOMAIN:
Cultures
Lesson Topic:
Native
American
History
Essential
Question:
How do people
from different
cultures
contribute to
American
history?
RI.4.7 Interpret
information
presented visually,
orally, or
quantitatively
RL.4.5 Explain major
differences between
poems, drama, and
prose/refer to their
structural elements
L.4.2a Use correct
capitalization
L.4.5c Demonstrate
understanding of
words by relating
them to their
opposites and to
words with similar
meanings
W.4.3b Use dialogue
and description to
develop experiences
and events or show
characters’
responses
Target Skill:
Main Idea
and Details
Text Structure
Onomatopoeia
Target Strategy:
Visualize
Fluency:
Phrasing: Punctuation
Decoding: VCCV Pattern
and Word Parts
Read Aloud:
Race Against Death
Anchor Text:
Sacagawea
(Biography)
Paired Text:
Native American
Nature Poetry
(Poetry)
Mentor
Sentence:
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Vocabulary
Reader:
Lewis and
Clark’s Packing
List 810L
Struggling Reader:
John Wesley Powell 830L
On Level
Reader:
Writer from
the Prairie
830L
Advanced
Reader:
Chief
Washakie
1090L
EL Support
Reader: Laura Ingalls Wilder 640L
Word with VCCV
million canyon
collect traffic
lumber fortune
pepper danger
plastic soccer
borrow engine
support picture
thirty survive
perfect seldom
attend effort
Vocabulary: corps: a group of people interpreter: a person who translates different languages supplies: important things people need territory: land area proposed: suggested duty: a job; responsibility accompany: go with route: a path or way landmark: an important place clumsy: awkward
Grammar:
Abbreviations
Writing:
Personal
Narrative
Focus:
Conventions
Vocabulary:
Shades of Meaning
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Week 28
March 6th-March 13th
Unit 5: Lesson 21
DOMAIN:
Communication
Lesson Topic:
Media
Essential Question:
How can media be a distraction
RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, or drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text RL.4.6 Compare and Contrast the point of view from which stories are narrated L.4.1d Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag, rather than a red small bag). L.4.4a Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase W.4.2b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other information and examples W.4.9a Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature
Target Skill:
Theme
Point of View
Idioms
Target Strategy:
Summarize
Fluency: Accuracy
Decoding:
VCV Pattern and Word Parts
Read Aloud:
Fun and Games on the
Range
Anchor Text:
The World According to
Humphrey
(Fantasy)
Paired Text:
Make the Switch (Advertisement)
Mentor Sentence:
Chicken Sunday
Vocabulary Reader:
The Truth About
Rodents 940L
Struggling
Reader:
The Magic of
Teamwork 530L
On Level Reader:
The Belton’s
Imagination 780L
Advanced
Reader:
A Dragon’s View
670L
EL Support
Reader:
Summer with
Uncle Vince 610L
Words with VCV
event siren
humor polite
rapid hotel
music protest
relief punish
planet defend
detail relay
unite habit
frozen student
figure moment
Vocabulary
blaring: making a loud noise
combination: mixture
racket: loud noise
suggest: give an idea
nocturnal: active at night
effort: hard work
promptly: right away
introduce: present something
feats: difficult actions
appreciate: see what is good
about something
Grammar:
Comparative
and
Superlative
Adjectives
and Adverbs
Writing:
Informative:
Summary
Focus:
Evidence
Vocabulary:
Using Context
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Week 29
March 13th- March 17th
Unit 5: Lesson 22
DOMAIN
Civics
Lesson Topic:
Citizens’ Rights
Essential Question:
What causes change in a
community?
RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences RI.4.10 Read and comprehend informational texts L.4.5b Recognize and explain the meaning of idioms, adages, and proverbs L.4.5c Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites and to words with similar meanings W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation W.4.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources/take notes, categorize information, and provide a list of sources
Target Skill:
Cause and Effect
Conclusions
and
Generalizations
Domain-
Specific
Vocabulary
Target
Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Fluency:
Phrasing: Pauses
Decoding: Syllable
Patterns and Word Parts
Read Aloud:
Jane’s Big Ideas
Anchor Text:
I Could Do That!
(Biography)
Paired Text:
The Role of the
Constitution
(Informational
Text)
Mentor
Sentence:
Tar Beach
Vocabulary Reader: Mill Girls
910L
Struggling Reader:
The First Woman Doctor 650L
On Level Reader:
A Champion of Change 1010L
Advanced Reader:
The Writer Who Changed
America 1000L
EL Support Reader:
Shirley Chisholm 730L
VCCV and VCV
dentist recent
final silver
finish capture
narrow cabin
shelter dinner
ahead minus
corner minute
hollow value
divide reward
famous broken
Vocabulary
intelligent: smart denied: not allowed to have approve: agree with polls: places where people vote informed: knowing about the world politics: art of government disorderly: loud or rude legislature: people who make laws amendment: a change made to a law candidates: people who may be chosen for something
Grammar:
Negatives
Writing
Informative
Writing:
Explanation
Focus: Elaboration
Vocabulary:
Adages and Proverbs
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Week 30
March 27th- 31st Unit 5: Lesson 23
DOMAIN: Life Science
Lesson Topic:
Life Cycles
Essential Question:
How do forests and trees show
change?
RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure of a text or part of a text L.4.3b Choose punctuation for effect L.4.4b Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word W.4.2c Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases W.4.5 Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing
Target Skill: Text and Graphic Features
Text Structure
Similes
Target
Strategy: Monitor/Clarify
Fluency:
Stress
Decoding: Difficult VCCV
Patterns
Read Aloud:
Deserts on the Move
Anchor Text: The Ever-Living Tree (Informational Text)
Paired Text:
Towering Trees (Poetry)
Mentor Sentence:
Amazing Grace
Vocabulary Reader:
Forever Green 930L
Struggling
Reader: Plants of the
Redwood Forest 730L
On Level Reader: Life Among the Redwoods 970L
Advanced Reader:
Gentle Redwood Giants 1160L
EL Support
Reader: Animals of the
Redwood Forest 710L
Words with VCCV
poster chicken
secret clothing
whether apron
author whiskers
rocket degree
bushel gather
agree achieve
bucket rather
ticket bracket
declare machine
Vocabulary
continent: a large area of land
dense: having many things close
together
civilized: well developed as a society
opportunities: chances to do
something
resources: things people use
independent: separate from other
things
shallow: not deep
moisture: tiny drops of water
evaporate: dry up
customs: things that people in a
society do
Grammar: Punctuation
Writing:
Informational Writing:
Procedural Composition
Focus: Organization
Vocabulary: Prefixes pre-,
inter-, ex-
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Week 31
April 3rd- 7th
Unit 5: Lesson 24
DOMAIN:
Life Science
Lesson Topic:
Animal
Behavior
Essential
Question:
How can
animal
behavior be
like human
behavior?
RI.4.6 Compare
and contrast a
firsthand and
secondhand
account of the
same event or
topic
RI.4.8 Explain
how an author
uses reasons
and evidence
to support
points
RI.4.9 Integrate
information
from two texts
on the same
topic
L.4.2b Use
commas to
mark direct
speech from
text
L.4.2c Use a
comma before
a coordinating
conjunction in
a compound
sentence
W.4.10 Write
over extended
and shorter
time frames
Target
Skill:
Compare
and
Contrast
Fact and
Opinion
Author’s
Word Choice
Target
Strategy:
Analyze/
Evaluate
Fluency –
intonatio
n
Decoding
VCCCV
Pattern
Read Aloud:
New Friends in
the Newsroom
Anchor
Text:
Owen and
Mzee
(Narrative
Nonfiction)
Paired Text:
Sea Sanctuary (Informational
Text)
Mentor Sentence:
The Keeping Quilt
Vocabulary Reader:
Dangerous Waves 670L
Struggling Reader: Flying into History
790L
On Level Reader: Helen Keller’s
Lifelong Friend 810L
Advanced Reader:
Champions on Ice 840L
EL Support
Reader: Helen Keller’s Special Friend
560L
Words with VCCCV Pattern
hundred monster
supply settle
single address
middle farther
explain sample
surprise although
pilgrim turtle
sandwich athlete
instead orchard
complete kingdom
Vocabulary
exhausted: tired
intruder: someone who does not
belong
bond: close relationship
enclosure: fenced-in area
charged: ran toward
inseparable: very close
chief: most important
companion: person to spend time
with
suffered: felt pain
affection: fondness
Grammar:
Commas
Writing:
Informational:
Research Report
Focus: Purpose
Vocabulary
Suffixes –ed, -ly
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Week 32
April 10th- 13th
Common
Assessments
and Get caught
up on ELA/
Social Studies
Mentor Sentence: Titanicat
Week 33
April 17th- 21st
Unit 5: Lesson 25
DOMAIN:
Technology
and
Innovation
Lesson Topic:
Inventions
Essential Question:
How do inventions change the way we do
things?
SL.4.1c Pose
and respond
to questions
and make
comments
that
contribute to
the discussion
and link to
others’
remarks
L.4.1f Produce
complete
sentences,
recognizing
and correcting
fragments and
run-ons
W.4.6 with
others/demon
strate key
boarding skills
Target Skill:
Author’s
Purpose
Genre:
Science
Fiction
Formal and
Informal
Language
Target
Strategy: Question
Fluency:
Adjust Rate to Purpose
Decoding: VV Pattern
Read Aloud:
The Future of Flight
Anchor Text:
The Fun They
Had
(Science Fiction)
Paired Text:
Toys!
(Information
al Text)
Mentor
Sentence:
The Honest
to Goodness
Truth
Vocabulary Reader:
Remarkable Robots
950L
Struggling Reader:
The Linny Twins Get
Cooking 610L
On Level Reader:
A Hero Weighs In 880L
Advanced Reader:
Math Today and
Tomorrow 770L
EL Support Reader:
Dex is a Hero 610L
Words with VV
idea poet
lion science
usual diary
radio violin
liar period
poem February
India cereal
piano video
January meteor
quiet rodeo
Vocabulary centuries: hundreds of years of time progress: improvement dispute: argue mechanical: by use of machines calculated: figured out superior: better waste: something used without result inspector: person who makes sure things are working average: usual insert: put in
Grammar:
Proper Mechanics
Writing:
Informationa
l: Research
Report
Vocabulary:
Greek and
Latin Word
Parts: meter,
therm, aud, fac
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Week 34 April 24th- 27th
Unit 6: Lesson 1
DOMAIN:
Life Science
Lesson Topic:
Spiders
Essential
Question:
How does
exploring
nature help
our
understanding
of the world?
Review all skills
Target Skill:
Story Structure
Target
Strategy: Visualize
Fluency –
Expression
Decoding Common
Final Sounds
Read Aloud:
The Importance of
Spiders
Anchor Text:
The Girl Who
Loved Spiders
(Realistic Fiction)
Paired Text:
Web Wise The Spider, Spider
Ropes (Informational
Text)
Mentor Sentence: Twilight Comes
Twice
There are no Leveled Readers for weeks 26-30
Final Schwa +/r/ Sounds
enter favor
banner bother
sugar fever
shower doctor
motor temper
collar actor
labor polar
finger sweater
mirror traitor
beggar Whenever
Grammar:
Making Comparisons
Writing:
Opinion Writing:
Response to
Fiction
Focus: Evidence
Vocabulary
Greek and Latin
Word Parts
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Week 35 May 1st-5th
Common Assessment
s and Get caught up
on ELA/ S.S Standards
Mentor Sentence: Dandelions
Week 36
May 8th- 12th
Unit 6; Lesson 2
DOMAIN
Life Science
Lesson Topic: Amphibians
Essential Question: Why is it
important to learn about
amphibians?
Review all skills
Target Skill: Main Ideas and Details
Target
Strategy: Question
Fluency: Phrasing:
Punctuation
Decoding: More Final Syllables
Read Aloud:
Nowhere Else on Earth
Anchor Text:
Amphibian Alert!
(Informational Text)
Paired Text:
The Frog in the Milk Pail (Fable)
Mentor
Sentence: Roller Coaster
There are no Leveled Readers for weeks 26-30
Final Schwa +/l/ Sounds
title nickel
towel gentle
battle barrel
pedal model
metal tangle
simple ankle
eagle marvel
special juggle
total squirrel
trouble riddle
Grammar:
More Comparisons
Writing:
Opinion
Writing:
Journal Entry
Focus:
Elaboration
Vocabulary:
Analogies
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Week 37
May 15th- 19th
Unit 6; Lesson 3
DOMAIN: The Arts
Lesson
Topic: Visual
Arts
Essential
Question:
How do
museums
teach us
about our
world?
Review all Skills
Target Skill: Fact
and Opinion
Target Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify
Fluency: Rate
Decoding: Stress in
Multisyllable Words
Read Aloud: Digging Up the
Past
Anchor Text: Museums: Worlds of Wonder
Paired Text: Making the
Most of Trash
Dinosaur Bone,
Museum Farewell
Mentor
Sentence: My School’s a
Zoo
There are no
Leveled Readers for
weeks 26-30
Three-Syllable Words
library victory
another imagine
hospital camera
example potato
deliver remember
history together
however memory
several important
vacation continue
president favorite
Grammar:
Possessive Nouns
Writing Opinion:
Public Service
Announcement Focus:
Organization
Vocabulary:
Prefixes con-,
com-, in-, im-
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“I can” Statements Language
L.4.1 I can use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) correctly
when I speak or write.
L.4.1 I can correctly write and use progressive verb tenses (e.g., I was talking, I am talking, I will be talking).
L.4.1 I can use auxiliary words to show different conditions (e.g., can, may, must).
L.4.1 I can correctly order adjectives within sentences according to conventional standard English.
L.4.1 I can correctly write and use prepositional phrases.
L.4.1 I can write complete sentences.
L.4.1 I can recognize inappropriate sentence fragments and run on sentences.
L.4.1 I can correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; their & there).
L.4.2 I can correctly use capitalization in all of my writing.
L.4.2 I can use commas and quotation marks appropriately in dialogue.
L.4.2 I can correctly use a comma and conjunction when connecting two simple sentences.
L.4.2 I can use an appropriate reference to help me spell fourth grade words.
L.4.3 I can choose interesting words and phrases to help others understand my ideas better.
L.4.3 I can choose various punctuation to help me convey different moods
L.4.3 I can figure out when I need to use formal speech and when I can use informal speech.
L.4.4 I can determine the meanings of unknown multiple-meaning words by using context clues.
L.4.4 I can determine the meanings of unknown words by using what I know about common Greek and Latin prefixes,
suffixes and roots.
L.4.4 I can use print and computer dictionaries to help me find the pronunciations and clarify meanings of new words or
phrases.
L.4.5 I can understand figurative language, word relationships and small shades of differences in word meanings.
L.4.5 I can explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors in context.
L.4.5 I can recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages and proverbs.
L.4.5 I can understand words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms.
L.4.6 I can figure out and use fourth grade words that show specific actions, emotions or states of being.
L.4.6 I can figure out and use fourth grade words that are centered around a specific topic.
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Reading
RL.4.1 I can explain a story by referring to details and examples in the text.
RL.4.1 I can make conclusions about an author’s meaning by thinking about the details and examples in the text (drawing
conclusions).
RL.4.2 I can figure out the theme of a piece of fiction by thinking about the details in the text.
RL.4.2 I can summarize a piece of fiction in my own words.
RL.4.3 I can use specific details in a story to help me describe a character, setting or event in the story.
RL.4.4 I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases an author uses.
RL.4.4 I can understand words that may be derived from characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
RL.4.5 I can write and talk about the differences between poems, plays and fictional stories.
RL.4.5 I can refer to specific elements of poems (verse, rhythm, meter) and plays (characters, settings, descriptions,
dialogue, stage directions) when I write or talk about a piece of fiction.
RL.4.6 I can compare and contrast different stories by thinking about the different points of view.
RL.4.6 I can tell the difference between first- and third- person narrators.
RL.4.7 I can make connections between a written text and a dramatic interpretation of the same text.
RL.4.9 I can compare and contrast similar themes and events in stories, myths and traditional literature from different
cultures.
Information
RI.4.1 I can explain what a piece of nonfiction teaches me by referring to details and examples in the text.
RI.4.2 I can figure out the main idea in nonfiction by thinking about the details in the text.
RI.4.2 I can summarize a piece of nonfiction in my own words.
RI.4.3 I can explain why and how events, procedures, ideas or concepts in historical, scientific or technical texts happened
by using the information presented.
RI.4.4 I can understand the meanings of words and phrases in fourth grade science and social studies texts.
RI.4.5 I can describe how various forms of nonfiction are structured (e.g., time order, comparison, cause & effect or
problem & solution).
RI.4.6 I can compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.
RI.4.7 I can interpret and use information from charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations or other internet
presentations to understand nonfiction.
RI.4.8 I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
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RI.4.9 I can use information from two different texts on the same topic to help me write or speak knowledgeably about the
topic.
RI.4.10 I can read and understand fourth grade nonfiction.
Speaking/Listening
SL.4.1 I can effectively participate in different types of discussions and with different people.
SL.4.1 I can build on others’ ideas and express my own ideas clearly.
SL.4.1 I can come to discussions prepared to participate because I have studied appropriate materials.
SL.4.1 I can use my preparation to explore new ideas about a topic during a discussion.
SL.4.1 I can follow agreed-upon rules for discussion and carry out my assigned role.
SL.4.1 I can ask and answer questions to help me understand discussions, stay on topic and that contribute to others’ ideas
and remarks.
SL.4.1 I can think about what is discussed and explain any new thinking that I have.
SL.4.2 I can paraphrase text read aloud or information presented to me.
SL.4.3 I can identify the reasons a speaker gives to support his/her points.
SL.4.4 I can report on a topic or tell a story with correct and appropriate facts and details to support my main idea.
SL.4.4 I can speak clearly and at an understandable pace.
SL.4.5 I can create engaging audio recordings or visual displays to help me show main ideas or themes when necessary.
SL.4.6 I can figure out when to use standard formal English and when I can use informal English.
Writing
W.4.1 I can use my point of view with reasons to share my opinion.
W.4.2 I can clearly write to inform and to explain my ideas.
W.4.3 I can write stories using a clear sequence of events and descriptive details.
W.4.4 I can produce clear, developed and organized writing.
W.4.4 I can write for different purposes, audiences and topics.
W.4.5 I can plan, revise and edit my writing with the help of peers and adults.
W.4.6 I can use technology to create pieces of writing and to interact and share ideas with others.
W.4.6 I can use appropriate keyboarding skills to type one page of my writing at a time, in a single sitting.
W.4.7 I can conduct short research projects to help me learn about topics.
W.4.8 I can research and use what I have experienced to gather information.
W.4.8 I can take notes to help me organize the research in my writing.
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W.4.8 I can provide a list of sources that I used for gathering information.
W.4.9 I can gather evidence from all my reading to support my writing.
W.4.10 I can write on a regular basis with stamina for different tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Additional Holiday Read Aloud Ideas
Labor Day (September 5th)
Books Activities
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her
Youth by: Jamie Lee Curtis (BL: 2.3 #21305)
Amelia’s Road by: Linda Altman (BL: 4.1 #17703)
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers by:
Mordicai Gerstein (BL: 3.7 #77196)
A Day’s Work by: Eve Bunting (BL: 2.7 #59580)
Invite Community leaders to share what they do to help
our community
Writing Prompts: “If I were a…” or “When I grow up…”
Thinking Maps
Columbus Day (October 10th)
Books Activities
Encounter by: Jane Yolen (BL: 4.2 #6313)
Who Was Christopher Columbus (BL: 4.2 #160146)
In 1492 by: Jean Marzollo (BL: 3.2 #18875)
You Wouldn't Want to Sail with Christopher Columbus!:
By: Fiona MacDonald, David Salariya, David Antram
(BL: 4.4 #82497)
Hudson by: Janice Weaver (BL: 7.3 #139908)
Writing Activities
Thinking Maps
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Red Coats and Petticoats by:
Halloween (October 31st)
Books Activities
The Candy Corn Contest by: Patricia Giff (BL: 2.5
#5211)
Pippi Longstocking by: Astrid Lindgren and Michael
Chesworth (BL: 5.2 #69)
Stellaluna by: Janell Cannon (BL: 3.5 #7193)
The Widow’s Broom by: Chris Van Allsburg (BL: 4.7
#6348)
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by:
by Dan Santat (BL: 2.3 #165778)
I Need My Monster by: Amanda Noll (BL: 3.0 #130382)
Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat by: Doreen Cronin
and Betsy Lewin (BL: 2.5 #160763)
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything!
by Linda D. Williams and Megan Llo (BL: 3.5 #6495)
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler and S.D. Schindler
(BL: 1.3 #65702)
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever! by Steven Kroll (BL: 3.5
#11160)
Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds (BL: 2.3 #151429)
Writing Activities
Thinking Maps
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You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Scary
Tales to Read Together By: Mary Ann Hoberman (BL:
2.4 # 115903)
Halloween is… by: Gail Gibbons (BL: 3.6 # 61255)
The Vanishing Pumpkin by: Tony Johnston (BL: 2.4 #
145819)
Room on the Broom by: Julia Donaldson and Axel
Scheffler (BL: 3.7 # 61672)
Verdi by Janell Cannon (BL: 3.4 # 14443)
Election Day (November 8th)
Books Activities
Duck for President! by: Doreen Cronin (BL: 3.9 # 77201)
If I Ran for President! by: Catherine Stier (BL: 5.5 #
120259)
So you want to be President? by Judith St. George and
David Small (BL: 4.8 # 39885)
Grace for President by: Kelly DiPucchio (BL: 4.6 #
121418)
Amelia Bedelia’s First Vote by: Herman Parish and
Lynne Avril (BL: 3.0 # 151220)
Bad Kitty for President! by: Nick Bruel (BL: 4.5 #
148796)
My Teacher for President by: Kay Winters (BL: 1.8 #
83484)
Pepsi/Coke Activity. Melissa has the materials and
information for this! I did this during the last election.
Thinking Maps
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We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the
United States by David Catrow (No AR Quiz)
Vote! by: Eileen Christelow (BL:3.8 # 69956)
Max for President by: Jarrett J. Krosoczkae (BL: 2.3 #
80675) Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns,
and Elections by: Peter W. Barnes (BL: 6.2 # 34828)
The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman (BL: 4.7
# 17779)
America Votes: How Our President Is Elected by Linda
Granfield (BL: 7.8 # 121591)
Today on Election Day by Catherine Stier (BL: 5.2 #
153526)
Veterans Day (November 11th)
Books Activities
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers by:
Mordicai Gerstein (BL: 3.7 #77196)
14 Cows for America by: Carmen Deedy (BL: 4.1
#133355)
The Wall by: Eve Bunting (BL:2.4 #32248)
Writing Activities
Thinking Maps
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Christmas/Winter
Books Activities
The Snowy Day by: Ezra Keats (BL: 2.5 #6092)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! by: by Barbara
Robinson (BL: 5.1 #253)
The Family Under the Bridge by: by Natalie Savage
Carlson and Garth Williams (BL: 4.7 #467)
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (BL: 3.8
#5240)
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner (BL: 3.5
#102271)
Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera (BL: 3.5 #42382)
Its Christmas, David by: David Shannon (No AR Quiz)
The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert and Per Breiehagen
(BL: 4.3 161311)
The Animals' Santa by Jan Brett (BL: 3.2 #170910)
The Gingerbread Man retold by Jim Aylesworth (BL:
2.7 #29488)
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett (BL: 3.5 #34613)
Memoirs of an Elf by Devin Scillion (BL: 3.5 #172622)
Canned food drive
Thinking Maps
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A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe (BL:
4.1 # 146826)
The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst (BL: 4.4
#110321)
Santa Claus and the Three Bears by Maria Modugno
(BL: 3.8 #162814)
Christmas in the Country by Cynthia Rylant & Diane
Goode (BL: 3.8 #71256)
How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan (BL: 3.0 #178492)
Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh (BL: 3.4
#79197)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16th) /February is Black History Month
Books Activities
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis
(BL: 2.7 #46154)
Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama (BL: 6.0 #141406)
Henry's Freedom Box : A True Story from the
Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine (BL: 3.0
#113369)
The Story of Ruby Bridges by: Robert Coles (BL: 4.4
#14855)
Find a silhouette of Martin Luther King Jr. on Google
and increase the size. Then, have kids cut it out and glue
it onto the middle of a piece of blue construction paper.
Finally, using old magazines have them hunt for words
and phrases that described what type of man MLK was
or what he stood for.
Thinking Maps
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah
Hopkinson (BL: 3.8 #9960)
Wilma Unlimited by: Kathleen Krull (BL: 5.1 #13757)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson
(No AR Quiz)
Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.? (BL: 5.2 #120459)
A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley,
Slave Poet by: Lasky, Kathryn (BL: 5.9 #67091)
Groundhog Day (February 2nd)
Books Activities
Groundhog Gets a Say by Pamela Curtis Swallow (BL:
3.1 #102595)
Mr. Groundhog Wants the Day Off by: by Pat Stemper
Vojta (BL: 2.6 #137501)
Groundhog Day! by Gail Gibbons (BL: 4.7 #111308)
It's Groundhog Day! by Steven Kroll and Jeni Bassett
(BL: 3.0 #129549)
Go to Sleep, Groundhog! by Judy Cox and Paul Meisel
(BL: 2.1 #71385)
Punxsutawney Phyllis by: Susanna Leonard Hill (BL: 2.9
# 89235)
Who Will See Their Shadows This Year? by Jerry
Pallotta (BL: 1.3 # 143070)
Thinking Maps
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Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather by Bruce
Koscielniak (BL: 2.9 # 55951)
Substitute Groundhog by Pat Miller (BL: 2.6 # 109555)
Wake Up, Groundhog! by Susanna Leonard Hill and
Jeffrey Ebbeler (BL: 2.6 # 149719)
Valentine’s Day (February 14th)
Books Activities
Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane
DeGroat
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by: by Eileen Spinelli
Guess How Much I love You by Sam McBratney
Love You Forever by: Robert Munsch
Thinking Maps
Presidents Day (February 20th)
Books Activities
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Duck for President! by: Doreen Cronin (BL: 3.9 # 77201)
If I Ran for President! by: Catherine Stier (BL: 5.5 #
120259)
So you want to be President? by Judith St. George and
David Small (BL: 4.8 # 39885)
Grace for President by: Kelly DiPucchio (BL: 4.6 #
121418)
Amelia Bedelia’s First Vote by: Herman Parish and
Lynne Avril (BL: 3.0 # 151220)
Bad Kitty for President! by: Nick Bruel (BL: 4.5 #
148796)
My Teacher for President by: Kay Winters (BL: 1.8 #
83484)
We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the
United States by David Catrow (No AR Quiz)
Vote! by: Eileen Christelow (BL:3.8 # 69956)
Max for President by: Jarrett J. Krosoczkae (BL: 2.3 #
80675) Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns,
and Elections by: Peter W. Barnes (BL: 6.2 # 34828)
The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman (BL: 4.7
# 17779)
America Votes: How Our President Is Elected by Linda
Granfield (BL: 7.8 # 121591)
Today on Election Day by Catherine Stier (BL: 5.2 #
153526)
Thinking Maps
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St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
Books Activities
Leprechaun on the Loose by: Marcia Thornton Jones and
Cyd Moore (BL: 2.6 # 123793)
The Night Before St. Patrick's Day by: Natasha Wing
and Amy Wummer (BL: 2.6 # 128253)
That's What Leprechauns Do by: Eve Bunting and Emily
Arnold McCully (BL: 3.4 # 101916)
How to Catch a Leprechaun by: Adam Wallace and
Andy Elkerton (No AR Quiz)
Thinking Maps
April Fool’s Day (April 1st)
Books Activities
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April Foolishness by: Teresa Bateman (BL: 2.0 # 79659)
Arthur's April Fool by Marc Brown (BL: 2.7 # 10451)
April Fool! Watch Out at School! by Diane DeGroat
(BL: 2.8 # 129303)
Thinking Maps
Fish Fry Week (April 24th-April 27th)
Books Activities
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen (BL: 3.0 #
121541)
Flotsam by: David Wiesner (No AR Quiz)
Flotsam camera activity. Melissa has this and its really
neat!
The Pout-Pout Fish Activity, Susanne has a great activity
for this!
Thinking Maps
Mentor Sentence