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Theme 1        Theme 2       Theme 3        Theme 4        Theme 5        Theme 6

Theme 1: Journeys

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary
Think About the Selection
Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Grammar Focus
Story Summary

1-1  Akiak

SummarizeStory StructureKinds of Sentences

1-2   Grandfather's Journey
Predict / InferAuthor's ViewpointSubjects and Predicates

1-3   Finding The Titanic

Monitor / Clarify
 Text Organization
Compound   Sentences

1-4 By The Shores of Silver Lake
Question
Noting Details

 Common  Nouns
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http://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com/gallery1.htm
http://www.hoover.archives.gov/LIW/timeline/timeline.html
  Theme 2: American Stories

Story
Number
Story Title
Vocabulary
Think About the Selection
Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Grammar Focus
Story Summary

2-1  Tomas and the Library Lady

Predict / Infer
Sequence of Events
Proper     Nouns


2-2  Tanya's Reunion

Evaluate
Making Inferences
Singular & Plural Nouns

2-3  Boss of the Plains

Summarize
Making Generalizations
More Plural Nouns

2-4  A Very Important Day

Question
Categorize and Classify
Singular & Plural Possessive Nouns
 

Theme 3: That's Amazing

Story
Number
Story Title
Vocabulary
Think About the Selection
Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Grammar Focus
Story Summary

3-1  The Stranger
Monitor / Clarify
Noting DetailsAction Verbs

3-2  Cendrillon

Question
Compare and Contrast
Main & Helping Verbs


3-3  Heat Wave!

 EvaluateFantasy and Realism
Verb Tenses:
Past, Present  & Future

  Theme 4: American Stories

Story
Number
Story Title
Vocabulary
Think About the Selection
Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Grammar Focus
Story Summary

4-1  My Name is Maria Isabel

Predict / Infer
Predicting Outcomes
The Irregular Verb  Be


4-2  Marven of the Great North Woods

Evaluate
Problem Solving
Other Irregular Verbs

4-3  The Last Dragon
Summarize
Drawing Conclusions
Adjectives

 4-4  Sing to the Stars

Question
Story Structure

Comparing with Adjectives
Theme 5: Heroes

Story
Number
Story Title
Vocabulary
Think About the Selection
Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Grammar Focus
Story Summary

5-1  Happy Birthday, Dr. King!
Predict / Infer
Cause & Effect
Subject Pronouns

5-2  Gloria Estefan

Monitor / Clarify
Making Judgments
Object Pronouns

5-3  Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man

Evaluate
Fact and Opinion
Singular & Possessive Pronouns
Theme 6: Heroes

Story
Number
Story Title
Vocabulary
Think About the Selection
Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Grammar
Focus
Story Summary

6-1  Salmon Summer

Summarize
Following Directions
Adverbs

6-2  Wildfires
Monitor / Clarify
Topic, Main Idea & Supporting Details
Comparing w/ Adverbs

6-3  Skylark

Predict / Infer
Making Inferences
Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
 

Also visit the Santa-Maria Bonita School District Reading Page for lots of Houghton Mifflin Reading Resources

Mrs. Bunyi's Reading Posters - Awesome!

Jack & the Beanstalk (teachers would like this better than kids)

Little House in the Big Woods Activities



SPELLING RESOURCES  http://www.mrsrenz.net/spellinglessons.htm

Sitton Spelling Lesson Worksheets - Fourth Grade

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