1	Unit 1
The Moral of the Story: Fables and Tales
Unit 1:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read myths, legends, and fables 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Language and vocabulary 4. Use the correct article: a or an 5. Identify articles 6. Use conjunctions Writing 7. Find the complete sentences
Unit 1:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read myths, legends, and fables 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Language and vocabulary 4. Use the correct article: a or an 5. Identify articles 6. Use conjunctions Writing 7. Find the complete sentences
Unit 1:  Skills		Foundational skills 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify each sound in a word 3. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 4. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 5. Choose the correct digraph 6. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 7. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 8. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 9. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 10. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 11. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 12. Complete the word with the right short vowel 13. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 14. Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who Reading comprehension 15. Read short a stories Writing 16. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Language 17. Spell the digraph word 18. Identify questions 19. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?
Unit 1:  Skills
Foundational skills 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify each sound in a word 3. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 4. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 5. Choose the correct digraph 6. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 7. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 8. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 9. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 10. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 11. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 12. Complete the word with the right short vowel 13. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 14. Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who Reading comprehension 15. Read short a stories Writing 16. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Language 17. Spell the digraph word 18. Identify questions 19. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?

2	Unit 2
From Nose to Toes: How Your Body Works
Unit 2:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Language and vocabulary 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 4. Use words with prefixes and suffixes Writing 5. Identify time-order words
Unit 2:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Language and vocabulary 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 4. Use words with prefixes and suffixes Writing 5. Identify time-order words
Unit 2:  Skills		Foundational skills 1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 6. Sort short and long vowel words 7. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 8. Complete the silent e words Reading comprehension 9. Read silent e stories • Coming soon: Read vowel team stories: ee and ea Writing 10. Complete the sentence Language 11. Select the nouns 12. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 13. Complete the vowel team words
Unit 2:  Skills
Foundational skills 1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 6. Sort short and long vowel words 7. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 8. Complete the silent e words Reading comprehension 9. Read silent e stories • Coming soon: Read vowel team stories: ee and ea Writing 10. Complete the sentence Language 11. Select the nouns 12. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 13. Complete the vowel team words

3	Unit 3
Common Threads: Different Lands, Similar Stories
Unit 3:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along with fantasy 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Language and vocabulary 3. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes Writing 4. Use time-order words
Unit 3:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along with fantasy 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Language and vocabulary 3. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes Writing 4. Use time-order words
Unit 3:  Skills		Foundational skills 1. Put the sounds in order 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 3. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 4. Complete the short a word 5. Complete the short i words Reading comprehension 6. Order images in a story 7. Read short i stories • Coming soon: Read vowel team stories: oa and ow Writing 8. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Language 9. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 10. Identify action verbs 11. Select the sentence that tells about the present 12. Select the sentence that tells about the past 13. Sort common and proper nouns 14. Identify proper nouns
Unit 3:  Skills
Foundational skills 1. Put the sounds in order 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 3. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 4. Complete the short a word 5. Complete the short i words Reading comprehension 6. Order images in a story 7. Read short i stories • Coming soon: Read vowel team stories: oa and ow Writing 8. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Language 9. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 10. Identify action verbs 11. Select the sentence that tells about the present 12. Select the sentence that tells about the past 13. Sort common and proper nouns 14. Identify proper nouns

4	Unit 4
Reach for the Stars: Astronomy
Unit 4:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Language and vocabulary 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Choose the antonyms Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Unit 4:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Language and vocabulary 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Choose the antonyms Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Unit 4:  Skills		Foundational skills 1. Form compound words with pictures 2. Sort by the number of syllables 3. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 4. Complete the short o word • Coming soon: Read two-syllable words Reading comprehension 5. Read short o stories Writing 6. Use color words 7. Use sense words Language 8. Capitalize days and months 9. Form the singular possessive 10. Identify adjectives 11. Select the sentence that tells about the future 12. Form and use the regular past tense 13. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 14. Form pronoun-verb contractions 15. Match the contractions
Unit 4:  Skills
Foundational skills 1. Form compound words with pictures 2. Sort by the number of syllables 3. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 4. Complete the short o word • Coming soon: Read two-syllable words Reading comprehension 5. Read short o stories Writing 6. Use color words 7. Use sense words Language 8. Capitalize days and months 9. Form the singular possessive 10. Identify adjectives 11. Select the sentence that tells about the future 12. Form and use the regular past tense 13. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 14. Form pronoun-verb contractions 15. Match the contractions

5	Unit 5
Charting the World: Geography
Unit 5:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Use text features Writing 3. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 4. Complete the opinion passage with an example
Unit 5:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Use text features Writing 3. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 4. Complete the opinion passage with an example
Unit 5:  Skill		Foundational skills 1. Which letter does the word start with? 2. Change the last sound in a word 3. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 4. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 5. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 6. Sort soft and hard g words with soft and hard c words 7. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 8. Complete the short u word Reading comprehension 9. What am I? 10. Read short u stories Writing 11. Complete the sentence 12. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 13. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 14. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 15. Identify statements 16. Identify exclamations 17. Identify nouns in a sentence 18. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 19. Use action verbs 20. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 21. Compare pictures using adjectives 22. Select the best preposition to match the picture
Unit 5:  Skill
Foundational skills 1. Which letter does the word start with? 2. Change the last sound in a word 3. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 4. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 5. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 6. Sort soft and hard g words with soft and hard c words 7. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 8. Complete the short u word Reading comprehension 9. What am I? 10. Read short u stories Writing 11. Complete the sentence 12. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 13. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 14. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 15. Identify statements 16. Identify exclamations 17. Identify nouns in a sentence 18. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 19. Use action verbs 20. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 21. Compare pictures using adjectives 22. Select the best preposition to match the picture

6	Unit 6
A World of Homes: Animals and Habitats
Unit 6:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use text features Language and vocabulary 3. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 4. Use conjunctions Writing 5. Spell the sight word 6. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Unit 6:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use text features Language and vocabulary 3. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 4. Use conjunctions Writing 5. Spell the sight word 6. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Unit 6:  Skills		Foundational skills 1. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 3. Which letter does the word end with? 4. Change the vowel sound in a word 5. Complete the word with the right digraph 6. Complete the two-syllable words 7. Spell the soft g or soft c word 8. Complete the words with silent letters 9. Complete the short e word Reading comprehension 10. Read short e stories • Coming soon: Read short vowel stories Writing 11. Add descriptive details to sentences 12. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Language 13. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 14. Choose the correct personal pronoun 15. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence
Unit 6:  Skills
Foundational skills 1. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 3. Which letter does the word end with? 4. Change the vowel sound in a word 5. Complete the word with the right digraph 6. Complete the two-syllable words 7. Spell the soft g or soft c word 8. Complete the words with silent letters 9. Complete the short e word Reading comprehension 10. Read short e stories • Coming soon: Read short vowel stories Writing 11. Add descriptive details to sentences 12. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Language 13. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 14. Choose the correct personal pronoun 15. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

7	Unit 7
A New Nation: American Independence
Unit 7:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about famous places Language and vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 5. Place sentences on a timeline
Unit 7:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about famous places Language and vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 5. Place sentences on a timeline
Unit 7:  Skills		Foundational skills 1. Change the sound in a word: review 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 3. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the right vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 6. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Reading comprehension 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Read vowel team stories • Coming soon: Read vowel team stories: ai and ay • Coming soon: Read silent e stories Writing 12. Use time-order words 13. Put the sentences in order Language 14. Choose the right end mark 15. Use singular and plural nouns 16. One or more than one? 17. Complete the sentence with the best verb 18. Complete the sentence with the best subject 19. Commas with a series 20. Place sentences on a timeline
Unit 7:  Skills
Foundational skills 1. Change the sound in a word: review 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 3. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the right vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 6. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Reading comprehension 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Read vowel team stories • Coming soon: Read vowel team stories: ai and ay • Coming soon: Read silent e stories Writing 12. Use time-order words 13. Put the sentences in order Language 14. Choose the right end mark 15. Use singular and plural nouns 16. One or more than one? 17. Complete the sentence with the best verb 18. Complete the sentence with the best subject 19. Commas with a series 20. Place sentences on a timeline

8a	Unit 8a
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales
Unit 8a:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. What will happen next? 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Read animal fantasy Language and vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 6. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Unit 8a:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. What will happen next? 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Read animal fantasy Language and vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 6. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?

8b	Unit 8b
Our Planet: The History of the Earth
Unit 8b:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. What will happen next? 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Use text features 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Language and vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 6. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 7. Greetings and closings of letters 8. Spell the sight word 9. Complete the fact and opinion sentences
Unit 8b:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. What will happen next? 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Use text features 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Language and vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 6. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 7. Greetings and closings of letters 8. Spell the sight word 9. Complete the fact and opinion sentences

9a	Unit 9a
From Babylon to the Nile: Early World Civilizations
Unit 9a:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read along about famous people Language and vocabulary 3. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example
Unit 9a:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read along about famous people Language and vocabulary 3. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example

9b	Unit 9b
Early Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Inca
Unit 9b:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Order images in a story 2. Who is the narrator? 3. Read myths, legends, and fables 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Language and vocabulary 5. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns Writing 6. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Unit 9b:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Order images in a story 2. Who is the narrator? 3. Read myths, legends, and fables 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Language and vocabulary 5. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns Writing 6. Complete the opinion-reason-example table

10	Unit 10
Adventure Stories: Tales from the Edge
Unit 10:  Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Writing 3. Is the sentence simple or compound? 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 5. Spell the silent e word 6. Spell the short vowel word 7. Spell the digraph word
Unit 10:  Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Writing 3. Is the sentence simple or compound? 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 5. Spell the silent e word 6. Spell the short vowel word 7. Spell the digraph word

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