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1. Unit 1 Planner Theme: Growing Up
Unit 1 Award
Growing Up Winning
The Adventures of
Author
The Display Type: Coop OTF Condensed
Big Ali Baba Bernstein
Title Treatment revised 7/25 Design
Question
What experiences
can cause a person
to change? Display Type: Circus Dog Reg
Theme Video Growing Up
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Theme Opener, pp. xvi–4/5 pp. 10–29 pp. 42–57
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Making a Move Changing
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
opportunities, border, unions, curious, policy, ranged,
strikes, boycotts, citizen temporary, several, frequently
Dictionary: Word Origins Thesaurus: Synonyms
• Phonics/Word Study Phonics Phonics
Short Vowels Long a
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Short Vowels Long a
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Analyze Story
Structure Structure
Skill: Make Inferences Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Intonation and Expression Accuracy
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
Lili Kiat The Mystery of the Lost
Glasses
On Level
Paolo On Level
The Case of the Missing Scarf
Beyond
Jin Beyond
The Trash Detectives
ELL
A New Home ELL
The Missing Scarf
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Sentences Subjects and Predicates
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2. Unit 1 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
KID
REPORTERS
Genre
An Expository article in a
newspaper or magazine
AT WORK
tells a true story.
Analyze Text Structure
Compare and Contrast
When you look for
similarities, you compare
two or more things or
ideas. When you look for
differences, you contrast
two or more things or ideas.
How do kid reporters tell the story when the
news is about improving the lives of children?
Each year the news magazine Time Here’s a behind-the-scenes
For Kids selects several young people look at two TFK reporters and two
to serve as TFK kid reporters. These of the stories they covered for the
enterprising kids are not professional magazine. The reporters don’t have
journalists, but like adult reporters much in common, except that they
they still have to show they are are both determined to do a good job
qualified for the job. Three skills they as reporters covering an interesting
must have are persistence in tracking story. The stories seem quite different
down a story, good interviewing at first, too. However, they have some
skills, and the ability to write clearly strong similarities.
about complicated topics.
pp. 70–73 pp. 82–95 pp. 108–119
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Kids at Work Mentors Friends of All Ages Spiral Review
Make Inferences
Build Background Build Background Build Background Character, Setting, Plot
Compare and Contrast
Synonyms
Map
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
identified, enterprising, endless, realistic, sensible, peculiar, positive, selecting, Genre Study
persistence, venture protested, paralyzed, display consisted, advanced, aware Traditional Tales, Drama
Thesaurus: Antonyms Using a Dictionary Dictionary: Connotation and Writing
Denotation
Personal Narrative
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Long e Long i Long o
Spelling Spelling Spelling Unit 1 Assessment,
Long e Long i Long o 131M–131N
Comprehension
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Make Inferences;
Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Summarize Character, Setting, Plot;
Structure Skill: Character Skill: Sequence Compare and Contrast;
Skill: Compare and Contrast Sequence
Fluency Fluency Fluency Vocabulary Strategies
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Phrasing Dictionary: Word Origins,
Expression and Rate Rate and Rate Using a Dictionary,
Approaching Approaching Approaching Connotation and
Kids Work Elevator to Trouble The ABC Volunteer Denotation; Thesaurus:
Synonyms, Antonyms
On Level On Level On Level
Kids Work Summer in Space Drawing Highland Text Features/Literary
Elements/Study Skills
Beyond Beyond Beyond
Time Lines; Maps; Using a
Kids Work Back to School A Change of Weather
Library; Recipe; Stanzas,
ELL ELL ELL Line Breaks, Similes
Kids at Work Space Adventure Pictures of Highland
Grammar
Sentences
Writing
Personal Narrative
Writing Writing Writing
Personal Narrative Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Compound Sentences Complex Sentences Run-on Sentences Diagnose and Prescribe
Interpret Assessment Results
Growing Up ix

3. Unit 2 Planner Theme: Making a Difference
Unit 2
Making a Difference
The
Big
Question
How do people make
a difference in their
communities?
Theme
Launcher
Video
Find out more about making a
difference at www.macmillanmh.com.
130 131
Theme Opener, pp xvi–134/135 pp. 140–153 pp. 166–181
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Civil Rights Inspiring Women
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
unfair, ancestors, numerous, legendary, muttered, gaped,
segregation, avoided, injustice snickering, insult, flinched
Word Parts: Prefixes and Context Clues:
Suffixes Description
• Phonics/Word Study Phonics Phonics
Prefixes Digraphs
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Prefixes Digraphs
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor
Comprehension Comprehension
Skill: Author’s Purpose Skill: Author’s Purpose
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Intonation/Expression Intonation/Expression
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
Harriet Tubman Wilma Rudolph
On Level On Level
Coretta Scott King Determined to Win
Beyond Beyond
Fighting for Rights Jackie Robinson
ELL ELL
Coretta Scott King Champion Athlete
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Word Choice
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Common and Proper Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns
viii Unit 2

4. Unit 2 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Makin g a
Splash
Genre
An Expository article
in a newspaper or
magazine presents facts
and information.
Monitor Comprehension
Main Idea and Details
How does a
To find the main idea of person with physical
an article, first identify the
disabilities become a
most important details.
Then decide what these world-champion athlete?
details have in common.
R udy Garcia-Tolson is not an ordinary
athlete. He holds world records for
swimming, running, and biking. He takes
part in top competitions around the world,
where all eyes are on him. This talented
athlete has won many medals and honors.
There is one other thing special about
Rudy: He has no legs.
Rudy was born in Bloomington,
California, with a serious illness. He went
through 15 operations as a baby. At five
years old, Rudy and his family had to make
a big decision. Rudy’s legs could no longer
function. He could keep his legs and stay
in a wheelchair or he could walk with
artificial legs. Rudy knew what he wanted;
he chose to walk. The brave five-year-old
had his legs amputated. From that point
on, Rudy’s life was never the same.
192
pp. 192–195 pp. 204–217 pp. 230–249
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Facing Challenges Saving Animals Courage Spiral Review
Cause and Effect
Build Background Build Background Build Background Sequence
Main Idea and Details
Prefixes and Suffixes
Chart
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
similar, challenges, designed, descendants, sanctuary, sores, loosened,
achieved, varied threatened, fragile, mysterious, amazement,
habitat, emerge midst, responsibility
Idioms Writing
Context Clues: Paragraph Homophones
Procedural Text: How-to
Clues
Article
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Three-Letter Blends r-Controlled Vowels /är/, /ôr/ Suffixes
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Three-Letter Blends r-Controlled Vowels /är/, /ôr/ Suffixes Unit 2 Assessment,
263M–263N
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Analyze Story Author’s Purpose; Main
Comprehension Structure Structure Idea and Details; Cause
Skill: Main Idea and Details Skill: Cause and Effect Skill: Sequence and Effect; Sequence
Fluency Fluency Fluency Vocabulary Strategies
Repeated Reading: Accuracy Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Prefixes and Suffixes;
Rate Expression and Phrasing Idioms; Context Clues:
Approaching
Citizens at Work Approaching Approaching Description, Paragraph
Cattle-Driving Horses Caddo Legends Clues; Homophones
On Level of the Old West
Citizens at Work On Level Text Features/Literary
On Level Quileute Legends Elements/Study Skills
Beyond Cattle-Driving Horses Survey; Chart; Stanza, Line
Citizens at Work of the Old West Beyond
Breaks, Rhyme/Meter;
Navajo Legends Hyperbole, Metaphor;
ELL Beyond
Citizens at Work ELL Using Parts of a Book
Cattle-Driving Horses
of the Old West Three Legends
Grammar
ELL Nouns
Horses in the Old West
Writing
Procedural Text: How-to
Writing Writing Writing Article
Procedural Text: How-to Trait: Word Choice Trait: Word Choice
Article
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Irregular Plural Nouns Possessive Nouns Plurals and Possessives Diagnose and Prescribe
Interpret Assessment Results
Making a Difference ix

5. Unit 3 Planner Theme: The Power of Words
I Went to the Libr
Unit 3
hen
The Power of Words
ar
W by Ken Roberts
y
The
Big
Question
Illustrated by Nicole E. Wong
How can words
be powerful?
Theme Video
The Power of Words
www.macmillanmh.com
264 265
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–266/267 pp. 272–283 pp. 296–317
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Letters The Art of Persuasion
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
weekdays, slithered, genuine, neglected, appreciated,
apologize, harmless, misunderstood, desperate,
ambulance endured, obedience
Word Parts: Base Words Word Parts: Prefixes
• Phonics/Word Study
Phonics Phonics
r-Controlled Vowels Silent Letters
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
r-Controlled Vowels Silent Letters
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate
Questions Questions
Skill: Make Inferences Skill: Draw Conclusions
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Phrasing and Expression Expression
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
Snakes in North America Melvin and the Princess
On Level On Level
Snakes in North America Fish Tricks
Beyond Beyond
Snakes in North America Hopping to Victory
ELL ELL
North American Snakes Fish Tricks
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Action Verbs Verb Tenses
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6. Unit 3 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Genre
An Expository selection,
such as a magazine article,
presents facts about a
person, place, or event.
Monitor Comprehension
Fact and Opinion
A fact is something that
can be proven true. An
opinion is a belief that does
not have to be supported
by facts.
J aime Escalante was a math
teacher at Garfield High School
They were involved in gangs and
violence. Math wasn’t an important
in East Los Angeles. However, he subject for most of them. Escalante
quickly became a national figure. needed to make math real and
On his first day, he knew his interesting to them. He had to find a
students were in trouble. ‘‘They way to interact with his students.
were using their fingers adding stuff So one day in 1974, Escalante
at the board,’’ he says. ‘‘They came came to school wearing a chef’s hat.
in without supplies, with nothing.’’ He carried a meat cleaver and apple
Escalante wanted to help them. into his classroom. With one swift
His first challenge was to get their chop, he cut the apple in two. “Let’s
attention. Many of the students at talk about percentages,” he said.
Garfield didn’t care about education. With one quick action, he had the
students’ attention.
pp. 330–333 pp. 342–359 pp. 372–389
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
From Words to Action Keeping Promises Expression Through Art Spiral Review
Make Inferences
Build Background Build Background Build Background Draw Conclusions
Fact and Opinion
Prefixes
Line Graph
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
dismiss, interact, motivate, selfish, cranky, commotion, skyscrapers, collage,
conceived, definition exasperated, specialty, barbecue, glorious, strutting,
famished swarms
Word Parts: Latin Prefixes Writing
Analogies: Synonyms and Context Clues: Definitions
Persuasive Essay
Antonyms and Examples
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Soft c and g Plurals Compound Words
Spelling Spelling Spelling Unit 3 Assessment,
Soft c and g Plurals Compound Words 401M–401N
Comprehension
Make Inferences; Draw
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Conclusions; Fact
and Opinion; Theme;
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Visualize Character, Setting, Plot
Comprehension Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
Skill: Fact and Opinion Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency Fluency Fluency Word Parts: Base Words,
Repeated Reading: Accuracy Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Rate Prefixes, Latin Prefixes;
Expression Analogies: Synonyms and
Antonyms; Context Clues:
Approaching Approaching Approaching Definitions and Examples
Symbols of America Hans and Greta Girl Arranging Her Hair
Text Features/Literary
On Level On Level On Level Elements/Study Skills
Symbols of America The Dragon’s Dinner Beautiful or Not Tool Bars, Guide Words;
Beyond Beyond Beyond Line Graphs; Using
Symbols of America Sleeping Beauty and the The Goldsmith’s Apprentice Computers; Theme;
Prince of Andequesta Multiple-Step Instructions
ELL ELL
Symbols of America ELL Everyday Beauty Grammar
Dragon Stew Verbs
Writing
Persuasive Essay
Writing Writing Writing
Persuasive Essay Trait: Word Choice Trait: Ideas
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Main and Helping Verbs Irregular Verbs
Diagnose and Prescribe
Linking Verbs Interpret Assessment Results
The Power of Words ix

7. Unit 4 Planner Theme: Working Together
Unit 4
Working Together
The
Big
Question
Why do people
work in teams?
Theme Video
Working Together
www.macmillanmh.com
402 403
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–404/405 pp. 410–427 pp. 440–453
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Value of Friendship Animal Teams
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
eavesdropping, investigates, solitary,
acquaintance, jumble, territory, communication,
scornfully, logical, route nutrients, prehistoric
Context Clues: Paragraph Greek and Latin Roots
Clues
• Phonics/Word Study Morphology Morphology
Inflectional Endings Inflectional Endings:
Changing y to i
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Inflectional Endings Inflectional Endings:
Changing y to i
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Generate
Skill: Theme Questions
Skill: Description
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Rate
Intonation/Expression
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
In the Land of the Giants Butterflies and Moths
On Level On Level
The Tiger-Stripe Potion Butterflies and Moths
Beyond Beyond
The Wood Sprite Butterflies and Moths
ELL ELL
Jani and the Leopard Butterflies and Moths
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Voice Trait: Word Choice
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Pronouns and Antecedents Types of Pronouns
viii Unit 4

8. Unit 4 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Words by Margaret McManis
Genre
Expository writing
Pictures by Bruce Dupree
such as a magazine
article presents facts and
information about a topic.
What makes oil
Generate Questions
so valuable and
Author’s Purpose
An author’s purpose is the so challenging?
reason the author wrote
the selection. Authors
write to entertain, inform,
or persuade.
W hat can you find deep beneath Earth’s
surface? Here’s a hint: it’s shiny, sticky,
slick, and very powerful. It’s oil.
Oil began forming hundreds of millions
of years ago as plant and animal remains
were covered with layers of rock. Over the
ages those remains decayed. They turned
into a mighty black brew that we use to make
fuels. Fuels, such as gasoline, are energy
sources that are usually burned to produce
Oil field
power. worker
Some nations sit atop huge underground
lakes of oil. Other places, such as Japan and
some European countries, have little or no oil
of their own. The United States produces oil,
but it also buys about 59% of what it needs.
pp. 466–469 pp. 478–495 pp. 508–525
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Energy Teaming Up Family Teams Spiral Review
Theme
Build Background Build Background Build Background Description
Draw Conclusions
Latin/Greek Roots
Directions
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
electrical, fuels, globe, anticipation, enormous, unstable, applauded,
decayed encouraged, slender, released, headlines, hoisting, assured,
glanced assembled
Context Clues: Definitions Writing
Analogies: Synonyms and Word Parts: Suffixes
Fictional Narrative
Antonyms
Phonics . Phonics Phonics
Words with /ü/, /ū/, and /u / Diphthongs /oi/ and /ou/ Variant Vowel /ô/
Unit 4 Assessment,
Spelling . Spelling Spelling 537M–537N
Words with /ü/, /ū/, and /u / Diphthongs /oi/ and /ou/ Variant Vowel /ô/
Comprehension
Theme; Description;
Author’s Purpose; Draw
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Conclusions; Author’s
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Perspective
Questions Skill: Draw Conclusions Skill: Author’s Perspective
Skill: Author’s Purpose Vocabulary Strategies
Context Clues; Greek and
Fluency Fluency Fluency Latin Roots; Analogies:
Repeated Reading: Accuracy Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Rate Synonyms/Antonyms;
Expression Suffixes
Approaching Approaching
The Power of Wind Approaching From Gliders to Rockets Text Features/Literary
The Southwest Elements/Study Skills
On Level On Level
The Power of Wind On Level From Gliders to Rockets Advertisements;
The Southwest Personification, Moral;
Beyond Beyond Skim and Scan; Multiple
The Power of Wind Beyond From Gliders to Rockets Text Features; Repetition
The Southwest
ELL ELL
The Power of Wind ELL From Gliders to Rockets Grammar
The Southwest Pronouns
Writing
Fictional Narrative
Writing Writing Writing
Fictional Narrative Trait: Ideas Trait: Word Choice
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar Diagnose and Prescribe
Pronoun-Verb Agreement Possessive Pronouns Pronouns and Homophones Interpret Assessment Results
Working Together ix

9. Unit 5 Planner Theme: Habitats
Unit 5
Habitats
The
Big
Question
What makes a
habitat unique?
Theme Video Habitats
www.macmillanmh.com
538 539
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–540/541 pp. 546–561 pp. 574–589
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Deserts Desert Animals
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
shimmer, eerie, lurk, climate, interfere, awkward,
silken, lumbering proclaimed, agile, guardian,
convinced
Context Clues: Surrounding Thesaurus: Synonyms
Words
• Phonics/Word Study Phonics Phonics
Closed Syllables Open Syllables
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Closed Syllables Open Syllables
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Details Skill: Problem and Solution
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading
Rate Expression and Rate
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
Survival in the Sahara Desert The Mud Monster
On Level On Level
Survival in the Sahara Desert Three Tricky Tales
Beyond Beyond
Survival in the Sahara Desert Miki and the North Wind
ELL ELL
Life in the Sahara Desert Animal Tales
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Word Choice Trait: Ideas
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Adjectives Articles
viii Unit 5

10. Unit 5 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Genre
An Expository article
presents information about
a person, place, or event.
Summarize
Main Idea and Details
To find the main idea of
an article, first identify the
most important details.
A male and female elk graze in the Great Smoky
Then decide what these Mountains National Park. Female elk are called cows.
details have in common.
How did the return of elk
to one national park and gray
wolves to another affect
the ecosystems of those parks?
National parks protect wildlife, history, and culture.
Still, hundreds of plants and animals have disappeared
from our national parks. That’s because their environment
has changed, mostly because of human activities.
Today park rangers work to restore the balance of each
park ecosystem. They are bringing plants and animals
back into their natural environments. So far the programs
are working—especially for elk and wolves.
602
pp. 602–605 pp. 614–629 pp. 642–657
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
National Parks Oceans Ocean Animals Spiral Review
Problem and Solution
Build Background Build Background Build Background Compare and Contrast
Sequence; Multiple-Meaning
Words; Point of View
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
roamed, completed, reef, partnership, current, rumbling, unique, dove,
journey, natural, relocated eventually, brittle, suburbs massive, tangles, encounter
Writing
Word Parts: Latin Roots Context Clues: Multiple- Homographs
Expository Letter
Meaning Words
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Vowel Teams r-Controlled Vowel Syllables Consonant + le Syllables
Unit 5 Assessment,
669M–669N
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Vowel Teams r-Controlled Vowel Syllables Consonant + le Syllables
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details;
Problem and Solution;
Compare and Contrast;
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Sequence
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Analyze Text
Skill: Main Idea and Structure Structure Vocabulary Strategies
Details Skill: Compare and Contrast Skill: Sequence Context Clues; Synonyms;
Latin Roots; Homographs;
Fluency Fluency Fluency Multiple-Meaning Words
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading Repeated Reading
Accuracy Intonation/Expression Expression Text Features/Literary
Approaching Approaching Approaching Elements/Study Skills
Our National Parks Changing Earth Looking at Whales Process Diagram;
Foreshadowing;
On Level On Level On Level Symbolism; Using a
Our National Parks Changing Earth Looking at Whales Dictionary; Point of View;
Beyond Beyond Beyond Hyperbole; Meter; Rhyme
Scheme
Our National Parks Changing Earth Looking at Whales
ELL ELL ELL Grammar
Saving Our Parks Earth Changes The World of Whales Adjectives
Writing
Expository
Writing Writing Writing
Expository Letter Trait: Ideas Trait: Voice
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Fluency Assessment
Adjectives that Compare Comparing with More and Comparing with Good and Diagnose and Prescribe
Most Bad
Interpret Assessment Results
Habitats ix

11. Unit 6 Planner Theme: Problem Solving
Unit 6
Problem Solving
The
Leah’s Pony
Big
Written by Elizabeth Friedrich
Illustrated by Michael Garland
Question
How do we
solve problems?
Theme Video
Problem Solving
www.macmillanmh.com
670 671
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–672/673 pp. 678–695 pp. 708–721
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Working Together to Find Finding Out About the Past
Solutions
• Speaking/Viewing
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
items, clustered, overflowing, reference, disappointment,
sturdy, glistened, bidding annoyed, circular,
outstretched, conducted
Dictionary: Unfamiliar Words Suffixes
• Phonics/Word Study Phonics Phonics
Words with /әn/ Homophones
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with /әn/ Homophones
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Analyze Story
Structure Structure
Skill: Problem and Solution Skill: Cause and Effect
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading
Phrasing Intonation/Expression
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
Explorers of the Southwest Buffalo!
On Level On Level
Explorers of the Southwest Camel Ride
Beyond Beyond
Explorers of the Southwest On Board!
ELL ELL
Explorers of the Southwest Camel Ride
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Adverbs Comparing with Adverbs
viii Unit 6

12. Unit 6 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Taking
Genre
Expository text, such as a
the Lead
magazine article, presents How did Dolores Huerta help
facts and information. solve the problems faced by
farmworkers?
Generate Questions
Fact and Opinion olores Huerta is an important leader in
A fact is something that
can be proven true using
D the Latino community. She has spent the
last few decades helping farmworkers. After
reference sources. An
opinion is a belief that does college, Huerta became a teacher. Many of
not have to be supported her students’ parents worked on farms. Their
by facts. children often came to school hungry. Huerta
realized that these families needed help.
“I couldn’t stand seeing farmworker
children come to class hungry and in need of
shoes,” Huerta has said. “I thought I could
B Dolores Huerta and supporters
celebrate the birthday of César
do more by organizing their parents than by
Chávez in Los Angeles in 2006. trying to teach their hungry children.”
734
pp. 734–737 pp. 746–767 pp. 778–795
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Improving Lives Step by Step Invent It Spiral Review
Problem and Solution, Cause
and Effect, Fact and Opinion,
Build Background Build Background Build Background Idioms, Primary Sources
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
decades, active, volunteer, technique, foolishness, hilarious, mischief,
transform, violated inspire, evaporate, magnify, independence, dizzy, Writing
annual nowadays, came in handy Expository: Research Report
Latin, Greek, and Other
Linguistic Roots Dictionary: Multiple- Dictionary: Idioms
Meaning Words
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Prefixes Suffixes Prefixes and Suffixes Unit 6 Assessment,
807M–807N
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Prefixes Suffixes Prefixes and Suffixes Comprehension
Problem and Solution,
Cause and Effect, Fact and
Opinion, Draw Conclusions,
Author’s Perspective
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate Vocabulary Strategies
Questions Questions Questions Dictionary: Unfamiliar
Skill: Fact and Opinion Skill: Draw Conclusions Skill: Author’s Perspective Words; Idioms; Multiple-
Meaning Words; Suffixes;
Fluency Fluency Fluency Latin, Greek, and Other
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading Repeated Reading Linguistic Roots
Expression Accuracy Rate and Accuracy
Approaching Approaching Approaching Text Features/Literary
Charles Drew Amazing Stuff Who Invented It? Elements/Study Skills
Map, Time Lines, Imagery,
On Level On Level On Level Metaphor, Figurative
Marie Curie Amazing Stuff Thomas Alva Edison Language, Alliteration,
Beyond Beyond Beyond Functional Documents
Dr. Jonas Salk Amazing Stuff Alexander Graham Bell Grammar
ELL ELL ELL Adverbs, Prepositions
Marie Curie How Materials Work A Great Inventor
Writing
Expository: Research
Report
Writing Writing Writing
Expository: Research Report Trait: Sentence Fluency Trait: Organization
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar Diagnose and Prescribe
Negatives Prepositions Sentences Using Prepositions Interpret Assessment Results
Problem Solving ix