Unit 4
Lesson 16: A Mr. Rubbish Mood
Genre: Humorous fiction
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify
Essential Question: Why do some authors
write funny stories?
Big Idea: Our world is an amazing place!
Vocabulary Words:
recycle: to treat or process in order to use again
project: a special undertaking
dripping: coming down in drops
carton: a paper or cardboard box
complicated: hard to understand or deal with; difficult
pollution: the state or being dirty or not pure
rubbish: trash
hardly: not very much
shade: an area where direct sunlight is blocked
global: worldwide
Spelling Words:
air wear chair stairs bare bear hair care pear
pair share near ear beard buy year earring compare
Learning Links:
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cursive spelling practice
Grammar
Adjectives
Lesson 17: The Albertosaurus Mystery
Genre: Informational Text
Target Skill: Drawing Conclusions
Target Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix -ly
Essential Question: What can fossils tell us about the past?
Vocabulary Words:
fossils: very old traces or remains of plants or animals
clues: things that help solve a mystery or problem
remains: what is left
prove: to show by using facts
evidence: facts that lead to a conclusion or help people find out what is true
skeletons: frameworks of bones inside or outside of bodies
uncovering: opening to view
buried: covered up
fierce: very wild and dangerous
location: place where something is
Spelling Words:
age space change jawbone jacket giant pencil circle once
large dance jeans bounce huge nice place excited gigantic
Learning Links:
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Lesson 18: A Tree Is Growing
Genre: Informational Text
Target Skill: Text and Graphic Features
Target Strategy: Question
Vocabulary Strategy: Word Roots
Essential Question: What are some differences among types of trees?
Vocabulary Words:
pollen: tiny yellow grains made by flowering plants
store: to put away for later use
clumps: groups or bunches of things, especially plants and dirt
passages: narrow paths or channels
absorb: take in or soak up
throughout: all the way through
coverings: the outsides of things, usually serving as protection
spines: sharp, pointy growths
tropical: having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator
dissolve: to seem to disappear when mixed with liquid
Spelling Words:
shark check queen circus flake crack second squeeze quart
squeak quick coldest Africa Mexico black thank correct question
Learning Links:
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Lesson 19: Dogzilla
Genre: Humorous fiction
Target Skill: Cause and Effect
Target Strategy: Summarize
Essential Question: How can one event lead to a series of adventures?
Big Idea: Our world is an amazing place!
Vocabulary Words:
fiery: Of or glowing like fire
within: Not going beyond the limits of
scientific: Of, relating to, or used in science
ancient: Very old; having existed for a long time
panicking: Having a sudden feeling of great fear
emergency: Giving urgent, immediate action or care
mysterious: Very hard to explain or understand.
horrifying: Causing strong fear or horror
prehistoric: Of, relating to, or belonging to the time before people began to record events in writing.
immediately: At once; right away
Spelling Words:
mood wooden drew smooth blue balloon true crooked chew
tooth hooves cool food pooch blew foot loose jewel
Learning Links:
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cursive spelling practice
Social Studies Connection
Habitats YouTube Video: I Got a Habitat by the Bumblemen
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Lesson 20: Life on the Ice
Genre: Informational Text
Target Skill: Main Ideas and Details
Target Strategy: Infer/Predict
Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary
Essential Question: What are the coldest places on Earth like?
Vocabulary Words:
shelter: a place that covers or protects
colony: a group of people or animals that live together
constant: always the same
wilderness: a wild, unloved-in area of land
climate: usual weather conditions in an area over many years
region: a certain area or space
unexpected: without warning
gliding: sliding, moving, or flying along with ease
overheated: heated beyond the safe point
layer: one thickness
Spelling Words:
birthday anyone sometimes everything homework afternoon airplane
grandmother something without himself faraway sunburned daylight
someone cannot scorekeeper everybody
Learning Links:
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