Unit 6
Lesson 26: "The Foot Race Across America"
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Target Skill: Main Ideas and Details
Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix - ion
Essential Question: How does having a goal help people succeed?
Review Vocabulary Words:
principal: the leader of a school
proud: pleased with yourself or someone else
announced: made known
advice: ideas or suggestions about what someone should do
loyal: faithful
ability: skill
absorb: take in or soak up
loveliest: most beautiful, most delightful
compete: to try to do something better that others
approached: came near
Spelling Words:
person helmet until carpet Monday enjoy forget problem Sunday
garden order mistake umpire herself after under expect wisdom
Learning Links:
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cursive writing
The Great American Footrace
You Tube Videos: Analogy Types
Commas & Quotes
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Lesson 27: The Power of Magnets
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Target Skill: Cause and Effect
Target Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary Strategy: Homographs/Homophones
Essential Question: How would your life be different without magnets?
Review Vocabulary Words:
research: careful study of a subject or problem
tools: things people use to help them do a job
familiar: well known from being seen often
gadget: a small, useful machine or device
invention: an original device, system, or process
experiment: a test to find out or prove something
electric: powered by electricity, a form of energy caused by the motion of electrons and protons
power: strength
prove: to show by using facts
improve: to get better
Spelling Words:
jelly bottom pillow happen butter lesson cherry sudden arrow
dollar hello rabbit letter button funny better stubborn mirror
Learning Links:
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YouTube Video: Retelling and Summarizing
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Lesson 28: Becoming Anything He Wants To Be
Genre: Biography
Target Skill: Fact and Opinion
Target Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary Strategy: Word Roots
Essential Question: What are some benefits of being physically active?
Review Vocabulary Words:
throughout: all the way through
textures: the look or feel of a surface.
peak: the top of a mountain or hill
steep: having a sharp slope
tropical: having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator
landscape: scenery
slopes: a slanted surface
altitude: height above Earth's surface
survival: the act of staying alive
equipment: supplies
Spelling Words:
taught thought rough laugh bought cough ought caught fought
daughter tough through enough brought was draw sought naughty
Learning Links:
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Lesson 29: A New Team of Heroes
Genre: Drama
Target Skill: Understanding Characters
Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes un, dis
Essential Question: What can you learn from champions?
Review Vocabulary Words:
excitement: the feeling of being stirred up
score: to make a point in a game
athletes: people who do physical exercise or play sports
tense: edgy or stressed
succeed: accomplished something attempted
league: group of teams that compete against one another
earn: to get something by working
partners: two people who work together
pleasure: enjoyment
contribute: to help or add to
Spelling Words:
apple river little October ladder summer purple later November
giggle uncle winter center double flower people whistle character
Learning Links:
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YouTube Video: Reading Comprehension Strategies
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Lesson 30: Saving Buster
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Target Skill: Conclusions
Target Strategy: Question
Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words
Essential Question: How can children and adults learn from each other?
Review Vocabulary Words:
worried: uneasy or anxious
certainly: surely
raise: to collect
afford: to be able to pay
applause: clapping meant to show appreciation or enjoyment
anxiously: with worry or eagerness
dramatic: exciting
guided: led or steered in the right direction
ingredients: parts of a mixture
fetch: to go after and bring back somebody or something
Spelling Words:
below about belong around again alone because above between
alive behind begin along before away want awhile beyond
Learning Links:
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