Reading
Wonders Reading Curriculum
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Click on the textbook cover or HERE, to be taken to Clever. Then, click on McGrawHill app, then Wonders.
Key materials we use: * Literature Anthology textbook ("big book") * Reading/Writing textbook ("little book") * "My Turn" practice workbook |
OTHER Reading RESOURCES
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* EPIC BOOKS * STORYLINE ONLINE
* AR * NAT GEO KIDS * READWORKS * SHEPPARD SOFTWARE * READING BEAR * KHAN ACADEMY * ABYCYA * STORYNORY * STORYTIME WITH RYAN & CRAIG * BRAINS ON Search for the AR Level on books at this link:
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Look up the definitions of words, as well as their pronunciation and part of speech.
Look up words similar to a word (synonyms) as well as words opposite of a word (antonym).
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wonders Resources & Activities
Wonders U1 W1ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What can stories teach you?
Comprehension Strategy: visualizing Comprehension Skill: character traits Genre Study: fantasy Vocabulary Strategy: context clues: synonyms Grammar: sentences and fragments Phonics & Spelling: short vowels (a and i) Some Resource Links:
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Wonders U1 W2ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What can traditions teach you about cultures?
Comprehension Strategy: visualizing Comprehension Skill: plot-sequence Genre Study: realistic fiction Vocabulary Strategy: context clues Grammar: types of sentences Phonics & Spelling: short vowels (e, o, and u) Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 38 - 47 |
Big Book
p. 34 - 52 |
Wonders U1 W3ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do people from different cultures contribute to a community?
Comprehension Strategy: ask and answer questions Comprehension Skill: sequencing Genre Study: narrative non-fiction Vocabulary Strategy: compound words Grammar: subjects and predicates Phonics & Spelling: final e sound (with long vowel) Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 54 - 63 |
Big Book
p. 58 - 71 |
Wonders U1 W4ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can problem solving lead to new ideas?
Comprehension Strategy: ask and answer questions Comprehension Skill: cause and effect Genre Study: biography Vocabulary Strategy: metaphors Grammar: subjects and predicates Phonics & Spelling: long a Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 70 - 79 |
Big Book
p. 74 - 91 |
Wonders U1 W5ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do landmarks help us understand our country's story?
Comprehension Strategy: ask and answer questions Comprehension Skill: main idea & supporting details Genre Study: expository text (non-fiction) Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple meaning words: Homonyms, Homographs, and Homophones Grammar: simple and compound sentences Phonics & Spelling: long o Some Resource Links:
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Wonders U2 W1ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why is working together a good way to solve a problem?
Comprehension Strategy: make, confirm & revise predictions Comprehension Skill: theme Genre Study: folktale Vocabulary Strategy: context clues: antonyms Grammar: kinds of nouns: common, proper, concrete & abstract Phonics & Spelling: plural words with y to i; Long i and long u Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 102 - 107 
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Big Book
p. 100 - 118 
Small Book
p. 120 - 123 |
Wonders U2 W2
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why do people immigrate to a new place?
Comprehension Strategy: make, confirm & revise predictions Comprehension Skill: theme Genre Study: historical fiction Vocabulary Strategy: figurative language: similes (and others) Grammar: singular & plural nouns Phonics & Spelling: long e spelling with "e" and "ea" |
Small Book
p. 118 - 123 |
Big Book
p. 124 - 139 |
Wonders U2 W3
Wonders U2 W4
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can people help animals survive?
Comprehension Strategy: reread Comprehension Skill: author's view point Genre Study: expository text Vocabulary Strategy: suffixes Grammar: combining sentences: subject nouns Phonics & Spelling: 3 letter blends Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 150 - 155 |
Big Book
p. 172 - 184 |
Wonders U2 W5
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do people figure things out?
Comprehension Strategy: poetry genre - limerick & free verse Comprehension Skill: point of view Genre Study: poetry Vocabulary Strategy: similes Grammar: possessive nouns Phonics & Spelling: digraphs Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 166 - 169 |
Big Book
p. 188 - 193 |
Wonders U3 W3
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What do we know about Earth and its neighbors?
Comprehension Strategy: summarize Comprehension Skill: main idea and key details Genre Study: expository text and legends Vocabulary Strategy: suffixes Grammar: past-tense verbs Phonics & Spelling: r-controlled vowels Some Resource Links:
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Wonders U3 W4
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What ideas can we get from nature?
Comprehension Strategy: summarize Comprehension Skill: main idea and key details Genre Study: expository text and myths Vocabulary Strategy: prefixes Grammar: future-tense verbs Phonics & Spelling: prefixes Some Resource Links:
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Wonders U3 W5
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How is each event in history unique?
Comprehension Strategy: summarize Comprehension Skill: text structure: sequence Genre Study: expository text Vocabulary Strategy: suffixes Grammar: combining sentences with verbs Phonics & Spelling: diphthongs |
Small Book
p. 247 - 249 |
Some Resource Links:
- Do your BrainPop and BrainPop assignment HERE
- Text Structure
- Watch "The 5 Types of Text Structure" video on YouTube HERE (5 types are featured in this video. The 2nd type is "Sequence," which our Wonders unit is about.)
- Watch this future tense verbs lesson on Khan Academby HERE
- Play games and practice your spelling words HERE
- Play games and practice your vocabulary words HERE
Other
Teacher Read Aloud: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Remember to always have your Charlie and the Chocolate Factory packet ready when we do the read aloud.
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