Reading
Wonders Reading Curriculum

Click on the textbook cover or HERE, to be taken to the login page for the Wonders reading program.
Key materials we use:
* Literature Anthology textbook ("big textbook")
* Reading/Writing textbook ("little textbook")
* "My Turn" practice workbook
Key materials we use:
* Literature Anthology textbook ("big textbook")
* Reading/Writing textbook ("little textbook")
* "My Turn" practice workbook
OTHER Reading RESOURCES
* EPIC BOOKS * STORYLINE ONLINE
* AR * NEWSELA
* FLOCABULARY * READWORKS
* TWEEN TRIBUNE * KHAN ACADEMY
* ABYCYA * STORYNORY
* STORYTIME WITH RYAN & CRAIG * DOGONEWS
* BRAINS ON * IXL
* SHEPPARD SOFTWARE * MOBY MAX
* AR * NEWSELA
* FLOCABULARY * READWORKS
* TWEEN TRIBUNE * KHAN ACADEMY
* ABYCYA * STORYNORY
* STORYTIME WITH RYAN & CRAIG * DOGONEWS
* BRAINS ON * IXL
* SHEPPARD SOFTWARE * MOBY MAX
wonders Resources & Activities
Wonders 1.1ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What can stories teach you?
Comprehension Strategy: visualizing Comprehension Skill: character traits Genre Study: realistic fiction Vocabulary Strategy: context clues Phonics & Spelling: short vowels Some Resource Links:
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Wonders 1.2ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What can traditions teach you about cultures?
Comprehension Strategy: visualizing Comprehension Skill: plot-sequence Genre Study: realistic fiction Vocabulary Strategy: context clues Phonics & Spelling: short vowels Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 38 - 47 |
Big Book
p. 34 - 52 |
Wonders 1.3ESSENTIAL 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 Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 54 - 63 |
Big Book
p. 58 - 71 |
Wonders 1.4ESSENTIAL 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 1.5ESSENTIAL 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 2.1ESSENTIAL 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 Some Resource Links:
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Small Book
p. 102 - 107 |
Big Book
p. 100 - 118 Small Book
p. 120 - 123 |