Week 1 Story: Tara and Tiree
Spelling words: hard, before, farm, chore, born, more, porch, score, horse, smart, corn, part
Reading Focus Skill: Cause and Effect, Summarize
HIgh Frequency Words: break, listen, family, once, heard, pull
Selection Vocabulary and definitions:
collar - a band that a dog wears around its neck
slipped - slid without meaning to
brave - showing no fear of dangerous things
Language Skill: Unfamiliar Words, Nouns
Week 2 Story: Abraham Lincoln
Spelling words: can't , it's, he's, I'm, didn't, who's, she's, aren't, isn't, haven't, hadn't, I'll
Reading Focus Skill: Author's Purpose
High Frequency Words: certainly, either, great, laugh, second, worst, you're
Selection Vocabulary and definitions:
noticed - looked at; saw
honest - telling the truth; not lying
lawyer - someone who has studied law and helps people with laws and in court
fault - a cause for blame
Language Skill: Dictionary, Glossary, Guide words, Nouns
Week 3 Story: Scarcity
Spelling words: person, turn, curb, purse, nurse, birth, curl, turtle, dirt, serve, skirt, her
Reading Focus Skill: Facts and Details, Background Knowledge
Selection vocabulary and defintions:
hurricanes - dangerous storms with very strong winds and rain
resources - things that meet needs
scarcity - when there isn't enough of something for everyone
scarce - hard to get; rare
trade off - a giving up of one thing in return for another
Language Skill: Time and Order words, Sequence words,
Week 4 Story: The Bremen Town Musicians
Spelling words: lunch, lunches, story, stories, tune, tunes, switch, switches, baby, babies, note, notes
Reading Focus Skill: Cause and Effect, Story Structure
High Frequency Words: bought, people, pleasant, probably, scared, shall, sign
mill - a building where grain is crushed into flour
musician - someone who plays music
excitement - a feeling of being very happy
robbers - people who steal
monsters - scary creatures
Language Skill - Homophones, Plural Nouns
Week 5 Story: One Good Turn Deserves Another
Spelling words: main, wait, say, away, play, raise, brain, paint, stay, today, tray, tail
Reading Focus Skill: Compare and Contrast, Inferring
High Frequency Words: behind, brought, door, everybody, minute, promise, sorry
Selection Vocabulary and definitions:
groaned - sound made down in the throat that shows sadness
creature - any living person or animal
armadillo - a small animal with a hard shell
snorted - forced the breath through the nose with a loud, harsh sound
grateful - feeling thankful because someone has done something for you
Language Skill: Unfamiliar Words, Possesive Nouns