Week One: Just Like Josh Gibson
Spelling words: tried, planning, skipped, heaviest, trying, liked, skipping, lighter, planned, liking, heavier, lightest
Focus skill: Compare and Contrast, monitor and clarify
High Fequency words: shoe, watch, guess, science, village, pretty
Vocabulary:
field - a piece of land used for some special purpose
cheers - happy or encouraging shouts
threw - sent something through the air by the force of your arm
sailed - moved smoothly like a ship with sails
plate - a hard rubber slab that a baseball player stands beside to bat
bases - places that are stations or goals in certain games, such as baseball
Language skill: homophones, using capital letters
Week Two: Red, White, and Blue; The Story of the American Flag
Spelling words: Mr., Jan., Dr., Oct., Mrs., Nov., St., Aug., Rd., Dec., Feb., Ms.
Focus skill: Author's purpose, summarize
High Frequency Words: picture, school, answer, faraway, parents, wash, company
Vocabulary:
freedom - the condition of not being under someone else's control
flag - a piece of cloth, usually with square corners, with a picture or pattern that stands for a place or a country
stripes - long, narrow bands of color
stars - shapes that have five or more points
nicknames - names used instead of real names
birthday - the day someone was born or something began, usually celebrated every year
America - the United States of America
Language Skill: multiple-meaninig words, quotation marks
Week 3 Story: A Birthday Basket for Tia
Spelling words: mixture, future, caution, motion, nation, picture, station,
nature, section, action, fixture, feature
Reading focus skill: Draw conclusions, questioning
High Frequency skill: finally, whatever, caught, believe, been, tomorrow
Selection vocabulary: aunt, bank, basket, collects, favorite, present
present – a gift; something given
aunt – your father’s sister, your mother’s sister, or your uncle’s wife
basket – a container made of twigs, grass, or strips of wood woven together
collects – brings things together or gathers them together
bank – a place where people keep their money
favorite – the thing liked better than others
Language Skill: Words from other language, prepositions, and prepositional
phrases
Week Four: Cowboys
Spelling words: kindness, useless, sadness, thankless, careless, fearless, sickness, fitness, goodness, darkness, helpless, weakness
Focus skill: Sequence, Text structure
High Fequency words: buy, alone, half, their, many, youngest
Vocabulary:
cattle - cows, bulls, and steers that are raised for their milk, meat, or skins
trails - overland paths
cowboy - a man who works on a cattle ranch or in rodeos
herd - a group of the same kind of animals that are kept or fed together
campfire - an outdoor fire used for cooking or warmth
railraod - a road or track of two steel rails on which trains run
galloped - ran fast (referring to a horse)
Language Skill: Unfamiliar words, commas
Week Five: Grace for President
Spelling words: midair, midway, midweek, mismatch, misplace, misprint, misbehave, misdeed, mislead, midday, midyear, mistake
Focus skill - Facts and Details, predict, and set purposes
High Frequency words: hours, only, clothes, neighbor, question, taught, money
Vocabulary:
assembly - a group of people gathered for some purpose
election - the act of choosing by vote
microphone - an electrical device that makes sounds such as voices louder
rallies - meetings of large crowds in support of something
slogan - a word or phrase used by a person or group that states its purpose; a motto
speeches - public talks
Language skill: multiple meaning words, commas in compound sentences