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RESOURCES FOR THE WEEK
  • Practice Book, pp. 141–150
  • Phonics and Spelling Practice Book, pp. 57–60
  • Grammar and Writing Practice Book, pp. 57–60
  • Selection Test, pp. 57–60
  • Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test Practice, pp. 85–90
  • The Grammar and Writing Book, pp. 134–139
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READING
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
45–90 minutes
Oral Language
Oral Language
Oral Language
Oral Language
Oral Language
QUESTION OF THE WEEK How can people use a scientific understanding of nature to protect themselves from natural disasters?
Read Aloud: "Hurricane," 380m
Build Concepts, 380l
QUESTION OF THE DAY Describe two kinds of volcanoes and tell what they look like when they are erupting.
QUESTION OF THE DAY What happens when a volcano is "sleeping"?
QUESTION OF THE DAY What might be some results of a natural disaster near where you live?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK To wrap up the week, revisit the Day 1 question.
Build Concept Vocabulary, 399c
TARGET SKILLS OF THE WEEK
Target Skill Comprehension Skill
Compare/Contrast
Target Skill Comprehension Strategy
Monitor and Fix Up
Target Skill Vocabulary Strategy
Dictionary
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Word Work
Word Work
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Comprehension Skill/Strategy
    Lesson, 380–381
Target Skill Compare and Contrast Tested Skill
Target Skill Monitor and Fix Up
Build Background, 382a
Introduce Lesson Vocabulary, 382b
beneath, buried, chimney,
earthquakes, fireworks, force, trembles, volcanoes Tested Skill
Read Leveled Readers
Grouping Options
380f–380g
Leveled Readers
Fluency
Phonics Lesson, 399j
REVIEW Suffixes -ly, -ful, -less,
-ness
Tested Skill
Phonics Lesson, 399i
Silent Consonants
Read Leveled Readers
Grouping Options
380f–380g
Leveled Readers
Assess Reading Rate, 399a
Fluency
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Read Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible
Fireworks,
390–394
Vocabulary Strategy Lesson, 382–383
Target Skill Dictionary Tested Skill
Read Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible
Fireworks,
384–389
Grouping Options
380f–380g
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Grouping Options
380f–380g
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Target Skill Reteach Compare/Contrast,
399b
Tested Skill
Graphic Sources, 399b
Target Skill Review Dictionary, 399c Tested Skill
Model Silent Reading, 380l–380m,
    399a
Read "Natural Disasters," 396–399
Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks
Target Skill Compare and Contrast Tested Skill
Target Skill Dictionary Tested Skill
Develop Vocabulary
Fluency
Silent Reading, 399a
Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks
Target Skill Monitor and Fix
Up
REVIEW Author's
Purpose
Tested Skill
Develop Vocabulary
Reader Response
Selection Test
Fluency
Model Silent Reading, 399a
Grouping Options
380f–380g
Fluency
Echo Reading, 399a
Natural Disasters
Search Engines/Text Features
Reading Across Texts
LANGUAGE ARTS
30–60 minutes
Grammar, 399e
Introduce Irregular Verbs Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 399g
Introduce Compare/Contrast
    Paragraph
Model the Trait of the Week: Word
    Choice
Spelling, 399k
Pretest for Words with wr, kn, mb, gn
Internet Inquiry, 399m
Identify Questions
Grammar, 399e
Develop Irregular Verbs Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 399g
Improve Writing with
    Compare/Contrast Words
Spelling, 399k
Teach the Generalization
Internet Inquiry, 399m
Navigate/Search
Grammar, 399f
Apply Irregular Verbs in Writing Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 395, 399h
Write Now
Prewrite and Draft
Spelling, 399l
Connect Spelling to Writing
Internet Inquiry, 399m
Analyze Sources
Grammar, 399f
Practice Irregular Verbs for
   Standardized Tests
Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 399h
Draft, Revise, and Publish
Spelling, 399l
Provide a Strategy
Internet Inquiry, 399m
Synthesize Information
Speaking and Viewing, 399d
Speak with a Purpose
Analyze an Illustration
Grammar, 399f
Cumulative Review
Writing Workshop, 399h
Connect to Unit Writing
Spelling, 399l
Posttest for Words with wr, kn, mb, gn
Internet Inquiry, 399m
Communicate Results
Research/Study Skills, 399n
Newspaper/Newsletter
Trait of the Week
 Word Choice
DAILY WRITING ACTIVITIES
Day 1 Write to Read, 380
Day 2 Words to Write, 383
Strategy Response Log, 384, 389
Day 3 Strategy Response Log, 392
Look Back and Write, 394
Day 4 Writing Across Texts, 399
Day 5 Graphic Sources, 399b
DAILY SCIENCE CONNECTIONS
Day 1 Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web, 380l
Day 2 Science Center: Make a Model, 380k
Revisit the Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web, 389
Day 3 Time for Science: Changes in Landforms, 391
Revisit the Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web, 393
Day 4 Science Center: Make a Model, 380k
Day 5 Revisit the Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web, 399c
DAILY SUCCESS PREDICTORS
for Adequate Yearly Progress
Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback
Vocabulary
Check Vocabulary, 380l
Comprehension
Check Retelling, 394
Fluency
Check Fluency WCPM, 399a
Vocabulary
Check Vocabulary, 399c
SUCCESS PREDICTOR
KEY Target Skill = Target Skill Tested Skill = Tested Skill