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RESOURCES FOR THE WEEK
  • Practice Book, pp. 11–20
  • Phonics and Spelling Practice Book, pp. 65–68
  • Grammar and Writing Practice Book, pp. 65–68
  • Selection Test, pp. 65–68
  • Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test Practice, pp. 97–102
  • The Grammar and Writing Book, pp. 146–151
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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 Why do nature's record holders fascinate us?
Read Aloud: "Animal Olympics," 36m
Build Concepts, 36l
QUESTION OF THE DAY Where is the world's largest body of fresh water found?
QUESTION OF THE DAY How are the volcanoes mentioned on p. 51 alike? How are they different?
QUESTION OF THE DAY What features make some animals the largest or smallest in the world?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK To wrap up the week, revisit the Day 1 question.
Build Concept Vocabulary, 59c
TARGET SKILLS OF THE WEEK
Target Skill Comprehension Skill
Compare and Contrast
Target Skill Comprehension Strategy
Ask Questions
Target Skill Vocabulary Strategy
Word Structure
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Word Work
Word Work
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Comprehension Skill/Strategy
    Lesson, 36–37
Target Skill Compare and Contrast Tested Skill
Target Skill Ask Questions
Build Background, 38a
Introduce Lesson Vocabulary, 38b
average, depth, deserts, outrun,
peak, tides, waterfalls Tested Skill
Read Leveled Readers
Grouping Options
36f–36g
Leveled Readers
Fluency
Phonics Lesson, 59j
REVIEW Irregular Plurals Tested Skill
Phonics Lesson, 59i
r- Controlled Vowels
Read Leveled Readers
Grouping Options
36f–36g
Leveled Readers
Assess Reading Rate, 59a
Fluency
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Read Hottest, Coldest, Highest,
Deepest,
48–54
Vocabulary Strategy Lesson, 38–39
Target Skill Word Structure Tested Skill
Read Hottest, Coldest, Highest,
Deepest,
40–47
Grouping Options
36f–36g
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Grouping Options
36f–36g
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Target Skill Reteach Compare and Contrast,
59b
Tested Skill
Graphic Sources, 59b
Target Skill Review Word Structure, 59c Tested Skill
Model Reading Silently, 36l–36m,
    59a
Read "Great and Small," 56–59
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Target Skill Compare/
Contrast
Tested Skill
Target Skill Ask Questions
Target Skill Compound
Words
Tested Skill
Develop Vocabulary
Fluency
Silent Reading, 59a
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Target Skill Compare and Contrast Tested Skill
Target Skill Ask Questions Tested Skill
REVIEW Cause and
Effect
Tested Skill
Reader Response
Selection Test
Fluency
Model Reading Silently, 59a
Grouping Options
36f–36g
Fluency
Silent Reading, 59a
Great and Small
Picture Encyclopedia/Text Features
Reading Across Texts
Content-Area Vocabulary
LANGUAGE ARTS
30–60 minutes
Grammar, 59e
Introduce Subject and Object
    Pronouns
Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 59g
Introduce Describe a Setting
Model the Trait of the Week: Word
    Choice
Spelling, 59k
Pretest for Vowels with r
Internet Inquiry, 59m
Identify Questions
Grammar, 59e
Develop Subject and Object
    Pronouns Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 59g
Improve Writing with Style
Spelling, 59k
Teach the Generalization
Internet Inquiry, 59m
Navigate/Search
Grammar, 59f
Apply Subject and Object Pronouns
    in Writing
Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 55, 59h
Write Now
Prewrite and Draft
Spelling, 59l
Connect Spelling to Writing
Internet Inquiry, 59m
Analyze Sources
Grammar, 59f
Practice Subject and Object Pronouns
    for Standardized Tests
Tested Skill
Writing Workshop, 59h
Draft, Revise, and Publish
Spelling, 59l
Provide a Strategy
Internet Inquiry, 59m
Synthesize Information
Speaking and Listening, 59d
Weather Forecast
Listen to an Interview
Grammar, 59f
Cumulative Review
Writing Workshop, 59h
Connect to Unit Writing
Spelling, 59l
Posttest for Vowels with r
Internet Inquiry, 59m
Communicate Results
Research/Study Skills, 59n
Bar Graphs
Trait of the Week
 Word Choice
DAILY WRITING ACTIVITIES
Day 1 Write to Read, 36
Day 2 Words to Write, 39
Strategy Response Log, 40, 47
Day 3 Strategy Response Log, 52
Look Back and Write, 54
Day 4 Writing Across Texts, 59
Day 5 Graphic Sources, 59b
DAILY SCIENCE CONNECTIONS
Day 1 Mosts Concept Web, 36l
Day 2 Time for Science: Order by Particular Property, 45
Revisit the Mosts Concept
Web, 47
Day 3 Time for Science: Landforms, 51
Revisit the Mosts Concept
Web, 53
Day 4 Research "Mosts," 36k
Day 5 Revisit the Mosts Concept
Web, 59c
DAILY SUCCESS PREDICTORS
for Adequate Yearly Progress
Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback
Vocabulary
Check Vocabulary, 36l
Comprehension
Check Retelling, 55
Fluency
Check Fluency WCPM, 59a
Vocabulary
Check Vocabulary, 59c
SUCCESS PREDICTOR
KEY Target Skill = Target Skill Tested Skill = Tested Skill