WONDERS 2023

FOCUS WALL

SCHOOL DOODLES COLOR © 2023 Amanda Garcia

WONDERS 2023
FOCUS WALL

SCHOOL DOODLES B&W © 2023 Amanda Garcia

WONDERS 2023
FOCUS WALL

MUTED WATERCOLOR © 2023 Amanda Garcia

WONDERS 2023
FOCUS WALL

BRIGHT RAINBOW © 2023 Amanda Garcia

 ATTENTION!
This Focus Wall Set has been created to supplement the McGraw-Hill
Wonders curriculum
with a publication year of 2023.
• Please check the publication date of your curricul um.

• If your curriculum has a publication date of 2020 or 2017, si mply

open the zi p file a g ain and open the PDF document labeled with
2020 or 2017.
TEACHER’S NOTE
Thank you for your purchase of this Wonders Focus Wall. It is my hope that
this will help to keep your Focus Wall up-to-date, week by week. I have designed
this pack to be as easy as possible for the teacher to print and prepare because
this product is all about saving YOU ti me!
Please refer to the Table of Contents on the next pa ge as you prepare to
print.
You will see that the headings are on the fi rst few pa ges. You should only
need to print these ONCE for the enti re year. Just laminate them and call it
good! Foll owing the headings are the insert pa ges for each week. (You don’t
need to print the large pa ges that tell you the unit and week number – those
are for your reference.) I have labeled the sections at the bottom so you’ll know
j ust where to hang each piece.
Please reach out with any questions! g arciaresources@icl oud.com

Focus Walls for Grades 1 , 2 , 3, 4 , 5, and 6 are also available!

Amanda Garcia
CONTENTS
10-15 School Doodle COLOR Headings (These stay up all year.)
4 DESIGNS!
17-22 School Doodle B&W Headings (These stay up all year.)
24-29 Muted Watercol or Headings (These stay up all year.)
31-36 Bright Rainbow Headings (These stay up all year.)
37-57 Smart Start, Weeks 1-3
58-97 Inserts: Unit 1 , Weeks 1-3
98-1237 Inserts: Unit 2, Weeks 1-3
138-177 Inserts: Unit 3, Weeks 1-3
178-218 Inserts: Unit 4 , Weeks 1-3
219-258 Inserts: Unit 5, Weeks 1-3
259-298 Inserts: Unit 6, Weeks 1-3
299-338 Inserts: Unit 7, Weeks 1-3
339-378 Inserts: Unit 8, Weeks 1-3
379-418 Inserts: Unit 9 , Weeks 1-3
419-458 Inserts: Unit 710 Weeks 1-3
459 TOU
460 Credits
HEADINGS
(These stay up all
year.)

©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SCHOOL
DOODLE
headings
BIG IDEA
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
©2022 Amanda Garcia
GENRE
READING
STRATEGY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
READING
SKILL
MAIN
STORY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
PAIRED
STORY
VOCABULARY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
HANDWRITING

HFW the
©2022 Amanda Garcia
WRITING

GRAMM R
©2022 Amanda Garcia
 SCHOOL
DOODLE
headings
BIG IDEA
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
©2022 Amanda Garcia
GENRE
READING
STRATEGY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
READING
SKILL
MAIN
STORY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
PAIRED
STORY
VOCABULARY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
HANDWRITING

HFW the
©2022 Amanda Garcia
WRITING

GRAMM R
©2022 Amanda Garcia
Watercolor
headings
BIG IDEA
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
©2022 Amanda Garcia
GENRE
READING
STRATEGY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
 READING
SKILL

MAIN STORY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
PAIRED STORY

VOCABULARY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
HANDWRITING

HFW
©2022 Amanda Garcia
WRITING

GRAMMAR
©2022 Amanda Garcia
RAINBOW
BANNER
headings
BIG IDEA
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 GENRE
READING
STRATEGY
©2022 Amanda Garcia
READING
SKILL

MAIN STORY
©2023 Amanda Garcia
PAIRED STORY

VOCABULARY
©2023 Amanda Garcia
HANDWRITING

HFW
©2022 Amanda Garcia
WRITING

GRAMMAR
©2022 Amanda Garcia
Smart
Start
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How is
everyone
special?
Smart Start • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 DETAILS
facts, examples, and
describing words
that help us answer a
question

Smart Start • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Category
Words:
Names
Smart Start • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Aa Bb Cc Dd
Ee Ff Gg Hh
Smart Start • Week 1 • Hand writi ng/Letter Recognition ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Smart Start • Week 1 • HFW
I ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write About
the Text

Smart Start • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Smart
Start
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Who is in
your family?

Smart Start • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 DETAILS
facts, examples, and
describing words
that help us answer a
question

Smart Start • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Category
Words:
Numbers
Smart Start • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo
Pp Qq Rr
Smart Start • Week 2 • Hand writi ng/Letter Recognition ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 can
Smart Start • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write About
the Text

Smart Start • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Smart
Start
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What can
you do?

Smart Start • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 DETAILS
facts, examples, and
describing words
that help us answer a
question

Smart Start • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Category
Words:
Days of the
Week
Smart Start • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Ss Tt Uu
Vv Ww Xx
Yy Zz
Smart Start • Week 3 • Hand writi ng/Letter Recognition ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 I can
Smart Start • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write About
the Text

Smart Start • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 1
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 TAKE A NEW
STEP
What can we
learn when we
try new things?
Unit 1 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How can we
get along
with new
friends?
Unit 1 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FICTION
a story with made
up characters and
events

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CHARACTERS
the people or animals
in a story

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 PHOTOGRAPHS
pictures taken with a
camera that help the
reader see the object
in real life

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 What About
Bear?
Genre: Fiction

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 How to Be a
Friend
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 1 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • friend
• problem
• grasped
• escape
• rescue
Unit 1 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Mm
Unit 1 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 the
Unit 1 • Week 1 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Left-to-Right
SKILL: Progression

WRITING Details
TRAIT:

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Naming Words
(nouns)

Unit 1 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 1
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How do baby
animals
move?
Unit 1 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FICTION
a story with made
up characters and
events

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CHARACTERS
the people or animals
in a story

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 LABELS
tells the name of
something and gives
information

cat

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Pouch!
Genre: Fiction

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Baby Animals
on the Move!
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 1 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • adventure
• movement
• exhausted
• excited
• arrive
Unit 1 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Aa
Unit 1 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 1 • Week 2 • HFW
a ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Left-to-Right
SKILL: Progression

WRITING Details
TRAIT:

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Naming Words
(nouns)

Unit 1 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 1
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How can
your senses
help you
learn?
Unit 1 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 1 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 1 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
Unit 1 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 SENSORY WORDS
words that tell how
something looks,
sounds, tastes, smells,
or feels

Unit 1 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Senses at the
Seashore
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 1 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 I Smell
Springtime,
Taste of Purple,
and Rain
Genre: Poetry
Unit 1 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • explore
• senses
• feast
• finished
• kneads
Unit 1 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Ss
Unit 1 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 see
Unit 1 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING Words are

SKILL: Made Up of
Letters
WRITING
TRAIT: Details

Unit 1 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Naming Words
(nouns)

Unit 1 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 2
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 LET’S EXPLORE
What can you
find out when
you explore?
Unit 2 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How do tools
help us
explore?
Unit 2 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 2 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 2 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
Unit 2 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 HEADINGS
names the topic of each
section of text; helps to
organize the text on the
page

Unit 2 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 The Handiest
Things in the
World
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 2 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Discover with
Tools
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 2 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • tools
• discover
• defeated
• fetch
• rumble
Unit 2 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Pp
Unit 2 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 we
Unit 2 • Week 1 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING Stretch Sounds

SKILL: to Write Words

WRITING Details
TRAIT:

Unit 2 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Action Words
(verbs)

Unit 2 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 2
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What shapes
do you see
around you?
Unit 2 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 2 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 2 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
Unit 2 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 BOLD PRINT
dark words that call
attention to words
that are important

Unit 2 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Shapes All
Around
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 2 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Find the
Shapes
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 2 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • materials
• nature
• decoration
• games
• world
Unit 2 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Tt
Unit 2 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 like
Unit 2 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Use Word

SKILL: Bank

WRITING Details
TRAIT:

Unit 2 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Action Words
(verbs)

Unit 2 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 2
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What kind of
bugs do you
know about?
Unit 2 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 POETRY
short pieces of
writing with
shorter,
rhyming words

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 RHYME
the repeating of
similar sounding
words at the end of
the lines of poetry

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CAPTIONS
explains what a
picture is about

The campfire is hot.

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 I Love Bugs!
Genre: Poetry

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Bugs All
Around
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 2 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • curious
• observe
• attaches
• process
• slender
Unit 2 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write
Sentences with
Mm Aa Ss
Pp Tt
Unit 2 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • the
• a
• we
• see
• like
Unit 2 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING Spaces
SKILL: Between Words

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Details

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Action Words
(verbs)

Unit 2 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 3
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 GOING PLACES
What can you
learn by going
to different
places?
Unit 3 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What rules
do we follow
in different
places?
Unit 3 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FICTION
a story with made
up characters and
events

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 VISUALIZE
making a mental
picture in your mind as
you read

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CHARACTERS
the people or animals
in a story

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 LIST
a series of names,
numbers, or things placed
one after the other

1. milk
2. eggs
3. butter
4. apples

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 How Do
Dinosaurs Go
to School?
Genre: Fantasy
Unit 3 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Be Safe!
Genre: Informational
Text

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • rules
• cooperate
• guard
• prank
• responsible
Unit 3 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 3 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng
Ii ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 3 • Week 1 • HFW
to ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Narrative
THE TEXT:

WRITING Sentences Are

SKILL: Made Up of
Words
WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Details

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Sentences

I like the dog.

Unit 3 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Unit 3
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What are the
different
sounds we
hear?
Unit 3 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FICTION
a story with made
up characters and
events

Unit 3 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 VISUALIZE
making a mental
picture in your mind as
you read

Unit 3 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SETTING
when and where the
story takes
place

Unit 3 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CAPTIONS
explains what a
picture is about

The campfire is hot.

Unit 3 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Clang! Clang!
Beep! Beep!
Listen to the
City
Genre: Fiction
Unit 3 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Sounds are
Everywhere!
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 3 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • listen
• volume
• chat
• exclaimed
• familiar
Unit 3 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Nn
Unit 3 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 and
Unit 3 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Sentence
SKILL: Capitalization

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Details

Unit 3 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Sentences

I like the dog.

Unit 3 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Unit 3
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What places
do you go to
during the
week?
Unit 3 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FICTION
a story with made
up characters and
events

Unit 3 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 VISUALIZE
making a mental
picture in your mind as
you read

Unit 3 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CHARACTERS
the people or animals
in a story

Unit 3 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 MAP
shows where in the
world places are
located

Unit 3 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Please Take
Me for a
Walk
Genre: Fiction
Unit 3 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 A
Neighborhood
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 3 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • local
• routine
• neighborhood
• volunteer
• intelligent
Unit 3 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Cc
Unit 3 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 3 • Week 3 • HFW
go ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING End Punctuation

SKILL:

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Details

Unit 3 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Sentences

I like the dog.

Unit 3 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 4
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD
What do you know
about the people
and places in your
neighborhood?
Unit 4 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What do
people use
to do their
jobs?
Unit 4 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 4 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 4 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
Unit 4 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 LABELS
tells the name of
something and
gives information

Unit 4 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Whose Shoes?
A Shoe for
Every Job
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 4 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Workers and
their Tools
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 4 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • equipment
• uniform
• utensils
• expect
• remained
Unit 4 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Oo
Unit 4 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 you
Unit 4 • Week 1 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Return Sweep

SKILL:

WRITING Supporting
TRAIT: Details

Unit 4 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Describing
Words
(color, shape, size)

Unit 4 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 4
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Who are
your
neighbors?
Unit 4 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CHARACTERS
the people or animals
in a story

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SETTING
when and where the
story takes
place

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ILLUSTRATION
a hand-drawn image
in a story

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 What Can You
Do with a
Paleta?
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Unit 4 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 My Great
Neighborhood!
Genre: Personal
Narrative
Unit 4 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • appreciate
• cultures
• prefer
• proud
• tradition
Unit 4 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Dd
Unit 4 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 do
Unit 4 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Stretch Sounds

SKILL: to Write Words

WRITING Supporting
TRAIT: Details

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Describing
Words
(color, shape, size)

Unit 4 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 4
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How can
people help to
make your
community
better?
Unit 4 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 4 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 4 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TIME-ORDER
WORDS
tell the order in which
something happened

(first, next, last, today,

soon, tomorrow)
Unit 4 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 CAPTIONS
explains what a
picture is about

The campfire is hot.

Unit 4 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Roadwork
Genre: Informational
Text

Unit 4 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 A Community
Garden
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 4 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • community
• improve
• confused
• harvest
• quarrel
Unit 4 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write
Sentences with
Ii|Nn|Cc|Oo|Dd
sn-||sp-||st-
Unit 4 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • and
• do
• go
• to
• you
Unit 4 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Use Word Bank

SKILL:

WRITING Focus on One

TRAIT: Idea

Unit 4 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Describing
Words
(color, shape, size)

Unit 4 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 5
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WONDERS OF
NATURE
What kinds of
things can you find
growing in nature?
Unit 5 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What do
living things
need to
grow?
Unit 5 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 5 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 5 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CHARACTERS
people or animals

SETTING
when and where the
story takes place

EVENTS
important things that happen in
the beginning, middle, and end
Unit 5 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 RHYME
the repeating of similar
sounding words at the end
of the lines of poetry

REPETITION
the repeating of a
particular sound
Unit 5 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 My Garden
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Unit 5 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Tommy, Maytime
Magic, The Seed,
and Garden

Genre: Poetry

Unit 5 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • require
• plant
• harmful
• soak
• crowd
Unit 5 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Hh
Unit 5 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 my
Unit 5 • Week 1 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING End Punctuation

SKILL:

WRITING Focus on One

TRAIT: Idea

Unit 5 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Pronouns

We|see|the|ant.
Unit 5 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Unit 5
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How do
living things
change as
they grow?
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL
TEXT
writing that gives
true information

Unit 5 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 5 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 DIAGRAM
teaches the parts of
something

Unit 5 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 A Grand Old
Tree
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 From a Seed
to a Tree
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • develop
• amazing
• content
• enormous
• imagine
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Ee
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 are
Unit 5 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING Return Sweep

SKILL:

WRITING Words that

TRAIT: Connect Ideas

Unit 5 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Pronouns

We|see|the|ant.
Unit 5 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Unit 5
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What kinds
of things
grow on a
farm?
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL
TEXT
writing that gives
true information

Unit 5 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 5 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 LIST
a series of names,
numbers, or things placed
one after the other

1. milk
2. eggs
3. butter
4. apples

Unit 5 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 An Orange in
January
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Farmer’s
Market
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • fresh
• delicious
• beneath
• raise
• special
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Ff Rr
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 with
Unit 5 • Week 3 • HFW
he ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Stretch Sounds

SKILL: to Write Words

WRITING Sequence
TRAIT:

Unit 5 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Pronouns

We|see|the|ant.
Unit 5 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 6
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WEATHER FOR
ALL SEASONS
How do weather
and seasons
affect us?
Unit 6 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How are the
seasons
different?
Unit 6 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 VISUALIZE
making a mental
picture in your mind as
you read

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
the order in which
events happen
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 RHYME
the repeating of
similar sounding
words at the end of
the lines of poetry

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Mama, Is It
Summer Yet?
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 New Snow,
Rain Song, Covers,
and Honey I Love
You
Genre: Poetry
Unit 6 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • weather
• seasons
• migrate
• active
• spot
Unit 6 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Bb Ll
Unit 6 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 is
little
Unit 6 • Week 1 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING Left-to-Right
SKILL: Progression

WRITING Focus on One

TRAIT: Idea

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Naming Words
(singular & plural)

Unit 6 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 6
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What happens
in different
kinds of
weather?
Unit 6 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FANTASY
a made up story, often
with talking animals and
magical elements

l o !
Hel

Unit 6 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 VISUALIZE
making a mental
picture in your mind as
you read

Unit 6 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
the order in which
events happen
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Unit 6 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SPEECH
BUBBLES
speech bubbles tell
readers what the
characters are saying
Unit 6 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Rain
Genre: Fantasy

Unit 6 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Cloud Watch
Genre: Informational
Text

Unit 6 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • predict
• temperature
• drought
• clever
• storm
Unit 6 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Kk
Unit 6 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 she
Unit 6 • Week 2 • HFW
was ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Narrative
THE TEXT:

WRITING Spaces
SKILL: Between Words

WRITING Proper Nouns

TRAIT:

Unit 6 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Proper Nouns
We eat cereal.
It is Lucky Charms.
Unit 6 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 6
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How can you
stay safe in
bad weather?
Unit 6 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 6 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 VISUALIZE
making a mental
picture in your mind as
you read

Unit 6 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
the order in which
events happen
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Unit 6 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 DIRECTIONS
instructions given that may
include:
• numbered steps
• positional words
(on, under, above,
next to)

Unit 6 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Waiting Out
the Storm
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Unit 6 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Be Safe in Bad
Weather
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 6 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • safe
• prepare
• notice
• celebration
• enough
Unit 6 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write
Sentences with
Hh|Ee|Ff|Rr
Bb|Ll|Kk|ck
Unit 6 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • are • she
• he • was
• is • with
• little
• my
Unit 6 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Narrative
THE TEXT:

WRITING Write on the

SKILL: Lines

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Words

Unit 6 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Nouns
(singular & plural)

Unit 6 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 7
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 THE ANIMAL
KINGDOM
What are
different kinds
of animals?
Unit 7 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How are some
animals alike
and how are
they
different?
Unit 7 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 FACT
something that can be
proven true

OPINION
a person’s thoughts,
feelings, or beliefs
Unit 7 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 ALLITERATION
when two or more
nearby words have the
same beginning sound

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ZooBorns!
Genre: Informational
Text

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Mischievous Goat,
Over in the
Meadow, and Kitty
Caught a Caterpillar
Genre: Poetry

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • appearance
• behavior
• exercise
• wander
• plenty
Unit 7 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Uu
Unit 7 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 for
Unit 7 • Week 1 • HFW
have ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Sentence
SKILL: Capitalization

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Words

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Past Tense
Verbs

Unit 7 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 7
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How do you
take care of
different kinds
of pets?
Unit 7 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 7 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 MAKE & CONFIRM
PREDICTIONS
A guess (based on text
clues and pictures)
about what may
happen next
Unit 7 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 PROBLEM
a challenge or obstacle
(what goes wrong)

SOLUTION
how the problem is
fixed or solved
Unit 7 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 NARRATOR
the narrator tells
the story

Unit 7 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 The Birthday
Pet
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Unit 7 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Lola and Bella
Genre: Personal
Narrative

Unit 7 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • responsibility
• train
• depend
• compared
• social
Unit 7 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Gg Ww
Unit 7 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 of
they
Unit 7 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Narrative
THE TEXT:

WRITING Left-to-Right
SKILL: Progression

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Words

Unit 7 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Past Tense
Verbs

Unit 7 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 7
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Where do
animals live?

Unit 7 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 FANTASY
a made up story, often
with talking animals and
magical elements

l o !
Hel

Unit 7 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 MAKE & CONFIRM
PREDICTIONS
A guess (based on text
clues and pictures)
about what may
happen next
Unit 7 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 CAUSE
the reason something
happens

EFFECT
what happens as a
result
Unit 7 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 GLOSSARY
a list of words and
what they mean,
found at the end of
a book
Unit 7 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Bear Snores
On
Genre: Fantasy
Unit 7 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Animal Homes
Genre: Informational
Text

Unit 7 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • habitat
• wild
• companion
• join
• stubborn
Unit 7 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Vv|Xx
Unit 7 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 said
want
Unit 7 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Opinion
THE TEXT:

WRITING Use Word

SKILL: Bank

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Words

Unit 7 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Future Tense
Verbs

Unit 7 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 8
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FROM HERE TO
THERE
Where can you go
that is far and
near?
Unit 8 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What can help
you go from
here to there?

Unit 8 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 8 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 MAKE & CONFIRM
PREDICTIONS
A guess (based on text
clues and pictures)
about what may
happen next
Unit 8 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 CHARACTERS
people or animals

SETTING
when and where the
story takes place

EVENTS
important things that happen in
the beginning, middle, and end
Unit 8 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 HEADINGS
names the topic of each
section of text; helps to
organize the text on the
page

Unit 8 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 When Daddy’s
Truck Picks
Me Up
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Unit 8 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 From Here to
There
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 8 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • transportation
• vehicle
• journey
• fierce
• wide
Unit 8 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Jj|Qq
Unit 8 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 here
Unit 8 • Week 1 • HFW
me ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING End
SKILL: Punctuation

WRITING Use Complete

TRAIT: Sentences

Unit 8 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Sentences with
Prepositions
The|cat|is|on|the|bed.

Unit 8 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 8
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What do you
know about
our country?

Unit 8 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 8 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 8 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 FACT
something that can be
proven true

OPINION
a person’s thoughts,
feelings, or beliefs
Unit 8 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 CAPTIONS
explains what a
picture is about

The campfire is hot.

Unit 8 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Ana Goes to
Washington,
D.C.
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 8 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 See Our
Country
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 8 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • country
• travel
• careful
• purpose
• connect
Unit 8 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Yy|Zz
Unit 8 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 this
what
Unit 8 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING End
SKILL: Punctuation

WRITING Sentence
TRAIT: Length

Unit 8 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Sentences with
Prepositions
The|cat|is|on|the|bed.

Unit 8 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 8
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What do you
see in the
sky?
Unit 8 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FANTASY
a made up story, often
with talking animals and
magical elements

l o !
Hel

Unit 8 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 MAKE & CONFIRM
PREDICTIONS
A guess (based on text
clues and pictures)
about what may
happen next
Unit 8 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 PROBLEM
a challenge or obstacle
(what goes wrong)

SOLUTION
how the problem is
fixed or solved
Unit 8 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 HEADINGS
names the topic of each
section of text; helps to
organize the text on the
page

Unit 8 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Bringing Down
the Moon
Genre: Fantasy

Unit 8 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Day and Night
Sky
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 8 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • distance
• recognize
• space
• challenge
• surface
Unit 8 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write
Sentences with
Uu|Gg|Ww|Xx
Vv|Jj|Zz|Qu|qu
Unit 8 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • for • want
• have • here
• they • me
• of • this
• said • what
Unit 8 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Left-to-Right and

Top-to-Bottom
SKILL: Progression

WRITING Use Complete

TRAIT: Sentences

Unit 8 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Sentences with
Prepositions
The|cat|is|on|the|bed.

Unit 8 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 9
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 HOW THINGS
CHANGE
How do things
change?

Unit 9 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 How can you
help out at
home?
Unit 9 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 REALISTIC
FICTION
a story with made up
characters and events
that could really
happen

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
the order in which
events happen
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 FORMAT OF A
PLAY
a type of story acted
out in front of an
audience, often in a
theater
Unit 9 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Peter’s Chair
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Mom’s Helper
Genre: Drama

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • chores
• contribute
• member
• organize
• accomplish
Unit 9 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write Words
with

a_e
Unit 9 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 help
Unit 9 • Week 1 • HFW
too ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Stay on Lines

SKILL:

WRITING Words That

TRAIT: Connect Ideas

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Adjectives
(describing words)

Unit 9 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Unit 9
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 What do good
citizens do?

Unit 9 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 FANTASY
a made up story, often
with talking animals and
magical elements

l o !
Hel

Unit 9 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 9 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 CAUSE
the reason something
happens

EFFECT
what happens as a
result
Unit 9 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 CAPTIONS
explains what a
picture is about

The campfire is hot.

Unit 9 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Hen Hears
Gossip
Genre: Fantasy
Unit 9 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Team Up to
Clean Up
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 9 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • citizen
• respect
• tidy
• necessary
• hauled
Unit 9 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write Words
with

i_e
Unit 9 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 has
Unit 9 • Week 2 • HFW
play ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Stay on the

SKILL: Lines

WRITING Words That

TRAIT: Connect Ideas

Unit 9 • Week 2 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Adjectives
(including articles)

Unit 9 • Week 2 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 9
Week 3
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 How can things
in nature be
used to make
new things?
Unit 9 • Week 3 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

Unit 9 • Week 3 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

Unit 9 • Week 3 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 TIME-ORDER
WORDS
tell the order in which
something happened

(first, next, last, today,

soon, tomorrow)
Unit 9 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 PHOTOGRAPHS
pictures taken with a
camera that help the
reader see the object
in real life

Unit 9 • Week 3 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Bread Comes
to Life
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 9 • Week 3 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Nature
Artists
Genre: Informational
Text
Unit 9 • Week 3 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 • natural resources
• create
• designs
• weave
• knowledge
Unit 9 • Week 3 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write Words
with

o_e
Unit 9 • Week 3 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 where
look
Unit 9 • Week 3 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING End
SKILL: Punctuation

WRITING Focus on One

TRAIT: Idea

Unit 9 • Week 3 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Adjectives
(describing words)

Unit 9 • Week 3 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia

Unit 10
Week 1
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 THINKING
OUTSIDE THE BOX
How can new
ideas help us?

Unit 10 • Big Idea ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 What can
happen when
we work
together?
Unit 10 • Week 1 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 FANTASY
a made up story, often
with talking animals and
magical elements

l o !
Hel

Unit 10 • Week 1 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 MAKE & CONFIRM
PREDICTIONS
A guess (based on text
clues and pictures)
about what may
happen next
Unit 10 • Week 1 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
the order in which
events happen
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Unit 10 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 PHOTOGRAPHS
pictures taken with a
camera that help the
reader see the object
in real life

Unit 10 • Week 1 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 What’s the Big
Idea, Molly?
Genre: Fantasy

Unit 10 • Week 1 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Better
Together
Genre: Opinion Text

Unit 10 • Week 1 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • decide
• opinion
• ragged
• marvel
• grateful
Unit 10 • Week 1 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write Words
with

u_e
Unit 10 • Week 1 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 good
who
Unit 10 • Week 1 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Left-to-Right and

Top-to-Bottom
SKILL: Progression

WRITING Words That

TRAIT: Connect Ideas

Unit 10 • Week 1 • Writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Pronouns

We|see|the|ant.
Unit 10 • Week 1 • Grammar ©2023 Amanda Garcia
Unit 10
Week 2
©2023 Amanda Garcia
 In what ways
are things
alike? How are
they different?
Unit 10 • Week 2 • Essential Question ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 POETRY
short pieces of
writing with
shorter,
rhyming words

Unit 10 • Week 2 • Genre ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
ask questions before,
during, and after reading
to help better understand
the text

Unit 10 • Week 2 • Readi ng Strategy ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 RHYME
the repeating of
similar sounding
words at the end of
the lines of poetry

Unit 10 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 LABELS
tells the name of
something and gives
information

cat

Unit 10 • Week 2 • Readi ng Skill ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 All Kinds of
Families!
Genre: Poetry

Unit 10 • Week 2 • Mai n Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 Good for You!
Genre: Opinion Text

Unit 10 • Week 2 • Pai red Story ©2023 Amanda Garcia

 • sort
• similar
• perfect
• endless
• experiment
Unit 10 • Week 2 • Vocabulary ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 Write Words
with

e|ee|e_e
Unit 10 • Week 2 • Hand writi ng ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 come
does
Unit 10 • Week 2 • HFW ©2023 Amanda Garcia
 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Stretch Sounds

SKILL: to Write Words

WRITING Sentence
TRAIT: Length

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 Pronouns

She|reads|a|book.
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Unit 10
Week 3
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 What ideas can
you suggest to
protect the
environment?
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 INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

NONFICTION
writing that gives
true information

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 REREAD
read the text again to
gain understanding or
get more information

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 TOPIC
what the text is mostly
about

DETAILS
facts or examples that
support the topic
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 CAPTIONS
explains what a
picture is about

The campfire is hot.

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 Panda
Kindergarten
Genre: Informational
Text
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 Save Big Blue!
Genre: Informational
Text

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 • environment
• protect
• recycle
• wisely
• encourage
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 Write
sentences with
long
a, e, i, o, u
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 • help • too
• play • has
• where • look
• who • good
• come • does
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 WRITE
ABOUT Expository
THE TEXT:

WRITING Use Word

SKILL: Bank

WRITING Descriptive
TRAIT: Words

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 Pronouns
(possessive)

That|is|his|sister.
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