Reading
All students are required to have a book at their desks at all times for silent reading.
September
Reading Zone www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth
Treasures reading book Unit 1 theme: Take Action
Week 1 theme: Rescue Teams Book selection: Summer of the Swans Story Test
Week 2 theme: A Lost City Book selection: Lost City The Discovery of Machu Picchu Story Test
Week 3 theme: Science for All Book selection: Gecko Glue, Cockroach Scouts Story Test
Week 4 theme: Sharing Traditions Book selection: The Magic Gourd Story Test
Week 5 theme: Protecting Wildlife Book selection: Interrupted Journey Story Test
October
Treasures reading book Unit 2 theme: Saving the Day
Week 1 theme: Team Spirit Book selection: How Tia Lola Came to Visit Story Test
Week 2 theme: The Solar System Book selection: The Night of the Pomegranate Story Test
Week 3 theme: Helping Hands Book selection: Zoo Story Story Test
Week 4 theme: Tales of Old Book selection: Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter Reader's Theater Story Test
Week 5 theme: Sled Dogs as Heroes Book selection: The Great Serum Race Story Test
Historylink101.com Egypt Vocabulary
Extraterrestrial Vocabulary
November
Treasures reading book Unit 3 theme: Great Ideas
Week 1 theme: The Old Southwest Book selection: Jaun Verdades: The Man Who Couldn't Tell a Lie Story Test
Week 2 theme: Putting it In Writing Book selection: Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street Story Test
Week 3 theme: Energy Book selection: Building Green Story Test
Week 4 theme: Archaeology Book selection: The Emperor's Silent Army Story Test
Week 5 theme: Show Time Book selection: The Case of the Phantom Poet Story Test
The story of the Pilgrims coming to America will be the focus at the beginning of this month. Students will learn of the hardships of life and how those who survived were those who learned that in order to survive they had to help each other and rely on each other. We will compare their experiences to the experiences of the settlers of Jamestown. The concluding activity will be a feast that begins with 5 kernels of corn, "lest we forget."
Pilgrim Vocabulary
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
December
We will be learning about the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II on December 7th. This will include reading excerpts from a sailor's diary and studying maps of where the battleships were located on that "day of infamy."
January
Since we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month, we will also start reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. This is a great book to help understand some of the prejudices still alive today.
Treasures reading book Unit 4 theme: Achievements
Week 1 theme: Uncommon Champions Book selection: Seeing Things His own Way
Week 2 theme: Oceanography Book selection: Exploring the Titanic
Week 3 theme: Helping Others Book selection: Saving Grace Story Test
Week 4 theme: Cycling Book selection: Major Taylor Champion Cyclist Story Test
Week 5 theme: Pieces from the Past Book selection: A Single Shard Story Test
February
We will read stories from our basal and conduct some research on the internet.
Ocean Vocabulary
March
Treasures reading book Unit 5 theme: Turning Points
Week 1 theme: Book selection: Breaking Through Story Test
Week 2 theme: Book selection: Ta-NA-E-Ka
Week 3 theme: Book selection: Time for Kids: Many Countries, One Currency
Week 4 theme: Book selection: Honus and Me
Week 5 theme: Book selection: Let it Shine: Rosa Parks
The Devil's Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen. This story tells how a Jewish girl in today's day learns of the Holocaust and comes to realize why her family is the way they are.
The Devil's Arithmetic Vocabulary
April
Treasures reading book Unit 6 theme: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Week 1 theme: Book selection: Leonardo's Horse
Week 2 theme: Book selection: Lafff
Week 3 theme: Book selection: Time for Kids: These Walls Can Talk
Week 4 theme: Book selection: Breaking into Print
Week 5 theme: Book selection: The Dog of Pompeii
We will be concentrating on preparing for the end of the year core tests. Reviewing reading strategies and test taking strategies will be our main focus. We will also be learning how and then writing a research paper
May
Core tests will be completed and then students will work on a final end of the year performance.
