3rd grade unit plans from book- just an overview; spelling lists are included after unit plans

1. Theme: Our World
Unit 1 Planner
pages 10J–37V pages 38A–73V
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme Theme
New Beginnings Keeping in Touch
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
downstairs, nervous, crackle, announced,
fumbled, chuckled, soared, starry, envelope,
nonsense, trudged photograph
Words Parts: Compound Context Clues: Sentence
Words Clues
• Phonics/Decoding Phonics Phonics
Words with Short Vowels The CVCe Pattern
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Analyze Story
Structure Structure
Skill: Character, Setting, Skill: Character, Setting,
Plot Plot
• Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Punctuation Dialogue and Punctuation
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
APPROACHING APPROACHING
The New House The E-Mail Pals
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL
The New Kid Dear Ghana
BEYOND BEYOND
The New Hometown Faraway Home
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The First Day Letters to Africa
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Personal Narrative Friendly Letter
• Grammar Grammar Statements and Grammar Commands and
Questions Exclamations
Spelling Spelling
• Spelling Words with Short Vowels The CVCe Pattern
10B

2. Real World Reading
Unit 1 Planner
Comprehension
Genre
Whose
Nonfiction Articles give
information about real
people, places, or things.
Habitat
Summarize
Main Idea and Details
Is It?
A main idea is the most
important point of the
What happens when human
article. Details support the communities expand into
main idea.
wildlife habitats?
hey come out of the woods
T when darkness falls. They
are hungry, and they are not picky
eaters. Black bears are content
munching on birdseed, chicken
bones, or other food scraps.
“It’s been going on for about
three years,” says Gregg Baker, 49.
He lives in Margaretville, New York,
at the edge of a forest. One night
he woke to the sound of banging.
“I went running downstairs,” says
Baker. “There was a bear on the
A black bear visits
picnic table attempting to get in the
someone’s backyard. kitchen window.”
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pages 74A–85V pages 86A–115V pages 116A–147V
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Test Strategy
Building Communities Antarctic Life People and Their Pets Think and Search
Build Background Build Background Build Background Writing Workshop
Personal Narrative
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
neighborhood, content, fierce, whips, echoes, perfect, challenge,
addressing, resort shuffles, huddle, junior, healthy, satisfy, manage,
Dictionary: Unfamiliar down scratch, appetite
Words Dictionary: Homographs Dictionary: Multiple- Unit 1 Assessment,
Meaning Words 7–24
Phonics Phonics Phonics Comprehension
Words with /ā/ Words with /ō/ Words with /ī/ Character, Setting, Plot,
Main Idea and Details,
Problem and Solution
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Analyze Story Vocabulary Strategies
Skill: Main Idea Skill: Main Idea Structure Word Parts: Compound
and Details and Details Skill: Problem and Words; Context Clues:
Solution Sentence Clues;
Dictionary: Unfamiliar
Words, Homographs,
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Multiple-Meaning Words
Pronunciation Tempo Pausing
Text Features/Literary
APPROACHING APPROACHING APPROACHING Elements/Study Skills
A Year at the Pond Blue Whales of Antarctica The Rescue Bar Graphs, Time Lines,
Using a Dictionary,
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL ON LEVEL Diagrams, Rhythmic
Saving the Rainforest The Weddell Seals of Charlie’s Pet Problem Patterns and Imagery
Antarctica
Grammar
BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND Sentences
The Deep Green Forest The Wandering Albatross Dan’s Idea
Writing
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Personal Narrative
The Rainforest The Weddell Seals Charlie Has a Problem
Writing Writing Writing Fluency Assessment
Extended Response to Poem Personal Narrative
Literature Diagnose and Prescribe
Interpret Assessment
Grammar Subjects Grammar Predicates Grammar Compound Results
Sentences
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with /ā/ Words with /ō/ Words with /ī/
Our World 10C

3. Theme: Investigations
Unit 2 Planner
pages 152J–177V pages 178A–211V
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme Theme
Putting on a Performance Wolves
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
decorated, symbol, passion, admire,
darkened, gnaws, concentrate, splendid,
securing, weakest bothering, dangerous,
Antonyms ached
Dictionary: Multiple-
Meaning Words
• Phonics/Decoding Phonics Phonics
Words with /ē/ Words with /ch/
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate
Questions Questions
Skill: Summarize Skill: Fantasy and Reality
• Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Readers’ Theater Punctuation and
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers Intonation
APPROACHING APPROACHING
How Fly Saved the River Running with Wolves
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL
Clever John Katie and the Wolf
BEYOND BEYOND
Dorje and the A Dog’s Life
Lost Treasure
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
John’s Plan The Wolf
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Persuasive Paragraph Persuasive Poster
• Grammar Grammar Common and Grammar Singular and
Proper Nouns Plural Nouns
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with /ē/ Words with /ch/
152B

4. Unit 2 Planner
pages 212A–223V pages 224A–255V pages 256A–277V
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Test Strategy
Past, Present, and Future Out in Space Being a Writer Author and Me
Build Background Build Background Build Background Writing Workshop
Persuasive Writing
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
objects, entertainment, solar system, easily, talented, single, proper,
predictions, computers farther, main, dim, excitement, acceptance,
Word Parts: Plural temperatures, telescope, useful
Endings probably Context Clues: Word
Context Clues: Clues Unit 2 Assessment,
Definitions 25–42
Phonics Phonics Phonics Comprehension
Words with th, ph, wh, sh Consonant Blends Words with /n/ gn, kn; Summarize, Fantasy
/r/ wr and Reality, Fact and
Opinion, Author’s
Purpose
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Vocabulary Strategies
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Generate Strategy: Summarize
Questions Antonyms; Dictionary:
Skill: Fact and Opinion Skill: Author’s Purpose Multiple-Meaning Words;
Skill: Summarize Word Parts: Plural
Endings; Context Clues:
Definitions, Word Clues
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Pronunciation Pronunciation Tempo/Phrasing Text Features/Literary
Elements/Study Skills
APPROACHING APPROACHING APPROACHING Photos with Captions,
Incredible Inventions: What’s in the Sky? Laura Ingalls Wilder Italics, Headings,
Everyday Wonders Pronunciations, Bold
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL ON LEVEL and Colored Type,
Incredible Inventions: The International E.B. White, Writer Internet Article,
Computers Space Station Alliteration and
Repetition, Parts of
BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND a Book
Incredible Inventions: Exploring Space Sequoyah: The Gift of
On the Move Writing Grammar
Nouns
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Incredible Invention Living on a Space Station A Great Writer Writing
Persuasive Writing
Writing Writing Writing
Personal Narrative Radio Ad Book Review
Grammar Irregular Plural Grammar Possessive Grammar Sentence Fluency Assessment
Nouns Nouns Combining with Nouns
Diagnose and Prescribe
Spelling Spelling Spelling Words with /n/ gn, Interpret Assessment
Words with th, wh, sh Consonant Blends kn; /r/ wr Results
Investigations 152C

5. Theme: Discoveries
Unit 3 Planner
pages 282J–313V pages 314A–339V
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme Theme
Food Around the World Solving Riddles
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
guests, banquet, wearily, depart,
agreeable, curiosity, suitable, increase,
gaze, untrusting observed, advised,
Synonyms discouraged
Dictionary: Unfamiliar
Words
• Phonics/Decoding Phonics Phonics
Words with /är/ and /ôr/ Words with /âr/
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Story Structure
Skill: Make Inferences Skill: Plot and Setting
• Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Intonation/Pausing Punctuation
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
APPROACHING APPROACHING
The Popcorn Dancers The Monster’s Riddle
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL
The Fox’s Banquet Magpie’s Mystery
BEYOND BEYOND
The Duke’s Banquet Adding with Kevin
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Fox’s Dinner The Mystery of the Magpie
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Journal Entry Writing Character Sketch
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Action Verbs Present-Tense Verbs
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with /är/ and /ôr/ Words with /âr/
282B

6. Unit 3 Planner
pages 340A–351V pages 352A–383V pages 384A–417V
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Test Strategy
Ecosystems in Balance Making Journeys The Art of Illustrating Right There
Build Background Build Background Build Background Writing Workshop
Fictional Narrative
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
preserve, restore, annual, potential, instance, illustrate,
suffered, rainfall expensive, politely, style, textures, sketches,
Unit 3 Assessment,
Dictionary: Multiple- package, wrapping, suggestions
Meaning Words innocent, aisles Context Clues: Sentence 43–60
Dictionary: Homophones Clues
Comprehension
Make Inferences, Plot
Phonics Phonics Phonics and Setting, Cause and
Words with /ûr/ Words with /ü/ Words with /oi/ Effect, Sequence
Vocabulary Strategies
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Synonyms; Dictionary:
Strategy: Text Structure Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Text Structure Unfamiliar Words,
Homophones,
Skill: Cause and Effect Skill: Make Inferences Skill: Sequence
Multiple-Meaning
words; Context Clues:
Sentence Clues
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Pronunciation Punctuation/Intonation Tempo and Punctuation Text Features/Literary
Elements/Study Skills
APPROACHING APPROACHING APPROACHING Charts, Directions,
Endangered Animals A Different World Drawing Animals
Interviews, Using the
of the Everglades
library, Consonance
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL ON LEVEL and Metaphor
Water in the Desert Hurricane Holiday Drawing Faces
Grammar
BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND Verbs
Estuaries A Long Way to Go Drawing Landscapes
Writing
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Story
Life in the Desert The Hurricane How to Draw Faces
Writing Persuasive Writing Writing Dialogue Writing Play Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar Diagnose and Prescribe
Past-Tense Verbs Future-Tense Verbs Sentence Combining Interpret Assessment
with Verbs Results
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with /ûr/ Words with /ü/ Words with /oi/
Discoveries 282C

7. Theme: Determination
Unit 4 Planner
pages 10J–45V pages 46A–77V
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme Theme
What’s Cooking? Getting Along
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
magnificent, masterpiece, beamed, argued,
ingredient, recipes, tasty possessions, fabric,
Dictionary: Idioms purchased, quarreling
Dictionary: Multiple-
Meaning Words
Phonics
• Phonics/Decoding Words with /ô/ Phonics
Words with /ou/
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Make Strategy: Make Inferences
Inferences and Analyze and Analyze
Skill: Compare and Skill: Draw Conclusions
Contrast
• Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Intonation and Pausing Pauses
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers APPROACHING APPROACHING
From Farm to Dinner Table Androcles and the Lion
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL
Oops! Food Surprises A True Hero
BEYOND BEYOND
Follow the Pizza Trail The Lost Brocade
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Fun Food Surprises The Diamond
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Explanation Poster
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Verbs be, do, and have Linking Verbs
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with /ô/ Words with /ou/
10B

8. Unit 4 Planner
pages 78A–89V pages 90A–111V pages 112A–145V
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Test Strategy
Protecting Our Getting Involved A Place of My Own Author and Me
Natural Resources
Build Background Build Background Writing Workshop
Build Background
Explanatory Writing
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
native, shouldn’t, tour, volunteers, separate, determination,
research, sprout, clumps community, thrilled, storage, crate, exact,
Unit 4 Assessment,
Word Parts: Contractions slogan, grownups, ruined, luckiest
63–78
deserve, interviewed Word Parts: Endings
Context Clues: Example -er, -est
Comprehension
Phonics Phonics Phonics Compare and Contrast,
Soft c and g Homophones Plurals Draw Conclusions,
Author’s Purpose, Make
and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Vocabulary Strategies
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor Dictionary: Idioms,
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Multiple-Meaning
Skill: Compare and Skill: Author’s Purpose Skill: Make and Confirm Words; Context Clues:
Contrast Predictions Examples; Word Parts:
Contractions,
Endings -er, -est
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Pronunciation Tempo Pauses and Stops Text Features/Literary
Elements/Study Skills
APPROACHING APPROACHING APPROACHING Diagrams, Rules,
Resources All Around Us Our City Gardens The Slightly Tipping Search Engines, Rhyme
Tree House Scheme, Repetition,
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL Encyclopedia Article
Enjoying Our Natural Patching a Playground ON LEVEL
Resources A Winter Adventure Grammar
Verbs
BEYOND BEYOND
Energy and Our Natural Service Dogs in the BEYOND Writing
Resources Neighborhood The Science Fair Explanatory Writing
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Sky, Sea, and Earth Kids Make a Difference Safe in the Storm
Fluency Assessment
Writing Writing Writing Diagnose and Prescribe
Personal Narrative Personal Essay Directions Interpret Assessment
Results
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Main and Helping Verbs Irregular Verbs Contractions with not
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Soft c and g Homophones Plurals
Determination 10C

9. Theme: Challenges
Unit 5 Planner
pages 150J–183V pages 184A–217V
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme Theme
Making Money Making a Difference
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
sidewalks, grumbled, gift, yearned, tend,
traders, blossomed, produce, sturdy,
wailed, lonesome schoolhouse, kindhearted
Word Parts: Compound Word Parts: Word
Words Families
• Phonics/Decoding Phonics Phonics
Compound Words Inflected Endings
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Make Inferences
Skill: Sequence and Analyze
Skill: Cause and Effect
• Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Punctuation Pauses and Intonation
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
APPROACHING APPROACHING
Children at Work: Colonial Henry Bergh and
America the ASPCA
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL
Children at Work: On the John Muir: Friend of Nature
Frontier
BEYOND BEYOND
The Work They Did Alexander Fleming and His
Great Discovery
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Frontier Children John Muir
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Compare/Contrast Descriptive Paragraph
Paragraphs
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Pronouns Subject and Object
Pronouns
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Compound Words Inflected Endings
150B

10. Unit 5 Planner
pages 218A–229V pages 230A–259V pages 260A–285V
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Test Strategy
In Motion Heroes Animal Architects Think and Search
Build Background Build Background Build Background Writing
Descriptive Writing
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
powered, declared, existed, screamed, numb, escape, hives, architects,
artist’s, pride fled, shuddered, image, structures, contain,
Word Parts: Possessives newspaper retreats, shallow, shelter Unit 5 Assessment,
Context Clues: Analogies 79–96
Figurative Language
Comprehension
Phonics Phonics Phonics Sequence, Cause and
Endings y to i The VC/CV Pattern The V/CV and VC/V Pattern Effect, Fact and Opinion,
Make and Confirm
Predictions, Description
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Make Strategy: Make Inferences Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary Strategies
Inferences and Analyze and Analyze Skill: Description Word Parts: Compound
Skill: Fact and Opinion Skill: Make and Confirm Words, Word Families,
Predictions Possessives; Context
Clues: Figurative
Language; Analogies
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Punctuation Punctuation in Dialogue Tempo and Genre Text Features/Literary
Elements/Study Skills
APPROACHING APPROACHING APPROACHING Calendar, Editorial, Skim
Making Waves Blizzard Heroes Amazing Mammal and Scan, Map, Simile
Builders and Rhythmic Pattern
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL ON LEVEL Grammar
Thrills and Chills Hurricane Heroes Amazing Bird Builders Pronouns
BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND Writing
Up, Down, or Open- Earthquake Heroes Amazing Insect and Spider Descriptive Writing
Moving Machines Builders
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
What a Ride! Keeping Us Safe Bird Builders
Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and Prescribe
Writing Writing Writing Interpret Assessment
Personal Narrative Speech Descriptive Poem
Results
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Possessive Pronouns Pronoun-Verb Pronoun-Verb
Agreement Contractions
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Endings y to i The VC/CV Pattern V/CV and VC/V Patterns
Challenges 150C

11. Theme: Achievements
Unit 6 Planner
pages 290J–321V pages 322A–345V
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing Theme Theme
Helping Our Neighbors Unusual Animals
Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
downtown, appliances, conversation, interrupted,
owners, construction, boasting, sway, scrambled,
equipment, leaky seized, rebuild
Context Clues: Word Parts: Prefixes
Paragraph Clues
• Phonics/Decoding Phonics Phonics
Final /ә l/ Prefixes re-, un-, dis-, pre-
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Story Structure Strategy: Monitor
Skill: Theme Comprehension
Skill: Make Judgments
• Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Pauses and stops Punctuation
• Leveled Readers/ELL Readers
APPROACHING APPROACHING
Heat Wave The Elephant’s Boast
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL
Emergency! Mike’s Surprise
BEYOND BEYOND
New Neighbors The Grizzly and the
Frigate Bird
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Flood Animal Friends
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Business Letter News Story
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Adjectives and Articles Adjectives That Compare
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Final /ә l/ Prefixes re-, un-, dis-, pre-
290B

12. Unit 6 Planner
pages 346A–357V pages 358A–383V pages 384A–403V
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Test Strategy
Good Citizens Working Together Raising Butterflies On My Own
Build Background Build Background Build Background Writing
Expository Writing
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
historical, dispute, strolled, pitiful, sleepy, disappear, protect,
automatically, crouch, official, sleek, harming, involved, supply,
requirements grace capture, enclosure Unit 6 Assessment,
Word Parts: Greek Roots Word Parts: Suffixes Dictionary: Multiple- 97–114
Meaning Words
Comprehension
Phonics Phonics Phonics Theme, Make
Final /ә r/ Suffixes -ful, -less, -ly Accented Syllables Judgments, Problem
and Solution, Author’s
Purpose, Draw
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Conclusions
Strategy: Text Structure Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor
Skill: Problem and Comprehension Comprehension Vocabulary Strategies
Solution Skill: Author’s Purpose Skill: Draw Conclusions Context Clues:
Paragraph Clues;
Word Parts: Prefixes,
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Greek Roots, Suffixes;
Pronunciation Intonation Tempo Dictionary: Multiple-
Meaning Words
APPROACHING APPROACHING APPROACHING
Symbols of America Painting Birds: The Life of The Curious World of Text Features/Literary
John James Audubon Beetles Elements/Study Skills
Textbook Features,
ON LEVEL ON LEVEL ON LEVEL Directions, Functional
Getting Out the Vote Jane Goodall Purple Loosestrife Documents,
BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND Personification,
Three Great Americans Gerald Durrell Aliens in the Waters Moral, Assonance
Grammar
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Adjectives and Adverbs
Vote! Jane Goodall and the The Marsh Monster
Chimpanzees Writing
Expository Writing
Writing Writing Writing
Fictional Narrative Article Magazine Article
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Adverbs That Tell How Adverbs That Tell When Sentence Combining with Diagnose and Prescribe
or Where Adjectives and Adverbs Interpret Assessment
Results
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Final /ә r/ Suffixes -ful, -less, -ly Accented Syllables
Achievements 290C

13. Word List Unit 1
downstairs clap luck head jump
1 First Day Jitters
Leveled Books:
nervous step crop shut click
fumbled sick snack miss pond
The New House
chuckled rock mess stamp
The New Kid
nonsense
The New Hometown
trudged
The First Day
Review Words: cat man can
Challenge Words: bathtub anthill
crackle date life globe grade
2 Dear Juno
Leveled Books:
announced fine home plane smile
soared rose safe wise come
The E-Mail Pals
starry lake rice smoke
Dear Ghana
envelope
Faraway Home
photograph
Letters to Africa
Review Words: clap sick crop
Challenge Words: sneeze escape
neighborhood fail plain braid paint
3 Whose Habitat
Is It? content bay tray sway snail
addressing pail trail gray great
Leveled Books: resort ray May plays
A Year at the Pond
Saving the Rainforest
The Deep Green Forest Review Words: safe rice globe
The Rainforest
Challenge Words: lady afraid
fierce gold snow scold show
4 Penguin Chick
Leveled Books:
whips bowl loaf coal float
echoes soak roast slow blow
The Blue Whales of
shuffles sold coast grows
Antarctica
huddle
The Weddell Seals of
junior
Antarctica
down Review Words: snail plain gray
The Wandering
Albatross
Challenge Words: window program
The Weddell Seals
perfect mild find fry bright
5 The Perfect Pet
Leveled Books:
challenge sky fight tight buy
healthy pie ties child dye
The Rescue
satisfy might right flight
Charlie’s Pet Problem
manage
Dan’s Idea
scratch
Charlie Has a Problem
appetite Review Words: soak bowl gold
Challenge Words: wind children
T20 Key Spelling words in bold appear in the selection. Go to www.macmillanmh.com for Leveled Spelling Lists.

14. Unit 2
Word List
decorated heel bean free street
1 The Strongest
One symbol seal creek green freeze
darkened weak speaks clean field
Leveled Books: gnaws week team cream
How Fly Saved the River securing
Clever John weakest
Dorje and the Lost Review Words: right pie child
Treasure
John’s Plan Challenge Words: sixteen peanut
passion chick chum hatch stretch
2 Wolf!
Leveled Books:
admire much lunch cheese watching
concentrate pitch ditch bench crunching
Running with Wolves
splendid teacher cheek chunk
Katie and the Wolf
bothering
A Dog’s Life
dangerous
The Wolf
ached Review Words: weak green seal
Challenge Words: catcher sandwich
objects thick shock them month
3 What’s in Store
for the Future? entertainment this fish washing dishpan
predictions truth what wheel weather
Leveled Books: computers whales sixth pathway
Incredible Inventions:
Everyday Wonders
Computers Review Words: lunch chick pitch
On the Move
The Incredible Invention Challenge Words: shadow thicken
solar system thread stream three strong
4 The Planets in
Our Solar System easily scrubs scratch screens scraped
farther spree spread spray strength
Leveled Books: main screams throne throw
What’s in the Sky? dim
The International Space temperatures
Station telescope Review Words: thick washing whales
Exploring Space probably
Living on a Space Challenge Words: streamer scribble
Station
talented wrap knots knock gnaws
5 Author: A True
Story single knit wrote wreck write
proper gnat knight know wrong
Leveled Books: excitement wrists sign wring
Laura Ingalls Wilder acceptance
E.B. White, Writer useful
Sequoyah: The Gift of Review Words: throw spray scratch
Writing
A Great Writer Challenge Words: wristwatch knapsack
Go to www.macmillanmh.com for Leveled Spelling Lists. Our World T21

15. Word List Unit 3
guests bark hard sharks chore
1 Stone Soup
Leveled Books:
banquet shorts storms porch wore
agreeable sharp yard pour carve
The Popcorn Dancers
curiosity sore sport story
The Fox’s Banquet
gaze
The Duke’s Banquet
untrusting
The Fox’s Dinner
Review Words: knots sign wrong
Challenge Words: orchard artist
wearily stairs share glare pears
2 One Riddle, One
Answer depart mare wear pairs square
suitable bear dares hare haircut
Leveled Books: increase bare chairs their
The Monster’s Riddle observed
Magpie’s Mystery advised
Adding with Kevin discouraged Review Words: sport sore hard
The Mystery of the
Magpie Challenge Words: airport beware
preserve turns purr perch world
3 Saving the Sand
Dunes restore first third girls serve
suffered herds earn firm worth
Leveled Books: rainfall learn nurse word
Endangered Animals of
the Everglades
Water in the Desert Review Words: bare bear stairs
Estuaries: Where Oceans
and Rivers Meet Challenge Words: perfect Thursday
Life in the Desert
annual loop spoon cubes true
4 The Jones Family
Express potential rude tube goose shoe
expensive look shook mules stew
Leveled Books: politely clue blue gloom
A Different World package
Hurricane Holiday wrapping
A Long Way to Go innocent Review Words: firm turns learn
The Hurricane aisles
Challenge Words: classroom childhood
instance coy coins boiled choice
5 What Do
Illustrators Do? illustrate soil point spoiled soybean
style foil noise enjoys joyful
Leveled Books: textures toil loyal voice
Drawing Animals sketches
Drawing Faces suggestions
Drawing Landscapes Review Words: spoon rude shook
How to Draw Faces
Challenge Words: noisy checkpoint
T22 Key Spelling words in bold appear in the selection. Go to www.macmillanmh.com for Leveled Spelling Lists.

16. Unit 4
Word List
magnificent yawn halls bought paused
1 Cook-A-Doodle
Doo! masterpiece taught hauls bawls crawled
ingredient salt hawks drawing coughing
Leveled Books: recipes lawn squawk caused
Food’s Great Journey tasty
Oops! Food Surprises
Follow the Pizza Trail Review Words: joyful coins spoiled
Fun Food Surprises
Challenge Words: walrus autumn
beamed found couch plow ground
2 Seven Spools of
Thread argued town bow crowd louder
possessions shout scout proud bounce
Leveled Books: fabric owl round clouds
Androcles and the Lion purchased
A True Hero quarreling
The Lost Brocade Review Words: drawing lawn hauls
The Diamond
Challenge Words: snowplow outline
native cell gyms space pages
3 Washington
Weed Whackers shouldn’t gems city nice gentle
research age cents giant message
Leveled Books: sprout place price changes
Resources All Around Us clumps
Enjoying Our Natural
Resources Review Words: crowd clouds found
Energy and Our Natural
Resources Challenge Words: giraffe celebrate
Sky, Sea, and Earth
tour sale rode it’s they’re
4 Here’s My Dollar
Leveled Books:
volunteers sail road your peace
community beet rowed you’re piece
Our City Gardens
thrilled beat its there
Patching a Playground
slogan
Service Dogs in the
grownups
Neighborhood
deserve Review Words: city gems space
Kids Make a Difference
interviewed
Challenge Words: seen scene
separate years ashes cities lunches
5 My Very Own
Room determination twins foxes ponies cherries
storage trays inches bunches daisies
Leveled Books: crate states flies alleys
The Slightly Tipping Tree exact
House ruined
A Winter Adventure luckiest Review Words: sale rode you’re
The Science Fair
Safe in the Storm Challenge Words: heroes libraries
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17. Word List Unit 5
sidewalks airplane hairdo headlight sidewalks
1 Boom Town
Leveled Books:
grumbled daytime notebook sometime basketball
traders birthday birdhouse someone stagecoach
Children at Work:
blossomed daylight barefoot newspaper
Colonial America
wailed
On the Frontier
lonesome
The Work They Did: The
Review Words: states inches cities
Immigrant Experience
Frontier Children
Challenge Words: somebody handwriting
gift names hoped dancing wraps
2 Beatrice’s Goat
Leveled Books:
yearned named hoping drops wrapped
tend naming dances dropped wrapping
Henry Bergh and the
produce hopes danced dropping
ASPCA
sturdy
John Muir: Friend of
schoolhouse
Nature
kindhearted Review Words: airplane birthday newspaper
Alexander Fleming and
His Great Discovery
Challenge Words: driving traded
John Muir
powered tries dried hurrying plays
3 A Carousel of
Dreams declared tried drying studies played
existed trying hurries studied playing
Leveled Books: artist’s dries hurried studying
Making Waves pride
Thrills and Chills
Up, Down, or Open- Review Words: dances hoping wrapping
Moving Machines
What a Ride! Challenge Words: obeyed worrying
screamed basket invite fellow chicken
4 The Printer
Leveled Books:
numb rabbit bedtime chapter butter
escape napkin mammal follow Sunday
Blizzard Heroes
fled letter number problem
Hurricane Heroes
shuddered
Earthquake Heroes
image
Keeping Us Safe
newspaper Review Words: tried studies drying
Challenge Words: splendid complete
hives pilot lemon robot silent
5 Animal Homes
Leveled Books:
architects diner planet tiny spider
structures tiger model label frozen
Amazing Mammal
contain favor shady cozy
Builders
retreats
Amazing Bird Builders
shallow
Amazing Insect and
shelter Review Words: follow basket Sunday
Spider Builders
Bird Builders
Challenge Words: melon stomach
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18. Unit 6
Word List
downtown able towel little travel
1 A Castle on Viola
Street appliances purple eagle nickel tunnel
owners riddle puzzle camel squirrel
Leveled Books: construction handle castle pickle
Heat Wave equipment
Emergency! leaky
New Neighbors Review Words: spider tiny planet
The Flood
Challenge Words: motel couple
conversation untied unafraid disappear unbeaten
2 Wilbur’s Boast
Leveled Books:
interrupted repay return resell reprint
boasting disagree preschool precook unwrap
The Elephant’s Boast
sway preheat dislike prepay
Mike’s Surprise
scrambled
The Grizzly and the
seized
Frigate Bird
rebuild Review Words: nickel handle pickle
Animal Friends
Challenge Words: unlucky recover
historical sister winter mayor trailer
3 An American
Hero Flies Again dispute sailor doctor writer December
automatically dollar later silver author
Leveled Books: requirements toaster dancer cellar
Symbols of America
Getting Out the Vote
Three Great Americans Review Words: resell prepay unwrap
Vote!
Challenge Words: circular editor
strolled careful harmful priceless helplessly
4 Mother to Tigers
Leveled Books:
pitiful cheerful peaceful helpless carefully
sleepy helpful pitiful sleepless peacefully
Painting Birds: The Life of
crouch colorful painless rainless
John James Audubon
official
Jane Goodall
sleek
Gerald Durrell
grace Review Words: doctor dollar December
Jane Goodall and the
Chimpanzees
Challenge Words: wonderful cloudless
disappear because alive better attend
5 Home-Grown
Butterflies protect rubber behind attract tickle
harming about before kettle people
Leveled Books: involved puddle around hammer
The Curious World of supply
Beetles capture
Purple Loosestrife enclosure Review Words: peaceful helpless carefully
Aliens in the Water
The Marsh Monster Challenge Words: believe beaver
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