THEME: “NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS”

Reading	Spelling	Writing	Grammar
THEME: “Neighborhood News” Ÿ Prefixes (re, pre, mis, under) Ÿ Contractions (‘ll, n’t, ‘s) Ÿ Vowel Diagraphs (ew, ui) Ÿ Consonant Diagraphs Ÿ Suffixes (er, est) Ÿ Play, Realistic Fiction and Personal Narrative Reading Ÿ Narrative Elements Ÿ Compare & Contrast Ÿ Cause & Effect Ÿ Antonyms Ÿ Multiple Meaning Words Ÿ Summarize/Restate Ÿ Details Ÿ Thinking Maps	Ÿ Words that begin with re- and pre-Contractions · Words with “eu” and “ui” · Words with “gh” and “ph” · Words that end with -er and -est	· Narrative Fiction Writing · Writing Trait: IDEA DEVELOPMENT, VOICE, & CONVENTIONS Journal Writing – Story prompts	Ÿ Verbs Ÿ Past-Tense Verbs

Math	Science	Social Studies
Measurement and Fractions · Customary Measurement: Length and Temperature · Customary Measurement: Capacity and Weight · Metric Measurement · Explore Perimeter, Area, and Volume · Fractions Chapters 22-26	Unit E Matter and Energy Ÿ Matter All Around Ÿ Three States of Matter Ÿ Changing Matter Ÿ Heat Ÿ Light Ÿ Sound Ÿ Brace Thinking Map	Unit Five Discovering Our Past Ÿ America’s First People Ÿ People Travel to America Ÿ Using Grid Maps Ÿ A New Country Ÿ Finding the Main Idea Ÿ A Country at War Ÿ The Country Grows Ÿ Making a Difference