Unit 2

Skills Overview

Big Idea
What are smart ways that problems are solved?
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
154–173
Penguin Chick/
Plants, Fitting into
Their World
How have animals adapted to solve the problems of their environment?		 Penguin Chick
EXPOSITORY  NONFICTION
178–197
A Day's
Work/What
Is a Weed?
When is a solution
the wrong solution?		 A Day's Work
REALISTIC
FICTION
202–223
Prudy's Problem
and How She
Solved It/Meeting
the Challenge of Collecting
How can you get ideas to solve a problem?		 Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It
FANTASY
228–249
Tops and Bottoms/The Hare and The Tortoise
When are respect
and understanding
important in solving
a problem?		 Tops and Bottoms
ANIMAL  FANTASY
254–271
William's
House/Log Cabins
When you find
yourself in a new place, what problems might you meet?		 William's House
HISTORICAL FICTION
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Main Idea and Details
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Graphic Organizers
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Sequence
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Character
Target Skill Strategy Visualize
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Realism/Fantasy
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Main Idea and Details
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Monitor and Fix Up
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Character
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Author's Purpose
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Predict
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Main Idea and
Details
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Draw Conclusions
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Ask Questions
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Character
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Dictionary
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate
Express Characterization
Expression/Intonation
Appropriate Phrasing
Read Silently
Syllables V/CV, VC/V
Syllables Pattern V/CV, VC/V
Syllable Pattern C + le
Words Ending in -le
Compound Words
Compound Words
Words with Consonant Blends
Words with spl, thr, squ, str
Words with Consonant Digraphs
Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, tch
Informational Speech
View Media Messages
Give Directions
Follow Directions
Speak to Solve Problems
Listen to Solve Problems
Compare and Contrast
Identify Common Themes of Pictures
Communicate Needs
Distinguish Between Speaker's Opinion and Facts
Tested Skill Common and Proper Nouns
Tested Skill Singular and Plural Nouns
Tested Skill Irregular Plural Nouns
Tested Skill Singular Possessive Nouns
Tested Skill Plural Possessive Nouns
Summary
Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraph
Rules
Writing Trait: Sentences
Problem-Solution
Writing Trait:
Organization/Paragraphs
Feature Story
Writing Trait: Voice
Explanatory Paragraph
Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
How-to Report
How-to Report
How-to Report
How-to Report
How-to Report
Dictionary/Glossary
Procedures and Instructions
Magazine/Periodical
Encyclopedia
Diagram/Scale Drawing
Integrate Science and
Social Studies Standards
TIME FOR Science
Living Things
Habitats
Animal Adaptation
Making Choices Personal
Responsibility
Costs/Benefits of Personal Choices
Civic Life
Helping Others
Costs/Benefits of Personal Choices
Helping Others
Colonial Settlements Change Over Time Adapting to Environment
 
Target Skill Target Skill
Tested SkillTested Skill
 
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Fluency
Phonics
Speaking/Listening/
Viewing
Spelling and Phonics
Reading
Word Work
Oral Language
Language Arts
Grammar, Usage
and Mechanics
Weekly Writing
Unit Process Writing
Research and Study Skills
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
WEEK 1