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Second Grade Reading Street

Unit 1: Iris & Walter

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. ladder - set of steps with two side and rungs 1. investigate - try to find out all about it

2. amazing - wonderful or surprising 2. rural - the country

3. roller-skate - move on skates with wheels 3. urban -the city

4. meadow - piece of grassy land 4. creature - an animal or person that is living

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 5. underground - under the ground you walk on
1. country Short vowels; ea/e/ 6. brittle - breaks very easily
2. beautiful 7. decision - make up your mind to do something
3. front Comprehension: 8. dart - move very quickly from one place to
4. someone Skill:Character & another

5. somewhere Setting Grammar: Sentences
6. friend Strategy: Predict Writing Trait: Voice

Spelling Words: 8. sack Word Wall Words:

1. drum 9. tag

2. rock 10. rib 1. play

3. list 11. mess 2. will

4. desk 12. dust 3. trip

5. job 13. pocket 4. sat

6. sad 14. lettuce 5. ham

7. chop 15. engine

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Unit 1: Exploring Space

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. astronaut - person who goes into space 1. ascend - go up

2. shuttle - vehicle that carries astronauts into 2. descend - go down

space 3. orbit - the path around something in space

3. experiment - test to find out something 4. universe - Earth, sun, moon, planets, and stars

4. telescope - instrument that makes far away 5. enormous - very big and huge

things appear close 6. journey - a long trip

5. gravity - natural force that makes everything 7. launch - get something going

on Earth move toward it 8. meteorite - piece of stone from space that hits

High Frequency Words: Phonics: something

1. live Long vowels CVCe

2. work

3. woman Comprehension:

4. machines Skill: Main idea & Grammar: Subjects

5. move details Writing Trait: Word Choice

6. everywhere Strategy: Text

7. world structure

Spelling Words: 8. late Word Wall Words:

1. tune 9. cube

2. page 10. blaze 1. bag

3. nose 11. home 2. black

4. space 12. vote 3. thank

5. size 13. erase 4. kicked

6. fine 14. confuse 5. tell

7. mice 15. spice

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Unit 1: Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. shivered - shook with fear 1. galaxy - huge group of stars, Earth, and the

2. drooled - let saliva run from the mouth sun

3. lanterns -lights inside containers that can be 2. tranquil - calm and peaceful

carried 3. wildlife - animals and plants that live wild

4. snuggled - cuddled together outdoors

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 4. underneath - under something

1. love Consonant Blends 5. identify - tell what it is

2. mother 6. detective - person who tries to solve a mystery

3. father Comprehension: or a crime

4. straight Skill: Character & 7. fascinating - very interesting

5. bear Setting 8. slimy - feels slippery and gooey when you

6. couldn’t Strategy: Monitor & touch it

7. build Fix Up

Grammar: Predicate

Writing Trait: Word Choice

Spelling Words: 8. stream Word Wall Words:

1. stop 9. mask

2. strap 10. twin 1. not

3. nest 11. breeze 2. thing

4. hand 12. state 3. snap

5. brave 13. browse 4. junk

6. ask 14. straight 5. mail

7. clip 15. skeleton

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Unit 1: A Walk in the Desert

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. desert - land that is sandy and without much 1. arid - very, very dry

water 2. landform - shape formed on land, such as hills,

2. harsh - very rough mountains, lakes, and deserts

3. climate - kind of weather a place has 3. precipitation - any kind of rain, snow, hail or

4. cactus - plant with spines that grows in hot, dry other form of water that falls from the clouds

places 4. dunes - hills of sand in a desert that are

5. coyote - small animal like a wolf formed by the wind

High Frequency Phonics: 5. ledge - a shelf

Words: Inflected Endings: -s, - 6. haven - a safe place

1. water ed, -ing 7. discovery - something found out for the first

2. full time

3. animals Comprehension: 8. forbidding - dangerous and scary

4. early Skill: Main idea &

5. warm details Grammar: Statements & questions

6. eyes Strategy: Text structure Writing Trait: Conventions

Spelling Words: 8. lifting Word Wall Words:

1. talked 9. hugged

2. talking 10. hugging 1. train

3. dropped 11. smiled 2. see

4. dropping 12. smiling 3. why

5. excited 13. dragging 4. about

6. exciting 14. amazed 5. bug

7. lifted 15. danced

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Unit 1: Strongest One

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. narrator - person who tells a story 1. delicate - thin and easily broken

2. relatives - people in the same family 2. inquire - ask questions

3. dangerous - not safe 3. sturdy - strong and solid

4. gnaws - bites at and wears away 4. exhibit - something set up for you to look at in

High Frequency Words: Phonics: a place like a museum or zoo
1. gone Consonant Digraphs 5. resist - work against something because you
2. though don’t want it
3. learn Comprehension: 6. stun - shocked and very surprised
4. together Skill: Realism & 7. genius - someone who is very, very smart
5. often Fantasy 8. satisfaction - pleased and contented with
6. very Strategy: Monitor & something

7. pieces Fix Up Grammar: Commands & exclamations

Writing Trait: Sentences

Spelling Words: 8. them Word Wall Words:

1. bunch 9. shape

2. that 10. whale 1. stop

3. wish 11. itch 2. into

4. patch 12. chase 3. than

5. when 13. whiskers 4. best

6. what 14. switch 5. drink

7. math 15. shrimp

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Unit 2: Tara and Tiree

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. collar - a band that a dog wears around its 1. courageous - brave

neck 2. hazard - something dangerous

2. slipped - slid without meaning to 3. rescue - save from danger

3. brave - showing no fear of dangerous things 4. avalanche - when a lot of snow suddenly

slides down a mountain

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 5. instinct - an ability an animal is born with that

1. family r-Controlled ar, or, ore makes it act in a certain way

2. pull 6. skittish - nervous and easily upset

3. listen Comprehension: 7. blustery - when the wind blows hard and

4. once Skill: Sequence makes a lot of noise

5. heard Strategy: Predict 8. fast-paced - happening very quickly

6. break

Grammar: Nouns

Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs

Spelling Words: 8. farm Word Wall Words:

1. part 9. porch

2. hard 10. corn 1. slow

3. born 11. chore 2. knew

4. horse 12. score 3. before

5. before 13. cardinal 4. bed

6. more 14. therefore 5. cab

7. smart 15. morning

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Unit 2: Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. clutched - held tightly 1. compete - try very hard to win a contest

2. terrific - very good 2. contribute - help along with others

3. spirit - energy; liveliness 3. recreation - some you do to have a good time

4. deserve - have a right to

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 5. mope - feel sad or sorry for yourself
1. you’re Contractions n’t, ‘s, ‘ll, 6. actuate - start or put into action
2. second ‘m 7. aloft - high up in the air
3. great Comprehension: 8. tinker - work at something

4. either Skill: Realism &

5. laugh Fantasy Grammar: Proper Nouns
6. certainly Strategy: Prior Writing Trait: Conventions
7. worst Knowledge

Spelling Words: 8. she’s Word Wall Words:

1. I’ll 9. we’ll

2. wasn’t 10. isn’t 1. rob

3. it’s 11. hasn’t 2. clock

4. he’s 12. hadn’t 3. make

5. I’m 13. wouldn’t 4. line

6. didn’t 14. shouldn’t 5. night

7. who’s 15. where’s

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Unit 2: Turtle’s Race with Beaver

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. buried - covered 1. conflict - struggle or fight, especially one that

2. dam - something that blocks the flow of water goes on for a long time

3. lodge - a beaver’s den 2. inhabit - live in

4. challenge - to invite someone to take part in a 3. resolve - make a decision or fix a problem

game or an argument 4. coax - gently talk someone into doing

5. halfway - in the middle something

6. embarrassed - uncomfortable or ashamed 5. ramp - slope or slant that connects two

different levels

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. startle - surprise or shock very suddenly

1. toward r-Controlled er, ir, ur 7. serape - shawl or blanket that people can wear

2. ago over their shirts

3. word Comprehension: 8. vacation - time away from school or your usual

4. whole Skill: Sequence duties

5. above Strategy: Summarize

6. enough Grammar: Singular-Plural Nouns

Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs

Spelling Words: 8. curb Word Wall Words:

1. her 9. curl

2. person 10. skirt 1. him

3. nurse 11. purse 2. truck

4. dirt 12. turtle 3. gum

5. turn 13. hamburger 4. sale

6. birth 14. surface 5. same

7. serve 15. perfect

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Unit 2: Bremen Town Musicians

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. mill - building where grain is crushed into flour 1. partnership- two or more people become

2. musician - someone who plays music partners and join together to share something

3. excitement - feeling of being very happy 2. solution - process of solving a problem

4. robbers - people who steal 3. survival - act of living on or of surviving

5. monsters - scary creatures 4. miserable - very, very unhappy

5. struggle - work hard to do something difficult

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. depend - count on or trust a person or thing

1. people Plurals –s, -es, -ies 7. familiar - well known or close to you from

2. sign repeated contact

3. bought Comprehension: 8. insist - make a demand or take a stand

4. scared Skill: Author’s

5. probably Purpose Grammar: Plural Nouns that change spelling

6. shall Strategy: Story Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs

7. pleasant Structure

Spelling Words: 8. tunes Word Wall Words:

1. note 9. switch

2. notes 10. switches 1. crash

3. lunch 11. baby 2. skate

4. lunches 12. babies 3. saw

5. story 13. crumbs 4. eating

6. stories 14. supplies 5. pick

7. tune 15. centuries

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Unit 2: A Turkey for Thanksgiving

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. Thanksgiving - holiday for giving thanks 1. dine - eat dinner

2. hooves - hard bottom part of the feet of 2. holiday - a day when people celebrate

animals such as moose, deer, horses, and sheep something special

3. riverbank - rising ground beside a river 3. participate - join in

4. lumbered - moved slowly and awkwardly 4. decorate - make as pretty as you can

5. banquet - very special dinner

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. flare - flame or light briefly and unsteadily

1. everybody Long a: a, ai, ay 7. glimmer - unsteady light

2. sorry 8. whispery - sounds like a whisper with a soft,

3. promise Comprehension: rustling sound

4. minute Skill: Draw

5. brought Conclusions Grammar: Possessive Nouns

6. behind Strategy: Visualize Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas

7. door

Spelling Words: 8. brain Word Wall Words:

1. tall 9. paint

2. main 10. stay 1. nice

3. wait 11. today 2. ride

4. say 12. tray 3. quit

5. away 13. holiday 4. joke

6. play 14. daily 5. jump

7. raise 15. raisin

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Unit 3: Pearl & Wagner

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. robot - machine with moving parts that is 1. construct - build or put together

controlled by a computer 2. sidekick - good friend and partner

2. wad - a round lump 3. unique - only one like it

3. trash - something of little use 4. contraption - something that is put together in

4. electricity - energy that makes light, heat, a very odd way

motion, or force 5. foolproof - so simple and safe that anybody

can use it

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. daydream - awake but thinking of pleasant

1. guess Long e: e, ee, ea, y things

2. village 7. project - something you plan and then do

3. pretty Comprehension: 8. scrap - tiny piece of something; leftover

4. watch Skill: Author’s

5. science Purpose Grammar: Verbs

6. won Strategy: Story Writing Trait: Voice

7. shoe Structure

Spelling Words: 8. leave Word Wall Words:

1. read 9. windy

2. feel 10. sleep 1. part

3. easy 11. teeth 2. float

4. deep 12. team 3. found

5. seat 13. wreath 4. how

6. party 14. season 5. made

7. wheel 15. eagle

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Unit 3: Dear Juno

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. persimmons - yellow and orange-colored 1. correspond - write to each other

sweet fruits that are like plums 2. postage - money you pay to send a letter or

2. smudged - smeared or marked with dirty something you want to mail

streaks 3. transport - carry somewhere

3. envelope - paper sleeve that is used to hold a 4. cove - small part of a sea or lake partly

letter surrounded by land

4. photograph - picture taken with a camera 5. footprint - mark your foot makes when you

step on something

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. deaf - cannot hear well or at all

1. picture Long o: o, oa, ow 7. imitate - act like or be like a person or thing

2. school 8.sign language - way of talking by making signs

3. answer Comprehension: with your hands

4. faraway Skill: Draw

5. parents conclusions Grammar: Verbs with singular & plural nouns

6. wash Strategy: Visualize Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas

7. company

Spelling Words: 8. ago Word Wall Words:

1. goat 9. open

2. hold 10. told 1. phone

3. show 11. toad 2. school

4. most 12. slow 3. shook

5. bowl 13. almost 4. small

6. float 14. throat 5. sports

7. toast 15. hollow

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Unit 3: Anansi Goes Fishing

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. lazy - not liking to work or be active 1. consume - eat or use it all up

2. weave - form threads into cloth or web or to 2. prey - animal that is hunted and killed by

make straw into hats or baskets another animal for food

3. delicious something that tastes really good 3. shrewd - very clever and smart

4. justice - something that is fair and right 4. boast - brags or speaks too well of himself or

herself

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 5. gloat - when you think about something you’re

1. believe Compound words very satisfied with

2. caught 6. snicker - giggle or laugh in a mean way

3. finally Comprehension: 7. contentment - feeling of being pleased or

4. been Skill: Cause and effect satisfied

5. whatever Strategy: Monitor and 8. cure - something that makes you feel better

6. today Fix Up and healthy again

7. tomorrow 9. incident - something that happens

Grammar: Verbs for past, present, and future

Writing Trait: Sentences

Spelling Words: 8. backyard Word Wall Words:
1. basketball
2. someone 9. driveway
3. weekend
4. something 10. bedtime 1. then
5. birthday
6. riverbank 11. raindrop 2. went
7. bathtub
12. mailbox 3. write

13. grandparent 4. glad

14. rattlesnake 5. pet

15. earthquake

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Unit 3: Rosa & Blanca

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. tortillas - thin, round cakes made of corn meal 1. abundant - more than enough or plenty

that are served hot 2. assist - help do something

2. luckiest - having more luck and good fortune 3. generous - shares with other people and is

than anyone else unselfish

3. chiles - a hot pepper that is used as 4. dismay - feeling of deep disappointment and

seasonings fear

5. efficient - get things done without wasting time

High Frequency Words: Phonics: or energy

1. alone Long i: ound i, ie, igy, 6. beam - smile in a happy way

2. many y 7. forever - never ending or always

3. buy 8. situation - act or something or condition

4. their Comprehension:

5. daughters Skill: Theme & Plot Grammar: Verbs for past, present, and future

6. youngest Strategy: Predict Writing Trait: Word Choice

7. half

Spelling Words: 8. flight Word Wall Words:

1. find 9. spider

2. child 10. cry 1. but

3. sky 11. blind 2. paid

4. bright 12. myself 3. bread

5. wild 13. frighten 4. fried

6. fly 14. arrival 5. street

7. right 15. identify

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Unit 3: Weed Is a Flower

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. college - school of learning to attend after high 1. excel - better than most people at something

school 2. process - prepare by following a set of steps

2. agriculture - of or about farming 3. research - very careful investigation or hunting

3. laboratory - place where tests and for facts

experiments are done 4. opportunity - good chance or a favorable time

4. greenhouse - building with glass or plastic 5. accomplish - succeed in carrying it out or

sides where plants are kept warm finishing it

6. original - only one of its kinds or the first of

High Frequency Words: Phonics: something

1. clothes Comparative Endings 7. scientist - person who is trained in science and

2. only is an expert at it

3. hours Comprehension: 8. unusual - not usual or not ordinary

4. question Skill: Cause & Effect

5. money Strategy: Monitor & Grammar: Verbs am, is, are, was, were

6. taught Fix Up Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas

7. neighbor

Spelling Words: 8. happiest Word Wall Words:

1. sooner 9. smaller

2. soonest 10. smallest 1. bead

3. hotter 11. fatter 2. cold

4. hottest 12. fattest 3. room

5. busier 13. angrier 4. soak

6. busiest 14. angriest 5. wrote

7. happier 15. straighter

16.straightest

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Unit 4: Quilt Story

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. blankets - coverings for beds used to keep sleepers 1. preserve - protect from anything that would cause

warm something to be ruined or spoiled

2. pretended - made-believe 2. represent- stand for or symbolize

3. quilt - bed covering made by stitching together layers 3. valuable - worth something or is important

of fabric 4. tough - difficult to do

4. stuffing - soft material used to fill an object 5. concentration - thinking about one thing very carefully

5. trunks - sturdy boxes in which objects are packed 6. frown - wrinkle your forehead and draw your

6. unpacked - removed from a suitcase or other eyebrows together when you are worried, angry, or

container thinking

7. wrapped - covered by winding or folding 7. homeland - the country in which you were born or

8. stitched – fastened together with stitches where you feel you belong

9. hatchet – small ax with a short handle 8. patient - wait for something or put up with trouble

10. patchwork – different pieces of cloth sewn together without complaining or getting upset

High Frequency Words: Phonics:

1. beautiful Syllables C + le Grammar: Adjectives
Writing Trait: Word Choice
2. country

3. friend Comprehension:

4. front Skill: Compare &

5. someone Contrast

6. somewhere Strategy: Story

Structure

Spelling Words: 6. able 12. tickle Word Wall Words:

1. ankle 7. bugle 13. mumble 1. start

2. title 8. bundle 14. scramble 2. born

3. apple 9. bubble 15. twinkle 3. year

4. cable 10.giggle 4. cheer

5. purple 11.sparkle 5. boy

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Unit 4: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. fruit - part of a plant that contains seeds 1. adapt - change to fit new situations or
2. soil - top layer of Earth’s surface surroundings
3. root - part of a plant that takes in water and holds the 2. annual - happens one time a year
plant in place 3. nutrients - proteins, vitamins, and minerals that
4. harvest - to gather crops living things need to grow and be healthy
5. vine - plant with a long, thin stem 4. bury - put in a hole under the ground
6. bumpy - covered with high spots or lumps 5. undisturbed - not bothered or moved from its
7. smooth - flat or even

8. cycle - series of actions that happen in the same normal place
order 6. ancient - very old things
9. wither - to dry up 7. massive - extremely large
10. tendrils - slender, curling part of a plant 8. sprout - very young plant

High Frequency Words: Phonics:

1. everywhere Vowels, oo, u Grammar: Adjectives for number, size, and
2. live shape
3. machines Comprehension: Writing Trait: Voice
4. move Skill: Fact & Opinion
5. woman Strategy: Ask
6. work Questions

7. world

Spelling Words: 6. July 11. hook Word Wall Words:

1. put 7. shook 12. hood 1. beg

2. cook 8. push 13. pudding 2. berry

3. stood 9. pull 14. cushion 3. but

4. full 10. brook 15. footprint 4. clean

5. wood 5. dig

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Unit 4: Frogs

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. pond - small body of water 1. appearance - the way something looks

2. wonderful - causing wonder or amazement 2. stage - step or time in a person’s or animal’s

3. powerful - having power or great strength life

4. insects - animals with six legs and a three-part 3. transform - change

body 4. restless - not able to be still

5. crawls - moves slowly on hands and knees 5. pursue - follow or chase

6. skin - outer covering of the body 6. canopy - covering above something else

7. shed - to drop or lose 7. forage - go from place to place looking for

something, usually food

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 8. forepaw - one of the front feet of an animals

1. bear Dipthongs ou, ow /ou/ with four paws

2. build

3. couldn’t Comprehension:

4. father Skill: Compare & Grammar: Adjectives that compare

5. love Contrast Writing Trait: Conventions

6. mother Strategy: Graphic

7. straight Organizer

Spelling Words: 8. pound Word Wall Words:

1. around 9. crown

2. about 10. south 1. around

3. gown 11. mouse 2. dime

4. sound 12. downtown 3. flex

5. flower 13. mountain 4. foot

6. howl 14. boundary 5. friends

7. ground 15. drowsy 6. fun

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Unit 4: I Like Where I Am

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. trouble - something that is difficult or upsetting 1. adjust - get used to a new situation or change

2. giant - very large or huge something to make it better

3. chuckle - to laugh quietly 2. landmark - natural or human-made feature that

4. fair - just and by the rules identifies a location

5. strong - having great power or strength 3. unexpected - a surprise or something you do

6. block - part of a city or town not think will happen

7. tears - drops of salty water that come from 4. tease - make fun of in a playful or a hurtful way

your eyes 5. quiver - shakes quickly with movements or

8. glee - great happiness or joy sounds

9. usually - something that commonly happens 6. foreign - someone from a different country

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 7. accent - pronounce words in a way that is

1. animals Dipthongs oi, oy heard in a different part of the country

2. early 8. forlorn - lonely or sad

3. eyes Comprehension:

4. full Skill: Theme & Plot Grammar: Adverbs that show where

5. water Strategy: Summarize Writing Trait: Conventions

Spelling Words: 8. joint Word Wall Words:
1. joy 9. foil
2. noise 10. enjoy 1. guess
3. royal 11. destroy 2. hand
4. moist 12. loyal 3. hide
5. broil 13. employee 4. keep
6. cowboy 14. corduroy 5. kneel
7. spoil 15. turquoise

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Unit 4: Helen Keller & the Big Storm

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. special - different in some way 1. condition - the way a thing or person is
2. pressing - putting a force on something 2. predict- say what you think will happen in the
3. branches - parts of a tree that grow from the trunk future
4. picnic- meal eaten outdoors 3. terrifying - makes someone feel very
5. angry - feeling mad and full of anger frightened
6. fingers - parts of the hand 4. breeze - a wind that is not too strong
7. clung - held onto or stuck to 5. whip - flap or move back and forth
8. tantrum- an outburst

9. scent - the way something smells 6. sparkle - shines or glitters
7. funnel - cone-shape of a tornado
10. fierce - wild or dangerous 8. swirl - twist around and around

High Frequency Words: Phonics:

1. gone Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui

2. learn

3. often Comprehension:

4. pieces Skill: Fact & Opinion Grammar: Adverbs that tell how
5. though Strategy: Ask Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
6. together Questions

7. very

Spelling Words: 8. spoon Word Wall Words:

1. too 9. clue

2. new 10. juice 1. last

3. fruit 11. drew 2. real

4. blue 12. flew 3. shape

5. true 13. cruise 4. share

6. cool 14. nephew 5. star

7. suit 15. shampoo

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Unit 5: Firefighter!

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. station - building where a service takes place 1. community - people who live around you

2. building - place with walls and a roof 2. responsible - do a job or take charge of something

3. roar - a loud, deep noise that others are counting on

4. masks - coverings for the face 3. teamwork - group of people put a lot of effort into

5. quickly - in a fast way doing something together

6. tightly - fitting in a close way 4. operation - when a doctor or vet opens the body to fix

7. burning - hurting or harming someone or something something

by fire 5. instrument - any tool used by doctors and vets to help

8. fireproof - something made to resist burning easily them examine a patient, to help them fix an injury, or to

9. hydrant - metal structure connected to a water supply repair a part of the body

for use on fires 6. caretaker - a person who makes sure that everything

10. outriggers - leg-like structures that hold a fire truck on the inside and outside of a building is clean and in

steady working order

High Frequency Words: Phonics: 7. lug - when you carry or pull something that is very
heavy or clumsy
1. break Suffixes ly, ful, er, or 8. supplies - things you need to do a particular job or
2. family activity
3. heard Comprehension:

4. listen Skill: Main Idea &

5. once Supporting Details Grammar: Pronouns

6. pull Strategy: Text structure Writing Trait: Word Choice

Spelling Words: 8. graceful Word Wall Words:

1. cheerful 9. yearly 1. tub

2. visitor 10. quickly 2. wax

3. slowly 11. fighter 3. wish

4. weekly 12. sailor 4. zoo

5. teacher 13. gardener 5. again

6. helper 14. competitor

7. hardly 15. extremely

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Unit 5: One Dark Night

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. pours - rains heavily 1. concern - when you have a reason to worry
2. lightning - flash of light in the sky during a storm about something
3. thunder - loud sound in the sky that comes after a 2. growth - process of something getting bigger
flash of lightning or developing
4. storm - heavy rain, snow, or hail 3. protection - if you keep something from being
5. flashes - moves quickly by harmed or damaged
6. pounds - hits with noise and force 4. fragile - if something can break or be damaged
7. rolling - making a loud, deep sound

8. stray - lost easily
5. pellets - small balls of material pressed
9. nudging - giving a small push together
6. litter - scraps or pieces of trash left around
10. brooding - worrying or thinking hard 7. pollute - when someone damages the air, soil,
or water by making it dirty with harmful
High Frequency Words: Phonics: substances
8. release - set something free or let it go
1. certainly Prefixes un, re, pre,

2. either dis

3. great

4. laugh Comprehension:

5. second Skill: Sequence

6. worst Strategy: Graphic Grammar: Pronouns
7. you’re Organizer Writing Trait: Voice

Spelling Words: 8. unpack Word Wall Words:

1. unsafe 9. unplug

2. preheat 10. regroup 1. any

3. rerun 11. preschool 2. of

4. disappear 12. disagree 3. too

5. unlock 13. prehistoric 4. are

6. retie 14. unfortunate 5. one

7. rewind 15.reunion

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Unit 5: Bad Dog, Dodger!

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. practice - to repeat an action in order to improve 1. behavior - the way people & animals act or behave

2. grabbed - took hold of something suddenly 2. cooperate - when people or animals work together to

3. chewing - grinding something between your teeth accomplish a goal

4. chased - ran after someone 3. obedient - when a person or an animal is willing to do

5. treat - a special gift, often food what they are told to do

6. wagged - moved from side to side 4. companion - a person or animal who spends time with

7. dripping - liquid falling slowly, drop by drop you as a friend

8. bleachers - raised seats on which people sit to watch 5. consider- think about very carefully before making a

sports games decision

9. spectators - people who watch an event 6. reprimand - you get a talking to, a warning, or a

10. dugout - shelter where baseball players sit when scolding for doing something wrong

they’re waiting to play 7. confident - sure about things or certain you have the

High Frequency Words: Phonics: ability to do something
8. properly - when something is done in a correct way
1. above Silent consonants

2. ago Comprehension: Grammar: Pronouns I and me
3. enough Skill: Plot & Theme Writing Trait: Voice
4. toward Strategy: Prior
5. whole Knowledge
6. word

Spelling Words: 8. wren Word Wall Words:

1. knock 9. gnat 1. two

2. sign 10. lamb 2. as

3. knee 11. comb 3. only

4. wrong 12. knob 4. use

5. write 13. knuckle 5. because

6. climb 14. plumber

7. wrap 15. wrestle

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Unit 5: Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. adventure - an exciting experience 1. appreciate - feel grateful or thankful for something

2. climbed - went upward 2. communicate - talk to each other of keep in touch in

3. greatest - best or most wonderful other ways such as writing or sign language

4. truest - most real or loyal 3. respect - feeling of high regard you have for another

5. clubhouse - house or structure where a group meets person

6. exploring - going someplace to discover what it is like 4. demand- order someone to do something

7. wondered - wanted to know more 5. firmly - say something in a determined way that

8. downhearted - very sad shows you won’t change

9. sewer - underground pipes that carry away waste 6. advantage - in a better or more favorable position

High Frequency Words: Phonics: than someone else

1. bought Ph, gh /f/ 7. defiant - openly disobedient or challenging to
2. people someone else
3. pleasant Comprehension: 8. ferocious - powerful, violent, or fierce
4. probably Skill: Author’s purpose
5. scared Strategy: Ask Questions Grammar: Different kinds of pronouns
6. shall Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas

7. sign

Spelling Words: 8. tough Word Wall Words:

1. phone 9. photo 1. people

2. enough 10. rough 2. very

3. stuff 11. cough 3. was

4. laugh 12. cliff 4. put

5. puff 13. dolphin 5. said

6. giraffe 14. physical

7. graph 15. autograph

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Unit 5: Signmaker’s Assistant

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. idea – thought or opinion
1. apologize – say you are sorry for doing or

2. important – taken seriously saying something that has upset someone
3. blame – say that something is someone’s 2. citizen – if you are born or legally accepted

fault by a country

4. signmaker – someone who makes signs or 3. judgment – when people make decisions
public notices that give information about what is sensible

5. townspeople – people who live in a town 4. hoard – collect and store something away

6. afternoon – time of day between noon and 5. scold – tell someone off or discipline them
6. interrupt – stop someone who is talking or
night
stop something that is happening
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 7. protest – tell or show how you disagree

1. behind Vowels aw, au, augh, about something you think is not right
8. troublemaker – someone who often
2. brought al
intentionally causes difficulties or problems
3. door

4. everybody Comprehension:

5. minute Skill: Realism & Grammar: Contractions
6. promise Fantasy Strategy: Writing Trait: Sentences
7. sorry Monitor & Fix Up

Spelling Words: 8. auto Word Wall Words:

1. talk 9. taught 1. were

2. because 10. thaw 2. been

3. August 11. fault 3. should

4. caught 12. launch 4. what

5. draw 13. applause 5. could

6. walk 14. audience

7. chalk 15. awkward

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Unit 6: Just Like Josh Gibson

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. athlete - somebody who used skills and abilities to
1. field - piece of land used for some special purpose compete in sports
2. challenge - test of someone’s abilities
2. cheers - calls out or yells loudly to show that you like 3. effort - physical and mental energy you use to do
something or to achieve a goal
something 4. dainty - delicate and pretty
5. disguise - clothes or make-up someone wears to
3. threw - sent something through the air by force of change the way he or she looks so he or she won’t be
recognized
your arm 6. champion - winner of a game or competition
7. professional - type of job in which people are paid for
4. sailed - moved smoothly like a ship with sails their skill and training
8. shortstop - infield position on a baseball team
5. plate - hard rubbed slab that a baseball player stands between second and third base

beside to bat

6. bases - places that are stations or goals in certain

games, such as baseball

7. soar - to fly upward

8. forties - the years between 1940 & 1949.

9. Louisville slugger - a popular kind of baseball bat

High Frequency Words: Phonics:

1. guess Contractions

2. pretty Comprehension: Grammar: Using Capital Letters
3. science Skill: Compare & Writing Trait: Sentences
4. shoe

5. village Contrast

6. watch Strategy: Visualize

7. won

Spelling Words: 8. they’re Word Wall Words:
1. we’re 9. I’d 1. some
2. I’ve 10. they’d 2. where
3. don’t 11. she’d 3. do
4. he’d 12. we’ve 4. the
5. can’t 13. could’ve 5. which
6. you’re 14. would’ve
7. won’t 15. should’ve

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Unit 6: Red, White, and Blue

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. history - all that has happened in the life of a people,
1. freedom- being able to do, say, and think as you please a country, or a field of study such as science or art
2. flag - piece of colored cloth with stars or other symbols on it 2. independence - freedom from being controlled by
that represents a state or country other people or countries
3. stripes - long, narrow bank of color 3. symbol- something, such as a sign, a mark, or an
4. stars - shape that has five or six points object that stands for something else
5. nicknames - names used instead of real names 4. patriotic - shows love and loyalty to his or her country
6. birthday - the day you were born 5. unfurl - to unroll or spread out
7. America - another name for North America and South America 6. frayed - worn away on the edges and threads are
or the United States hanging loose
8. Congress - national lawmaking group of the United States 7. allegiance - loyalty or faithfulness a person feels to
9. American Revolution - war in which the 13 American colonies his or her country, a leader, a friend, or family
gained their freedom from England 8. indivisible - cannot be divided or separated into parts
10. colonies - groups of people who left their own land to settle in
another land

High Frequency Words: Phonics:

1. answer Inflected endings Grammar: Quotation Marks
2. company Writing Trait: Conventions
3. faraway Comprehension:
4. parents Skill: Fact & Opinion
5. picture Strategy: Monitor &
6. school Fix Up
7. wash

Spelling Words: 8. hiking Word Wall Words:
9. cried 1. have
1. tried 10. crying 2. their
2. trying 11. skipped 3. who
3. planned 12. skipping 4. his
4. planning 13. danced 5. there
5. liked 14. dancing
6. liking 15. replied
16. replying
7. hiked

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Unit 6: Birthday Basket for Tia

Selection Words: Amazing Words:

1. present - gift that someone gives your or that you give 1. celebration - party or other activity in which

someone people might eat, play music, and have a good
2. aunt - your father’s sister, your mother’s sister, or time together to show happiness about a special
your uncle’s wife day or when something good happens
3. basket - something to carry or store things in 2. custom - something that people always do or
4. collects - bring together or gather together have done for a long time
5. bank - place where people keep their money 3. tradition - custom or belief that is handed down
6. favorite - the one you like better than all the others from generation to generation
7. piñata- decorated container filled with candy and toys

that is hung at parties for blindfolded people to break 4. create - make something that hasn’t been
made before
open with a stick 5. inspect - look at very carefully
8. ninetieth - next after the 89th 6. angle - the way you look at something
7. brilliant - very bright and sparkling
9. tia - Spanish word for aunt 8. snapshot - simple picture taken with a camera

High Frequency Words: Phonics: Grammar: Use Commas
Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs
1. been Syllables –tion, -ture

2. believe Comprehension:
3. caught Skill: Draw Conclusions
4. finally Strategy: Summarize
5. today

6. tomorrow

7. whatever

Spelling Words: 8. station Word Wall Words:
9. fixture 1. whose
1. mixture 10. motion 2. is
2. nation 11. nature 3. these
3. section 12. feature 4. with
4. future 13. furniture 5. know
5. picture 14. adventure
6. action 15. tuition
7. caution

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Unit 6: Cowboys

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. climate - kind of weather that happens in a particular
1. cattle - cows and bulls raised for their meat, milk, or skins place
2. livestock - animals such as cows or chickens that are
2. trails - path across a field or through the woods raised on farms
3. occupation - work that a person does to earn a living
3. cowboy - person who works on a cattle ranch or a rodeo 4. buckaroo - another name for cowboy or cowhand
5. drover - another name for a cowboy who herds
4. herd - group of the same kind of animal that is kept or fed droves of cattle along a trail
6. lariat - a lasso or stiff rope with a sliding loop at one
together end used for catching horses or cows
7. legend - story that has been passed down through the
5. campfire - fire in a camp used for cooking or warmth years that many people believe
8. rawhide - animal hide that has been tanned or made
6. railroad* - road or track of two steel rails for trains to run on into leather

7. galloped - run very fast

8. roundup - act of driving or bringing cattle together from long

distances

9. chuckwagon - wagon that carries food and cooking equipment

for cowboys

10. bellowed - a loud, deep noise like a roar

High Frequency Words: Phonics:

1. alone Suffixes –ness, -less

2. buy

3. daughters Comprehension:

4. half Skill: Cause & Effect

5. many Strategy: Graphic Grammar: Commas in Compound Sentences
6. their Organizer Writing Trait: Sentences
7. youngest

Spelling Words: 8. sickness Word Wall Words:
9. helpless 1. they
1. kindness 10. thankless 2. would
2. careless 11. fitness 3. many
3. goodness 12. weakness 4. through
4. useless 13. awareness 5. you
5. fearless 14. eagerness
6. darkness 15. wireless
7. sadness

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