Unit 1: Reaching Out

Lesson 1 Spelling

Long and Short a

1. blade 11. sale2. gray 12. hang3. past 13. stain4. afraid 14. glass5. magic 15. raft6. delay 16. jail7. amaze 17. crayon8. drain 18. fact9. maybe 19. stale10.break 20. steak

Challenge:

FractionTraitChampionActivityGraceful

Lesson 1 Vocabcomfort- make someone feel bettermention- saymood- the way a person feelsproperly- correctly, in the right wayintends- plans to do somethingconsisted- made up ofpositive- sureadvanced- more highly developed or skilledpeculiar- strangetalent- an ability to do something well 

Lesson 1 Prefixes

• Re: means again • repaint, reawake

• Un- not unacceptable• unreal, unhappy

– Also means reversal or cancellation of action or state • unplug

• Dis- means negation, removal, expulsion

• disadvantage

Lesson 1: Nouns

• A COMMON NOUN tells about a person, animal, place, or thing.

• A PROPER NOUN names a specific/certain person, place, or thing.– Proper nouns begin with capital letter.

Example: Thomas walked the dog. P c

Lesson 1: Subjects and Predicates

• A subject is the person or thing the sentence is about.

• A predicate (verb) tells what the subject is or does.

– Simple (1 word)– Compound (and)– Complete (phrase)

Lesson 2 Spelling: Long and Short e

1. west 11. speck2. steep 12. kept3. member 13. cheap4. gleam 14.

pretend5. fresh 15. greed6. freedom 16. shelf7. speed 17. least8. steam 18. eager9. beast 19. reason10.believe 20. chief

Challenge: echomenucreaturerevealrestaurant

Lesson 2 Vocab• Injustice: something that is unfair• Numerous: many• Segregation: system that kept African Americans and

white Americans apart • Nourishing: gives people what they need to grow and

live• Captured: caught while trying to get away• Dream: something you want to happen very much• Encounter: meeting with people • Preferred: to like something better than something

else• Recall: to remember• Example: to show how to do something

in- im- ir- il-

all mean “NOT”.

Example: •Inappropriate: not appropriate•Impossible: not possible•Irresponsible: not responsible•Illegal: not legal

Lesson 2 Prefixes

Lesson 2 & 3: Kinds of Sentences

• Declarative: makes a statement– Dr. Martin Luther King gave many speeches.

• Interrogative: asks a question–What did you learn about Martin Luther

King?

• Imperative: gives a command– (You) Discuss the fight for civil rights.

• Exclamatory: shows strong feeling–What a hard struggle it was!

Lesson 3 Spelling: Long and Short i

1. skill 11. ditch2. crime 12. decide3. grind 13. witness4. tonight 14. wind5. brick 15. district6. flight 16. inch7. live 17. sigh8. chill 18. fright9. delight 19. remind10.build 20. split

Challenge:IgnorantRecognizeAdviceTwilightrigid

Lesson 3 Vocab: My Librarian is a Camel

• access - a way to acquire something• remote - far away• isolated - separated from other places or

people• impassable - impossible to travel across• obtain - to get something using effort• extremes - very hot, cold, or wet• virtual - occurring on a computer• avid - eager; excited• devour - to thoroughly enjoy something• preserve - to maintain and keep safe

Lesson 3: Quotations

• A quotation is made up of exact words someone has said.– Uses quotation marks• Mom said, “I need help setting the table.”

• Split Quotation: – “I lived near the North Pole,” dad said.

There were no libraries nearby.”– “I love to read,” he said, “so I found

ways to get books.”

Lesson 4 Spelling: Long and Short o

1. block 11. throat2. shown 12. host3. oatmeal 13. online4. wrote 14. shock5. fellow 15. solve6. scold 16. known7. coast 17.

remote8. odd 18. stock9. locate 19. boast10.slope 20. globe

Challenge:bonusapproachmotioncontinentaccomplish

Lesson 4 Vocab: The Power of W.O.W

• Innocent: blameless or with good intentions • Speculated: guessed or thought over ideas• Suspect: someone who may have committed a

crime• Scheme: a secret, clever plan• Burglaries: crimes that involve stealing • Regretfully: feeling sorry and sad• Assist: help or lend a hand• Favor: an act of kindness or good deed• Prior: before or earlier• Misjudged: was wrong about someone or something

Lesson 4 Prefixes

Non- Mis-

Non and Mis both mean ”NOT” or “BADLY.”

•nonstop: NOT stopping•Misbehaving: Not behaving correctly OR behaving badly

Lesson 4: Sentences

• A sentence fragment is NOT a complete thought– Missing subject or verb

• Helped raise money for the team.• A run on sentence has 2 complete thoughts that

run together– They all worked together the party was a success.

• Fix a run on sentence by making it separate sentences OR a compound sentence.– They all worked together. The party was a success.– They all worked together and the party was a

success.

Lesson 4: Subject/Verb Agreement

• Agreement means sentence parts match.

• A singular subject needs singular verb.– Daisy plays the violin.

• A plural subject needs a plural verb.– Chip and Tim play guitars.

Lesson 5 Spelling: Homophones

1. wait 11. sent2. weight 12. cent3. heard 13. scent4. herd 14. feet5. days 15. feat6. daze 16. vain7. heel 17. vane8. heal 18. vein9. peak 19. miner10.peek 20. m

Challenge:raiserazeraysprincipalprinciple

Lesson 5 Vocab: Stormalong• Memorable: interesting and worth remembering• Horrified: shocked and scared• Outcast: a person who has been rejected by a

certain group• Shortage: a lack of something that is needed• Seafaring: traveling by or working at sea• Tidal: having to do with ocean and its tides • Foaming: bubbling up on top of the water• Condition: the way someone or something is• Betrayed: hurt by someone or something that

had once been loyal or useful• Yearning: a feeling of wanting something very

badly