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
6. friend Strategy: Predict Grammar: Sentences
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
4. telescope - instrument that makes far away stars
things appear close 5. enormous - very big and huge
5. gravity - natural force that makes everything 6. journey - a long trip
on Earth move toward it 7. launch - get something going
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 8. meteorite - piece of stone from space that hits
1. live Long vowels CVCe something
2. work
3. woman Comprehension:
4. machines Skill: Main idea &
5. move details Grammar: Subjects
6. everywhere Strategy: Text Writing Trait: Word Choice
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
3. father Comprehension: mystery 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
2. harsh - very rough hills, 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, other form of water that falls from the clouds
dry 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 Writing Trait: Conventions
structure
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
6. certainly Strategy: Prior Grammar: Proper Nouns
7. worst Knowledge Writing Trait: Conventions
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
2. ago wear over their shirts
3. word Comprehension: 8. vacation - time away from school or your
4. whole Skill: Sequence usual 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
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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. tail 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 [Link] 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 satisfied
5. whatever effect 8. cure - something that makes you feel better
6. today Strategy: Monitor and and healthy again
7. tomorrow Fix Up 9. incident - something that happens

Grammar: Verbs for past, present, and future

Writing Trait: Sentences
Spelling Words: 8. backyard Word Wall Words:
1. basketball 9. driveway
2. someone 10. bedtime 1. then
3. weekend 11. raindrop 2. went
4. something 12. mailbox 3. write
5. birthday 13. grandparent 4. glad
6. riverbank 14. rattlesnake 5. pet
7. bathtub 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
High Frequency Words: Phonics: time or energy
1. alone Long i: i, ie, igh, y 6. beam - smile in a happy way
2. many 7. forever - never ending or always
3. buy Comprehension: 8. situation - act or something or condition
4. their Skill: Theme & Plot
5. daughters Strategy: Predict Grammar: Verbs for past, present, and future
6. youngest 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 after1. excel - better than most people at something
high school 2. process - prepare by following a set of steps
2. agriculture - of or about farming 3. research - very careful investigation or
3. laboratory - place where tests and hunting 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
2. only and 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
[Link]
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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
5. trunks - sturdy boxes in which objects are packed carefully
6. unpacked - removed from a suitcase or other 6. frown - wrinkle your forehead and draw your
container eyebrows together when you are worried, angry, or
7. wrapped - covered by winding or folding thinking
8. stitched – fastened together with stitches 7. homeland - the country in which you were born or
9. hatchet – small ax with a short handle where you feel you belong
10. patchwork – different pieces of cloth sewn together 8. patient - wait for something or put up with trouble
High Frequency Words: Phonics: without complaining or getting upset
1. beautiful Syllables C + le
2. country Grammar: Adjectives
3. friend Comprehension: Writing Trait: Word Choice
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 [Link] 4. cheer

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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
4. harvest - to gather crops
3. nutrients - proteins, vitamins, and minerals
5. vine - plant with a long, thin stem that living things need to grow and be healthy
6. bumpy - covered with high spots or lumps 4. bury - put in a hole under the ground
7. smooth - flat or even 5. undisturbed - not bothered or moved from its
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
2. live Grammar: Adjectives for number, size, and
3. machines shape
Comprehension:
4. move Writing Trait: Voice
5. woman
Skill: Fact & Opinion
6. work Strategy: Ask
7. world Questions
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-
3. transform - change
part 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
4. fair - just and by the rules that 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
your eyes way
8. glee - great happiness or joy 5. quiver - shakes quickly with movements or
9. usually - something that commonly happens sounds
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. foreign - someone from a different country
1. animals Dipthongs oi, oy 7. accent - pronounce words in a way that is
2. early heard in a different part of the country
3. eyes Comprehension: 8. forlorn - lonely or sad
4. full Skill: Theme & Plot
5. water Strategy: Summarize Grammar: Adverbs that show where
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
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7. spoil 15. turquoise
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
5. angry - feeling mad and full of anger
3. terrifying - makes someone feel very
6. fingers - parts of the hand frightened
7. clung - held onto or stuck to 4. breeze - a wind that is not too strong
8. tantrum- an outburst 5. whip - flap or move back and forth
9. scent - the way something smells 6. sparkle - shines or glitters
10. fierce - wild or dangerous 7. funnel - cone-shape of a tornado
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 8. swirl - twist around and around
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
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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
7. burning - hurting or harming someone or something fix something
by fire 5. instrument - any tool used by doctors and vets to
8. fireproof - something made to resist burning easily help them examine a patient, to help them fix an injury,
9. hydrant - metal structure connected to a water or to repair a part of the body
supply 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
1. break Suffixes ly, ful, er, or heavy or clumsy
2. family 8. supplies - things you need to do a particular job or
3. heard Comprehension: activity
4. listen Skill: Main Idea &
5. once Supporting Details Grammar: Pronouns
6. pull Strategy: Text structureWriting 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
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7. hardly 15. extremely
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
4. storm - heavy rain, snow, or hail
or developing
5. flashes - moves quickly by 3. protection - if you keep something from being
6. pounds - hits with noise and force harmed or damaged
7. rolling - making a loud, deep sound 4. fragile - if something can break or be
8. stray - lost damaged easily
9. nudging - giving a small push 5. pellets - small balls of material pressed
10. brooding - worrying or thinking hard together
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 6. litter - scraps or pieces of trash left around
1. certainly Prefixes un, re, pre, 7. pollute - when someone damages the air, soil,
2. either dis or water by making it dirty with harmful
3. great substances
4. laugh Comprehension: 8. release - set something free or let it go
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
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7. rewind [Link]
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
5. treat - a special gift, often food do what they are told to do
6. wagged - moved from side to side 4. companion - a person or animal who spends time
7. dripping - liquid falling slowly, drop by drop with 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
1. above Silent consonants 8. properly - when something is done in a correct way
2. ago
3. enough Comprehension: Grammar: Pronouns I and me
4. toward
Skill: Plot & Theme Writing Trait: Voice
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
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7. wrap 15. wrestle
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 4. demand- order someone to do something
like 5. firmly - say something in a determined way that
7. wondered - wanted to know more shows you won’t change
8. downhearted - very sad 6. advantage - in a better or more favorable position
9. sewer - underground pipes that carry away waste than someone else
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 7. defiant - openly disobedient or challenging to
1. bought Ph, gh /f/ someone else
2. people 8. ferocious - powerful, violent, or fierce
3. pleasant Comprehension:
Skill: Author’s purpose Grammar: Different kinds of pronouns
4. probably Strategy: Ask Questions Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
5. scared
6. shall
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
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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
night 6. interrupt – stop someone who is talking or
High Frequency Words: Phonics: stop something that is happening
1. behind Vowels aw, au, augh, 7. protest – tell or show how you disagree
2. brought al about something you think is not right
3. door 8. troublemaker – someone who often
4. everybody Comprehension: intentionally causes difficulties or problems
5. minute Skill: Realism &
6. promise Fantasy Strategy: Grammar: Contractions
7. sorry Monitor & Fix Up Writing Trait: Sentences
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
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6. walk 14. audience
7. chalk 15. awkward

Unit 6: Just Like Josh Gibson

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. field - piece of land used for some special purpose 1. athlete - somebody who used skills and abilities to
2. cheers - calls out or yells loudly to show that you like compete in sports
something 2. challenge - test of someone’s abilities
3. threw - sent something through the air by force of 3. effort - physical and mental energy you use to do
your arm something or to achieve a goal
4. sailed - moved smoothly like a ship with sails 4. dainty - delicate and pretty
5. plate - hard rubbed slab that a baseball player 5. disguise - clothes or make-up someone wears to
stands beside to bat change the way he or she looks so he or she won’t be
6. bases - places that are stations or goals in certain recognized
games, such as baseball 6. champion - winner of a game or competition
7. soar - to fly upward 7. professional - type of job in which people are paid for
8. forties - the years between 1940 & 1949. their skill and training
9. Louisville slugger - a popular kind of baseball bat 8. shortstop - infield position on a baseball team
High Frequency Words: Phonics: between second and third base
1. guess Contractions
2. pretty Grammar: Using Capital Letters
3. science Comprehension: Writing Trait: Sentences
4. shoe Skill: Compare &
5. village Contrast
6. watch Strategy: Visualize
7. won
Spelling Words: 8. they’re Word Wall Words:
1. we’re 9. I’d
2. I’ve 10. they’d 1. some
3. don’t 11. she’d 2. where
4. he’d 12. we’ve
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6. you’re 14. would’ve
7. won’t 15. should’ve 4. the
5. which

Unit 6: Red, White, and Blue

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. freedom- being able to do, say, and think as you please 1. history - all that has happened in the life of a people,
2. flag - piece of colored cloth with stars or other symbols on it a country, or a field of study such as science or art
that represents a state or country 2. independence - freedom from being controlled by
3. stripes - long, narrow bank of color
other people or countries
4. stars - shape that has five or six points
5. nicknames - names used instead of real names 3. symbol- something, such as a sign, a mark, or an
6. birthday - the day you were born object that stands for something else
7. America - another name for North America and South America 4. patriotic - shows love and loyalty to his or her country
or the United States 5. unfurl - to unroll or spread out
8. Congress - national lawmaking group of the United States 6. frayed - worn away on the edges and threads are
9. American Revolution - war in which the 13 American colonies
hanging loose
gained their freedom from England
10. colonies - groups of people who left their own land to settle in 7. allegiance - loyalty or faithfulness a person feels to
another land his or her country, a leader, a friend, or family
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 8. indivisible - cannot be divided or separated into parts
1. answer Inflected endings
2. company Grammar: Quotation Marks
3. faraway Writing Trait: Conventions
Comprehension:
4. parents
5. picture
Skill: Fact & Opinion
6. school Strategy: Monitor &
7. wash Fix Up
Spelling Words: 8. hiking Word Wall Words:
9. cried
1. tried 1. have
10. crying
2. trying 11. skipped 2. their
3. planned 12. skipping 3. who
4. planning 13. danced
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6. liking 15. replied
16. replying 5. there
7. hiked
Unit 6: Birthday Basket for Tia
Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. present - gift that someone gives your or that you 1. celebration - party or other activity in which
give 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
4. collects - bring together or gather together
2. custom - something that people always do or
5. bank - place where people keep their money have done for a long time
6. favorite - the one you like better than all the others 3. tradition - custom or belief that is handed
7. piñata- decorated container filled with candy and down from generation to generation
toys that is hung at parties for blindfolded people to 4. create - make something that hasn’t been
break open with a stick made before
8. ninetieth - next after the 89th 5. inspect - look at very carefully
9. tia - Spanish word for aunt
High Frequency Words: Phonics:
6. angle - the way you look at something
1. been Syllables –tion, -ture 7. brilliant - very bright and sparkling
2. believe 8. snapshot - simple picture taken with a camera
3. caught Comprehension:
Skill: Draw Conclusions Grammar: Use Commas
4. finally Strategy: Summarize
5. today Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs
6. tomorrow
7. whatever
Spelling Words: 8. station Word Wall Words:
1. mixture 9. fixture 1. whose
2. nation 10. motion
3. section
2. is
11. nature
4. future 3. these
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6. action 13. furniture 5. know
7. caution 14. adventure
15. tuition
Unit 6: Cowboys
Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. cattle - cows and bulls raised for their meat, milk, or skins 1. climate - kind of weather that happens in a particular
2. trails - path across a field or through the woods place
3. cowboy - person who works on a cattle ranch or a rodeo 2. livestock - animals such as cows or chickens that are
4. herd - group of the same kind of animal that is kept or fed
raised on farms
together
5. campfire - fire in a camp used for cooking or warmth 3. occupation - work that a person does to earn a living
6. railroad* - road or track of two steel rails for trains to run on 4. buckaroo - another name for cowboy or cowhand
7. galloped - run very fast 5. drover - another name for a cowboy who herds
8. roundup - act of driving or bringing cattle together from long droves of cattle along a trail
distances 6. lariat - a lasso or stiff rope with a sliding loop at one
9. chuckwagon - wagon that carries food and cooking equipment
end used for catching horses or cows
for cowboys
10. bellowed - a loud, deep noise like a roar 7. legend - story that has been passed down through
High Frequency Words: Phonics: the years that many people believe
1. alone Suffixes –ness, -less 8. rawhide - animal hide that has been tanned or made
2. buy into leather
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:
1. kindness 9. helpless 1. they
2. careless 10. thankless
3. goodness
2. would
11. fitness
4. useless 12. weakness
3. many
5. fearless 13. awareness 4. through
6. darkness 5. you
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15. wireless

Unit 6: Jingle Dancer

Selection Words: Amazing Words:
1. drum - musical instrument that makes a sound when 1. ceremony - something that people do to celebrate a
it is beaten special occasion
2. clattering making a noise like plates or silverware 2. culture - the beliefs, customs, and behaviors of
striking together groups of people at a certain time
3. voice - sound you make with your mouth 3. festival - program of entertainment often held
Jingles - to make sounds like bells annually
4. silver - shiny white metal used to make coins, jewelry, 4. compliment - raise or something kind said about
and other things someone
5. borrow - get something from a person just for a while 5. fidget - when you move around in a restless way
6. moccasins - soft leather shoe without an attached 6. evergreen - type of tree or shrub that stays green all
heel year long such as pine trees
7. regalia - fine clothes 7. multicolored - something that has many different
8. shuffled - dragged your feet while walking colors
High Frequency Words: Phonics: 8. sash - long piece of cloth that can be tied around your
1. clothes Prefixes mis, mid waist or worn over one shoulder
2. hours
3. money Comprehension: Grammar: Indent Paragraphs
4. neighbor Skill: Character, Setting, Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs
5. only & Plot
6. question Strategy: Context Clues
7. taught
Spelling Words: 8. misbehave Word Wall Words:
1. midair 9. midyear 1. mother
2. misplace 10. mismatch 2. to
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4. midway 12. mistake 4. first
5. misprint 13. midstream 5. second
6. midday 14. midnight
7. midweek 15. misbehavior

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