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WORKSTATION FLIP CHART
Reading
ContentsReading
UNIT 1
Week 1 My Diary From Here to There
Fluency ........................................................ 1
Independent Reading .................................. 2
Week 2 The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein
Fluency ........................................................ 3
Independent Reading .................................. 4
Week 3 Kids Reporters at Work
Fluency ........................................................ 5
Independent Reading .................................. 6
Week 4 The Astronaut and the Onion
Fluency ........................................................ 7
Independent Reading .................................. 8
Week 5 Because of Winn-Dixie
Fluency ........................................................ 9
Independent Reading ................................ 10
UNIT 2
Week 1 My Brother Martin
Fluency ...................................................... 11
Independent Reading ................................ 12
Week 2 Mighty Jackie
Fluency ...................................................... 13
Independent Reading ................................ 14
Week 3 Making a Splash
Fluency ...................................................... 15
Independent Reading ................................ 16
Week 4 Wild Horses
Fluency ....................................................... 17
Independent Reading ................................ 18
Week 5 Mystic Horse
Fluency ...................................................... 19
Independent Reading ................................ 20
UNIT 3
Week 1 When I Went to the Library
Fluency ...................................................... 21
Independent Reading ................................ 22
Week 2 Dear Mrs. LaRue
Fluency ...................................................... 23
Independent Reading ................................ 24
Week 3 Ranita, the Frog Princess
Fluency ...................................................... 25
Independent Reading ................................ 26
Week 4 Making a Splash
Fluency ...................................................... 27
Independent Reading ................................ 28
Week 5 Me and Uncle Romie
Fluency ...................................................... 29
Independent Reading ................................ 30
UNIT 4
Week 1 The Cricket in Times Square
Fluency ...................................................... 31
Independent Reading ................................ 32
Week 2 The Life and Times of the Ant
Fluency ...................................................... 33
Independent Reading ................................ 34
Week 3 Writing on the Wall
Fluency ...................................................... 35
Independent Reading ................................ 36
Week 4 The Earth Dragon Awakes
Fluency ...................................................... 37
Independent Reading ................................ 38
Week 5 My Brothers’ Flying Machine
Fluency ...................................................... 39
Independent Reading ................................ 40
UNIT 5
Week 1 A Walk in the Desert
Fluency ...................................................... 41
Independent Reading ................................ 42
Week 2 Roadrunner’s Dance
Fluency ...................................................... 43
Independent Reading ................................ 44
Week 3 Animals Come Home
Fluency ...................................................... 45
Independent Reading ................................ 46
Week 4 At Home in the Coral Reef
Fluency ...................................................... 47
Independent Reading ................................ 48
Week 5 Adelina’s Whales
Fluency ...................................................... 49
Independent Reading ................................ 50
UNIT 6
Week 1 Leah’s Pony
Fluency ...................................................... 51
Independent Reading ................................ 52
Week 2 The Gold Rush Game
Fluency ...................................................... 53
Independent Reading ................................ 54
Week 3 Taking the Lead
Fluency ...................................................... 55
Independent Reading ................................ 56
Week 4 Snowflake Bentley
Fluency ...................................................... 57
Independent Reading ................................ 58
Week 5 How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
Fluency ...................................................... 59
Independent Reading ................................ 60
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Reading Fluency• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 13 of your
Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading
the sentences aloud and practicing
pausing for commas, dashes, and
ellipses (. . .).
Extension
• Reread the passage twice,
emphasizing a different word
each time. Discuss how the
meaning changes when you
emphasize different words.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
20 Minutes
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
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• Practice Book
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Character’s Name
sad
nervousexcited
Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Read a story of your choice about
someone who has moved to a
new place.
• Use details from the story to make
inferences about how the
character feels.
• Use what you have learned about
asking questions to help you
understand the story.
Extension
• Make an Inferences Word
Web in your response journal.
• Place the character’s name
in the middle oval and your
inferences about him or her
in the surrounding ovals.
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• book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 MinutesFluency
• Select a paragraph from the
Fluency passage on page 25 of
your Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading
the sentences aloud.
• Practice changing the tone or pitch
of your voice depending on the end
punctuation.
Extension
• Read each sentence three
times, emphasizing a different
word each time. Discuss how
the meaning changes when
you emphasize different words.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
Independent ReadingExtension
• Choose another setting for
the story. How would the
story be different?
• Share with a partner.
• Choose a fiction story you like.
• Write a summary about the story. Be
sure to include the main character and
setting in your summary.
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• book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 MinutesFluency
Extension
• Take turns reading the
paragraph again, this time
with great expression.
• Discuss how the listener
responds when you read
with expression.
• Select a paragraph from the
Fluency passage on page 37 of
your Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns
reading the paragraph aloud.
• Read in a soft voice
without emphasizing
any special part of
the reading.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Find two articles about people who
have made a difference. Think about
how the people are alike and different.
• Make a Venn Diagram to compare and
contrast the two people.
Extension
• Use your Venn Diagram
to write a paragraph that
describes their similarities and
differences.
• Write the paragraph in
your response journal.
Things you need:
• articles
• pen and paper
Teacher• Helps
students
learn
• Creates
lesson plans
Doctor• Makes people
feel better
• Writes out
prescriptions
• Adults
• Community
helpers
• Inspires
others
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Reading Fluency 20 Minutes
Extension
• Read each sentence again,
paying attention to difficult
words. Repeat until you can
say those words without
pausing.
• Listen to the Audio CD for
help recognizing words.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 50 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences. Slow down if you come to
unfamiliar words and break them into
syllables.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading Independent Reading • Choose a story you would like to read.
As you read, use a word web to take
notes about a character’s traits.
• Remember to check your
understanding as you read. Use what
you have learned about rereading to
help you understand the story.
Extension
• Why did you choose
that book to read? Was it
because of the author, the
type of story, or the genre?
Explain your choice in your
response journal.
20 Minutes
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• fiction and
nonfiction books
• pen and paper
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Jason
brave
daring determined
strong
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 62 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Make your voice rise
and fall appropriately.
Extension
• Read each sentence three
times, changing the pitch of
your voice.
• Ask a partner how the
sentences changed each
time.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
Independent Reading• Choose a book for independent
reading.
• Write a summary of the story on
sentence strips.
• Use what you have learned about
asking questions to help you
understand the story.
Extension
• Ask a partner to guess the
correct sequence of the story
and arrange the sentence
strips in order.
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Things you need:
• book
• pen and paper
• sentence strips
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the
Fluency passage on page 74 of
your Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading
the sentences aloud, pausing at all
commas and periods.
Extension
• Read each sentence again.
This time, pause only at the
periods. Discuss how not
pausing at commas affected
your partner’s understanding
of sentences.
Things you need:
• Practice Book
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Fluency
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Reading20 Minutes
• Read a book about a person you admire.
Think about the author’s purpose as
you read. Did the author write the book
to inform or to entertain? How does the
author feel about the person? Does the
author try to persuade you to feel the
same way about the person? Write your
details on note cards.
Extension
• Write an explanation of
the author’s purpose in your
response journal. Support
your answer with details from
the book.
Independent Reading
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Things you need:
• book
• pen and paper
• note cards
fun
careful inspiration
energetic
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Reading Fluency• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 86 of your
Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns practicing
reading the dialogue aloud. Make
words sound as natural as you can.
Extension
• Organize a Reader’s Theater.
• Find a story with a lot of
dialogue. Assign parts,
including a narrator. Present
your reading to the class.
20 Minutes
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Author’s Purpose
Reading20 Minutes
Independent Reading• Choose a fiction book or nonfiction
article you want to read.
• As you read, think about why the
author wrote this story or article. Did
the author write to inform, to entertain,
or to make a point?
• Write what you think the author’s
purpose was in your response journal.
Extension
• Write a paragraph explaining
how you decided the author’s
purpose. Use details from the
story or article to support
your paragraph.
Things you need:
• book or
nonfiction article
• pen and paper
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Reading20 MinutesFluency
Extension
• Read the passage again. Ask
your partner if he or she can
tell what the end punctuation
is based on the way you read
the sentences.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 98 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud.
• Pause when you come to commas
and end punctuation.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Choose an article to read. Think
about the main point the author is
trying to make.
• Find examples of persuasive
techniques that the author used. List
two or three persuasive statements
found in the article.
Extension
• In your response journal,
write a summary of the
author’s arguments. Tell
which argument you thought
was the most persuasive.
Explain your choice.
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• articles
• pen and paper
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Reading
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 111 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud, stressing the most
important words in each sentence.
20 Minutes
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Extension
• Read each sentence three
times. Emphasize an
unfamiliar word each time.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Choose a tall tale to read.
• As you read, look for examples of
cause-and-effect relationships and
take notes in your response journal.
Extension
• Using your notes, make a
Cause-and-Effect chart.
• In one box, list a cause from
the story. In the next box, list
the effect.
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• tall tales
• pen and paper
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Cause Effect
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Reading20 Minutes
Fluency• Select a paragraph from the
Fluency passage on page 123 of
your Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Vary the rise and fall
of your voice.
Extension
• Read the paragraph three
times, varying your pitch
each time. Ask your partner
how changing the pitch of
your voice helped him or her
understand the paragraph.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Read a legend from another culture.
• Remember to check your understanding
as you read. Use what you have
learned about rereading to help you
understand the story.
• Make a list of the main actions or
events in the legend.
Extension
• Number the events in the
order in which they happened.
• Share your list of events with
a partner. Ask your partner to
write a summary of the legend
using your list.
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• book of legends
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the
Fluency passage on page 135
of your Practice Book.
• With a partner, take
turns reading the
sentences aloud.
• Adjust your
reading pace
so that you
are reading
at the right
speed.
Extension
• Read another paragraph
from page 135 to a partner
two times. The second time
change your pace. Then ask
your partner which way was
easier to understand.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
• Look for and choose a book about
animals that would make unusual pets.
• Use what you have learned about
asking questions to help you
understand the story.
• Discuss with a
partner what
kind of person
might have
this kind
of pet.
Independent ReadingExtension
• In your response journal,
create a Character Web
describing the pet owner.
Write a person’s name in the
middle circle and their traits
in the outer circles.
• Share your web with a partner.
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• book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 147 of your
Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud.
• Slow down when you come to
unfamiliar words and pronounce them
by syllables.
Extension
• Read each sentence three
times.
• Pronounce unfamiliar words
several times until you can
read them fluently.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
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• Practice Book
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My Conclusion
Reading20 Minutes
• Choose a story to read. After reading
the story, write a conclusion about why
you think a character acted the way
that he or she did.
• Use what you have learned about
rereading to help you understand
the story.
• Make a list of details and examples
from the story that support
your conclusion.
independent readingExtension
• In your response journal,
tell why you chose that story.
List some guidelines you use
for choosing books to read.
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• book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
Extension
• Try reading the dialogue
without pausing between
sentences. Discuss how the
dialogue changes when you
ignore end punctuation marks.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Read sentences with dialogue from the
Fluency passage on page 159 of your
Practice Book.
• With a partner, take parts and read
the dialogue aloud. Pay attention to the
quotation marks and pause at the
end of each
sentence.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
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Independent Reading• Read a play. As you read, think about
the main character. Do you agree with
what he or she is saying and doing? Is
the main character solving a problem in
the best way?
• Make and fill in a Making Judgments
graphic organizer about the story, filling
in the first two squares only.
Extension
• Share your graphic organizer
with a partner. Have your
partner use the information to
make a judgment about the
main character. Ask him or
her to fill in the last square.
Things you need:
• books of plays
• pen and paper
What the character says:
What the character does:
Judgment:
+ =
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the
Fluency passage on page 171 of
your Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences accurately and quickly.
• Vary your reading rate as you read
each sentence.
Extension
• With your partner, read the
paragraph out loud together.
Practice until you can read
it smoothly.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
• Read a magazine article.
• Write down the statements that you
think are facts and the ones you feel
are opinions in your response journal.
Independent ReadingExtension
• Choose one of the opinions.
Write a paragraph tellng why
you agree or disagree with
this opinion.
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• magazines
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Extension
• Read the passage again.
Change your tempo to match
the different actions taking
place.
• Discuss how this changes
the story.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 184 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading
the sentences clearly and loudly
(not too loud).
Fluency
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• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
Independent Reading• Choose a story about an artist. As
you read, think about how the artist’s
personality and character traits may
show through his or her art. Make a
Character Web about the artist.
Extension
• At the bottom of your web,
add your own feelings about
the artist and his or her work.
Do you admire this artist?
Tell why or why not.
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• books about
artists
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
Extension
• Read each sentence again,
paying attention to difficult
words or phrases. Repeat the
sentences until you can read
them without pausing.
• Listen to the Audio CD for
help with word recognition.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 196 of your Practice
Book.
• Adjust your reading pace so that you
are reading at the right speed.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
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• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
• Choose a fantasy story to read. As
you read, take notes about the story’s
theme and remember to make sure you
know what is happening in the story.
Independent ReadingExtension
• Using your notes, create
a Theme Web in your
response journal. In the
center oval, write the theme of
the story. In the surrounding
ovals, write supporting details.
• List reasons for picking the
story you chose.
For more books about Wild Visitors, go to the
Author/Illustrator section of www.macmillanmh.com
Things you need:
• fantasy stories
• pen and paper
Theme
details details
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 208 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Stop when you come
to a period. Raise your voice a little
when you come to a question mark.
Speak more strongly
when you read an
exclamation point.
FluencyExtension
• Read each sentence without
paying attention to the end
punctuation. Discuss how the
sentences sound when end
punctuation is not expressed
in your voice.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Using an encyclopedia or online
resources, research an interesting
place in the world. Draw a picture of
the place, using the details from the
resource you used.
• Remember to use what you have
learned about rereading to help you
understand what you have read.
Extension
• Label your drawing by using
descriptive words from the
book you read.
Things you need:
• encyclopedia
and online
resources
• pen and paper
• colored pencils
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 220 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Read each sentence
word by word.
Extension
• Read the paragraph again,
this time reading groups of
words that belong together,
pausing between each group.
• How does this help to better
understand the meaning?
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Fluency
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
For more books on Explorations, go to the Author/Illustrator
section of www.macmillanmh.com
Extension
• In your response
journal, explain why you
chose that article. Discuss
what topics you most like to
read about.
• Choose a magazine article for
independent reading.
• Make a list of facts you find in
the article.
• Remember to make sure you know
what is happening in the article. Use
what you have learned about asking
questions.
Independent Reading
Things you need:
• magazine
articles
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Extension
• Read each sentence again.
Emphasize different words
this time.
• Discuss how the meaning
of each word changes.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 233 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Listen for
the pronunciation of unfamiliar or
difficult words.
Fluency
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
For more books about Creative Solutions, go to the
Author/Illustrator section of www.macmillanmh.com
Independent Reading• Choose a story to read. Think about the
main point that the author is making.
• Use what you have learned about
asking questions to help you
understand the story.
• Draw a conclusion about the lesson
and write your conclusion in your
response journal.
Extension
• List specific details and
evidence from the story that
led you to this conclusion.
• Share your conclusion with
a partner.
Things you need:
• book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
Things you need:
• Practice Book
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Extension
• Now read each sentence
again, but don’t stop to
sound out unfamiliar words.
Talk about how not stopping
affects the flow of reading.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 245 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Pause when you
come to an unfamiliar word.
• Sound out the word and discuss how
sounding out words
affects the flow
of reading.
Fluency
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Read a biography or autobiography
of your choice.
• As you read, write a list of the person’s
traits that you admire.
Extension
• Using your list, compare the
person to someone else that
you know.
• Draw a Venn Diagram and list
the similarities and differences
between the two people.
For more books about Airplanes, go to the Author/
Illustrator section of www.macmillanmh.com
Things you need:
• biography or
autobiography
• pen and paper
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Reading Fluency 20 Minutes
Extension
• Read another paragraph
from page 257 to a partner.
Then read it a second time,
but change your pace. Ask
your partner which way made
it easier for him or her to
understand the passage.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 257 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Adjust your reading
pace so that you are reading at the
right speed.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading Independent Reading 20 Minutes
• Choose a nonfiction book or article you
would like to read.
• As you read, identify the main idea
and details.
Extension
• Make a Main Idea and
Details chart.
• Put the main idea in a box at
the top of the card and the
details in boxes below.Redwood trees are
very old and very tall.
600 to 2,000 years old
367 feet tall
Things you need:
• nonfiction books
and articles
• pen and paper
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Reading
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 269 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading
the sentences aloud and practicing
inflections and end punctuation.
• If a sentence ends with a question
mark, make your voice go up.
20 MinutesFluencyExtension
• Discuss how the meaning
changes when you say a
question as though it were
a statement.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
• Choose a folk tale, such as
“Brementown Musicians,” to read with a
partner. As you read, ask yourself why
the author might have written this tale.
• Does it teach you a lesson? Does it tell
you something about the way people
should live?
Independent ReadingExtension
• Write the answers in your
response journal.
• Discuss the author’s purpose
with a partner.
For more books about Friends and Foes, go to the
Author/Illustrator section of www.macmillanmh.com
Things you need:
• book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 MinutesFluency
Extension
• With your partner, read the
paragraph out loud together.
Practice until you can read it
smoothly.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 281 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
passage.
• Vary your reading rate as you read
each sentence.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading
• Read a story of your choice.
• Remember to check your understanding
as you read. Use what you have
learned about rereading to help you
understand the story.
• Make a three-picture storyboard
to summarize what happens at the
beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Extension
• Use the pictures to retell the
story to a partner.
Independent Reading20 Minutes
For additional books about National Parks, go to the
Author/Illustrator section of www.macmillanmh.com
Things you need:
• book
• colored pencils
or markers
• paper
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 294 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Practice reading
phrases together smoothly.
FluencyExtension
• Read each sentence twice
at the same speed.
• Discuss how the meaning
changes when you read
words in phrases.
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Listening Library 47
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Choose a nonfiction book about
creatures that live in the sea.
• Compare and contrast two sea
animals.
• Use a Venn Diagram to write facts that
tell how they are alike and how they
are different.
Extension
• Use your Venn Diagram to
write a paragraph comparing
and contrasting the two
animals in your response
journal.
• Then draw pictures to
accompany your paragraph.
For more books about The Sea, go to the Author/Illustrator
section of www.macmillanmh.com
Things you need:
• book
• pen and paper
dolphinwhale
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Reading20 MinutesFluency
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 306 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading
the passage aloud, emphasizing
important words.
Extension
• Read the passage two more
times. Each time you read,
emphasize different words.
• Discuss how emphasizing
different words changes the
meaning of the passage.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading
• Choose a nonfiction article or book to
read. As you read, pay attention to the
sequence of events.
• Use what you have learned about
asking questions to help you
understand the story.
Extension
• In your response journal,
write a summary of the
sequence of events that
occurred in the article or book
you chose.
For more books about Whales, go to the Author/Illustrator
section of www.macmillanmh.com
Things you need:
• article or book
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 318 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud. Choose words to
emphasize in each sentence.
FluencyExtension
• Read the paragraph three
times. Emphasize a different
word in a sentence each time.
• Discuss how the meanings
change when you emphasize
different words.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Independent ReadingExtension
• Use your notes to fill in a
Problem and Solution chart.
What was the problem?
How was it solved?
• Share your answers with
a partner.
• Read a mystery story.
• Take notes about the problem the
main character is trying to solve.
• Remember to make sure you know
what is happening in the story.
• Use what you have
learned about
asking questions
to help you
understand.Things you need:
• book
• pen and paper
Reading20 Minutes
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Reading20 Minutes
Extension
• Read each sentence again,
paying attention to difficult
words. Repeat until you can
say those words without
pausing.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 330 of your Practice
Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences. Slow down if you come to
unfamiliar words and break them into
syllables.
Fluency
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
Independent Reading• Read a science fiction story.
Identify details that describe
cause-and-effect relationships and
write them in your response journal.
• Remember to check your
understanding as you read.
Things you need:
• science fiction
books
• pen and paper
For more books about science fiction,
go to www.macmillanmh.com
Extension
• Compare the science fiction
story with a realistic fiction
story.
• How would the story be
different if it were realistic?
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Reading20 Minutes
Things you need:
• Practice Book
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Extension
• Read each paragraph again,
adjusting your voice to
achieve the right tone and
speed. Repeat until you can
read the paragraph easily.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
• Select two paragraphs from the
Fluency passage on page 342 of
your Practice Book.
• Read a paragraph, and then let a
partner read the next paragraph.
• Pause at the end punctuation so
that your partner can hear when
a sentence ends.
Fluency
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Reading20 Minutes
For more biographies, go to
www.macmillanmh.com
BiographyExtension
• Use your summary to create
a time line of this person’s
life.
• Choose a biography. Write a summary
of the person’s life.
• Remember to check your understanding
as you read. Use what you have learned
about rereading to help you understand
the story.
• Think about why this person is
remembered and support this main
idea with specific details.
Things you need:
• pen and paper
bornMay 2, 1900
diedAugust 17,
1965
started schoolSeptember 1,
1905
finished schoolJune 15,
1920
started workingJune 16,
1920
retiredAugust 16,
1965
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Reading20 MinutesFluency
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 355 of your
Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
passage. Vary your reading rate as
you read each sentence.
Extension
• Read the passage three
times. Read it slowly at first,
then faster each time.
• Discuss with your partner
how the reading rate helps or
hinders the meaning.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
For more books about science experiments,
go to www.macmillanmh.com
Independent Reading• Read a nonfiction article about a
scientific experiment. As you read,
take notes.
• Remember to make sure you know
what is happening in the article. Use
what you have learned about asking
questions and rereading to check your
comprehension.
Extension?
• Draw a conclusion about
the experiment and write
your conclusion in your
response journal.
Things you need:
• magazines or
online resources
• pen and paper
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Reading20 Minutes
• Select a paragraph from the Fluency
passage on page 367 of your
Practice Book.
• With a partner, take turns reading the
sentences aloud.
• Pause when you come to commas and
end punctuation.
FluencyExtension
• Read the sentences again,
pretending that they all end
with exclamation points.
• Discuss how the passage
sounds different.
• Listen to the Audio CD.
Fluency Solutions
Listening Library
Things you need:
• Practice Book
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Reading20 Minutes
• Read the biography of a well-known
scientist of your choice. As you read,
think about a problem that the scientist
was trying to solve and write down
details for a solution in your response
journal.
Independent ReadingExtension
• What solution did the scientist
come up with to solve the
problem? Put your notes in a
Problem and Solution Chart.
Things you need:
• biographies
• pen and paper
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