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by Elizabeth SchleichertPhotos by C.C. Lockwood

by Olivia Snow

Weekly Literature

Week At A Glance

Tested Skills for the Week

Read-Aloud AnthologyListening Comprehension

Readers’ Theater

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Vocabulary/Comprehension

Whole Group

VOCABULARY

disgusted, raft, scattered,

cluttered, downstream, nuzzle

Context Clues/Paragraph

Clues

COMPREHENSION

Strategy: Make Inferences

and Analyze

Skill: Character, Setting, Plot

WRITING

Personal Narrative

Social Studies LinkGeography

Small Group Options

Differentiated Instructionfor

Tested Skills

Weekly Theme: Wildlife

Main Selection Genre Realistic Fiction

Social Studies Link Genre Magazine Article

108A

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UDIO CD

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher

illustrated by Kristin Sorra

Realistic Fiction

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

Resources for Differentiated Instruction

Leveled ReadersLeveled Readers

• Same Theme• Same Vocabulary• Same Comprehension Skills

LEVELED PRACTICE

CLASSROOM LIBRARY

Phonics and Decoding

Comprehension

Vocabulary

Also available Reading Triumphs,

Intervention Program

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INTERVENTION ANTHOLOGY

Approaching On Level Beyond

On-Level Reader

sheltered for English

Language Learner

ELL Teacher’s Guide

also available

Beyond LevelApproaching Level

English Language Leveled Reader

On Level

ELL

HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTION

Family letters in

English and Spanish

Take-Home Stories

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ONLINEINSTRUCTION

www.macmillanmh.com

AUDIO CD

Listening

Library

Fluency

Solutions

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CD ROM

Vocabulary

PuzzleMaker

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Also AvailableLEVELED READER PROGRAM

Genre Realistic Fiction

Genre Informational NonfictionGR Levels N–T

N Q T

Approaching On Level Beyond

Trade books to apply Comprehension Skills

The Raft 108B

http://www.macmillanmh.com

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

The Raft,112–135

ORAL LANGUAGE• Listening

• Speaking

• Viewing

Listening/Speaking/Viewing

Focus Question What is the girl in the photograph on pp. 108–109 thinking? What is the frog thinking?

Build Background, 108

Read Aloud: “Wild and Swampy,” 109

Listening/Speaking

Focus Question What was it that turned Nicky’s summer around?

WORD STUDY• Vocabulary

• Phonics/Decoding

Vocabulary

disgusted, raft, scattered, cluttered, downstream, nuzzle, 110

Practice Book A-O-B, 29

Strategy: Context Clues/Paragraph Clues, 111

Vocabulary

Review Vocabulary, 112

Phonics

Decode Words with Long o, 143E


READING• Develop

Comprehension

• Fluency

“Rafting—Ready or Not,” 110–111

Comprehension, 111A–111B

Strategy: Make Inferences and Analyze



Model Fluency, 109

Partner Reading, 108I

The Raft, 112–135

Comprehension, 112–135





LANGUAGE ARTS• Writing

• Grammar

• Spelling

Writing

Daily Writing Prompt: What wild animal would you like to see up close? Explain.

Journal Entry, 142–143B

Grammar Daily Language Activities, 143I

Run-on Sentences, 143I

Grammar Practice Book, 25

Spelling Pretest Words with Long o, 143G

Spelling Practice Book, 25–26

Writing

Daily Writing Prompt: Describe how you would most like to spend your summer vacation.



Run-on Sentences, 143I


Spelling Word Sorts, 143G

Spelling Practice Book, 27

ASSESSMENT• Informal/Formal Vocabulary, 110

Comprehension, 111B

Comprehension, 125, 135

Phonics, 143E

Leveled Readers

Student Book

by Olivia Snow

Student Book

Differentiated Instruction 143M-143VDifferentiated Instruction 143M-143VTurn the Page for

Small Group Lesson Plan

Instructional NavigatorInteractive Lesson PlannerSuggested Lesson Plan

108C108C

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words

Context Clues/Paragraph Clues

Comprehension

Strategy: Make Infer-ences and Analyze


Writing

Personal Narrative

Listening/Speaking

Focus Question How is the narrator’s experience on a raft similar to Nicky’s? Use details from both stories in your answer.

Summarize, 137


Focus Question Think about this article and The Raft. How is Grandma’s river like the Atchafalaya Swamp? How is it different?

Expand Vocabulary: Wildlife, 143F


Focus Question Do you think Nicky and the girl in “Rafting—Ready or Not” would get along? Describe some things they would do together on a raft through the Atchafalaya Swamp.

Speaking and Listening Strategies, 143A

Vocabulary

Review Words in Context, 143C

Strategy: Context Clues/Paragraph Clues, 143D


Phonics

Decode Multisyllabic Words, 143E

Vocabulary

Content Vocabulary: ancient, bayous, guide, swamp, 138

Transportation Words, 143FApply Vocabulary to Writing, 143F

Vocabulary

Spiral Review: Vocabulary Game, 143F

The Raft, 112–135

Comprehension

Comprehension Check, 137

Maintain Skill: Plot, 137B

Repeated Reading, 137A



“Into the Swamp,” 138–141

Comprehension

Social Studies: Magazine Article

Maps, 138



Self-Selected Reading, 108I

Comprehension

Connect and Compare, 141

Practice, 137A


Writing

Daily Writing Prompt: Write a few sentences about an amazing thing you have seen a wild animal do in real life, movies, or on television.

Writer’s Craft: Details, 143AJournal Entry, 142–143B


Mechanics and Usage, 143J


Spelling Word Meanings, 143H


Writing

Daily Writing Prompt: Imagine you are a wild animal. Tell what you observe on a typical day from your animal point of view.

Writing Trait: Voice, 143B Journal Entry, 142–143B


Run-on Sentences, 143J


Spelling Review and Proofread, 143H


Writing

Daily Writing Prompt: Write three questions you would ask a wildlife specialist at a national wildlife reserve.



Run-on Sentences, 143J

Grammar Practice Book, 29–30

Spelling Posttest, 143H


Fluency, 137A Vocabulary, 143D

Student Book

by Elizabeth SchleichertPhotos by C.C. Lockwood

Student Book Student Book

Differentiated Instruction 143M-143V Differentiated Instruction 143M-143VDifferentiated Instruction 143M-143V

Weekly Assessment, 53–60

The Raft 108D

Suggested Lesson Plan

For intensive intervention see TriumphsR E A D I N G

Focus on Skills

Differentiated Instruction

What do I do in small groups?

Instructional Navigator Interactive Lesson Planner

Approaching Level

• Additional Instruction/Practice

• Tier 2 Instruction

Fluency, 143N

Vocabulary, 143N

Comprehension, 143OELL Context Clues, 143O

Phonics, 143M

Vocabulary, 143O

Leveled Reader Lesson, 143P

• Vocabulary

• ComprehensionOn Level

• Practice Vocabulary, 143Q

Leveled Reader Lesson, 143R

• ComprehensionELL Leveled Reader,

143U–143V


• Comprehension

• Vocabulary

Beyond Level

• Extend Vocabulary, 143S

Leveled Reader Lesson, 143T

• Comprehension


• Comprehension

• Vocabulary

Use your observations to guide additional instruction and practice.

Vocabulary

Words: raft, scattered, disgusted, nuzzle,

downstream, cluttered

Strategy: Context Clues/Paragraph Clues

Comprehension



Fluency

Phonics

Decode Words with Long o

108E

Day 5

Focus on Leveled Readers

Leveled Reader DatabaseGo to www.macmillanmh.com

Search by

• Comprehension Skill

• Content Area

• Genre

• Text Feature

• Guided Reading Level

• Reading Recovery Level

• Lexile Score

• Benchmark Level

BeyondApproaching

ELL

Apply skills and strategies while reading

appropriate leveled books.

Levels N-S

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

N P S

On LevelSubscription also available.

Small Group Options

Additional Leveled Reader Resources

Phonics, 143M

Fluency, 143N

Vocabulary, 143O


• Comprehension

Phonics, 143M


• Comprehension

Fluency, 143N


• Make Connections Across

Texts

Fluency, 143Q

Vocabulary, 143Q


• Comprehension

Text Features, 143Q


• Comprehension

Fluency, 143Q


• Make Connections Across

Texts

Fluency, 143S

Vocabulary, 143S


• Comprehension

Text Features, 143S


• ComprehensionELL Setting, Character, Plot,

143S

Fluency, 143S

Self-Selected Reading, 143T

The Raft 108F


Teacher-Led Small Groups

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✔ Put a check next to the activities you complete.

Name Date

My To-Do ListMy To-Do List

Reading

Practice fluency

Choose a story to read

Writing

Write a personal narrative

Outline a magazine article

Social Studies

Study a river in your state

Draw a map of it

Technology

Vocabulary Puzzlemaker

Fluency Solutions

Listening Library

www.macmillanmh.com

Word Study

Play a word-card game

Use words with long o

Science

Research how to build a raft

Illustrate your directions

Leveled Readers

Write About It!

Content Connection

Independent Practice

Practice Book, 29–35

Grammar Practice Book, 25–30

Spelling Practice Book, 25–30

Contracts Unit 1 • The Raft 7

Isabella

Vincent

Jack Eliza

Dean

Maria

Green

Literacy Workstations

Independent Activities

Teacher-LedSmall Groups

Red

Blue

Orange

Green

What do I do with the rest of my class?

Managing the Class

Class Management Tools

Includes:

• How-To Guides • Rotation Chart • Weekly Contracts

Hands-on activities for reinforcing weekly skills.

Layered Book Foldable Pyramid Foldable

108G

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UDIO CD

Jamal’s Surprises

by Julian Fleisher


Realistic Fiction

Write a PostcardWork with a partner. Write a postcard that

Jamal might send to a friend. Tell the friend

about the week at the ranch.

Map It OutDraw a map of your neighborhood. Write Xs at

the places you like to go. Share your map with

a classmate.

Independent Activities

Approaching On Level ELL Beyond

LEVELED PRACTICE

Approaching On Level ELLBeyond

ONLINE INSTRUCTION www.macmillanmh.com

Turn the page for Literacy Workstations.

VOCABULARY PUZZLEMAKER

Activities providing multiple exposures to vocabulary, spelling,and high-frequency words including crossword puzzles, word searches, and word jumbles

CD ROMCD ROM

For Repeated Readings and Literacy Activities

Leveled ReadersLeveled Readers

Skills: Vocabulary (p. 29), Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot (p. 30), Graphic Organizer (p. 31),

Fluency (p. 32), Text Feature: Map (p. 33), Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues (p. 34), Phonics (p. 35)

• Meet the Author/Illustrator

• Oral Language Activities

• Computer Literacy Lessons

• Vocabulary and Spelling Activities

• Research and Inquiry Activities

• Leveled Reader Database

LISTENING LIBRARY

Recordings of selections

• Main Selections

• Leveled Readers

• ELL Readers

• Intervention Anthology

FLUENCY

SOLUTIONS

Recorded passages for modeling and practicing fluency

The Raft 108H


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.

• Time Your Reading: Listen to the Audio CD.

• Select a paragraph from the Fluency passage on page 32 of your Practice Book.

• With a partner, take turns reading the sentences aloud.

• Pause when you come to commas and end punctuation.

Fluency SolutionsListening Library

Things you need:

• Practice Book

9

Reading20 MinutesIndependent Reading

Extension

• After you have read the story, check your predictions. Were you right or wrong?

• Discuss your story and share your predictions and the outcome with a partner.

• Choose any type of story. Write down what you think the moment of greatest excitement is.

• After you have read the climax of the story, make a prediction about how you think the story will end. Write your predictions in your response journal.

Things you need:

• book

• pen and paper

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Objectives• Read a passage fluently and with expression.

• Time reading to practice fluency.

• Make a prediction about the ending of a

story.

Objectives• Use context clues to find the meaning of

words.

• Spell words with long o.

Literacy ActivitiesCollaborative Learning Activities

Managing the Class

108I




ReadingWORKSTATION FLIP CHART

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

WORKSTATION FLIP CHART


Word StudyWORKSTATION FLIP CHART

Writing


WORKSTATION FLIP CHART


Science/Social Studies

Objectives• Write and illustrate a personal narrative.

• Write a title and subheadings for a

magazine article.

Objectives• Research how to build a raft.

• Use a map and geographical dictionary.

Literacy Workstations

The Raft 108J


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