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Cliff Hanger

Vocabulary:
belay – being tied to a person or a rock with a rope for safety
descent – a trip down into or from something, such as a mountain
harness – a set of straps that can attach to a safety rope
ledge – a shelf rock
rappel – to come down a cliff by sliding down a rope
trekked – made a slow and difficult journey on foot


Spelling Words (Short Vowels):
mix			milk			smell			head
			friend
class			thick			send			thin
			last	
left			stick			belay		
	descent		harness
ledge			rappel			trekked		empty	
		glance






The Ballad of Mulan

Vocabulary:
armor – body covering, often of metal, worn for protection in battle
comrades – companions who share one’s activities
endured – put up with or lasted through
farewell - goodbye
triumphant - successful
troops - soldiers
victorious – having won by defeating another


Spelling Words (More Short Vowels):
pond			luck			drop			lot
			rub
does			drum			sock			hunt
			crop
shut			won			armor		
	comrades		endured
farewell		triumphant		troops		
	victorious		dodge



Lost and Found

Vocabulary:
directions – lines or paths along which someone or something goes, lies, or 
points
rumpled – wrinkled or creased
situations – sets of conditions at certain moments in time
unusual – not usual, common, or ordinary
visible – able to be seen
worried – concerned or anxious


Spelling Words (Vowel-Consonant-e Pattern):
smoke			huge			save			life
			wide
come			mine			grade			smile
			note
cube			love			rumpled		situations
		worried
visible			unusual		directions		escape	
	slope



Unit 1 Review

Vocabulary:
Radio Rescue:
ferocious – fierce powerful
hurricane – an ocean-born storm with violent winds and heavy rains
distress – serious danger or trouble
transmitting – sending signals by radio or wire
raise – to contact by radio
acknowledged – received and made a reply to
relaying – passing or sending along
Sybil Ludington’s Midnight Ride:
route – way or path
trot – movement that is faster than a walk and slower than a run
urged – pushed onward
reins – straps a rider uses to guide an animal

Spelling Words:
last			mix			stick			lot
			sock	
hunt			wide			grade			thick
			send
class			pond			luck			drum
			save
cube			smile			left			smell
			thin
drop			shut			huge			note
			life

Focus on Poetry

Vocabulary:
beats – pulses that are the basic units of rhythm, used in both poetry and 
music
lines – rows of words printed or written across a page or column
pattern – a combination of features, actions, or events that are repeated in 
a 
recognizable arrangement
rhyme – to agree or correspond in sound
rhythm – a series of pulses that repeat in a regular order
stanzas – groups of lines that make up divisions of a poem


Spelling Words (More Short and Long Vowels):
stand			rest			plate			clock
			white
stuff			spoke			bend			frame
			twist
June			mile			beats			lines
			pattern
rhyme			rhythm			stanzas		liquid	
		decide






The Keeping Quilt

Vocabulary:
border – a part that forms the outside edge of something
gathering – a coming together of people
needles – small, thin tools used for sewing
scraps – leftover bits of cloth
sewn – fastened with stitches, using a needle and thread
threaded – passed tread through the eye of a needle


Spelling Words (More Long Vowel Spellings):
paint			clay			feel			leave
			neighbor
eight			seem			speak			paid
			lay
need			weigh			border		
	gathering		needles
scraps			sewn			threaded		needle
			crayon



Grandma’s Records

Vocabulary:
conga – a tall, narrow drum with one head that is played by beating with the 
hands
percussion – the striking together of two things to create sound; a family of 
musical 
instruments played by being struck or shaken
performing – presenting something, such as music or acting, before an audience
record – a grooved disc that can be played on a phonograph
salsa – a style of Latin American dance music that mixes African, Cuban, 
jazz, and rock music
theater – a building where plays, movies, or concerts are presented


Spelling Words (Long “O” Sound):
coach			blow			float			hold
			sew
though			sold			soap			row
			own
both			most			conga		
	percussion		salsa	
performing		record			theater		
	tomorrow		program






The Talking Cloth

Vocabulary:
collector – a person who gathers things or has a collection
collection – a group of objects with something in common
flourish – a dramatic waving motion; a showy way of doing something
royalty – members of a royal family, such as kings, queens, princesses, or 
princes
embroidered – decorated by sewing designs with thread or yarn
symbols – designs that stand for other things or ideas
wealth – plenty of money or other valuable things


Spelling Words (Three Letter Clusters):
spring			knee			throw			patch
			strong
wrap			three			watch			street
			know
spread			write			collector	
	collection		flourish
royalty			embroidered		symbols		wealth	
		strength


 Dancing Rainbows

Vocabulary:
ancestors – people one’s family comes from
elders – people who are older and often wise, respected leaders in a group
honor – to show special respect for 
imitating – copying what someone does
respect – admiration or consideration


Spelling Words (Long “i” Sound):
wild			bright			die			sight
			child
pie			fight			lie			tight
			tie
might			mind			ancestors		elders
			honor
imitating		respect		design			delight	
		high





Unit 2 Review
Vocabulary:
Miss Rumphius:
bloomed – had flowers that open up; blossomed
lupines – flowers of a certain type that grow in cone-shaped clusters
bushels – amounts that each equal 32 quarts
headlands – points of high land that stick out into a body of water
hollows – small valleys
Celebrating Chinese New Year:
unity – togetherness
hosts – people who hold a party
elaborate – complicated and carefully planned
feast – a large, fancy meal
chef – a cook
 
Spelling Words (Long Vowel Sounds):
speak			feel			seem			most
			both
know			street			lie			need
			paint
hold			float			three			spread
			mind
might			lay			leave			own
			row
wrap			patch			tie			wild
			bright


Focus on Genre – Trickster Tales
Vocabulary:
boastfulness – being full of praise for oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s 
actions
clever - smart
culture – the customs, beliefs, and ways of living that belong to a people
folktale – a traditional story handed down from one generation to the next
greediness – being filled with selfish desire for more than what one needs
mischief – bad behavior
qualities – features that make a person or thing special 
trickster – a character who plays tricks or pranks on others


Spelling Words (/oi/ Sound):
join			joy			boil			noise
			spoil
choice			soil			point			foil
			voice
coil			broil			boastfulness		clever
			culture
folktale		greediness		mischief	
	qualities		trickster






Dogzilla

Vocabulary:
colossal – very big; enormous
creature – a living being; especially an animal
heroic – very brave or daring
horrifying – causing much fear
monstrous – extremely large; enormous
terrifying – causing much fear
tremendous – very great, large, or powerful


Spelling Words (/ou/ and /ô/ Sounds):
clown			lawn			talk			sound
			cloth
would			also			mouth			crown
			soft
count			law			colossal	
	creature		heroic
horrifying		monstrous		terrifying	
	tremendous		bounce



The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

Vocabulary:
giant – a huge, strong, imaginary creature that looks like a human being
mysterious – very hard to explain or understand
pedestal – a base or support for a column or a statue
square – a rectangle having four equal sides; an open area where two or more 
streets come 
together, often in the center of a town
statue – an image, often of a person or an animal, usually made of stone, 
metal, or wood
weakling – a person lacking strength or character


Spelling Words (Vowel + /r/):
girl			clear			her			turn
			dark
work			smart			word			hurt
			serve
north			third			giant		
	mysterious		pedestal
square			statue			weakling	
	tornado		scurried








Raising Dragons

Vocabulary:
appetite – the desire for food; hunger
chores – small jobs usually done on a regular schedule
harvested – picked or gathered
hitched – tied on or fastened by a knot, ring, or hook
plow – to break up and turn over dirt so that seeds can be planted
sown – scattered or planted
tended – looked after; took care of

Spelling Words (/j/, /k/, and /kw/ Sounds):
Large			gym			skin			quick
			picnic
Judge			park			jeans			crack
			orange
Second		squeeze		appetite		chores		
	harvested
hitched		plow			sown			tended	
		courage


The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

Vocabulary:
awesome – causing a feeling of wonder, fear, and respect
convinced – made to do, believe, or feel certain about something
disappeared – passed out of sight; vanished
discovered – found; learned
incredible – too unlikely to be believed; astonishing or amazing
impossible – not able to happen or exist


Spelling Words (Homophones):
hear			here			new			knew
			its
it’s			our			hour			there
			their
they’re			awesome		convinced		disappeared
		incredible
discovered		impossible		to			too
			two




Unit 3 Review

Vocabulary:
Fugitives on Four Legs:
fleeing – running away
escapade – an adventurous escape
sanctuary – a safe place set aside for animals to live in
wallow – roll around happily in something, enjoy something a lot
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventure with the Family Lazardo:
safari – a trip to see wild animals
rendition – a performance of a song
liner – a large passenger ship
berth – a place to sleep on a ship
serenade – a musical performance that honors someone
menace – a danger

Spelling Words (Review Words):
sound			crown			word			her
			crack
orange			hear			our			also
			girl
dark			clear			squeeze		second	
	here
new			soft			turn			north
			skin
gym			jeans			hour			knew
			lawn	

Nights of the Pufflings

Vocabulary:
ashore:   on or to the shore (from the water)
burrows:  holes or tunnels dug in the ground by small animals
instinctively:  acting on an inner feeling: doing without thinking
launching:  throwing; sending forcefully upward
stranded:  left in a helpless or difficult position
uninhabited:  having no people living there
venture:  to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous

Spelling Words (Vowel + r sound in hair):
hair			care			chair			pair
			bear	
where			scare			air			pear
			bare	
fair			share			ashore		
	burrows		venture
instinctively		launching		stranded	
	uninhabited		farewell






Seal Surfer
Vocabulary:
basked: rested in pleasant warmth
buffeted: struck powerfully, blown about
horizon: the line where the sky seems to meet the sea or Earth
quay: a dock where ships are loaded and unloaded
surf: to ride on waves, often on a surfboard
swell: a long wave that moves without breaking
swooped: moved with a sudden, sweeping motion

Spelling Words (Added Endings):
cared			babies			chopped		saving	
		carried
fixing			hurried			joking		
	grinning		smiled
wrapped		parties			basked		buffeted	
	horizon
quay			surf			swell		
	swooped		moving




Two Days in May

Vocabulary:
appreciate:  to enjoy and understand
grazing: eating growing plants
population: relating to the number of people or animals living in a certain 
place
starve: to suffer or die from not having enough food
surrounding:  on all sides of
territory: an area of land
wander:  to move from place to place without having a special destination

Spelling Words (Prefixes and Suffixes):
helper			unfair			friendly	
	unhappy		remake
careful			hopeful		unlike			retell	
		sadly
farmer			unhurt			appreciate	
	grazing		population
starve			surrounding		territory		wander
		silently


Unit 4 Review
Vocabulary:
Alejandro’s Gift:
companion:  friend
refresh:  to make like new again
cherished:  well loved
furrows: long, narrow grooves cut in the ground
dwellers: people or animals who live in a place
drudgery; hard, boring, or unpleasant work
shunned: avoided on purpose
The Living Desert:
saguaro: a kind of tall cactus
environment: the place where animals, plants, or people live
moisture: wetness
tenants: people or animals who live in a place
behavior: the way a person or animal acts
cope: deal with

Spelling Words (Review words):
pair			unhurt			grinning		air
			smiled
sadly			care			retell			babies
			bear
unlike			cared			scare		
	hopeful		parties
pear			remake		chopped		bare		
	unhappy
joking			chair			friendly	
	carried			helper
Focus on Biography

Vocabulary:
biography: a person’s life story
facts: things that are true
events: things that happen
sequence: one thing following after another
research: careful study of a subject

Spelling Words (Changing Final y):
puppies		flies			stories			skies	
		driest
candies		pennies		cried			ponies		
	bunnies
happier		funniest		biography		facts	
		sequence
events			research		easier		
	busiest		libraries






Across the Wide Dark Sea

Vocabulary:
anchor: a heavy metal hook attached to a ship and dropped overboard to hold 
the ship in place
cramped: crowded; not enough room to move about
journey: a trip from one place to another
seeping: slowly leaking; oozing
settlement: a small community in a new place
survive: to stay alive; to hold up or withstand
weary: tired; needing rest

Spelling Words (Vowel Sounds in tooth/cook):
tooth			chew			grew			cook
			shoe
blue			boot			flew			shook
			balloon
drew			spoon			anchor		
	cramped		journey
seeping		settlement		survive		weary		
	loose	






Yummi and Halmoni’s Trip

Vocabulary: 
bustling: full of activity; busy
custom: a tradition; a way of doing something that many people follow
foreigners: people who come from another country or place
passport: a government document that allows a person to travel in foreign 
countries
sightseeing: visiting interesting places; touring
skyscrapers: very tall buildings
vendor: someone who sells something

Spelling Words (Vowel Sound in bought):
caught			thought		bought			laugh	
		through
enough		fought			daughter		taught	
		brought
ought			cough			bustling		custom
		foreigners
passport		sightseeing		skyscrapers		vendor
			sought







Trapped by the Ice!

Vocabulary:
barren: having little plant or animal life
crevasse: deep hole or crack
deserted: empty; not lived in, or having few or no people
floes: large sheets of floating ice
grueling: very tiring
impassable: not able to be crossed or traveled through
perilous: very dangerous
terrain: land, ground, or earth

Spelling Words (VCCV Pattern):
Monday		sudden		until			forget		
	happen
follow			dollar			window		hello	
		market
pretty			order			barren		
	crevasse		deserted
floes			grueling		impassable	
	perilous		terrain


Unit 5 Review
Vocabulary:
The Island-below-the-Star
harpoons: spears used to hunt
seaworthy: safe for sailing in
calabashes: large, round bowls made from a gourd
awe: a feeling of wonder and respect
hull: the body of a boat
roiling: moving roughly in many directions
A Wild Ride
territory: 1.  land controlled by a certain group; 2. a part of the United 
States that is not a state
slogging: moving slowly
newsreel: a short movie about recent news

Spelling Words (Review words):
grew			daughter		until			cook
			ought
forget			balloon		caught			dollar	
		boot
window		taught			flew			brought	
	hello
tooth			Monday		pretty			chew	
		sudden
order			spoon			thought		happen	
	bought







Focus on Fairy Tales

Vocabulary:
folktale: a traditional story handed down by the people of a country or 
region from one 
generation to the next
fairy: a tiny imaginary being in human form who has magical powers
hero: the main male character in a story, poem, or play
heroine: the main female character in a story, poem, or play
culture: the customs, beliefs, and ways of living that belong to a people

Spelling Words (The  / s /  Sound in face):
face			city			pencil			place
			center
dance			race			circle			nice
			once
princess		circus			folktale		fairy
			hero
heroine		culture			silence			excitement
		chase	



Pepita Talks Twice
Vocabulary:
language: spoken or written human speech
Spanish: a language
enchiladas: tortillas rolled around a filling, then covered with spicy sauce
salsa: a spice sauce usually made with tomatoes, onions, and peppers
tortilla: a round, flat bread made of corn, from Mexico and Central America
tamales: cornmeal dough wrapped in a corn husk or leaf  around a filling and 
steamed
tacos: tortillas folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese

Spelling Words (Words Ending with /er/ &  /le/):
summer		winter			little			October	
	travel
color			apple			able		
	November		ever
later			purple			language	
	Spanish		salsa
enchiladas		tortilla			tamales		tacos
			mumble







Poppa’s New Pants

Vocabulary:
draped: hung loosely in folds
fabric: cloth
hem: to fold back and sew down the edges
mended: repaired by sewing
pattern: a repeated design or decoration
plaid: a pattern of stripes that cross each other
rustling: quick, soft, fluttering sound

Spelling Words (Words Beginning with a & be):
begin			again			around			before
			away
about			alive			because		ahead	
		between
behind			ago			draped			fabric
			hem	
mended		pattern			plaid			rustling
		awhile





Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Vocabulary:
ceaseless: not stopping; constant
companionable: friendly
discouraged: having little hope or enthusiasm
dismal: gloomy; miserable
dreary: gloomy; bleak; dull
exhausted: very tired
pelting: beating against again and again
sullenly: in a bad-humored way; not happily; gloomily

Spelling Words ( Contractions):
I’m			he’s			aren’t		
	couldn’t		won’t
o’clock			wouldn’t		weren’t		she’s	
		wasn’t
I’d			shouldn’t		ceaseless	
	companionable	dismal
discouraged		dreary			exhausted	
	pelting			sullenly


Unit 6 Review
Vocabulary:
Helen Keller:
miraculously: amazingly
condemned: doomed
frustrated: discouraged and upset
communicate: exchange ideas by talking, writing, or other methods
restored: brought back
Prairie School:
sod: mixture of grass and soil
fetch: bring
fidgeted: moved around restlessly
prairie: flat, grassy land with few trees
hauling: carrying
trunks: sturdy boxes for storing things

Spelling Words (Review words):
little			again			summer		alive	
		purple
around			I’m			able		
	wouldn’t		ago
ever			before			aren’t			I’d
			because
he’s			away			couldn’t	
	November		shouldn’t
apple			about			behind			wasn’t
			later

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