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Reading-Unit 5

Read the 4th Grade story at home: Link to Treasures Reading online eBook.  Now you can see the book we read today!!!

Unit 5, Week 1

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Story:  Because of Winn Dixie (chapter 6 in the novel)
Learning Targets: Summarizing and Describe Character, setting, & Plot

Intro Video

Because of Winn Dixie Intro Video with Kate DiCamillo

Games

Vocabulary Memory Game
Fish 'em Up - Change y to i or add ing

Vocabulary

(U5 W1) Because of Winn-Dixie - Vocabulary Prezi
because_of_winn-dixie-vocab..ppt
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Vocabulary Memory Game

Extensions

Prezi - Introduction of Because of Winn Dixie
(click "Explore" for more activities):
http://www.scholastic.com/winndixie/index.htm

Unit 5, Week 2

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Story: Ranita, the Frog Princess
Skills: Making Judgments, Thesaurus & Antonyms

ranita_the_priness_frog-vocab..ppt
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(U5 W2) Ranita, the Frog Princess - Vocabulary Prezi

Unit 5, Week 3

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Story:  Time for Kids: Exploring the Undersea Territory
Skills:
Fact and Opinion and Review Superlative & Comparative Adjectives

"Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions.  But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." -Baruch, Bernard M 1870-1965 American Financier

Vocabulary

exploring_the_undersea_territory-vocab..ppt
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(U5 W3) TFK: Exploring the Undersea Territory - Vocabulary Prezi

PBS Amazon Explorer & Worksheet:

Play Amazon Explorer!
Explorer Worksheet

Skills

fact__opinion.ppt
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fact-opinion_practice.ppt
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fact__opinion_jeopardy_game.ppt
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Unit 5, Week 4

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Story:  Me and Uncle Romie
Learning Targets:  Character Traits and Context Clues

Tips for the Week:
Character Traits-Similarities & Differences
Inferences about Character Traits 

Vocabulary

unit_5_week_4_vocabulary_powerpoint.ppt
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(U5 W4) Me and Unclue Romie - Vocabulary Prezi
me__uncle_romie-vocab..ppt
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Helpful Links

Character Scrapbook
Character trading Cards
Make a Character Map!
Character Traits - Tutor 1
Character Traits - Tutor 2
Following Directions - Tutor 1
Following Directions - Tutor 2
Following Directions - Tutor 3

Unit 5, Week 5

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Story: Wild Horses
Learning Targets: Cause & Effect and Context Clues

Vocabulary

wild_horses-vocab..ppt
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(U5 W5) Wild Horses - Vocabulary Prezi

Power Points

causeeffect.ppt
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causeeffect2.pps
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Background Information

Chincoteague Wild Ponies Information and Background

Games

Cause and Effect-Flippy's Adventure Game
Cause and Effect Reading Skills Rocket Game
Mystery Cube-Online Learning Link
Jennifer Adams Web Design