Dear Parents/Guardians,
In this folder are all of the vocabulary and spelling words for our Reading Street
Reading textbook. This folder will need to be brought to school each day and taken home
each night.
Each page contains two selections or stories of vocabulary/spelling words. The top
is one week then below the line is the next week. Students will write the date of the
week in which we start that selection on the line that reads Week of ____.
Vocabulary words are on the left hand side under the heading Vocabulary Words.
Students should be able to read these words and know the meaning or definition of the
words.
Spelling words are on the right hand side under the heading Spelling Words.
Students should be able to read these words, know the meaning, AND spell them. A
Spelling test will usually be given on Friday. Students will be instructed to write the date
the test will be given near the spelling words. There will be NO pretest given in our
classroom, however, you are certainly welcome to do a pretest at home if you would like.
Students should learn to read and spell words 1-12 before working on the Challenge
Words. On the Spelling test, Challenge Words are NOT counted against your child if
he/she misses one.
We will not be starting our reading textbook until the second full week of school,
however, there are spelling words listed below that your child needs to learn for a
Spelling test at the end of the first full week of school.
--------------------------------------------------------------Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ____________________
Spelling Words—Short Vowels
1. bat
2. man
3. fit
4. win
5. hop
6. on
7. cub
8. but
9. ten
10. Ted
Challenge Words:
Rodburn
Morehead
Mrs. Jenny Stewart
1
Vocabulary/Spelling
Unit One—Reading Street
Week of ____________________
Iris and Walter
Realistic fiction—p. 16-37
By Elissa Hoden Guest
Illustrated by: Christine Davenier
Vocabulary Words:
Spelling Words—Short Vowels
country
friend
someone
amazing
meadow
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
front
beautiful
somewhere
ladder
roller-skate
drum
rock
list
desk
job
sad
7. tag
8. rib
9. dust
10. mess
11. chop
12. sack
Challenge Words:
pocket
lettuce
engine
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Week of ____________________
Exploring Space with An Astronaut
Expository Nonfiction—p. 46-61
By: Patricia J. Murphy
Vocabulary Words:
Spelling Words-Long Vowels
live
work
woman
machines
move
everywhere
world
1. tune
2. page
3. nose
4. space
5. size
6. fine
astronaut
shuttle
experiment
telescope
gravity
CVC
7. cube
8. blaze
9. home
10. vote
11. mice
12. late
Challenge Words:
erase
spice
confuse
2
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ____________________
Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
Star Pictures in the Sky
Realistic Fiction-- p. 72-89
By: Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator: Sucie Stevenson
Paired Selection00p. 90-93
By: Lorraine McCombs
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words—Consonant Blends
love
mother
father
straight
bear
couldn’t
build
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
shivered
drooled
lanterns
snuggled
stop
nest
brave
clip
mask
breeze
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
strap
hand
ask
stream
twin
state
Challenge Words:
browse
Vocabulary/Spelling
A Walk in the Desert
straight
Week of ____________________
Rain Forests (paired selection)
Expository non- Fiction- p. 100-121
By: Caroline Arnold
Reading online- p. 122-125
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-Base Wds& endings
water
full
animals
early
warm
eyes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
desert
harsh
climate
cactus
coyote
skeleton
talked
talking
excited
exciting
hugged
hugging
-ed, -ing
7. dropped
8. dropping
9. lifted
10. lifting
11. smiling
12. smiled
Challenge
dragging
amazed
danced
3
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ____________________
The Strongest One
Anteaters (paired selection)
Retold as a play by Joseph Bruchac- p. 132-151
Illustrator: David Diaz
By John Jacobs- p. 152-155
Vocabulary Words
pieces
very
though
learn
often
together
gone
Spelling Words—Consonant digraphs
narrator
relatives
dangerous
gnaws
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
bunch
that
wish
patch
when
what
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
shape
whale
itch
chase
math
them
Challenge Words:
whiskers
switch
shrimp
Unit Two—Reading Street
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ____________________
Tara and Tiree: Fearless Friends
Rescue Dogs (paired selection)
Narrative Fiction- p. 166-183
Author: Andrew Clements
Illustrator: Scott Gustofson
By: Rena Moran-- p. 184-187
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-r-controlled; ar, or, ore
family
pull
listen
once
heard
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
collar
slipped
brave
part
hard
born
horse
before
more
7. porch
8. farm
9. chore
10. corn
11. score
12. smart
Challenge Words
cardinal
therefore
morning
4
Spelling/Vocabulary
Week of ____________________
Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat
Spaceball—(paired selection)- p. 214-215
Realistic Fiction- p. 194-213
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Illustrator: Susanna Nattie
Author: Brad Bagert
Illustrator: Tedd Arnold
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-Contractions
you’re
second
great
either
laugh
certainly
worst
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
clutched
terrific
spirit
I’ll
it’s
I’m
who’s
we’ll
hasn’t
7. wasn’t
8. he’s
9. didn’t
10. she’s
11. isn’t
12. hadn’t
Challenge Words:
wouldn’t
Vocabulary/Spelling
shouldn’t
where’s
Week of ____________________
Turtle’s Race with Beaver
The Secret Life of Ponds
Folktale-p. 222-245
As told by: Joseph & James Bruchac
Illustrators: Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey
(paired selection)-p. 246-249
Author: Elizabeth Schleichert
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-r-controlled; er, ur, ir
toward
ago
word
whole
above
enough
buried
dam
lodge
challenge
halfway
embarrassed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
her
nurse
turn
serve
curl
purse
7. person
8. dirt
9. birth
10. curb
11. skirt
12. turtle
Challenge
hamburger surface
perfect
5
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ____________________
The Bremen Town Musicians
Animals Helping Animals
Fairy Tale-p. 256-275
Retold as a play by Carol Pugliano
Illustrator: Jon Goodell
(paired selection)--p. 276-277
Author: Jacquelyn Siki
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-Plurals
people
sign
bought
scared
probably
shall
pleasant
mill
musician
excitement
robbers
monsters
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
note
notes
lunch
lunches
story
stories
7. baby
8. babies
9. switch
10. switches
11. tune
12. tunes
Challenge
crumbs
supplies
centuries
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Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving USA
Animal Fantasy-p. 286-305
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Diane de Groat
(paired selection)--p. 306-309
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-Long a
everybody
sorry
promise
minute
brought
behind
door
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Thanksgiving
hooves
riverbank
lumbered
tail
wait
away
raise
paint
today
7. main
8. say
9. play
10. brain
11. stay
12. tray
Challenge Words:
holiday
daily
raisin
6
Unit Three-Reading Street
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends
Robots at Home
Animal Fantasy-p. 320-339
Author: Kate McMullan
paired selection—p. 340-341
from Robots by Clive Gifford
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-Long
shoe
science
village
guess
won
pretty
watch
1. read
2. feel
3. easy
4. deep
5. seat
6. party
robot
wad
trash
electricity
e
7. teeth
8. team
9. sleep
10. windy
11. leave
12. wheel
Challenge Words:
wreath
eagle
season
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Week of ___________________
Dear Juno
Saying It Without Words; Signs & Symbols
Realistic Fiction-p. 348-367
Author: Soyung Pak
Illustrator: Susan Kathleen Hartung
Paired Selection—p. 368-369
Authors: Anulf K. Esterer and Louise A. Esterer
Vocabulary Words
Spelling Words-Long
picture
school
answer
faraway
parents
wash
company
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
persimmons
smudged
envelope
photograph
goat
hold
show
most
bowl
float
o; o, oa, ow.
7. toad
8. slow
9. told
10. open
11. ago
12. toast
Challenge Words:
7
almost
Vocabulary/Spelling
throat
hollow
Week of ___________________
Anansi Goes Fishing
Do Spiders Stick to Their Webs?
Folk Tale—p. 376-397
Retold by: Eric A. Kimmel
Illustrator: Janet Stevens
Paired Selection—p. 398-399
Author: Amy Goldman Koss
Vocabulary
Spelling-compound wds
believe
caught
finally
been
whatever
today
tomorrow
lazy
weave
delicious
justice
1. basketball
2. someone
3. weekend
4. something
5. birthday
6. riverbank
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
raindrop
mailbox
bedtime
driveway
backyard
bathtub
Challenge Words:
grandparent
Vocabulary/Spelling
rattlesnake
earthquake
Week of ___________________
Rosa and Blanca
The Crow and the Pitcher
Realistic Fiction-p. 406-419
Author: Joe Hayes
Illustrator: Jose Ortega
Paired Selection—p. 420-423
A Fable by Aesop retold by Eric Blair
Illustrator: Laura Ovresat
Vocabulary
Spelling-Long i; i, y, igh
daughters
youngest
their
buy
many
alone
half
tortillas
luckiest
chiles
1. find
2. child
3. sky
4. bright
5. wild
6. fly
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
blind
myself
cry
spider
flight
right
Challenge Words:
frighten
arrival
identify
8
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
A Weed Is a Flower:
The Life of Gearge Washington Carver
What’s Made from Corn?
Paired Selection—p. 454-457
Reading Online
Biography—p. 430-453
Author/Illustrator: Aliki
Vocabulary
neighbor
hours
money
clothes
taught
only
question
Spelling-Comparative Endings
college
agriculture
laboratory
greenhouse
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
sooner
soonest
hotter
hottest
busier
busiest
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
fatter
fattest
smaller
smallest
happier
happiest
Challenge Words:
angrier
angriest
straightest
Unit Four: Reading Street
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
The Quilt Story
Making Memories: Changing with the Times
Realistic Fiction-p. 16-33
Author: Tony Johnson
Illustrator: Tomie de Paola
Paired Selelction—p. 34-39
An Interview with Mary Jane McDonald
By: Myko-Lynne Sokoloff
Vocabulary
quilt
wrapped
pretended
stuffing
trunks
blankets
unpacked
Spelling-Syllables: Consonant + le
stitched
hatchet
patchwork
1. ankle
2. title
3. apple
4. cable
5. purple
6. able
7. sparkle
8. tickle
9. giggle
10. bubble
11. bundle
12. bugle
Challenge Words:
mumble
scramble
twinkle
9
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
How Do Seeds Know Which Way is UP?
Expository Nonfiction—p. 46-61
Authors: Ron Fridell and Patricia Walsh
Paired Selection—p. 62-63
Author: Amy Goldman Koss
Vocabulary
Spelling-Vowels oo and u
fruit
soil
root
harvest
vine
bumpy
smooth
cycle
wither
tendrils
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
put
cook
stood
full
wood
July
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
hook
hood
brook
pull
push
shook
Challenge Words:
pudding
Vocabulary/Spelling
cushion
Week of ___________________
Frogs
From Egg to Egg
Expository Nonfiction-p. 70-89
Author: Gail Gibbons
Paired Selection-p. 90-93
from Life Cycles
Vocabulary
Spelling-ou and ow
pond
wonderful
powerful
insects
crawls
skin
shed
spawn
bulges
vegetarians
footprint
1. around
2. about
3. gown
4. sound
5. flower
6. howl
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
mouse
downtown
south
crown
pound
ground
boundary
drowsy
Challenge Words:
mountain
10
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
I Like Where I Am
A New House
Poem-p. 100-117
Author: Jessica Harper
Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
Paired Selection-p. 118-121
Reading Online
Vocabulary
trouble
giant
chuckle
fair
strong
block
tears
Spelling-diphthongs oi, oy
glee
usually
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
joy
noise
royal
moist
broil
cowboy
7. destroy
8. loyal
9. enjoy
10. foil
11. joint
12. spoil
Challenge Words:
employee
Vocabulary/Spelling
corduroy
turquoise
Week of ___________________
Helen Keller and the Big Storm
Wind
Nonfiction-p. 128-143
Author: Patricia Lakin
Illustrator: Troy Howell
Paired Selection-p. 144-147
Author: Marion Dane Baver
Vocabulary
special
pressing
branches
picnic
angry
fingers
clung
Spelling-Vowel patterns for /u/
tantrum
scent
fierce
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
too
new
fruit
blue
true
cool
7. drew
8. flew
9. juice
10. clue
11. spoon
12. suit
Challenge Words:
cruise
nephew
shampoo
11
Unit Five—Reading Street
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Firefighter
Fire Station No. 3
Narrative Nonfiction-p. 158-173
Author: Angela Royston
Paired Selection-p. 174-177
Author: Connie Carpenter
Vocabulary
station
building
roar
masks
quickly
tightly
burning
Spelling-Suffixes –ly, -ful, -er, -or
fireproof
hydrant
outriggers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
cheerful
visitor
slowly
weekly
teacher
helper
7. fighter
8. sailor
9. quickly
10. yearly
11. graceful
12. hardly
Challenge Words:
gardener
Vocabulary/Spelling
One Dark Night
Realistic Fiction-p. 184-203
Author: Hazel Hutchins
Illustrator: Susan Kathleen Hartung
Vocabulary
pours
lightning
thunder
storm
flashes
pounds
rolling
competitor extremely
Week of ___________________
Adoption by: Isabel Joshlin Glaser
The Stray Cat by Eve Merriam
Paired Selections-p. 204-205
Spelling-Prefixes un-, re-, pre-, disstray
nudging
brooding
1. unsafe
2. preheat
3. rerun
4. disappear
5. unlock
6. retie
7. preschool
8. disagree
9. regroup
10. unplug
11. unpack
12. rewind
Challenge Words:
prehistoric
unfortunate
reunion
12
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Bad Dog, Dodger
How to Train Your Puppy
Realistc Fiction-p. 212-227
Author: Barbara Abercrombie
Illustrator: Laura Ovresat
Paired Selection-p. 228-231
Author: L.B. Coombs
Vocabulary
Spelling-Silent Consonants
practice
grabbed
chewing
chased
treats
wagged
dripping
bleachers
spectators
dugout
1. knock
2. sign
3. knee
4. wrong
5. write
6. climb
7. comb
8. knob
9. lamb
10. gnat
11. wren
12. wrap
Challenge Words:
knuckle
Vocabulary/Spelling
wrestle
plumber
Week of ___________________
Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores
Good Kicking
Fantasy-p. 238-257
Author: James Howe
Illustrator: Amy Walrod
Paired Selection-p. 258-261
Author: Rich Richardson
Vocabulary
adventure
climbed
greatest
truest
clubhouse
exploring
wondered
Spelling-ph, gh /f/
downhearted
sewer
1. phone
2. enough
3. stuff
4. laugh
5. puff
6. giraffe
7. rough
8. cliff
9. cough
10. photo
11. tough
12. graph
Challenge Words:
dolphin
physical
autograph
13
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
The Signmaker’s Assistant
Helping Hand
Humorous Fiction-p. 268-285
Author: Tedd Arnold
Paired Selection-p. 286-289
Reading Online
Vocabulary
idea
important
blame
signmaker
townspeople
afternoon
Spelling-aw, au, augh, al
assistant
wisdom
feverishly
1. talk
2. because
3. August
4. caught
5. draw
6. walk
7. fault
8. launch
9. thaw
10. taught
11. auto
12. chalk
Challenge Words:
applause
awkward
audience
Unit Six-Reading Street
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Just Like Josh Gibson
How Baseball Began
Realistic Fiction-p. 300-315
Author: Angela Johnson
Illustrator: Beth Peck
Paired Selection- p. 316-319
Author: Tammy Terry
Illustrator: Clint Hansen
Vocabulary
field
cheers
threw
sailed
plate
bases
Spelling-Contractions
soar
forties
Louisville slugger
1. we’re
2. I’ve
3. don’t
4. can’t
5. he’d
6. you’re
7. she’d
8. we’ve
9. they’d
10. I’d
11. they’re
12. won’t
Challenge Words:
could’ve
would’ve
should’ve
14
Vocabulary/Spelling
Red, White and Blue;
The Story of the American Flag
Nonfiction-p. 326-345
Author: John Herman
Illustrator: Shannan Stirnweiss
Vocabulary
freedom
flag
stripes
stars
nicknames
birthday
America
Week of ___________________
You’re a Grand Old Flag
Paired Selection-p. 346-347
Author: George M. Cohan
Spelling-Inflected Endings
Congress
American Revolution
colonies
1. tried
2. trying
3. planned
4. planning
5. liked
6. liking
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
skipped
skipping
cried
crying
hiked
hiking
Challenge Words:
danced dancing
Vocabulary/Spelling
replied
replying
Week of ___________________
A Birthday Basket for Tia
Family Traditions: Birthdays
Realistic Fiction-p. 354-369
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Cecily Lang
Paired Selection-p. 370-373
Reading Online
Vocabulary
present
aunt
basket
collects
bank
favorite
Spelling-Syllables –tion, -ture
piñata
ninetieth
tia
1. mixture
2. nation
3. section
4. future
5. picture
6. action
7. nature
8. feature
9. motion
10. fixture
11. station
12. caution
Challenge Words:
furniture
adventure
tuition
15
Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Cowboys
Cowboy Gear from The Cowboy’s Handbook
Fiction-p. 380-403
Author: Lucille Recht Penner
Illustrator: Ben Carter
Paired Selection—p. 404-405
Author: Tod Cody
Vocabulary
Spelling-Suffixes
cattle
trails
herd
campfire
railroad
galloped
roundup
chuckwagon
bellowed
1. kindness
2. careless
3. goodness
4. useless
5. fearless
6. darkness
7. fitness
8. weakness
9. thankless
10. helpless
11. sickness
12. sadness
Challenge Words:
awareness
Vocabulary/Spelling
eagerness
wireless
Week of ___________________
Jingle Dancer
Celebrating the Buffalo Days
Realistic Fiction—p. 412-427
Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Illustrator: Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu
Paired Selection-p. 428-431
Author: Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
Vocabulary
Spelling-Prefixes
drum
clattering
voice
jingle
silver
borrow
moccasin
regalia
shuffled
1. midair
2. misplace
3. mislead
4. midway
5. misprint
6. midday
7. mismatch
8. mistake
9. misdeed
10. midyear
11. misbehave
12. midweek
Challenge Words:
midstream
midnight
misbehavior
16
Vocabulary/Spelling
Vocabulary
Week of ___________________
Spelling—months of year
1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December
Challenge:
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
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Vocabulary/Spelling
Week of ___________________
Vocabulary
Spelling—days of the week
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
7. Sunday
8. twenty
9. thirty
10. forty
11. fifty
12. sixty
Challenge:
million
thousand
billion
17
Vocabulary/Spelling
Vocabulary
Week of ___________________
Spelling—Fry Sight Words
1. because
2. people
3. were
4. black
5. name
6. live
7. upon
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
could
school
please
five
soon
saw
best
also
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Vocabulary/Spelling
Vocabulary
Week of ___________________
Spelling—Fry Sight Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
another
into
right
also
let
should
bring
8. each
9. next
10. too
11. first
12. pretty
13. where
14. friend
15. may
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Vocabulary/Spelling
Vocabulary
Week of ___________________
Spelling—Fry Sight Words
1. am
2. last
3. must
4. think
5. ear
6. own
7. these
8. color
9. because
10. shall
11. came
12. left
13. our
14. why
15. with
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Vocabulary/Spelling
Vocabulary
Week of ___________________
Spelling—Fry Sight Words
1. read
2. away
3. kind
4. want
5. use
6. morning
7. girl
8. thank
9. end
10. sure
11. they
12. wish
13. tell
14. better
15. leave
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