Problem
Solving
Unit 6 Theme
How do we
solve
problems?
Unit 6 Big Question
By cooperating,
people make their
goals easier to
accomplish.
Theme Connection Unit 6 Week 1
We can discover the
past through research.
It takes imagination to
make the past come to
life.
Theme Connection Unit 6 Week 2
Local Californians
solve difficult
problems to improve
the lives of those in
their community.
Theme Connection Unit 6 Week 3
Scientists solve
problems by observing
and trial-and-error
experimentation..
Theme Connection Unit 6 Week 4
Problem solving can
lead to inventions that
improve our lives.
Theme Connection Unit 6 Week 5
Words with
/ә/
Spelling Unit 6 Week 1
Homophones
Spelling Unit 6 Week 2
Prefixes
Spelling Unit 6 Week 3
Suffixes
Spelling Unit 6 Week 4
Prefixes and
Suffixes
Spelling Unit 6 Week 5
Accuracy
Fluency Unit 6 Week 1 and 4
Intonation
Fluency Unit 6 Week 2
Expression
Fluency Unit 6 Week 3
Pacing/
Accuracy
Fluency Unit 6 Week 5
Make
Inferences
and Analyze
Comprehension Strategy Unit 6 Week 1
Analyze
Story
Structure
Comprehension Strategy Unit 6 Week 2
Evaluate
Comprehension Strategy Unit 6 Week 3
Monitor
Comprehension
Comprehension Strategy Unit 6 Week 4
Generate
Questions
Comprehension Strategy Unit 6 Week 5
Problem and
Solution
Comprehension Skill Unit 6 Week 1 and 5
Cause and
Effect
Comprehension Skill Unit 6 Week 2
Make
Generalizations
Comprehension Skill Unit 6 Week 3
Draw
Conclusions
Comprehension Skill Unit 6 Week 4
Adverbs
Grammar Unit 6 Week 1
Comparing
with
Adverbs
Grammar Unit 6 Week 2
Negatives
Grammar Unit 6 Week 3
Prepositions
Grammar Unit 6 Week 4
Sentences
using
Prepositions
Grammar Unit 6 Week 5
Good vs.
Well
Mechanics Unit 6 Week 1
Combining
Sentences
Mechanics Unit 6 Week 2
Correcting
Double
Negatives
Mechanics Unit 6 Week 3
Using
Quotations
Mechanics Unit 6 Week 4
Review
Punctuation
and
Capitalization
Mechanics Unit 6 Week 5
Historical Fiction:
Set in a real time and place. It
may include real people and
events that actually happened,
along with fictional characters
and events.
Genre Unit 6 Week 1
Science Fiction:
A fantasy in which an
invention involving
science or technology
affects historic or
imaginary characters.
Genre Unit 6 Week 2
Nonfiction:
An article in a
newspaper or magazine
that presents facts and
information.
Genre Unit 6 Week 3
Biography:
A story about the life
of a real person
written by someone
else.
Genre Unit 6 Week 4 and 5
Leah’s Pony
by Elizabeth Fredrich
Title and Author Unit 6 Week 1
The Gold Rush
Game
by William F. Wu
Title and Author Unit 6 Week 2
“Taking the
Lead”
by Time for Kids
Title and Author Unit 6 Week 3
Snowflake
Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Title and Author Unit 6 Week 4
How Ben
Franklin Stole the
Lightning
by Rosalyn Schanzer
Title and Author Unit 6 Week 5
Character
Development:
Believable
Writing Unit 6 Week 1 and 2
Expository:
Research
Report
Writing Unit 6 Week 3
Character
Development:
Change and
Growth
Writing Unit 6 Week 4 and 5
Dictionary:
Unfamiliar
Words
Vocabulary Strategy Unit 6 Week 1
Suffixes
Vocabulary Strategy Unit 6 Week 2
Word Parts:
Latin and
Greek Roots
Vocabulary Strategy Unit 6 Week 3
Dictionary:
MultipleMeaning Words
Vocabulary Strategy Unit 6 Week 4
Dictionary:
Idioms
Vocabulary Strategy Unit 6 Week 5
Vocabulary- Unfamiliar Words
Reading- Problem and Solution
Grammar- Adverbs
Write- Character Development:
Believable
Spelling- Words with /ә/
Weekly Skills Test Unit 6 Week 1
Vocabulary- Suffixes
Reading- Cause and Effect
Grammar- Comparing with
Adverbs
Write- Character Development:
Believable
Spelling- Homophones
Weekly Skills Test Unit 6 Week 2
Vocabulary- Latin and Greek
Roots
Reading- Making
Generalizations
Grammar- Negatives
Write- Expository: Research Report
Spelling- Prefixes
Weekly Skills Test Unit 6 Week 3
Vocabulary- Multiple-Meaning
Words
Reading- Draw Conclusions
Grammar- Prepositions
Write- Character Development:
Change and Growth
Spelling- Suffixes
Weekly Skills Test Unit 6 Week 4
Vocabulary- Idioms
Reading- Problem and Solution
Grammar- Sentences using
Prepositions
Write- Character Development:
Change and Growth
Spelling- Prefixes and Suffixes
Weekly Skills Test Unit 6 Week 5