Unit 1: Reaching Out
Lesson 1 Spelling
Long and Short a
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blade
gray
past
afraid
magic
delay
amaze
drain
maybe
break
11. sale
12. hang
13. stain
14. glass
15. raft
16. jail
17. crayon
18. fact
19. stale
20. steak
Challenge:
Fraction
Trait
Champion
Activity
Graceful
Lesson 1 Vocab
comfort- make someone feel better
mention- say
mood- the way a person feels
properly- correctly, in the right way
intends- plans to do something
consisted- made up of
positive- sure
advanced- more highly developed or skilled
peculiar- strange
talent- an ability to do something well
Lesson 1 Prefixes
• Re: means again
• repaint, reawake
• Un- not unacceptable
• unreal, unhappy
– Also means reversal or cancellation of action
or state
• unplug
• Dis- means negation, removal, expulsion
• disadvantage
Lesson 1: Nouns
• A COMMON NOUN tells about a person, animal, place, or
thing.
• A PROPER NOUN names a specific/certain person, place, or
thing.
– Proper nouns begin with capital letter.
Example: Thomas walked the dog.
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Lesson 1: Subjects and Predicates
• A subject is the person or thing the sentence is about.
• A predicate (verb) tells what the subject is or does.
– Simple (1 word)
– Compound (and)
– Complete (phrase)
Lesson 2 Spelling: Long and Short e
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west
steep
member
gleam
fresh
freedom
speed
steam
beast
believe
11. speck
12. kept
13. cheap
14. pretend
15. greed
16. shelf
17. least
18. eager
19. reason
20. chief
Challenge:
echo
menu
creature
reveal
restaurant
Lesson 2 Vocab
• Injustice: something that is unfair
• Numerous: many
• Segregation: system that kept African Americans and
white Americans apart
• Nourishing: gives people what they need to grow and
live
• Captured: caught while trying to get away
• Dream: something you want to happen very much
• Encounter: meeting with people
• Preferred: to like something better than something else
• Recall: to remember
• Example: to show how to do something
Lesson 2 Prefixes
in-
im-
ir-
all mean “NOT”.
Example:
•Inappropriate: not appropriate
•Impossible: not possible
•Irresponsible: not responsible
•Illegal: not legal
il-
Lesson 2 & 3: Kinds of
Sentences
• Declarative: makes a statement
– Dr. Martin Luther King gave many speeches.
• Interrogative: asks a question
– What did you learn about Martin Luther King?
• Imperative: gives a command
– (You) Discuss the fight for civil rights.
• Exclamatory: shows strong feeling
– What a hard struggle it was!
Lesson 3 Spelling: Long and Short i
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skill
crime
grind
tonight
brick
flight
live
chill
delight
build
11. ditch
12. decide
13. witness
14. wind
15. district
16. inch
17. sigh
18. fright
19. remind
20. split
Challenge:
Ignorant
Recognize
Advice
Twilight
rigid
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Lesson 3 Vocab: My Librarian is a
Camel
access - a way to acquire something
remote - far away
isolated - separated from other places or people
impassable - impossible to travel across
obtain - to get something using effort
extremes - very hot, cold, or wet
virtual - occurring on a computer
avid - eager; excited
devour - to thoroughly enjoy something
preserve - to maintain and keep safe
Lesson 3: Quotations
• A quotation is made up of exact words someone has said.
– Uses quotation marks
• Mom said, “I need help setting the table.”
• Split Quotation:
– “I lived near the North Pole,” dad said. There were no libraries
nearby.”
– “I love to read,” he said, “so I found ways to get books.”
Lesson 4 Spelling: Long and Short o
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block
shown
oatmeal
wrote
fellow
scold
coast
odd
locate
slope
11. throat
12. host
13. online
14. shock
15. solve
16. known
17. remote
18. stock
19. boast
20. globe
Challenge:
bonus
approach
motion
continent
accomplish
Lesson 4 Vocab: The Power of
W.O.W
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Innocent: blameless or with good intentions
Speculated: guessed or thought over ideas
Suspect: someone who may have committed a crime
Scheme: a secret, clever plan
Burglaries: crimes that involve stealing
Regretfully: feeling sorry and sad
Assist: help or lend a hand
Favor: an act of kindness or good deed
Prior: before or earlier
Misjudged: was wrong about someone or something
Lesson 4 Prefixes
Non-
Mis-
Non and Mis both mean ”NOT” or “BADLY.”
•nonstop: NOT stopping
•Misbehaving: Not behaving correctly OR
behaving badly
Lesson 4: Sentences
• A sentence fragment is NOT a complete thought
– Missing subject or verb
• Helped raise money for the team.
• A run on sentence has 2 complete thoughts that run
together
– They all worked together the party was a success.
• Fix a run on sentence by making it separate sentences
OR a compound sentence.
– They all worked together. The party was a success.
– They all worked together and the party was a
success.
Lesson 4: Subject/Verb Agreement
• Agreement means sentence parts match.
• A singular subject needs singular verb.
– Daisy plays the violin.
• A plural subject needs a plural verb.
– Chip and Tim play guitars.
Lesson 5 Spelling: Homophones
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wait
weight
heard
herd
days
daze
heel
heal
peak
peek
11. sent
12. cent
13. scent
14. feet
15. feat
16. vain
17. vane
18. vein
19. miner
20. m
Challenge:
raise
raze
rays
principal
principle
Lesson 5 Vocab: Stormalong
• Memorable: interesting and worth remembering
• Horrified: shocked and scared
• Outcast: a person who has been rejected by a certain
group
• Shortage: a lack of something that is needed
• Seafaring: traveling by or working at sea
• Tidal: having to do with ocean and its tides
• Foaming: bubbling up on top of the water
• Condition: the way someone or something is
• Betrayed: hurt by someone or something that had once
been loyal or useful
• Yearning: a feeling of wanting something very badly