Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class  Redmond, Oregon

 

Houghton Mifflin Fourth Grade

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Theme 1        Theme 2       Theme 3        Theme 4        Theme 5        Theme 6

Theme 1: Journeys

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary

Think About the Selection

Reading Strategy

Comprehension Skill

Grammar Focus

Story Summary

1-1

 Akiak

Summarize

Story Structure

 

Kinds of Sentences

1-2 

 Grandfather's Journey

Predict / Infer

Author's Viewpoint

 

Subjects and Predicates

1-3

 Finding The Titanic

Monitor / Clarify

 Text Organization

 

Compound   Sentences

1-4

 By The Shores of Silver Lake

Question

Noting Details

Common  Nouns

 

 

 

 

Theme 2: American Stories

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary

Think About the Selection

Reading Strategy

Comprehension Skill

Grammar Focus

Story Summary

2-1

 Tomás and the Library Lady

Predict / Infer

Sequence of Events

 

Proper     Nouns

2-2

 Tanya's Reunion

Evaluate

Making Inferences

 

Singular & Plural Nouns

2-3

 Boss of the Plains

Summarize

Making Generalizations

 

More Plural Nouns

2-4

 A Very Important Day

Question

Categorize and Classify

 

Singular & Plural Possessive Nouns

 

 

 

Theme 3: That's Amazing

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary

Think About the Selection

Reading Strategy

Comprehension Skill

Grammar Focus

Story Summary

3-1

 The Stranger

Monitor / Clarify

Noting Details

 

Action Verbs

3-2

 Cendrillon

Question

Compare and Contrast

 

Main & Helping Verbs

3-3  Heat Wave!

Evaluate

Fantasy and Realism

 

Verb Tenses: Past, Present  & Future

 

 

 

Theme 4: American Stories

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary

Think About the Selection

Reading Strategy

Comprehension Skill

Grammar Focus

Story Summary

4-1

 My Name is Maria Isabel

Predict / Infer

Predicting Outcomes

 

The Irregular Verb  Be

 

4-2

 Marven of the Great North Woods

Evaluate

Problem Solving

 

Other Irregular Verbs

 

4-3

 The Last Dragon

Summarize

Drawing Conclusions

 

Adjectives

 

4-4

 Sing to the Stars

Question

Story Structure

 

Comparing with Adjectives

 

 

 

Theme 5: Heroes

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary

Think About the Selection

Reading Strategy

Comprehension Skill

Grammar Focus

Story Summary

5-1

 Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

Predict / Infer

Cause & Effect

 

Subject Pronouns

5-2

 Gloria Estefan

Monitor / Clarify

Making Judgments

 

Object Pronouns

5-3

 Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man

Evaluate

Fact and Opinion

 

Singular & Possessive Pronouns

 

 

 

Theme 6: Heroes

Story

Number

Story Title

Vocabulary

Think About the Selection

Reading Strategy

Comprehension Skill

Grammar

Focus

Story Summary

6-1

 Salmon Summer

Summarize

Following Directions

 

Adverbs

6-2

 Wildfires

Monitor / Clarify

Topic, Main Idea & Supporting Details

 

Comparing w/ Adverbs

6-3

 Skylark

Predict / Infer

Making Inferences

 

Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases

 

Also visit the Santa-Maria Bonita School District Reading Page for lots of Houghton Mifflin Reading Resources

 

Mrs. Bunyi's Reading Posters - Awesome!

 

Jack & the Beanstalk Activities Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Jack & the Beanstalk (teachers would like this better than kids)
Little House in the Big Woods Activities