OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 1 What Is a Story?

Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others

for the purposes of contributing to a class goal,
exchanging ideas on a topic, and making connections
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including concepts about
print and concepts about books, elements of stories, text
features, and the vocabulary associated with texts
R/V B7: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
retelling and beginning to summarize
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including elements of
stories
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring an organization that includes a welldeveloped beginning and logically ordered, imaginative
ideas, or details
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to
confirm and extend meaning, including discussing with
others
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including elements of
stories
OL A11: Use the features of oral language to convey and

Lets Read: Narrative

The Turnip Garden

Try It Out: Narrative

Pancake Surprise

Try It Out: Narrative

Hamster Chase

Try It Out: Narrative

The Wild, Woolly Child

Lets Listen: Make

Connections while You
Listen
The Bear

Lets Write: Choose a Big

Idea

Lets Look at Media:

Identify Purpose and
Audience
Tell a Book by Its Cover

Lets Read: Make

Connections
Its Not My Fault!

derive meaning, including receptive listening posture

R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including elements of
stories
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking
by presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including elements of
stories
W/R C7: Use writing and representing to extend thinking
by presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A4: Use strategies when interacting with others,
including making and sharing connections
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present
ideas, information, and feelings, by sharing connections
made
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including recalling main ideas
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and
organizing ideas from personal interest, prompts, models
of good literature, and/or graphics
W/R C1: Create personal writing and representations that
express connections to personal experiences, ideas, likes,
and dislikes, featuring idea developed through the use of
relevant details that connect to a topic
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present
ideas, information, and feelings, by staying on topic in a
focused discussion
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including concepts about
print and concepts about books
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present
ideas, information, and feelings by sharing connections
made
R/V B9: Read and view to expand knowledge, by
predicting and connecting, and comparing and inferring
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons and making

Try It Out: Make

Connections
The Blink-Off

Try It Out: Make

Connections
Oonga Boonga

Try It Out: Make

Connections
I Wanna Iguana

Unit Assessment

text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections

OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present
ideas, information, and feelings by sharing connections
made
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world
connections
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking
by presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world
connections
W/R C7: Use writing and representing to express personal
responses and opinions about experiences or texts
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present
ideas, information, and feelings, by reporting on a topic
with a few supporting facts and details
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world
connections
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking
by presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the
structures and features of texts, including concepts about
print and concepts about books, and elements of stories
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and
organizing ideas from personal interests, prompts, models
of good literature, and/or graphics

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 2 Animals
Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others

for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic and making
connections
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including figuring
out unknown words
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from a variety of sources
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C10: Use some features and conventions of language
to express meaning in their writing and representing,
including words from oral vocabulary, personal word list,
and class lists
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, including sharing connections

Lets Read: Visualize

How Big?

Try It Out: Visualize

Odd Birds

Try It Out: Visualize

Jump or Jiggle

Try It Out: Visualize

How Polar Bears Hunt

Lets Read: Identify

Characteristics of
Information Reports
All About Frogs

Try It Out: Identify

Characteristics of
Information Reports
Owls

Try It Out: Identify

Characteristics of
Information Reports
A Long Winter Sleep

made
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring
developing word choice by using some content-specific
vocabulary and details
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring an
organization that includes a beginning that signals a topic
and ideas that are generally logically sequenced
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
listening, and/or graphics
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by staying on topic in a focused
discussion
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A4: Use strategies when interacting with others,
including taking turns as speaker and listener
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the

Try It Out: Identify

Characteristics of
Information Reports
Animal Groups

Lets Listen: Visualize

While You Listen
Mice

Lets Look at Media:

Identify Characteristics
of Trading Cards
Animal Trading Cards

Lets Write: Add Details

to Your Writing

vocabulary associated with texts

W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring an
organization that includes a well-developed beginning and
logically ordered, imaginative ideas or details
OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others
for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic, completing
tasks, and engaging in play
OL A4: Use strategies when interacting with others,
including taking turns as speaker and listener
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing, and retelling and beginning to summarize
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by sharing connections made
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including retelling
and beginning to summarize
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including concepts about print and
concepts about books
W/R C5: Use strategies during writing and representing to
express thoughts, including examining models of
literature/visuals
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by staying on topic in a focused
discussion
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Animals in Inuit Life

Unit Assessment

ideas from a variety of sources

W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by staying on topic in a focused
discussion
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including asking questions
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including retelling
and beginning to summarize
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to
summarize
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B1, B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension
of grade-appropriate literary and information texts
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 3 Celebrate Traditions

Lesson Instructional
Focus

Specific Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others

for a the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic and
completing tasks
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
R/V B5: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including figuring
out unknown words
OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others
for the purpose of exchanging ideas on a topic and making
connections
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C9: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others
for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic and
completing tasks
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the

Lets Read: Titles and

Headings
Hooray for Canada
Day!

Try It Out: Titles and

Headings
My Turn to Remember

Try It Out: Titles and

Headings
Noisy Celebrations

Try It Out: Titles and

Headings
Whats for Dinner?

Lets Listen: Use

Descriptive Words
A Thanksgiving Dinner

vocabulary associated with texts

W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C9: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring ideas developed through the use of details
that enhance the topic
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including focussing on the speaker and recalling
main ideas
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including

Lets Read: Predict

A New Year for
Everyone

Try It Out: Predict

Kwanzaa Fun

Try It Out: Predict

Four Seasons of
Celebrating

Try It Out: Predict

Fun with Friends

visualizing
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including making a prediction and asking
questions
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring ideas developed through the use of details
that enhance the topic or mood
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including making a prediction
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by sharing connections made

Lets Look at Media:

Interpret Messages from
Invitations
Youre Invited!

Lets Write: Stay on

Topic

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Standing Proud

R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to

construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including retelling
and beginning to summarize
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including rereading and re-viewing
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including concepts about print and
concepts about books, and text features
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring ideas developed through the use of details
that enhance the topic or mood, and developing word choice
by using some varied descriptive and sensory language
OL A11: Use features of oral language to convey and derive
meaning, including receptive listening posture
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including making predictions and setting a purpose
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including rereading and re-viewing
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A9: Use speaking and listening to develop thinking, by
acquiring new ideas and inquiring
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by

Unit Assessment

presenting new understandings in a variety of forms

R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance writing
trait
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 4 Biographies
Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting

ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including figuring
out unknown words, and retelling and beginning to
summarize
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by retelling or paraphrasing
information shared orally
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features, and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interests, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features, and the
vocabulary associated with texts
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including retelling
and beginning to summarize
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to
summarize, and sketching
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features, and the
vocabulary associated with texts

Lets Read: Recount

Go for Gold!

Try It Out: Recount

A Sharks Best Friend

Try It Out: Recount

The Paperback Prince

Try It Out: Recount

The Sky Is the Limit

Lets Look at Media:

Conventions of DVD
Covers
Whats on DVD?

Lets Read: Make

Inferences
Jarome Iginla: Hockey
Star!

Try It Out: Make

Inferences
A Dream Come True

W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,

including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interests, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by recounting experiences in a
logical sequence
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features, and the
vocabulary associated with texts
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interests, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings by staying on topic in a focussed
discussion, and reporting on a topic with a few supporting
facts and details
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including concepts about print and
concepts about books, text features, and the vocabulary
associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B9: Read and view to expand knowledge, by
comparing and inferring
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B9: Read and view to expand knowledge, by
comparing and inferring
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons

Try It Out: Make

Inferences
You Can Do It!

Try It Out: Make

Inferences
The Life of a Cartoonist

Lets Listen: Make

Inferences While You
Listen

Lets Write: Put Things

in Order

Try It Out: Read Like a

W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by

presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B9: Read and view to expand knowledge, by
comparing and inferring
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
R/V B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
R/V B9: Read and view to expand knowledge, by
comparing and inferring
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring an organization that includes a welldeveloped beginning and logically ordered, imaginative
ideas or details
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including focussing on the speaker and asking
questions
OL A11: Use the features of oral language to convey and
derive meaning, including enunciation and receptive
listening postures
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,

Writer
Dr. Philip Currie, Dino
Explorer

Unit Assessment

information, and feelings, by recounting experiences in a

logical sequence
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features, and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning
R/V B1, B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension
of grade-appropriate literary and information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 5 Liquids and Solids

Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others

for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic and making
connections
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including asking questions
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including asking questions
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including asking questions
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including asking questions
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons, and making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
OL A4: Use strategies when interacting with others,
including asking questions for clarification and
understanding
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including asking questions

Lets Read: Ask

Questions
What Are Liquids and
Solids?

Try It Out: Ask

Questions
Watery Shapes

Try It Out: Ask

Questions
Wonderful Water

Try It Out: Ask

Questions
Float the Boat

Lets Listen:
Ask Questions While
Listening
Batter Up!

Lets Read: Photos and

Captions
Our Science Project

Try It Out: Photos and

Captions
Mixing Matters

R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to

construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
predicting and making connections
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature and/or graphics
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by reporting on a topic with a few
supporting facts and details
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, text features, and the vocabulary
associated with texts
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by asking for clarification and
explanation
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including asking questions
OL A9: Use speaking and listening to develop thinking, by
making connections
R/V B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others
for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, text features, and the vocabulary
associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A7: Demonstrate enhance vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures

Try It Out: Photos and

Captions
Icy Giants

Try It Out: Photos and

Captions
Liquids Cool Down

Lets Look at Media:

Identify Point of View
Watery Ads

Lets Write: Make Voice

Strong

and features of texts, text features, and the vocabulary

associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, text features, and the vocabulary
associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including making a prediction
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, text features, and the vocabulary
associated with texts
W/R C2: Create information writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring an
organization that includes a beginning that signals a topic
and ideas that are generally logically sequenced
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to
summarize
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjust
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B1, B2: View and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts and information texts
W/R C1: Create personal writing and representations that
express connections to personal experiences, ideas, likes,
and dislikes, featuring developing voice by showing some
evidence of individuality
W/R C5: Use strategies during writing and representing to
express thoughts, including revising and editing
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Oozing Oobleck

Unit Assessment

improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing

trait and editing for conventions
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring
developing voice for showing how they think and feel about
a topic
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including asking questions
R/V B1, B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension
of grade-appropriate literary and information texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including checking their work against
established criteria, revising to enhance a writing trait, and
editing for conventions

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 6 Communities
Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others

for the purposes of contributing to a class goal, exchanging
ideas on a topic, and making connections
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including concepts about print and
concepts about books, elements of stories, text features,
and the vocabulary associated with texts
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including retelling
and beginning to summarize
W/R C1: Create personal writing and representations that
express connections to personal experiences, ideas, likes,
and dislikes, featuring ideas developed through the use of
relevant details that connect to a topic
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by retelling or paraphrasing
information shared orally
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms

Lets Read: Find

Important Ideas
All Kinds of
Communities

Try It Out: Find

Important Ideas
Homes, Homes,
Everywhere!

Try It Out: Find

Important Ideas
Getting from Here to
There

Try It Out: Find

Important Ideas
Our Town

Lets Look at Media:

Conventions of Maps
On the Map

Lets Listen: Listen for

Important Ideas
Getting Directions

Lets Write: Use

Descriptive Adjectives

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Hi, Cousin!

Lets Read: Description

OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting

ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by retelling or paraphrasing
information shared orally and following three- and four-step
instructions
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including recalling main ideas
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to
confirm and extend meaning, including retelling and
beginning to summarize
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C1: Create personal writing and representations that
express connections to personal experiences, ideas, likes,
and dislikes, featuring developing word choice by using
some varied and descriptive language
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to

Just Playing

Try It Out: Description

What to Wear

Try It Out: Description

Work Around the World

Try It Out: Description

Off to School!

Unit Assessment

construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including

visualizing
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details, and developing word choice by using contentspecific vocabulary and details
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details, and developing word choice by using contentspecific vocabulary and details
OL A11: Use the text features of oral language to convey
and derive meaning, including enunciation and receptive
listening posture
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details, and developing word choice by using contentspecific vocabulary and details
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
visualizing
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details, and developing word choice by using contentspecific vocabulary and details
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including recalling main ideas
R/V B1, B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension
of grade-appropriate literary and information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures

and features of texts, including text features, and the

vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C1: Create personal writing and representations that
express connections to personal experiences, ideas, likes,
and dislikes, featuring developing word choice by using
some varied and descriptive language

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 7 Long Ago and Far Away

Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and

demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
R/V B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including elements of stories
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including elements of stories
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including elements of stories
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including elements of stories
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or

Lets Read: Narrative

Who Sees Strong Wind?

Try It Out: Narrative

Jack and the Beanstalk

Try It Out: Narrative

The Dragon Princess

Try It Out: Narrative

Who Will Be King?

Lets Speak: Use Tone

and Volume
The Elves and the
Shoemaker

Lets Write: Use Action

Words

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Touch of Gold

Lets Read: Retell

The Frog Prince

Try It Out: Retell

The Laughing Princess

viewed, featuring an organization that includes a welldeveloped beginning and logically ordered, imaginative
ideas or details
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
OL A11: Use the features of oral language to convey and
derive meaning, including enunciation
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including setting a purpose; identifying an audience; and
generating, selecting, developing, and organizing ideas from
personal interest, prompts, models of good literature, and/or
graphics
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including checking their work against
established criteria, and revising to enhance a writing trait
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including elements of stories
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including setting a purpose; identifying an audience; and
generating, selecting, developing, and organizing ideas from
personal interest, prompts, models of good literature, and/or
graphics
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including checking their work against
established criteria, and revising to enhance a writing trait
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to
summarize
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to

Try It Out: Retell

How Anansi Got His
Stories

Try It Out: Retell

The Tiger, the Brahmin,
and the Jackal

Lets Look at Media:

Express Opinions About
Movie Posters
Long Ago and Far Away
Movies

Unit Assessment

summarize
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literature, and/or graphics
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to
summarize
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including retelling and beginning to
summarize
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by sharing connections made
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language, and developing
voice by showing some evidence of individuality
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by retelling stories, including
characters, setting, and plot
R/V B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 8 Movement
Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting

ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing,
including predicting and making connections
R/V B9: Read and view to expand knowledge, by
comparing and inferring
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by asking for clarification and
explanation
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including setting a purpose
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including selfmonitoring and self-correcting
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including rereading or re-viewing
and discussing with others
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good
literatures, and/or graphics
OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others
for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic and making
connections
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including asking questions
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including selfmonitoring and self-correcting
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including sketching
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including generating, selecting, developing, and organizing
ideas from personal interest, prompts, models of good

Lets Read: Monitor

Your Comprehension
Lets Get Moving!

Try It Out: Monitor

Your Comprehension
Wheels and Axles

Try It Out: Monitor

Your Comprehension
Scooters and
Skateboards

Try It Out: Monitor

Your Comprehension
On the Move

Lets Speak: Use

Labelled Diagrams
Show What You Mean

Lets Write: Make Your

Sentences Flow

literatures, and/or graphics

OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including focusing on the speaker and recalling
main ideas
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including selfmonitoring and self-correcting
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B5: Use strategies before reading and viewing,
including accessing prior knowledge to make connections
R/V B6: Use strategies during reading and viewing to
construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including selfmonitoring and self-correcting
R/V B7: Use strategies after reading and viewing to confirm
and extend meaning, including discussing with others
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
W/R C10: Use some features and conventions of language
to express meaning in their writing and representing,
including complete simple sentences, and begin to use
compound sentences
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring
sentence fluency using some variety of sentence length and
an emerging variety in pattern, and developing word choice
by using some content-specific vocabulary and details
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Moving Day

Lets Read: Labelled

Diagrams
Up and Down

Try It Out: Labelled

Diagrams
Springy Toys

Try It Out: Labelled

Diagrams
A Surprising Pull

Try It Out: Labelled

Diagrams
Ride the Roller Coaster

improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing

trait
OL A7: Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and
usage
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring
sentence fluency using some variety of sentence length and
an emerging variety in pattern, and developing word choice
by using some content-specific vocabulary and details
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including revising to enhance a writing
trait
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C10: Use some features and conventions of language
to express meaning in their writing and representing,
including complete simple sentences, and begin to use
compound sentences
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by

Lets Look at Media:

Identify Audience for
Flyers
Move Your Audience

Unit Assessment

presenting new understandings in a variety of forms

OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
W/R C3: Create imaginative writing and representations,
sometimes based on models they have read, heard, or
viewed, featuring developing word choice by using some
varied descriptive and sensory language
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by reporting on a topic with a few
supporting facts and details
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features
W/R C4: Use strategies before writing and representing,
including setting a purpose; identifying an audience; and
generating, selecting, developing, and organizing ideas from
personal interest, prompts, models of good literature, and/or
graphics

OL: Oral Language

R/V: Reading/Viewing
W/R: Writing/Representing

Unit 9 Air and Water

Lesson Instructional
Focus

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Launching the Unit

Lets Talk
Vocabulary

OL A1: Use speaking and listening to interact with others

for the purposes of exchanging ideas on a topic and making
connections
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by making
text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
R/V B4: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual
texts
R/V B12: Use knowledge of word patterns, word families,
and letter-sound relationships to decode unknown words and
recognize an increasing number of high-frequency words
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including adjusting volume
and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A3: Listen attentively for a variety of purposes and
demonstrate comprehension, by sharing connections made
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, including staying on topic in a
focused discussion and sharing connections made
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feeling, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including organizing
thinking by following a framework or rehearsing, and
adjusting volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons

Lets Read: Evaluate

We All Need Air and
Water

Try It Out: Evaluate

Hami and the Wind

Try It Out: Evaluate

Help Save Water

Try It Out: Evaluate

The Clean Team

Lets Look at Media:

Elements of Science
Reports
Science Reports

Lets Speak: Present an

Oral Report
Tell Us About It!

Lets Read: Explanation

How the Water Cycle
Works

Try It Out: Explanation

Air on the Move

Try It Out: Explanation

Where Is the Air?

W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by

presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A6: Use strategies when listening to make and clarify
meaning, including focussing on the speaker, asking
questions, and recalling main ideas
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including organizing
thinking by following a framework or rehearsing, clarifying
and confirming meaning, predicting what the audience
needs to know for understanding, and adjusting volume and
tone to the needs of the audience
OL B1: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate literary texts
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B8: Respond to selections they read or view, by
expressing an opinion supported with reasons
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant
details
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C2: Create informational writing and representations
about non-complex topics and procedures, featuring ideas
beginning to be developed through the use of relevant

Try It Out: Explanation

Water in the Air

Lets Write: Publish

Your Writing

Try It Out: Read Like a

Writer
Turn on the Tap

Unit Assessment

details, and an organization that includes a beginning that

signals a topic and ideas that are generally logically
sequenced
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including organizing
thinking by following a framework or rehearsing, predicting
what the audience needs to know for understanding, and
adjusting volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C5: Use strategies during writing and representing to
express thoughts, including examining models of
literature/visuals, and revising and editing
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including checking their work against
established criteria, and revising to enhance a writing trait
OL A5: Use strategies when expressing and presenting
ideas, information, and feelings, including predicting what
the audience needs to know for understanding, and adjusting
volume and tone to the needs of the audience
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C8: Use writing and representing to extend thinking by
presenting new understandings in a variety of forms
OL A2: Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas,
information, and feelings, by reporting on a topic with a few
supporting facts and details
R/V B2: Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of
grade-appropriate information texts
R/V B11: Recognize and derive meaning from the structures
and features of texts, including text features and the
vocabulary associated with texts
W/R C6: Use strategies after writing and representing to
improve their work, including checking their work against
established criteria, and revising to enhance a writing trait