SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

TOPIC AREA UNIT/PAGE DETAILS

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Title / Word Count Litter Lesson A [145W] Lesson B [143W]
UNIT

Nonfiction
Topic Learn about the reasons why littering is bad and hurts everyone.
Citizens pay taxes to the government. The government decides how to use
Academic Objective the taxes. Citizens’ behavior and participation has an impact on the choices
the government makes.
Reading Format Website
Structure Present tense conjugation: decide / decides, cost / costs
government, society, tax, law, litter, expensive, surprise, improve
Vocabulary
Bonus: cost, decide
Reading Skill Main Idea and Supporting Details Writing Skill Cause and Effect
Integrate IT QR Code Video

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Title / Word Count Service Day Lesson A [145W] Lesson B [143W]
UNIT

Fiction
Topic Kids have a day of service at school and work in the community.
Citizens can help make their communities better places by doing
Academic Objective
volunteer work.
Reading Format Journal
Structure Past tense: did, didn’t
town, community, service, plant, wear, glove, earn, proud
Vocabulary
Bonus: outside, return
Reading Literary Elements Writing Skill Sequencing
Integrate IT QR Code Video

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Title / Word Count Volcanoes Lesson A [144W] Lesson B [143W]
UNIT

Nonfiction
Topic Learn how volcanoes are formed, what they are made of, and how they erupt.
Volcanoes are formed when the plates in the earth’s crust push against or
Academic Objective
pull away from each other.
Reading Format Magazine article
Structure Prepositions of place: between, on
Vocabulary layer, slab, against, lava, erupt, flow, squeeze, melt Bonus: plate, landform
Reading Skill Identifying Details Writing Skill Sequencing
Integrate IT AR Image

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Title / Word Count Mauna Loa Lesson A [140W] Lesson B [131W]
UNIT

Fiction
A girl writes an e-mail to her friend about a vacation in the Hawaiian Islands,
Topic
visiting Mauna Loa, and how the islands were formed.
Volcanic rocks are formed when lava cools. Volcanic rocks are called basalt
Academic Objective
rocks.
Reading Format E-mail
Structure Future tense: going to
massive, countless, contain, several, eventually, bend, form, active
Vocabulary
Bonus: high, most
Reading Skill Sequencing Writing Skill Using Synonyms
Integrate IT QR Code Video

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Title / Word Count RC Paper Airplanes Lesson A [141W] Lesson B [134W]
UNIT Nonfiction
Learn how to fold a paper airplane using triangles. See how a new invention
Topic
can let you control an airplane with your smartphone.
Understand right, acute, and obtuse triangles through various classifying
Academic Objective
activities.
Reading Format Website
Structure Imperatives: fold, bend, make
Vocabulary invent, control, fold, half, open, corner, middle, edge Bonus: middle, half
Reading Skill Scanning Writing Skill Adding Details
Integrate IT QR Code Video

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Title / Word Count The Airplane Contest Lesson A [140W] Lesson B [132W]
UNIT

Fiction
Topic Read a journal written about a paper airplane contest in a math class.
Academic Objective Know and express the relationships between 1 cm, 1 mm, and 1 m.
Reading Format Journal
Structure Superlatives: farthest, shortest
try, centimeter, millimeter, distance, meter, prize, show, follow
Vocabulary
Bonus: surprised, unhappy
Reading Skill Identifying Details Writing Skill Cause and Effect
Integrate IT QR Code Video

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Title / Word Count The World of Music Lesson A [141W] Lesson B [125W]
NITT

Nonfiction
UN

Topic Learn about musical genres.

Academic Objective Distinguish between types of music and learn about the feelings they create.
Reading Format Traditional passage
Structure Adjective & Adverb forms: loud / loudly, sad / sadly
rock, musician, rap, classical, instrument, jazz, rhythm, lyrics Bonus: feeling,
Vocabulary
relaxed
Reading Skill Classifying Writing Skill Descriptive Writing
Integrate IT QR Code Video

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Title / Word Count Music Festival Lesson A [146W] Lesson B [133W]
NIT

Fiction
UN

Topic Read posts on an online message board about an upcoming musical festival.
Academic Objective Understand discussions about social events and how to express feelings.
Reading Format Online forum
Structure Gerund: playing, singing, drumming
Vocabulary festival, fan, extra, ticket, performance, calm, dream Bonus: member, huge
Reading Skill Using Synonyms Writing Skill Staying on Topic
Integrate IT QR Code Video

SUBJECT REVIEW UNITS PROJECT TYPE PROJECT DESCRIPTION PAGE

Read a webpage, fill out a form, and give a presentation about the
Social Studies Units 1-2 Review Web Page 104
community service you are interested in.

Science Analyze information, write a magazine article, and give a presentation about
Science Units 3-4 Review volcanoes. 108
Magazine Article

Follow the instructions and information in the chart. Write a journal entry and
Math Units 5-6 Review Journal Entry give a presentation. 112

Online Message Read about musical genres, write a post on a message board, and give a
Special Subject Units 7-8 Review presentation. 116
Board

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 HOW TO USE
Units are divided into two lessons, A and B, so that students have
UNIT STRUCTURE more time to learn, practice, and demonstrate competency.

UNIT INTRO PAGES

A clear overview summarizes A big, captivating, impactful image

what students will do throughout helps stimulate the students’ minds
the unit. and get them thinking about the
topic of the unit.

Officially recognized academic

standards and objectives give a Preview questions help
clear purpose to each unit. guide the students’ focus.

LESSON A INTRO

Students cognize the academic

objective with warm-up questions. Key grammatical structures from
the reading passage highlight
authentic, practical use.
Learn the meaning of
new vocabulary.
The academic question in each
unit helps students to approach
Teacher’s notes describe the
the reading passage in a more
purpose of each activity and
purposeful way.
are neatly tucked away at the
bottom of each page.

LESSON A PASSAGE

Background knowledge is Infographics with captions

provided to help activate the provide visual support, additional
students’ schemas. information, and context.

Reading passages are formatted The academic objective in

in realistic ways to provide context is reviewed immediately
context and meaning. after the reading.

LESSON A POST-READING

Students use a graphic organizer

Comprehension questions to practice a reading skill and
ensure understanding. summarize information from the
passage.

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 LESSON B INTRO

Warm-up questions help The vocabulary review requires

students recall information students to demonstrate their
from Lesson A to activate knowledge of the meaning and use
prior knowledge. of each word.

LESSON B PASSAGE LESSON B SKILL

TRANSFERENCE

Activities get students to recall

the background of the reading A graphic organizer gives students
and specify information about the practice with a writing skill.
passage format. Students also learn
two bonus words from context.
The reading and writing skills practiced
in each unit are transferred to
Lesson B passages develop reading develop a writing plan. This bridges
speed and fluency through a variety the classroom and home by linking
of activities, and progress is tracked the student and practice books.
in the back of the book.

INTEGRATE IT SELF-ASSESSMENT

Engaging IT content teaches students

modern literacy. Questions ask
students to make inferences
before viewing the IT content. A self-assessment checklist helps
students and teachers to track
learning.
After viewing the IT content, students
discuss the questions with a partner
and write their answers on the page.

REVIEW UNITS

The review units utilize project-

based learning and allow students The detachable project templates
to produce tangible outcomes and can be customized and used to
demonstrate linguistic competency create a portfolio.
and development.

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 The practice book provides students ample opportunity to use
PRACTICE BOOK vocabulary and grammar structures from the unit.

The vocabulary practice activities

strengthen students’ vocabulary acquisition,
comprehension, and fluency.

The grammar activities bolster the

students’ knowledge and ability to use
the structure.

The writing plan links the student book

with the practice book and the classroom
with the home. Students practice the
skills they have learned throughout the
unit and use them to summarize the unit
contents.

Use one of the following reading activities suggested on the

READING ACTIVITIES Lesson B passage page to reread the passage, practice
reading speed, and develop fluency in a fun way.

Sustained silent reading: The teacher tells the students when to

begin reading. Students read silently and individually until they
have finished the passage.

Popcorn reading: The teacher or a student starts by reading

between one and three sentences and then says “Popcorn to…”
and calls a student’s name. That student then reads between one
and three sentences and then says “Popcorn to…” and calls
another student’s name. The process continues until each
student has had a chance to read.

Choral reading: The teacher starts the activity at the same time
with all the students. Students read aloud and in unison.

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 In addition to our free Classbooster app, Integrate Reading & Writing
APP offers an additional free mobile app that is intended for use with the IT
page in the student book.

Use the different functions and features. Allow the students to enjoy viewing while thinking
about the inference and the discussion questions from the student book. Talk about those
questions while viewing the AR content to enhance the educational experience.

View the multimedia contents on the IT pages of

each unit on a mobile device by downloading our
free app. Search for “Integrate Viewer” in the Apple
App Store or the Google Play Store.

For units with AR images, simply open the

app, select the AR viewer, and point your
mobile device’s camera at the target image.

For units with QR codes, simply open the app, select the QR code scanner,
and point your mobile device’s camera at the target QR code.

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