Treasures provides pupils with engaging literature, an emphasis on nonfiction and a strong focus on comprehension, vocabulary and fluency helping them to be successful readers and test-takers. Treasures also offers phonics, spelling, grammar and writing integrated into all differentiated reading and instructional materials to help make learning meaningful.
Reading age for native speakers: Primary school pupils (4th grade)
CONTENTS
Unit 1: Let's Explore THEME: Mysteries Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: Adapting to Survive Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Writing: Poem THEME: Our National Parks Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Writing: Extended Response to Literature THEME: Astronauts Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: Wildlife Watchers Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot Writing: Personal Narrative
Unit 2: Take a Stand THEME: Baseball Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: New Places, New Faces Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences. Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: Focus on China Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion. Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: Bright Ideas Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: Snakes Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences. Writing: Persuasive Writing
Unit 3: Making a Difference THEME: Friend or Foe? Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Writing: Story THEME: People Who Made a Difference Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Writing: Poem THEME: Kids Get It Done Vocabulary/Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: Great Plains Indians Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence Writing: Play THEME: Precipitation Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize Writing: Story
Unit 4: Viewpoints THEME: Man’s Best Friend Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Writing: Explanatory Writing THEME: Creative Solutions Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Writing: Explanatory Writing THEME: Energy: Power Source Vocabulary/Comprehension: Persuasion Writing: Fictional Narrative THEME: Whales Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence Writing: Explanatory Writing THEME: The Sea Vocabulary/Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Writing: Explanatory Writing
Unit 5: Relationships THEME: Going to the Library Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize Writing: Descriptive Writing THEME: Putting on a Play Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Judgments Writing: Descriptive Writing THEME: Explorations Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Writing: Extended Response to Literature THEME: Artists at Work Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character Writing: Descriptive Writing THEME: Wild Horses Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect Writing: Descriptive Writing
Unit 6: Discovery THEME: The Gold Rush Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Wild Visitors Vocabulary/Comprehension: Theme Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Discovering Nature’s Secrets Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Generalizations Writing: Personal Essay THEME: Airplanes Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Perspective Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Ants Vocabulary/Comprehension: Description Writing: Expository Writing Glossary
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