Lesson # / Text |
Text type |
Comprehension Strategy |
Part 2 |
Part 3 (Dictionary) |
Part 4 |
Part 5 |
Part 6 |
Grade 2 |
21. Go, Go Gecko |
Narrative |
Think Marks |
Covery Story |
gecko, poke, shiver, excitement, stare |
Picture this sentence |
Blankety Blanks |
Words in context |
22. Tim’s Money Tree |
First person narrative |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
nearly, guess, quiet, perfect, nuisance, disgusting |
Drawing conclusions |
It’s not there |
Fact or opinion? |
23. Songbird |
First person narrative |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
bamboo, born, cage, means ,spent |
Pictures have feelings too |
Blankety Blanks |
Words in context |
24. Miss Feline’s Unusual Pets |
First person narrative |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
favor, nervous, purred, tap, unusual |
Drawing conclusions |
Key words |
Words in context |
25. The Ant and the Dove |
Narrative |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
aim, drown, safety, startle, thirsty |
Main idea and details |
Word Wizard |
Words in context |
26. Summer: People in Summer |
Information |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
break, crowd, gather, light, sandals |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety Blanks |
Word trees |
27. Dry: Plants That Store Water |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
cactus, spine, trunk, waxy |
Compare and contrast |
Word wizard |
Making inferences |
28. Trains: Peak Hour |
Report |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
busy, commuter, instead, peak, subway |
Main idea and details |
It’s not there |
Drawing conclusions |
29. Bread |
Flowchart |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
ground, harvest, loaves, popular, rise, yeast |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety Blanks |
Words in context |
30. Cooking and Change: Iceblock Recipe |
Procedure |
Sequence Events |
Cover Story |
chop, delicious, favorite, juice, liquid, recipe |
Fact or opinion? |
It’s not there |
Words in context |
31. Take Me To Your Leader |
Narrative |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
alien, ankle, cling, frown, pour, prick, squeak |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
32. Mandy Made Me Do it |
First peson narrative |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
believe, mess, naughty, stuck, tip |
Pictures have feelings too |
It’s not there |
Making inferences |
33. Saving Greedy Guts |
First person narrative |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
bench, faint, greedy, mobile, shocked |
Drawing conclusions |
Key words |
Main idea and details |
34. The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo |
Ballad |
Think Marks |
Cover Story |
coast, courtship, goods, woods, worldly |
Fact or opinion? |
Labels |
Words in context |
35. The Dog and His Reflection |
Narrative |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
image, meaty, reflection, wonderful, yelp |
Main idea and details |
Blankety blanks |
Making inferences |
36. From Farms to You: Bees to Honey |
Flowchart |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
avoid, collect, hive, nectar, procedureess, protective |
Captions |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
37. Tools |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
advanced, bronze, design, metal, simple |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety blanks |
Compare and contrast |
38. Transport |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
automated, engineer, perhaps, solar |
Compare and contrast |
Labels |
Words in context |
39. Postcards |
Factual recount |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
fierce, gallery, greeting, marine, pretend, vista |
Fact or opinion |
It’s not there |
Drawing conclusions |
40. Signs |
Directions |
Word Study, Make inferences |
Cover Story |
extreme, fragile, handle, moderate, site, tow |
Drawing conclusions |
Word wizard |
Words in context |
41. Artrageous |
Narrative |
Think Marks |
Cover Story |
fragment, inspire, realize, sketch, treasure |
Making connections |
It’s not there |
Talk, shout and whisper |
42. World’s Longest Toenail |
Narrative |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
itchy, plaster, rude, tickled, wriggle |
Making inferences |
Key words |
Point of view |
43. A Hairy Question |
First person narrative |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
believe, new, side, terrible, wait |
Drawing conclusions |
Labels |
Pictures have feelings too |
44. Can I Join the Circus |
Script |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
afraid, froze, interrupt, performance, trapeze, troupe |
Making inferences |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
45. The Lion and the Gnat |
Narrative |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
doze, furious, gnat, raged, swipe |
Main idea and details |
Word wizard |
Drawing conclusions |
46. Dino Dig: Dinosaur Kingdom, Dinosaur Graveyard |
Explanation |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
erosion, fossilized, minerals, preserve, remains, sediment |
Sequencing events |
Blankety blanks |
Drawing conclusions |
47. Inventing the Future: Devices of Wonder |
Report |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
compass, injected, invention, satellite, sextant |
Who, what, where and when? |
Keywords |
Finding inferences |
48. Boats: Working Boats |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
canal, cargo, harbor, port |
Compare and contrast |
It’s not there |
Words in context |
49. Invitations |
Letter |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
address, birthday, memorial, really, sleepover |
Fact or opinion |
Labels |
Drawing conclusions |
50. Mammals: Life Cycle of a Mammal |
Flowchart |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
cycle, develop, mammal, suckle |
Making inferences |
Word wizard |
Words in context |
51. Zac’s Story |
First person narrative |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
champion, coach, deal, rather, sweat |
Making inferences |
It’s not there |
Fact or opinion? |
52. Computer Virus |
Narrative |
Drawing conclusions |
Cover Story |
assignment, beg, busy, peer, whole |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word wizard |
Drawing conclusions |
53. Game Plan |
Narrative |
Predictions |
Cover Story |
bound, cosmic, future, power, special |
Compare and contrast |
Labels |
Making connections |
54. Haiku |
Poetry |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
claim, firefly, giant, hummingbird, passes, still |
Fact or opinion |
Words in context |
Making inferences |
55. The Fox and the Grapes |
Narrative |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
exhausted, leap, plump, snarl, starve, wonderful |
Main idea and details |
Blankety blanks |
Point of view |
56. Wet: Crocodiles |
Report |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
mammal, prey, reptile, stalk, weigh |
Drawing conclusions |
Word wizard |
Picture this sentence |
57. Farms: Fruits |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
orchard, produce, prune, tropical, vine |
Who, what, where and when? |
It’s not there |
Words in context |
58. Fighter Planes Eject. Eject! |
Explanation |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
decision, detonate, eject, survive, system |
Sequencing events |
Labels |
Making inferences |
59. Healthy Eating |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
allergic, dairy, nutritious, soybeans, vitamins |
Compare and contrast |
Blankety blanks |
Picture this sentence |
60. Clothes: Early 1900s |
Report |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
completely, swimwear, practical, shocking, throughout |
Drawing conclusions |
Word wizard |
Pictures have feelings too |
Lesson # / Text |
Text type |
Comprehension Strategy |
Part 2 |
Part 3 (Dictionary) |
Part 4 |
Part 5 |
Part 6 |
Grade 3 |
61. Shugg’s Pet Octopus |
Narrative |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
snatch, strange, sailed, index finger |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Words in context |
Drawing conclusions |
62. No Problem |
Narrative |
Drawing conclusions |
Cover Story |
greedy, includes, slave, favorite, wonder |
Main idea and details |
Picture this sentence |
Who, what, where and when? |
63. Kalo Li’s New Country |
First person narrative |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
normal, wonderful, expensive, chef, strict |
Drawing conclusions |
Labels |
Point of view |
64. Lazy Tortoise |
Narrative |
Think Marks |
Cover Story |
heron, skink, demanded, plod, managed, snug, furious, swarm, filthy, ditch |
Sequencing events |
Word wizard |
Talk, shout and whisper |
65. What Kind of Pirate? |
Drama script |
Predictions, Make inferences |
Cover Story |
starboard, bow, seadogs, fellow, sneering, board, decks |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Point of view |
Drawing conclusions |
66. Trees: Life Cycle of a Tree |
Flowchart |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
cycle, reproduce, shoot, sapling, mature |
Picture this sentence |
Key words |
Who, what, where and when? |
67. Plants as Food: The Food Chain |
Diagram |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
chain, carnivore, connect, habitat, prey |
Drawing conclusions |
Word trees |
Compare and contrast |
68. Grasslands: How Grass gets Water |
Diagram |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
root, unravel, loose, remove, absorb |
Picture this sentence |
Words in context |
Making inferences |
69. Recipe Anzac Biscuits |
Procedure |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
spatula, rack, syrup, ingredients |
Who, what, where and when? |
Blankety blanks |
Making inferences |
70. Hoaxes, Fibs and Fakes: A Giant Hoax |
Factual recount |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
hoax, phrase, exhibit, fake, incredible, exotic |
Cause and effect |
It’s not there |
Fact or opinion? |
71. Cinquains |
Poetry |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
patience, gum, strike, slurp, loopy |
Main idea and details |
Words in context |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
72. The Fine Line |
First person narrative |
Visualize, Characters |
Cover Story |
security, main, base, dizzy, fine, glumly |
Pictures have feelings too |
Key words |
Who, what, where and when? |
73. The North Wind and the Sun |
Narrative |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
amazing, powers, prove, obviously, decide, continue |
Cause and effect |
Words in context |
Main idea and details |
74. Invisi-pets |
Narrative |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
protective, visible, guinea pig, creature, peer |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Word wizard |
Making inferences |
75. Toothless |
Narrative |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
paddle, breaking, shore, surf, gigantic |
Sequencing events |
Words in context |
Point of view |
76. It’s a Mystery: Science on the Case |
Information |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
commit, forensic, solve, suspect, evidence, support, analyse |
Making inferences |
Key words |
Compare and contrast |
77. TV schedule and review |
Review |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
review, admiral, foreign, animation, detailed, recommended, respond |
Compare and contrast |
Word wizard |
Point of view |
78. Posters |
Persuasive |
Drawing conclusions |
Cover Story |
fruit, vegetable, local, thigh, legend, physical |
Fact or opinion? |
Blankety blanks |
Drawing conclusions |
79. Forests: The Amazon Rainforest |
Report |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
rainformationrest, annual, canopy, layer, twig |
Audience and purpose |
Key words |
Drawing conclusions |
80. Marsupials: Raising Young |
Report |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
marsupial, undeveloped, pouch, attach, gestation |
Making inferences |
Blankety blanks |
Fact or opinion? |
81. Chocolate Chuckles |
First person narrative |
Character |
Cover Story |
tide, flecked, pottery, upset, baking soda, froth |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
Drawing conclusions |
82. Fairy’s Wings |
Drama script |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
engage, torment, exit, dialogue, propeller, version |
Sequencing events |
Word building |
Compare and contrast |
83. Wally the Water Dragon |
First person narrative |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
snout, stream, salamander, handsome, algae |
Who, what, where and when? |
Labels |
Making inferences |
84. Yellow-bellied Goalie |
Narrative |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
horrible, attack, aced, jeer, utterly, shove |
Point of view |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
Words in context |
85. How Owl Got His Feathers |
Narrative |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
decide, grand, sigh, fine, pass, proudly |
Making connections |
Key words |
Main idea and details |
86. Monsters: All Wrapped Up |
Procedure |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
imagine, curse, disturb, relative, mummy |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word building |
Drawing conclusions |
87. Flowers |
Report |
Making connections |
Cover Story |
shrub, except, conifer, vine, nectar |
Finding inferences |
Word trees |
Words in context |
88. Deserts |
Procedure |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
desert, act, insulator, soil, thermometer |
Who, what, where and when? |
Blankety blanks |
Cause and effect |
89. Media: Animation |
Report |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
animated, image, model, clay, scene |
Pictures have feelings too |
Word wizard |
Drawing conclusions |
90. Drama: Preparing to Perform |
Flowchart |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
audition, director, crew, hire, memorize, script, rehearsal |
Picture this sentence |
Blankety blanks |
Who, what, where and when? |
91. The Illawarry Cassary |
Narrative |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
dandruff, eyeball, antique, wardrobe, bluff, realize |
Who, what, where and when? |
Words in context |
Cause and effect |
92. Lookout London |
Narrative |
Making inferences |
Cover Story |
cathedral, spire, spiked, pierced, deserve, mean, tremble |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Word wizard |
Making inferences |
93. Hedgehogs in the City |
Narrative |
Making connections |
Cover Story |
slimy, hurtle, grinding, gritty, swivel |
Word building |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
Captions |
94. Why Bear Has a Stumpy Tail |
Narrative |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
string, snapped, stick, tug, stumpy, |
Drawing conclusions |
Words in context |
Sequencing events |
95. Limericks |
Humorous |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
resemble, purchase, suppose, remarkable, placid, relinquish |
Audience and purpose |
Key words |
Making inferences |
96. The First Snowstorm |
Factual recount |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
farewell, flakes, pleasure, hearth, absorbed, celebration |
Point of view |
Similes and metaphors |
Main idea and details |
97. Plants That Bite Back: Trapped/Insect Takeaway |
Report |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
trigger, swamp, carnivorous, pollen, pitcher |
Cause and effect |
Word wizard |
Main idea and details |
98. Mountains: Make a Mountain Range |
Procedure |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
survive, possible, den, burrow, rate |
Word building |
Picture this sentence |
Who, what, where and when? |
99. Visual Arts: Blue Poles |
Factual recount |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
famous, artist, squirted, laid, delicate |
Fact or opinion? |
Blankety blanks |
Making inferences |
100. Tales of Invention |
Factual recount |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
series, telegraph, records, declare |
Drawing conclusions |
Words in context |
Audience and purpose |
Lesson # / Text |
Text type |
Comprehension Strategy |
Part 2 |
Part 3 (Dictionary) |
Part 4 |
Part 5 |
Part 6 |
Part 7 |
Grade 4 |
101. The Goats |
Narrative |
Predictions |
Cover Story |
approach, length, wonderful, soothing, canvas |
Making inferences |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word building |
Word wizard |
102. Getting Rid of Wrinkles |
Narrative |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
wail, share, bathe, skid |
Compare and contrast |
Similes and metaphors |
Words in context |
Pictures have feelings too |
103. Tokyo Techno |
Narrative |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
heart, amazement, polite, celebrate |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Cause and effect |
Fact or opinion? |
|
104. Tiddalik the Frog |
Script |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
Dreamtime, billabong, creek, several |
Drawing conclusions |
Point of view |
Word trees |
Words in context |
105. The Turtle Who Couldn’t Stop Talking |
Narrative |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
drought, realize, plead, warning, business |
Sequencing events |
Making inferences |
Cause and effect |
Word building |
106. Homes: What is a Home? |
Information |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
provide, shelter, belongings, private |
Picture this sentence |
Main idea and details |
Words in context |
Audience and purpose |
107. Sea Life: Crustaceans |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
skeleton, protect, numerous, surface, common, attract, weapons, swarm |
Who, what, where and when? |
Compare and contrast |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
108. Polar Animals: Emperor Penguins |
Flowchart |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
blubber, balance, brood, pouch |
Making inferences |
Fact or opinion? |
Sequencing events |
Labels |
109. Letter: Letter to the Editor |
Persuasive letter |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
attitude, current, combustion, statistic, concern, convenor, impact |
Point of view |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word wizard |
Audience and purpose |
110. Materials: Fibres |
Report |
Drawing conclusions |
Cover Story |
thread, allow, absorb, resist, bale, properties |
Drawing conclusions |
Word building |
Blankety blanks |
Word trees |
111. Feral and Spam |
First person narrative |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
feral, romance, simple, instead |
Pictures have feelings too |
Point of view |
Making inferences |
Words in context |
112. Isabella |
Narrative |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
downpour, tingle, beat, rigging |
Main idea and details |
Labels |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
113. Caught in the Act |
First person narrative |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
jury, innocent, self-esteem, convincing, sentence |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Word wizard |
Drawing conclusions |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
114. Two Old Crows |
Rhyming nonsense |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
cause, mutter, stutter, utter, effect |
Who, what, where and when? |
Key words |
Sequencing events |
Fact or opinion? |
115. Two Brothers, Two Rewards |
Narrative |
Character |
Cover Story |
nursed, sprouted, fortune, slingshot, reward |
Making inferences |
Cause and effect |
Main idea and details |
Word wizard |
116. Antarctica |
Report |
Word study |
Cover Story |
wilderness, wildlife, habitat, mineral, fragile, extract |
Drawing conclusions |
Audience and purpose |
Word building |
Blankety blanks |
117. Energy: Make Your Own Lightning |
Flowchart |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
miniature, experiment, filing, static, lightning |
Picture this sentence |
Cause and effect |
Words in context |
Blankety blanks |
118. The Arctic: Looking for Oil |
Opinion |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
exploration, global, tundra |
Point of view |
Audience and purpose |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word wizard |
119. Advertisements: Mowing, Cony-Biks, Spike – Extreme Sporting Goods and Naturally Water |
Persuasive |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
naturally, filtered, sourced, extreme, professional, quotes, removal, rage |
Audience and purpose |
Drawing conclusions |
Fact or opinion? |
Word trees |
120. Simple Machines: What is a Simple Machine? |
Explanation |
Important information |
Cover Story |
occur, require, screw, wedge, pulley, axle |
Main idea and details |
Making inferences |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
121. Kevin’s Echidna |
Narrative, description |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
lumber, edible, wary, focus, amble, smother |
Making connections |
Similes and metaphors |
Point of view |
Word building |
122. Buzz, the Computer Man |
First person narrative |
Character |
Cover Story |
level, fade, thrash |
Who, what, where and when? |
Drawing conclusions |
Cause and effect |
Key words |
123. Creaky House Club |
Narrative |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
expect, program, ferret, certain, obvious |
Compare and contrast |
Main idea and details |
Audience and purpose |
Word wizard |
124. Woman and the Corn |
Script |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
narrativeator, impress, lord, famine, blame |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Making connections |
Word building |
Who, what, where and when? |
125. The Young Lion King |
Narrative |
Important information |
Cover Story |
wise, orderly, trusted, howled |
Cause and effect |
Drawing conclusions |
Main idea and details |
Words in context |
126. Forces: What are Forces? |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
energy, combination, produce, matter, acting, tornado |
Compare and contrast |
Cause and effect |
Audience and purpose |
Word wizard |
127. People and the Sea: The Wild Sea |
Explanation |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
crest, terrible, destruction, create |
Cause and effect |
Sequencing events |
Making inferences |
Blankety blanks |
128. Architecture: Causes Controversy |
Discussion, opinion |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
architecture, react, museum, compare, style, refresh, modern |
Who, what, where and when? |
Point of view |
Drawing conclusions |
Labels |
129. How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? |
Editorial, discussion |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
phenomena, attribute, clinch, align, err, caution, familiar |
Similes and metaphors |
Point of view |
Cause and effect |
Word building |
130. Coral Reefs: Reefs Under Threat |
Exposition |
Word study |
Cover Story |
polyp, algae, erosion |
Main idea and details |
Making inferences |
Key words |
Blankety blanks |
131. On Our Way to Alpha Centauri |
Narrative |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
hydroponic, bland, economical, connect |
Picture this sentence |
Who, what, where and when? |
Words in context |
Drawing conclusions |
132. Lure |
First person narrative |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
keen, pod, stranded, occasionally, offer |
Point of view |
Audience and purpose |
Making inferences |
Word wizard |
133. Bushwacked |
Narrative |
Word study |
Cover Story |
charcoal, crisp, admit, sear, pitch, gurgle |
Main idea and details |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
Making inferences |
Words in context |
134. The Opal Miner |
Rhyming free verse |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
brittle, arid, rare, probe, fragment |
Drawing conclusions |
Cause and effect |
Audience and purpose |
Blankety blanks |
135. Fable: The Eagle and the Spider |
Narrative |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
soar, perch, airs, depths, gust |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Compare and contrast |
Word trees |
Word building |
136. Engineering Feats |
Procedural recount |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
boring, case, link, reborn |
Making inferences |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word wizard |
Word trees |
137. Oceans |
Report |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
jagged, constant, granite, shoreline |
Cause and effect |
Drawing conclusions |
Making connections |
Word building |
138. To the Limit: Rock Stars & Bored? Try-athlon! |
Information |
Fact and opinion |
Cover Story |
determination, endurance, painstaking, device, technique |
Fact or opinion? |
Main idea and details |
Making inferences |
Words in context |
139. Technological Wonders: Penicillin |
Factual recount |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
antibiotic, mould, substance, conduct, potential |
Compare and contrast |
Who, what, where and when? |
Picture this sentence |
Blankety blanks |
140. Biggest, Highest, Fastest |
Report |
Draw conclusions |
Cover Story |
category, parasite, launch, incredible, predator, mites |
Point of view |
Drawing conclusions |
Main idea and details |
Key words |
Lesson # / Text |
Text type |
Comprehension Strategy |
Part 2 |
Part 3 (Dictionary) |
Part 4 |
Part 5 |
Part 6 |
Part 7 |
Grade 5 |
141. Above and Below |
Narrative |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
ancestors, boulder, commence, damp, destroy, destruction, scold |
Compare and contrast |
Words in context |
Drawing conclusions |
Mind your behavior! |
142. Just call Me Jungle Boy |
First person narrative |
Character |
Cover Story |
behave, dehydrated, explain, overalls, suggest |
Cause and effect |
Making inferences |
Word building |
Picture this sentence |
143. Into the Goblin Deep |
Narrative |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
avoid, portal, sprite, treachery, truce |
Who, what, where and when? |
Point of view |
Word wizard |
Blankety blanks |
144. Book review: Hitler’s Daughter |
Persuasive |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
backdrop, bulletin, engrossing, intriguing, rejection, thought provoking |
Point of view |
Drawing conclusions |
Compare and contrast |
Key words |
145. The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids |
Narrative |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
bleat, deceive, gruff, kid, lair |
Sequencing events |
Making inferences |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word building |
146. Diary: Blaxland Journal |
Factual recount |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
endeavor, ford, laden, pasture, preceding, subsequent, behave |
Main idea and details |
Drawing conclusions |
Words in context |
Blankety blanks |
147. Gold |
Discussion |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
benefit, corrupt, employ, indigenous, mercury, vital |
Cause and effect |
Making inferences |
Audience and purpose |
Word trees |
148. Fitness |
Procedure |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
approximate, procedure, record, responds, steady |
Picture this sentence |
Audience and purpose |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word wizard |
149. Press Release |
Statement |
Word study |
Cover Story |
consumer, database, deceased, dividends, frequently, misplaced, policy, reunite |
Drawing conclusions |
Fact or opinion? |
Word building |
Key words |
150. Modern Wonders |
Report |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
estate, paradise, pavilion, phoenix, picturesque, sacred, samurai, Shogun |
Who, what, where and when? |
Making inferences |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
151. Runaway |
Narrative |
Word study |
Cover Story |
bait, figure, focus, rasping, rhythm, stash, strain |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
Drawing conclusions |
Cause and effect |
Words in context |
152. Chatroom Trap |
Narrative |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
compliment, exclaimed, glared, identity, miserable |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Point of view |
Word building |
Making connections |
153. Racing for the Birdman |
Narrative |
Character |
Cover Story |
altitude, archaeology, expert, invitation, invite, longstanding, moai, phenomenon, remote, turbulence |
Making inferences |
Main idea and details |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Blankety blanks |
154. The Village Blacksmith |
Rhyming |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
bellows, brawny, chaff, forge, sexton, sinewy, sledge, smithy |
Who, what, where and when? |
Figure it out |
Audience and purpose |
Word building |
155. The Four Musicians |
Narrative |
Draw conclusions |
Cover Story |
crow, fortune, lash, rascal, wail, weary |
Main idea and details |
Drawing conclusions |
Sequencing events |
Blankety blanks |
156. Volcano: Mount St. Helens |
Factual recount |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
authority, immense, plume, sightseer, tremor |
Who, what, where and when? |
Cause and effect |
Making inferences |
Word wizard |
157. Wild Weather: What is a Tropical Storm? |
Explanation report, chart |
Draw conclusions |
Cover Story |
collectively, massive, nautical, rapidly, ruin, torrential, tropics |
Is it relevant? |
Picture this sentence |
Drawing conclusions |
Word building |
158. Technological Wonders: Nuclear Energy |
Flowchart |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
emission, emit, fossil fuel, greenhouse gases, nucleus, radioactivity, toxic |
Is it relevant? |
Making inferences |
Cause and effect |
Key words |
159. Renewable Resources: The Future |
Persuasive |
Summarize |
Cover Story |
fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, invest, renewable, reserve, source |
Who, what, where and when? |
Making inferences |
Word building |
Key words |
160. Chat room discussion: Sciencechat.com |
Opinion, discussion |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
accepting, confirm, consider, cover-up, evidence, existence, probability, relate |
Point of view |
Drawing conclusions |
Audience and purpose |
Words in context |
161. Backstage Betrayal |
Narrative |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
actually, decision, erupt, resentment, uneasy |
Main idea and details |
Mind your behavior! |
Cause and effect |
Word wizard |
162. Egyptian Queen |
Narrative |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
pleasantries, portable, shuffle, sinister, traitor |
Point of view |
Making connections |
Word building |
Blankety blanks |
163. Diving for the Ghost Galleon |
Narrative |
Predictions |
Cover Story |
fare, hurl, scan, scurvy, weevil, wince |
Making inferences |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word trees |
Words in context |
164. The Ghost Breaker |
Script |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
blunder, commotion, hubbub, indicate, fire-escape |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Sequencing events |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety blanks |
165. The Goblin and the Grocer |
Narrative |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
Who, what, where and when? |
Figure it out |
Point of view |
Key words |
166. Body Systems: Diabetes |
Report |
Read diagrams |
Cover Story |
blur, condition, convert, source |
Picture this sentence |
Is it relevant? |
Cause and effect |
Words in context |
167. Endangered Animals |
Factual recount |
Fact and opinion |
Cover Story |
ability, colony, severely, threatened, transport |
Making inferences |
Fact or opinion? |
Word building |
Word trees |
168. Earthquake: Indian Ocean Tsunami |
Explanation |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
commercial, displace, occur, release, unleash, violent |
Who, what, where and when? |
Drawing conclusions |
Audience and purpose |
Word wizard |
169. Technological Wonders: Archimedes Screw |
Procedure |
Read diagrams |
Cover Story |
masking tape, position, transparent |
Picture this sentence |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
170. Renewable Resources: Wind Power |
Labelled diagram |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
connect, convert, emit, grid, location |
Fact or opinion? |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
Audience and purpose |
171. Operation Green Thumbs |
Mystery |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
assignment, confidence, expenses, stammer, undercover |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Who, what, where and when? |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
172. Decoding the Mayan Marvels |
Narrative |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
mention, muffled, tablet, weathered |
Main idea and details |
Cause and effect |
Audience and purpose |
Word wizard |
173. Quest for the Cup |
Narrative |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
Grail, hesitate, plead, quest, stagnant, stun |
Picture this sentence |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Making inferences |
Word building |
174. Coffee Creek |
Free verse |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
chorister, quell, reveal, sorbet, stalls |
Figure it out |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
175. The Emperor’s New Clothes |
Narrative |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
approval, looms, official, strode, traders, weave |
Who, what, where and when? |
Making connections |
Cause and effect |
Key words |
176. Anzac Landing |
Factual recount |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
arouse, grim, hitch, ordeal, rendezvous, wane |
Compare and contrast |
Drawing conclusions |
Main idea and details |
Word wizard |
177. Natural Wonders: Mount Everest |
Report |
Fact and opinion |
Cover Story |
ethnic, expedition, geographer, relied, summit, |
Is it relevant? |
Fact or opinion? |
Making inferences |
Word trees |
178. Body Systems: The Brain |
Description |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
complex, glial cells, hemisphere, membrane, neuron, role, skeletal |
Compare and contrast |
Making connections |
Blankety blanks |
Word building |
179. Letter of complaint: Insurance claim |
Opinion letter |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
consultant, consumer, policy, reject, resolve |
Who, what, where and when? |
Point of view |
Audience and purpose |
Words in context |
180. On the Edge of Extinction: Dead and gone |
Diagram |
Word study |
Cover Story |
arched, cloned, evolve, extinct, frostbite, recent, reserve, theory |
Is it relevant? |
Labels |
Drawing conclusions |
Key words |
Lesson # / Text |
Text type |
Comprehension Strategy |
Part 2 |
Part 3 (Dictionary) |
Part 4 |
Part 5 |
Part 6 |
Part 7 |
Grade 6 |
181. On the Trail of the Golden Man |
Narrative |
Character |
Cover Story |
eerie, fidgety, fascinating, matter |
Figure it out |
Making inferences |
Who, what, where and when? |
Word wizard |
182. In the Clear |
Narrative |
Draw conclusions |
Cover Story |
frayed, gaze, encourage, clench |
Point of view |
Figure it out |
Drawing conclusions |
Word building |
183. Digging for Buried Treasure |
Narrative |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
innards, snoop, snarl, unsuspecting |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Main idea and details |
Blankety blanks |
Words in context |
184. Station Kuku, Comedy radio |
Comedy |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
vast, unconscious, attendant, molasses, tandem |
Making inferences |
Audience and purpose |
Blankety blanks |
Key words |
185. How the Kangaroo got its tail |
Recount |
Summarize |
Cover Story |
shiver, taunt, jab, force, grumpily, hobble, revenge |
Sequencing events |
Cause and effect |
Mind your behavior! |
Word wizard |
186. Water: Water for Everyone |
Persuasive exposition |
Word study |
Cover Story |
industrialized, access, fetch, sewerage, sanitation |
Compare and contrast |
Drawing conclusions |
Word trees |
Word building |
187. What’s Cooking? Cooking 101 |
Procedure |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
react, presentation, culinary, marinated, indication, chives |
Making inferences |
Picture this sentence |
Is it relevant? |
Words in context |
188. Endangered Animals: Saving the Bald Eagle |
Procedure |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
symbol, pesticide, contaminate, status, clutch |
Cause and effect |
Drawing conclusions |
Blankety blanks |
Key words |
189. Proceed with Caution: Newspaper Editorial |
Persuasive discussion |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
opinion, development, lap, former, pier, industrial, retail, brim, generous |
Figure it out |
Point of view |
Making connections |
Word wizard |
190. Our Future in Space: Base on the Moon |
Persuasive discussion |
Fact and opinion |
Cover Story |
pole, enclosed, site, install, opponent |
Making inferences |
Compare and contrast |
Fact or opinion? |
Word trees |
191. Teacher’s Pet |
Narrative |
Summarize |
Cover Story |
glared, scoff, detention, ought, wad, squat |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Main idea and details |
Blankety blanks |
Word building |
192. The Plight of E.Hammond |
Narrative |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
applicant, queue, odor, ridiculous, solution, employ, bob, rummage |
Who, what, where and when? |
Point of view |
Pictures have feelings too |
Words in context |
193. Song lyrics: The Black Velvet Band |
Song lyrics |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
apprenticed, bound, misfortune, spy, damsel |
Drawing conclusions |
Main idea and details |
Audience and purpose |
Key words |
194. Sunglasses/Clark |
Free verse |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
tinted, slick, Bogong moth, orb, instead |
Similes and metaphors |
Making inferences |
Cause and effect |
Words in context |
195. Why Parrots Repeat What People Say |
Narrative |
Word study |
Cover Story |
avoid, innocent, plead, realize, warning |
Sequencing events |
Onomatopoeia and alliteration |
Drawing conclusions |
Word wizard |
196. Our Future in Space: Space Stations |
Report |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
orbit, former, cosmonaut, unmanned, conduct, dock |
Compare and contrast |
Who, what, where and when? |
Audience and purpose |
Word building |
197. Conservation: No More Plastic Bags |
Persuasive exposition |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
convenient, density, discarded, marine, tract, landfill |
Making inferences |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
Key words |
198. Working the Land: Growing Crops |
Instructions |
Main idea and details |
Cover Story |
perennial, sucker, maintain, fungal, crucial, dedicated, exotic |
Is it relevant? |
Drawing conclusions |
Picture this sentence |
Word trees |
199. Advertisements: Get Active, Tractor Repairs, Seatbelts Save Lives, Dog Treats |
Persuasive expositions |
Audience and purpose |
Cover Story |
lifestyle, campaign, restoration, client, penalty, menace, aggressive |
Who, what, where and when? |
Making inferences |
Audience and purpose |
Words in context |
200. Universe: Life Cycle of a Star |
Flowchart |
Read diagrams |
Cover Story |
depends, halo, particle, fusion, previous |
Drawing conclusions |
Compare and contrast |
Picture this sentence |
Word wizard |
201. Eye of the Future |
Narrative |
Predictions |
Cover Story |
ecstatic, coincidence, confident, base, business |
Main idea and details |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
Word building |
202. Saving Atlantis |
Narrative |
Summarize |
Cover Story |
world-renowned, rubble, monstrous |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Point of view |
Making inferences |
Key words |
203. Speech: The President Pardoning the Turkey |
Humorous speech |
Answer questions |
Cover Story |
gobble, fault, mercy, pardon, humbled, intervention, brethren |
Who, what, where and when? |
Fact or opinion? |
Word trees |
Words in context |
204. I am Jack |
Humorous |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
professional, adjust, graft, mimic, irritate, encounter |
Main idea and details |
Cause and effect |
Blankety blanks |
Word wizard |
205. The Storytelling Stone |
Narrative |
Visualize |
Cover Story |
wonder, creature, spellbound, legend, Seneca |
Sequencing events |
Drawing conclusions |
Point of view |
Word building |
206. Exploring Space: First in Space |
Factual recount |
Make inferences |
Cover Story |
concentrate, eject, devote, lunar, module |
Compare and contrast |
Making inferences |
Audience and purpose |
Key words |
207. Tutankhamun Discovery: Journal by Howard Carter |
Factual recount |
Word study |
Cover Story |
feverishly, breach, accordance, procedureure, subterranean, effigy, oviform, translucent |
Who, what, where and when? |
Cause and effect |
Drawing conclusions |
Words in context |
208. Trauma Alert: How an Emergency Room Works |
Chart |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
register, assess, vital, history, diagnosis, referral |
Making inferences |
Compare and contrast |
Blankety blanks |
Word building |
209. Community Survey |
Form |
Fact and opinion |
Cover Story |
household, anonymous, confidential, relevant, networks, acquaintance, blended |
Point of view |
Fact or opinion? |
Audience and purpose |
Word wizard |
210. Water: The Water Cycle |
Diagram |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
atmosphere, vapor, evaporate, transpire, condense, precipitation, infiltration, eventually |
Drawing conclusions |
Cause and effect |
Is it relevant? |
Words in context |
211. Assignment Fiasco |
Narrative |
Cause and effect |
Cover Story |
actually, erupt, evacuate, unleash, corridor, halt, seep, wheeze |
Who, what, where and when? |
Talk, shout and whisper |
Cause and effect |
Key words |
212. The Complicator |
Narrative |
Point of view |
Cover Story |
complicate, simplify, shin, strategy, lunatic |
Main idea and details |
Mind your behavior! |
Point of view |
Word building |
213. Robin Hood |
Narrative |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
jovial, lusty, forth, pasty, worthy, courteous, latter, brook |
Making inferences |
Making connections |
Blankety blanks |
Word wizard |
214. Poetry: The Lake Isle of Innisfree/Yeats |
Rhyming hexameter verse |
Figurative language |
Cover Story |
glade, glimmer, core, wattles, linnet |
Figure it out |
Who, what, where and when? |
Audience and purpose |
Word trees |
215. Daedalus and Icarus |
Narrative |
Draw conclusions |
Cover Story |
master, craftsmith, labyrinth, doomed, thrill, grief |
Sequencing events |
Cause and effect |
Drawing conclusions |
Words in context |
216. Out Now!: Magazine Editor’s Journal |
Information |
Compare and contrast |
Cover Story |
oversee, ensure, publication, freelancer, stylist, profile, invoice |
Is it relevant? |
Making inferences |
Compare and contrast |
Key words |
217. Recycling: Make Your Own Paper |
Procedure |
Sequence events |
Cover Story |
blender, mesh, embed, pulp, horizontal |
Labels |
Sequencing events |
Audience and purpose |
Word building |
218. Conservation: Forests |
Report |
Draw conclusions |
Cover Story |
convenient, density, discarded, marine, tract, landfill |
Compare and contrast |
Drawing conclusions |
Word trees |
Word wizard |
219. Diary: Joseph Banks Journal |
Factual recount |
Make connections |
Cover Story |
ebb, fore, league, circumstance, ballast, alacrity, oath, pinnace |
Making inferences |
Cause and effect |
Making connections |
Words in context |
220. Ready for Take-Off: Follow These Steps to Become a Commercial Pilot |
Information |
Read diagrams |
Cover Story |
specific, aviation, agency, surveying, accrue, aerial |
Drawing conclusions |
Picture this sentence |
Is it relevant? |
Word building |