Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 1: “Mama’s Birthday Present” How can a surprise be a treasure?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. you 6. play
2. with 7. gray
3. they 8. train
4. like 9. mail
5. when 10. day / about would
worry give
enjoy surprise
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
celebrate – When you celebrate something, you have a party or another activity to honor a special event.
cherish – When you cherish something, you love it and understand how important it is.
grateful – When you are grateful for something, you are thankful for it.
delicate – If something is delicate, it can be easily hurt or broken.
rarest – Rarest means “the least common.”
loot – Loot is a collection of things that are found or stolen.
genuine – If something is genuine, it is real.
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 1: “Mama’s Birthday Present” How can a surprise be a treasure?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. you 6. play
2. with 7. gray
3. they 8. train
4. like 9. mail
5. when 10. day / about would
worry give
enjoy surprise
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
celebrate – When you celebrate something, you have a party or another activity to honor a special event.
cherish – When you cherish something, you love it and understand how important it is.
grateful – When you are grateful for something, you are thankful for it.
delicate – If something is delicate, it can be easily hurt or broken.
rarest – Rarest means “the least common.”
loot – Loot is a collection of things that are found or stolen.
genuine – If something is genuine, it is real.
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 2: “The Dot” What treasures can we create?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. to 6. please
2. have 7. each
3. we 8. clean
4. said 9. treat
5. will 10. dream / colors show
over drew
draw sign
great
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
create – When you create something, you make something new.
doodle – A doodle is a scribble.
imagination – If you have an imagination, you can see things in your mind that aren’t there or you think of unusual ideas.
carve – To carve means “to make by cutting.”
hobby – A hobby is something people do for fun in their spare time.
inspiration – An inspiration is a sudden, bright idea.
masterpiece – A masterpiece is a great piece of work.
sculptor – A sculptor is an artist who makes or carves things out of stone, wood, metal, or another material.
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 2: “The Dot” What treasures can we create?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. to 6. please
2. have 7. each
3. we 8. clean
4. said 9. treat
5. will 10. dream / colors show
over drew
draw sign
great
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
create – When you create something, you make something new.
doodle – A doodle is a scribble.
imagination – If you have an imagination, you can see things in your mind that aren’t there or you think of unusual ideas.
carve – To carve means “to make by cutting.”
hobby – A hobby is something people do for fun in their spare time.
inspiration – An inspiration is a sudden, bright idea.
masterpiece – A masterpiece is a great piece of work.
sculptor – A sculptor is an artist who makes or carves things out of stone, wood, metal, or another material.
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 3: “Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter” What treasures can we find in the earth?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. that 6. yellow
2. his 7. snow
3. your 8. soap
4. me 9. blow
5. my 10. coat / found mouth
wild once
took
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
excavate – Excavate means “to remove, uncover, or make by digging.”
fossil – A fossil is the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
soil – Soil is the top part of the ground in which plants grow.
abandon – If you abandon something, you leave it behind. If something was abandoned, it was left behind.
splinter – A splinter is a sharp, thin piece broken off from a larger piece of something. If something is splintered, a lot of sharp, thin pieces have broken off.
sunken – If something is sunken, it is beneath the surface of the water.
decompose – Decompose means “to rot.”
nourish – Nourish means “to provide food and other things needed for life.”
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 3: “Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter” What treasures can we find in the earth?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. that 6. yellow
2. his 7. snow
3. your 8. soap
4. me 9. blow
5. my 10. coat / found mouth
wild once
took
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
excavate – Excavate means “to remove, uncover, or make by digging.”
fossil – A fossil is the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
soil – Soil is the top part of the ground in which plants grow.
abandon – If you abandon something, you leave it behind. If something was abandoned, it was left behind.
splinter – A splinter is a sharp, thin piece broken off from a larger piece of something. If something is splintered, a lot of sharp, thin pieces have broken off.
sunken – If something is sunken, it is beneath the surface of the water.
decompose – Decompose means “to rot.”
nourish – Nourish means “to provide food and other things needed for life.”
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 4: “The Lady in the Moon” How can we share special days?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. in 6. lie
2. as 7. night
3. he 8. tie
4. see 9. right
5. not 10. high / above eight
touch laugh
moon
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
delightful – When something is delightful, it is very pleasing.
festive – If something is festive, it is merry and joyful.
symbol – A symbol is something that stands for something else. A heart is a symbol for love, for example.
memory – Memory is the power to remember. A memory is something you remember.
errand – An errand is a short trip to do something.
fiesta – A fiesta is a festival or celebration especially in a Spanish-speaking country.
ordinary – If something is ordinary, it is common or average.
refreshments – Refreshments are things to eat and drink.
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 4: “The Lady in the Moon” How can we share special days?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. in 6. lie
2. as 7. night
3. he 8. tie
4. see 9. right
5. not 10. high / above eight
touch laugh
moon
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
delightful – When something is delightful, it is very pleasing.
festive – If something is festive, it is merry and joyful.
symbol – A symbol is something that stands for something else. A heart is a symbol for love, for example.
memory – Memory is the power to remember. A memory is something you remember.
errand – An errand is a short trip to do something.
fiesta – A fiesta is a festival or celebration especially in a Spanish-speaking country.
ordinary – If something is ordinary, it is common or average.
refreshments – Refreshments are things to eat and drink.
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 5: “Peter’s Chair” What treasures can we share at home?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. is 6. backpack
2. for 7. brainstorm
3. be 8. outside
4. on 9. herself
5. she 10. lunchbox / picture remember
thought room
stood
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
jealous– If you are jealous of something, you wish you had what he or she has.
relatives – A relative is a person who belongs to the same family as someone else.
sibling – Your sibling is your brother or sister.
secret – A secret is something you don’t tell very many people.
porridge – Porridge is a food like oatmeal.
collector – A collector is someone who gathers things together.
flourish – If you do something with a flourish, you do it with an excited action.
seriousness – Seriousness means “not in a joking way.”
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 5: “Peter’s Chair” What treasures can we share at home?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. is 6. backpack
2. for 7. brainstorm
3. be 8. outside
4. on 9. herself
5. she 10. lunchbox / picture remember
thought room
stood
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
jealous– If you are jealous of something, you wish you had what he or she has.
relatives – A relative is a person who belongs to the same family as someone else.
sibling – Your sibling is your brother or sister.
secret – A secret is something you don’t tell very many people.
porridge – Porridge is a food like oatmeal.
collector – A collector is someone who gathers things together.
flourish – If you do something with a flourish, you do it with an excited action.
seriousness – Seriousness means “not in a joking way.”
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 6: “Henry & Mudge & Mrs. Hopper’s House What treasures can we share with neighbors?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. at 6. careful
2. it 7. quickly
3. on 8. playful
4. here 9. slowly
5. or 10. sadly / across because
opened shoes
dance told
only
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
discover – When you discover something, you find it for the first time.
dwell – Dwell means “to live in.” For example, the President of the United States dwells in the White House.
resident – A resident is a person who lives in a certain place.
welcome – When you welcome others, you let them know you are glad to see them.
admire – If you admire someone, you think a lot of them.
sadness – Sadness is a feeling of unhappiness.
substantial – If something is substantial, there is a lot of it.
tremendous – Tremendous means “very big or large.”
Grade 1 Unit 4/Week 6: “Henry & Mudge & Mrs. Hopper’s House What treasures can we share with neighbors?
Spelling Words / Words to Read1. at 6. careful
2. it 7. quickly
3. on 8. playful
4. here 9. slowly
5. or 10. sadly / across because
opened shoes
dance told
only
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
discover – When you discover something, you find it for the first time.
dwell – Dwell means “to live in.” For example, the President of the United States dwells in the White House.
resident – A resident is a person who lives in a certain place.
welcome – When you welcome others, you let them know you are glad to see them.
admire – If you admire someone, you think a lot of them.
sadness – Sadness is a feeling of unhappiness.
substantial – If something is substantial, there is a lot of it.
tremendous – Tremendous means “very big or large.”