Name ______
Reading Wonders - Unit 1 Week 1
Vocabulary*If you can afford something, you have enough money to pay for it.
*A loan is money borrowed.
*Profit is the amount of money left after all business costs have been paid.
*When you prosper, you do well and become successful.
*Risk is the chance of loss or harm.
*Savings is money set aside for the future.
*When something is scarce, it is difficult to get or find.
*Wages are payments received for work done.
/ Weekly Skills
Vocabulary – Context Clues
· When you read a sentence and do not know what a word means, you can look at the other words and phrases in the sentence to help you figure out the meaning.
Strategy – Reread
· When you read a story for the first time, you may find that some details, descriptions, or events are confusing. You can stop and reread difficult parts of the story to make sure you understand them.
Skill – Sequence
· The sequence is the order in which the plot events happen in a story. The sequence of events includes the most important events at the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence also includes when characters and settings are introduced.
Genre – Realistic Fiction
· This genre tells about characters, settings, and events that are like people, places, and events in real life. It also includes dialogue, descriptive details, and sometimes illustrations.
Writing – Ideas
· Writers develop their ideas with descriptive details. These details help readers picture the characters, setting, and plot events clearly.
Grammar - Sentences
· A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.
EQ: How do we get the things we need?
Name ______
Spelling – Short Vowels
1. jut ______
2. nick ______
3. tenth ______
4. shrug ______
5. stuff ______
6. sense ______
7. damp ______
8. cot ______
9. fling ______
10. notch ______
11. gush ______
12. scan ______
13. batch ______
14. rough ______
15. stump ______
16. tough ______
17. laugh ______
18. guess ______
19. lead ______
20. dove ______