Contents at a Glance

Unit	Vocabulary	Language & Grammar		Reading		Writing
		Function	Grammar	Phonics/Decoding	Comprehension
1	Personal Information Communication Words	Exchange Greetings and Goodbyes	Pronouns Present Tense Verbs (am, are, is) Statements and Exclamations	Short a, Short o	Sequence	E-mail
2	Colors, Shapes, and Sizes Foods	Express Likes Describe	Action Verbs Negative Sentences	Short i, Short u, ch, and tch	Steps in a Process Classify	How-To Card
3	Actions Tools and Careers	Give Information Ask and Answer Questions	Present Tense Verbs Yes-or-No Questions Who? What? Where? and When? Questions	Short e, sh, ck, and Double Consonants	Details	Interview
4	Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers	Ask Questions Give Information Express Needs	Negative Sentences Contractions with Not	Blends and Digraphs	Problems and Solutions Details	Fact Sheet
5	Location Words Neighborhood Words	Ask for and Give Information	Regular Past Tense Verbs Statements with there is and there are Contractions	Word Patterns and Multisyllabic Words	Details	Journal Page
6	Family Rooms in a House Household Objects	Give Information Ask and Answer Questions	Present Tense Verbs (have and has) Plural Nouns	Long Vowels (a, i, o, u)	Main Idea and Details	Family Description
7	Landforms and Transportation Weather and Clothing	Give and Carry Out Commands Describe Places Give Information	Verbs: Can Capitalization: Proper Nouns	Long Vowels (ai, ay; ee, ea; oa, ow)	Classify	Travel Guide
8	Feelings	Describe Actions Express Feelings	Past Tense Verbs: Was and Were Negative Sentences Contractions with Not Possessive Nouns	Verb Ending (-ed)	Cause and Effect Sequence	Personal Narrative
9	Country Words	Ask and Answer Questions Describe People	Present Progressive Verbs Phrases with Like to and Want to	Verb Ending (-ing)	Classify	Blog