Practice Book Dear Family Member or Caregiver: Welcome! This year your child will be building important reading skills By working together, you and your child can become partners in learning Each week your child will bring home • a Fluency passage that he or she will read to you • a Take-Home Story for the two of you to read together and discuss Using these brief texts, you can help your child review vocabulary words and practice key reading skills taught that week Your interest, praise, and encouragement are sure to lead to your child’s success in school Here’s to an exciting year of learning! Yours truly, B Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121 Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning Printed in the United States of America 10 HES 15 14 13 12 11 Week 1: Lessons 1–5 Dan Can Rap! Decoding: Short vowels Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Inflectional endings Vocabulary: Homophones Comprehension: Character and Setting Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Week 2: Lessons 6–10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Jane Wins a Job Decoding: Long vowels (silent e e) Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Compound words Vocabulary: Idioms and Adages Comprehension: Make Inferences Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Character and Setting 23 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Make Inferences 24 Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Do They Make You Shudder and Shake? Decoding: Consonant digraphs Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Closed syllables Vocabulary: Inflectional endings Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Week 4: Lessons 16–20 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Seeing Mars Decoding: Long e Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, un Vocabulary: Suffixes Comprehension: Problem and Solution Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Week 5: Lessons 21–25 Ray and Blaine Save the Day Decoding: Long a Fluency: Phrase cues Structural Analysis: Prefix mis Vocabulary: Word families Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Main Idea and Details End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Problem and Solution End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Draw Conclusions End-of-Unit Review: Decoding/Structural Analysis 46 47 48 49 Contents Unit Unit Week 1: Lessons 1–5 The Problem with Sy Decoding: Long i Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Inflectional endings Vocabulary: Greek and Latin roots Comprehension: Sequence Take-Home Story Writing: Position/reasons chart Week 2: Lessons 6–10 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Large Trees with Large Jobs Decoding: Soft c and g Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Open and closed syllables Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Take-Home Story Writing: Position/reasons chart Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Sequence 64 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Main Idea and Details 65 Which Way to Freedom? Decoding: Digraphs Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Suffixes -er, -orr Vocabulary: Greek and Latin roots Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Take-Home Story Writing: Position/reasons chart Week 4: Lessons 16–20 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 A Ride in the Moonlight Decoding: Long o Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Contractions Vocabulary: Greek roots Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Take-Home Story Writing: Position/reasons chart 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Purpose End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Fact and Opinion End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Description End-of-Unit Review: Decoding/Structural Analysis 87 88 89 90 Week 5: Lessons 21–25 A Cowboy’s Life Decoding: Diphthongs ou, ow w Fluency: Phrase cues Structural Analysis: Suffix -ly Vocabulary: Multiple-meaning words Comprehension: Description Take-Home Story Writing: Position/reasons chart © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Unit Week 1: Lessons 1–5 Joan’s First Parade Decoding: Variant vowel /ü/oo Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Compound words Vocabulary: Analogies Comprehension: Theme Take-Home Story Writing: Narration/dialogue chart 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 Susan B Anthony: Making Her Mark on the Women’s Rights Movement Week 2: Lessons 6–10 Decoding: r-Controlled vowel /är/arr Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Comparative endings Vocabulary: Homophones Comprehension: Sequence Take-Home Story Writing: Narration/dialogue chart Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Theme 105 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Sequence 106 Week 3: Lessons 11–15 A Place for Us to Breathe Decoding: r-Controlled vowel /ôr/or, ore Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary: Homographs Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Take-Home Story Writing: Story map 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Compare and Contrast End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Theme End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Perspective End-of-Unit Review: Decoding/Structural Analysis 128 129 130 131 Week 4: Lessons 16–20 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill A Desert Vacation Decoding: r-Controlled vowel /ûr/er, ir, or, urr Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Suffix -able e Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Theme Take-Home Story Writing: Character web Week 5: Lessons 21–25 Hope’s Trip to Planet Wren Decoding: Silent consonants kn, wr, mb Fluency: Phrase cues Structural Analysis: Unaccented syllables Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Author’s Perspective Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Unit Week 1: Lessons 1–5 Grandpop’s Brave Choice Decoding: Diphthong /oi/oi, oy Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary: Root, prefix, suffix Comprehension: Problem and Solution Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Week 2: Lessons 6–10 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 Big Ideas for Little Animals Decoding: -le e and -el l Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Compound words Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Take-Home Story Writing: Venn diagram Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Problem and Solution 146 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Main Idea and Details 147 A New Government Decoding: Variant vowels au, aw, all Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Suffix -mentt Vocabulary: Greek and Latin roots Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Take-Home Story Writing: Venn diagram Week 4: Lessons 16–20 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 Follow the Weather Decoding: Long o Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Open and closed syllables Vocabulary: Analogies Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Take-Home Story Writing: Venn diagram Week 5: Lessons 21–25 Brook’s Vase of Good Thoughts Decoding: Variant vowel /˙u/ ˙ oo Fluency: Phrase cues Structural Analysis: Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary: Multiple-meaning words Comprehension: Character and Setting Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Fact and Opinion End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Draw Conclusions End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Character and Setting End-of-Unit Review: Decoding/Structural Analysis 169 170 171 172 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Unit Week 1: Lessons 1–5 The Loneliest Place on Earth Decoding: Long and short a a Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Multisyllable words Vocabulary: Thesaurus Comprehension: Cause and Effect Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Week 2: Lessons 6–10 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 The Perfect Ingredient Decoding: Long and short i Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Suffixes -tion, -sion Vocabulary: Analogies Comprehension: Make Inferences Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Cause and Effect 187 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Make Inferences 188 Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Plants That Can Heal Decoding: Long and short e Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Roots Vocabulary: Thesaurus Comprehension: Cause and Effect Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Week 4: Lessons 16–20 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 Joe and Nicole Crack the Code Decoding: Long and short o Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Prefixes im-, in-, irVocabulary: Compound words Comprehension: Plot and Setting Take-Home Story Writing: Organization map 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Cause and Effect End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Plot and Setting End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Fact and Opinion End-of-Unit Review: Decoding/Structural Analysis 210 211 212 213 Week 5: Lessons 21–25 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Up, Up, and Away!!! Decoding: Variant vowels /u/ ˙ oo, /ü/oo Fluency: Phrase cues Structural Analysis: r-Controlled vowels Vocabulary: Word origins Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Take-Home Story Writing: Organization map Unit Week 1: Lessons 1–5 The Girl Who Talked to Animals Decoding: Schwa endings Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Suffix -antt Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Character and Plot Take-Home Story Writing: Sequence chart Week 2: Lessons 6–10 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 An Outdoor Adventure Decoding: Diphthong /ou/ou, ow w Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Greek and Latin roots Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Problem and Solution Take-Home Story Writing: Cluster map Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Character and Plot 228 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Problem and Solution 229 The Truth About Bullies Decoding: Consonant digraphs Fluency: Speed drill Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ous, -eous, -ious s Vocabulary: Context clues Comprehension: Persuasion Take-Home Story Writing: Sequence chart Week 4: Lessons 16–20 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 Proof of Goodness Decoding: Long and short vowels Fluency: Timed reading Structural Analysis: Multisyllable words Vocabulary: Word origins Comprehension: Theme Take-Home Story Writing: Sequence chart Week 5: Lessons 21–25 Alvin: Underwater Exploration Decoding: Long and short vowels Fluency: Phrase cues Structural Analysis: Multisyllable words Vocabulary: Latin roots Comprehension: Summarize Take-Home Story Writing: Sequence chart 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Persuasion End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Theme End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Summarize End-of-Unit Review: Decoding/Structural Analysis 251 252 253 254 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Name The vowel sound is short in words such as cat, red, sit, hop, and run A Underline the short vowels in the words below but sat sip hum miss luck pot men fed last B Fill in the blanks with words from above that best complete each sentence Write the short vowels you used in your answers on the lines Example: She has a lot of l The cat s on the mat The p is hot The m run I m the bus Peg will not © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Ted will run, b Grade 5/Unit 1/Week Name A As you read, pay attention to pauses, stops and intonation Dan’s class can tell he is in the hall before they see him He raps 15 as he passes in the hall Dan raps as he slips into class And Dan raps 31 as he sits at his desk Dan is in a rap contest at school When Dan raps, his pals will 37 51 clap The kids think his rapping is grand But can Dan win? Dan did win! He got the top spot! 63 Back in class, Dan’s pals give him a big hand “Dan is a star in 71 86 our class!” Mal says 90 B Read these words to yourself Then have your partner time you Do it two more times to see if you can beat your score! rap pass class cop hat best on pen stop well snap that not trip hop help clip drop Dan fat grip will fl flop rat pop Time 1: 10 Time 2: Grade 5/Unit 1/Week Time 3: At Home: Read the passage again Then write two sentences using the words above Read them aloud © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Record Your Scores Name A Vocabulary Words Circle the word or phrase that does not belong in the group delicious tasteless yummy good vanished leave fade away seen reflection fl mirror darkness light majesty queen humble royalty depend distrust rely count on Who would people rather depend on? Tell why on the lines below a their best pals b a monster B Vocabulary Strategy: Word Origins Use this dictionary entry to answer the questions that follow Where does the word delicious come from? delicious de•li•cious, [adj] Very pleasing to taste or to smell According to the word origin, what does delectare mean? 240 Grade 5/Unit 6/Week © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Which Latin word did delicious come from? [Old French, delitt and, from Latin, delectare, meaning “to charm”] Name As you reread “Proof of Goodness,” use the Theme Chart to write down what the characters say and do, and what happens to them, so you can fi find the story’s theme © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill What Does the Character Do and Say? What Happens to the Character? Theme Grade 5/Unit 6/Week Name Read the passage Then complete the questions Caitlin Sees a Whale Caitlin and her dad saw a golden reflection on the water Soon, they were sailing smoothly The sun was rising in all its majesty After a long day out, Caitlin caught a striped bass! It would be delicious when they cooked it for dinner Just then, in the distance, a large hump rose up out of the water It was a whale! “Let’s follow it!” said Caitlin “But not too closely!” She took a photograph of the whale leaping out of the water The whale disappeared Caitlin looked around The land had vanished! “Are we lost, Dad?” Caitlin asked Her dad smiled “We can steer home by the direction of the sun The sun is in the southwest, so we head the other way!” Soon they were about one kilometer from shore “It’s unsafe to go on a chase unless you know how to get home,” Dad said Underline words that have long vowel sounds Circle multisyllable words with prefixes fi and suffixes © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Who are the characters? Explain what each character does What is the theme or message of the story? Something that can no longer be seen has refl flection 242 Grade 5/Unit 6/Week vanished majesty At Home: Reread the passage with an adult and talk about things in nature you have seen Name © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill To help you plan your writing, fi fill out a sequence chart Grade 5/Unit 6/Week Name The same vowel can sound long or short Make sure to notice if a vowel sounds long, like the a in bake, or short, like the a in back A Draw a line under the word that best completes each sentence Write the word on the line Tina gave her teacher an apple wheat My favorite food tastes swim anthill to make muffins raincoat bone sweet Jake wore a game smock Lois flflowed the car at the red light stopped paid when he painted to protect his shirt chat When the sky is full of clouds, it is overcast Ron wore his yellow raindrop frame outrage to play outside in the rain raincoat rainbow Ellen liked the sea but didn’t like it when her feet season table got stuck on seaweed B Go back and circle the short vowels in the answer choices above 244 Grade 5/Unit 6/Week © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Bakers use shine airplane Name A Use this passage for a choral reading or Readers Theater Mary Elaine’s Logbook on the Alvin 06 February My name is Mary Elaine Stafford This is my first logbook entry 08 20 I’ve been part of this expedition for one week I hope to find many 34 things to study 37 February Today we found a shipwreck The damage was extensive and we 38 50 decided to investigate It seems the wreck has been in place for a few 64 hundred years! 66 February We just saw a cookie-cutter shark! In this part of the ocean, they are 68 82 extremely rare They can tear neat wounds in the flesh of other fish 95 97 110 121 133 February 10 We found fragments of a coral reef that had been broken up by a recent hurricane It’s sad how natural disasters can destroy such beautiful sea life I hope tomorrow I see something that isn’t destroyed and is still in good condition 139 B Read these sentences aloud Pause when you see (/) and stop when you see (//) Change your voice when you read a question mark (?) or an exclamation point (!) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Scram,/ ram!// You shouldn’t eat my ham!// Did Jim skin his shin by climbing on a limb?// The cat sat on a mat until she ran into a rat.// We gave a standing hand to the band on the sand.// Jake?// Will you shake that rake and bake a cake?// At Home: Reread the passage, then make up sentences with a family member and read them aloud Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 245 Name Words with many syllables often have prefixes fi and suffixes Prefifixes and suffixes may change a word’s meaning A Circle the word that has a prefix fi or suffix Then write the word on the line with slashes between the syllables Example: unlike un/like beyond incorrect backbone applesauce enormous lesson misbehaving tolerant calendar education balloon B Fill in the blanks with the word from above that best completes the sentence Circle the prefi fix or suffix in your answers Mike studies a lot because he cares about his Dad is That tower is not just large It’s My sister was a week 246 Grade 5/Unit 6/Week , but you were right! of our kidding around ! , so she was grounded for © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill I thought your answer was Name investigate chemicals energy snatching damage request A Vocabulary Words Check true or false for each statement true Snatching food from a baby is a nice thing to One way to investigate is to ask questions It is dangerous to mix chemicals true true false false Most people would be happy about car damage When I make a request, I give you something false true true false false B Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Roots Use a Latin root from the box to complete the words in the sentences sub aqua I have a necklace with a sea-green-colored marine stone © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill I want to get a used bike, but I don’t want to get anything that is standard Last summer, I got to stand on an me in a motor boat plane as Mom towed We have thirty different fifish in our rium If you tract too many bricks, the tower will fall down I went scuba diving and saw many tic plants in the sea Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 247 Name As you reread “Alvin: Underwater Exploration,” use the Summary Chart to write down the most important details Use them to help you write a summary of the selection Beginning End Grade 5/Unit 6/Week © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Middle Summary 248 Name Read the passage Then complete the questions The Aquarius: An Undersea Laboratory Most of what people could know about ocean life came from snatching glances You could stay under water for only as long as you could hold your breath The invention of air tanks changed all that Air tanks hold chemicals that allow divers to submerge their bodies and stay under water for some time But diving has limits To longer studies of sea life, now there is an undersea lab called the Aquarius It was built so that humans can live and work for weeks in a tank deep under water without damage to their bodies Divers can leave and investigate reefs, for example Humans can even stay dry while sitting outside on a “wet porch,” which is like an upside-down glass bowl The desire to learn more about our world keeps inventors busy Who knows what other ways we will find to study sea life? Underline words in the second paragraph with long vowel sounds Circle multisyllable words with prefifixes and suffixes in paragraph one © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill List two important details in the passage Use the details to write a summary of the passage When we want to know more about something we request investigate At Home: Reread the passage with a family member and talk about inventions that are helpful to you it damage Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 249 Name © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill To help you plan your writing, fi fill out a sequence chart 250 Name Read the passage Then complete the questions Being a Mentor Sometimes kids not have adults they can talk to For kids like these, a mentor can make a big difference A mentor is a person who gives support to another person He or she is an adult that a kid can trust Studies show that mentors can have a good effect on young people A mentor is often a coach, a teacher, a friend’s parent, or another trusted adult The kid and the mentor might meet at school or at a team practice, for example They can talk about life, share a meal, or an activity Just having someone to chat with can give a kid a real boost When you are older, you might want to be a mentor Underline the fifirst fact about mentors in the first paragraph The author says “a mentor can make a big difference.” How does the author support this opinion? © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill What is the writer trying to persuade the reader to do? How you know? End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 251 Name Read the passage Then complete the questions Visiting the Whales When Jeff stayed at his grandfather’s beach house, huge baleen whales often came close to the shore “Look at the whales!” his grandfather would say “Whales have families, too.” Jeff did not see animals as being in families, not like his What a character says can help you fifind the theme When Jeff got older, he missed watching whales with his grandfather One weekend at the old beach house, Jeff watched the whales traveling south with their newborn calves The baby whales stuck close by the bodies of their mothers As Jeff watched, he thought, “They really are families.” He told his mom, “When I see the whales, I can think of my grandfather I think of all of us together.” Underline what Jeff’s grandfather tells him about whales in the story Put a box around what Jeff watches in the second paragraph What is the theme or message of the story? Use text evidence to support it 252 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 5/Unit 6/Week © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name Read the passage Then complete the questions Training to Explore Space Some people dream of diving in the sea, or taking a rocket into space To explore the sea, you must learn how to sail and dive If you want to be an astronaut, you have to learn how to live in space A big part of being an astronaut today is living on a space station Astronauts study math and science and learn to be pilots They must also be able to use many tools to make repairs Astronauts learn how to live in small spaces where there is no gravity They also must work well in teams If this kind of life sounds exciting, find out more It is never too soon to start training! Cross out the unimportant detail from the fifirst paragraph Underline the fifirst important detail from the second paragraph Use important details to help you summarize the passage © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 253 Name A Which word has a prefix fi or suffix? Write the word and circle the prefix fi or suffix Example: unpinned seasick servant suspend curious pamphlet secure impress birdbath courageous tremble assistant unpinned p B Now use words from above to complete these sentences Use the hint below each sentence to help you Miss Blatt’s classroom Hint: This word has a Latin root this week is Phil In the story, the prepared dinner for the rich family Hint: This word has two closed syllables I think that fifirefi fighters are Hint: This word has a long a vowel sound ! Josh was about what was in the box, so he ripped it open quickly Hint: This word has three syllables 254 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 5/Unit 6/Weeks 1–5 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill He will the class with his wonderful project Hint: This word has two short vowels ... 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Large Trees with Large... 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 Follow the Weather... Analysis 251 252 253 254 © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Week 3: Lessons 11– 15 Name The vowel sound is short in words such as cat, red, sit, hop,