1 Theme: Growing Up Start Smart ELA: S4- S47 ELD: Assesment/Placement Planning, Routines Aug. 22- Sep. 2 Week 1 Week 2 1.1 ELA: Mexico: My New Home; My Diary From Here To There; Cesar Chavez ELD: Practice Reader - A New Home Wonders Our Government; America's Grand Plan ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Our Government; America's Grand Plan Sep. 6 - Sep. 10 Week 3 1.2 L: 4.1g, 4.2d, 4.5c ELA: The Surprise; The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein; One Thousand Nights and a Night ELD: Practice Reader - The Fisherman and the Well Wonders The Mexican War for Independence; Ranchos of California ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Mexican War for Independence; Ranchos of California Sep. 12 - Sep. 16 Week 4 1.3 W: 4.3 L: 4.1g, 4.2d, 4.5c ELA: Their Way All the Way; Kid Reporters at Work; Child Labor in the U.S. ELD: Practice Reader - Kids at Work Wonders Microorganisms; Meet the "Good Germs" ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Mighty Microorganisms; Meet the "Good Germs" Sep. 19 - Sep. 23 Week 5 1.4 ELA: Astronauts in Training; The Astronaut and the Onion; The Trail of the Pinon Gatherers ELD: Practice Reader - Space Adventure Wonders California in the World; California's National Parks ALD: Wonders Content Reader - California in the World; California's National Parks Sep. 26 - Sep. 30 Week 6 1.5 ELA: A Library Card for Emillo; Because of Winn-Dixie; I Love the Look of Words ELD: Practice Reader - Pictures of Highland Wonders Decomposers; Food to Flowers ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Decomposers; Food to Flowers Oct. 3 - Oct. 7 Week 7 ELA Benchmark 1 : Data Inquiry, Item Analysis, Student Conferences, Feedback, Review Oct. 11 - Oct. 21 Week 8 Week 9
2 Theme: Making a Difference 2.1 RF: 4.4b W: 4.3 L: 4.2a, 4.2d, 4.4, 4.4b ELA: It Took Courage; My Brother Martin; Dear Mrs. Parks ELD: Practice Reader - Coretta Scott King Wonders Our Local Government; In the Middle ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Our Local Government; In the Middle Oct. 24 - Oct. 28 Week 10 2.2 a ELA: Women Pick Up the Ball; Mighty Jackie; Bridget "Biddy" Mason (These selections are repeated in Week 12) ELD: Practice Reader - Sports in Motion Wonders California Becomes a State; Biddy Mason ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Road to Statehood; Biddy Mason Oct. 31 - Nov. 11 Week 11 Week 12 2.3 W: 4.5 L: 4.2, 4.2d, 4.5b ELA: The Paralympics; Making a Splash; Standing Tall ELD: Practice Reader - Wilma Rudolph Wonders The Fur Trade; Sutter's Fort ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Fur Trade; Sutter's Fort Nov. 14 - Nov. 28 Week 13 2.4 a ELA: The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague; Wild Horses; The Tale of Pecos Bill ELD: Practice Reader - Horses in the Old West Wonders Explorations of Cabrillo; California and Cattle ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Explorations of Cabrillo; California and Cattle Nov. 21 - Dec. 2 Week 14 Week 15 2.5 ELA: History at Your Feet; Mystic Horse; The Pony Express ELD: Practice Reader - Three Legends Wonders The Pony Express; A Chinese-American Marriage ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Pony Express; A Chinese-American Marriage Dec. 5 - Dec. 9 Week 16 Review and Assessment : Data Inquiry, Item Analysis, Student Conferences, Feedback, Review Dec. 12 - Dec. 16 Week 17
3 Theme: The Power of Words 3.1 ELA: Name That Reptile; When I Went to the Library; Snakes ELD: Practice Reader - North American Snakes Wonders Plants; Bad News for Bees ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Plants; Bad News for Bees Jan. 2 - Jan. 6 Week 18 3.2 ELA: Puppy Trouble; Dear Mrs. LaRue; Dog Amazes Scientists! ELD: Practice Reader - White House Dogs Wonders Landforms Can Change; Vanishing Alaska ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Slow Changes to Landforms; Vanishing Alaska Jan. 9 - Jan. 13 Week 19 3.3 W: 4.1 c ELA: The Frog Prince; Ranita, The Frog Princess; And Still More Tales ELD: Practice Reader - Dragon Stew Wonders Minerals; A Computer in a Grain of Sand ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Minerals; A Computer in a Grain of Sand Jan. 16 - Jan. 20 Week 20 3.4 b ELA: A Renaissance in Harlem; Words Add Up to Success; The Latest Lingo ELD: Practice Reader - Ronald Reagan: President of the ed States Wonders Southern California Grows; Two California Photographers ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Rise of Southern California; Two California Photographers Jan. 23 - Jan. 27 Week 21 3.5 a ELA: Secondhand Art; Me and Uncle Romie; Computers: The Future of Art ELD: Practice Reader - Everyday Beauty Wonders The Physical Regions of California; Death Valley Vacation ALD: Wonders Content Reader - California's Physical Regions; Death Valley Vacation Jan. 30 - Feb. 3 Week 22 ELA Benchmark 2 : Data Inquiry, Item Analysis, Student Conferences, Feedback, Review Feb. 6 - Feb. 17 Week 23 Week 24
4.1 RL: 4.2 a 4 Theme: Working Together ELA: The Country Mouse and the City Mouse; The Cricket in Times Square; The Chance of a Lifetime ELD: Practice Reader - Jani and the Leopard Wonders The First People of California; Salmon Run ALD: Wonders Content Reader - California's First People; Salmon Run Feb. 27 - Mar. 3 Week 25 4.2 b ELA: Amazing Ants; The Life and Times of the Ant; The Ant and the Grasshopper ELD: Practice Reader - Grasshopper or Cricket? Wonders Electricity; When the Lights Go Out ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Electricity; When the Lights Go Out Mar. 6 - Mar. 10 Week 26 4.3 ELA: Giving a Hand; Writing on the Wall; Food for Thought ELD: Practice Reader - John Sutter: California Settler Wonders State Government; Driver's License ALD: Wonders Content Reader - How State Government Works; Driver's License Mar. 13 - Mar. 17 Week 27 4.4 ELA: Letters from Annie; The Earth Dragon Awakes; The Earth in Motion ELD: Practice Reader - San Francisco Wonders Land Meets Water; Building for Earthquakes ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Land Meets Water; Building for Earthquakes Mar. 20 - Mar. 24 Week 28 4.5 ELA: Take Off; My Brothers' Flying Machine; Brave New Heights ELD: Practice Reader - From Gliders to Rockets Wonders Weathering; The Old Man of the Mountain ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Weathering; The Old Man of the Mountain Mar. 27- Mar. 31 Week 29 Review and Assessment : Data Inquiry, Item Analysis, Student Conferences, Feedback, Review Apr. 10 - Apr. 14 Week 30
5 Theme: Habitats 5.1 W: 4.3a L: 4.1e, 4.2d, 4.4a ELA: Living in Alaska; A Walk in the Dessert; Food Chains: Predators vs. Prey ELD: Practice Reader - Life in the Sahara Desert Wonders The Food Chain; Welcome Back, Grizzly Bears ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Food Chain; Welcome Back, Grizzly Bears Apr. 17 - Apr. 21 Week 31 5.2 W: 4.3a c ELA: Roadrunners: Surprising Birds; Roadrunner's Dance; Flycatcher and Coyote ELD: Practice Reader - Animal Tales Wonders Pollination and Seed Dispersal; Bats! ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Pollination and Seed Dispersal; Bats About Bats Apr. 24 - Apr. 28 Week 32 5.3 W: 4.2 b ELA: A Prehistoric Park; Animals Come Home to Our National Parks; Saving a National Park ELD: Practice Reader - Saving Our Parks Wonders Ecosystems; Stop the Spartina! ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Ecosystems; Stop the Spartina! May 1 - May 5 Week 33 5.4 a ELA: Coral Reefs; At Home in the Coral Reef; Poseidon and the Kingdom of Atlantis ELD: Practice Reader - Earth Changes Wonders Plants for Food and Shelter; Are They Cousins? ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Plants as Food and Shelter; Distant Cousins? May 8 - May 12 Week 34 5.5 ELA: A Whale of A Trip!; Adelina's Whales; Limericks ELD: Practice Reader - The World of Whales Wonders Changing Ecosystems; A Very Hairy Crab ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Changing Ecosystems; A Very Hairy Crab May 15 - May 19 Week 35 Assessment Summative Assessment May 22 - June 8 Week 36 Week 37 Week 38