Reading

  • In Reading we will be using the Houghton Mifflin Reading series.
  • It is divided into six themes-Off to Adventure,Celebrating Traditions, Incredible Stories, Animal Habitats, Voyagers, and Smart Solutions
  • Students will be required to read five Accelerated Reader books per quarter.
  • Students will also be allowed to take AR tests on read aloud books used in class.
  • Some of the books we will be reading in class are-  "Ramona Quimby Age 8", "Beezus and Ramona", "Ramona the Great", "Stuart Little", "The Mouse and the Motorcycle", "Frindle", "The BFG", and "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"
  • The class will study new vocabulary words each week related to the story in our anthology.  The words will be given on Mondays and the quizzes will be on Fridays.