Journeys Scope and Sequence Unit 1

Lesson

1.1

Stories
What is a Pal?

Main Idea

Friends Forever

Informational
Text

What is important
about being a
friend?

The Storm

1.2

Target
Strategy/
Skill

Summarize
Understanding
Characters

Storms!
What happens
during a storm?

Realistic
Fiction

High
Frequency
Words

Vocabulary

and
you
be
play
help
with

Classify and
categorize
words

for
he
what
look
have
too

Context clues

do
sing
find
no
funny
they

Multiple
Meaning
Words

all
me
does
my
here
who

Alphabetical
Order

friend
hold
few
many
good
pull

Synonyms

Spelling/
Phonics
Short a
Consonants n,
d

Fluency
Accuracy:
Word
Recognition

Grammar
Nouns

Writing
Narrative
Writing:
Labels
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Short i
Consonants r,
h, /z/s

Accuracy:
Words
connected in
text

Possessives

Narrative
Writing:
Captions
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Phonogram -it

Infer/Predict

1.3

Curious George at
School

Sequence of
Events

School Long Ago

Authors
Word Choice

Why is going to
school important?

Lucias
Neighborhood

1.4

City Mouse and

Country Mouse
Who can you meet
in a neighborhood?

1.5

Short o

Phrasing:
Punctuation

Action Verbs

Consonants l,
x

Narrative
Writing:
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Inflection -s

Monitor/Clarify

Text and
Graphic
Features
Authors
Word Choice

Gus Takes the

Train

Question
Story
Structure

City Zoo

Fantasy

What happens on
the train?

Analyze/
Evaluate

Short e

Intonation

Adjectives

Consonants y,
w

Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Phonogram
-et
Short u
Consonant qu,
z

Narrative
Writing: Class
Story

Accuracy: Self
Correct

Adjectives

Narrative
Writing: Class
Story
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Journeys Scope and Sequence Unit 2

Lesson

Stories
Jack and the Wolf

2.1
2.2

The Three Little

Pigs

How Animals
Communicate

Main Ideas
and Details

Insect Messages

Text and
Graphic
Features

How do animals
communicate?

Infer/Predict
Sequence of
Events

Drums
Narrator
How is music part
of your everyday
life?

Two Poems from

Dr. Seuss

Analyze/
Evaluate

Text and
Graphic
Features
Biography

What makes a
story or poem
funny?

A Cupcake Party

2.5

Story
Message
Summarize

Dr. Seuss

2.4

Understanding
Characters

What lessons can

you learn from
story characters?

A Musical Day

2.3

Target
Strategy/
Skill

away
every
call
hear
come
said

Vocabulary
Shades of
Meaning

Spelling/
Phonics
Short a

Fluency
Expression

Grammar
Complete
Sentences

Double final
consonants
and ck

animal
of
how
some
make
why

Using a
Glossary

her
she
now
today
our
would

Define Words

after
read
draw
was
pictures
write

Antonyms

eat
put
give
small
one
take

Synonyms

Phonogram
-ack
Short i
Blends with r

Blends with l

Accuracy:
Words
connected in
text

Commas in a
Series

Blends with s

Informative
Writing:
Poetry
Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Phrasing:
Natural
Pauses

Statements

Phonogram
-ock
Short e

Informative
Writing:
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Phonogram
-ip
Short o

Writing

Informative
Writing:
Thank-you
Note
Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Accuracy:
Word
Recognition

Singular and
Plural Nouns

Informative
Writing:
Description
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Question
Story
Structure

Happy Times
Dialogue
How can you show
a friend that you
care about him or
her?

High
Frequency
Words

Visualize

Short u

Stress

Using a, an,
and the

Final Blends

Informative
Writing:
Description

Phonogram
-ump

Focus Trait:
Organization

Journeys Scope and Sequence Unit 3

Lesson

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

Stories
At Home in the
Ocean

Authors
Purpose

Water

Details

What plants and

animals would you
find in the ocean?

Analyze/
Evaluate

How Leopard Got

His Spots

Sequence of
Events

The Rain Forest

Story Lesson

How are jungle

animals different
from animals on a
farm?

Question

Seasons

Cause and
Effect

Four Seasons for

Animals

Sound Words

What changes do
the different
seasons cause?

Visualize

The Big Race

Conclusions

Rules and Laws

Cause and
Effect

Why is it
important to have
rules?

Animal Groups

3.5

Target
Strategy/
Skill

Infer/ Predict
Compare and
Contrast

Animal Picnic
What makes birds
different from
mammals?

Text/ Graphic
Features
Monitor/
Clarify

High
Frequency
Words

Vocabulary

blue
little
water
cold
live
where
far
their

Classify and
Categorize
Words

been
never
own
brown
off
very
know
out

Homophones

down
green
open
fall
grow
yellow
goes
new

Words ending
in ed, -ing,
and -s

four
over
two
five
starts
watch
into
three

Shades of
Meaning

bird
fly
those
both
long
walk
eyes
or

Suffixes er,
-est

Spelling/
Phonics
Digraph th

Fluency
Phrasing:
Punctuation

Grammar
Proper Nouns

Base Words
and s, -es,
-ed, and ing
endings
Digraphs ch
and -tch

Rate

Commands

Accuracy:
Word
Recognition

Subjects and
Verbs

Contractions
with s and nt

Expression

Verbs and
Time

Phonogram
-ine, -ite

Informative
Writing:
Report
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Soft c, g, dge

Digraphs kn,
wr, gn, mb

Informative
Writing:
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Phonogram
-ake -ace

Long i (CVCe)

Informative
Writing:
Instructions
Focus Trait:
Sentence
Fluency

Phonogram
-atch

Long a (CVCe)

Informative
Writing:
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Sentence
Fluency

Possessives
with s

Digraphs sh,
wh, and ph

Writing

Intonation

The Verb be

Informative
Writing:
Report
Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Journeys Scope and Sequence Unit 4

Lesson

4.1

Stories
Lets Go to the
Moon

Main Idea and

Details

Mae Jemison

Authors
Purpose

What do
astronauts do?

The Big Trip

4.2
4.3

Target
Strategy/
Skill

Lewis and Clarks

Big Trip

Question
Compare and
Contrast
Dialogue

What are some

different ways to
travel?

Visualize

Where Does Food

Come From

Authors
Purpose

Jack and the

Beanstalk

Conclusions
Summarize

What do farmers
need to grow food?

Tomas Rivera

4.4

Life Then and Now

Using Context
Why is it
important to learn
about people from
the past?

Little Rabbits Tale

4.5

Sequence of
Events

Monitor and
Clarify
Cause and
Effect

Silly Poems
Story Lesson
How can you help a
friend how feels
sad?

Infer/Predict

High
Frequency
Words

Vocabulary

around
bring
show
because
carry
think
before
light

Suffixes y
and -ful

about
by
car
could
dont
maybe
sure
there

Define Words

first
food
ground
right
sometimes
these
under
your

MultipleMeaning
Words

done
great
laugh
paper
soon
talk
were
work

Synonyms

door
more
mother
old
try
use
want
wash

Compound
Words

Spelling/
Phonics
Long o (CV
CVCe)

Fluency
Stress

Grammar
Questions

Writing
Narrative
Writing:
Sentences

Long u
Focus Trait:
Ideas
Long e (ea, e,
e_e, ee)

Phrasing:
Punctuation

Compound
Sentences

Final ng, nk
Phonogram
-ink
Words with ai,
ay

Expression

Names of
Months Days
and Holidays

Contractions
ll and d
Phonograms
-ay, ain
Words with
oa, ow

Intonation

Future Tense

Contractions
ve and re
Phonograms
-ow, -oat
Compound
Words
Short Vowel e
/ea/

Narrative
Writing:
Sentences
about
Yourself
Focus Trait:
Ideas
Narrative
Writing:
Friendly
Letter
Focus Trait:
Sentence
Fluency
Narrative
Writing:
Personal
Narrative
Focus Trait:
Organization

Rate

Prepositions
and
Prepositional
Phrases

Narrative
Writing:
Personal
Narrative
Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Journeys Scope and Sequence Unit 5

Lesson

5.1
5.2
5.3

Stories
The Garden: Frog
and Toad Together

Story
Structure

Garden Good Guys

Repetition

What grows in a
garden?

Analyze/
Evaluate

Amazing Animals

Conclusions

The Ugly Duckling

Using Context

Why do some
animals have spots
or stripes?

Visualize

Whistle for Willie

Cause and
Effect

Pet Poems
How can you take
good care of a
pet?

A Tree is a Plant

5.4

Grow, Apples,
Grow!
What happens to a
tree as it grows?

The New Friend

5.5

Target
Strategy/
Skill

Symbols of Our
Country
What can you learn
from someone who is
from another
country?

Figurative
Language
Monitor/
Clarify
Sequence of
Events
Figurative
Language
Question
Understanding
Characters
Narrator
Summarize

High
Frequency
Words

Vocabulary

few
window
shall
night
noise
world
loudly
story

Prefix re-

baby
begins
eight
follow
learning
until
years
young

Using a
Dictionary
Entry

again
along
began
boy
father
house
nothing
together

Define Words

ready
kinds
covers
country
earth
warms
soil
almost

Multiple
Meaning
Words

buy
city
family
myself
party
please
school
seven

Synonyms
with
Introduction
to Thesaurus

Spelling/
Phonics
R Controlled
Vowel ar

Fluency
Phrasing:
Natural
Pauses

Grammar
Subject
Pronouns

R Controlled
Vowels or, ore
Phonograms
-ar, -ore
R Controlled
Vowels er, ir,
ur

Writing
Narrative
Writing:
Story
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Voice

Accuracy:
Corrected
Text

The Pronouns
I and Me

Narrative
Writing:
Story
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Word Choice

Vowel oo

Stress

Possessive
Pronouns

Syllable
pattern CVC

Narrative
Writing:
Story
Summary
Focus Trait:
Organization

Vowel
Digraphs/
Spellings
Patterns oo,
ou, ew

Expression

Indefinite
Pronouns

Narrative
Writing:
Story
Focus Trait:
Ideas

ue, u, u_e
Vowel
Combinations
ou, ow
oi, oy, au, aw

Phrasing:
Punctuation

Contractions

Narrative
Writing:
Story
Focus Trait:
Sentence
Fluency

Journeys Scope and Sequence Unit 6

Lesson

Stories
The Dot

6.1

Artists Create
Art!
What are some
different ways to
make art?

What Can You Do?

6.2
6.3

The Wind and the

Sun

Target
Strategy/
Skill
Compare and
Contrast
Figurative
Language
Monitor/
Clarify
Authors
Purpose
Using Context

Why is it
important to try
your best?

Analyze/
Evaluate

The Kite: Days with

Frog and Toad

Story
Structure

Measuring
Weather

Fantasy
Infer/ Predict

How can weather

change your day?

Hi! Fly Guy

6.4

Understanding
Characters

Busy Bugs
How can insects be
helpful?

Authors
Word Choice
Visualize

6.5

Winners Never
Quit!

Main Idea and

Details

Be a Team Player

Narrative
Nonfiction

Why is teamwork
important in school
and sports?

Summarize

High
Frequency
Words

Vocabulary

above
bear
even
pushed
studied
surprised
teacher
toward

Figurative
Language:
Idioms

always
happy
once
different
high
stores
enough
near

Classify and
Categorize:
Emotion
Words

across
head
second
ball
heard
should
cried
large

Homographs

caught
thought
beautiful
took
minute
friendship
listen
idea

Prefix -un

brothers
loved
people
everyone
most
sorry
field
only

Suffix -ly

Spelling/
Phonics
Base Words
(CVCe, CVC)
with endings
-ed and ing
Long e
Spelling
Patterns y, ie
Base Words
Ending in er
and est

Fluency
Accuracy:
Self-Correct

Grammar
Exclamations

Writing
Opinion
Writing:
Opinions
Sentences
Focus Trait:
Voice

Intonation

Kinds of
Sentences

Opinion
Writing:
Opinion
Sentences

Change y to i
Syllable -ie
Long i Spelling
Patterns igh,
y, ie

Phrasing:
Natural
Pauses

Adjectives

Inflections
-ed, -ing, -er,
-est, -es
Suffixes ful,
-ly, -y

Focus Trait:
Word Choice
Expression

Adverbs

Long Vowel
Spelling
Patterns
Syllable
Pattern CV
Prefixes unand -re

Focus Trait:
Sentence
Fluency
Opinion
Writing:
Opinion
Sentences

Opinion
Writing:
Opinion
Paragraph
Focus Trait:
Ideas

Rate

Adjectives
Compare

Opinion
Writing:
Opinion
Paragraph
Focus Trait:
Organization