LEVEL 3: Scope and Sequence

1 Big Question: What makes your community special?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction What Do You Love About Key Words 1: community, special, town, together, Could/couldn’t for Ability with when
Your City? market, suburb, downtown, countryside When I was younger, I couldn’t
Reading Strategy Using Background Key Words 2: ancient, modern, amazing, narrow, rollerblade.
Knowledge huge, delicious, perfect When I was six, I could ride a bike.
Fiction Old Friends, New Friends Key Words 3: port, ferry, crowd, cable car Tense Review
Key Words 4: hungry, serious, cry, enormous, hide, I have some important news.
Reading Strategy Using Background
excited, laugh, explore, angry, afraid The potatoes are rotting.
Knowledge
We arrived in the city of New York.

2 Big Question: What is food for?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction Breakfast Around the Key Words 1: energy, balanced diet, fat, nutritious, Present Progressive with Future
World tasty, protein, unhealthy, mealtimes Meaning
Reading Strategy Monitoring Key Words 2: syrup, soup, butter, lemon, strawberry, I’m having chilaquiles for breakfast this
Comprehension popcorn, pumpkin weekend.
Fiction Jan’s Birthday Surprise Key Words 3: carbohydrates, grilled, chopsticks, digest Should/shouldn’t, must/mustn’t
Key Words 4: fry, sausage, potato, ingredients, fork, You shouldn’t be sad.
Reading Strategy Monitoring
roast, honey, cupboard, frosting, pot People must stay indoors.
Comprehension

3 Big Question: Why do we need to take care of nature?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction Animal Survival in Extreme Key Words 1: rainforest, habitat, orangutan, Past Progressive
Habitats endangered, extinct, honeybee, grasslands, pollution The camels were walking slowly.
Reading Strategy Identifying the Key Words 2: survive, desert, fur, adapt, seal, ice, Interrupted Past
Main Idea world While Luisa was brushing her teeth, she
Fiction The Day They Didn’t Come Key Words 3: melting, rising, temperature, climate heard a loud crash.
Key Words 4: branch, worried, warn, storm, blow,
Reading Strategy Using Background
flood, yell, shine, mud, destroy
Knowledge

4 Big Question: What is art?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction Unusual Art Key Words 1: painting, photography, architecture, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Reading Strategy Comparing and mural, shiny, colorful, ugly, calm It’s taller than a house.
Contrasting Key Words 2: artist, pattern, build, sandcastle, work of Australia has the best beaches.
art, ceramics, gallery Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Fiction The Portrait
Key Words 3: temporary, ordinary, release, famous Aunt Ruth talked more excitedly than
Reading Strategy Predicting from
Key Words 4: nest, hummingbird, plastic, bottle cap, usual.
Pictures
peacock, sketch, creation, metal, portrait, feather Peacocks were the birds Aunt Ruth liked
best.

5 Big Question: Why do we travel?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction Being a Responsible Key Words 1: tourist, culture, camping, cabin, campfire, Comparatives
Traveler hiking, souvenir, castle Volunteering is not as relaxing as
Reading Strategy Identifying Author’s Key Words 2: damage, coast, sightseeing, rescue, sightseeing.
Purpose canoe, waterfall, tour guide The beach is less interesting than the city.
Fiction The Top of the World Key Words 3: unspoiled, creature, respect, sanctuary Gerunds as Subjects and Objects
Key Words 4: album, village, slope, jungle, ruin, wall, Walking in these mountains is the best
Reading Strategy Comparing and
trail, archaeologist, construction, guest thing in the world.
Contrasting
I loved learning languages.

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Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Ground Rules Initial Consonant Improve Your Report How can we make Preparing What to
Cue Cards: Blends with s: sl, sw, Writing Unusual our school a better Say When Lost
1 I agree. sm, sp, sk, st Titles in Names Communities place?
2 I disagree. Process Writing
3 How about … ? Letter to Nominate
Classmate for Award

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Giving Positive Initial Consonant Improve Your Radio Show How can we make Ordering Food from
Feedback Blends with l and r: Writing Amazing good choices about a Food Stand
Cue Cards: bl/br, fl/fr, cl/cr Before and after + Restaurants food?
4 Good point! Noun
5 Great idea! Process Writing
6 That’s awesome! Party Invitation

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task
Active Listening Vowel Diphthongs: Improve Your Interview How can we protect Collaboration
Cue Cards: oi and oy Writing Animal Habitats the animals around Planning a Trip to
7 I see. Possessive Nouns us? the Arctic
8 That’s interesting. Process Writing
9 Really? Brochure About an
Insect

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Expressing Opinions Vowel Diphthongs: Improve Your Interview How can we learn Preparing to Do an
Cue Cards: ow and ou Writing Amazing Buildings about different Art Project
10 I think … Pronouns types of art?
11 In my opinion … Process Writing
Diary Entry

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Asking for Controlled Vowels: Improve Your Interview How can we Planning a Trip to a
Information er, ir, ur Writing Best Vacations investigate our Wildlife Park
Cue Cards: Because travel habits?
12 Can you repeat Process Writing
that? Travel Blog
13 What’s a/an X?

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 LEVEL 3: Scope and Sequence

6 Big Question: Why do we play sports?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction The Olympics Key Words 1: stay in shape, compete, win, Zero Conditional
Reading Strategy Sequencing trampolining, training, climbing, safety, paddle If you exercise a lot, you get in shape.
boarding Have to
Fiction The Speedy Squirrels
Key Words 2: gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, You have to focus!
Reading Strategy Sequencing athlete, sailing, horseback riding, race We don’t have to do anything at all.
Key Words 3: disability, world record, limb, medal
Key Words 4: captain, player, trophy, ankle, whistle,
match, team, score, goalkeeper, goal

7 Big Question: How can we explore the past?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Buried Treasure! Key Words 1: artifact, headdress, ceremony, meter, May and might
Reading Strategy statue, stone, languages, translation There might be lots of gold under the
Making Inferences Key Words 2: buried, treasure, historian, pirate, sand.
shipwreck, jewelry, tomb The secret room may also be full of
Fiction The Champion
Key Words 3: excavation, sailor, battle, discovered treasures.
Reading Strategy
Key Words 4: dusty, drawer, letter, mathematician, Give, send, take, bring, show
Making Inferences
weightlifting, journalist, interview, article, gymnasium, Polly showed the letters to Aunt Rachel.
footsteps She gave Polly the letters.

8 Big Question: How important is electricity?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Amazing Electricity Key Words 1: microwave oven, electricity, charge, oil, Will
Reading Strategy Identifying Facts renewable, non-renewable, save, light bulb Fossil fuels will run out in the years to
and Opinions Key Words 2: coal, gas, wind power, solar power, come.
hydroelectric power, lightning, burn I won’t use so much electricity next
Fiction The Big Switch-Off
Key Words 3: alternative, power plant, run out, green month.
Reading Strategy Identifying Facts
Key Words 4: switch off, fridge, blender, battery, hair Future Plans with going to
and Opinions
dryer, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, candle, We’re going to do an experiment.
experiment, waste

9 Big Question: Why do we have music?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction A World of Music Key Words 1: pop music, classical music, jazz, breath, Making Promises or Offers with will
Reading Strategy Visualizing voice, string instrument, wind instrument, percussion I’ll teach you how to play the guitar.
instrument Past Progressive Parallel Actions with
Fiction When Mason Discovered
Key Words 2: lullaby, flute, harmonica, double bass, while
Beethoven
piccolo, musical note, horn I was listening to music while I was doing
Reading Strategy Visualizing
Key Words 3: express, wonder, relax, bump my chores.
Key Words 4: sleep in, speech, sign up, electronic
music, sheet music, musician, drumbeat, clap,
auditorium, curtain

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Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task

Participating in a Controlled Vowels: Improve Your Dialogue How can we stay in Discussion
Discussion ar and or Writing Dangerous Sports shape? Competing in a
Cue Cards: Sequence Adverbs Sports Competition
14 I disagree Process Writing
because … Recipe for Power
15 What do you Snack
think?
16 That’s a good
point.

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission

Projecting Your Consonant Blends: Improve Your Interview How can an object Planning to Go to a
Voice tch and nch Writing Life in the Past teach us about Library
Cue Cards: Capitalization history?
17 This is … Process Writing
18 Do you have any News Report
questions?

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission

Using Appropriate Consonant Blends: Improve Your Dialogue How can we use less Buying Equipment
Body Movements mp, ft, xt, nd Writing Solar Inventions electricity? in an Electronics
Cue Cards: Time Words Store
18 Do you have any Process Writing
questions? Advertisement for a
19 I’m going to talk Green Product
about …

Oracy Skill Phonics and Spelling Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task

Ordering a Talk Initial Consonant Improve Your Interview How can we make Presentation
Cue Cards: Blends with s: scr, Writing Youth Orchestras music? Planning a Music
20 First, spr, str Conjunctions Group
21 Next, Process Writing
22 Then, Music Shape Poem
23 Finally,