3-5 Reading 

Solving Problems

• New Ideas

• Clever Thinking

  • Recount a Story

• Learning from Others

  • Determine the Central Message

• The Simplest Solution

  • Ask and Answer Questions

• Everyone Makes Mistakes

  • Describe Characters

• A Hero Among Us

Ocean Survival

• Habitats of the Ocean

  • Recount Key Details

• Survival Skills

  • Determine the Main Idea

• Group Survival

  • Describe Steps in a Process

• Protecting the Ocean

  • Determine Point of View

• Reefs at Risk

Making a Difference

• Young Voices 

  • Determine Work Meanings

• Books Change the World

  • Ask and Answer Questions

• We Can Help!

  • Determine Word Meanings

• Fair Play

Changes in the West

• On the Move

  • Compare Stories

• Travel Before and After Trains

  • Describe Connections in Texts

• Crossing Paths in the Changing West

  • Connect Words and Pictures

• The Ways of the West

Wild Weather

• Weather Watch

  • Connect Words and Pictures

• Studying Extremes

  • Use Text Features

• Weather Verses

  • Analyze a Poem

• Weather All Around

Artful Ideas

• Natural Creativity

  • Compare and Contrast Texts

• The Power of Art

  • Analyze a Play

• Art in Action

  • Determine Point of View

• Creative Solutions

Facing Challenges

• Wise Words

• It's a Mystery

  • Summarize a Story

• Learning from Others

  • Determine Theme

• Future Worlds

  • Make Inferences

• Imagining Possibilities

  • Describe Characters

• Dealing with Your Fears

Technology

• World-Changing Inventions

  • Analyze a Historical Text)

• Invention Upgrades

  • Determine Word Meanings

• Problem Solvers

  • Determine Main Idea and Key Details

• Young Inventors

  • Summarize a Text

• From Idea to Invention

Exploring

• Uncovering the Past

  • Determine Word Meanings

• Mapping the Unknown

  • Make Inferences

• Exploring Extremes

  • Compare Accounts

• Exploring Space

Traditions

• Storytelling Through Art

  • Decribe Text Structure: Chronology, Comparison

• Keeping Up Traditions

  • Analyze Elements of Plays

• Different Perspectives

  • Compare Points of View

• Building Traditions

Sports

• Changing the Game

  • Explain Reasons and Evidence

• Crossing the Finish Line

  • Integrate Information

• Heart of the Game

  • Analyze Elements of Poetry

• What Makes a Sport a Sport?

Humans and Energy

• First Fires

  • Compare Stories

• Sources of Energy

  • Interpret Visual Information

• Solar Power 

  • Describe Text Structure: Cause-Effect, Problems-Solution

Overcoming Obstacles

• A Fresh Start

• This Is So Hard!

  • Summarize a Story

• Finding Myself

  • Determine Theme

• The New Kid

  • Make Inferences

• Turn It Around

  • Compare and Contrast Characters

• Finding Confidence

Art in America

• The Harlem Renaissance

  • Determine Main Ideas and Key Details

• The Arts of the People

  • Summarize a Text

• Dust Bowl

  • Analyze a Historical Text

• Public Works of Art

  • Determine Word Meanings

• Forgotten Art

Earth's Water

• Water and Humans 

  • Determine the Meaning of Figurative Language

• Fresh Water

  • Make Inferences

• Water Problems and Solutions

  • Compare Text Structures: Compare-Contrast, Problem-Solution

• The Future of Water

Survival

• I Will Survive

  • Compare Text Structures: Cause-Effect, Chronological

• Danger on the Mountain

  • Explain Story Structure

• Lost at Sea

  • Analyze Point of View

• Put to the Test

Underground Railroad

• Slavery in the United States

  • Explain Reasons and Evidence

• The Hard Path to Freedom

  • Analyze Point of View

• Stories of the Underground Railroad

  • Compare Stories

• The Fight For Freedom

Communication

• Beyond Spoken Words

  • Analyze Visual Elements

• From Here to There

  • Find Information

• How Do YOU Say It?

  • Integrate Information

• Messages in Code