Treasures provides pupils with engaging literature, an emphasis on nonfiction and a strong focus on comprehension, vocabulary and fluency helping them to be successful readers and test-takers.
"Treasures" also offers phonics, spelling, grammar and writing integrated into all differentiated reading and instructional materials to help make learning meaningful.
Reading age for native speakers: Primary school pupils (3rd grade)
CONTENTS
B O O K 1
Unit 1: Our World
THEME: New Beginnings
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot
Writing: Personal Narrative
THEME: Keeping in Touch
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot
Writing: Personal Narrative
THEME: Building Communities
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details
Writing: Extended Response to Literature
THEME: Antarctic Life
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details
Writing: Poem
THEME: People and Their Pets
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution
Writing: Personal Narrative
Unit 2: Investigations
THEME: Putting on a Performance
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize
Writing: Persuasive Writing
THEME: Wolves
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fantasy and Reality
Writing: Persuasive Writing
THEME: Past, Present, and Future
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion
Writing: Personal Narrative
THEME: Out in Space
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize
Writing: Persuasive Writing
THEME: Being a Writer
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose
Writing: Persuasive Writing
Unit 3: Discoveries
THEME: Food Around the World
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences
Writing: Personal Narrative
THEME: Solving Riddles
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Plot and Setting
Writing: Story
THEME: Ecosystems in Balance
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Writing: Persuasive Writing
THEME: Making Journeys
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences
Writing: Story
THEME: The Art of Illustrating
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence
Writing: Play
Glossary
