A Reading/Language Arts Program. — Macmillan; McGraw-Hill, 2009. 442 pages.
"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.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.
