A Reading/Language Arts Program. — Macmillan; McGraw-Hill, 2009. 786 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.
Unit1: Challenges.
THEME: School Contests.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character and Plot.
Writing: Personal Narrative.
THEME: American Legends.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Plot and Setting.
Writing: Personal Narrative.
THEME: Trees for Life.
Vocabulary/Comprehension.
Writing: Extended Response to Literature.
THEME: Exploring Space.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize.
Writing: Personal Narrative.
THEME: Rescue Dogs.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect.
Writing: Personal Narrative.
Unit 2: Discoveries.
THEME: People Helping Animals.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences.
Writing: Persuasive Writing.
THEME: Slithery Snakes!
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details.
Writing: Persuasive Writing.
THEME: Remembering the Past.
Vocabulary/Comprehension.
Writing: Personal Narrative.
THEME: The Caribbean Islands.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution.
Writing: Persuasive Writing.
THEME: Cowboys and Cowgirls.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences.
Writing: Persuasive Writing.
Unit 3: Turning Points.
THEME: The American Revolution.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions.
Writing: Fictional Narrative.
THEME: The Right to Vote.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion.
Writing: Poem.
THEME: Protecting the Environment.
Vocabulary/Comprehension.
Writing: Persuasive Writing.
THEME: Desert Habitats.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Compare and Contrast.
Writing: Fictional Narrative.
THEME: Into the Future.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions.
Writing: Fictional Narrative.
Unit 4: Experiences.
THEME: Civil Rights.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character and Setting.
Writing: Expository Writing.
THEME: Animal Defenses.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose.
Writing: Expository Writing.
THEME: Democracy.
Vocabulary/Comprehension.
Writing: Fictional Narrative.
THEME: Extreme Weather.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Description.
Writing: Expository Writing.
THEME: Trickster Tales.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose.
Writing: Expository Writing.
Unit 5: Achievements.
THEME: North Pole, South Pole.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution.
Writing: Descriptive Writing.
THEME: Fantastic Foods.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Theme.
Writing: Descriptive Writing.
THEME: Learning From Nature.
Vocabulary/Comprehension.
Writing: Persuasive Essay.
THEME: Talking in Codes.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Perspective.
Writing: Descriptive Writing.
THEME: Whales.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize.
Writing: Descriptive Poem.
Unit 6: Great Ideas.
THEME: Fairy Tales.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence.
Writing: Explanatory Writing.
THEME: Camping Out.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Judgements.
Writing: Explanatory Writing.
THEME: Improving Lives.
Vocabulary/Comprehension.
Writing: Persuasive Editorial.
THEME: Balloon Flight.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Generalizations.
Writing: Explanatory Writing.
THEME: Scientists at Work.
Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence.
Writing: Explanatory Writing.
Glossary.
