Houghton Mifflin is the reading program we use at Shawnee. The books are divided into themes. Each theme has 3-4 stories. For each story, there are core skills, vocabulary, and spelling. The following website contains plenty of information and activities for each theme of the series. Houghton Mifflin
The Fry word list is a listing of the most commonly used words in writing and reading. The following website contains the Fry word list along with other helpful exercises and information for developing reading skills Fry Word List
Reading, Writing, and Spelling
Houghton Mifflin is the reading program we use at Shawnee. The books are divided into themes. Each theme has 3-4 stories. For each story, there are core skills, vocabulary, and spelling. The following website contains plenty of information and activities for each theme of the series. Houghton Mifflin
Theme 1- Off to Adventure-Story links with skills
Story 1- Lost and Found Skills
Story 2- Mulan Skills
Story 3- The Waterfall Skills
Theme 2- Celebrating Traditions
Story 1- Keeping Quilt
Story 2- Anthony Reynoso- Born to Rope
Story 3- The Talking Cloth
Story 4-Dancing Rainbows
Theme 3- Incredible Stories
Story 1-Dogzilla
Story 2-The Giant of Barletta
Story 3-Raising Dragons
Story 4-The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Theme 4- Animal Habitats-
Story 1-Nights of the Pufflings
Story 2-Seal Surfer
Story 3-Two Days in May
Units of Study
Extra Resources for additional reinforcement
The Fry word list is a listing of the most commonly used words in writing and reading. The following website contains the Fry word list along with other helpful exercises and information for developing reading skills Fry Word List