Journeys Language Arts
Our Journeys reading text is organized in six thematic units. Each unit includes both fiction and nonfiction. In addition to our weekly story/article, we practice a new phonics, grammar, and vocabulary skill each week.
Unit 1: Neighborhood VisitHenry and Mudge (Realistic Fiction) by Cynthia Rylant
My Family (Informational Text) by George Ancona Dogs (Informational Text) by Jennifer Blizin Gillis Diary of a Spider (Humorous Fiction) by Doreen Cronin Teacher's Pets (Realistic Fiction) by Dayle Ann Dodds Unit 3: Tell Me About It!Click, Clack, Moo (Humorous Fiction) by Doreen Cronin
Ah, Music! (Informational Text) by Aliki Schools Around the World (Info. Text) by Margaret C. Hall Helen Keller (Biography) by Sane Sutcliffe Offier Buckle & Gloria (Humorous Fiction) by Peggy Rathmann Unit 5: Changes, Changes EverywherePenguin Chick (Narrative Nonfiction) by Betty Tatham
Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend (Realistic Fiction) by Ann Cameron The Goat in the Rug (Narrative Nonfiction) by Charles L. Blood Half Chicken (Folktale) by Alma Flor Ada From Seed to Plant (Informational Text) by Gail Gibbons |
Unit 2: Nature WatchAnimals Building Homes (Informational Text) by Wendy Perkins
The Ugly Vegetables (Realistic Fiction) by Grace LIn Super Storms (Informational Text) by Seymour SImon How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (Folktale) by Joseph Bruchac Jellies (Informational Text) by Twig C. George Unit 4: Heroes & HelpersMr. Tanen's Tie Trouble (Realistic Fiction) by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Luke Goes to Bat (Realistic Fiction) by Rachel Isadora My Name is Gabriela (Biography) by Monica Brown The Signmaker's Assisstant (Humorous Fiction) by Tedd Arnold Dex: The Heart of a Hero (Fantasy) by Caralyn Buehner Unit 6: What a Surprise!The Mysterious Tadpole (Fantasy) by Steven Kellogg
The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs (Biography) by Shirley Raye Redmond Yeh-Shen (Fairy Tale) by Gina Sabella Two of Everything (Folktale) by Lily Toy Hong Now & Ben (Informational Text) by Gene Barretta |