Common Core Alignment
1: Interdependence
Unit 1: Little House in the Big Woods
Lesson 1: Introducing the Story
Lesson 10: Summertime and Harvest
Lesson 11: Finishing the Book
Lesson 5: Christmas
Unit 2: The Sign of the Beaver
Lesson 12: Persuasive Writing
Final Project: The Sign of the Beaver Movie
Unit 3: Native American Animal Stories
Lesson 3: The Natural World
Final Project: My Own Myth
2: Force and Power
Unit 1: Ben and Me
Lesson 8: Amos's Account
Unit 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Lesson 6: A Gift from Father Christmas
3: Similarities and Differences
Unit 1: Stories from Africa and Asia
Lesson 10: Kenji
Lesson 13: Precious and Sadako
Lesson 5: A Good Idea
Lesson 6: African Bush Diorama
Unit 2: Holes
Lesson 13: Innocent
4: Exploration and Survival
Unit 1: Abel's Island
Lesson 5: Perseverance
Final Project: Your Own Deserted Island
Unit 2: Pedro's Journal
Lesson 5: Journal Writing
Unit 3: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Final Project: The Next Chapter or Book Float