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Theme One: "Journeys"

Akiak

Grandfather's Journey

Finding the Titanic 

By the Shores of Silver Lake

 

 

Theme Two: "American Stories"

Tomăs and the Library Lady

Tanya's Reunion  

Boss of the Plains 

A Very Important Day 

 

 

Theme Three: "That's Amazing"

The Stranger

Cendrillion

Heat Wave

 

 

Rebecca Sitton High Frequency Wordlists

These words are listed in the order of their frequency of use in everyday writing.  Since "the" is the most frequently used word in our language it is number one on the list.  The first 25 words are used in 33% of everyday writing.  The first 100 words appear in 50% of adult and student writing, and the first 1,000 words are used in 89%  of everyday writing.

Students in fourth grade are responsible for learning words from  336 - 500.  They should already have a basic mastery of the first 335 words.

 

 

 

Theme Four: "Problem Solving"

My Name is Maria Isabel         

Marven of the Great North Woods 

The Last Dragon 

Sing to the Stars 

 

 

Theme Five: "Heroes"

Happy Birthday, Dr. King         

Gloria Estefan 

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man

 

 

 

Theme Six: Nature -  "Friend or Foe"

Salmon Summer        

Wildfires

Skylark 

 

 

Rebecca Sitton Spelling Wordlists

High Frequency Words 001 - 100       

High Frequency Words 101 - 200      

High Frequency Words 201 - 300

High Frequency Words 301 - 400

High Frequency Words 401 - 500

High Frequency Words 501 - 600

High Frequency Words 01 - 1,200