Third Grade Lesson Plans
The following are on going skills and programs used throughout the
year:
ELAR:
Daily Oral Language
Vocabulary Building
Handwriting (both print and cursive)
Reading Logs
Istation
Accelerated Reading
TARGET reading strategies
MATH:
Fact Based Learning
CUBE problem solving strategies
IXL
SCIENCE:
Science Safety
Scientific Process
Vocabulary
Lesson Plans-August
August 22-26
• Journey’s lesson 1
o Story Structure/Summarize
o Subjects and Predicates
o Spelling: short vowels
• Math Meet 1 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Fractions
• Science safety
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 1
• What is a globe?
August 29-Sept 2
• Journey’s lesson 2
o Kinds of sentences
o Conclusion/infer/predict
o Spelling: V-C-e spellings
• Math Meet 2 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Fractions
• Scientific Method
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 2
• What is a map?
Lesson Plans-September
September 6-9
• Journey’s lesson 3
o Sentence fragments/run-ons
o Understanding characters/Analyze and Evaluate
o Spelling: long a and long e
• Math Meet 3 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Shapes and Solids
• Investigating questions
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 3
• Parts of a map
Sept 12-16
• Journey’s lesson 4
o Common and proper nouns
o Compare and contrast/infer and predict
o Spelling: more long 0
• Math Meet 4 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Measurement-perimeter
• Investigating questions
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 4
• Intermediate directions
Sept 19-23
• Journey’s Lesson 5
o Plural nouns with –s and –es
o Cause and effect/visualization
o Spelling: long i
• Math Meet 5 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Measurement-perimeter
• Engineering process
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 5
• Map grid
Sept 26-30
• BOLD week (review and new novel study)
• End of 1st Six Weeks
Lesson Plans-October
Oct 3-7
• Journey’s lesson 6
o What is a verb?
o Sequence of events/question
o Spelling: short and long vowels
• Math Meet 6 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Measurement-Capacity, weight, mass and time
• Forces and work
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 6
• Map grid and map index
Oct 11-14
• Journey’s lesson 7
o Verb tenses
o Text graphic features/analyze and evaluate
o Spelling: three letter clusters
• Math Meet 7 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Measurement-Capacity, weight, mass and time
• Forces and work
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 7
• A map key
Oct 17-21
• Journey’s Lesson 8
o Commas in a series
o Conclusions/infer/predict
o Spelling: unexpected consonant spellings
• Math Meet 8 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Data Analysis
• Forces and work
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 8
• Forces and work
• A map scale
Lesson Plans-October
Oct 24-28
• Journey’s lesson 9
o Simple subjects/simple predicates
o Cause/effect/monitor/clarify
o Spelling: vowel sound in town
• Math Meet 9 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Personal Financial Literacy
• Earth Surface
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 9
• Picturing the United States
Oct 31-Nov 4
• Journey’s lesson 10
o pronouns
o Main ideas/details/summarize
o Spelling: vowel sound in talk
• Math Meet 10 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Personal Financial Literacy
• Earth Surface
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 10
• Picturing North America
Lesson Plans-November
Nov 7-11
• BOLD week (review, new novel study)
• End of 2nd Six Weeks
Nov 14-18
• Journey’s lesson 11
o More plural nouns
o Fact/opinion/question
o Spelling: vowel sound in joy
• Math Meet 11 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Numeration
• People and resources
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 11
• Transportation routes in a town
Nov 21-25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Nov 28- Dec 2
• Journey’s lesson 12
o More proper nouns
o Story structure/visualize
o Spelling: homophones
• Math Meet 12 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Number sense-adding and subtracting whole numbers
• People and resources
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 12
• A road map; South Dakota
Lesson Plans-December
Dec 5-9
• Journey’s lesson 13
o Subject-verb agreement
o Compare/contrast and analyze/evaluate
o Spelling: contractions
• Math Meet 13 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Developing Proficiency-adding and subtracting whole numbers
• People and resources
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 13
• Waterways of the United States
Dec 12-16
• Journey’s lesson 14
o Pronouns and verbs
o Author’s purpose/summarize
o Spelling: vowel +r sounds
• Math Meet 14 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Multiplication meanings
• Water and weather
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 14
• A physical map: Colorado
Dec 19-Jan 2 WINTER BREAK
Lesson Plans-January
Jan 3-6
• Journey’s lesson 15
o Forming the past tense
o Understanding characters/infer/predict
o Spelling: vowel +/r/ sounds in “nurse”
• Math Meet 15 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Multiplication meanings
• Water and weather
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 15
• A physical map: Arizona
Jan 9- 13
• BOLD week (review and new novel study)
• End of 3rd Six Weeks
Jan 17-20
• Journey’s lesson 16
o What is an adjective?
o Author’s purpose/monitor and clarify
o Spelling: vowel +/r/ sounds in air and fear
• Math Meet 16 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Multiplication facts
• Space
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 16
• A physical map: Minnesota
Jan 23-27
• Journey’s lesson 17
o Adjectives and articles
o Conclusion/visualize
o Spelling: words with /j/ and /s/
• Math Meet 17 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Measurement-Area
• Space
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 17
• A physical map: Massachusetts
Lesson Plans-January
Jan 30-Feb 3
• Journey’s lesson 18
o Using the verb “be” and helping verbs
o Text graphic features/question
o Spelling: spelling the /k/ and /kw/ sounds
• Math Meet 18 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Measurement-Area
• Space
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 18
• A physical map: Hawaii
Lesson Plans-February
Feb 6-10
• Journey’s lesson 19
o Irregular verbs
o Cause/effect/summarize
o Spelling: vowel sounds in the words spoon and wood
• Math Meet 19 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Meanings of Division
• Ecosystems and interactions
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 19
• The Pacific region of the United States
Feb 13-17
• Journey’s lesson 20
o Contractions
o Main ideas/details/infer and predict
o Spelling: compound words
• Math Meet 20 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Division Facts
• Ecosystems and interactions
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 20
• The Southwest region of the United States
Feb 21-24
• BOLD week (STAAR Benchmark testing)
• End of 4th Six Weeks
Feb 27- March 3
• Journey’s lesson 21
o Possessive nouns and pronouns
o Story structure/monitor/clarify
o Spelling: words with –ed and -ing
• Math Meet 21 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Number sense-multiplying two digit x one digit
• Living things grow and change
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 21
• The Northeast region of the United States
Lesson Plans-March
March 6-10
• Journey’s lesson 22
o Using proper nouns
o Compare/contrast and visualize
o Spelling: changing final y to i
• Math Meet 22 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Developing proficiency-multiplying two digit x one digit
• Living things grow and change
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 22
• The Southeast region of the United States
March 13-17 SPRING BREAK
March 20- 24
• Journey’s lesson 23
o Abbreviations
o Sequence of events/analyze and evaluate
o Spelling: suffixes –ful, -ly, -er
• Math Meet 23 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Developing proficiency-multiplying two digit x one digit
• Living things grow and change
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 23
• The Statue of Liberty
March 27-31
• Journey’s lesson 24
o What is an adverb?
o Author’s purpose and question
o Spelling: the prefixes re- and un• Math Meet 24 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Patterns and equations
• Living things grow and change
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 24
• The White House
Lesson Plans-April
April 3-7
• Journey’s lesson 25
o What is a preposition?
o Text graphic features/infer and predict
o Spelling: suffixes –less and -ness
• Math Meet 25 (Mon-Study Guide, Tues- Guided Practice, WedIndependent Practice, Thurs-whole class review, Fri-Test)
• Patterns and equations
• Living things grow and change
• Social Studies Weekly Newspaper 25
• A weather map
April 10-14
• BOLD week (review and new novel study)
• End of 5th Six Weeks
April 17-21
• STAAR Bootcamp
o Reading
o Math
• Properties of matter
• Oregon’s forests
April 24-28
• STAAR Bootcamp
o Reading
o Math
• Properties of matter
• Ten Largest Cities in Wyoming
Lesson Plans-May
May 1-5
• STAAR Bootcamp
o Reading
o Math
• Properties of matter
• A County Fair
May 8-12
• STAAR TESTING
May
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15-19
Step up to Fourth grade (math)
Energy
A product map: Wisconsin
May 22-25
• Last week of school!!!
• End of 6th Six Weeks