Journeys Grade 3 – November 16-20
Week 8– Target Skill – Sequence of Events, Text and Graphic Features
Target Strategy – Question
Day 1 - Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
Teachers Manual pgs T12-T31
Listen to story Technology Wins the Game
Genre – Informational Text
Essential question – How do inventions help athletes?
Daily Proofreading – pg T31
Warm-up Wordplay
Phonemic Awareness
Daily High Frequency Words – use Vocab cards
Daily Vocab Boost
Teacher Read Aloud – J-Block, pg T14-T15 ; Introduce Oral Vocab, Listening
Comprehension
Phonics – Vowel Diphthongs oi, oy; T16-T17; Assign- R.N. pg 159
Spelling –pg T30; R.N. pg 162
Target Skill – Sequence of Events; pg T20, Discussion
Target Strategy – Question; Pg T21
Grammar – More plural nouns; pg T30; Assign R.N. pg 160
Day 2 – Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
Teachers Manual pgs T32-T39
Read Aloud the story Technology Wins the Game
Use Retell Cards
Daily Proofreading pg T39
Warm-up Wordplay
Phonemic Awareness
Daily High Frequency Words – Use Vocab cards
Daily Vocab Boost
Phonics – Vowel Dipthongs oi, oy; Assign – Readers Notebook (R.N.) pg 164
Dig Deeper –How to Analyze text, Text-Based Comprehension, Text and Graphic
Features ; pgs T34-T35; Discussion
Spelling – pg T38; Review Spelling words
Grammar – More plural nouns; pg T38; Assign R.N. pg 161
Opinion Writing – Focus Trait: Word Choice, T39; Discussion; Assign R.N. pg 163
Day 3 – Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015
Teachers Manual pgs T40-T49
Silent Read the story Technology Wins the Game
Use Retell Cards
Assign R.N. pgs 165-166
Daily Proofreading pg T49
Warm-up Wordplay
Phonemic Awareness
Daily High Frequency Words – Word Cards
Daily Vocab Boost,
Phonics – Review Dipthongs oi, oy; pgs T42
Fluency – Phrasing; pg T43; Discussion
Apply vocabulary Knowledge pg T46-T47; Discussion; Assign R.N. pg 169
Spelling – Review spelling words; Assign R.N. pg 168
Grammar – More plural nouns ; pg T48; Assign R.N. pg 167
Day 4 – Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015
Teachers Manual pg T50-T57
Review Technology Wins the Game
Use Retell Cards
Daily Proofreading pg T57
Warm-up Wordplay
Phonemic Awareness
Daily High Frequency Words – Use word cards
Daily Vocab Boost
Read Science for Sports Fans ; pgs T52-T53; Discussion
Vocab Strategies – Suffixes –less, -ful, -ous, pg T54-T55; Discussion; Assign R.N. pg
169
Spelling – Review pg T56; Assign R.N. pg 171
Grammar – Spiral review: Kinds of Verbs, pg T56; Assign R.N. pg 170
Day 5 – Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
Teachers Manual pgs T58-T65
Review story cards
Warm-up Wordplay
Phonemic Awareness
Daily High Frequency Words
Daily Vocab Boost
Extend the Topic – Domain-Specific Vocabulary; Words about the topic; pgs T60T61
Grammar – Weekly Review: More Plural Nouns, pg T62-T63; Assign R.N. pg 172
Spelling – Test (They usually take this with Mr. Mondry in the morning)
Week 11 Assessment
Vocab Reader – Sport Safety