Wichita falls ISD
Third Grade ELAR
Unit [1] Literary Fiction
Lesson Planner
Time Frame: [Week 3 and 4]
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
Reading:
 Comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful strategies
 Use common syllabication patterns to decode words.
 Decode words applying knowledge of common spelling patterns
 Understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing
 Understand, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and
provide evidence from texts to support their understanding
Grammar:
 Write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their writing
 Use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to
compose text
 Write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and
ideas
 Write about their own experiences
 Write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to
specific audiences for specific purposes.
Spelling:
 Students spell correctly.
TEKS
Reading:
3.2A-C; 3.4
B-C ; 3.8A
Grammar:
3.23; 3.17;
3.18 A-B;
3.19, 3.20C
Spelling:
3.24
ELP’s
4D 1F 4J
ELP’s – Students will:
 use pre-reading supports to comprehend texts
 use accessible language to learn new language
 employ inferential skills to demonstrate comprehension
Lesson Information
Activities
Journeys Story: Pop’s Bridge: (5 days)
Monday – Reading
Intro skills: Predictions
*see note in notes from Council (plot, setting and main idea are taught
every week with every story)
Pinterest Anchor Charts links:
Predictions:
http://pinterest.com/pin/419116309042860365/
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Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary:
 Making predictions
 Inferencing
 Summarizing
 Making
connections
 Sequencing
 Character Analysis
 Point of View
 Sensory Language
Story
2:
Pop’s
Bridge
:
Crew
Tide
Cling
Balanc
ing
http://pinterest.com/pin/59743132529724284/
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Listen to “Pop’s Bridge” on CD
Introduce Vocabulary –teacher guided practice: glossary, vocabulary
cards,
 interactive notebook, etc.
Grammar – Texas Write Source (Monday – Thursday)
 Nouns- Plural/Possessive/Proper
 Pinterest Anchor Charts links: (Plural and Singular Nouns)
http://pinterest.com/pin/138374651032014864/
Pinterest Anchor Chart: (Possessive Nouns)
http://pinterest.com/pin/55169164157054224/
Pinterst Anchor Chart: (What gets a capital letter)
http://pinterest.com/pin/106608716151361335/
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Website for Parts of Speech:
http://www.google.com/images?imgurl=http://img.docstoccdn.c
om/thumb/orig/119164960.PNG
School House Rock Video ( 3 min)
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw
Youtube: Difference Between Common and Proper Nouns: (3mins)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rlJ9w4UVJM
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Writing Process – Four Square Writing
Spelling - Unit 3 (Monday – Thursday)
Unit 3 Spelling Connection
Spelling activities/ practice left to
Teacher’s discretion
Tuesday – Oral reading – teacher directed; students read aloud and discuss
 “Grab and Go” activities
Wednesday - Listen to story on CD, computer or IPad and project for whole
class.
 Open discussion
 Grab and Go worksheets
 Guided Practice –Unit 1 Benchmark Test on Think Central online
“Animal Homes”
Grammar – “Drops in a Bucket” Unit 3
Flocabulary/Word Up -Orange
Thursday – Oral reading story (partner read, table read, silent reading)
 AR test
 Readers Response Journal– connect text to self
 Prompt: Describe a project you did with others. Tell how each
person contributed.
Friday - Listen to story on CD
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Media Design
Cause and Effect
Prefixes and
Suffixes
Context Clues
Alphabetizing
Poetry
Synonyms/Antony
ms
Homographs/Hom
ophones
Author’s Purpose
Foggy
Disap
pears
Stretc
h
Excite
ment
Story 3:
Max’s
Words
Collect
Scramble
Sorted
Orders
Ragged
Rapidly
Continued
Darted
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“Grab and Go” vocabulary and comprehension assessments
Spelling test – oral or ”Spelling
Connections” assessments
Journeys Story: Max’s Words: (5 days)
Monday – Reading
Intro skills: Sequence, Summary, Cause and Effect
*see note in notes from Council (plot, setting and main idea are taught
every week with every story)
Pinterest Anchor Charts links:
Sequence:
http://pinterest.com/pin/419116309042860369/
Summary:
http://pinterest.com/pin/419116309042860377/
Cause and Effect:
http://pinterest.com/pin/419116309042860931/
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Listen to “Max’s Words” on CD
Introduce Vocabulary –teacher guided practice: glossary, vocabulary
cards,
 interactive notebook, etc.
Grammar – Texas Write Source (Monday – Thursday)
 Verbs- activities left to teacher’s discretion
 School House Rock Video ( 3 min)
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw
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Writing Process – Four Square Writing
Spelling - Unit 4 (Monday – Thursday)
Unit 4 Spelling Connection
Spelling activities/ practice left to
Teacher’s discretion
Tuesday – Oral reading – teacher directed; students read aloud and discuss
 “Grab and Go” activities
Wednesday - Listen to story on CD, computer or IPad and project for whole
class.
 Open discussion
 Grab and Go worksheets
 Guided Practice –Unit 1 Benchmark Test on Think Central online “A
New Ball Game”
Grammar – “Drops in a Bucket” Unit 4
Flocabulary/Word Up --Orange
Thursday – Oral reading story (partner read, table read, silent reading)
 AR test
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Readers Response Journal– connect text to self
Prompt: Describe a project you did with others. Tell how each
person contributed.
Friday - Listen to story on CD
 “Grab and Go” vocabulary and comprehension assessments
 Spelling test – oral or ”Spelling
Connections” assessments
Additional Information
Materials/Resources
Journeys
Journeys-Grab and Go
Motivational Reading Level 3
Leveled Readers
Teaching and Assessing comprehension Strategies
Spelling Connections
Drops in a Bucket
Texas Write Source
Website: post-it: has lessons and good ideas
www.teachers.post-it.com
Notes from Council
*Skills: Plot, setting, and setting should be reviewed every
week with every story.
Suggested Games:
Newpath
Versatiles
Pinterest
Spelling Games
Teacher Pay Teacher.com
Super Teacher worksheets.com
Ed Helper
“I Have, You Have”
** Please supplement with STAAR Practice.
Grammar: Focus first 6 weeks will be on plural nouns, possessive
nouns and proper nouns. Write Source pages: 150,201,421-423,
518-519,528,566-569,590
Website: <Freemont County Webpage for the 3rd Grade
Journey’s series>
http://sites.google.com/site/3rdgradejourneys/home
Parent Resources
 Practice spelling words
 Read to or with your child for ten minutes every night.
 E books online – FREE website
http://www.portlandlibrary.com/kidsplace/tumblebooks.htm
This is great way for your child to practice reading!!!!!!
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Have your child write three sentences about their school day.
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Websites: (games for your child to play)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/353326
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