Scope and Sequence
of Skill Instruction
K-6
Extending the Common Core
State Standards
Grade 3
Unit 1: Good Citizens
Lesson
Selections
Phonics
Main Selection
A Fine, Fine School
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
1
5
78
Listen for a Purpose
Author’s Craft
Repetition
Long Vowels a, e,
i, o, u
Phrasing: Punctuation
Words with the VCe
Pattern
Skill
Conclusions
Common Vowel
Pairs ai, ay, ee, ea
Accuracy: Words in
Connected Text
Long o Spelled oa,
ow
Expression
Skill
Understanding Characters
Use Nonverbal Cues
Main Selection
Roberto Clemente,
Pride of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
Genre: Biography
Intonation
Paired Selection
Baseball Poems
Genre: Poetry
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Target Vocabulary
trial
convinced
guilty
jury
pointed
honest
murmur
stand
Strategy
Analyze/ Evaluate
Target Vocabulary
raise
spreading
earn
figure
contacted
block
afford
customers
Author’s Craft
Mood
Vocabulary Strategies
Antonyms
Skill
Compare and Contrast
Hold a Conversation or
Discussion
Give and Follow Directions
Author’s Craft
Simile
Long i spelled i,
ie, igh
Target Vocabulary
principal
strolled
worried
proud
soared
announced
fine
certainly
Vocabulary Strategies
Compound Words
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Paired Selection
Bridges
Genre: Informational
Text
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies
Multiple-Meaning Words
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Paired Selection
Kids Making a
Difference
Genre: Informational
Text
Grade 3
Skill
Story Structure
listening/speaking/
viewing
Author’s Craft
Word Choice
Main Selection
Pop’s Bridge
Genre: Historical
Fiction
4
Comprehension
Strategy
Summarize
Words with the
VCCV Pattern
Paired Selection
Jury Duty
Genre: Readers’
Theater
Main Selection
Destiny’s Gift
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
3
Accuracy: Word
Recognition
Paired Selection
One-Room
Schoolhouses
Genre: Informational
Text
Main Selection
The Trial of Cardigan
Jones
Genre: Fantasy
2
Short vowels a, e,
i, o, u
Fluency
Skill
Cause and Effect
Target Vocabulary
balancing
tide
disappears
crew
foggy
stretch
excitement
cling
Vocabulary Strategies
Base Words and Endings –s, –es,
–ed, –ing
Computers: Review of the
Basics
Strategy
Visualize
Target Vocabulary
stand
score
fans
league
slammed
pronounced
style
polish
Author’s Craft
Word Choice
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefix mis–
Spelling
Spelling Principle
Short Vowels
Grammar
Subjects and Predicates
Spelling Words
Basic: crop, plan, thing, smell, shut,
sticky, spent, lunch, pumpkin, clock,
gift, class, skip, swing
Review: next, hug
Challenge: hospital, fantastic
Spelling Principle
VCe Spellings
Kinds of Sentences
Sentence Fragments and
Run-Ons
Spelling Words
Basic: slight, mild, sight, pie, mind,
tie, pilot, might, lie, tight, blind, fight,
die, midnight
Review: find, night
Challenge: silent, frightening
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Personal
Narrative Paragraph
Focus Trait
Voice: Express Thoughts and
Feelings
Common and Proper Nouns
Spelling Words
Basic: load, open, told, yellow, soak,
shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold,
window, coach, almost, throat
Review: cold, most
Challenge: tomorrow, sailboats
Spelling Principle
Spelling Long i
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Friendly Letter
Focus Trait
Ideas: Audience and Purpose
Spelling Words
Basic: lay, real, trail, sweet, today,
dream, seem, tea, treat, afraid, leave,
bait, screen, speed
Review: paint, please
Challenge: yesterday, explain
Spelling Principle
More Long o Spellings
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Descriptive
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Exact Words
Spelling Words
Basic: spoke, mile, save, excuse,
cone, invite, cube, price, erase,
ripe, broke, flame, life, rule
Review: these, those
Challenge: surprise, decide
Spelling Principle
More Long a and Long e Spellings
Writing
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Personal
Narrative
Focus Trait
Ideas: Important, Interesting
Details
Plural Nouns with –s and -es
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Personal
Narrative
Focus Trait
Sentence Fluency: Time-Order
(Transition) Words
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Grade 3
Unit 1: Good Citizens
(Continued)
Extending the
Common Core
Main Selections
80
Magazine:
The Robodogs of
Greenville
Genre: Play
Comprehension:
Understand the Structure
of a Play
SE Reading:
“Destiny’s Gift”
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade 3
Comprehension
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking:
Recount an Experience
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies:
Spatial and Temporal Words
Grammar
Grammar:
Simple and Compound
Sentences
Writing
Writing:
Time-Order Words and Phrases in
Narrative Writing
Comprehension:
Distinguish Point of View
Grade 3
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Grade 3
Unit 2: Express Yourself
Lesson
Selections
Phonics
Main Selection
Max’s Words
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
6
Words with the VCV
Pattern
82
Stress
Paired Selection
The Farmer and the
Dream
Genre: Readers’
Theater
Vowel Diphthongs
ow, ou
Intonation
Paired Selection
The True Story of
Kamishibai
Genre: Informational
Text
Words with au, aw,
al, o
Accuracy: Self-Correct
Paired Selection
Moving Pictures
Genre: Informational
Text
Grade 3
Skill
Sequence of Events
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Vocabulary
Strategy
Question
Target Vocabulary
collect
scrambled
orders
sorted
rapidly
ragged
continued
darted
Author’s Craft
Onomatopoeia
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffixes –er, –or
Skill
Text and Graphic
Features
Interpret Poems
Monitor Understanding and
Ask Questions
Strategy
Analyze/ Evaluate
Silent Letters kn, wr
Main Selection
Young Thomas Edison
Genre: Biography
10
Expression
Comprehension
Skill
Conclusions
Target Vocabulary
imagine
tracing
illustrate
scribbles
research
sketches
tools
textures
Vocabulary Strategies
Synonyms
Author’s Craft
Organization
Main Selection
Kamishibai Man
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
9
Three-Letter Clusters
(scr-, spr, str-, thr-)
Paired Selection
Jack Draws a
Beanstalk
Genre: Fairy Tale
Main Selection
The Harvest Birds
Genre: Folktale
8
Rate
Paired Selection
Poems That Slither,
Walk, and Fly
Genre: Poetry
Main Selection
What Do Illustrators
Do?
Genre: Informational
Text
7
Fluency
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
separate
harvest
ashamed
borders
advice
borrow
patch
serious
Author’s Craft
Figurative Language
Vocabulary Strategies
Multiple-Meaning Words
Skill
Cause and Effect
Retell a Story
Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Target Vocabulary
jerky
familiar
vacant
rickety
rude
blurry
blasted
applause
Author’s Craft
Flashback
Vocabulary Strategies
Dictionary/Glossary Entry
Skill
Main Ideas and Details
Strategy
Summarize
Author’s Craft
Figurative Language
Respond to Questions
Computers: Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, and Databases
Target Vocabulary
signal
genius
gadget
invention
laboratory
experiment
occasional
electric
Vocabulary Strategies
Categorize and Classify
Spelling
Spelling Principle
More Short and Long Vowels
Grammar
What is a Verb?
Spelling Words
Basic Words: math, toast, easy,
socks, Friday, stuff, paid, cheese,
June, elbow, program, shiny, piles,
sticky
Review Words: each, both,
Challenge Words: comb, holiday
Spelling Principle
Three-Letter Clusters
Verb Tenses
Commas in a Series
Spelling Words
Basic Words: talk, cross, awful, law,
cloth, cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw,
salt, wall, lawn, always
Review Words: soft, small
Challenge Words: often, strawberry
Writing Mode
Write to Respond:
Summary Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice
Simple Subjects and Simple
Predicates
Spelling Words
Basic Words: clown, round, bow,
cloud, power, crown, thousand,
crowd, sound, count, powder,
blouse, frown, pound
Review Words: house, found
Challenge Words:
mountain, coward
Spelling Principle
Vowel Sound in talk
Writing Mode
Write to Respond:
Compare/ Contrast Paragraph
Focus Trait
Organization: Topic Sentence
Spelling Words
Basic Words: itch, wreck, knee,
patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife,
stretch, write, knew, knock, match,
wrong
Review Words: know, catch
Challenge Words: wrinkle, knuckle
Spelling Principle
Vowel Sound in town
Writing Mode
Write to Respond:
Response Paragraph
Focus Trait
Ideas: Details and Examples
Spelling Words
Basic Words: three, scrap, street,
spring, thrill, scream, strange,
throw, string, scrape, spray, threw,
strong, scratch
Review Words: think, they
Challenge Words: straight, scramble
Spelling Principle
Unexpected Consonant Spellings
Writing
Writing Mode
Write to Respond: Response
to Literature
Focus Trait
Organization: Opinion Statement
Pronouns
Writing Mode
Write to Respond: Response
to Literature
Focus Trait
Sentence Fluency: Avoiding
Redundancy
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Grade 3
Unit 2: Express Yourself
(Continued)
Extending the
Common Core
Main Selections
84
Magazine:
Lights, Camera, Action!
Genre: Informational
Text
Comprehension
Comprehension:
Distinguish Point of View
Compare and Contrast
Texts on the Same Topic
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking and
Viewing:
Determine Main Ideas in
Diverse Media
Grammar
Grammar:
Complex Sentences
Writing
Writing:
Connecting Words and Word Choice
in Opinion Writing
SE Reading:
Moving Pictures
Genre: Informational
Text
Grade 3
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Grade 3
85
Grade 3
Unit 3: Learning Lessons
Lesson
Selections
Phonics
Main Selection
Jump!
Genre: Biography
11
12
Vowel Diphthongs
oi, oy
14
15
86
Phrasing:
Natural
Pauses
Main Selection
The Science Fair
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Stress
Words Ending in
–er, -le
Paired Selection
Science Poems
Genre: Poetry
Contractions with
n’t, ‘d, ‘ve
Rate
Skill
Story Structure
Words with ar, or,
ore
Accuracy:
Words in
Connected
Text
Expression
Paired Selection
Tía Luisa’s Fruit Salad
Genre: Readers’
Theater
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Target Vocabulary
championship
power
professional
athlete
rooting
court
competitor
entire
Strategy
Visualize
Target Vocabulary
report
erupt
creative
presentation
educational
certificate
impressive
charts
Author’s Craft
Dialogue
Vocabulary Strategies
Idioms
Skill
Compare and
Contrast
Interview
Listen for and Retell (Paraphrase) Main Ideas
Skill
Author’s Purpose
Computer: Internet Strategy
Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Understanding
Characters
Target Vocabulary
peak
examined
steep
fondly
rugged
pausing
mist
pleaded
Vocabulary Strategies
Homophones/ Homographs
Target Vocabulary
lying
loyal
shift
partners
quiver
patrol
ability
snap
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixes in-, im-
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Technical Jargon
Words with er, ir,
ur, or
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffixes –y, –ful, -ous
Author’s Craft
Imagery/ Symbols
Paired Selection
Kids and Critters
Genre: Informational
Text
Grade 3
Computers: Introduce the Internet
Strategy
Analyze/ Evaluate
Paired Selection
The Trail of Tears
Genre: Informational
Text
Main Selection
The Extra-Good
Sunday
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
Skill
Fact and Opinion
Listening/Speaking/Viewing
Author’s Craft
Alliteration
Homophones
Main Selection
Aero and Officer Mike
Genre: Informational
Text
Comprehension
Strategy
Question
Paired Selection
Science for Sports
Fans
Genre: Informational
Text
Main Selection
Yonder Mountain: A
Cherokee Legend
Genre: Legend
13
Fluency
Listen to Make Connections
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
anxiously
degrees
tense
ingredients
recommended
remarked
festive
cross
Author’s Craft
Metaphor
Vocabulary Strategies
Using a Thesaurus
Spelling
Spelling Principle
Vowel Sound in joy
Grammar
More Plural Nouns
Spelling Words
Basic Words: joy, point, voice, join,
oil, coin, noise, spoil, toy, joint,
boy, soil, choice, boil
Review Words: come, are
Challenge Words: poison, destroy
Spelling Principle
Homophones
More Proper Nouns
Subject-Verb Agreement
Spelling Words
Basic Words: nurse, work, shirt,
hurt, first, word, serve, curly, dirt,
third, worry, turn, stir, firm
Review Words: her, girl
Challenge Words: perfect,
hamburger
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate:
Narrative Poem
Focus Trait
Organization
Pronouns and Verbs
Spelling Words
Basic Words: horse, mark, storm,
market, acorn, artist, March, north,
barking, stork, thorn, forest, chore,
restore
Review Words: dark, story
Challenge Words: partner, fortune
Spelling Principle
Vowel + /r/ Sounds
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate:
Humorous Poem
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Onomatopoeia
Spelling Words
Basic: I’d, he’s, haven’t, doesn’t,
let’s, there’s wouldn’t, what’s,
she’s, aren’t, hasn’t, couldn’t,
he’d, they’re
Review: can’t, isn’t
Challenge: we’re, weren’t
Spelling Principle
Vowel + /r/ Sounds
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate:
Descriptive Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Sensory Words and
Details
Spelling Words
Basic Words: hole, whole, its, it’s,
hear, here, won, one, our, hour,
their, there, fur, fir
Review Words: road, rode
Challenge Words: peace, piece
Spelling Principle
Contractions
Writing
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Autobiography
Focus Trait
Ideas: Choosing an Important
Event and Purpose
Forming the Past Tense
Writing Mode
Write to Narrate: Autobiography
Focus Trait
Voice: Using Details That Show
Thoughts and Feelings
Grade 3
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Grade 3
Unit 3: Learning Lessons
(Continued)
Main Selections
Extending the
Common Core
Magazine:
Technology Wins the
Game
88
Genre: Technical Text
Grade 3
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Comprehension
Comprehension:
Make Connections in a
Technical Text
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies:
Shades of Meaning
Grammar
Grammar:
Abstract Nouns
Writing
Writing:
Describe Actions, Thoughts, and
Feelings in Narrative Writing
Use Text Features and
Search Tools
Grade 3
89
Grade 3
Unit 4: Extreme Nature
Lesson
16
17
Selections
Phonics
Main Selection
A Mr. Rubbish Mood
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
Words with air,
ear, are
Fluency
Intonation
Skill
Author’s Purpose
Listening/Speaking/Viewing
Listen Critically
Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Paired Selection
Save the Rainforest
Genre: Informational
Text
Main Selection
The Albertosaurus
Mystery: Philip
Currie’s Hunt in
the Badlands
Genre: Informational
Text
Comprehension
Author’s Craft
Onomatopoeia
Words with /j/
and /s/
Words with
the VCCCV
Pattern
Stress
Skill
Conclusions
18
Computer: Use the Internet
Strategy
Visualize
Author’s Craft
Word Choice
19
20
90
Words with /k/
and /kw/
Expression
Listen to Compare and Contrast
Author’s Craft
Sensory Language/ Word
Choice
Rate: Adjust Reading
Rate To Purpose
Target Vocabulary
clues
evidence
fossils
uncovering
buried
fierce
location
remains
prove
skeletons
Skill
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast Media Messages
Author’s Craft
Humor
Compound
Words
Phrasing: Natural
Pauses
Paired Selection
The Raven: An Inuit
Myth
Genre: Myth/
Readers’ Theater
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Skill
Main Ideas and Details
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Author’s Craft
Simile
Target Vocabulary
pollen
clumps
absorb
coverings
tropical
dissolve
store
passages
throughout
spines
Vocabulary Strategies
Categorize and Classify
Strategy
Summarize
Paired Selection
Whose Land Is It?
Genre: Informational
Text
Grade 3
Skill
Text and Graphic Features
Strategy
Question
Vowel Sounds
in spoon and
wood
Main Selection
Life on the Ice
Genre: Informational
Text
project
carton
global
hardly
pollution
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffix –ly
Paired Selection
Poems About Nature
Genre: Poetry
Main Selection
Dogzilla
Genre:
Target Vocabulary
recycle
dripping
complicated
rubbish
shade
Vocabulary Strategies
Context Clues
Paired Selection
Finding Fossils for
Fun
Genre: Informational
Text
Main Selection
A Tree Is Growing
Genre: Informational
Text
Vocabulary
Target Vocabulary
fiery
scientific
mysterious
panicking
prehistoric
immediately
within
ancient
emergency
horrifying
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixes pre-, re-, biMedia: Evaluate Internet Information
Target Vocabulary
shelter
constant
wilderness
unexpected
overheated
colony
layer
climate
region
gliding
Vocabulary Strategies
Dictionary/Glossary
Spelling
Spelling Principle
Vowel + /r/ Sounds in air and fear
Grammar
What Is an Adjective?
Spelling Words
Basic Words: air, wear, chair, stairs,
bare, bear, hair, care, pear, pair,
share, near, ear, beard
Review Words: buy, year
Challenge Words: earring, compare
Spelling Principle
Words with /j/ and /s/
Adjectives and Articles
Using the Verb be and
Helping Verbs
Spelling Words
Basic Words: birthday, anyone,
sometimes, everything, homework,
afternoon, airplane, grandmother,
something, without, himself,
faraway, sunburned, daylight
Review Words: someone, cannot
Challenge Words: scorekeeper,
everybody
Writing Mode
Write to Persuade:
Problem-Solution Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Exact Words
Irregular Verbs
Spelling Words
Basic Words: mood, wooden,
drew, smooth, blue, balloon, true,
crooked, chew, tooth, hooves,
cool, food, pooch
Review Words: blew, foot
Challenge Words: loose, jewel
Spelling Principle Compound
Words
Writing Mode
Write to Persuade:
Opinion Paragraph
Focus Trait
Voice: Convincing Voice
Spelling Words
Basic Words: shark, check, queen,
circus, flake, crack, second,
squeeze, quart, squeak, quick,
coldest, Africa, Mexico
Review Words: black, thank
Challenge Words: correct, question
Spelling Principle
Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood
Writing Mode
Write to Persuade:
Persuasive Letter
Focus Trait
Ideas: Stating a Clear Purpose and
Goal
Spelling Words
Basic Words: age, space, change,
jawbone, jacket, giant, pencil,
circle, once, large, dance, jeans,
bounce, huge
Review Words: nice, place
Challenge Words: excited, gigantic
Spelling Principle
Spelling the /k/ and /kw/ Sounds
Writing
Writing Mode
Write to Persuade: Persuasive
Essay
Focus Trait
Ideas: Thinking About Your
Audience
Contractions
Writing Mode
Write to Persuade: Persuasive
Essay
Focus Trait
Organization: Paragraphs for
Reasons
Grade 3
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Grade 3
Unit 4: Extreme Nature
(Continued)
Main Selections
Extending the
Common Core
Magazine:
“My Favorite Pet” and
“My Smelly Pet”
92
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
SE Reading:
“A Mr. Rubbish Mood”
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
Grade 3
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Comprehension
Comprehension:
Understand the Structure
of Poems and Books
Comprehension:
Compare and Contrast
Stories in a Series
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies:
Print and Digital Dictionaries
Writing
Writing:
Definitions and Connecting Words
Vocabulary Strategies:
Word Roots
Grade 3
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Grade 3
Unit 5: Going Places
Lesson
Selections
Phonics
Main Selection
Two Bad Ants
Genre: Fantasy
21
Base Words and
-ed, -ing
Fluency
Intonation
Comprehension
Skill
Story Structure
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Organize Ideas for a Speech
Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Paired Selection
Poems about Bugs
Genre: Poetry
Author’s Craft
Point of View
Vocabulary
Target Vocabulary
scout
narrow
underground
surrounded
puzzling
glassy
violently
liquid
soggy
unaware
Vocabulary Strategies
Base Words and Prefix non–
Main Selection
The Journey: Stories
of Migration
Genre: Informational
Text
22
94
Computers: Using Visuals
Strategy
Visualize
Suffixes -ful, -y,
-ous, -ly, -er
Rate
Skill
Sequence of Events
Give a Speech
Author’s Craft
Tone
Accuracy
Skill
Author’s Purpose
Review Internet Strategy
Author’s Craft
Metaphor
Expression
Paired Selection
The Big Cleanup
Genre: Play
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Skill
Text and Graphic
Features
Target Vocabulary
conversations
sincere
managed
inspired
loaded
reunion
loveliest
currently
terror
pleasure
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffixes -er, -est
Strategy
Question
Suffixes -less,
-ness, -able
Target Vocabulary
survival
migrate
frightening
plenty
solid
accidents
chilly
landscape
dramatic
thunderous
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixes in–, im–
Strategy
Analyze/ Evaluate
Paired Selection
The Land Volcanoes
Built
Genre: Informational
Text
Grade 3
Skill
Compare and Contrast
Author’s Craft
Word Choice: Sensory
Words
Prefixes un-, pre-,
re-, bi-
Main Selection
Mountains: Surviving
on Mt. Everest
Genre: Informational
Text
25
Less Common
Plurals
Paired Selection
Moving the U.S. Mail
Genre: Informational
Text
Main Selection
Dog-of-the-SeaWaves
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
24
Phrasing: Attention to
Punctuation
Paired Selection
The Grasshopper and
the Ant
Genre: Fable
Main Selection
The Journey of Oliver
K. Woodman
Genre: Fantasy
23
Spelling Changes:
-s, -es, -ed, -ing
Target Vocabulary
rippled
guided
arrival
voyage
aboard
twisted
anchor
spotted
bay
lava
Vocabulary Strategies
Words from Other Languages
Presenting a Report
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
approached
section
avalanches
increases
equipment
tanks
slopes
altitude
succeed
halt
Author’s Craft
Mood/Tone
Vocabulary Strategies
Analogies
Spelling
Spelling Principle
Words with -ed and -ing
Grammar
Possessive Nouns and
Possessive Pronouns
Spelling Words
Basic Words: coming, swimming,
dropping, tapping, taping, invited,
saving, stared, planned, changing,
joking, loved, gripped, tasted
Review Words: making, stopped
Challenge Words: freezing, scared
Spelling Principle
Changing Final y to i
Using Proper Nouns
Abbreviations
Spelling Words
Basic Words: painless, sickness,
sadness, helpless, thankless,
kindness, hopeless, darkness,
fearless, thickness, careless,
goodness, spotless, softness
Review Words: useful, weakly
Challenge Words: breathless,
eagerness
Writing Mode
Write to Express:
Dialogue
Focus Trait
Voice: Characters’ Feelings
What Is an Adverb?
Spelling Words
Basic Words: unfold, rejoin, untie,
reheat, unfair, unclear, repaid,
rewrite, unhurt, recheck, unlucky,
unwrap, reuse, unsure
Review Words: reread, unsafe
Challenge Words: unbuckle,
unknown
Spelling Principle
The Suffixes -less and -ness
Writing Mode
Write to Express
Descriptive Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Simile
Spelling Words
Basic Words: singer, loudly, joyful,
teacher, fighter, closely, powerful,
farmer, quickly, careful, friendly,
speaker, wonderful, truly
Review Words: hopeful, safely
Challenge Words: listener, calmly
Spelling Principle
The Prefixes re- and un-
Writing Mode
Write to Express: Fictional
Narrative
Focus Trait
Ideas: Building Suspense
Spelling Words
Basic Words: cities, cried, puppies,
hurried, stories, flies, parties, tried,
pennies, fried, carried, babies,
spied
Review Words: pretty, very
Challenge Words: countries,
libraries
Spelling Principle
The Suffixes -ful, -ly, and -er
Writing
Writing Mode
Write to Express: Fictional
Narrative
Focus Trait
Ideas: Vivid Details
What Is a Preposition?
Writing Mode
Write to Express: Fictional
Narrative
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Choosing Strong
Words
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Grade 3
Unit 5: Going Places
(Continued)
Main Selections
Extending the
Common Core
Magazine:
Ram’s Angry Horns
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Comprehension
Comprehension:
Determine the Message of
Fables and Myths
Genre: Myth
SE Reading:
The Grasshopper and
the Ant
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking:
Create Audio Recordings
Grammar
Grammar:
Adjectives and Adverbs That
Compare
Writing
Writing:
Develop Plot in Narrative Writing
Comprehension:
Distinguish Literal from
Nonliteral Language
Genre: Fable
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*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
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Grade 3
Unit 6: Make Your Mark
Lesson
26
Selections
Phonics
Long Article
The Foot Race Across
America
Genre: Informational
Text
28
Long Article
Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Genre: Informational
Text
98
Brainstorm Problems and
Solutions
Strategy
Analyze and Evaluate
Double Consonants
Intonation
Skill
Cause and Effect
Computers: Create a
Newsletter
Strategy
Summarize
Review Vocabulary
principal, proud, announced, advice,
loyal, collect, ability, absorb, ancient,
loveliest
Review Vocabulary
research, tools, familiar, gadget,
invention, experiment, electric,
power, prove, scientific
Vocabulary Strategies
Homographs/ Homophones
Words with ough,
augh
Phrasing: Natural
Pauses
Skill
Fact and Opinion
Make a Descriptive
Presentation
Strategy
Visualize
Review Vocabulary
throughout, textures, peak, steep,
tropical, report, educational,
landscape, slopes, altitude
Vocabulary Strategies
Word Roots
Words Ending in
-er, -le
Expression
Short Article
C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
Genre: Informational
Text
Skill
Understanding
Characters
Dramatize a Story
Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Schwa Sound
Rate: Adjust Reading
Rate to Purpose
Short Article
Acting Across
Generations
Genre: Informational
Text
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffix –ion
Short Article
My Blue Belt Day!
Genre: Journal Entry
Long Article
Saving Buster
Genre: Fiction
30
Skill
Main Idea and Details
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Short Article
Electromagnets and
You
Genre: Informational
Text
Long Article
A New Team of Heroes
Genre: Play
29
Accuracy: Self-Correct
Comprehension
Short Article
Paca and the Beetle: A
Folktale from Brazil
Genre: Traditional Tale
Long Article
The Power of Magnets
Genre: Informational
Text
27
Common Final
Syllables (-tion,
-sion, -ture)
Fluency
*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.
**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.
Skill
Conclusions/
Generalizations
Strategy
Question
Review Vocabulary
excitement, score, darted,
championship, athlete, rooting,
competitor, tense, creative, succeed
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixes –un, -dis
Make a Visual Presentation
Review Vocabulary
worried, certainly, raise, afford,
applause, impressive anxiously,
emergency, dramatic, guided
Vocabulary Strategies
Compound Words
Spelling
Spelling Principle
VCCV Words
Grammar
Quotations
Spelling Words
Basic Words: person, helmet, until,
carpet, Monday, enjoy, forget,
problem, Sunday, garden, order,
mistake, umpire, herself
Review Words: after, under
Challenge Words: expect, wisdom
Spelling Principle
Double Consonants
Commas in Sentences
Commas in Sentences
Spelling Words
Basic Words: below, about, belong,
around, again, alone, because,
above, between, alive, behind,
begin, along, before
Review Words: away, want
Challenge Words: awhile, beyond
Writing Mode
Write to Inform: Instructions
Focus Trait
Word Choice: Exact Words and
Details
Possessive Pronouns
Spelling Words
Basic Words: apple, river, little,
October, ladder, summer, purple,
later, November, giggle, uncle,
winter, center, double
Review Words: flower, people
Challenge Words: whistle, character
Spelling Principle
Words that Begin with a or be
Writing Mode
Write to Inform: Problem/Solution
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Ideas: Elaborating with Details
Spelling Words
Basic Words: taught, thought,
rough, laugh, bought, cough,
ought, caught, fought, daughter,
tough, through, enough, brought
Review Words: was, draw
Challenge Words: sought, naughty
Spelling Principle
Words that end with er or le
Writing Mode
Write to Inform: Compare/Contrast
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Organization: Organizing Ideas
Spelling Words
Basis Words: jelly, bottom, pillow,
happen, butter, lesson, cherry,
sudden, arrow, dollar, hello, rabbit,
letter, button
Review Words: funny, better
Challenge Words: stubborn, mirror
Spelling Principle
ough and augh
Writing
Writing Mode
Research Report: Write to Inform
Focus Trait
Ideas: Gathering Facts
Correct Pronouns
Writing Mode
Research Report: Write to Inform
Focus Trait
Organization: Main Ideas and
Details
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