This Week in 3rd Grade
Week of October 10th – 14th
Comprehension Skill:
Phonics Skill:
Main Idea and Details & Text Features
Plural Nouns with final
consonant f, fe, or ff
Learning Targets:
 determine the main idea of a text; account the key details and explain how
they support the main idea.
 identify and explain how details from the text that were used to determine
and support the main idea.
 know an author will often use signal words to introduce supporting details
(e.g., such as, also, for example, one reason).
 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to
locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
 explain how text features and search tools help readers navigate the text
and locate additional information relevant to a topic.
 determine whether information is relevant to a given topic.
Math:
Understand division as an
unknown-factor problem
Vocabulary:
array
factor
times
multiplication
multiply
equal groups
product
repeated addition
partition
divisor
quotient
dividend
fact family unknown factor
Social Studies
Language/Grammar:
For words ending in ff - you just
add the s to make the word
plural: cliff-cliffs
Most often, words ending in f or
fe, change the f or fe to ves:
calf-calves, knife-knives
Writing Focus:
Form and Use Regular and
Irregular Plural Nouns
Writing a Personal Narrative
some singular nouns can be changed to a
plural noun when adding -s or -es to the
end of a word.
a singular noun ending with -s, -ch, -sh, -x,
or -z add -es to make it plural. (witness to
witnesses, church to churches, dish to
dishes, box to boxes, buzz to buzzes)
some singular nouns ending with -y and is
preceded with a consonant, the -y changes
to an -i and the plural -es is added (army to
armies, sky to skies).
some singular nouns that ends in -y which
is preceded by a vowel becomes -ys for the
plural form (bay to bays, boy to boys, delay
to delays).
A Personal Narrative is the
recounting of a memory or
event in sequential order.
Vocabulary Words:
iguana - tropical lizard with a
crest on its back
compassionate-feeling
sympathy, wanting to help
adorable - cute and lovable
Plants
Learning Targets:
 Identify specific parts of a plant
and describe their function.
 Identify the basic needs of plants
 Identify structures used by
different plants to meet their
basic energy requirements
Plural Nouns with final
consonant f, fe or ff.
Important Dates:
Oct. 11 Basketball at Scales
Oct. 11 Chef Academy Cook-off
Oct. 13 Basketball at Black fox
Reminder: Please do not drop students
off before 7:10, as this is a safety issue.
mention - to talk briefly about
someone or something
mature - fully grown, an adult