Bold items from the blue band align with state standards and must be taught and assessed.
THIRD GRADE IMAGINE IT! BLUE BAND UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 1: Friendship
Writing
Writing a list
Writing
Friendly letter
Writing
Fantasy
Writing
Fantasy
Writing
Autobiography
Unit 1: Lesson 1 Rugby and Rosie (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Long vowel sound Paper position
Interviewing
Common and
Cursive I and t
spellings
proper nouns
Unit 1: Lesson 2 The Legend of Damon and Pythias (myth/play)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
/j/ and /s/
Cursive e and l
Choosing
Verbs and verb
appropriate
compound words
phrases
sources
Unit 1: Lesson 3 Goodbye, 382 Shin Dang Dong (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive i, t, e, and Subjects and
Alphabetical order
Contractions
/j/ and /s/
l
predicates
long vowels
Unit 1: Lesson 4 Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Related words
Cursive a and o
Complete simple
Following
sentences
directions
Long /a/ and /e/
Consonant blends
Unit 1: Lesson 5 Teammates (biography)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Parts of a book
Silent consonants Cursive r and s
Quotation marks
Long vowels
Commas
Capitalization
1
June 2009
Listen/Speak
Being a good
listener
Listen/Speak
Speaking clearly
Listen/Speak
Formal and
informal language
Listen/Speak
Gaining info and
meaning from
pictures
Listen/Speak
Expressing ideas
through gestures
Bold items from the blue band align with state standards and must be taught and assessed.
THIRD GRADE IMAGINE IT! BLUE BAND UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 2: Animals and Their Habitats
Unit 2: Lesson 1 One Small Place in a Tree (expository text)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Possessive nouns
Note-taking skills Asking questions
Summary
Long /i/ spellings Cursive m and n
and pronouns
Plurals
Unit 2: Lesson 2 Make Way for Ducklings (fantasy)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Tables and charts Listen and respond
Nonfiction book
Long /o/ spellings Cursive f and h
Plurals and
to presentations
review
irregular plurals
Irregular plurals
Unit 2: Lesson 3 Wolf Island (narrative nonfiction)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Explaining a
Cursive m, n, f,
Diagrams
Using visual aids
Homographs
Types of
process
sentences
Long /u/ spellings and h
Unit 2: Lesson 4 Two Days in May (realistic fiction)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive p and j
Nouns, subjects,
Graphic organizers Recalling what we
Realistic story
Long /i/, /o/, /u/
objects
heard
Consonant blends
Pronouns
Homophones
replacing nouns
Unit 2: Lesson 5 Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats (narrative nonfiction)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive c and d
Pronouns
Index
Chronological
Informative report /oo/ spelling
replacing nouns in
order
the subject
2
June 2009
Bold items from the blue band align with state standards and must be taught and assessed.
THIRD GRADE IMAGINE IT! BLUE BAND UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 3: Money
Writing
Timed writing:
narrative
Unit 3: Lesson 1 It’s a Deal! (expository text)
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive g and q
Compound
Time lines
sentences
Spelling
Listen/Speak
Formal and
/oo/ spelling
informal
inflectional
conversations
ending –ing
Unit 3: Lesson 2 The Go-Around Dollar (realist fiction/expository text)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive b and k
Using guide words Relating to content
Summary
/ow/ spellings
Adjectives
inflectional
Comparative and in a dictionary
ending -ed
super adjectives
Unit 3: Lesson 3 Lemons and Lemonade: A Book about Supply & Demand (narr. nonfiction)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive g, q, b,
Periods
Choosing
Nonverbal cues
Thank you notes /aw/ spellings
appropriate
Punctuation
Comparative and and k
sentences
super adjectives
Capitalization
Unit 3: Lesson 4 Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire (biography)
Writing
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive u and w
Graphs
Elements of
Invitations
/oi/ spellings
Articles
grammar
irregular
comp/super
adject..
Writing
Personal
narrative
Unit 3: Lesson 5 Uncle Jed’s Barbershop (historical fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive v and y
Comparing
Recognizing facts
Long /o/
Compound
information across and opinions
subjects
Long /oo/
sources
Long /u/
and predicates
3
June 2009
Bold items from the blue band align with state standards and must be taught and assessed.
THIRD GRADE IMAGINE IT! BLUE BAND UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 4: Earth, Moon and Sun
Writing
Explaining a
process
Writing
Tricksters tale
Writing
Directions
Writing
Persuasive
paragraph
Writing
Timed writing:
expository
Unit 4: Lesson 1 Sun (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive u, w, v, y, Commas in a
Outlines
Suffixes –ly, -y,
series and in
x, and z
-ment, - tion
dialogue
Unit 4: Lesson 2 Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun (folktale)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Suffixes –ful and Cursive L and T
Compound words Following
directions
and contractions
–able
Inflectional
endings –ing and
-ed
Unit 4: Lesson 3 The Moon Seems to Change (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive C and E
Adverbs
Diagrams
Suffixes –ity, less, -ness, and –
sion
Unit 4: Lesson 4 Journey to the Moon (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive A and O
Synonyms and
Note-taking skills
Roots
antonyms
Unit 4: Lesson 5 Earth: Our Planet in Space (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive L, T, C, E, Subject and verb
Glossary
Suffixes
A, and O
agreement
Roots
Inflectional
endings
4
June 2009
Listen/Speak
Sharing
information
Listen/Speak
Using words from
other cultures
Listen/Speak
Analyzing media
sources
Listen/Speak
Organizing a
presentation
Listen/Speak
Determining a
purpose
Bold items from the blue band align with state standards and must be taught and assessed.
THIRD GRADE IMAGINE IT! BLUE BAND UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 5: Communities Across Time
Writing
Persuasive
paragraph
Writing
Persuasive letter
Writing
Business letter
Writing
Directions
Writing
Play
Unit 5: Lesson 1 The House on Maple Street (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Conducting an
Group discussion
Prefixes re-, un-, Cursive N and M
Verb tense
internet search
pre-, and misUnit 5: Lesson 2 Days of Digging (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Prepositions and
Interviews
Following
Prefixes bi-, mid-, Cursive P and R
prepositional
directions
dis-, and autophrases
Unit 5: Lesson 3 Earthquake! The 1906 San Francisco Nightmare (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive S,G, N,
Maps
Effective voice
Affixes
Sentence tense
M, P and R
and word choice
Unit 5: Lesson 4 The Disappearing Island (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Cursive D and B
Verb ‘to be’
Calendars
Using multimedia
Word families
Irregular verbs
Multisyllabic
words
Silent consonants
Unit 5: Lesson 5 Whatever Happened to the Baxter Place? (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Listen/Speak
Prefixes
Cursive A and F
Time lines
Descriptive
Complex
Affixes as syllables
presentations
sentences
Affixes – meaning
5
June 2009
Bold items from the blue band align with state standards and must be taught and assessed.
THIRD GRADE IMAGINE IT! BLUE BAND UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 6: Storytelling
Writing
Poetry: couplet
Writing
Poetry: Quatrain
Writing
Limerick
Writing
Book review
Writing
Mystery
Unit 6: Lesson 1 Tomas and the Library Lady (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Review D, B, Q, F, Review- nouns,
Time lines
Unit 1 review
H, and K
verbs,
Subjects/pred,icates
Complete sentences
Unit 6: Lesson 2 Storm in the Night (realistic fiction)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive J and L
Tables, charts, and
Unit 2 review
Units 1 /2 review –
punctuation, nouns graphs
Unit 6: Lesson 3 Pueblo Storyteller (expository text)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive U and W
Unit 2 review
Schedules
Unit 3 review
Types of sentence
Pronouns
Unit 6: Lesson 4 Johnny Appleseed (legend)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive V and Y
Unit 4 review
Unit 3 and 4 review- Bibliography
Combining
sentence
Adj,sub/pred,
commas, periods
Unit 6: Lesson 5 McBroom and the Big Wind (tall tale)
Spelling
Penmanship
Grammar
Study Skills
Cursive X and Z
Comparing info
Unit 5 review
Unit 5 review –
across sources
Adverbs, syn/ant,
Subject/verb agree
6
June 2009
Listen/Speak
Creating mood
through elements of
production
Listen/Speak
Literary devices
Listen/Speak
Dramatic
presentations
Listen/Speak
Narrative
presentations
Listen/Speak
Media techniques