Parent Curriculum Guide
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Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Six Weeks: ELA 4th Six Weeks Readiness skills = denoted
* Orange Literary terms: See Literary Term Link
What will students learn?
How can I assist my child?
January 27-31, 2014
Comprehension –Literary Text/Folktale
Monitor and adjust comprehension and make inferences about text and use information from the text to support understanding
(Folktale)
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar/Writing
Spell, read, write and identify Plural words
Use and understand the function of linking verbs in reading, writing and speaking situations
Write legibly a story using dialogue and narration (check for correct spelling)
 Read mysteries with your child and try to figure out the clues together.
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Want your children to be good readers? Let them see you read
Encouraging discussion of new and unfamiliar words
http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/main_idea_theme_language_arts_third_3rd_grade.htm
What does it look like?
How do I know my child
understands?
Fig.19C/D
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What can you tell about _______and ________?
At the Beginning of the story how does _______feel about _____?
How did ______’s feeling about ______ change by the end of the story?
How does _____change at the end of the story?
Reread to find out why________is important
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Weeks: ELA 4th Six Weeks Readiness skills = denoted *
What will students learn?
How can I assist my child?
February 3-7, 2014
Comprehension –Informational Text/Expository
Establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when understanding
breaks down. *Draw conclusions from facts presented in text and support those assertions with textual evidence.
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar/Writing
Identify and use suffixes (-less, -ful, -ly) in reading writing and speaking situations
Spell, read, write and identify words with vowel variants: au, aw, alt, alk, all, oug
Use and understand the function of contractions with NOT reading, writing and speaking situations
Write legibly a fictional narrative (check for correct spelling)
 Listening to your child read and periodically stopping to ask questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
 Try holding D-E-A-R times at your house. "DEAR" stands for "Drop Everything and Read." During DEAR time, everyone in the
family sits down for some uninterrupted reading time.
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.html
http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/#3
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You can tell from this information that______
What information in the text tells the reader that _______?
What information in this article tells the reader that________?
What can you tell about _____?
Which sentence in this newspaper article tells the reader that_____is _____? (Conclusions not stated in article)
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Weeks: ELA 4th Six Weeks Readiness skills = denoted *
What will students learn?
How can I assist my child?
February 10-14, 2014
Comprehension – Literary Text/Humor
*Sequence and summarize the plot’s main events and explain their influence on future events and paraphrase the themes and
supporting details of fables, legends, myths, or stories.
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar/Writing
Identify the meaning of common prefixes (Ex. in-, dis-) and suffixes (Ex. -full, -less)
Spell, read, write and identify homophones words
Use and understand the function of verbs in reading, writing and speaking situations
Write legibly a draft of a story that details the development of a specific character (check for correct spelling)
 Having books available for children to read at least 20 minutes daily
 Listening to your child read and periodically stopping to ask questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
 Encouraging discussion of new and unfamiliar words
 Ask your child to draw a comic strip about what happens in the story
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/pick-the-meaning/
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.html
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What happened when______?
Before___ did____, what did he do?
What happened after _____?
Which of the following is the best summary of this story?
Why are paragraphs ______through _____ important in this story?
That events help the reader predict what will happen next?
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What will students learn?
How can I assist my child?
February 17-21, 2014
Comprehension- Literary Nonfiction/Biography
*Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar/Writing
Identify and use synonyms in reading writing and speaking situations
Spell, read, write and identify words with the spelling pattern soft c and g.
Write and speak with sentences that use irregular verbs.
Write legibly a story using descriptive details*(check for correct spelling)
1. Listening to your child read and periodically stopping to ask questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. Encouraging discussion of new and unfamiliar words
3. Discussing current events ) to build “word knowledge”
4. Viewing and discussing educational programs with your child
http://www.k12reader.com/subject/homograph-worksheets/
http://www.abcya.com/synonyms_antonyms.htm
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Summarize the four most important events in this short biography of _______.
Which of the following is the best summary of this story?
What happened after _____did ____in this poem?
What happened when ______(logical order)
What happened before_____ became a ______? (Logical order)
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What will students learn?
How can I assist my child?
February 3-7, 2014
Comprehension- Informational Text/Expository
*Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar/Writing
Identify and use homographs in reading writing and speaking situations
Spell, read, write and identify Compound words
Write and speak with sentences that use pronouns to express ideas.
Write legibly an expository writing with a main idea and supporting details. *(Check for correct spelling)
1. Listening to your child read and periodically stopping to ask questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. Encouraging discussion of new and unfamiliar words
3. Discussing current events) to build “word knowledge”
4. Viewing and discussing educational programs with your child
http://www.k12reader.com/subject/homograph-worksheets/
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/compound-words.html
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Which of the following is the best summary of this information?
What happened when ______ discovered_______?
What is the most important fact I the sub-topic_______?
What happened that caused ______to begin an investigation?
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Weeks: ELA 4th Six Weeks Readiness skills = denoted *
What will students learn?
How can I assist my child?
February 17-21, 2014
Comprehension – Informational Text/ Expository
*Ask literal, interpretive, and evaluative questions of text
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar
Identify and use homophones in sentences
Spell, read, write and identify words with inflectional endings y to i
Write and speak with sentences that use subject and object pronouns.
Write legibly an expository writing with a main idea and supporting details. *(Check for correct spelling)
1. Listening to your child read and periodically stopping to ask questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. Providing access to text and online reference sources (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.)
3. *Encouraging discussion of new and unfamiliar words
http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/#3
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/homophones-games.html
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What happened when _____did _____? (literal)
What did the author mean by this sentence_______? (interpretive)
Which way did _______express his anger the best? (evaluative)
Which of the following tow sentences help you the most to understand the information? (evaluative)
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