| Shover, Cathy / Reading / Third Grade / Elementary School |
Unit 1
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 3 Unit 1 |
1 |
New Beginnings |
First Day Jitters |
Words with short vowels (a, e, i, o, u) |
Analyze Story Structure |
2 |
Keeping In Touch |
Dear Juno |
Words with the CVCe Pattern (long vowels a, i, o spelled late, kite, hope) |
Analyze Story Structure |
3 |
Building Communities |
Whose Habitat Is It?--TFK |
Words with /a/ (long a) (ai, ay train, play) |
Summarize |
4 |
Antarctic Life |
Penguin Chick |
Words with /o/ (long o) (o, ow, oa—grow, road) |
Summarize |
5 |
People and Their Pets |
Perfect Pet, The |
Words with /i/ (long i) ( i, ie, y, igh child, lie, fly, slight) |
Analyze Story Structure |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 3 Unit 1 |
1 |
Character, Setting, Plot |
Commas and Ellipses |
Making New Friends |
Text Feature: Bar Graph |
2 |
Character, Setting, Plot |
Dialogue and question marks |
How We Keep in Touch |
Text Feature: Time Lines |
3 |
Main Idea and Details |
Pronunciation of vocabulary words and other hard words |
All Are Equal: It's the Law! (Test Prep) |
Study Skill: Using a Dictionary |
4 |
Main Idea and Details |
Pace and speed of reading |
Antarctic Anthem |
Literary Elements: Rhythmic Patterns and Imagery |
5 |
Problem and Solution |
Question marks |
Pets True or False? |
Text Feature: Diagram |
Unit 2
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 3 Unit 2 |
1 |
Putting on a Performance |
Pushing Up the Sky |
Words with /e/ (long e) (ee, ea, week, bean) |
Generate Questions |
2 |
Wolves |
Wolf! |
Words with /ch/ (beginning, medial, final with ch, tch—peach, patch, teacher, beachball, cheese) |
Generate Questions |
3 |
Past, Present, and Future |
What's in Store for the Future?--TFK |
Words with th, ph, wh, sh (voiced and unvoiced th, beginning, medial, final) |
Summarize |
4 |
Out In Space |
The Planets in Our Solar System |
Consonant Blends (/thr/, /spr/, /scr/, /str/) |
Generate Questions |
5 |
Being a Writer |
Author: A True Story |
Words with /n/gn, kn; /r/wr (knot, wrap, gnat, sign) |
Summarize |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 3 Unit 2 |
1 |
Summarize |
Exclamation points |
Behind the Scenes at a Play |
Text Feature: Photos with Captions |
2 |
Fantasy and Reality |
Punctuation and changes in intonation |
The Truth About Wolves |
Text Feature: Italics, headings, pronunciation keys, and bold or colored type |
3 |
Fact and Opinion |
Pronunciation of vocabulary words and other hard words |
Will Robots Do All the Work? (Test Prep) |
Study Skill: Using the Parts of a Book |
4 |
Summarize |
Vocabulary Words |
Star Research |
Text Feature: Internet Article |
5 |
Author’s Purpose |
Long sentences with multiple clauses |
Where I Sit Writing |
Literary Elements: Alliteration and Repetition |
Unit 3
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 3 Unit 3 |
1 |
Food Around the World |
Stone Soup |
Words with /är/, /ôr/ (ar as in bark, card and or, ore as in north, store) |
Visualize |
2 |
Solving Riddles |
One Riddle, One Answer |
Words with /âr/ (r-controlled vowels as in bare, fair, bear) |
Analyze Story Structure |
3 |
Ecosystems In Balance |
Saving the Sand Dunes--TFK |
Words with /ûr/ ( r-controlled vowel er (her), ir (fir) ear (learn), ur (burn) |
Analyze Text Structure |
4 |
Making Journeys |
Jones Family Express, The |
Words with /ü/, /u/ (long u) and /u/ (one small circle should be above the letter u) (patterns oo (soon) and ue (true), yoo (mule) and oo (book) |
Visualize |
5 |
The Art of Illustrating |
What Do Illustrators Do? |
Words with /oi/ (boy, boil) |
Analyze Text Structure |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 3 Unit 3 |
1 |
Make Inferences |
Exclamatory Sentences |
What's For Lunch? |
Text Feature: Chart |
2 |
Plot and Setting |
Intonation and pauses for punctuation marks |
Haiku |
Literary Elements: Consonance and Metaphor |
3 |
Cause and Effect |
Pronunciation of vocabulary words and other hard words |
Frog Frenzy! (Test Prep) |
Study Skill: Using the Library |
4 |
Make Inferences |
Punctuation marks and dialogue |
Tips for Trips |
Text Feature: Directions |
5 |
Sequence |
Reading pace and pauses for punctuation (within and at the end of sentences) |
Jobs in Animation |
Text Feature: Interview |
Unit 4
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 3 Unit 4 |
1 |
What’s Cooking? |
Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! |
Words with /ô/ (spelled au, aw, al in accented first syllable salt, false, lawn, sauce) |
Make Inferences and Analyze |
2 |
Getting Along |
Seven Spools of Thread |
Words with /ou/ (ow, ou, brown, cloud) |
Make Inferences and Analyze |
3 |
Protecting Our Natural Resources |
Washington Weed Whackers--TFK |
Words with soft c and g (cent, gym—beginning and final) |
Monitor Comprehension |
4 |
Getting Involved |
Here’s My Dollar |
Homophones (one syllable) |
Monitor Comprehension |
5 |
A Place of My Own |
My Very Own Room |
Plurals (see spelling list: years, ponies, inches) |
Monitor Comprehension |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 3 Unit 4 |
1 |
Compare and Contrast |
Punctuation |
Welcome to the Bakery! |
Text Feature: Diagram |
2 |
Draw Conclusions |
Semicolons and periods |
Our Class Newsletter |
Text Feature: Rules |
3 |
Compare and Contrast |
Pronunciation of vocabulary words and other hard words |
Up a Creek (Test Prep) |
Study Skill: Using Computer Search Engines |
4 |
Author’s Purpose |
Tempo for nonfiction |
Helping; Recycling |
Literary Elements: Rhyme Scheme and Repetition |
5 |
Make and Confirm Predictions |
Pay attention to dialogue |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
Text Feature: Guide words, headings, and captions |
Unit 5
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 3 Unit 5 |
1 |
Making Money |
Boom Town |
Compound Words |
Summarize |
2 |
Making a Difference |
Beatrice’s Goat |
Words with inflected endings (–s, –ed and –ing with doubling—chops, chopping, chopped) |
Make Inferences and Analyze |
3 |
In Motion |
A Carousel of Dreams--TFK |
Words with Endings y to i |
Make Inferences and Analyze |
4 |
Heroes |
Printer, The |
Words with VC/CV pattern (closed syllables) (TE: embed counting syllables with clapping here) (include words with different consonants as in basket and doublets as in summer) |
Make Inferences and Analyze |
5 |
Animal Architects |
Animal Homes |
The V/CV and VC/V Pattern (baby, wagon and cabin, planet—note that the v/cv has a long vowel sound and the less common vc/c pattern has the short syllable sound) (6/28/2005) |
Summarize |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 3 Unit 5 |
1 |
Sequence |
Commas and Periods |
How to Earn Money! |
Text Feature: Calendar |
2 |
Cause and Effect |
Genre |
Ugandan Girl Reaches Goal |
Text Feature: Editorial |
3 |
Fact and Opinion |
Pronunciation of vocabulary words and other hard words |
Getting a Free Ride (Test Prep) |
Study Skill: Skim and Scan a Nonfiction Article |
4 |
Make and Confirm Predictions |
Exclamation Points |
Smokejumpers |
Text Feature: Map |
5 |
Description |
Genre |
Home Sweet Home; Think of darkness |
Literary Elements: Simile and Rhythmic Pattern |
Unit 6
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 3 Unit 6 |
1 |
Helping Our Neighbors |
Castle on Viola Street, A |
Words with final /?l/(schwa-l) (final unstressed words -el and -le --angel, bottle) |
Analyze Story Structure |
2 |
Unusual Animals |
Charlotte's Web |
Prefixes re-, un-, dis-, pre- |
Monitor Comprehension |
3 |
Good Citizens |
An American Hero Flies Again--TFK |
Words with final /?r/ (schwa-r) (final unstressed -er spelled er, ar, or--better, beggar, actor) |
Analyze Text Structure |
4 |
Working Together |
Mother to Tigers |
Words with suffixes -ful, -less, -ly |
Monitor Comprehension |
5 |
Raising Butterflies |
Ranger Rick |
Words with accented syllables |
Monitor Comprehension |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 3 Unit 6 |
1 |
Theme |
Inflection and pauses for punctuation marks |
Homes for Families |
Text Feature: Features in a Textbook |
2 |
Make Judgments |
Question Marks |
Do Animals Have Personalities? |
Text Feature: Directions |
3 |
Problem and Solution |
Pronunciation of vocabulary words and other hard words |
Who is Uncle Sam? (Test Prep) |
Study Skill: Use Functional Documents |
4 |
Author’s Purpose |
Phrasing and intonation |
The Lion and the Mouse |
Literary Elements: Personification and Moral |
5 |
Draw Conclusions |
Tempo of words beginning with the same letter |
Monarch Butterfly; The Caterpillar |
Literary Elements: Personification and Assonance |
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