Reading
Quarter 1 : Building A Reading Life
Overview of Unit: In this unit, students will learn how to author their reading lives by becoming a classroom community of readers. Students will also obtain the identity of being a reader by determining when reading has been great in their lives and thinking about how to continually make that a reality for them. To do this they will learn common strategies of strong readers and work in partnerships to discuss and share ideas as readers.
Topic 1 : Making Reading Lives
The goal of this bend is to help each child build a reading life. We know that children will be creating reading identities, assuming roles within the classroom community, and we want to do everything possible to lure children to take on the role of being powerful, avid readers.
Topic 2 : Making Texts Matter
In this bend students will learn to take further responsibility for their reading lives, including working to make sense of their texts. Students learn to take on the role of active problem solvers when they encounter places of difficulty and learn new vocabulary from their books.
Topic 3 : Bringing Together Reading Lives, Texts That Matter, and Partners
In this bend, students will read, think, and write about books in the company of others. They will learn to recount stories to their partners.
Quarter 1 : Building A Reading Life
Overview of Unit: In this unit, students will learn how to author their reading lives by becoming a classroom community of readers. Students will also obtain the identity of being a reader by determining when reading has been great in their lives and thinking about how to continually make that a reality for them. To do this they will learn common strategies of strong readers and work in partnerships to discuss and share ideas as readers.
Topic 1 : Making Reading Lives
The goal of this bend is to help each child build a reading life. We know that children will be creating reading identities, assuming roles within the classroom community, and we want to do everything possible to lure children to take on the role of being powerful, avid readers.
Topic 2 : Making Texts Matter
In this bend students will learn to take further responsibility for their reading lives, including working to make sense of their texts. Students learn to take on the role of active problem solvers when they encounter places of difficulty and learn new vocabulary from their books.
Topic 3 : Bringing Together Reading Lives, Texts That Matter, and Partners
In this bend, students will read, think, and write about books in the company of others. They will learn to recount stories to their partners.
Writing
Quarter 1 : Crafting True Stories In Topic 1 (Bend One) of the unit, the focus is on providing a vision for the kinds of writing 3rd graders can do. Writers will examine examples of writer’s notebooks, set personal writing goals, and study storytelling moves through mentor texts. They will work on increasing volume and stamina for writing while adhering to clear expectations for the workshop time.
In Topic 2 (Bend Two), writers learn to keep writing in a notebook rather than a folder. They learn to reread stories, select a seed idea, and develop it through repetitive storytelling. By drafting several leads, and exploring a variety of ways the story may go, writers eventually come out of notebook and begin drafting. Children are introduced to paragraphing to help them organize their thoughts. Writers learn ways to elaborate through adding actions, dialogue, thoughts and feelings. They also begin partner work as a way to share ideas.
In Topic 3 (Bend Three), writers will finish one piece and begin another, transferring the knowledge gained thus far to a new story. Lessons will emphasize storytelling versus summary, remaining focused and adding details. Writers will also be introduced to punctuating dialogue.
Quarter 1 : Crafting True Stories In Topic 1 (Bend One) of the unit, the focus is on providing a vision for the kinds of writing 3rd graders can do. Writers will examine examples of writer’s notebooks, set personal writing goals, and study storytelling moves through mentor texts. They will work on increasing volume and stamina for writing while adhering to clear expectations for the workshop time.
In Topic 2 (Bend Two), writers learn to keep writing in a notebook rather than a folder. They learn to reread stories, select a seed idea, and develop it through repetitive storytelling. By drafting several leads, and exploring a variety of ways the story may go, writers eventually come out of notebook and begin drafting. Children are introduced to paragraphing to help them organize their thoughts. Writers learn ways to elaborate through adding actions, dialogue, thoughts and feelings. They also begin partner work as a way to share ideas.
In Topic 3 (Bend Three), writers will finish one piece and begin another, transferring the knowledge gained thus far to a new story. Lessons will emphasize storytelling versus summary, remaining focused and adding details. Writers will also be introduced to punctuating dialogue.
Spelling
Quarter 1
Week 1: review vowel teams in the middle of syllables (ai, oa, ou)
Week 2 : review vowel teams in the middle of syllables (au, high, oi)
Week 3 : review vowel teams at the end of the syllables (ay, ow, aw, -ed, -ing
Week 4 : silent consonants (wr, gn)
Week 5 : vowel teams (ei , eigh)
Week 6 : wild letter team (ought)
Week 7 : vowel teams (ui, ue)
Week 8 : vowel team (ie)
Math
TOPIC 1 : Numeration
Monday 8/13 - Representing Numbers
Tuesday 8/14 - Understanding Number Lines
Wednesday 8/15 - Counting On A Number Line
Thursday 8/16 - Finding the Halfway Number
Friday 8/17 - Rounding
Monday 8/20 - More Rounding
Tuesday 8/21 - Making An Organized List
Wednesday 8/22 - Review
Thursday 8/23 - Topic 1 Test
Friday 8/24 -
Topic 2 : Addition and Subtraction
Monday 8/27 - Addition Meaning and Properties
Tuesday 8/28 - Subtraction Meanings
Wednesday 8/29 - Using Mental Math to Add
Thursday 8/30 - Estimating Sums
Friday 8/31 - Estimating Differences
TOPIC 1 : Numeration
Monday 8/13 - Representing Numbers
Tuesday 8/14 - Understanding Number Lines
Wednesday 8/15 - Counting On A Number Line
Thursday 8/16 - Finding the Halfway Number
Friday 8/17 - Rounding
Monday 8/20 - More Rounding
Tuesday 8/21 - Making An Organized List
Wednesday 8/22 - Review
Thursday 8/23 - Topic 1 Test
Friday 8/24 -
Topic 2 : Addition and Subtraction
Monday 8/27 - Addition Meaning and Properties
Tuesday 8/28 - Subtraction Meanings
Wednesday 8/29 - Using Mental Math to Add
Thursday 8/30 - Estimating Sums
Friday 8/31 - Estimating Differences
Content Quarter 1
Social Studies : Communities
Students will begin by learning about rights and responsibilities of citizens and identifying why cities make laws and ordinances. Then students will learn about different types of communities from urban to rural and how that affects life and the resources available to the members of the community as well as the economics of the communities. Finally, students will learn about the responsibilities that members have to their communities such as paying taxes and the difference between goods and services.
Science : May The Force Be With You
Students are able to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. They will also be able to determine the cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects that are not in contact with each other. They are then able to apply their understanding of magnetic interactions to define a simple design problem that can be solved with magnets.
Social Studies : Communities
Students will begin by learning about rights and responsibilities of citizens and identifying why cities make laws and ordinances. Then students will learn about different types of communities from urban to rural and how that affects life and the resources available to the members of the community as well as the economics of the communities. Finally, students will learn about the responsibilities that members have to their communities such as paying taxes and the difference between goods and services.
Science : May The Force Be With You
Students are able to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. They will also be able to determine the cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects that are not in contact with each other. They are then able to apply their understanding of magnetic interactions to define a simple design problem that can be solved with magnets.