 Third GradeUnit 1 Let's Learn |
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Essential Question:
Why is learning important? Enduring Understanding: What do schools, books, and museums have in common? They all help you learn. Learning helps you find out about the world around you.
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| Week 1 - First Day Jitters | Teacher Resources | Student Resources | |
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Student Learning Outcomes:
RL.3.3
RL.3.7 I can statements: I can describe a character's action and explain how the action contributes to the sequence of the story. I can identify aspects of the illustrations and explain how they create convey certain moods.
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Vocabulary VocabularyVocabulary
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ReviewWriting
Sentences
Statements and Questions: Notebook has 3 parts: 1. statements and questions 2. commands and exclamations 3. subject and predicate  Statements
and Questions (Running Time 4:07) Video on style, structure, and
tone.Note: If the link does not work, log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com.   QR
Codes for Listening Centers: Please print out for the students to
scan. |
 Focus
on a Single Moment - I can write a narrative focusing on a single
moment in time and using descriptive details.
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RL 3.9 Comparing text to Video - (Writing Prompt) I can
compare and contrast two characters by reading text and viewing a video
clip.
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prior to selecting link.I can work with a partner to complete oral language activities from Treasures. Oral Language Activity (slideshow) Partner oral language activity (interactive) Partner oral language activity 2 (game) Synonyms - I can use the online thesaurus to identify synonyms. Quizlet on vocabulary- I can develop tier 2 vocabulary through interactive activities.  Making
New Friends: I can create a scenerio to illustrate
how to make a new friend (Record voice for speaking and listening CCS). |
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| Week 2 - Amazing Grace | Teacher Resources | Student Resources | |
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Student Learning
Outcomes:
RL.3.5 How can comparing and contrasting two texts by the
same author help me to understand the settings, plots, themes, and
characters of stories? I can statements: I can identify how different sections of text build upon earlier parts in order to create the complete piece of literature. I can compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author.
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1-2 VocabularyVocabulary
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ReviewCause
and Effect
Statements and Questions: Notebook has 3 parts: 1. statements and questions 2. commands and exclamations 3. subject and predicate |
Quizlet
on vocabulary -
I can develop tier 2
vocabulary through interactive activities.
Cause and Effect I can identify the cause and effect relationship when reading sentences. Powerpoint version Text
to Self Amazing Grace - (writing prompt) I can respond to text by
relating a personal experience to the experiences of the character.
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| Week 3 - Earth Smart | Teacher Resources | Student Resources | |
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Student Learning Outcome:
RI.3.2 I can statement: I can use evidence from the text to ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading to show understanding.
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1-3 VocabularyVocabulary
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Review Main Idea PowerPoint Green Schools: Informational Website on Green Schools
Statements and Questions:
Notebook has 3 parts: 1. statements and questions 2. commands and exclamations 3. subject and predicate |
Main
Idea and Details:
I can identify and record
main idea and details from Earth Smart by using Pixie.
Making
School Better: I can develop a plan to improve my school.
Should I Attend? - (writing prompt) I can write using text support
to justify my position.
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| Week 4 - Wolf! | Teacher Resources | Student Resources | |
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Student Learning Outcomes:
RL.3.1
RL.3.9
I can statement: I can use details/evidence from the text to ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading to show understanding. I can compare and contrast two texts by the same author help me to understand the settings, plots, themes, and characters of stories. |
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ReviewSubject-Predicate Information about Wolves |
I can work with a partner to complete oral language activities
from Treasures. Oral Language Activity (slideshow) Partner oral language activity (interactive) Partner oral language activity 2 (game) Quizlet on vocabulary - I can develop tier 2 vocabulary through interactive activities.  Double Bubble Map - I can compare and contrast how the characters are alike and different.
 Fantasy or Reality?I can categorize real and fantasy objects. (Kidspiration Template) |
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| Week 5 - My Very Own Room | Teacher Resources | Student Resources | |
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Student Learning Outcome:
RL.3.1
RL.3.2
RL.3.7 I can statements: I can use details/evidence from the text to ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading to show understanding. I can use key details
from the text to explain the message, moral, or lesson of a story.
I can
distinguish my own point of view from that of the narrator or characters
to help me understand the author’s purpose. |
So you Want to be an Architect (Running Time 10:46) Note: If the link does not work, log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com
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I can
work with a partner to complete oral
language activities from Treasures
Flip Book (ReadWriteThink) - I can make a flip book which includes the connections from each of the weekly selections that tell about how the characters learn.
Design Your Own Room: I can design their own bedroom using Discovery Kids Template. Students will write to describe their bedroom.
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Theme Connections Let's Learn |
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| Unit 1 Theme Project: Why is Learning Important? | |
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In this unit, you will read about ways to learn and why learning is important. Choose something you would like to learn more about. Research and write as much as you can about this topic and why it interests you. 1. Organize your ideas by making a circle map about a topic that interests you. Using PowerPoint or Microsoft Word (Print Out) 2. You will create a circle map to organize ideas and information for each question. If you have four questions, you will create four circle maps. Inside each circle map, you will record information you learned as you researched. Outside your circle map, you will write the resources you used. Make sure to color code so you know what information came from what resource. You may draw your own circle map or use the PowerPoint template to organize your informaton. Circle Map (PowerPoint) (Different Option to Organize Ideas: Tree Map (Inspiration) 3. You will use your thinking maps to synthesize your information to write about the topic you researched. You will include a topic sentence, middle paragraphs, and a closing paragraph. You will revise and edit with a partner. Synthesizing Information to Write (Microsoft Word) |
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| Research Links for Theme Project for Students: | |
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National Geographic for Kids |
Resource site of interesting animals for students |
| Free Brain Pop Videos | Free videos for teacher or student to view about interesting topics for research |
| PBS Videos | Free videos for teacher or student to view about interesting topics for tesearch |
| Air and Space Museum | Provides biographies of famous Americans, information about places of interest in the United States, and access to web resources. |
| Kids.gov Social Studies | This website for kids offers information on a variety of social studies topics. |
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The Smithsonian website is a place for students
to learn about history, science, nature and art. |
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| American History |
This website offers biographical information
about many historical figures. |
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Unit 1 Writing - Personal Narrative: In this unit, you will identify features of a personal narrative. You will plan and write a personal narrative using a flow map to organize ideas. Introduction to Personal Narrative (Teacher Directed Smartboard Lesson for Unit 1) Flow Map to Organize Ideas for Narrative (Inspiration) |
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| Teacher Notes | |
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Common Core Standard: W7 CCR. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge. Technology Standard:Standard 5.0 – Technology for Information Use and Management: Students will use technology to locate, evaluate, gather, and organize information. |
Research Project |
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Common Core Standard: W3 narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. RL2 CCR Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development, summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Unit 1 Writing Focus on a Single Moment |
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Common Core Standard: RL3 CCR Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of the text. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Double Bubble Map Cause and Effect Flip Book |
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Common Core Standard: SL1 CCR Prepare and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearnly and persuasively. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Oral Language and Partner oral language activities |
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Common Core Standard: L5 CCR Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Synonyms |
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Common Core Standard: L4 CCR Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Quizlets |
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Common Core Standard: W1 CCR Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substansive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Making School a Better Place |
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Common Core Standard: RI1 CCR Read Closely to determine what the text says explicity and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Main Idea: Earth Smart Architects at Work |
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Common Core Standard: SL4 CCS Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Making New Friends |
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Common Core Standard: W6 CCS With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Design your own room |
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Common Core Standard: L1 CCS Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and sage when writing or speaking. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
Statements and Questions Compound Sentences Grammar Videos |
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Common Core Standard: RL3.9 Compare and ontrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters. Technology Standard: Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration - Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. |
First Day Jitters Discovery Education Writing Prompt Comparison |
August 2016