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****This Page is currently a work in progress as I align story skill activities to the Common Core****
Third Grade Focus - Multiple Topics Covered
These ELA resource links can be included in lesson plans, teacher web pages, etc. to assist students as they explore and learn ELA concepts. Additional resources will be added as they are reviewed.
These links are intended to be extensions to conversations held in class, as well as to extend learning based on student interest of topics.
Unit 1: Living and Learning
Unit Question: Which skills help us make our way in the world?
1. When Charlie McButton Lost Power
Objective:
Describe the characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Standards Literature 1, 2, 3, 7
Question: What can we learn by trying new things?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. News Report **1. Phonics - Short Vowels: VC/CV
VCCV Lesson Tip#6
Video lesson
Nessy Syllable Division
Video lesson on VCCV
VCCV Interactive Game
Drag and drop each statement into the correct bin. Classtools.net
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements Character, Setting, and Theme
Literary Elements Resource Links
Multiple Resources to choose from to practice this skill.
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
Background Knowledge/Schema Resource Links
Many links to choose from.
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homonyms
Guess the Homonym Game
Look at the picture and read the rhymes to guess the word.
ELA Skill Builders
Multiple activities to choose from.
Funbrain: Finish the Sentence
Choose a level and then play the game.
Word Frog
Arcademic Skill Builders
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Charlie McButton: Narrative Poem
Reading Street Version of Charlie McButton
Online Read Aloud
Charlie McButton read by Mrs. Jorgensen
World Read Aloud Day 2012 - YouTube
**6. Second Selection: How a Kite Changed the World/Ben Franklin: Narrative Nonfiction
Ben's Lightning Experiment
YouTube explanation of his experiment.
History of Electricity - YouTube
Student project by Jake Moor - Is there something from this week that you would like to explore and present to the class? Extra credit opportunity.
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative Poem and Conventions: Sentences
Narrative Poetry
Lesson: Understanding Poetry. Go through the lesson and then try writing your own. Click on the snowflake at the bottom of the page. Use your ELA journal to write down your poem.
Simple Sentences Activity
Use this activity to learn how to build a sentence.
Forming Sentences
Use the words to form a sentence.
Interactive Sites for Education
Multiple games to choose from to practice making senteneces.
Grammar for Kids
Multiple activities and levels to choose from on building sentences.
**8. News Report
Kids Do CNN News - YouTube
Example of kids news report. Challenge Opportunity: Work with your table team to write a news segment using details from events in class this week. Use RAPP
Scholastic News Archive
Scan this page for ideas on writing a news report based off on current events.
Time For Kids Archive
More current events from another resource.
Writing Tips for News Stories
From Scholastic Kids Press Corps - read the tips, and then write your own news report.
2. What About Me?
Objective:
Identify the theme of a fable. Recount stories including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how is is conveyed through key details in the text.
Standards: Literature 1
Question of the week: What can we learn by trading with one another?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Listening and Speaking **1. Phonics: Plurals -s, -es, -ies
Plural Nouns Break the rocks with the correct ending.
Plurals - Grammar For Kids
Choose an activity to practice this page.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Sequence Activity Link Resources
Multiple activities to choose from.
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Summarize - Multiple Activity Resources
Many activities to choose from.
Third Grade Summarizing Video
Watch the steps and strategies to write a good summary. PowToon
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words
Compound Word Video Lesson
Enjoy the lesson.
Compound Word Games
Choose a game to practice.
Third Grade Interactive Skill Builders - Compound Words
Many options to choose from.
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: What About Me? Fable
What is a fable?
Short video lesson that describes a fable.
What About Me?
Enjoy the online version of this story.
Identifying Themes in Stories/Fables
Video lesson by McGraw Hill
**6. Second Selection: How the Desert Tortoise Got It's Shell/ Myth: Pourquoi Tale
A Desert Tortoise's Life YouTube
Get some background knowledge about this animal from the video.
West African Folk Tales: How the Tortoise got its shell
Another version of the second selection - Challenge: Compare/Contrast details from both stories. Use a Venn diagram to list your details. Put your Venn in your ELA journal.
How Turtle Got His Shell
Another version of the story - enjoy!
Pourquoi Tale: Why the Elephant's Trunk is So Long
Enjoy another myth/pourquoi tale.
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative-Fable and Subjects/Predicates
Having Fun with Fantastic Fables
Review the process of writing a fable. Try writing your own in your ELA journal.
How to Write a Fable
Read through the 9 slides and then write your own fable in your ELA journal.
4 Easy Ways to Write a Fable (with pictures)
Go through the activity - choose a picture from a magazine to write your own fable.
**8. Listening and Speaking
Best 3rd Grade Speech Ever - YouTube
After reading "Listening and Speaking on page 89, practice giving a description using details and images on a topic of your choice.
3. Kumak's Fish
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the Week: How can we achieve goals?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Tell A Story **1. Phonics: Suffixes/Endings -ed, -ing, -er, -est
Adjectives Catapult -ed and -ing
Practice using these endings.
Suffix Big Brown Bear
Choose an ending and play the game.
Fish "Em Up!
Practice spelling rules on endings.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Sequence Resource SKills
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Visualize Resource Skills
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unknown Words/Dictionaries & Glossaries
Learn how to use a Dictionary - Video
Video lesson on dictionary/glossary skills.
Introduction to Dictionary Skills - Video
Step by step directions on using a dictionary or glossary.
Lesson: Using a Dictionary
Read through the screen to practice using a dictionary or glossary.
Context Clue Activities
Words in Context
Toon University game.
Cows Context Clue Activity
Use the clues and details to figure out to correct response.
Context Clue/Reading Skills
Read the sentence, then the words to choose the correct answer.
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Kumak's Fish - Tall Tale
Kumak's Fish Video
Online story
Kumak's Fish Online
This version is audio with the story pages shown.
What is a Tall Tale?
Tall Tale Elements
**6. Second Selection: Newspaper Article: How to Catch a Fish
Printing Press - ReadWriteThink Activity.
Click the "Get Started" button, read the Instruction and then choose start. This of an activity topic that you know about, and write the steps to doing it.
Newspaper Article Templates.
Free templates for a class newspaper.
How to Sneak your Monster into School
Book trailer example of procedure writing. Enjoy!
How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Video example of procedure writing. Challenge: Try writing your own procedure and then practice explaining it.
12. Steps in a Process Multiple activities to choose from to practice this skill.
**7. Let's Write It! - Thank-you Note along with Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Letter Generator
ReadWriteThink tool to write a thank you note.
The 4 Sentence Types
Use the 4 Sentence Types to help your writing sing!
Aliens Zapping Runons
Video lesson on writing complete thought sentences.
Declarative and Interrogative Sentences
Short video lesson.
**8. Tell A Story
Reading with Expression
Video lesson on tips to reading with expression.
Punctuation Takes A Vacation
Online book: written by Robin Pulver - example of reading with expression.
The Punctuation Song
Silly School Songs Video
4. Supermarket
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1
Question of the Week: How can we get what we want and need?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Panel Discussion **1. Phonics: Long Vowel Digraphs ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
When Vowel Teams Go Walking
Starfall video and activity to reinforce understanding.
Starfall-make a word
Practice making words with these digraphs
**2. Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast
Many activities to choose from to practice this skill.
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
Background Knowledge/Schema
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words
Homonyms - Spelling City
Lesson and practice.
Multiple Meaning Word Resources
**5.First Selection: Supermarket - Expository Text
Supermarket Online
Enjoy hearing how our food gets to the supermarket.
American Food for Kids
From the U.S.Consulate for kids website.
*Expository Text*
What is Expository Text? 2:11 video lesson
How to Plan & Write an Expository Essay - You Tube video lesson 13:40 long.
**6. Second Selection: Money from Long Ago - Picture Encyclopedia
History of Money
Want to know more about money? Check this page out.
The Minting Process Revealed
H.I.P. Pocket Change Interactive site.
The Story of Money
YouTube Video on the history of money.
Brief History of The American Dollar
High level video of history of U.S. Money. Use to introduce what coin and bills looked like through the years. Challenge Activity.
**7. Let's Write It! - Description along with Imperative and Exclamatory sentences
The Sled Run
Narrative Student Model from Thoughtful Learning. Look at this model and the sample on page 153 - use the Writing Prompt on page 152 and write your description in your ELA journal.
Personal Narrative Digital Story
Enjoy this narrative description of scuba diving. What details in this description help you to understand what the experience is like?Watch the story with your ELA partner and discuss the details in this description. Challenge activity: Can you write a short description of an activity you enjoy using details to help the reader/listener understand what the activity is like?
Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences
Quick lesson that explains each type of sentence.
**8. Panel Discussion
Reciprocal Teaching
A review of the Reciprocal Teaching strategy we use in class. After reviewing page 159 in the text, have a panel discussion on this week's selection "Supermarket".
5. My Rows and Piles of Coins
Objective: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text. Inferring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 1
Question of the Week: What do we need to know about saving and spending?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Book Report **1. Phonics - Vowel Diphthongs: 0u, ow, oi, oy
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
Diphtongs oi, oy, out
Quick lesson video on these sounds.
Digraph oy, oi Sound Video
Turtle Diary lesson video.
Sand Castle Quiz
Practice spelling words using these phonemes.
Diphthongs Games
Choose the Dipthongs ou and ow first and then Diphthongs oi, oy, and ew game.
Phonics Game for Download
Print the game to play at home.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose
Use the activity links to practice identifying Author's Purpose.
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure
Story Structure
Practice identifying story structure with these links.
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes and Suffixes
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: My Rows and Piles of Coins - Realistic Fiction
My Rows and Piles of Coins
Enjoy this story online.
Bicycle Africa
You Tube Slideshow: Pictures show the importance of a bicycle just like in this week's story.
*Realistic Fiction*
**6. Second Selection: Learning About Money/Websites
A Story About Saving
Cute story to teach the importance of saving early and often. Channel News Asia
*Challenge*: After watching this video, what was the main idea of the story? How do you know? Put your explanation with supporting details in your ELA journal.
A Story About Spending Wisely
Enjoy the story about saving and spending. Channel News Asia
Econ Vids for Kids: What is Money?
Video explanation of history of money and introduction to economics.
**7. Let's Write It! - Realistic Story and Compound Sentences
What is Realistic Fiction?
Video lesson that explains Realistic Fiction.
*Challenge Activity*: After watching the video and reading pages 186-187 in the text, use the Writing Prompt to write your own realistic story about something you would like to buy.
Is This A Compound Sentence?
Read through the activity to practice identifying the correct sentence. Hint* Look for connecting words.
Can You Make A Compound Sentence?
Read the prompt and then choose the correct ending.
Using Compound Sentences
Read through the activity pages to practice this skill on connecting words.
Lesson: Compound Sentences
Read through the lesson and then practice writing your own compound sentences in your ELA journal.
Combining Sentences Activity.
Read through the screen examples.
**8. Book Report
Fact Monster- Book Report Guide
Read the steps to writing a good book report.
Book Report from Time for Kids
Use this online tool to write a book report by reading the tips on each screen and then typing your response. *Extra Credit Opportunity*
Book Report Template
Feel free to print this template from American Preparatory Academy to help write a book report for extra credit.
6. Poetry Collection
Objective:
Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuacy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
Standards: Foundational Skills 4.b and Literature 5, 10
1. Poetry 2. Imagery 3. Narrative Poems 4. Repitition 5. Rhythm 6. Rhyme 7. 8. **1. Poetry - Narrative Poems
Poetry for Kids
Multiple links to enjoy poetry.
Poetry4kids
Kenn Nesbitt's poetry collection
Writeshop - Poetry
Lessons and examples of poetry features
**2. Imagery
Language of Poetry - Imagery
Lesson on Imagery tools with examples.
**3. Narrative Poems
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Enjoy this claymation telling the story of The Giving Tree.
Arthur:Narrative Poem
What's a poem?
Lesson-Understanding Poetry
Lesson on narrative poetry.
Poetry - Comprehension
Read through the poems, and then answer 3 questions. There are 5 verses in all.
**4. Repitition
The Poem Farm
Examples of repetition in poetry
**5. Rhythm
Rhythm and Poetry - YouTube
Short RAP to explain rhythm
Language of Poetry - Rhythm and Rhyme
Lesson on sound patterns in poetry. Has examples.
**6. Rhyme
Video Lesson on How to Rhyme
Kenn Nesbitt teaches this lesson on rhyming in poetry.
Unit 2: Smart Solutions
What are smart ways that problems are solved?
7. Penguin Chick
Objective: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 2
Question of the Week: How do the structures of plants and animals help them solve problems?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. News Report **1. Phonics - Syllable Patters: V/CV, VC/V
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
Syllable Lesson Video
Lesson on strategies to understand syllables.
VCV Rule Lesson
Video lesson VCV
Syllable Sort
From Kubbu
**2. Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
8. Main Idea and Details
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
16. Monitor and Clarify
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
Synonyms Resource Activities
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Penguin Chick - Expository text
Penguin Chick Online Story
Enjoy the selection for this week.
Snow Chick A Penguin's Tale (2016) You Tube Video from BBC
Get the popcorn ready! Family opportunity to view a Photo/Video Essay on these week's topic. Story chronicles the birth and development of one penguin chick, born late and smaller than any of his fellow toddlers. Enjoy!
**Optional activity - Video Clips from the Video**
Discussion ideas:
What were some of the changes that the penguin experienced?
What were some of the challenges?
How did the video help you understand the life of a penguin?
**6. Second Selection: Plants - Photo Essay
DK - Plant Facts/All About Plants for Kids
Click through the boxes to get more information about plants.
Plant Interactive Fun for Kids!
Many links to choose from to learn more about plants.
**7. Let's Write It! - Poem along with Common and Proper Nouns
Antarctic Antics: A Book of penguin poems
Enjoy listening to some poems from the book.
Song/Video "Penguins"
Enjoy!
Common and Proper Nouns
Discovery Education video lesson.
Noun Mountain
Lesson on the difference between Common and Proper Nouns with tips to sort them correctly.
Noun Dunk
Harcourt activity to practice identifying Common and Proper Nouns.
Grammar Support Links
Multiple links to choose from.
**8. Speech
Informative Speech Template
*High level* example to challenge. Use information from your penguin research to complete the template. Revise wording as needed.
8. I Wanna Iguana
Objective: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the week: How do you know if a solution is a good solution?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Persuasive Speech **1. Phonics - FInal Syllable -le
Final Stable Syllable Video Lesson
Video lesson on -tion and -le final syllables.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
**2. Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast Resource Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Visualize Resource Links
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unfamiliar Words/Context Clue
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5. First Selection: I Wanna Iguana - Realistic Fiction
What is Persuasive Writing?
Introduction to this week's story and purpose of writing.
Online Story: "I Wanna Iguana"
Enjoy the story.
Characteristics of Realistic Fiction
Video Lesson listing characteristics.
**6. Second Selection: The Big Soccer Game and Email
Winners Never Quit! by Mia Hamm
*On-level* Online story - read through the screens and then compare/contrast with your partner by discussing how the 2 soccer stories are similar and different.
Soccer Shape Poem
Using the story from the above link, create a shape poem.
Soccer Time! Story by: Andrew Frinkle
*Extra Credit Opportunity-high* Read "Soccer Time" and then answer the questions at the end. Practice the Compare/Contrast strategy using the 2nd selection from the text and this short story - use a Venn Diagram to list your details.
Poetry with a Twist
Use the short story from the above link to create a shape poem on soccer. Use the template as a guide.
Email/Internet Safety
Email Etiguette for Kids Video
Pow Toon Video Lesson
Third Grade Tropical Island - Internet Safety
Offered by the FBI - choose the 3rd Grade: Tropical Island activity. Read through the screens and make a decision.
NetSmartzKids Safety Games
Multiple Internet Safety Games to choose from.
Kids' Rules for Online Safety
Rules for Safety when using the Internet.
**7. Let's Write It! - Fairy Tale along with Singular and Plural Nouns
The History of Fairy Tales
Five minute video explaining the origins of stories that you may have read or seen on video. What are some of your favorite fairy tales and what was the lesson it was trying to teach?
The Elements of a Fairy Tale - You Tube
Do you recognize any Fairy Tales that you have either read or seen on video? What do they have in common?
Common Elements of Fairy Tales
Characteristics of Grimm's Fairy Tales
Fairy Tale Printable Pack
*Challenge Activity* This week's "Let's Write It!" on pg. 258 wants you to write a fairy tale with an iguana as a main character. Use the template from "thisreadingmama.com" to write your own fairy tale. Have fun!
Singular and Plural Nouns
Lesson: Singular & Plural Nouns
Online reference sheet explaining both from Turtle Diary.
**8. Persuasive Speech
I Wanna New Room
Mentor Text: Persuasive Writing. Another story by Karen Kaufman Orloff - What is similar between the stories from this week?
Ideas for Persuasive Writing
Look at the list and then decide on an idea to practice persuasive writing. Put your work in your ELA journal.
Persuasive Writing Story Map Template
Use this template as a guide to write your entry in your journal.
Persuasion Map
Read Write Think interactive tool.
9. Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the week: When is it time to find a solution?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Presentation **1. Phonics - Compound Words
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusion
Draw Conclusion Resource Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
Questioning Resources Links
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5. First Selection: Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It and Fantasy
Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It
Enjoy hearing the story. You Tube.
*Fantasy*
**6. Second Selection: Meeting The Challenge of Collecting - Interview
Smithsonian Kids - Collecting
Have fun looking through the various collections at the Smithsonian. Find out more about collecting.
**7. Let's Write It! - Persuasive Advertisement along with Irregular Plural Nouns
Persuasive Advertisement-Tv Commercials
Can you identify the strategy they used? 2 min. You Tube video
Don't Buy It - Get Smart Media from PBS)
Learn about the advertising tricks used to help sell products.
Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural Nouns Video
From SchoolTube - Video lesson of plural nouns and all their forms including irregular nouns.
Internet4Classrooms - Irregular Plural Activities
Multiple links to activities.
**8. Presentation
Study Tips - Oral Presentations - YouTube
2 minute video giving tips to presenting to a group.
10. Tops & Bottoms
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the week: What can we do to make sure solutions are fair?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Interview
**1. Phonics - Consonant Blends squ, spl, thr, str
Kubbu -Consonant Blends Game
Move the word to the correct blend.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**Comprehension Skill: Authors Purpose
Author's Purpose
**Comprehension Strategy: Predict and Set Purpose
Predict and Set Purpose
**Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**First Selection: Tops & Bottoms - Animal Fantasy
Tops & Bottoms
Enjoy hearing the story.
Animal Fantasy
The Animal Genre - Text Features
**Second Selection: The Hare and the Tortoise - Fable
The Tortoise and the Hare Video
YouTube and Disney 1934 - Enjoy!
The Hare & the Tortoise
From the Library of Congress, Book: "The Aesop for Children" - to read more stories, use the back or next button.
Teacher Resource: Teaching with Aesop's Fables
12 Reproducible Read-Aloud Tales with activities. Page 20-22 focus on 2nd selection. By Theda Detlor
**7. Let's Write It! - Friendly Letter along with Singular Possessive Nouns
Practice Writing a Friendly Letter
Read through the lesson and then practice writing your own in your ELA journal.
Letter Generator
Learn the parts of a letter and then, write your own. From ReadWriteThink
**8. Interview
*Challenge Activity - Independent Project Idea*
Project: Interview a character
Print off the project template and use the planning sheet as a guide to complete your Character Interview.
11. Amazing Bird Nests
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the week: How have plants and animals adapted to solve problems?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Description
**1. Phonics - Consonant Digraphs: sh, th, ph, ch, ng
Ch, Sh, Wh, Th Phonics Game
Practice spelling with these digraphs
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
Main Idea and Details
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure
Text Structure
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unfamiliar Words - Context Clue
Vocabulary Building Resource Links
**5. First Selection: Amazing Bird Nests - Expository Text
Amazing Bird Nests - Video Story
Enjoy learning about the various nest types and the birds that make them.
More Amazing Bird Nests
A picture documentary of nests from around the world.
**6. Second Selection: Half-Chicken - Fairy Tale/Folk Tale
Half Chicken - Online Story
Enjoy this folktale.
Writing with Writers - Folktales
Read Half Chicken and then enjoy this Scholastic Writing Workshop.
Characteristics of Folk Literature
Text features of folk tales.
**7. Let's Write It! - Expository - Directions along with Plural Possessive Nouns
Lesson Writing Directions
Plural Possessive Nouns
Introduction to Possessive Nouns
Singular and Plural Possessive Noun video lesson.
Grammar Glossary: Plural Possessive Noun
Review the lesson
Exploring for Possessives Activity from Harcourt
IXL - Identify Possessive Nouns
Complete this one activity to practice this skill.
**8. Description with the Senses
Write Like...Handout Using the Senses
Use the template as you read a story to find examples of where the author used the senses to help the reader create a picture in their mind.
Descriptive Writing and the Five Senses
Read through this online lesson
12. Poetry Collection - Humorous Poems
Objective: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Standards: Literature 4.b, 5, 10
1. Humorous Poems 2. Onomatopoeia 3. Free Verse 4. Imagery **1. Humorous Poems
Giggle Poetry
Choose a section and start enjoying some poetry. Bruce Lanskybr
Crocodile's Toothache
By Shel Silverstein - a classic poem animated - enjoy! Listen for an example of Onomatopoeia.
**2. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia Video Clip
2 min. video explaining Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia for Kids Video Lesson
Onomatopoeia Examples
From E Reading Worksheets
Kids Books for Onomatopoeia
Do you recognize any books that you have read on this list? What were some examples of onomatopoeia? Click on the book to see some examples.
Onomatopoeia Lesson
Still not sure? Check out this video with sound effects.
**3. Free Verse
What is Free Verse Poetry?
Quick online video lesson.
Free Verse Poetry - PBS
Arthur and Online examples of different poetry styles including Free Verse. Write your own Free Verse Poem, and then read some of the others on the site.
**4. Imagery
Language of Poetry - Imagery
Children's Literature site with poetry examples.
Painting Pictures with Words - Poetry
Over lesson of how to enjoy poetry, and then lessons on styles of poetry. Enjoy!
Unit 3: People and Nature
Unit Questions: How are people and nature connected?
13. How Do You Raise a Raisin
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the week: How do people and nature interact?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Commercial
**1. Phonics - Contractions
What is a Contraction?
Contractions in Grammar Video Lesson - Turtle Diary
Contractions-Scratch Garden You Tube
Video lesson explaining contractions using sentence examples.
Contraction Games
Practice your understanding of contractions with these activities.
Learning Contractions Games
Choose a game to practice.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions
Draw Conclusion Activities
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Important Ideas
Important Ideas - Activities
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones along with Context Clue
Homophone Monkey
Homophone lesson - You Tube
The Homophone Game - YouTube
Video lesson
Homophone Games
Multiple games to choose from.
Homophone Games
*Context Clue Tips*
Night of the Context Clues
YouTube Video Lesson - explains how to use Context Clue Strategies to figure out the meaning of words.
Use Context Clues
Cartoon example of using context clues in conversation.
Context Clue Video Lesson-YouTube
Listen for the 4 types of context clues and how to use them to figure out the meaning of words.
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5.First Selection: How Do You Raise a Raisin? - Expository Text
How Do You Raise a Raisin?
Online Video Story
How its made Raisins - Discovery Channel
Video explains the process of making raisins from grapes.
*Expository Text*
What is Expository Text?
Short 2 min. video lesson on features of expository text.
**6. Second Selection: Worms at Work - Procedural Text
Worms at Work - 20 days Time Lapse
2 min. YouTube video showing 20 day time lapse of vermicomposting, using worms to break down food and organic waste.
Worms are Wonderful
Find out more about earthworms - science video lesson 4 min. from SciShow Kids
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative - Fiction along with Action and Linking Verbs
Elements of Fiction
Review the elements of fiction, and then use the writing prompt on page 396 to write your own short story about being a raisin farmer.
Grammar
Linking Verbs Lesson
TurtleDiary YouTube video lesson
Verbs Video Lesson
4 min. lesson on verbs and all their forms.
Action Verbs - Kids in Motion
WSKG Video lesson on Action Verbs. Provides sentence examples and shows the action with students.
Verbs - TurtleDiary.Com
Now that you have reviewed what action and linking verbs are, try this game to practice.
Action, Linking and Helping Verbs
Play Verb Jeopardy
**8. Commercial *Challenge Activity*
Intro to Persuasive Text using TV Commercials
Watch this short video and the one below and then work with your table group on this *Challenge Activity*.
Persuasive Commercials - YouTube
Short video clip with advertising targeting kids. What features do they have in common? Discuss it with your tablemates and then do the Practice It! activity on page 403 as a table group.
14. Pushing Up the Sky
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Literature 2
Question of the week? How do people explain things in nature?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Drama
**1. Phonics - Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-, non-
Prefixes - TurtleDiary
Video lesson on prefixes for this week.
Practice Using Prefixes
Read the story and then choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Prefix Catch
Use the arrow keys to move the wolf and catch the prefixes.
Prefix Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements: Character, Setting, and Plot
Literary Elements
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Inferring
Inference Practice Skills
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unknown Words: Dictionary/Glossary Skills
Video Lesson: How to Use a Dictionary
Find out how to use a dictionary/glossary.
Introduction to Dictionary SKills
Video lesson.
Dictionary Game for Kids
From EnglishGames.Com
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5. First Selection: Pushing UP the Sky - Myth - Drama/Readers Theatre
What are the elements of Drama?
Elements of Drama by Mrs. Alicia
2 minute video lesson on the elements of drama.
**6. Second Selection: Catch It and Run! - Myth
Animation: Catch It and Run!
Students from the UK perform the story with an animation.
What is a Myth?
Myth: Writing Workshop
Read through this online workshop. Learn about Myths and then write your own. *Challenge Activity*
**7. Let's Write It! - Play along with Main and Helping Verbs
Dialogue Rules
Dialogue Rules - YouTube
3 minute video explaining the rules with examples.
Improve your Dialogue Writing Skill
3 minute video showing examples how to write dialogue correctly.
Dialogue Tags **Challenge Activity**
ReadWriteThink: Mini-lesson on Dialogue Tags. Read through the five screens for tips on writing dialogue. With your partner, use the writing prompt on pages 426-427 in the text to write a short play or skit about something occurring in nature. Put your work in your ELA journal. *Challenge Activity*
Main and Helping Verbs
Video Lesson: Action & Helping Verbs
5 minute video lesson - reviews action and helping verbs and how they work together in a sentence.
Verb Power
Internet game from HarcourtSchool to practice verbs
**8. Drama
Pushing Up the Sky - Performance
Performed by the Ananievo Children's Theater. What do you notice about how these student say their lines?
15. Seeing Stars
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
Question of the week: What can we learn about nature by investigating?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Voice Mail
**1. Phonics - Spellings of /j/, /s/, /k/
Consonant Sounds j/ks/sk/s
Quizlet flashcards
Consonant Sound Games
Quia Games
Reading from Scratch
Spelling Rules Resource
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources
Graphic Sources Reference
Take a look at some examples of graphic sources to help understand this term.
9. Graphic Sources
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure
21. Text Structure
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unknown Words - Dictionary/Glossary
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Seeing Stars - Expository Text
Enjoy hearing about this topic.
Kids Astronomy
Find out more about space from these activities
What is Expository Text?
Expository Text - Just the Basics
Reviews Narrative text and then describes Expository text.
**6. Second Selection: Scien-Trickery Riddles in Science - Poetry
Space Riddles
From Riddles for Kids - try to write your own using details from this week's selections.
NASAKids - Space
Find out more about space in this site.
What Am I? ReadWriteThink
Click the Get Started button and write your own Riddle Poem
**7. Let's Write It! - Formal Letter along with Subject and Verb Agreement
Letter Generator
ReadWriteThink Interactive Activity - Choose a Business Letter
*Subject and Verb Agreement*
Subject and Verb Agreement Video Lesson
Turtle Diary Grammar Lesson
Verbs by Turtle Diary
Practice using verbs with this interactive game.
Subject-Verb Agreement -Quiz
Read the description and then try the activity.
**8. Voice Mail
Check Ruff's Voicemail
PBS Kids - Fetch - Ruff's Voice Mail. Find out about different professions.
16. A Symphony of Whales
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
Question of the week: How can people help animals in danger?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. News Report
**1. Phonics - Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less, -able, -ible
Matching Suffixes - Big Brown Bear
Choose a list and then math the root with its suffix.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Generalize
Generalize Skill Builders
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure
Story Structure Practice
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unfamiliar Words - Context Clue
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5. First Selection: A Symphony of Whales - Fiction
A Symphony of Whales - Online Story
You Tube
Alaskan Whales
Find out more about the whales that visit this region. Information from Alaska Treffer
**6. Second Selection: He Listens to Whales from Ranger Rick - Magazine Article
National Wildlife Federation- Orcas!
Find out about this type of whale. Online article.
Whales & Dolphins - Natural Sounds
Listen to the sounds these two mammals make under water.
Whale Song
From the Oceania Project
**7. Let's Write It! - News Article along with Verb Tenses
Creating a News Report - Video Lesson
Watch the video lesson to find out about the organization of a news article.
Newspaper Story Format
Use this organizer with the 5W's to write an article using the writing prompt on pages 494-495. There is an example of an article on page 495.
Verb Tenses
Tense Form of Verbs
Video lesson from Turtle Diary. Explains Past, Present and Future Tenses of Verbs.
*Grammar Practice*
Try some of the activities to practice grammar skills.
**8. Description with Sensory Details
Humpback Whale - Being Freed from Nets
Listen for sensory details describing this rescue of a Humpback Whale. They use a term from Massachusetts history: "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" - use context clue to figure out the meaning of the term.
17. Around One Cactus
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
Question of the week: What can we observe in different environments?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Oral Report
**1. Phonics - Consonant Patterns: wr, kn, gn, st, mb
Nessy Reading Strateg: Silent Letters
Video lesson
Silent Invaders - Galactic Phonics
Start with level 1 and work your way up to level 3
Galactic Phonics
Multiple activities to choose from.
Silent Letters
Activity to support understanding of silent letters gn and kn
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect Resource Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Predict and Set Purpose
17. Predict and Set Purpose
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes and Suffixes
Grammar for Kids: Prefixes and Suffixes
Choose a game to practice this skill.
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Around One Cactus and Narrative Nonfiction
Around One Cactus Online Story
Enjoy finding out about this habitat and the animals that live there.
A Day in the Desert: Saguaro Wildnerness - YouTube
National Park Service Video showing animals during the course of a day.
A Walk in the Desert
Video story online
Cactus Hotel
Online story
**6. Second Selection: The Water Cycle: Learning on the Web
Third Grade Water Cycle
Find out about the water cycle from this Internet link.
Third Grade Water Cycle Movie
Students did research and then put graphics in a presentation to explain the Water Cycle. Explains vocabulary and the cycle.
How Rain is Formed - Lesson for Kids
Video lesson using animation to explain vocabulary.
**7. Let's Write It! - Expository - Compare/Contrast Composition along with Irregular Verbs
Compare/Contrast Lesson
Use this page to practice comparing and contrasting.
Lesson Compare/Contrast
Read the lesson and then do the activity from StudyZone.
Practice Compare/Contrast
From StudyZone
Contrasting Characters
Read and complete each screen
Compare/Contrast Practice Activity
From Harcourt: Art Everywhere Reading Skills and Activities
Crocodiles and Alligators
Listen for details that compare and contrast these two creatures. Practice putting the details that you hear on a Venn Diagram and then compare your list with your partner. From SmartTutor
Compare & Contrast Map ReadWriteThink
Use this online organizer and the tips on each screen to compare and contrast two different animals. Use the text pages 530-531 as a guide to completing this activity.
Exploring Compare/Contrast Structure in Expository Texts- ReadWriteThink
Use this online organizer and the prompt on pages 530-531 to compare and contrast two different animals.
Irregular Verbs
Video Lesson on Regular and Irregular Verbs
From TurtleDiary - 2 minute lesson. Reviews rules, patterns and irregular verbs based on tense.
Irregular Verbs Matching Game
From SoftSchools.Com
**8. Oral Report
Student Friendly Public Speaking Rubric
Practice speaking with your partner and discuss the ideas on the rubric to help improve presentation skills.
Oral Presentation Rubric
From ReadWriteThink, we will practice public speaking using the ideas from this rubric.
18. Poetry Collection - Lyrical
Objective: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity bank independently and proficiently.
Standards: Literature 5, 10; Foundational Skills 4.b
1. Poetry - Lyrical 2. Rhyme 3. Cadence 4. Rhythm 5. Imagery **1. Poetry - Lyrical Poems
Arthur - Lyric Poems
Read the example and then try writing your own.
Lyric Poetry
Read the description of Lyric poetry.
BBC - Poetry
Read through the poems and then answer the questions. *Click Play to have the poem read
**2. Rhyme
Ken Nesbitt's Poetry for Kids
Examples of rhyming in poetry.
Online Books that have examples of Rhyme
Mighty Book- Animated Books
Click on How Mona Lisa Got Her Smileto hear her story and examples of rhyme and then,Croak went the Hog to hear another rhyme examples.
**3. Cadence
Cadence Examples from SoftSchools.com
Provides examples and definition of cadence and how it signals the rising and falling of the voice that is reading the poem. It changes the rhythm and pitch.
**4. Rhythm
Meter in Poetry by Shmoop
Short 2 min. video lesson explaining rhythm or meter in poetry.
Line Break Explorer
Experiment with changing lines in a poem to find out about how it can change the rhythm, sound, meaning and appearance. Click the Get Started button.
**5.Imagery
Imagery in Poetry Examples
From SoftSchools, explains how imagery works and shows examples.
Sensory Organizer
Choose an object and then use the organizer to describe it using the senses. From ReadWriteThink
Unit 4: One of a Kind
Unit Question: What does it mean to be unique?
19. The Man Who Invented Basketball: James Naismith
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 2
Question of the week: How do talents make someone unique?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Presentation Skills **1. Phonics: Irregular Plurals
Harcourt Grammar Glossary: Irregular Plurals
Quick tutorial/review of irregular plurals
Plural Nouns/Irregular
Work through the different activities in this lesson.
The Plural Girls
Practice the different forms of plural nouns from FunBrain.
Billionaire Plurals Game
Practice identifying the correct spelling of plurals.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Generalize
Generalize Practice Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Summarize Resource Links
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unfamiliar Words using Context Clue
Context Clue Practice Activities and Lessons
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5. First Selection: The Man Who Invented Basketball and Biography
The Man Who Invented Basketball Online Story
Enjoy the story.
Biography
What are the elements of a biography?
Short 2 minute overview of features of a biography.
Biography: Writer's Workshop
Practice your writing skills with Patricia & Frederick McKissack in this online Writer's Workshop. *Challenge Activity*
Time for Kids: Biography Helper
Use the screens to find out how to write a biography using this online organizer.
**6. Second Selection: My Turn at Bat, The Story of My Life - Ted Williams and Autobiography
Autobiography
**7. Let's Write It! - Persuasive Essay along with Singular and Plural Pronouns
OREO-Adventures in Writing Song
Reviews OREO and the parts of persuasive writing.
What is Persuasive Writing?
Video lesson from PowToon explaining this topic. By TeachingWithOutFrills - there are 6 short episodes
How to Write a Persuasive Essay - YouTube
Introduces/Reviews OREO as a strategy to write a persuasive essay.
Time For Kids: Persuasive Essay
An organizer to help you write your persuasive essay.
Singular and Plural Pronouns
Plural Pronouns Video Lesson
From TurtleDiary - 4 minute video
Singular and Plural Pronouns Game
From TurtleDiary - play the game
Write! Pronoun Practice
An activity to practice identifying singular and plural pronouns.
Pronoun Clubhouse
Activity from HHM School
Life of the Pronouns Reef
From HHM School
**8. Presentation Skills
Oral Report Practice Instructions
From Scholastic - quick tips to practice public speaking
20. Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 2
Question of the week: What makes nature's record holders unique?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Weather Forecast
**1. Phonics - r- Controlled Vowels
UR ER IR - R Controlled Vowels Song
Who's the boss? R is - Song lesson
Starfall - Sorting Vowl Team Digraphs - R-Controlled Vowels
Sort the words
R-Controlled Vowels - Jeopardy
Fun game to practice this skill.
geo
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources
9. Graphic Sources
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Important Ideas
14. Important Ideas
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unknown Words: Dictionary/Glossary
Lesson: Using a Dictionary
From StudyZone - read the lesson and practice building your guide word dictionary skills.
Lesson: Using a dictionary
Online lesson on using alpha order to find words. From StudyZone
Practice Using a Dictionary
Practice your skills using this StudyZone activity.
How to use a Dictionary Game
From TurtleDiary
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
The Vocabulary Strategy mentions a Geography Bee - explore geography by playing these games to help get you build your Geography skills.
Where Is That?
Study the maps and then answer the questions.
Quia - Countries and Capitals
4 online games to improve geography skills.
Geography4Kids
Explore the different topics of geography in this online resource.
**5.First Selection: Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest - Expository Text
LCS Summer Read Along "Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest" - YouTube
This story is read by Julie Wienecke who will explain the graphics and what the author is trying to teach. Follow along with your text and listen for fluency skills. Julie is practicing good reading skills as she reads. Think Aloud Strategy practiced - 15 minutes.
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Online story with text shown.
Expository Text
Nonfiction Text Features! - YouTube
This online lesson shows the features that are different between fiction and nonfiction text. It also provides examples of specific features - graphics, captions, word boxes and more. 9 min. video
Nonfiction Text Features - YouTube
Video lesson that reviews features of nonfiction and how you can tell showing a book.
Expository Text Structure
Text feature find activity - choose a nonfiction title, and then use the activity to find the features in the book. Discuss and work with your reading partner on this activity. *Challenge Activity*
**6. Second Selection: Paul Bunyan and the Great Lakes - Legend
Walt Disney's "Paul Bunyan" (1958)
Get the popcorn ready! A family opportunity to enjoy an American Classic. 17 minutes long
Legends & Tales - Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyans song while showing all the graphics over the years to tell his story. 3 min. long
Paul Bunyan-KidzSearch Information
Read the origin of Paul Bunyan on this page.
Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show
View some of the skills that a lumberjack must have to do work with wood.
Legend
What are myths, legends and folktales?
Review the features of these stories.
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative - Story along with Subject and Object Pronouns
*Challenge Activity*
After watching one of the 2 videos below, write your own story using the writing prompt on page 78-79. Put your writing in your ELA journal.
Narrative Writing: Responding to a narrative prompt
3 Video lessons on this page to help build narrative writing skills. From LearnZillion
Third Grade Personal Narrative Movie
This video lesson explains the features of narrative writing.
Subject and Object Pronouns
Subject Pronoun Video Lesson
From TurtleDiary - video lesson.
Object Pronoun Video Lesson
From TurtleDiary - video lesson.
Rags to Riches: Subject & Object Pronouns
Use to study guide and then play the game.
Subject & Object Pronouns Jeopardy
Practice identifying words that are subject and object pronouns.
**8. Weather Forecast **Challenge Activity - individual, partners, table team**
PBS Forecasting the Weather
Find out some background information about forecasting the weather and then work with your table group to research and then forecast the weather for our area. Use the tips in the video and in the text on page 85 to put your project together.
Weather Forecasting
Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids. Find out how meteorologists forecast the weather.
Kids Place 10 Day Weather Forecast- The Weather Channel - Weather.com
Now that you have some background information on the weather, use this tool to put together your weather forecast.
Weather Watch
From Scholastic: Read the information on the screens and then play with the weather. What do you have to do to make it snow? Have fun!
21. Rocks in His Head
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
Question of the week: Why is it valuable to have unique interests?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Interview
**1. Phonics- Affixes: Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-, bi-, de-
Learn about Prefixes
From Vocabulary SpellingCity - YouTube - 3 min.
Prefixes and Suffixes: A Message from Dark Marker - YouTube
From Discovery Education.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
Fact and Opinion Resource Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Inferring
Inferencing - Practice Links
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words
Multiple Meaning Words
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5. First Selection: Rocks in his Head - Biography
Rocks in his Head - YouTube
Video Story from Read Street
Science Connection Links to Rocks
The Rock Cycle
Video lesson from Rocks and Minerals Trader 2 min. video
OneGeology Kids
Find out more about rocks and minerals on this site.
Rocks For Kids
Explains different rocks and "Rockhounding" as a Hobby
3 Types of Rocks - Video - YouTube
Animation explaining the types of rock and how they form. 8 Minutes
Types of Rocks & The Rock Cycle
From MakeMeGenius Science Videos for Kids - 6 minutes.
Read and hear about other Unique People and Interests as suggested on page 107 in our text.*Are you up to a challenge activity?*
Beethoven Lives Upstairs - YouTube
Get the movie snack ready. Biography animation by Anotoinette Depasquale and based on the book "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" by Barbara Nichol. 10 tracks will play automatically 20 minutes. **Challenge activity: After watching this video, what made Beethoven unique? Practice writing a persuasive paragraph about his uniqueness using OREO and details from the video.**
Snowflake Bentley
From Weston Woods Video - enjoy this digital book. ***Challenge activity: After watching this video, what made Snowflake Bentley unique? Practice writing a persuasive paragraph about his uniqueness using OREO and details from the video. 12 minutes video**
**6. Second Selection: Marvelous Marble Mania - Persuasive Text
Marbles Rules and Gameplay
Find out about more marble games from Ducksters for kids
How to play Marbles
Video lesson on how to set up the game along with materials that you will need.
**7. Let's Write It! - Biography along with Possessive Pronouns
Biographies for Kids from TurtleDiary
Read about some famous people using this online library of book titles. Read one of the books and discuss with your tablemates the details that made them unique.
Time for Kids: Biography Helper
Use this online organizer to complete the activity suggestion on pages 108-109 about biographies. The Writing Prompt asks you to interview a friend or family member who has an interesting collection and write a short biography about that person. Take notes as you interview the person - then write a short biography.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns Interactive Video Lesson
From TurtleDiary - YouTube lesson.
Possessive Pronouns Video Examples
From ESL English - lesson uses questions and then responses with pronouns. 2 minutes
Possessive Pronouns and Millionaire Game
After watching the video lesson, practice using possessive pronouns correctly.
Possessive Pronouns
From TurtleDiary- Play the game while practicing this skill.
**8. Interview Tips
Tell Me Your Story - Interviewing Tips for Kids
Listen for tips about interviewing people for their "unique" responses to questions. After watching the video, review the tips on page 115 in the text and then do the "Practice It!" activity with your table partner.
Possible Interview Questions
From ReadWriteThink - read the questions to get some ideas on what kind of questions to ask in your interview.
22. America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
Question of the week: What unique traits does it take to be the first to do something?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Sportscast
**1. Phonics - Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
Suffix Video Lesson
Review suffixes with this video lesson from SpellingCity. 3 min. video
Suffix Game from Turtle Diary
Practice this skill with this vocabulary game.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
Fact and Opinion Resource Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
Questioning Resource Links
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words - Context Clues
Context Clue
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5.First Selection: America's Champion Swimmer - Biography
America's Champion Swimmer - Gertrude Ederle
Enjoy listening and reading this biography.
Gertrude Ederle - YouTube Background
This video is a History Day project by Nadia Spock on the English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle. Give historical background and pictures of this amazing woman.
**6. Second Selection: Women Athletes - Online Directories
KidzSearch
Web search for kids. Try out this search engine using the topic: "Women Athletes" and then "Gertrude Ederle" on pages 144-147. What information comes back?
**7. Let's Write It! - Autobiography along with Contractions
Bio Cube from ReadWriteThink
Choose the BioCube and then follow along with the prompts to write your own autobiography.
Autobiographical Portrait Poem Generator
Write your own Bio-poem using the prompts on this page.
Contractions
Contractions Lesson and Music Activity
Video lesson and activity. Shows examples. 8 min. long
Contractions-Scratch Garden - YouTube
Short video lesson review on contractions. 3 min. long
Contractions - Turtle Diary Lesson
Video lesson on this topic. 17 min. long
Contraction Games
2 games to choose from to practice contractions.
Contraction Games
From Learning Games for Kids
**8. Sportscast
Sports Illustrated Kids - Article "Kids Learn Broadcasting"
Article learning more about this career.
Kids Sportscaster Camp - You Tube
Video examples of students practicing sportcasting skills
*Challenge Activity* After viewing the 2 links above, choose a recent sports story and put your own story together to share with the class.
Sports Article Template
Get some ideas for your story by reading through these suggestions.
23. Fly, Eagle, Fly!
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
Question of the week: What behaviors are unique to animals?
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Book Review
**1. Phonics - Syllable Pattern VCCCV
Syllable Pattern Help - YouTube
Video lesson with tips on where to break in the syllable pattern. 2:45 long
VCCCV Drag & Drop Interactive
From ClassTools.net
Word Sort: Syllable Junction
Practice dragging the words to the correct syllable pattern. From Kubbu
More Syllable Activities
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect Activities
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
Monitor and Clarify Resources
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unknown Words: Dictionary/Glossary
Syllable/Definition from Merriam-Webster
Here is an example of how a dictionary can be used to find the syllable division and pronunciation of an unknown word.
*Dictionaray/Glossary Skills
Syllable Practice
Vocabulary Building Resources
**5.First Selection: Fly, Eagle, Fly! - Folk Tales
Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale
Enjoy this African Folk Tale - video 7:12
*Folk Tales*
What are Folk Tales?
Short 6:38 min. video lesson on this topic.
Discovering Folklore and the Genre of Folktales
Give the background of Folktales/Folklore in various forms by Tinia Bradshaw - 9:54 long. After watching this video, what is something you learned and found interesting about folktales/folklore? Write your thoughts on a sticky note and add it to the "What Stuck With Me" chart.
Children's Literature: Folk Literature
Describes types of Folk Literature, characteristics and examples. Read the information and then check out some of the links to hear and read the stories.
**6. Second Selection: Purple Coyote - Folk Tales: Trickster Tale
Coyote (mythology)
From Wikipedia - gives the background on coyotes in Native American culture along with facts on the animal.
*Challenge Activity* - Read or listen to one of the stories below and then Compare/Contrast the coyote of the "Purple Coyote" and the story you chose below. Draw a Venn diagram in your ELA journal and complete the organizer with your details from the two stories. Use pg. 176-181 in the text as a resource.
Mr. Coyote Meets Mr. Snail
by Storie-Jean Agapith.
The Coyote and the Rabbit
Animated Book for the show "Between the Lions".
Coyote Steals the Blanket
Online story from the San Jose Public Library
*Non-Fiction Information on Coyotes* Challenge Activity: Compare/Contrast the Fictional and Non-Fictional Coyote
Use a Venn Diagram in your ELA journal to record your details.
Coyotes for kids
Information on this animal from National Park Animals for Kids 1:23 video length
Coyote Facts from National Geographic for Kids
Read the information on the coyote and then include it in your challenge activity.
Coyote Facts from Washington NatureMapping Program for Kids
Read the information on the coyote and then include it in your challenge activity.
Coyote from San Diego Zoo
Facts on the coyote.
*Folk Tales: Trickster Tales*
American Folklore - The Tricksters
Choose one of these stories and write a summary of the story along with what the common features are from other Trickster Tales. Record your response in your ELA journal.
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative: Summary along with Prepositions
The video lesson above reviews how to write a summary. After viewing this video and reading pages 174-175 in the text, complete the Writing Prompt request on page 174 in your ELA journal. 3:43 video length
*Prepositions*
From TurtleDiary - 5:36 video length. Lesson with examples. Also introduces prepositional phrases.
Schoolhouse Rock Prepositions - YouTube 3:00 video length
Preposition Games - TurtleDiary
After watching the video lesson above, choose a game to practice this skill.
Prepositions of Place
Sentence Monkey Interactive game to practice this skill.
The Preposition
Review the tips to identifying prepositions in sentences. Gives visual examples.
**8. Book Review
Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale - Book Summary
Here is an example of a book review. After reading this selection, do you agree with this book review? Read and discuss with your table partner.
24. Poetry Collection - Limericks
Objective: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity bank independently and proficiently.
Standards: Literature 5, 10; Foundational Skills 4.b
1. Limericks 2. Poet Biographies 3. Free Verse 4. Imagery **1. Limericks
PBS-Fern's Poetry Notebook - Limericks.
Online tutorial about limericks
Limericks for Kids
KidZone Poetry Limericks - Introduces the history and form of a limerick.
Ken Nesbitt's Poetry4Kids
How to write a Limerick - directions to help write your own limericks.
Scholastic Printable: Limericks: Write Silly Poems
Use this organizer as a guide to write your own Limerick.
Giggle Poetry
Choose a section and start enjoying some poetry. Bruce Lanskybr
**2. Poet Biographies
Video Lesson on the life of Edward Lear - 5:56 in length.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat - Edward Lear
**3. Free Verse
What is Free Verse Poetry?
Quick online video lesson.
Free Verse Poetry - PBS
Arthur and Online examples of different poetry styles including Free Verse. Write your own Free Verse Poem, and then read some of the others on the site.
**4. Imagery
Language of Poetry - Imagery
Children's Literature site with poetry examples.
Painting Pictures with Words - Poetry
Over lesson of how to enjoy poetry, and then lessons on styles of poetry. Enjoy!
UNIT 5 - CULTURES
UNIT QUESTION: What happens when two ways of life come together?
About My Family
Practice interviewing skills while you find out about your family.
25. Suki's Kimono
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 2, 8
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Listening and Speaking/Introduction **1. Phonics - Syllable Pattern CV/VC
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast Video Lesson
Compare and Contrast Characters
From Oswego - practice the skills using this online lesson.
Compare/Contrast Cocoa
From Harcourt Tropies
Compare and Contrast lesson
From Harcourt Trophies.
Write a compare and contrast paragraph.
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
PBS LearningMedia - Visualize
Click the Launch button to play the online activity.
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5. First Selection: Suki's Kimono
Suki's Kimono Online story - enjoy!
**6. Second Selection: Clothes: Bringing Cultures Together
A Day in the Life
Enjoy this interactive activity on 18th century clothing.
Moccasin Online Exhibit
Online exhibit from the National Museum of the American Indian.
Conventions - Adjectives and Articles
The Adjective Detective
Interactive game to help practice this skill.
Grammar Support Links
**7. Let's Write It! - Persuasive Letter to the Editor
Time for Kids: Persuasive Writing Organizer
This online tool will walk you through the steps to writing a persuasive letter.
**8. Speaking and Listening/Introduction
Persuasive Writing - Introduction
Short video lesson
Speechwriting for Kids
Online tutorial about speechwriting - **Challenge Activity**
26. I Love Saturdays y domingos
Objective:
Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link comments to the remarks of others.
Standards: Speaking/Listening 1c
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Drama **1. Phonics - Homophones
"Dear Deer A book about Homophones" by Gene Barretta
Introduction lesson and then the story is read by Angelina Jean
Their and There Homophones
Short video with a strategy to practice the difference.
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
8. Main Idea and Details
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Inferring
15. Inferring
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: I Love Saturdays y domingos
I Love Saturdays y domingos - Online story.
Online Spanish Lessons for beginners
Click on the yellow arrow in the lower left to make the activity fullscreen. Choose a topic and then start your lesson.
**6. Second Selection: Communities Celebrate Cultures
My Family Heritage Project
Project poster template of a family tree. From Scholastic
Celebrating Culture Passport
Print Passport for sharing posters.
Little Human Planet: Homes Around the World
Video of homes around the world.
**7. Let's Write It! - Personal Narrative and Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Time for Kids - Personal Narrative
Online tutorial about Personal Narrative **Challenge Activity**
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Adjectives Video Lesson
Online lesson about adjectives and different forms. From Turtle Diary
Interactive Monkey Fun
Online interactive game to practice comparative and superlative adjectives.
*Grammar Practice*
**8. Drama
Elements of Drama Lesson
What elements of drama are similar to other genres that you have read this year?
27. Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Song or Poem **1. Phonics - Vowel Patterns a, au, aw, al, augh, ough
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Sequence
**Sequence Skill Resources
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
**Monitor and Clarify Practice Activities
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong - Genre: Realistic Fiction
Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong - Online Story
**6. Second Selection: Sing a Song of People
Enjoy the poem
**7. Let's Write It! - Poetry (Free Verse Poetry) and Conventions: Adverbs
PBS Arthur - Free Verse Poetry
Examples of Free Verse Poetry
Read, Write, Think - Word Mover
Click on the Get Started button to start creating your own free verse poetry.
Scholastic: Poetry Idea Engine
Use the template to write your free verse poem.
Conventions: Adverbs
*Grammar Practice*
**8. Song or Poem
Interactive Poetry Sites for Kids
Try out some more poetry ideas using some of the links from this page.
Poetry and Songs for Children
Examples of poems that have become songs for children. How many do you recognize?
28. Jalapeno Bagels
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Advertisement **1. Phonics - Long a, e, i Spelled ei or eigh
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
"ei" has 3 sounds in English video lesson
**2. Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions
Draw Conclusions Activity Resources
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Summarize - Practice Activities
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unfamiliar Words
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5. First Selection: Jalapeno Bagels - Realistic Fiction
Jalapeno Bagels Online Story
National Geographic for Kids - How to make Bread
A second story selection by Antonio L. Castro and told by Joe Hayes - Enjoy!
**6. Second Selection: Foods of Mexico: A Delicious Blend
**Challenge Activity** Do some more research about this country and present a poster to the class on what you learn.
National Geographic for Kids - Mexico
Online research about the country to our south.
Mexico Facts for Children/A to Z kids stuff
More facts about Mexico
**7. Let's Write It! - Expository Text - Invitation and Conventions: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Letter Writer Helper
An online guide to letter writing.
**Conventions: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs**
Wild Zoo Animals-Interactive Monkey Fun
Online game to practice using comparative and superlative adverbs.
Adverbs - LearnEnglishKids - British Council
Online tutorial with examples.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Adjectives and Adverbs
Practice identifying both parts of speech - have fun!
**8. Advertisement
Don't Buy It, Advertising Tricks - PBS Kids Go!
Learn some advertising tricks from this site, and then to the "Practice It!" activity on page 319.
Tasty Treats in 10 Words or Less
Article and questions on the topic. Test Prep Practice.
A Collection of Advertisements - Created by Mrs. Brown's 4th Grade Class
20 Slideshare examples of advertising by students.
29. Me and Uncle Romie
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Retelling **1. Phonics - Suffixes =y, -ish, -hood, -ment
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
**Author's Purpose Activities
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
**Background Knowledge/Schema Resources
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Me and Uncle Romie - Historical Fiction
**6. Second Selection: Country to City
National Geographic for Kids - Atlas
Online map resource.
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative - Book Review and Conventions: Conjunctions
Scholastic: Share What You're Reading
Online tool to help write a book summary.
Book Review Writing - Mensa for Kids
Online tutorial to improving book reviews.
Conventions: Conjunctions
*Grammar Practice*
SpellingCity - Conjunctions
**8. Retelling
30. Poetry Collection
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Narrative Poems 2. Poet Biographies 3. Free Verse 4. Alliteration **1. Narrative Poems
PBS-Fern's Poetry Notebook - Limericks.
Online tutorial about limericks
Limericks for Kids
KidZone Poetry Limericks - Introduces the history and form of a limerick.
Ken Nesbitt's Poetry4Kids
How to write a Limerick - directions to help write your own limericks.
Scholastic Printable: Limericks: Write Silly Poems
Use this organizer as a guide to write your own Limerick.
Giggle Poetry
Choose a section and start enjoying some poetry. Bruce Lanskybr
**2. Poet Biographies
Video Lesson on the life of Edward Lear - 5:56 in length.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat - Edward Lear
**3. Free Verse
What is Free Verse Poetry?
Quick online video lesson.
Free Verse Poetry - PBS
Arthur and Online examples of different poetry styles including Free Verse. Write your own Free Verse Poem, and then read some of the others on the site.
Interactive Poetry Links
Links to many forms of poetry
**4. Alliteration
Language of Poetry - Imagery
Children's Literature site with poetry examples.
Painting Pictures with Words - Poetry
Over lesson of how to enjoy poetry, and then lessons on styles of poetry. Enjoy!
UNIT 6 - FREEDOM
UNIT QUESTION: What does Freedom mean?
31. The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Announcement **1. Phonics
Spelling Practice Resource Links: Vowel Sounds in moon and foot
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
*Fact and Opinion Resource Links*
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
*Questioning - Practice Links*
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix un-
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
Prefixes
**5.First Selection: The Story of the Statue of Liberty - Narrative Nonfiction
**6. Second Selection: A Nation of Immigrants - Genre: Textbook
Ellis Island Online Tour
From Scholastic
Meet Young Immigrants
From Scholastic
Kids Discover Activity Page on Immigration
Print off to complete the activity.
Eliis IslandMore presentations from Ryan Priestly" TARGET=_blank>Ellis Island and Immigration Presentation
**7. Let's Write It! - Expository: Notes and Conventions: Capital Letters
*Conventions*
**8. Announcement
32. Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Express an Opinion **1. Phonics: Schwa
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect Resource Links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Inferring
Inferencing Skill Builder Resources
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Happy Birthday Mr. Kang - Realistic Fiction
**6. Second Selection: Once Upon a Constitution - Expository Text
Book: We the Kids: The Preamble to the United States Constitution
**7. Let's Write It! - Limerick and Conventions: Abbreviations
Limericks
Convention Practice
**8. Listening and Speaking: Express an Opinion
33. Talking Walls: Art for the People
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. Media Literacy **1. Phonics - Final Syllables: -tion, -ion, -ture, -ive, -ize
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources
Graphic Sources - skill builder links
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Important Ideas
Important Ideas skill builder links
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Unknown Words
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Talking Walls - Photo Essay
**6. Second Selection: The History of Palindromes
**7. Let's Write It! - Description and Conventions: Combining Sentences
Conventions: Combining Sentences
Skillwise Game: Using Compound Sentences
Multiple levels of play and practice.
Sentence Power
From Harcourt
**8. Media Literacy: Talk Show
34. Two Bad Ants
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. News Report **1. Phonics
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Charlie McButton
**6. Second Selection: Ben Franklin
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative
**8. News Report
35. Atlantis: The Legend of the Lost City
Objective:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Standards: Informational Text 1, 7
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. News Report **1. Phonics
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Charlie McButton
**6. Second Selection: Ben Franklin
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative
**8. News Report
36. Poetry Collection
Objective:
Standards:
1. Phonics 2. Comprehension Skill 3. Comprehension Strategy 4. Vocabulary Strategy 5. First Selection 6. Second Selection 7. Let's Write It! 8. News Report **1. Phonics
Spelling Practice Resource Links
Choose an activity to practice spelling rules.
**2. Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements
**3. Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
**4. Vocabulary Strategy: Homonyms
Vocabulary Building Resources
Resource Links
**5.First Selection: Charlie McButton
**6. Second Selection: Ben Franklin
**7. Let's Write It! - Narrative
**8. News Report
ELA Skill Resources
**1. Author's Purpose
Reading Wallet - Author's Purpose
Video lesson explaining PIE - Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
Practicing Author's Purpose
Work through the lesson and then the practice activity.
Author's Purpose
Multiple activities off this link.
Author's Purpose
Interactive game to practice identifying author's purpose.
Author's Purpose Third Grade Student Video
This group of students will explain author's purpose.
A Very Important Day
Test Tutor lesson
Author's Purpose
From Oswego
**2. Cause and Effect
Reading Wallet - Cause and Effect
Reading Wallet Video lesson.
Cause and Effect Game
Interactive game.
Quia Cause and Effts
Play the game to the highest level you can.
Lesson on Cause and Effect
Read through the lesson and then do the practice activity.
The Armadillo from Amarillo
Test Tutor activity
What Caused it? Lesson
Beacon Learning Center Lesson
**3. Classify and Categorize
Quia Classify and Categorize game
Interactive game for 1 or 2 players.
Interactive games
Games to practice classifying
**4. Compare and Contrast
Lesson Compare and Contrast
Study Zone lesson
Compare/Contrast Lesson
Read to the lesson
Compare/Contrast Game
From Oswego
Practice Compare/Contrast
Read and identify compare/contrast details.
Compare/Contrast Quiz
Take the quiz.
Compare/Contrast Video
Watch the video on Crocodiles and Alligators to hear details that compare/contrast these 2 animals.
Test Tutor Cocoa Ice
Practice identifying compare/contrast
Compare and Contrast Guide
Read Write Think activity
Compare & Contrast Map
What is a compare and contrast essay? Find out with this activity.
Test Tutor Lon Po Po
Test Tutor activity
Compare and Contrast Lesson
Study Zone lesson
Compare/Contrast on Story Elements
Lesson and practice.
Two Lands, One Heart
Reading Skills Rocket lesson
Test Tutor Two Lands, One Heart
Test Tutor practice
**5. Draw Conclusions
The Cricket in Times Square
Test Tutor activity lesson
Practice Drawing Conclusions
Study Zone activity - Pen Pals
We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente
Test Tutor Activity
**6. Fact and Opinion
Reading Wallet - Fact & Opinion
Video lesson explaining the difference between Fact and Opinion.
Fact or Opinion for Kids
Video lesson from PowToon explaining the difference between Fact and Opinion
Binky's Fact and Opinions
PBS Kids lesson and activity
Boom Town
Test Tutor activity
Let's Make a Fact! Oswego activity
Fact or Opinion
Toon University Activity
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
Test Tutor Activity
Satchmo's Blues
Test Tutor Activity
Fact and Opinion Lesson
Study Zone activity
Lesson on Fact and Opinion
Study Zone lesson
The Gold Rush
Test Tutor activity
RoomRecess: Fact or Opinion?
Read each sentence and then decide if it is a fact or opinion.
Evelyn's Expedition
Help Evelyn climb Mount Factorornot.
Print Resources
Fact and Opinion - I have, Who has Games - by Rachael Pariett
**7. Generalize
Making Valid Generalizations
Social Studies Skills Tutor - Choose the Making Valid Generalization link
Let's Make Generalizations!
Play jeopardy and practice making generalizations.
**8. Main Idea and Details
Reading Wallet - Main Idea Clip
Video lesson on Main Idea and Supporting Details.
Did I Read It or Not?
Beacon Learning Center web lesson
Get The Idea
Beacon Learning Center web lesson
If You Made a Million
Test Tutor activity
In the Days of King Adobe
Test Tutor activity
Practice: Identify Main Idea
Study Zone Activity and lesson
The Mixed Up Chameleon
Reading Skills Rocket activity
Yippee-Yay!
Test Tutor activity
**9. Graphic Sources/Text Features
Fire!
Test Tutor activity
Barnaby's Bear
Information finder - Identify the title of the text where information can be found.
Rocking and Rolling
Test Tutor activity
Saguaro Cactus
Test Tutor activity
Headings
Study Zone lesson
**10. Literary Elements
Literary Elements Mapping Activity
Read through the screens and add details to the organizer. Read, Write, Think activity
Identify Realistic Story Elements
Practice finding the details
Elements of a Story Interactive
Enjoy Cinderella while reviewing the elements of a story.
Name That Literary Element
Interactive Game
Identify Realistic Story Elements
Lesson - What are Realistic Story Elements?
Story Elements - Details
Lesson: Understanding Details about Story Elements. Did you Know?
Characters
Trading Card Creator
Create Character trading cards on stories that you read.
Allie's Basketball Dream
Pepita Talks Twice
Test Tutor Activity
Sayings We Share
Test Tutor Activity
The Emperor and the Kite
Test Tutor Activity
The Gardener
Test Tutor Activity
My Name is Maria Isabel
Test Tutor Activity
Sees Behind Trees
Test Tutor Activity
Character Scrapbook Activity
Scholastic activity to describe characters.
Character's Feelings
Study Zone activity lesson
Setting
Guess the Setting
Read through the clues to guess the setting.
Setting
Practice finding the setting
Setting
Practice finding the setting from the story
Plot
Plot Diagram-Read, Write, Think
Interactive activity
Theme
Understanding Setting, Plot and Theme
Study Zone activity
**11. Sequence
Centerfield Ballhawk
Test Tutor Activity
The Stories Julian Tells
Test Tutor activity
In My Family
Test Tutor Activity
Read Writing Hood
Test Tutor Activity
The Case of Pablo's Nose
Test Tutor activity
Sequence Activity
Interactive activity
Show What You Know! Homemade Clay
Practice Sequencing
Sequence Lesson
Beacon Learning lesson
Arthur - Comic Creator
Put the story in the right order. From PBS
Lesson Sequencing
Study Zone activity
The Three Little Pigs
Sequencing Activity
What's the Order?
Oswego activity
**12. Steps in a Process
A perfect cup of tea for Gran
Crickweb.co.uk activity - Can you put the steps in the right order?
Chronological Order
Read the paragraph and then put the events in the right order.
Brushing Your Teeth
Put the instructions in order
Carving a Pumpkin
Put the instructions in order
Making Homemade Pizza
Put the instructions in order
Making a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Put the instructions in order
Sequencing Worksheets
Extra practice with sequencing events for download.
Professor Garfield
Read the comic strip and then put them in the right order. Answer questions.
**13. Background Knowledge/Schema
Reading Wallet - Making Connections
Watch through the video lesson on this important reading strategy.
Into the Book: Choose a Reading Strategy
Multiple strategies to practice with this interactive activity.
Making Connections Game
Click on the play the game button.
**14. Important Ideas
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Cartoon video lesson on this important skill.
Exploring the Main Idea Tutorial
Interactive Activity Lesson from Florida Students - Click on Full Screen View to complete the activity.
The Hamburger Game
Play the game by clicking on the Play the Game button.
Understanding Supporting Details: Lesson
StudyZone Activity - Read the lesson and then complete the practice activity at the bottom of the screen.
Fact Fragment Frenzy
ReadWriteThink Activity on looking for details and ideas.
Elephants and Ideas/Details
Read the article and then take the quiz.
Learn About Dolphins
Identify details about this animal.
Note Details
Art Everywhere: Reading Skills and Activities
**15. Inferring
Reading Wallet - Making Inferences
Video lesson on inferencing.
Inference Video Song
YouTube Video lesson explaining what inferencing means.
Lesson: Inference
Study Zone Interactive Lesson. Read the lesson and then complete the activity at the bottom of the page.
Lesson: Making Inferences
Study Zone Interactive Lesson. Read the lesson and then complete the activity at the bottom of the page.
Lesson: Knows that Inferences Can Be Based On Characters
Study Zone Interactive Lesson. Read the lesson and then complete the activity at the bottom of the page.
Introduction to Reading Skills: Making Inferences
Video lesson on this important reading skill.
Detective Game
Read through the screens and see if you can solve the answer. From PBS
Inference Skill Links
Many links to choose from to practice.
Gamequarium: Inference Links
Multiple activities to choose from.
Print Resources>br>
Comprehension Text Analysis - Inferencing
Read the clues and then make an inference. From the Florida Center Reading Research
Really Good Stuff:Making Inferences.
Use the clues to make inferences
**16. Monitor and Clarify
Reading Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
Watch the video on this reading skill and then practice with your partner.
Third Grade Blog on Monitor and Clarify
Enjoy this blog project.
The Fridge Magnet Game
Click on the Play the game button to practice this skill.
**17. Predict and Set Purpose
Reading Wallet - Making Predictions
Follow along with the video lesson on this reading strategy. Good activity to introduce Reciprocal Teaching job: Predictor.
Quia - Making Predictions with Rags to Riches
Play the game - read the passage and then choose the correct response.
Detective Notebook
Work through the screens to make predictions.
Practice Making Predictions
Study Zone activity. Read the passages and then choose the correct response.
Dig It!
HHM Skill Activity.
Make Predictions Activities
Many activities to choose from.
**18. Questioning
Questioning Cube
From PBS Blue Ribbon Games - Read the story and then answer the questions.
Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
Video lesson done by students.
**19. Story Structure
Reading Wallet - Story Elements
Video lesson on parts of a story.
Reading Comprehension:Story Structure
Interactive lesson on Story Structure. Option to have the story read to you.
Text Structure Jeopardy Game
Have fun while reviewing this skill.
Skill Builders: Story Structure
Multiple activities to choose from.
**20. Summarize
Summarize a Story with Rita Booker
You Tube Video lesson.
Into the Book: Summarizing
Interactive Activity.
Papa Tells Chita a Story
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
I'm in Charge of Celebrations
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
How to Babysit an Orangutan
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
Look to the North
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
Night of the Pufflings
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
Black Frontiers
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
Folk Tales from Asia
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
Woodsong
Test Tutor to practice summarization.
**21. Text Structure
Rags to Riches - Quia
Quia Interactive game
Jeopardy-Text Structure
Enjoy the game.
Hoop Shoot
Text Structure questions - high level game.
Learning Farm-Text Structure
Read through the various activities and lessons.
E Reading - Text Structure Interactive
Choose an activity to practice.
**22. Visualize
Sing Those Strategies - All Comprehension Strategies Covered
Student review of strategies
Visualizing - Reading Comprehension Strategy
Online video lesson
The Visualizing Game
Click on the Play the Game button to practice this reading skill.
Visualizing Picture Game
Watch the video and then try it yourself.
Visualize a text while reading
Lesson on how to visualize.
**23. General Resources
Third Grade ELA Skillbuilders
Multiple activities to choose from.
Getting Students Connected
Multiple links to activities that support learning.
Teacher Toolkit - ELA
Building Vocabulary Games/Improving Spelling Skills
Vocabulary Games
Multiple interactive games to choose from.
Sadlier Phonics
Interactive activities to build spelling skills.
Blue Ribbon Readers
7 keys to comprehension activities.
Online Stories
Storyline Online
Multiple stories read online - great resource to teach elements.
ELA Skill Resources
Word/Vocabulary Strategy Builder Skills
Spelling Practice Resource Links Vocabulary Strategy
*Spelling Practice Resource Links*
Class Spelling City Page
Practice the spelling patterns and vocabulary words from stories being read in class. Choose the list you would like to work on by scrolling down the list.
Galactic Phonics Activities
Choose an activity that you need to work on.
PBS - Spelling Games
Choose one of the games to practice spelling correctly.
Cando's Helper Page - Spelling/Vocabulary Resources
Many interactive activities to choose from on spelling rules and patterns.
Spelling-Interactive Game
From BBC - choose the correct spelling.
Spin & Spell
Choose a category and then connect pictures with spelling
Phonics/Spelling Rules Links
Mrs. Palensky's Resource Page
Word Raider
Funbrain game
Detective Word Search Game
Make your own word search
Paint by Idioms Game
Funbrain
The Plural Girls
Funbrain
Syllable Pattern Help - You Tube
Video to explain the patterns.
Interactive Word Study Games
From Mrs. Kinsey's Classroom Connections.
Coconut Vowels
Arcademic Skill Builder game.
Long Vowel Lesson & Games
Many activities to choose from - tier 2 & 3
Mrs. Kinsey's Classroom Connections
Spelling Pattern games
Syllable Interactive Games
Grammar For Kids
Syllable Activities
Syllables Factory Game
Look at the word and decide how many syllables it has.
How to count syllables for kids
Video lesson with tips on breaking words with syllables.
*Print Activities*
Phonics: Syllable Pattern Activities
Print resources from FCRR
Syllable Support
From Mrs. Kinsey's Classroom Connections - choose an activity that you need to practice or review.
Prefixes
Practice Using Prefixes
Suffixes
Practice Using Suffixes
Read the sentence then choose the correct word from the right side.
Short Circuit Prefix/Suffix Find
Use the clues to figure out the words. Maggie's Earth Adventure/Scholastic
*Grammar Practice*
Grammar Gorillas
Funbrain
2Bee or Nottoobee
Funbrain
Verb Viper
Arcademic Skill Builder Game
Spelling and Grammar Online Activities
Many games to choose from.
Plural Possessive Pronouns - You Tube
Video lesson
Verbs - TurtleDiary.Com
Practice all the verb forms with one of these activity games.
Adjectives - TurtleDiary.Com
Practice all the adjective forms with one of these activity games.
Clean Up Your Grammar
Maggie's Earth Adventures from Scholastic
Trapped:Nouns & Adjectives
BBC Interactive Game.
Trapped:Verbs & Adverbs
BBC Interactive Game.
Trapped: Punctuation
BBC Interactive Game.
Wordville Grammar Games
Choose an activity to play from the list.
Language Arts Skills
Multiple games to choose from.
Mrs. Murphy's Class - Grammar Games for Kids
Multiple links
*Conventions*
Punctuation Practice
From Time for Kids
Capitalization Practice
*Vocabulary Building Strategy*
Multiple Meaning Words
Nessy Spelling Strategy-Homophones
Video with visuals to explain various words.
Homonyms#1
Drag the words on the right to where they belong
Homonyms
Internet4Classrooms- multiple links
Vocabulary Games
Multiple games to choose from.
The Homonym-ble Game Video
Explains multiple meaning words with a song.
Homophones
Video book with pictures to show various homophones.
*Dictionaray/Glossary Skills
Lesson: Using a Dictionary
From StudyZone - read the lesson and practice building your guide word dictionary skills.
Lesson: Using a dictionary
Online lesson on using alpha order to find words. From StudyZone
Practice Using a Dictionary
Practice your skills using this StudyZone activity.
How to use a Dictionary
Game from TurtleDiary
Dictionary Skills Jeopardy
Enjoy the game!
Dictionary Game for Kids
Interactive Reading Game from FunEnglishGames.com
Big Babies - How to use a Dictionary Interactive Activity - Click Start to play
Rags to Riches
Test your dictionary skills for guide words all the way to the top of the game.
Video Lessons
Introduction to Dictionary Skills-YouTube
From Oxford Education. Starts with Alpha order, entry/guide words and the setup of a dictionary.
How to Use a Dictionary
From TurtleDiary - the next level of lesson in why and how to use a dictionary.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Context Clue
Intro to Reading Skills: Context Clue
From McGraw Hill
Context Clue Tips
Video lesson - YouTube
Lesson on Context Clue
Read through the lesson and then practice this skill. From StudyZone
Lesson on Using Story Meaning to Decode
From StudyZone - Read through the tips to use this important skill correctly.
What are Context Clues?
Read through the screens by clicking on the next button to get tips to use this important skill correctly.
Context Clue Match
Read the sentence and then use context clue to determine the meaning of the bold word. Choices are on the right of the sentences.
Quia - Context Clue
Online activity - Read the sentence and choose the correct word.
Rags to Riches
Who Wants to be a Millionaire while practicing the context clue skill?
Words in Context
A game from ToonUniversity
Using Context Clue
From Longman Vocabulary Website -Pearson
Fractured Fairy Tales
Practice context clue in these fairy tales
*Parts of a Book*
BBC - Finding Information
Interactive game to "Finding Information"
*Writing Toolkit*
Bookbox - Writer's Toolkit
Multiple links to learn about writing effectively. Tips come from authors.
*Challenge Activities*
Reading Games Online
Multiple games to choose from.
*Online Skill Practice Tools*
Study Ladder
Log in and then practice skills you need to work on.
*Test Prep Activities*
Daze Practice
Online Activity Practice
DAZE like interactive activities.
Spelling Bee Interactives
Listen to the story and then spell the word that you hear.
Word Derby
Choose the right word for the sentence. Funbrain game
Raccoon Dance Party - Comprehension Story Practice
Online story and then questions. Work with your partner.
Reading Comprehension - Practice Stories with Questions
Sports Time! Nonfiction stories about different sports.
*Challenge Work* High - Read the stories and answer the questions.
Test Prep
Test Prep
MAP Reading
Practice passages for test prep.
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