3rd grade Instructional Guide

3rd Grade Scope & Sequence

Instructional Materials: Wonders Text Set 3 STANDARDS

SKILLS

●​ 3.R.7 : Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. (RL) Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. (RI) ●​ 3.R.10: Identify and discuss the structural elements of different types of text when writing or speaking about a text. (RL) Use text features and search tools to build comprehension and locate relevant information efficiently. (RI) Embedded standards: 3.R.5, 3.R.8, 3.R.9, 3.R.14, W 4-5, SL 1-3

Reading

●​ Character Perspective ●​ Text Structure: Limerick, Free Verse, Haiku ●​ Comparative Reading ●​ Context Clues ●​ Multiple Meaning Words: Figurative Language Writing ●​ Narrative

Essential Question

How do people figure things out?

Vocabulary

bounce imagine inventor observer

Essentials Title Interactive Read Aloud “New Bike, Old Bike”

Shared Read

“Empanada Day,” “Cold Feet,” “Our Washing Machine,” “Bugged” Genre: Poetry Lexile: NP (non-prose) Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading “The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters” and “The Ornithopter” Genre: Poetry Lexile: NP (non-prose) Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading

Anchor Text

Paired Reading

“Montgolfier Brothers’ Hot Air Balloon” Genre: Poetry Lexile: NP (non-prose) Integrate Writing: Make Connections