3rd grade Instructional Guide
3rd Grade
25-26 YEAR AT A GLANCE
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Apr 27-May 29 24 days
Aug 18-Oct 3 33 days
Oct 6-Nov 19 30 days
Nov 20-Jan 21 30 days
Jan 22-Mar 4 30 days
Mar 5-Apr 24 30 days
Suggested Pacing
1-5 Blends, Digraphs, Silent Letters, Complex Consonants, VCe, Open Syllables, Hard and Soft c/g, Vowel Teams, Vowel-r
26-30 Building Fluency Review--Open, closed, VCe, C-le, Vowel Teams, Vowel-r
16-20 Predictable Vowel Teams,
6-10 Closed Syllable, VCe, Schwa,
11-15 VCe, Open Multi and Single Syllable
21-25 Consonant -le Vowel-r
Phonics/Word Analysis
Unpredictable Vowel Teams
Although standard(s) might be targeted for mastery in the scope and sequence, additional comprehension standards are embedded while teaching close reading within Wonders. Scaffolding text with repeated reading and discussion is vital in order for students to comprehend text. The reading standards are like a path that guides students through multiple encounters with text.
Language Comprehension
Informative Explanatory
Informative Explanatory
Writing Focus
Narrative/Opinion*
Narrative/Poetry
Opinion*
Opinion*
Key Language Use
Narrate
Narrate
Argue
Inform/Explain
Argue
Inform/Explain
*USBE ELA standards are Argument. The Opinion that is taught in Wonders teaches that opinions are the basics of arguments beginning in Unit 1. Wonders builds Opinion to argument beginning in 4th and 5th grade.
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