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.