3rd grade Instructional Guide

3rd Grade Scope & Sequence

Essentials

Title

Interactive Read Aloud

“Our Story Cloth”

Shared Read

“Sailing to America” Genre: Historical Fiction Lexile: 460L Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading The Castle on Hester Street Genre: Historical Fiction Lexile: 730L Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading “Next Stop, America!” Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 510L Integrate Writing: Make Connections

Anchor Text

Paired Reading

Develop Realistic Fiction Story

Extended Writing

●​ Revise: Strong Conclusion ●​ Peer Conferences ●​ Edit and Proofread ●​ Publish, Present, and Evaluate Mini Lesson Options Writing Craft Lesson Bank & Grammar and Spelling Lesson Bank Special Education Connection: Wonderworks ●​ Interactive Read Aloud : “Our New Home” ●​ Shared Read: “Sailing to America” ●​ Leveled Reader Main Selection: The Promise of Gold Mountain ●​ Leveled Reader Paired Selection: “Gold in California” ●​ Writing: Subject Verb Agreement