SALTA 3rd grade

3 rd Grade Scope and Sequence

Unit 2: Oct. 4-Nov. 19 Recommended Days: 28

ELA Writing DWSBA #1 OCT 4-22

Allotted Days: 33

Unit 2 Theme: Smart Solutions

Big Question What are smart ways problems are solved?

Writing Focus

Reporting Standards

DWSBA: OPINION OCT 4-22

Writing to Sources OPINION

• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding referring to the text • Identify the main idea and key details • Compare and contrast the author’s and reader’s point of view

• Write opinion pieces using organized reasons • Use technology to produce and publish writing • Use grammar skills when writing or speaking • Read grade level text fluently with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression to support comprehension

Additional Writing Resources found Google Team Drive

Unit Planning BEGIN by using Reading Standards Text Aligned Reading Standards

Question of the Week

Main Selection Penguin Chick

RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

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How do the structures of plants and animals help them solve problems? How do you know if a solution is a good solution?

I Wanna Iguana

Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It

When is it time to find a solution?

What can we do to make sure solutions are fair? How have plants and animals adapted to solve problems?

Tops and Bottoms

Amazing Bird Nests

Flexible days can be used at any time within a unit for the purpose of: 1) Extending time on a standard(s) 2) Reviewing, extending, frontloading 3) Incorporating performance tasks

Flexible Days