3rd grade Instructional Guide

3rd Grade

YEAR AT A GLANCE

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Apr 26-May 30 24 days

Aug 21- Oct 5 32 days

Oct 6-Nov 21 30 days

Nov 27-Jan 22 30 days

Jan 23-Mar 6 30 days

Mar 7-Apr 25 30 days

Suggested Pacing

Blends, Digraphs, Silent Letters, Complex Consonants, VCe, Open Syllables, Hard and Soft c/g, Vowel Teams, Vowel-r

Building Fluency

Predictable Vowel Teams,

Closed Syllable, VCe, Schwa,

VCe, Open Multi and Single Syllable

Consonant -le Vowel-r

Review--Open, closed, VCe, C le, Vowel Teams, 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.