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Grade 3 Language Arts |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
September-June Resources/Tools |
Ongoing Key Vocabulary |
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Cursive Handwriting
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D’Nealian Instruction |
lowercase letters uppercase letters |
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Writing Process
Parts of Speech |
Write Track |
brainstorm web rough draft, edit revise final draft peer conference teacher conference |
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Personal Narrative |
Scholastic Children’s Dictionary Thesaurus |
topic development |
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Journals |
Priority word list |
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MCAS Preparation |
DOE past tests Comprehensive Assessment of Reading Strategies |
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Response writing Spelling
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Rebecca Sitton Four Block Model
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Word Wall |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
September-October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Reading/Science |
Trade books |
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Living Things |
McGraw Hill Science Text |
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The differences between living and non-living things. How living things respond to conditions. How living things respond to changes in the environment. How living things change over time. Learning to read non-fiction text. Understanding the structure and features of informational books. |
Go Facts Series Insects Reptiles Birds Mammals
Graphic organizers |
organisms metamorphosis habitat life cycle
opening statement captions bold print genre main idea details (supporting) |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
November Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Journey to the New World |
Various literature books |
settlement |
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Adventures and challenges the Pilgrims faced. |
Pilgrim simulation Interact |
colony colonies England religion Separatists Patuxet |
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Massachusetts Adventure Text |
Thanksgiving Pilgrims Wampanoag Indians Plimoth Mayflower |
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Graphic Organizers |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Compare and contrast folk literature Fables Tall Tales Fairy Tales |
Various Literature books |
moral personification simile exaggeration Aesop metaphor |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
January - February Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Biographies Reading for factual information |
Various literature books |
timeline sequence significant contributions |
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Collect facts/note taking |
David Adler’s biography series |
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Organize information Time lines |
Photo Illustrated Biographies by Greg Linder |
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Oral presentation |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
February - March Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Poetry
MCAS Prep Main Idea Re-reading for Comprehension |
Various Poetry books
MCAS practice sheets Integrated throughout the year with emphasis on specific standardized test-testing skills in Feb./March |
rhyme stanza verse
direction words genre multiple choice open-ended questions |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
March - May Resources/Tools |
LA/SS Key Vocabulary |
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Immigration to Massachusetts
Understanding immigration
The causes and effects of immigration |
Various Literature books
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culture ethnic tradition immigrant immigration passport famine bobbin spindle steerage |
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Massachusetts Adventure text book |
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Grade: 3 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Poetry |
Various Poetry books |
free verse cinquain haiku |
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Grade 3 Mathematics |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
On-going Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Graphing |
Addison-Wesley Text graph paper actual graphs |
Tables bar graphs line graphs pictographs |
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Problem Solving using four operations |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
September - October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Place Value |
Addison-Wesley Investigations |
Place value Digits periods |
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teacher-made materials |
> < |
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base ten blocks number lines |
estimating rounding |
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Time Calendar |
Analog and digital clocks |
a.m. p.m. ordinal numbers |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
November - December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Addition with whole numbers and money |
base ten blocks money hundreds charts Investigations |
addend sum regroup |
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Subtraction with whole numbers and money |
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difference |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
January - February Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Multiplication Facts (0-9) |
Addison-Wesley book Investigations |
factor product multiples multiply patterns fact families |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
March - April Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Division |
flashcards |
divisor |
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Fact (0-9) |
color cubes |
dividend |
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base 10 blocks Investigations |
quotient remainder |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
May Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Geometry |
Pattern blocks Investigations |
Angle Sides edge |
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3-D shapes tangrams geoboards |
vertex quadrilateral line of symmetry perpendicular lines parallel lines intersecting lines |
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grid paper graph paper Investigations |
perimeter area |
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Grade: 3 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Fractions Decimals |
Money Fraction bars
teacher-created materials |
tenths decimal numerator denominator |
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Grade 3 Science |
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Grade: 3 Science Instructional Goals |
September-October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Living Things |
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The differences between living and non-living things. Living things respond to changes in the environment. Living things change over time. Life cycles Observation skills |
Go Facts Series Insects Reptiles Birds Mammals Videos Graphic organizers
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Organisms Metamorphosis Habitat Life cycle |
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Grade: 3 Science Instructional Goals |
January - February Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Digestive System Nutrition
Healthy vs. unhealthy foods and the affects on the body
Food groups |
McGraw Hill Science Text Michigan Model
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Nutrition Nutrients Digestion Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Digestive system |
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Grade: 3 Science Instructional Goals |
February - March Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Chemical tests |
chemical tests (teachers manual) |
solids, evaporate |
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Learning to carry out scientific procedures |
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chemicals, filter |
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Identifying properties of unknown chemicals |
chemical tests |
liquids, solution |
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Observation skills |
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gases |
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chemical test |
properties |
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kit includes chemicals, hand lenses, goggles, etc. |
Crystal dissolve |
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STC Unit |
mixture |
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hypothesis predict |
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Grade 3 Social Studies |
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Grade: 3 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
November Resources/Tools |
SS/LA Key Vocabulary |
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Journey to the New World |
Various literature books |
settlement |
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Adventures and challenges the Pilgrims faced. |
Pilgrim simulation Interact |
colony |
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Early Massachusetts economics |
Massachusetts Adventure Text |
Thanksgiving Pilgrims Wampanoag Indians Plimoth Mayflower Trading Debt Mayflower Compact |
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Graphic Organizers |
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Grade: 3 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Map skills Massachusetts Regions |
National Geographic Map Essentials
Massachusetts Adventure Text |
Cardinal directions Intermediate directions Compass rose Globe Landforms |
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Grade: 3 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
March - May Resources/Tools |
SS/LA Key Vocabulary |
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Immigration to Massachusetts Understanding immigration The causes and effects of immigration Early Massachusetts economics |
Various Literature books
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culture ethnic tradition immigration economics citizenship |
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Massachusetts Adventure text book |
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Grade: 3 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Massachusetts Government |
Massachusetts Adventure Text |
Republican Democrat Democracy State Governor |