3rd Grade ELA & Social Studies (Period 3 A&B) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2019-2020 School Year
- Department
- 3rd Grade
- Description
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I. Course Purpose and Content
Students in this course will receive instruction in reading, writing, listening, spelling, grammar, handwriting,
and critical thinking processes so that they may progress forward in their development toward becoming
wise and effective communicators.
Grammar
Students will review and broaden their abilities to correctly identify and use the eight parts of speech in
keeping with proper grammatical rules. Rules for capitalization, abbreviations, and using the underline or
italics, will also be addressed.
Writing
Students will receive instruction for moving through all five steps of the writing process: planning, drafting,
revising, proofreading, and publishing. Students will learn the components and skills necessary for writing
instructions (using time-order words), a friendly letter, a persuasive essay, a story, a book report, a sound
poem, a research report, and a compare-and-contrast essay.
Reading
Students will read a variety of short stories (fiction and non-fiction) and poems that will be enjoyed and
analyzed so that students may learn how to effectively read for information, identify main ideas, predict
outcomes, discern the consequences of thought/affection and choice, follow directions, etc.
Spelling
Thirty weekly spelling lists will be learned throughout the semester. Activities that include word sorting,
word studies, proofreading, and dictionary skills will strengthen students’ spelling and communication skills.
Handwriting
Students will also receive an introduction to cursive handwriting and develop basic mastery in it, so that
they may write their final drafts in cursive before the end of the year.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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The 100th Day Project
Realistic (fiction), 344 words, Level I (Grade 1), Lexile 440L
Multilevel Book also available in levels L and P
The 100th Day Project is a story about a young girl who is assigned a special homework project for the 100th day of school. Leticia needs to fill a large piece of paper with 100 things. However, she doesn't want to fill her paper with just anything; she wants it to be special. Her mother and brother help her come up with something fantastic, and it becomes the favorite project of the class. Illustrations support the text.
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Assign "ELAR: Unit 12 - 3.9(E)(i)(ii)(iii), 3.10(G) - Instruction Text" Compass
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Last Workbook Assignment
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New Compass
In this activity, students read a text and ask and answer questions to improve their comprehension. They use answers to write an
explanation of how the questions helped them understand the story.
1. What question can you ask about the title? Where did you find the answer?
Answers will vary. Possible response: What is a heron? The first sentence tells readers that it is “a tall, big-beaked bird.”
2. What question can you ask that begins with who?
Answers will vary. Possible response: Who will win the race? The text says that “Heron sat proudly at the top of the tree,” so we
know that Heron won the race.
3. What question helps you understand the story? How does the question help?
Answers will vary. Possible response: Why are the two birds still friends? The story explains that Heron kept flying to the tree,
but Hummingbird kept stopping to enjoy the nectar. This tells us that Hummingbird likes nectar just as much as fish, and both
birds are happy with the result of the race.
Students were given the following instructions:
Write a paragraph that explains how your questions helped you understand the tale “The Heron and the Hummingbird.”
Use the questions and answers you gave in Think It Through to write your paragraph.
• Explain how questions helped you understand the story.
• Use example questions and events from the story to explain your ideas.
• Check your work for correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Answers will vary. Student responses should include an explanation of how questions help the reader understand the events and why
events happen in a story. Students should include specific questions and story events to explain their ideas.
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Bears
Bears Raz Kids
Informational (nonfiction), 1,171 words, Level S (Grade 3), Lexile 980L
Bears is a book about the eight different types of these powerful animals found around the world, including polar bears, brown (grizzly) bears, giant pandas, sloth bears, and spectacled bears. Sections are dedicated to informing readers about cub rearing, bear survival, and where in the world each species lives. Photographs and maps support the text.
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Studies Weekly Week 5 Assignment
freedom and material well-being. Students will identify services commonly provided by local government and
explain how these services are fnanced. They will discuss ways individuals earn, spend and save money and
how this contributes to the community.
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ELAR Level 3: Unit 4 - 3.10(C)- Tails with Purpose (INFORMATIONAL: Informational Text)
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Book 10: The Fizzy Wizard Raz Kids
Book 10: The Fizzy Wizard Raz Kids
Realistic (fiction), 1,200 words, Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 710L, Fiction Series
Mike McCarthy is back in another engaging Moneybags Mike story. In The Fizzy Wizard, Mike comes up with a new business idea after being inspired by leftover Easter candy. Will this be the business that finally succeeds? Students will love the colorful illustrations and engaging storyline as they cheer for Mike's newest business venture. This book can also be used to teach students how to determine cause-and-effect relationships as well as to make, revise, and confirm predictions to better understand the text.
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ELAR Level 3: Unit 1 - 3.10(D)- Manabozho and the Maple Trees (LITERARY: Legend)
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COVID19 INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN WEEK # 3
HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY
COVID19 INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN WEEK # 3
2019-2020
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Ants in My Bed Razkids
Personal Recount (fiction), 1,569 words, Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 820L
Ants in My Bed, written in the first person, recounts a child's summer vacation at the shore with Gram. Living in a Victorian beach town is quite a contrast to the child's usual life in the city. The child learns about ocean tides, building sand castles, and conquering ants in a bed. This book is the second in a three-part series. Charming illustrations complement the text.
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Week 23: Texas Community Studies Weekly
Students will compare ways people in communities meet their needs for education in the past and present. They will understand that schools are provided and financed by government. Students will identify historical figures who have exemplifies good citizenship, i.e., Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan.
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Work Book
HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY
COVID19 INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN WEEK # 4
2019-2020 DIRECTIONS: Each student should complete the assigned worksheet(s) per subject each day. Below is the daily schedule.
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HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY
COVID19 INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK PLAN WEEK # 3
2019-2020
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3RD GRADE (Week 3) |
LANGUAGE ARTS
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MATH |
SOCIAL STUDIES |
SCIENCE |
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DAY 1
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Pages 28 & 29 |
Pages 92 & 93 |
Page 145 |
Page 164 |
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DAY 2
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Pages 30 & 31 |
Pages 95 & 96 |
Page 146 |
Page 165 |
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DAY 3
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Pages 32 & 33 |
Pages 97 & 98 |
Page 147 |
Page 166 |
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DAY 4
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Pages 34 & 35 |
Pages 99 & 100 |
Page 148 |
Page 167 |
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DAY 5
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Pages 36 & 37 |
Pages 118 & 119 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp RAZKIDS
Fairy Tale (fiction), 2,084 words, Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 810L
A magician tricks Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, into getting a magic lamp from a hidden cavern. Aladdin is able to use the magic lamp to get treasures for his family and marry the Sultan's daughter, Princess Buddir. But the magician wants his lamp back, and Aladdin must outwit him again.
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Resource Name: Mentoring Minds
Assignment Name: Unit 10 An Unexpected Reward.
Student Task: Read and answer questions.
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explain how communities depend on each other for goods and services and will explain how the availability or scarcity of goods and services affects communities.
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HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY
COVID19 INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK PLAN WEEK # 2
2019-2020
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Alice's Birthday Cake RAZKIDS
Realistic (fiction), 1,628 words, Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 640L
Alice's Birthday Cake is a story about a girl growing up during World War II. Although her thirteenth birthday is tomorrow, she is very sad. Her father is away fighting in the war, so he won't be there to sing Happy Birthday to her. With food and materials on short supply, she knows that her family cannot make her a cake. When her birthday arrives, Alice receives a special surprise. Illustrations support the text.
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Día for María Raz Kids
Realistic (fiction), 849 words, Level P (Grade 2), Lexile 590L
Multilevel Book also available in levels J and M
Resource Name: Raz Kids
Assignment Name: Dia for Maria
Student Task: Read and answer questions.
As Día de los Muertos is approaching, María and her family prepare to celebrate loved ones who have passed away, including one very special family member. Día for María is an engaging and entertaining story that provides readers with insight into this Mexican holiday, while giving students an opportunity to analyze characters and retell to understand text. 
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Resource Name: Mentoring Minds
Assignment Name: Unit 10 An Unexpected Reward.
Student Task: Read and answer questions.
This assignment will aid student understand how authors choose times and places in which to tell their stories. The time and place of a story is called the setting. The setting of a story can influence its plot. For example, a story that takes place on a farm will likely include different events than a story that takes place in a classroom.
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Lighter Than Air
Informational (nonfiction), 1,875 words, Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 970L
Resource Name: Razkid
Assignment Name: Lighter Than Air
Student Task: Read and answer questions.
Lighter than Air is a fascinating history of floating aircraft. Topics range from the discovery of Montgolfier Gas to the flight of the Goodyear Blimp. Both the photographs and the details in the text are of high interest to children. Many teaching opportunities are provided throughout the book.
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Morty and the Floating Rubbish
Fantasy (fiction), 1,286 words, Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 910L, Fiction Series
Resource Name: Razkid
Assignment Name: Morty and the Floating Rubbish
Student Task: Read and answer questions.
Morty and his friends are excited to spend a day out at sea. They can't wait to help steer the ship, learn to fish, and enjoy the ocean breeze. But when they decide to write messages, put them in plastic bottles, and throw them overboard, they end up learning a lesson they'll never forget. In Morty and the Floating Rubbish, students will follow Morty on another adventure while learning about ocean pollution. Detailed illustrations and an interesting topic will keep students engaged with the characters and events in the story. Students can also use the story to analyze plot as well as to make, revise, and confirm predictions.
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Unit 11 Meet the Balloonatics
Resource Name: Mentoring Minds
Assignment Name: Unit 11 Meet the Balloonatics
Student Task: Read and answer questions.
Students who make connections to texts while reading are better able to make sense of challenging or complex texts. Making connections to texts while reading enhances students’ ability to be active readers who comprehend texts and interpret deeper meanings from the texts. Students require direct instruction and opportunities to practice making three types of connections to texts.
- Connections to personal experiences — a connection between what students read and an event, feeling, or understanding a student has experienced
- Connections to ideas in other texts — a connection between what students read in a specified text with another text they have read previously
- Connections to society — a connection between what students read and events that have occurred or are occurring in the world around them