We just wrapped up the first quarter of the 2020 school year and every grade level is transitioning from teaching fiction reading skills to nonfiction reading skills. So, I figured this would be the perfect time for me to update a product that I created a while ago and share what's included with all of… Continue reading 3rd Grade Reading Unit: Reading to Learn
Category: 3rd Grade
FAVORITE OCTOBER READ-ALOUDS
Creepy Carrots by Aaron ReynoldsJasper always helps himself to carrots from Crackenhopper field until one day, the carrots start following him. Jasper sees carrots everywhere and gets to a point where he can't stand it anymore! He decides to build a fence around the field so none of the carrots can get out. Jasper’s plan… Continue reading FAVORITE OCTOBER READ-ALOUDS
Interactive Read Alouds
An interactive read-aloud is a reading lesson that is focused on one standard and taught through the reading of one book and the guided conversation that students engage in before, during, and after reading. In an interactive read-aloud, the teacher models fluent reading and guides students to apply a comprehension skill to a text that… Continue reading Interactive Read Alouds
VIRTUAL Read Alouds for the First Week of School
This week I thought it might be helpful to round up some books and activities that you can use during the first week or two of school! A lot of the books that I found promote Social Emotional Learning, which I know is a big focus as we return from what has been referred to… Continue reading VIRTUAL Read Alouds for the First Week of School
The First Week of School
During the first week of school we did a lot of work on routines and procedures, but I wanted the kids to get used to our schedule by doing reading/writing activities during our E/LA block, Math activities during our Math block, and so on. I'm going to break what we did down by subject area… Continue reading The First Week of School
Word Reference Materials
We just finished up a two week unit on Word Reference Materials that I wanted to share with you all! We started the unit off by talking about what Word Reference Materials are and then taking a closer look at dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses (that's a fun one to say). We discussed what each one… Continue reading Word Reference Materials
Prefixes, Root Words, & Suffixes
This year I am really trying to step up my game with vocabulary instruction. My students are almost 100% English Language Learners, so it is super important for me to provide them with explicit vocabulary instruction. On top of simply learning new words, we are going to be studying Greek and Latin roots, prefix, and… Continue reading Prefixes, Root Words, & Suffixes
Figurative Language, Text Features, and a Celebrity Visit
September is over! Can you believe it? We are officially done with our first month of school AND I'm halfway done with conferences!!! It's going to be a well-deserved, long weekend before we get back to work and don't have another day off until Veteran's Day. Over the past eight days of school we have… Continue reading Figurative Language, Text Features, and a Celebrity Visit
Main Idea & Details
Before we left for vacation, I was able to squeeze in a week and a half of Main Idea & Details practice. Since I used to teach Kindergarten, I tend to think that it's best to introduce a strategy by modeling, guide students as they practice using it on their own, and then give them… Continue reading Main Idea & Details
Teaching To The Test-Taker 