Third Grade – Into Reading
Module 1-Week 1 Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary Words:
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clash – to not get along or go well together; to enter into conflict
mushy – soft and squishy; pulpy; like mush
scrunches – to crunch, crush or crumple; to contract; squeeze together
mismatched – wrongly or unfittingly put together or matched
bilingual – able to speak two languages easily
suggest – to offer an idea, often to persuade
winking – closing and opening one eye quickly, sometimes as a signal; flashing
usual – happening often, commonly, or by habit
More Words to Know:
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individuality – qualities that make a person or thing different from others
unique – to say that something or someone is unlike anything or anyone else
feature – a distinctive attribute or aspect of something
personality – the qualities ( as moods or habits) that make one human being
different from another
Phonics:
Short Vowels
Spelling:
Short Vowels VCCV
Strategies:
Literary Elements, Point of View
And Theme
Language Arts Connection:
Characters
Spelling Words:
1. crop
2. plan
3. thing
4. smell
5. shut
6. sticky
7. spent
8. lunch
9. pumpkin
10.clock
11.gift
12.class
13.skip
14.swing
15.crash
16.dish
17.frog
18.plum
19.planning
20.sprint
21.wedge
22.problem
Grammar;
Simple Sentences
Writing Trait of the Week:
Personal Narrative
Third Grade – Into Reading
Module 1-Week 2 Judy Moody, Mood Martian
Genre: Realistic Fiction
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moody – often changing one’s state or frame of mind; often sad or unfriendly
pesky – annoying or troublesome
snarled – growled; spoke angrily or threateningly
illustrate – to draw something; explain something with pictures or words
annual – taking place once a year
protested – expressed an objection to what someone has said or done
recited – to repeat from memory or read aloud in front of others
More Words to Know:
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individuality – qualities that make a person or thing different from others
unique – to say that something or someone is unlike anything or anyone else
feature – a distinctive attribute or aspect of something
personality – the qualities ( as moods or habits) that make one human being
different from another
Phonics:
Long vowels
Spelling:
Long vowels / v - C - e
Strategies:
Literary Elements, Figurative
Language; Monitor and clarify
Fluency:
Expression
Spelling Words:
1. spoke
2. mile
3. save
4. excuse
5. cone
6. invite
7. cube
8. price
9. erase
10,ripe
11.broke
12.flame
13.life
14.rule
15.spent
16.swing
17.class
18.lunch
19.surprise
20.decide
21.clothes
22.strange
Grammar;
Personal Narrative
Kinds of Sentences
Writing Trait of the Week:
Personal Narrative
Third Grade – Into Reading
Module 1-Week 3 Scaredy Squirrel
Genre: Fantasy
Vocabulary Words:
1. venturing – dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or
unpleasant; risking
2. predictable – expected, able to be predicted
3. emergency – a sudden and very serious situation that requires immediate action
4. consult – to look for or receive advice from an expert or another source of
information
5. district – a portion of a state that elects someone to a governmental position; an
area of a city or country; region; neighborhood
6. drastic. – extreme, severe, or serious in action or effect
More Words to Know:
1. unique – to say that something or someone is unlike anything or anyone else
2. feature – a distinctive attribute or aspect of something
3. personality – the qualities ( as moods or habits) that make one human being
different from another
4. individuality – qualities that make a person or thing different from others
Phonics:
Long a/e
Spelling:
Long a and e words
Strategies:
Make inferences; point of view;
text and graphic features;
theme
Fluency: Reading Rate
Spelling Words:
1. lay
2. real
3. trail
4. sweet
5. today
6. dream
7. sleep
8. tea
9. treat
10.afraid
11.leave
12.bait
13.speed
14.lead
15.erase
16.invite
17.excuse
18.spoke
19.flavor
20.even
21.between
22.pavement
Grammar;
Combining Sentences
Writing Trait of the Week:
Personal Narrative