3rd Grade Monthly Language Arts/Social Studies Plans
October- Patriotism/Government
A. Social Studies Integration: Patriotism
Reading Genre: Nonfiction
Reading Skill: Research/Text Features
Shared Reading: The Founding of a Nation (Texas Community Studies Weekly Newspaper)
Read Aloud: Texas Fact Sheet
Writing Genre: Expository
Writing Skill: Writing a paragraph (expository)
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar: Synonyms; silent e spelling patterns; Capitalization (Proper Nouns)
B. Social Studies Integration: Patriotism/Symbols
Reading Genre: Realistic Fiction
Reading Skill: Main Idea
Shared Reading: Changes (Texas Community Studies Weekly Newspaper)
Read Aloud: Grace for President
Writing Genre: Personal Narrative
Writing Skill: Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing
Prompt: Write a small moment (seed story) about your life (personal narrative)
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar: Antonyms; Use resources to find correct spelling (folders and word
wall)
C. Social Studies Integration: Government
Reading Genre: Nonfiction
Reading Skill: Main Idea
Read Aloud: Woodrow the Whitehouse Mouse
Shared Reading: Communities and Education (Texas Community Studies Weekly Newspaper)
Writing Genre: Personal Narrative
Writing Skill: Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing
Prompt: Write a small moment (seed story) about your life (personal narrative)
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar: Singular and plural nouns; stretching out unknown words
D. Social Studies Integration: Communities and Communication
Reading Genre: Fiction
Reading Skill: Sequencing
Shared Reading: Communities and Communication (Texas Community Studies Weekly Newspaper)
Read Aloud: Biography
Writing Genre: Persuasive Writing
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar: Dictionary skills
Writing Skill: Writing a letter