Grade Level 3rd
Comprehension
Week 1
Date
Nov. 2-6
MH: Unit 2 Wk 4
Week 2
Date
Nov. 9-13
MH: Unit 2 Wk 5
Week 3
Date
Nov. 16-20
MH: Unit 3 Wk 1
I can distinguish
my own point of
view from that of
the author of a
text. 3.RI.6
I can distinguish
my own point of
view from that of
the narrator or
those of the
characters. 3.RL.6
I can describe
characters in a
story (e.g., their
traits, motivations,
or feelings) and
explain how their
actions contribute
to the sequence of
events. 3.RL.3
(Focus on Problem
and Solution)
I can recount stories,
including fables,
folktales, and myths
from diverse cultures.
Intended Outcomes (Objective)
Speaking & List
Curriculum Plan Term 2
Vocabulary
Language
Writing
Math
I can determine
the meaning of the
new word formed
when a known
affix is added to a
known word (e.g.,
agreeable/
disagreeable,
comfortable/
uncomfortable,
care/ careless,
heat/ preheat).
3.L.4b
I can determine
the meaning of
words and phrases
as they are used in
a text,
distinguishing
literal from
nonliteral
language. 3.RL.4
(Focus on Similes
I can produce
simple, compound,
and complex
sentences. 3.L.1j
(focus on
combining
sentences)
I can use temporal
words and phrases
to signal event
order. 3.W.3c
(focus on
organization)
I can understand
division as an
unknown-factor
problem. For
example, find 32/8
by finding the
number that
makes 32 when
multiplied by 8.
3.OA.6
I can form and use
possessives. 3.L.2d
(focus on
possessive nouns)
I can develop the
topic with facts,
definitions, and
details. 3.W.2b
(focus on ideas)
I can fluently multiply
and divide within
100, using strategies
such as the
relationship between
multiplication and
division (e.g.,
knowing that
8x5E40, one knows
40/5E8) or properties
of operations. By the
end of Grade 3, know
from memory all
products of two onedigit numbers.
I can use sentencelevel context as a
clue to the
meaning of a word
or phrase. 3.L.4a
(Focus on
Synonyms)
I can explain the
function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs in general
and their functions in
particular sentences.
3.L.1a
(Focus on Action
Verbs)
I can compare and
contrast the
themes, settings,
and plots of stories
written by the
same author
about the same or
similar characters
(e.g., in books
from a series).
3.RL.9
3.OA.7
I can multiply onedigit whole
numbers by
multiples of 10 in
the range 10-90
(e.g., 9x80, 5x60)
using strategies
based on place
value and
properties of
operations.
3.NBT.3
Science
Social Studies
Grade Level 3rd
Week 4
Date
Nov. 23-27
I can determine the
central message,
lesson, or moral and
explain how it is
conveyed through
key details in the
text. 3.RL.2
(Focus on the
Lesson/Message)
Review
Intended Outcomes (Objective)
Review
Review
Review
I can determine or
clarify the meaing
of unknown and
multiple-meaning
words and phrases
based on grade 3
reading and
content, choosing
flexibly from a
range of
strategies.
(Focus on Idioms)
I can ensure subjectverb and pronounantecedent
agreement.
3.L.1f
(Focus on PresentTense Verbs and
Subject-Verb
Agreement)
I can introduce the
topic or text they
are writing about,
state an opinion,
and create an
organizational
structure that lists
reasons.
3.W.1a
MH: Review
Week 5
Date
Nov. 30 – Dec. 4
MH: Unit 3 Wk 2
I can describe
characters in a
story (e.g., their
traits, motivations,
or feelings) and
explain how their
actions contribute
to the sequence of
events. 3.RL.3
(Focus on Cause
and Effect)
I can explain how
specific aspects of a
text’s illustrations
contribute to what is
conveyed by the
Curriculum Plan Term 2
I can solve twostep word
problems using the
four operations.
Represent these
problems using
equations with a
letter standing for
the unknown
quantity. Assess
the
reasonableness of
answers using
mental
computation and
estimation
strategies
including
rounding. 3.OA.8
I can identify
arithmetic
patterns (including
patterns in the
addition table or
multiplication
table), and explain
them using
properties of
operations. For
example, observe
that 4 times a
number is always
even, and explain
why 4 times a
number can be
decomposed into
Grade Level 3rd
Intended Outcomes (Objective)
words in a story (e.g.,
create mood,
emphasize aspects of
a character or
setting). 3.RL.7
(Focus on
Illustrations)
Week 6
Date
Dec. 7-11
MH: Unit 3 Wk 3
Week 7
Date
Dec. 14-18
MH: Unit 3 Wk 4
I can describe
characters in a
story (e.g., their
traits, motivations,
or feelings) and
explain how their
actions contribute
to the sequence of
events. 3.RI.2
I can describe
characters in a
story (e.g., their
traits, motivations,
or feelings) and
explain how their
actions contribute
to the sequence of
events. 3.RI.2
Curriculum Plan Term 2
two equal
addends. 3.OA.9
I can determine
the meaning of the
new word formed
when a known
affix is added to a
known word (e.g.,
agreeable/
disagreeable,
comfortable/
uncomfortable,
care/careless,
heat/preheat).
3.L.4b
(Focus on suffixes
–y, ly, able)
I can use a known
root word as a clue
to the meaning of
an unknown word
with the same root
(e.g., company,
companion).
3.L.4c
(Focus on Root
Words)
I can form and use
the simple (e.g., I
walked; I walk; I
will walk) verb
tenses.
3.L.1e
(Focus on PastTense Verbs)
I can provide
reasons that
support the
opinion.
3.W.1b
I can understand a
fraction 1/b as the
quantity formed
by 1 part when a
whole is
partitioned into b
equal parts;
understand a
fraction a/b as the
quantity formed
by a parts of size
1/b. 3.NF.1
I can form and use
the simple (e.g., I
walked; I walk; I
will walk) verb
tenses.
3.L.1e
(Focus on FutureTense Verbs)
I can use linking
words and phrases
(e.g., because,
therefore, since,
for example) to
connect opinion
and reasons.
3.W.1c
I can represent a
fraction 1/b on a
number line
diagram by
defining the
interval from 0 to
1 as the whole and
partitioning it into
b equal parts. I can
recognize that
each part has size
1/b and that the
endpoint of the
part based at 0
locates the
number 1/b on the
number line.
Grade Level 3rd
Week 8
Date
Jan. 4-8
MH: Unit 3 Wk 5
Week 9
Date
Jan. 11-15
MH: Unit 4 Wk 1
I can describe the
logical connection
between particular
sentences and
paragraphs in a
text (e.g.,
comparison,
cause/effect,
first/second/third
in a sequence).
3.RI.8
I can distinguish
my own point of
view from that of
the narrator or
those of the
characters.
3.RL.6
(Focus on Point of
View)
I can recount stories,
including fables,
folktales, and myths
from diverse cultures.
I can determine the
central message,
lesson, or moral and
explain how it is
conveyed through
key details in the
text. 3.RL.2
(Focus on Message)
Intended Outcomes (Objective)
I can determine
the meaning of the
new word formed
when a known
affix is added to a
known word (e.g.,
agreeable/
disagreeable,
comfortable/
uncomfortable,
care/careless,
heat/preheat).
3.L.4b
(Focus on suffixes
–y, ly, able)
I can use a known
root word as a clue
to the meaning of
an unknown word
with the same root
(e.g., company,
companion).
3.L.4c
(Focus on Root
Words)
I can explain the
function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs in general
and their functions
in particular
sentences.
3.L.1a
(Focus on
Combining
Sentences with
Verbs)
I can provide a
concluding
statement or
section.
3.W.1dM|
I can explain the
function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs in general
and their functions
in particular
sentences.
3.L.1a
(Focus on Linking
Verbs)
I can compare and
contrast the
themes, settings,
and plots of stories
written by the
same author
about the same or
similar characters
(e.g., in books
from a series).
3.RL.9
(Focus on
Comparing Across
Texts)
Curriculum Plan Term 2
3.NF.2a
I can represent a
fraction a/b on a
number line
diagram by
marking off a
lengths 1/b from
0. I can recognize
that the resulting
interval has size
a/b and that its
endpoint locates
the number a/b on
the number line.
3.NF.2b
I can understand
two fractions as
equivalent (equal)
if they are the
same size, or the
same point on a
number line.
3.NF.3a