Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
My Story
“Because of Figs”
Choosing a Main Idea
Read-Aloud
Transparency 2
“Tell Your Story”
“Choosing a Main Idea”
SB 3a, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3a, p. 24; TR pp. 40–45
Plants
Visualizing While You Listen
Transparency 10
“Visualizing While You Listen”
SB 3a, p. 80; TR pp. 73–77
Silly Stories
Making Inferences While You Listen
Transparency 20
“Making Inferences While You
Listen”
SB 3b, p. 41; TR pp. 76–80
My Story
“Vernon’s Questions”
“Bamboozled”
SB 3a, pp. 15–16; TR pp. 24–28
SB 3a, pp. 17–20; TR pp. 29–34
Silly Stories
“He Came with the Couch”
SB 3b, pp. 23–26; TR pp. 44–49
“Making Connections While You
Listen”
SB 3a, p. 44; TR pp. 74–78
“At the Sugar Bush”
SB 3a, pp. 60–62; TR pp. 29–34
Nelson Literacy Unit
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
Oral Language
Extend understanding by
connecting ideas in oral texts
to self/text/world
Distinguish between stated
and implied ideas in oral texts
Use active listening strategies
to work constructively in
groups
My Story
Making Connections While You
Listen
Transparency 5
Plants
Early Settlers
“Life in Upper Canada”
Read-Aloud
“Home, Sweet Home”
SB 3a, pp. 86–87; TR pp. 14–15
Silly Stories
“Mrs. Simkin’s Bathtub”
Read-Aloud
“Spot the Silliness”
SB 3b, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
Forces Causing Movement
“Let’s Talk about Forces”
The Force of Friction
Read-Aloud
Transparency 21
“A Day at the Park”
“Move It!”
“Sarah’s New Skateboard”
SB 3b, pp. 48–49; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3b, pp. 50–53; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 57–59; TR pp. 29–34
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
Page 1 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Urban and Rural
Communities
Ottawa Is My City
Transparency 26
“Where Do You Live?”
SB 3b, pp. 88–91; TR pp. 17–22
Fables
Expressing Opinions
Transparency 34
“Expressing Opinions”
SB 3c, pp. 43–44; TR pp. 77–81
Strong and Stable Structures
“Structures in Our World”
Making Structures Strong
Read-Aloud
Transparency 36
“Structures in Our World”
“What Do You Know about
Structures?”
“Animal Homes”
“Dome Home”
“Dream House”
“The Soil Is Alive!”
“Mud Houses”
SB 3c, pp. 52–53; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3c, pp. 54–57; TR pp. 17–22
My Story
“That’s Hockey”
SB 3a, pp. 45–50; TR pp. 79–87
Silly Stories
“Jeffrey and Sloth”
SB 3b, pp. 42–46; TR pp. 81–88
Forces Causing Movement
“Safety in Motion”
SB 3b, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 81–87
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Are We There Yet?”
SB 3b, pp. 123–126;TR pp. 82–87
Identify important ideas and
supporting details in oral texts
Plants
“Weird and Wonderful Plants”
SB 3a, pp. 68–69; TR pp. 47–51
Identify important
information/ideas and some
supporting details in
oral texts
Use interesting/descriptive
words and some technical
vocabulary
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Using Words to Describe”
SB 3b, p. 105; TR pp. 43–48
“Growing in a Greenhouse”
SB 3a, pp. 75–76; TR pp. 62–66
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Soils in the Environment
Listen in order to understand
and respond for a variety of
purposes
Plants
Dream House
“Why Should We Care About Soil?”
Using Words to Describe
Transparency 37
Read-Aloud
Transparency 27
SB 3c, pp. 58–60; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3c, pp. 61–63; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3c, pp. 68–69; TR pp. 41–45
SB 3c, pp. 90–91; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3c, pp. 108–110;TR pp. 46–51
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
Page 2 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Early Settlers
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Explaining Similarities and
Differences
Transparency 12
“Explaining Similarities and
Differences”
SB 3a, p. 96; TR pp. 32–36
“View from Above”
SB, pp. 106–107; TR pp. 49–53
Urban and Rural
Communities
Soils in the Environment
Communicate orally in a
clear, coherent manner
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Transparency 45
“Investigating Soil”
“How Does Your Garden Grow?”
SB 3c, pp. 111–113;TR pp. 52–57
SB 3c, pp. 122–123;TR pp. 77–81
My Story
Babysitting My Little Brother
Transparency 3
“Why Did We Have to Move Here?
SB 3a, pp. 25–31; TR pp. 46–54
Plants
Wacky Cactus
Transparency 6
SB 3a, pp. 54–56; TR pp. 17–22
Using Details to Support the Main
Idea
Looking at Stamps
Where Does Food Grow?
Transparency 7
The Buxton Settlement
Explaining Similarities and
Differences
Transparency 11
Transparency 12
“What’s So Dandy about the
Dandelion?”
“Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf”
“Using Details to Support the Main
Idea”
“Looking at Stamps”
“All about Plants”
“Amazing Seeds”
“Meet the Early Settlers”
“Explaining Similarities and
Differences”
“What’s for Dinner?”
“Amos’s Sweater”
Forces Causing Movement
Asking Questions
Transparency 25
“Asking Questions”
SB 3b, p. 80; TR pp. 76–80
Urban and Rural
Communities
Step into Another World
Transparency 30
“Our Homes”
“Look Again!”
SB 3b, pp. 92–93; TR pp. 23–27
SB 3b, pp. 120–121;TR pp. 72–76
The Grasshopper and the Ant
Transparency 33
“Belling the Cat”
“Fox and Crab Have a Race”
“The North Wind and the Sun”
SB 3c, pp. 16–18; TR pp. 25–30
SB 3c, pp. 30–33; TR pp. 54–59
SB 3c, pp. 38–39; TR pp. 66–70
Early Settlers
Transparency 8
Transparency 9
Silly Stories
Fables
SB 3a, pp. 63–66; TR pp. 35–40
SB 3a, p. 67; TR pp. 41–46
SB 3a, pp. 70–71; TR pp. 52–56
SB 3a, pp. 72–74; TR pp. 57–61
SB 3a, pp. 77–79; TR pp. 67–72
SB 3a, pp. 88–90; TR pp. 17–21
SB 3a, p. 96; TR pp. 32–36
SB 3a, pp. 100–102; TR pp. 42-46
SB 3b, pp. 27–32; TR pp. 50–57
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
Page 3 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Strong and Stable Structures
Soils in the Environment
Identify and use vocal effects
to help communicate meaning
Silly Stories
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Sliding on a Sled
Transparency 39
Using Labelled Visuals
Transparency 40
“The Pyramids of Egypt”
“Tunnels Underground”
“Using Labelled Visuals”
SB 3c, pp. 73–76; TR pp. 57–62
SB 3c, pp. 77–79; TR pp. 63–68
SB 3c, p. 83; TR pp. 75–79
Stories in Soil
Transparency 43
“Surprising Soil”
“Wiggly Worms”
“My Desert Home”
SB 3c, pp. 96–98; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3c, pp. 104–107;TR pp. 40–45
SB 3c, pp. 114–117;TR pp. 58–63
Making Inferences While You Listen
Transparency 20
“Making Inferences While You
Listen”
SB 3b, p. 41; TR pp. 76–80
“The Adventures of Two Mice”
SB 3b, pp. 94–99; TR pp. 28–35
“The Rabbits’ Tale”
“Using Tone and Volume”
SB 3c, pp. 40–42; TR pp. 71–76
SB 3c, p. 45; TR pp. 82–86
“Tell Your Story”
“Two Old Potatoes and Me”
“Big Brother Mike”
“Quan’s Decision”
“Can You Catch Josephine?”
“School Tools”
“Plants All Around Us”
SB 3a, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3a, pp. 10–14; TR pp. 17–23
SB 3a, pp. 21–23; TR pp. 35–39
SB 3a, pp.32–36; TR pp. 55–61
SB 3a, pp. 37–41; TR pp. 62–68
SB 3a, pp. 42–43; TR pp. 69–73
SB 3a, pp. 52–53; TR pp. 14–15
“My Leaf Book”
SB 3a, pp. 57–59; TR pp. 23–28
Urban and Rural
Communities
Fables
Demonstrate an
understanding of appropriate
speaking behaviour
My Story
Plants
Using Tone and Volume
Transparency 35
“Because of Figs”
The Dog Next Door
Read-Aloud
Transparency 1
School Tools
“What Would We Do Without
Plants?”
Transparency 4
Read-Aloud
Early Settlers
“Life in Upper Canada”
Read-Aloud
“Home, Sweet Home”
SB 3a, pp. 86–87; TR pp. 14–15
Silly Stories
“Mrs. Simkin’s Bathtub”
No Talking
Read-Aloud
Transparency 16
SB 3b, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3b, pp. 10–12; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 15–17; TR pp. 28–33
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Different Kinds of Communities”
My Very Own Web Page!
Read-Aloud
Transparency 29
“Spot the Silliness”
“Green Cat”
“Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs. Murphy’s
Kids”
“What’s That Doing There?”
“Farming through the Seasons”
“My Visit to Iqaluit”
Fables
“Tiger and the Big Wind”
Read-Aloud
“Tell the Fable”
“The Crow and the Jug”
“Pig and Bear”
SB 3c, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3c, pp. 19–22; TR pp. 31–36
SB 3c, pp. 23–26; TR pp. 37–42
SB 3b, pp. 86–87; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3b, pp. 108–111;TR pp. 54–59
SB 3b, pp. 116–119;TR pp. 66–71
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
Page 4 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Soils in the Environment
Identify purposes for listening
and set goals for listening
tasks
Identify/use comprehension
strategies to clarify the
meaning of oral texts
Use speaking skills to
communicate for a variety of
purposes
Identify a variety of purposes
for speaking
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Publishing Reports
Transparency 44
“Animals Love Mud”
“Publishing Reports”
“Creepy Crawly Critters”
SB 3c, pp. 99–102; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3c, p. 118; TR pp. 64–69
SB 3c, pp. 119–121;TR pp. 70–76
“Jane Asks Her Grandfather”
SB 3a, pp. 93–95; TR pp. 27–31
Early Settlers
Forces Causing Movement
Asking Questions
Transparency 25
“Asking Questions”
SB 3b, p. 80; TR pp. 76–80
Soils in the Environment
Ask a Gardener
Transparency 41
“Ask the Soil Scientist”
SB 3c, pp. 92–95; TR pp. 17–22
My Story
Making Connections While You
Listen
Transparency 5
“Making Connections While You
Listen”
SB 3a, p. 44; TR pp. 74–78
Forces Causing Movement
Asking Questions
Transparency 25
“Asking Questions”
SB 3b, p. 80; TR pp. 76–80
Plants
“What Do Roots Do?”
SB 3a, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 78–84
Fables
“A Friend in Need”
SB 3c, pp. 46–50; TR pp. 87–92
Strong and Stable Structures
“Skyscrapers”
SB 3c, pp. 84–88; TR pp. 80–87
Soils in the Environment
“Worm Farm = Super Soil”
SB 3c, pp. 124–126;TR pp. 82–87
Forces Causing Movement
“Gravity Is Great”
“What Can Magnets Do?”
SB 3b, pp. 54–56; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3b, pp. 60–63; TR pp. 35–40
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
Page 5 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Use appropriate non-verbal
cues to help convey meaning
Use appropriate visual aids to
enhance oral presentations
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Strong and Stable Structures
Using Labelled Visuals
Transparency 40
“Using Labelled Visuals”
SB 3c, p. 83; TR pp. 75–79
Silly Stories
Making Inferences While You Listen
Transparency 20
“Making Inferences While You
Listen”
SB 3b, p. 41; TR pp. 76–80
Urban and Rural
Communities
Identifying Important Information
While Listening
Transparency 28
“Identifying Important Ideas While
Listening”
SB 3b, p. 122; TR pp. 77–81
“Milk on the MOOve”
SB 3b, pp. 112–115;TR pp. 60–65
Nelson Literacy Unit
Urban and Rural
Communities
Strong and Stable Structures
Using Labelled Visuals
Transparency 40
“Using Labelled Visuals”
SB 3c, p. 83; TR pp. 75–79
Identify/explain significant
ideas in oral texts
Urban and Rural
Communities
Identifying Important Information
While Listening
Transparency 28
“Identifying Important Ideas While
Listening”
SB 3b, p. 122; TR pp. 77–81
Identify the point of view in
oral texts, citing information
from the
texts
Explain how some
presentation strategies
influence the audience
Forces Causing Movement
Say Yes to Windmills!
Transparency 24
“Listen to Me!”
SB 3b, pp. 78–79; TR pp. 71–75
Fables
Using Tone and Volume
Transparency 35
“Using Tone and Volume”
SB 3c, p. 45; TR pp. 82–86
Soils in the Environment
Organizing an Oral Report
Transparency 42
“Organizing an Oral Report”
SB 3c, p. 103; TR pp. 35–39
My Story
The Dog Next Door
Transparency 1
“Two Old Potatoes and Me”
“Bamboozled”
SB 3a, pp. 10–14; TR pp. 17–23
SB 3a, pp. 17–20; TR pp. 29–34
Plants
“What Would We Do Without
Plants?”
Read-Aloud
“Plants All Around Us”
SB 3a, pp. 52–53; TR pp. 14–15
“At the Sugar Bush”
SB 3a, pp. 60–62; TR pp. 29–34
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
Reading
Extend understanding by
connecting ideas in texts to
self/text/world
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
Page 6 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Silly Stories
We Scare Bears!
Transparency 18
“What! Cried Granny”
“Amos’s Sweater”
SB 3b, pp. 20–22; TR pp. 39–43
SB 3b, pp. 27–32; TR pp. 50–57
Forces Causing Movement
The Force of Friction
Transparency 21
“Move It!”
“Gravity Is Great”
“Sarah’s New Skateboard”
“What Can Magnets Do?”
“Mud Houses”
“Investigating Soil”
SB 3b, pp. 50–53; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 54–56; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3b, pp. 57–59; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3b, pp. 60–63; TR pp. 35–40
SB 3c, pp. 108–110;TR pp. 46–51
SB 3c, pp. 111–113;TR pp. 52–57
Using Details to Support the Main
Idea
Transparency 7
“My Leaf Book”
“Using Details to Support the Main
Idea”
“Weird and Wonderful Plants”
“Growing in a Greenhouse”
“Fox and Crab Have a Race”
“The Fox and the Stork”
SB 3a, pp. 57–59; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3a, p. 67; TR pp. 41–46
“Why Did We Have to Move Here?
“Quan’s Decision”
“Can You Catch Josephine?”
SB 3a, pp. 25–31; TR pp. 46–54
SB 3a, pp.32–36; TR pp. 55–61
SB 3a, pp. 37–41; TR pp. 62–68
“Trading Places”
SB 3a, pp. 121–123; TR pp. 79-83
“Farming through the Seasons”
“Milk on the MOOve”
“My Visit to Iqaluit”
SB 3b, pp. 108–111;TR pp. 54–59
SB 3b, pp. 112–115;TR pp. 60–65
SB 3b, pp. 116–119;TR pp. 66–71
“Measuring Up”
SB 3a, pp. 91–92; TR pp. 22–26
Nelson Literacy Unit
Soils in the Environment
Identify important ideas and
some supporting details in
texts
Identify/explain how specific
elements of texts contribute to
meaning
Plants
Fables
The Grasshopper and the Ant
Transparency 33
My Story
Babysitting My Little Brother
Transparency 3
Early Settlers
Urban and Rural
Communities
My Very Own Web Page!
Transparency 29
SB 3a, pp. 68–69; TR pp. 47–51
SB 3a, pp. 75–76; TR pp. 62–66
SB 3c, pp. 30–33; TR pp. 54–59
SB 3c, pp.34–37; TR pp. 60–65
Demonstrate important ideas
and some supporting details
in texts
Early Settlers
Read a variety of literary,
graphic, and informational
texts
My Story
School Tools
Making Connections While You
Listen
Transparency 4
Transparency 5
“School Tools”
“Making Connections While You
Listen”
SB 3a, pp. 42–43; TR pp. 69–73
SB 3a, p. 44; TR pp. 74–78
Plants
Looking at Stamps
Transparency 8
“Looking at Stamps”
SB 3a, pp. 70–71; TR pp. 52–56
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
Page 7 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Identify and explain how text
features help readers
understand texts
Identify/describe the
characteristics of various text
forms
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Silly Stories
Funny Comic
Transparency 17
“Funny!”
SB 3b, pp.18–19; TR pp. 34–38
Forces Causing Movement
Tornadoes
Transparency 23
“Saving Sand Dunes”
“Have You Seen Wind?”
“Look Out Below!”
SB 3b, pp. 68–71; TR pp. 53–58
SB 3b, pp. 72–74; TR pp. 59–64
SB 3b, pp. 75–77; TR pp. 65–70
Strong and Stable Structures
“Structures in Our World”
Read-Aloud
“Structures in Our World”
“Getting to the Other Side”
SB 3c, pp. 52–53; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3c, pp. 80–82; TR pp. 69–74
Soils in the Environment
“Why Should We Care About Soil?”
Read-Aloud
“The Soil Is Alive!”
SB 3c, pp. 90–91; TR pp. 14–15
Early Settlers
The Buxton Settlement
Transparency 11
Building a Pioneer House
Transparency 13
Forces Causing Movement
Tornadoes
Transparency 23
“Meet the Early Settlers”
“Measuring Up”
“Jane Asks Her Grandfather”
“A Letter Home”
“What’s for Dinner?”
“Early Settler Menu”
“A Visit to the General Store”
“Medicine Walk”
“Saving Sand Dunes”
“Have You Seen Wind?”
“Look Out Below!”
SB 3a, pp. 88–90; TR pp. 17–21
SB 3a, pp. 91–92; TR pp. 22–26
SB 3a, pp. 93–95; TR pp. 27–31
SB 3a, pp. 97–99; TR pp. 37–41
SB 3a, pp. 100–102; TR pp. 42-46
SB 3a, pp. 103–106; TR pp. 47-52
SB 3a, pp. 107-111; TR pp. 53–59
SB 3a, pp. 112–117; TR pp. 60-67
SB 3b, pp. 68–71; TR pp. 53–58
SB 3b, pp. 72–74; TR pp. 59–64
SB 3b, pp. 75–77; TR pp. 65–70
Strong and Stable Structures
Sliding on a Sled
Transparency 39
“The Pyramids of Egypt”
“Tunnels Underground”
“Getting to the Other Side”
SB 3c, pp. 73–76; TR pp. 57–62
SB 3c, pp. 77–79; TR pp. 63–68
SB 3c, pp. 80–82; TR pp. 69–74
Soils in the Environment
Stories in Soil
Transparency 43
Publishing Reports
Transparency 44
No Talking
Transparency 16
“Wiggly Worms”
“My Desert Home”
“Publishing Reports”
“Creepy Crawly Critters”
“Green Cat”
“The Best Worst Birthday Ever”
“Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs. Murphy’s
Kids”
SB 3c, pp. 104–107;TR pp. 40–45
SB 3c, pp. 114–117;TR pp. 58–63
SB 3c, p. 118; TR pp. 64–69
SB 3c, pp. 119–121;TR pp. 70–76
SB 3b, pp. 10–12; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 13–14; TR pp. 23–27
SB 3b, pp. 15–17; TR pp. 28–33
Nelson Literacy Unit
Silly Stories
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
Page 8 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
“Tiger and the Big Wind”
The Beetle and the Bird
Read-Aloud
Transparency 31
“Tell the Fable”
“Rabbit Tricks Elephant and
Whale”
“Belling the Cat”
“The Crow and the Jug”
“Pig and Bear”
“Fox and Crab Have a Race”
“The Fox and the Stork”
“The North Wind and the Sun”
“The Rabbits’ Tale”
“Vernon’s Questions”
“Big Brother Mike”
SB 3c, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3c, pp. 10–15; TR pp. 17–24
“What’s So Dandy about the
Dandelion?”
“Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf”
“Visualizing While You Listen”
“A Letter Home”
“What’s for Dinner?”
“Early Settler Menu”
SB 3a, pp. 54–56; TR pp. 17–22
“A Day at the Park”
“Gravity Is Great”
“Sarah’s New Skateboard”
“What Can Magnets Do?”
“Where Do You Live?”
“Our Homes”
“The Adventures of Two Mice”
“Jason’s Journey”
“What Do You Know about
Structures?”
“Animal Homes”
“Dome Home”
“The Wonder of Beavers”
“Surprising Soil”
SB 3b, pp. 48–49; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3b, pp. 54–56; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3b, pp. 57–59; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3b, pp. 60–63; TR pp. 35–40
SB 3b, pp. 88–91; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 92–93; TR pp. 23–27
SB 3b, pp. 94–99; TR pp. 28–35
SB 3b, pp. 100–104;TR pp. 36–42
SB 3c, pp. 54–57; TR pp. 17–22
Silly Stories
“The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the
Wash”
SB, pp. 37–40; TR pp. 70–75
Forces Causing Movement
“Force Detective”
SB 3b, pp. 65–67; TR pp. 47–52
Nelson Literacy Unit
Fables
The Grasshopper and the Ant
Use a variety of strategies to
understand texts
My Story
Plants
Wacky Cactus
Transparency 6
Early Settlers
Visualizing While You Listen
Building a Pioneer House
Transparency 10
Transparency 13
Forces Causing Movement
“Let’s Talk about Forces”
Read-Aloud
Urban and Rural
Communities
Ottawa Is My City
Transparency 26
Strong and Stable Structures
Making Structures Strong
Transparency 36
Soils in the Environment
Identify elements of style and
explain how they help readers
understand texts
Transparency 33
SB 3c, pp. 16–18; TR pp. 25–30
SB 3c, pp. 19–22; TR pp. 31–36
SB 3c, pp. 23–26; TR pp. 37–42
SB 3c, pp. 30–33; TR pp. 54–59
SB 3c, pp.34–37; TR pp. 60–65
SB 3c, pp. 38–39; TR pp. 66–70
SB 3c, pp. 40–42; TR pp. 71–76
SB 3a, pp. 15–16; TR pp. 24–28
SB 3a, pp. 21–23; TR pp. 35–39
SB 3a, pp. 63–66; TR pp. 35–40
SB 3a, p. 80; TR pp. 73–77
SB 3a, pp. 97–99; TR pp. 37–41
SB 3a, pp. 100–102; TR pp. 42-46
SB 3a, pp. 103–106; TR pp. 47-52
SB 3c, pp. 58–60; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3c, pp. 61–63; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3c, pp. 64–67; TR pp. 35–40
SB 3c, pp. 96–98; TR pp. 23–28
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
Page 9 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Title
Page Reference
Urban and Rural
Communities
“View from Above”
SB, pp. 106–107; TR pp. 49–53
Fables
“The Owl and the Lemming”
SB 3c, pp. 28–29; TR pp. 49–53
“Varying Sentence Types”
“Mail a Postcard!”
SB 3c, p. 70; TR pp. 46–51
SB 3c, pp. 71–72; TR pp. 52–56
Forces Causing Movement
“Safety in Motion”
SB 3b, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 81–87
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Are We There Yet?”
SB 3b, pp. 123–126;TR pp. 82–87
Fables
“A Friend in Need”
SB 3c, pp. 46–50; TR pp. 87–92
Soils in the Environment
“Worm Farm = Super Soil”
SB 3c, pp. 124–126;TR pp. 82–87
Choose appropriate reading
materials for a variety of
purposes
Early Settlers
“A Visit to the General Store”
“Medicine Walk”
SB 3a, pp. 107-111; TR pp. 53–59
SB 3a, pp. 112–117; TR pp. 60-67
Recognize text patterns and
explain how they help readers
Plants
Where Does Food Grow?
Transparency 9
“All about Plants”
“Amazing Seeds”
SB 3a, pp. 72–74; TR pp. 57–61
SB 3a, pp. 77–79; TR pp. 67–72
Soils in the Environment
Ask a Gardener
Transparency 41
“Ask the Soil Scientist”
“Animals Love Mud”
SB 3c, pp. 92–95; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3c, pp. 99–102; TR pp. 29–34
“That’s Hockey”
SB 3a, pp. 45–50; TR pp. 79–87
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Strong and Stable Structures
Recognize a variety of text
forms/text features/stylistic
elements
Read and demonstrate an
understanding of a variety of
texts
My Story
Varying Sentence Types
Page Reference
Transparency 38
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
Page 10 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Title
Page Reference
Plants
“What Do Roots Do?”
SB 3a, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 78–84
Early Settlers
“A Treasure Chest Surprise”
SB 3a, pp. 124–126;TR pp. 84–90
Silly Stories
“Jeffrey and Sloth”
SB 3b, pp. 42–46; TR pp. 81–88
Forces Causing Movement
“Safety in Motion”
SB 3b, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 81–87
Strong and Stable Structures
“Skyscrapers”
SB 3c, pp. 84–88; TR pp. 80–87
“Listen to Me!”
SB 3b, pp. 78–79; TR pp. 71–75
“The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the
Wash
SB, pp. 37–40; TR pp. 70–75
Nelson Literacy Unit
Identify point of view in a text
and suggest alternative
perspectives
Forces Causing Movement
Read appropriate texts
fluently and with expression
Silly Stories
Make inferences about texts
using the texts’ stated and
implied ideas
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Say Yes to Windmills!
Page Reference
Transparency 24
Urban and Rural
Communities
Identifying Important Information
While Listening
Transparency 28
“Identifying Important Ideas While
Listening”
SB 3b, p. 122; TR pp. 77–81
Fables
The Beetle and the Bird
Transparency 31
“Rabbit Tricks Elephant and
Whale”
SB 3c, pp. 10–15; TR pp. 17–24
Silly Stories
We Scare Bears!
Transparency 18
“What! Cried Granny”
“He Came with the Couch”
“Amos’s Sweater”
“Mechanimals”
SB 3b, pp. 20–22; TR pp. 39–43
SB 3b, pp. 23–26; TR pp. 44–49
SB 3b, pp. 27–32; TR pp. 50–57
SB 3b, pp. 33–35; TR pp. 58–63
Plants
Where Does Food Grow?
Transparency 9
“All about Plants”
SB 3a, pp. 72–74; TR pp. 57–61
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
Writing
Identify/order main
ideas/supporting details to
develop a paragraph
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
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Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Determine whether
information gathered is
relevant/adequate for
the purpose
Use specific words and
phrases to help convey
meaning
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Urban and Rural
Communities
My Very Own Web Page!
Transparency 29
“Jason’s Journey”
“Farming through the Seasons”
“Milk on the MOOve”
SB 3b, pp. 100–104;TR pp. 36–42
SB 3b, pp. 108–111;TR pp. 54–59
SB 3b, pp. 112–115;TR pp. 60–65
My Story
Choosing a Main Idea
Transparency 2
“Choosing a Main Idea”
SB 3a, p. 24; TR pp. 40–45
Early Settlers
Staying on Topic
Transparency 15
“Staying on Topic”
“Trading Places”
SB 3a, p. 120; TR pp. 73–78
SB 3a, pp. 121–123; TR pp. 79-83
Plants
Visualizing While You Listen
Transparency 10
“Visualizing While You Listen”
SB 3a, p. 80; TR pp. 73–77
“Mechanimals”
SB 3b, pp. 33–35; TR pp. 58–63
Nelson Literacy Unit
Silly Stories
Write short texts using a
variety of forms
Forces Causing Movement
Making Voice Strong
Transparency 22
“Making Voice Strong”
“Force Detective”
SB 3b, p. 64; TR pp. 41–46
SB 3b, pp. 65–67; TR pp. 47–52
Urban and Rural
Communities
Using Words to Describe
Transparency 27
“Using Words to Describe”
SB 3b, p. 105; TR pp. 43–48
My Story
“Bamboozled”
SB 3a, pp. 17–20; TR pp. 29–34
Plants
“At the Sugar Bush”
“Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf”
SB 3a, pp. 60–62; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3a, pp. 63–66; TR pp. 35–40
“A Letter Home”
“Medicine Walk”
SB 3a, pp. 97–99; TR pp. 37–41
SB 3a, pp. 112–117; TR pp. 60-67
“Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs. Murphy’s
Kids”
“He Came with the Couch”
SB 3b, pp. 15–17; TR pp. 28–33
Early Settlers
Silly Stories
Building a Pioneer House
Transparency 13
SB 3b, pp. 23–26; TR pp. 44–49
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
Page 12 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Ottawa Is My City
Transparency 26
“Where Do You Live?”
“Our Homes”
SB 3b, pp. 88–91; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 92–93; TR pp. 23–27
Fables
“Belling the Cat”
“Pig and Bear”
SB 3c, pp. 16–18; TR pp. 25–30
SB 3c, pp. 23–26; TR pp. 37–42
Strong and Stable Structures
“Dome Home”
“The Wonder of Beavers”
“Mail a Postcard!”
“Getting to the Other Side”
“Ask the Soil Scientist”
“Organizing an Oral Report”
“Investigating Soil”
SB 3c, pp. 61–63; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3c, pp. 64–67; TR pp. 35–40
SB 3c, pp. 71–72; TR pp. 52–56
SB 3c, pp. 80–82; TR pp. 69–74
SB 3c, pp. 92–95; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3c, p. 103; TR pp. 35–39
SB 3c, pp. 111–113;TR pp. 52–57
“Trading Places”
SB 3a, pp. 121–123; TR pp. 79-83
Nelson Literacy Unit
Urban and Rural
Communities
Soils in the Environment
Establish a personal and
appropriate voice in their
writing
Generate ideas about a topic
using a variety of
strategies/resources
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Ask a Gardener
Organizing an Oral Report
Transparency 41
Transparency 42
Early Settlers
Silly Stories
Finding Your Personal Voice
Transparency 19
“Finding Your Personal Voice”
“The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the
Wash
SB 3b, p. 36; TR pp. 64–69
SB, pp. 37–40; TR pp. 70–75
Forces Causing Movement
Making Voice Strong
Transparency 22
“Making Voice Strong”
“Force Detective”
SB 3b, p. 64; TR pp. 41–46
SB 3b, pp. 65–67; TR pp. 47–52
Urban and Rural
Communities
“The Adventures of Two Mice”
SB 3b, pp. 94–99; TR pp. 28–35
My Story
“Can You Catch Josephine?”
SB 3a, pp. 37–41; TR pp. 62–68
“What’s So Dandy about the
Dandelion?”
“Using Details to Support the Main
Idea”
“Finding Your Personal Voice”
SB 3a, pp. 54–56; TR pp. 17–22
Plants
Wacky Cactus
Transparency 6
Transparency 7
Silly Stories
Using Details to Support the Main
Idea
Finding Your Personal Voice
Transparency 19
SB 3a, p. 67; TR pp. 41–46
SB 3b, p. 36; TR pp. 64–69
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
Page 13 of 20
Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Revise written work to
improve content, clarity, and
interest
Gather information to support
ideas for writing
Identify helpful strategies to
improve as writers
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Different Kinds of Communities”
Using Words to Describe
Read-Aloud
Transparency 27
Fables
Step into Another World
Combining Sentences
Transparency 30
Transparency 32
“What’s That Doing There?”
“Using Words to Describe”
“View from Above”
“Look Again!”
“Combining Sentences”
“The Owl and the Lemming”
SB 3b, pp. 86–87; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3b, p. 105; TR pp. 43–48
SB, pp. 106–107; TR pp. 49–53
SB 3b, pp. 120–121;TR pp. 72–76
SB 3c, p. 27; TR pp. 43–48
SB 3c, pp. 28–29; TR pp. 49–53
Early Settlers
Staying on Topic
Transparency 15
“Staying on Topic”
SB 3a, p. 120; TR pp. 73–78
Fables
Combining Sentences
Transparency 32
“Combining Sentences”
SB 3c, p. 27; TR pp. 43–48
Strong and Stable Structures
Varying Sentence Types
Transparency 38
“Varying Sentence Types”
“Mail a Postcard!”
SB 3c, p. 70; TR pp. 46–51
SB 3c, pp. 71–72; TR pp. 52–56
My Story
“Big Brother Mike”
SB 3a, pp. 21–23; TR pp. 35–39
Early Settlers
“Jane Asks Her Grandfather”
SB 3a, pp. 93–95; TR pp. 27–31
Forces Causing Movement
“Look Out Below!”
SB 3b, pp. 75–77; TR pp. 65–70
Strong and Stable Structures
“Animal Homes”
“The Wonder of Beavers”
SB 3c, pp. 58–60; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3c, pp. 64–67; TR pp. 35–40
Soils in the Environment
SB 3c, pp. 108–110;TR pp. 46–51
SB 3c, pp. 114–117;TR pp. 58–63
SB 3c, p. 118; TR pp. 64–69
SB 3a, p. 120; TR pp. 73–78
Nelson Literacy Unit
Early Settlers
Publishing Reports
Transparency 44
“Mud Houses”
“My Desert Home”
“Publishing Reports”
Staying on Topic
Transparency 15
“Staying on Topic”
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
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Nelson Literacy 3
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Making Voice Strong
Transparency 22
“Making Voice Strong”
SB 3b, p. 64; TR pp. 41–46
My Story
“That’s Hockey”
SB 3a, pp. 45–50; TR pp. 79–87
Plants
“What Do Roots Do?”
SB 3a, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 78–84
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Are We There Yet?”
SB 3b, pp. 123–126;TR pp. 82–87
Early Settlers
“A Treasure Chest Surprise”
SB 3a, pp. 124–126;TR pp. 84–90
My Story
“Quan’s Decision”
SB 3a, pp.32–36; TR pp. 55–61
Plants
“Weird and Wonderful Plants”
SB 3a, pp. 68–69; TR pp. 47–51
Soils in the Environment
“Surprising Soil”
SB 3c, pp. 96–98; TR pp. 23–28
Silly Stories
“Jeffrey and Sloth”
SB 3b, pp. 42–46; TR pp. 81–88
Forces Causing Movement
“Safety in Motion”
SB 3b, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 81–87
Fables
“A Friend in Need”
SB 3c, pp. 46–50; TR pp. 87–92
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Identify elements of their
writing that need improvement
Forces Causing Movement
Generate/gather/organize
ideas to write for an intended
purpose/audience
Generate/gather/organize
ideas and write for an
intended purpose/
audience
Identify/order main ideas/
supporting details to develop
a paragraph
Draft and revise writing using
appropriate forms/stylistic
elements
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
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Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Produce revised drafts to
meet identified criteria
Use words to combine and
link sentences
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Title
Page Reference
Strong and Stable Structures
“Skyscrapers”
SB 3c, pp. 84–88; TR pp. 80–87
Soils in the Environment
“Worm Farm = Super Soil”
SB 3c, pp. 124–126;TR pp. 82–87
Nelson Literacy Unit
Page Reference
Early Settlers
The Buxton Settlement
Transparency 11
“Meet the Early Settlers”
SB 3a, pp. 88–90; TR pp. 17–21
Silly Stories
Finding Your Personal Voice
Transparency 19
“Finding Your Personal Voice”
SB 3b, p. 36; TR pp. 64–69
Fables
Combining Sentences
Transparency 32
“Combining Sentences”
“The Owl and the Lemming”
SB 3c, p. 27; TR pp. 43–48
SB 3c, pp. 28–29; TR pp. 49–53
Strong and Stable Structures
Varying Sentence Types
Transparency 38
“Varying Sentence Types”
SB 3c, p. 70; TR pp. 46–51
My Story
The Dog Next Door
Choosing a Main Idea
Babysitting My Little Brother
Transparency 1
Transparency 2
Transparency 3
“Two Old Potatoes and Me”
“Choosing a Main Idea”
“Why Did We Have to Move Here?
SB 3a, pp. 10–14; TR pp. 17–23
SB 3a, p. 24; TR pp. 40–45
SB 3a, pp. 25–31; TR pp. 46–54
“Growing in a Greenhouse”
SB 3a, pp. 75–76; TR pp. 62–66
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
Media Literacy
Sort ideas and information for
their writing in a variety of
ways
Plants
Early Settlers
Explaining Similarities and
Differences
Transparency 12
“Explaining Similarities and
Differences”
SB 3a, p. 96; TR pp. 32–36
Silly Stories
No Talking
Transparency 16
“Green Cat”
“The Best Worst Birthday Ever”
SB 3b, pp. 10–12; TR pp. 17–22
SB 3b, pp. 13–14; TR pp. 23–27
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Different Kinds of Communities”
Read-Aloud
“What’s That Doing There?”
SB 3b, pp. 86–87; TR pp. 14–15
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
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Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Title
Page Reference
“The Fox and the Stork”
“The Rabbits’ Tale”
SB 3c, pp.34–37; TR pp. 60–65
SB 3c, pp. 40–42; TR pp. 71–76
“What Do You Know about
Structures?”
SB 3c, pp. 54–57; TR pp. 17–22
“Vernon’s Questions”
SB 3a, pp. 15–16; TR pp. 24–28
“What’s Inside?”
SB 3a, pp. 118–119; TR pp. 68-72
“A Treasure Chest Surprise”
SB 3a, pp. 124–126;TR pp. 84–90
Page Reference
Fables
Strong and Stable Structures
Use overt and implied
messages to make meaning
in simple media texts
Making Structures Strong
Transparency 36
My Story
Early Settlers
What’s Inside?
Transparency 14
Create media texts for
different purposes and
audiences
Early Settlers
Identify
elements/characteristics of
some media forms
Plants
Looking at Stamps
Transparency 8
“Looking at Stamps”
SB 3a, pp. 70–71; TR pp. 52–56
Early Settlers
What’s Inside?
Transparency 14
“What’s Inside?”
SB 3a, pp. 118–119; TR pp. 68-72
“The Best Worst Birthday Ever”
SB 3b, pp. 13–14; TR pp. 23–27
Silly Stories
Identify
conventions/techniques in
media forms
Soils in the Environment
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Transparency 45
“How Does Your Garden Grow?”
SB 3c, pp. 122–123;TR pp. 77–81
Silly Stories
Funny Comic
Transparency 17
“Funny!”
SB 3b, pp.18–19; TR pp. 34–38
Urban and Rural
Communities
Step into Another World
Transparency 30
“Look Again!”
SB 3b, pp. 120–121;TR pp. 72–76
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
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Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Organizing an Oral Report
Transparency 42
“Organizing an Oral Report”
SB 3c, p. 103; TR pp. 35–39
Urban and Rural
Communities
“Jason’s Journey”
SB 3b, pp. 100–104;TR pp. 36–42
Plants
“My Leaf Book”
“Amazing Seeds”
SB 3a, pp. 57–59; TR pp. 23–28
SB 3a, pp. 77–79; TR pp. 67–72
Early Settlers
“Measuring Up”
“Early Settler Menu”
“A Visit to the General Store”
“What’s Inside?”
“Funny!”
“What! Cried Granny”
“Mechanimals”
SB 3a, pp. 91–92; TR pp. 22–26
SB 3a, pp. 103–106; TR pp. 47-52
SB 3a, pp. 107-111; TR pp. 53–59
SB 3a, pp. 118–119; TR pp. 68-72
SB 3b, pp.18–19; TR pp. 34–38
SB 3b, pp. 20–22; TR pp. 39–43
SB 3b, pp. 33–35; TR pp. 58–63
Nelson Literacy Unit
Soils in the Environment
Identify
conventions/techniques
appropriate to the form of a
media text
Produce media texts for
specific purposes and
audiences
Silly Stories
What’s Inside?
Funny Comic
We Scare Bears!
Transparency 14
Transparency 17
Transparency 18
Forces Causing Movement
Tornadoes
Transparency 23
“Saving Sand Dunes”
SB 3b, pp. 68–71; TR pp. 53–58
Fables
The Beetle and the Bird
Transparency 31
“Rabbit Tricks Elephant and
Whale”
“The Crow and the Jug”
“The North Wind and the Sun”
“Expressing Opinions”
“Using Tone and Volume”
“The Pyramids of Egypt”
“Tunnels Underground”
SB 3c, pp. 10–15; TR pp. 17–24
SB 3c, pp. 99–102; TR pp. 29–34
SB 3c, pp. 104–107;TR pp. 40–45
SB 3c, pp. 119–121;TR pp. 70–76
SB 3c, pp. 122–123;TR pp. 77–81
SB 3a, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
SB 3a, pp. 42–43; TR pp. 69–73
SB 3a, pp. 52–53; TR pp. 14–15
Strong and Stable Structures
Soils in the Environment
Identify the purpose and
intended audience of media
texts
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
My Story
Plants
Expressing Opinions
Using Tone and Volume
Sliding on a Sled
Transparency 34
Transparency 35
Transparency 39
Stories in Soil
Transparency 43
How Does Your Garden Grow?
“Because of Figs”
School Tools
Transparency 45
Read-Aloud
Transparency 4
“Animals Love Mud”
“Wiggly Worms”
“Creepy Crawly Critters”
“How Does Your Garden Grow?”
“Tell Your Story”
“School Tools”
“What Would We Do Without
Plants?”
Read-Aloud
“Plants All Around Us”
SB 3c, pp. 19–22; TR pp. 31–36
SB 3c, pp. 38–39; TR pp. 66–70
SB 3c, pp. 43–44; TR pp. 77–81
SB 3c, p. 45; TR pp. 82–86
SB 3c, pp. 73–76; TR pp. 57–62
SB 3c, pp. 77–79; TR pp. 63–68
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
1 Photo Kid
2 Every Friday
3 Ten Thousand Buffalo on Our
Roof
4 Deepa’s Special Day
5 The Great Pumpkin Plant
6 From Flower to Flower
7 Green—and Mean!
8 Purple Invader
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Nelson Literacy 3
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Early Settlers
“Life in Upper Canada”
Read-Aloud
“Home, Sweet Home”
SB 3a, pp. 86–87; TR pp. 14–15
Silly Stories
“Mrs. Simkin’s Bathtub”
Read-Aloud
“Spot the Silliness”
SB 3b, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
Forces Causing Movement
“Let’s Talk about Forces”
Read-Aloud
“A Day at the Park”
SB 3b, pp. 48–49; TR pp. 14–15
Fables
“Tiger and the Big Wind”
Read-Aloud
“Tell the Fable”
SB 3c, pp. 8–9; TR pp. 14–15
Strong and Stable Structures
“Structures in Our World”
Read-Aloud
“Structures in Our World”
SB 3c, pp. 52–53; TR pp. 14–15
Soils in the Environment
“Why Should We Care About Soil?”
Read-Aloud
“The Soil Is Alive!”
SB 3c, pp. 90–91; TR pp. 14–15
Identify point of view in a
media text
Forces Causing Movement
Say Yes to Windmills!
Transparency 24
“Listen to Me!”
SB 3b, pp. 78–79; TR pp. 71–75
Demonstrate an
understanding of a variety of
media texts
Forces Causing Movement
“Safety in Motion”
SB 3b, pp. 81–84; TR pp. 81–87
Strong and Stable Structures
“Skyscrapers”
SB 3c, pp. 84–88; TR pp. 80–87
Identify an appropriate form of
media text to suit purpose and
audience
Urban and Rural
Communities
“My Visit to Iqaluit”
SB 3b, pp. 116–119;TR pp. 66–71
Express personal opinions
about ideas in media texts
Forces Causing Movement
“Have You Seen Wind?”
SB 3b, pp. 72–74; TR pp. 59–64
“Expressing Opinions”
SB 3c, pp. 43–44; TR pp. 77–81
Expectations
Nelson Literacy Unit
Fables
Expressing Opinions
Transparency 34
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
9 A New Log House
10 Before Money
11 Giving Thanks
12 Pioneer Jobs
13 Who’s Driving the Bus?
14 The Sandwich
15 The Adventures of Ardo-X
16 Hadley Goes Home
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
33 Holes Full of Moles
34 Soil Safety
35 Framer Jane’s Secrets
36 Soil from Volcanoes
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
21 Hi from Ontario
22 Our Garden in the City
23 My Thunder Bay Diary
24 The Story of My Town
17 Finding Friction
18 Flood Force
19 Animals in Motion
20 Forces in Action!
25 The Frog and the Ox
26 The Rock on the Mountain
27 The Peacock and the Crane
28 A Tale of Friendship
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Nelson Literacy 3
Expectations
Describe how different
audiences might respond to
specific media
texts
Correlation to Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8 : Language, 2006 (revised)
Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling
Student Books & Teacher’s Resource
Title
Page Reference
Title
Page Reference
Strong and Stable Structures
Dream House
Transparency 37
“Dream House”
SB 3c, pp. 68–69; TR pp. 41–45
Strong and Stable Structures
Dream House
Transparency 37
“Dream House”
SB 3c, pp. 68–69; TR pp. 41–45
Nelson Literacy Unit
Guided and Independent
Reading Kit
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
29 Living Together
30 Snow Houses
31 What a Wall!
32 Great Dams
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