GRADE READING Week 1 of 2nd 6 weeks 3rd SE Focus MONDAY TUESDAY Sep.29 Sequence of Events/Question Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas WEDNESDAY Sep.30 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas Oct.1 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas THURSDAY Oct.2 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas FRIDAY Oct.3 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas. *15 minutes of VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION: context clues, word origin, affixes, and dictionary skills (at least once a week) *THEME is taught as appropriate for every text Strategy: GIST (Generating Interactions between Schemata and Text) Weekly Story: Max’s Words Novel: MONDAY TUESDAY (15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Suffixes –er, -or TLI strategy: Making Connections Fluency: Cold Reading CPQ: What clues in a story help you figure out the sequence of events? 30 minutes: Reading Rules (RC1) Intro: Coach 1 pg. 96-97, Step Up pg.77-80Guided: Kamico –Science exercise 7 pg.59 Independent: RTI Forde Ferrier 29, STAAR Master pg.37 Puzzling Gift Homework: Coach pg.98-99 “How to buy a skateboard” Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg.T4 WEDNESDAY 15-20 min) LE 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Suffixes –er, -or TLI strategy: Making Connections Fluency: Rapid Word Recognition Chart Intro: Step Up pg. 60-64 Guided: STAAR Reading pg.82-85 “How to make a burrito” Independent: Step Upg.65-68 Homework: Forde Ferrier pg.30 “Chalk” Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg.T4 THURSDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 suffixes –er,-or 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 suffixes –er,or TLI strategy: Making Connections Fluency: Highlight punctuation TLI strategy: Making Connections Fluency: Pencil swing Intro: Step Up pgs 73-76 Intro; KEYS pg.52-55 Guided: Motivation pg.33-40 “Earn,Save,Spend and Donate” Guided: Forde Ferrier “Sharks” Independent: Step Up pg. 69-72 Forde Ferrier 53 Homework: STAAR Reading pg. 86-88 “Make Errands more fun” Independent: Forde Ferrier pg. 55 Homework: Forde Ferrier pgs. 54 and 57 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg.T4 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg.T4 FRIDAY: Assessment Story Week 1 Max’s Words/ Measuring Up pg. 169-176, pg.11 and 13 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Suffixes –er, -or TLI strategy: Making Connections Fluency: Hot Read 3rd GRADE READING Week 2 of 2nd 6 weeks SE Focus Text/Graphic Features MONDAY Oct. 6 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas TUESDAY Oct. 7 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Oct. 8 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas FRIDAY Oct. 9 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas Oct. 10 Spelling: Long /Short Vowels VCV Pattern Grammar: Verbs Writing:To respond Focus Trait:Ideas *15 minutes of VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION: context clues, word origin, affixes, and dictionary skills (at least once a week) *THEME is taught as appropriate for every text Strategy: GIST (Generating Interactions between Schemata and Text) Weekly Story: What do illustrators do? Novel: NoNonnnn MONDAY 15-20 min) LE TUESDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Synonyms 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Synonyms TLI strategy: Asking Questions Fluency: Cold Read TLI strategy: Asking Questions Fluency: Rapid Word Recognition Chart CPQ: How do pictures help to tell a story? Intro: STAAR Master pg.25-30 Intro: STAAR Master pg.8-12 “Part of the Family” Guided:Cont. “Wooly Bear Forecaster” Guided: Cont. pgs. 8-12 Independent: Key science lesson 21 pg.232-235 “The sun and the earth” Independent: STAAR Reading pg.58-67 “The Sahara Desert” Homework: “All About Grasshoppers” Homework: “Horses in History” Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T94 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T94 WEDNESDAY 15-20 min) LE THURSDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Synonyms 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Synonyms TLI strategy: Asking Questions Fluency: Highlight punctuation TLI strategy: Asking Questions Lesson Fluency: Pencil swing Intro: STAAR Mini Test “Vernon’s Questions”, “At Home with Bats of Carlsbad Caverns” Intro: STAAR Ready “The Color Wheel” pg.100-101 Guided: Kamico “Paint” pg. 19-23 Independent: Key Science Lesson 22 pgs. 236-340 “Planets” Homework: STAAR Ready “Go Green Start Recycling” pg. 102-104 Guided: Forde Ferrier “Rico’s Treasure” Independent: KEY Science Lesson 17 pg. 215-218 Homework: Keys Science Lesson 1 pg. 144-147 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T94 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T94 FRIDAY FRIDAY: Assessment Story Graphic Features Week 2 What do illustrators do? STAAR Mini Test “Presto Change-O! A Butterfly Appers” ,”Big Red Roo” 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Synonym’s TLI strategy: Asking Questions Fluency: Hot Read 3rd GRADE READING Week 3 of 2ndt 6 weeks SE Focus MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Conclusions/Infer Predict Oct. 13 Spelling: Silent Letters kn,wr Grammar:Commas in a series Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Word Choice Oct. 14 Spelling: Silent Letters kn,wr Grammar:Commas in a series Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Word Choice Oct.15 Spelling: Silent Letters kn,wr Grammar:Commas in a series Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Word Choice Oct.16 Spelling: Silent Letters kn,wr Grammar:Commas in a series Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Word Choice Oct.19 Spelling: Silent Letters kn,wr Grammar:Commas in a series Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Word Choice *15 minutes of VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION: context clues, word origin, affixes, and dictionary skills (at least once a week) *THEME is taught as appropriate for every text Strategy: GIST (Generating Interactions between Schemata and Text) Weekly Story: The Harvest Birds Novel: MONDAY 15-20 min) LE TUESDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Multiple Meaning Words 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Multiple Meaning Words TLI strategy: Making Inferences and Predictions Fluency: Cold Read TLI strategy: Making Inferences Fluency: Rapid Word Recognition Chart CPQ: How can readers figure out the message in a story? Intro/ Guided: Motivation Reading 4 “A Smile on the C. Trial’ pg. 75-80 Intro/Guided: Motivation Reading 4 “Dramatic Club Challenge” pg. 55-60 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg. 34, Keys pg.86-87 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg. 33 Motivation Reading Benchmark “A feel for art” pg. 36-42 Homework: Motivation Reading pg. 186-196 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T182 Homework: Coach pg. 40-41 “Sound” Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T182 WEDNESDAY 15-20 min) LE THURSDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Multiple Meaning Words 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Multiple Meaning Words TLI strategy: Making Inferences and Predictions Fluency: Highlight punctuation TLI strategy: Making Inferences Lesson Fluency: Pencil swing Intro/Guided: Motivation Reading 4 “The Big Catch” pg. 7-12 Intro/Guided: Motivation Reading 4 “Village of Reeds” pg. 25-30 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg52, Keys pg. 92-94 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg.63 STAAR Master “Ways to say hello” Homework: pg. 205-208 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T182 Homework: Measuring Up pg. 208-212, Forde Ferreir pgs 62,65,64 “Alaska Moving” Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T182 FRIDAY: Assessment Making Conclusions/Inferences Week 3 The Harvest Birds/ Forde Ferrier pg. 87 “Moon Cheese” and “Bench Kids in Action”pgs. 72-77 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Multiple Meaning Words TLI strategy: Making Inferences / Predictions Lesson Fluency: Hot Read GRADE READING Week 4 of 2nd 6 weeks 3rd SE Focus Cause/Effect Monitor/Clarify MONDAY TUESDAY Oct. 20 Spelling: Vowel Pairs ow, ou Grammar: Simple Subjects /Predicates Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Organization Oct. 21 Spelling: Vowel Pairs ow, ou Grammar: Simple Subjects /Predicates Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Organization WEDNESDAY Oct.22 Spelling: Vowel Pairs ow, ou Grammar: Simple Subjects /Predicates Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Organization THURSDAY FRIDAY Oct.23 Spelling: Vowel Pairs ow, ou Grammar: Simple Subjects /Predicates Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Organization Oct.24 Spelling: Vowel Pairs ow, ou Grammar: Simple Subjects /Predicates Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Organization *15 minutes of VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION: context clues, word origin, affixes, and dictionary skills (at least once a week) *THEME is taught as appropriate for every text Strategy: GIST (Generating Interactions between Schemata and Text) Weekly Story: Kamishibai Man Novel: MONDAY TUESDAY (15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Dictionary/Glossary Entry TLI strategy: Making Connections Lesson Fluency: Cold Read CPQ: How can a new invention cause people’s lives to change? 30 minutes: Reading Rules (RC1) Intro: Kamico “The Man In The Ice” pg. 179-182 Guided: Motivation Reading “Nature’s Threats” Independent: STAAR Master “Weird Wiggly, and Woderful”p.46-50 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Dictionary/ Glossary Entry TLI strategy: Making Connections Fluency: Rapid Word Recognition Chart Intro: Kamico Fire Safety pg. 71-77 Guided: Motivation Reading “Enchanted Rock” pg. 119 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg. 112 Keys Lesson 19 pg.224-227 Homework: Measuring Up “Good Luck Store” Pg.219-221 Homework: Forde Ferrier pg. 117-118 “How to load a dishwasher”, “Popcorn Balls” Tier II/III pg.T270 Tier II/III pg.T270 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Dictionary/ Glossary Entry 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Dictionary /Glossary TLI strategy: Making Connections Lesson Fluency: Highlight punctuation TLI strategy: Making Connections Lesson Fluency: Pencil swing Guided: Motivation Reading 4 “Journey Into Space”pg.245 Intro: Foder Ferrier pg.111 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg. 113, Keys Lesson 20 pg. 228-231 Homework: Measure Up pg. 228-231 “Pack Winter” Guided: Forde Ferrier “Walt Disney World” pg. 97-106 Independent: Motivation Reading “Adopt a Highway” pg. 137-144 Homework: Forde Ferrier pg.114 and 116 “Hair Balls”, “Algal Blooms” Tier II/III Journey’s TE pg.T270 Tier II/III pg.T270 FRIDAY: Assessment Cause/Effect Week 4 Kamishibai Man , Motivational Reading “Kiowa Indians” pg. 203-208 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Dictionary /Glossary Entry TLI strategy: Making Connections Lesson Fluency: Hot Read 3rd GRADE READING Week 5 of 2nd 6 weeks SE Focus Main Ideas and Details/ Summarize MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Oct.28 THURSDAY Oct.29 FRIDAY Oct. 27 Spelling: Words with aw,au,al,o Oct.30 Spelling: Words with aw,au,al,o Spelling: Words with aw,au,al,o Spelling: Words with aw,au,al,o Spelling: Words with aw,au,al,o Oct. 31 Grammar: Pronouns Writing: Write to respond Grammar: Pronouns Writing: Write to respond Grammar: Pronouns Writing: Write to respond Grammar: Pronouns Writing: Write to respond Grammar: Pronouns Writing: Write to respond Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency *15 minutes of VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION: context clues, word origin, affixes, and dictionary skills (at least once a week) *THEME is taught as appropriate for every text Strategy: GIST (Generating Interactions between Schemata and Text) Weekly Story: Young Thomas Edison Novel: MONDAY 15-20 min) LE TUESDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Categorize and Classify 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Categorize and Classify TLI strategy: Summarize Fluency: Cold Read TLI strategy: Summarize Fluency: Rapid Word Recognition Chart CPQ: Why are details important in a biography? Intro: Coach “Organic Farming” pg. 164-165 Intro: Texas Assessment Prep Book pg.80 Coach pg. 160-162 Guided: STAAR Ready “Young Abe Lincoln” Guided: STAAR Master “Dear Abby” pg. 34-39 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg.50 “Snow Fort” Independent: Forde Ferrier pg. 49 “Watch Dog” Homework: Texas Assessment Prep Book pg. 81 “The Red Cross” Homework: Step Up to the TEKS “Walrus” Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T360 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T360 WEDNESDAY 15-20 min) LE THURSDAY /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Categorize and Classify 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Categorize and Classify TLI strategy: Summarize Fluency: Highlight punctuation TLI strategy: Summarize Fluency: Pencil swing Intro: STAAR Ready “Scraping the Sky: The Empire State Building” Intro: Break Away ”Pepper the Gerbil” pg. 21 Guided: “Songs of the Sea” Guided: Break Away “Jellyfish: Only a Little Jelly and No Fish” pg.24-25 Independent: Forde Ferrier pg.51 “Aquarium” and “Moon Flower” Independent: Break Away “Pretzels, The Twisted Treat” pg. 33-34 Homework: Texas Assessment Prep. Book pg. 82-83 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T360 Tier II/III: Journey’s TE pg. T360 FRIDAY FRIDAY: Assessment Main Idea and Details/ Summarization Week 5 Young Thomas Edison/ Motivation Reading Benchmark pg.78, Texas Assessment Prep “Jim Thorpe” 15-20 min) LE /Vocabulary Initiative/RC1 Categorize and Classify TLI strategy: Summarize Fluency: Hot Read