3rd Grade Unit 1 Text Resources: You may use these resources to select
texts to use with the CSCOPE lessons, or use additional campus
resources.
Word Study Daily Lesson 5
Daily Lesson 1:
newspapers, etc
CSCOPE Resources Grade-appropriate text to teach context clues:
Baloney (Henry P.), by Jon Scieszka
You will need to select a variety of text such as dictionaries, phone books, magazines, recipes, informational books,
Daily Lessons 2-15: CSCOPE Resources: Grade-appropriate fictional stories
Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neil
The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn
Tree of Cranes, by Allen Say
Silver Pony, by Lynd Ward
Pink and Say, by Patricia Polacco
Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, by P.D. Johnson
Fly Away Home, by Eve Bunting
Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Birchbark House, by Louise Edrich
Amber Brown in Not a Crayon, by Paula Danziger
Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen
Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon
Skippyjon Jones, by Judy Schachner
= in your CSCOPE book collection
Daily Lessons 2&3:
You will need to select a grade-appropriate fictional story
A Fine, Fine School HMH: Unit 1, Lesson 1
Daily Lessons 4&5:
You will need to select a grade-appropriate fictional story with strong characters
Destiny’s Gift HMH Unit 1, Lesson 3
Daily Lesson 6:
You will need to select a grade-appropriate fictional story or excerpt from a novel
Two Bad Ants HMH: Unit 5, Lesson 21
Daily Lesson 7:
You will need to use a grade-appropriate fictional story that has been read in previous lessons or a familiar story like Jack
and the Beanstalk or Little Red Riding Hood.
Daily Lesson 8:
You will need to select a grade-appropriate fictional story
The Harvest Birds HMH Unit 2, Lesson 8
Daily Lessons 9&10: You will need to select a grade-appropriate fictional text
The Science Fair HMH Unit 3, Lesson 12
Daily Lesson 11:
You will need to use a grade-appropriate fictional text that has been previously read and has a completed sequential graphic
organizer. Use the text from day 7, 8, 9, or 10
Daily Lesson 12:
You will need to use a grade-appropriate fictional text that has been previously read and has a completed sequential graphic
organizer. Use the text from day 7, 8, 9, or 10
Daily Lesson 13:
You will need to use a grade-appropriate fictional text that has been previously read and has a completed sequential graphic
organizer. Use the text from day 7, 8, 9, or 10
Daily Lesson 14:
You will need to use a grade-appropriate fictional text that has been previously read and has a completed sequential graphic
organizer. Use the text from day 7, 8, 9, or 10
Daily Lesson 15:
You will need to use 2 grade-appropriate fictional text (one written in 1st person and the other written 3rd person) and all
texts/books read in previous daily lessons.
Two Bad Ants HMH Unit 5, Lesson 21 (1st person POV)
The Science Fair HMH Unit 3, Lesson 1 (3rd Person POV)
Daily Lesson 16:
You will need to select 2 grade-appropriate folktales
Paca and the Beetle HMH Unit 6, Lesson 26
Story Telling Stone HMH Unit 2, Lesson 8
The Harvest Birds HMH Unit 2, Lesson 8
http://www.americanfolklore.net/
CSCOPE Resources Grade-appropriate traditional folktales
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale, by Carmen Agra Deedy
The Ghost Catcher: A Bengali Folktale, by Martha Hamilton
The Magic Fish, by Freya Littledale
= in your CSCOPE book collection
Daily Lesson 17:
You will need to select 2 grade-appropriate myths
The Dragon’s Pearl HMH Unit 4, Lesson 19
The Raven: An Inuit Myth HMH Unit 4, Lesson 20
CSCOPE Resources Grade-appropriate myths and legends books
Why the Sky is Far Away, by Mary-Joan Gerson
Hercules: The Man, the Myth, the Hero, by Kathryn Lasky
The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas, by Tomie De Paola
= in your CSCOPE book collection
Daily Lesson 18:
You will need to select a fable, legend, or myth
CSCOPE Resources Grade-appropriate fables
The Lion and the Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney
Rabbit’s Gift: A Fable from China, by George Shannon
The Boy Who Cried Wol,f by Eric Blair
Once a Mouse--: A Fable Cut in Wood, by Marcia Brown
CSCOPE Resources Grade-appropriate myths and legends books
Why the Sky is Far Away, by Mary-Joan Gerson
Hercules: The Man, the Myth, the Hero, by Kathryn Lasky
The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas, by Tomie De Paola
CSCOPE Resources Grade-appropriate myths and legends books
Why the Sky is Far Away, by Mary-Joan Gerson
Hercules: The Man, the Myth, the Hero, by Kathryn Lasky
The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas, by Tomie De Paola
= in your CSCOPE book collection
www.aesopfables.org
Daily Lesson 19: You will need to select a fictional piece of media that contains a theme/message. Possible types of media could include a comic
strip, a fictional TV show, and audio book, a story on a website, a short movie, etc
Daily Lesson 20: Teacher Book Talk: You will need to select a grade-appropriate favorite fiction text to model Book Talks for students
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/ website with book talk examples
Daily Lesson 21: Student Book Talks