GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Launch Readers’ Workshop Sensory/Visualizing MEAP Prep *Basic Edition Writing Launch Writers’ Workshop Narrative MEAP Prep *First Day Jitters (U1) *Dear Juno(U1) *Stone Soup(U3) *Boom Town(U5) *Cook-A-Doodle-Do(U4) Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes The Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler Chris Van Allsburg series see author study list Advice from a Frog by Alice Schertle Basket Moon by Marylyn Ray Hello Harvest Moon by Ralph Fetcher Lightning by Seymour Simon Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Come on, Rain by Karren Hesse Eleanor by Barbara Cooney If Not For the Cat by Jack Prelutsky Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman Two Bad Ants by Chris VanAllsburg Thunder Cakes by Patricia Palocco The Gardner by Sarah Stewart The Story of the Sea Glass by Anne Wescott Dodd A Symphony of Whales by Steve Schuch Who Came Down that Road by George Ella Lyon Miss Alaineus by Debra Frasier A Chair for my Mother by Vera B. Williams Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Fiona Watt Michigan Chillers set by Jonathan Rand (student) get from library Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (5-student) The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (5-student) Superfudge by Judy Blume (Read aloud) Document1 SEPTEMBER 1 GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Connections/Retell *Basic Edition Writing *Dear Juno(U1) *The Jones Family Express (U3) *A Castle on Viola Street(U6) *The Printer(U5) *Beatrice’s Goat (5) *What’s in Store for the Future? *The Perfect Pet (U1) Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carl A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting A Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant North Country Night by Daniel San Souci Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant The Wall by Eve Bunting The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg Jackie’s Bat by Marybeth Lorbiecki My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant Granddaddy’s Gift by Margaree King Mitchell The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Say Something by Peggy Moss The Story of the Sea Glass by Anne Wescott Dodd Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Eleanor by Barbara Cooney Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan If Not For The Cat by Jack Prelutsky Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman A Symphony of Whales by Steve Schuch Who Came Down That Road? by George Ella Lyon Widow’s Broom by Chris VanAllsburg Just Juice by Karen Hesse (Read Aloud) Document1 OCTOBER 2 GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Monitor for Meaning *Basic Edition NOVEMBER Writing Dialog in Fiction *The Perfect Pet (U1) *Wilbur’s Boast (U6) *A Castle on Viola Street (U6) * The Printer (U5) *What Do Illustrators Do? (U3) *Wolf! (U2) *One Riddle, One Answer (3) *Stone Soup (3) *Boom Town (U5) *Seven Spools of Thread(U4) Chris Van Allsburg books The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco Roxaboxen by Barbara Cooney Weslandia by Paul Fleischman A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting Crickwing by Janell Cannon Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney The Raft by Jim LaMarche Zoom by Istvan Banyai Re-zoom by Istvan Banyai Motion by Darlene Boyd Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder and Jerry Pinkney A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting Spots of Light by Meachen Rau Northern Lights A to Z by Mindy Dwyer The Mystery of Sara Beth by Polly Putnam 26 Fairmount St. by Tomie de Paola Elmer by David McKee Paul Bunyan by Carol Ottolenghi Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride by Brian Selznick Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment by Wendy Macdonald Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen (5-student) Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes ( Read Aloud) Document1 3 GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Opinion Texts Asking Questions *Basic Edition Writing Opinions - Letters *The Strongest One ((U2)] *Here’s My Dollar (U4) *My Very Own Room (U4) *Saving the Sand Dunes (U3) *Washington Weed Wackers (U4) *Author, A True Story (U2) *What Do Illustrators Do? (U *An American Hero Flies Again(U6) *Mother to Tiger (U6) *The Perfect Pet(U1) The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster Granddaddy’s Gift by Margaree King Mitchell Knots on a Coqnting Rope by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna The Royal Bee by Frances Park and Ginger Park She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! by Kathryn Lasky The Sweetest Fig by Chris VanAllsburg The Wretched Stone by Chris VanAllsburg Should There Be Zoos by Tony Stead Dear Mr. LaRue by Mark Teague Duck for President by Doreen Cronin Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin Probuditi by Chris VanAllsburg How to Write a Review by Cecilia Minden Polar Express by Chris VanAllsburg Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say The World According to Humprey by Betty G. Briney (Read Aloud) Document1 DECEMBER 4 GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading NonFiction Determining Importance *Basic Edition JANUARY Writing Information *Life in Antarctica (U1 Intro) * Penguin Chick (U1) *The Truth About Wolves (U2 Intro) *Whose Habitat is It? (U1) *What’s in Store for the Future? (U2) *Planets in Our Solar System (U2) *Saving the Sand Dunes (U3) *What Do Illustrators Do? (U *Animal Homes (U5) *Homegrown Butterflies (U6) *Mother to Tiger (U6) How to Write a Newspaper Article by Cecilia Minden A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry The Giving Tree by Shel Silvertstein Mackinac Bridge; by Gloria Whelan Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle The Log Cabin Quilt by Ellen Howard The Legend of the Lady Slipper by Larsen-Lunge, Lise and Preus, Margi Skysisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose The Voyager’s Paddle by Kathy-Jo Wargin City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan Actual Size by Steve Jenkins Big & Little by Steve Jenkins Biggest, Strongest, Fastest By Steve Jenkins Down, Down, Down by Steve Jenkins Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest by Steve Jenkins Living Color by Steve Jenkins Bold, Bright, Black & White Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent The Flower Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta & Leslie Evans Fishes by Alwyne Wheeler Forest: The Living World by Theresa Greenway Incredible Inventions by Lee Bennett Hopkins Mosquito Bite by Alexandra Siy & Dennis Kunkel Sea and Oceans by Felicity Brooks Seed, Soil, Sun by Cris Peterson Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies Survival At 40 Below by Debbie S. Miller What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Wind and Storms by Fred & Jeanne Biddulph Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner The Veil of Snows by Chris VanAllsburg Time Warp Trio Series by Jon Scieszka Document1 5 GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Connections/Retell Inferring *Basic Edition FEBRUARY Writing Poetry Fables/Legends/Myths Poetry for Young People by Robert Frost Poetry for Young People by Carl Sandburg Poetry for Young People by Walt Whitman Poetry for Young People by Emily Dickenson The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes published by Alfred A. Knopf/Vintage. If Not For the Cat by Jack Prelutsky Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face: And Other Poems: Some of the Best of Jack Prelutsky Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein The Aunt in Our House by Angela Johnson Crickwing by Janell Cannon The Dot by Peter Reynolds The Gardener by Sarah Stewart Good Dog, Carl by Alexander Day Kamishibai Man by Allen Say Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna Arizona A Tale of the Northern Lights by Mindy Dwyer The Royal Bee by Frances Park and Ginger Park She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! by Kathryn Lasky Time Flies by Eric Rohmann Wave by Suzy Lee The Wretched Stone by Chris VanAllsburg I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth by Patricia Polacco The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni Aesop’s Fables selected/illustrated by Michael Hauge Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aarderra D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths Ingri d'Aulaire (Author), Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (Author) Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greeks Myths, Retold by Cynthia Rylant The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Hartman, Bob How to Be a Pirate by Cowell, Cressida (student 6) The Lightning Theif by Rioran, Rick (student 6) Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Riordan, Rick (student 6) Charlotte's Web (student 6) Document1 6 GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Informational Main Idea Narrative theme/ Compare/Contrast *Basic Edition *Getting the Vote Out (student 6) *A Carousel of Dreams (U5) *Saving the Sand Dunes (U5) *Mother to Tiger (U6) Mamma Played Baseball David Adler Through the Cracks by Judy Paolline Miss Alaineus by Debra Frasier John Henry by Lester Julius Baloney by Jon Scieszka Hello Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher There's a Hair in my Dirt by Gary Larson Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin Alphabet City by Johnson, Stephen Johnson City By Number by Stephen Courage by Bernard Waber 3 Cheers for Catherine the Great! by Cari Best Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges The Secret Knowledge of Grown Ups by David Wisniewski The Secret Short Cut by Mark Teague A.Lincoln and Me by Louise Bordin Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter Meteor! by Patricia Polacco Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln by Patricia Polacco The Sweetest Fig by Chris VanAllsburg Words of Stone by Kevin Henkes Document1 7 MARCH Writing Opinion GRADE 3 READING LIST Reading Retell Monitor for Meaning, Inferring, Determining Importance Author Study *Basic Edition Mentor Text Chris VanAllsburg set Bad Day at Riverbend Ben’s Dream The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Jumanji Just a Dream The Mysteries of Harris Burdick The Stranger Two Bad Ants The Veil of Snows Widow’s Broom The Wretched Stone The Wreck of the Zephyr Zathura The Z was Zapped The Sweetest Fig Swan Lake Probuditi Polar Express Patricia Polacco set Junkyard Wonders When Lightning comes in a Jar The Trees of the Dancing Goats The Keeping Quilt The Lemonade Club Thunder Cakes I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Pink and Say The Bee Tree Chicken Sunday Meteor! Thank you, Mr. Falker Mrs. Mack Babushka’s Doll Babushka Baba Yaga Some Birthday! Document1 8 APRIL Writing Informational review 3 types GRADE 3 READING LIST Mentor Text Reading Informational Summarizing *Basic Edition Writing Information *Animal Homes * Home Grown Butterflies *Planets in Our Solar System Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleem W. Zoehfeld Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies Mosquito Bite by Alexandra Siy Diary of a Worm (or Fly or Spider) by Doreen Cronin George Did It! by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Jumanji by Chris VanAllsburg The Days of Summer by Eve Bunting The Flower Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta and Leslie Evans Butterfly House by Eve Bunting 14 Cows for America by David McKee The Last of the Really Great Whang Noodles by Julie Andrews See the Ocean by Estelle Condra A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes The Run Away Garden by Jeffrey Ebbeler My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco Manfish, A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Eric Puybaret The Chicken Sister by Laura Numberoff Old Cricket by Lisa Wheeler Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown Those Shoes by Maribeth Boeltx Elmer by David Mckee Document1 MAY/JUNE 9