Third Grade
ESL classes start the week of September 5th.
Please visit your child's Canvas and view the Modules posted in Canvas.
September: Week of September 11th
Students use simple and compound sentences
to write a short essay about themselves
with the support of the student created posters, an essay chart, and sentence/paragraph frames.
Students review the essay chart to identify the parts of the essay.
September: Week of September 5th
Students use nouns, verbs, and adjectives in simple and compound sentences
to tell interesting facts about themselves,
to describe themselves
to explain what they like to do and why
to write about themselves
with the support of student-created posters/All About Me Poster
Students work and create All About Me poster and use it to practice speaking and writing as they share information about themselves!
February 2023
Students take the ACCESS test.
January 2023
Students use test specific words in simple sentences
to discuss and explain how to take the ACCESS test
with the support of test visuals, group discussions, individual test practice sessions and assignments posted in Google Classroom
Students use content related words on the topic of adaptations and life of frogs in simple and compound sentences
to read a nonfiction text
to write an informational text
with the support of a graphic organizer for reading and writing posted in Google classroom
December 2022- January 2023
Students use content related words on the topic of adaptations and life of frogs in simple sentences
to read a nonfiction text
to identify, know, and use text features to locate information in an nonfiction text
to determine main ideas of a text
to summarize a text
to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text
with the support of vocabulary work activities, main idea supporting details graphic organizer, nonfiction text features chart, and shared writing experiences.
August 2022
Welcome to 2022-2023 School Year!
ESL teachers are currently working on identifying current and potential English Language Learners.
New students who show a need for Language Support services will receive the services.
The start of the ESL classes has not been determined.
April-May 2020: All assignments are posted in Google Classroom!
March 2020
Students use content specific words from the Book Peter Pan in complete sentences
to determine the main idea and details of a chapter under discussion, Book Peter Pan
to write short narratives/accounts of the events in the book Peter Pan
with the support of Gist Template and Narrative Template posted in Google Classroom
February 2020
Students take the ACCESS Test
January 2020
Students use test specific words in simple sentences
to discuss and explain how to take the ACCESS test
with the support of test visuals, group discussions, individual test practice sessions and assignments posted in Google Classroom
December 2019- January 2020
Students use content related words on the topic of adaptations and life of frogs in simple sentences
to read a nonfiction text
to identify, know, and use text features to locate information in an nonfiction text
to determine main ideas of a text
to summarize a text
to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text
with the support of vocabulary work activities, main idea supporting details graphic organizer, nonfiction text features foldable, and shared writing experiences.
November 2019
Students use content related words in simple sentences
to read a pourquoi tale
to explore the overall structure of the narrative
to recount the events in the narrative
to describe challenges/problem characters face and how they react
to explain the point of a pourquoi tale
to write a summary of a pourquoi tale
with the support of vocabulary work activities, narrative/story elements graphic organizer.
September-October 2019
Students use content related words on the topic of learning challenges in simple sentences
to read about learning challenges people face
to discuss and write about what challenges people face and how they overcome them
with the support of reading groups, read aloud, word banks, shared writing, sentence starters, and paragraph frames
September 2019
Student use nouns, pronouns, and verbs in simple sentences
to write about themselves
to express their likes and dislikes
with the support of noun chart and verb lists.