Unit 3 Week 1
How do we measure time?
schedule, immediately, weekend, calendar, occasion
HFW: away, now, some, today, way, why
Phonics: long a: a_e
contractions with not
Reading Strategies and Skills:
Make and Confirm Predictions
Character, Setting, Plot
Grammar Skill:
Verbs, Commas in a Series
Unit 3 Week 2
How do plants change as they grow?
bloom, sprout, grasped, assist, spied
HFW: green, grow, pretty, should, together, water
Phonics: Long i: i_e
Plurals (with CVCe words)
Reading Strategies and Skills:
Make and Confirm Predictions
Plot: sequence
Grammar Skill:
Present-Tense Verbs
Capitalize and Underline Titles of Plays
Unit 3 Week 3
What is a folktale?
tale, hero, timid, foolish, eventually
HFW: any, from, happy, once, so, upon
Phonics: soft c; soft g, dge
-ed and –ing
(drop final e)
Reading Strategies and Skills:
Make and Confirm Predictions
Plot: Cause and Effect
Grammar Skill:
Past- and Future- Tense Verbs
Commas in a Series
Unit 3 Week 4
How is life different than it was long ago?
century, past, present, future, entertainment
HFW: ago, boy, girl, how, old, people
Phonics:long o: o_e: long u: u_e: long e: e_e
CVCe syllables
Reading Strategies and Skills:
Reread
Connections Within Text: Compare and Contrast
Grammar Skill:
Is and Are
Commas in Dates