Mr. Sager's 3rd Grade

We are off to a great start!

Reading Theme 1 School Days

Story 1 Ruby the Copy Cat

RI:3.1, 3.2,3.3 , 3.4 RF 3.4a W 3.2

spelling words short vowels a, e, i, o, u this, went, jump, still, last, dust, tell, drop, shut, lamp, stop, felt, drink, clock, stand, sunset, muffin, pumpkin, hidden, basket

Robust Vocabulary: trudged, gushed, coincidence, pleasant, modeled, murmured, loyal, recited, frustrated, imitated

Comprehension: characters and setting

Grammar: statements and questions

Writing: Descriptive writing. 

Math: Unit 2 Multiplication and division concepts, relationships, and patterns

3.OA.A.1

Lessons 4 , sessions, 1-4,  Lesson 4 Quiz. 

Science Unit 1 Engineering Processes

lessons 1 and 2

Social Studies

Chapter 1 Life in Communities lessons 1 and 2

Cursive letters a, b, c, d, e, f

Reading Story 2 The Day Eddie met the Author

RF 3.4, W 3:10 RL 3:10 Sl 3.4 3.6

phonics: root word + ending ed, ing

spelling words list 1: saved, moved, riding, waking, pulled, taking, hopped, baking, picked, having, letting, running, drawing, folded, shopped, freezing, equipped, dancing, happening, quitting

list 2 letting, running, drawing, folded, shopped, freezing, equipped, dancing, happening, quitting, rolling, dismissing, autographed, pondering, anticipating, resisting, assembled, frustrating, recited, galloping

Comprehension: characters and setting

Robust Vocabulary: conquer, resistance, assembly, plenty, dismiss, squirmed, patchwork, autographed, ponder, anticipation

Grammar: Commands and Exclamations

Writing: interview

Math Lesson 5 multiply wit 0,1,2,5, and 10

3OA. A3, 3OA. B7, 3OA. C7

Science Ch 1 lesson 2 Design a solution!

Social Studies Ch 1 wrap up/test start ch 2 Communities and Geography

Cursive Letters K, L, M, N, O, P.....

Parent teacher conferences 11/14 early out 1 pm 

No School 11/15

Reading Lesson 4 Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut

vocabulary: persevere, confidence, talented, apply, research, invention, hinder, disappointed, ambitious, attain.

Spelling words list 1 plurals -s -es  ants, toys, flies, things, boxes, games, lines, rocks, wishes, ladies, dishes, babies, bushes, glasses, puppies, families, libraries, brothers, packages, melodies

List 2 melodies, packages, libraries, families, puppies, elephants, llamas, monkeys, languages, newspapers, countries, biscuits, zookeepers, curriculums, conditions, referrals, strawberries, programs, watermelons, ptarmigans

Grammar: compound subjects and predicates

Comprehension:locate information, use prior information

RI 3.1,2,3  RF 3.3, RF3.4

Writing: Biography W3.2

Math Continue working with lesson 4 and 5 Multiplication, learning strategies for multiplication

3OA A3,B5,C7

Understanding Multiplication, counting equal groups, Relate addition and multiplication, skip counting, number lines, array, equation etc. 

Social Studies, Chapter 3 Early communities in America lessons 1 and 2 chapter review and quiz

Geography skill using a land form map

Science: Unit 2 Forces Lessons 1-2

Cursive words and sentences!

NO School 11/27-12/1 Thanksgiving Break

Seeing some great progress with multiplication facts, both with tricks to solve them as well as strategies. 

Reading Lesson 5 Reader's Theater The School News

Focus standards : SL 3.1, 3.2,3.5, 3.6 L3.1, 3.2 a RL 3.1, 3.3

Vocabulary viewers, survive, camouflage, concealed, independent, donated, media, feature, image, popular

Phonics review : clock, drink, moved, waking, hopped, folded, stain, layer, team, slow, toast, ladies, flies, bushes, games

list 2 another, family, head, large, answer, change, hear, last, name, children, father, heard, later, near, city, feet, help, learn, need, around

Comprehension review

Grammar review

Writing Sentence fluency, accuracy

Math Continue Iready math Lesson 6 and move on to lesson 7 multiplication!

Focus standards: 3.OAA3, 5 and 7

Social Studies Continue Chapter 3 Early Communities in America lesson 1 and 2, review and test chapter 3

vocab. Great migration, immigrant, pioneer. 

Science Unit 2 Forces Hands on activity, How Forces affect motion!  

Cursive work on joining letters to put words together! 

Early out Fri. Dec. 13th 1 pm

Christmas concert Tues. Dec. 17th 9 and 1

Christmas Party Dec. 19th 2-3

Christmas break 12/23-1/1 Have a fantastic/safe break see you next year!

Reading Theme 2 Together We Can Lesson 6 The Babe and I

Standards: RL 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, RF 3.3 a, b, c, d 3.4 a, W 3.2a, b, c

Vocabulary skim, span, shabby, embarrass, midst, elevated, dazed, collapses, contribution, initiative

Phonics/spelling Compound words: Just 1 list these weeks.....pickup, cannot, outside, bedroom, upstairs, raindrop, baseball, hallway, airplane, mailbox, sunshine, homework, classroom, something, playground, sidewalk, teaspoon, thumbtack, sandpaper, notebook

Comprehension fact/opinion

Grammar simple/compound sentences

Writing Sentence fluency, working toward paragraphs

Math Lesson 7 sessions 4-5, quiz and lesson 8 sessions 1-4

Focus standards 3.OA.A3, B.5, C.7 (basically solving problems using multiplication and increasing fluency with multiplication!)

Social Studies Continue Chapter 4 People on the Move lesson 1 and 2

vocab. Great migration, immigrant, pioneer. 

Science Unit 2 Forces Hands on activity, How Forces affect motion!  

Cursive work on joining letters to put words together! 

Special events

Reading Lesson 7 Aero and Officer Mike

Comprehension: fact and opinion

Robust Vocabulary: babble, suspicious, scent, wanders, whined, obey, demonstrate, patrol, accompany, competent

Grammar: common and proper nouns

Writing: How to paragraph

Spelling: consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, ch, wh

chin, itch, pushm, chef, when, wash, much, sharp, pitch, where, peach, child, wheat, chance, machine, cashier, friendship, hatched, finished, children

Math Lesson 8  Use multiplication facts sessions 2-5

Focus on using strategies to solve multiplication problems. 

Math fact games. 

Science: Unit 2 forces continued.  Lesson 3 electricity. Lesson round up and lesson check. 

Social studies Chapter 5 New Ideas change communities.  Inventions, Safety, 

Cursive: Sentence work and Christmas words.

Dec. 20 and 21 Christmas stories, math games focused on math facts. Board games. 

Where did January Go!!!

Events Tues. Jan. 16 End of 2nd quarter

Wed. Jan 17 PIR Day no school for students.

Reading Unit 2 Lesson 9 Stone Soup

Robust Vocabulary: dense, reaction, generous, banquet, gaze, agreeable, curiosity, famine, ingredients, momentum

Comprehension: Main Ideas and Details

Grammar: Singular and plural nouns

Phonics: consonant blends str, scr, spr

Spelling words: spray, street, sprint, stripe, screen, strong, spring, stray, scream, strike, spread, string, sprout, scratch, stream, strangers, describe, strength, destroy, instruct

Writing focus summary!  

Cursive writing write summaries in cursive. 

Math Fractions!!!  Unit 4 Lessons 20-26

Social Studies Finish Ch 6 Communities at work

Science: Start unit 3 Motion! 

Reading Unit 2 lesson 10 Reader's Theater The Case of the Three Bears' Breakfast.

Review of lessons 6-9

Phonics Review compound words, consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, ch, wh, consonant blends str, scr, spr

Spelling: 15 review words: airplane, upstairs, something, itch, chef, wheat, chance, push, enjoy, moist, clown, loud, sprint, street, scratch

Comprehension Review, fact and opinion, main idea and details, summarize

Robust Vocabulary: investigate, expert, laboratory, various, suspect, confess, perplexed, inquisitive, inviting, amusing

Grammar Review simple/compound sentences, common/proper nouns, abbreviations, singular/plural nouns.

Writing: sentence fluency/word choice, paragraphs

Math Cont. Lessons 21/22 exploring fractions., modeling and strategies!

Social Studies Unit 3 Communities at Work Chapter 6 Living and Working 

key ideas, how people earn money/making money choices

Science Unit 3 Motion What is it? Patterns in Motion. 

Cursive fluency!

Valentines day Wed. Feb. 14th If you took your Valentines box home to work on it.....please remember to bring it back by Wed. 

No School Monday Feb. 19th

Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 11Loved Best

Phonics C-le syllable

Spelling: title, table, uncle, apple, cable, bubble, beetle, rattle, purple, little, middle, simple, saddle, trouble, scribble, twinkle,. scrambled, sprinkle, buckled, tablecloth

Comprehension Plot and use story structure

Robust Vocabulary: swooned, astonished, encouraging, brief, chuckling, soothing, sobbed, praised, envious, rivalry

Grammar Possessive Nouns

Writing: paragraph that compares

Math Unit 5 Measurement, Lesson 27 focuses on time, Lesson 28 is Volume..... Power! standard is 3.MD.A1 Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes. 

Social Studies Unit 3 Communities at Work Chapter 6 Living and Working 

key ideas, how people earn money/making money choices

#We will be following the Iditarod for our social studies/science in March We will be Mushing through March!

Science Unit 3 Motion What is it? Patterns in Motion. 

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

Ski Days Thursday March 7,14, 21

Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 12 A Pen Pal for Max

Phonics Consonant Digraphs /n/,kn, gn, wr, gh

Spelling: gnat, knew, sign, knob, gnaw, write, knees, wrinkle, kneel, wrist, cough, known, rough, wrench, knight, knitting, laughter, wring, unknown, playwright

Comprehension Plot and use story structure

Robust Vocabulary: deciphered, mistaken, translate, repairs, heaving, bothersome, din, dodging, catastrophe, fortunate

Grammar singular and plural pronouns

Writing: realistic story, voice

Math Lesson 27 and 28 Time and Liquid Volume!

27 focus standard, 3.MD.A.1 tell and write time to the nearest minute, measure time intervals, add subtract intervals.....

28 focus standard, 3. MD. A2. Measure and estimate liquid volumes, masses of objects, add subtract, multiply, and divide one step story problems involving mass and volumes......

Social Studies Iditarod We will be picking a musher to follow through the race and getting familiar with the race and website www.iditarod.com Race starts March 2nd and will follow the northern route as it is an even year. 2024

#We will be following the Iditarod for our social studies/science in March We will be Mushing through March!

Science Unit 3 Motion What is it? Patterns in Motion. 

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

End of Quarter 3 March 22th

Spring Break March 25-29 

Ski Days Thursday March 7,13,20

Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 13 A Tree is Growing!

Phonics Consonant Digraphs /s/ c and /j/g

Spelling: ice, age, rice, edge, stage, giant, range, judge, ledge, police, recent, bridge, office, strange, central, celery, ceiling, difference, margin, imagine

Comprehension Author's Purpose

Robust Vocabulary: tugged, paused, columns, absorb, protects, rustling, dissolve, particles, scavenger, self-sufficient

Grammar subject and object pronouns

Writing: explanation! 

Math Lesson 29 Mass!

Focus standard Measure and estimate liquid volumes and mass of objects, add, subtract, multiply, and divide word problems involving mass. 

Social Studies Unit 3 Communities at Work Chapter 7 Working in Communities/Iditarod Study 

key ideas, how people work/different jobs

#We will be following the Iditarod for our social studies/science in March We will be Mushing through March!

Science Unit 3 Motion, Lessons 1-2

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

Early out 1 pm Thursday April 11th Parent/Teacher Conferences 1-7

No school Friday April 12th 

Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 14 One Small Place in a Tree

Phonics Consonant Digraphs V/CV VC/V

Spelling: robin, petal, seven, solid, final, given, color, hotel, wagon, music, total, cabin, taken, pupil, broken, recital, vanish, regret, colony, visiting

Comprehension Author's Purpose-Ask Questions

Robust Vocabulary: sprout, damp, suppose, roost, spears, strikes, glimpse, maze, transformation, harmony

Grammar Pronoun-Antecedent agreement

Writing: Cause and effect

Math Lesson 32 Area and Perimeter of shapes. Focus standard solve real world and math problems involving perimeter and area of different shapes. 

Social Studies Unit 3 Communities at Work Chapter 7 Working in Communities

key ideas, how people work/different jobs

Science Unit 4  Life Cycles and Inherited Traits Lesson 2 Elaborate 

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

Upcoming events 

April 17th Alberta Baer

May 10th bike rodeo

May 15th Spring Concert!!

May 17th Field Day!

May 23rd horn hunt

May 29 End of the year picnic fishing trip. 

May 31 early out and last day of school

Theme 3 As We Grow Lesson 15 Reader's Theater Ask the Experts

Skills Review

Phonics: c-le, kn, gn, wr, gh, dge

Spelling words review just 15 this week 

title, rattle, saddle, gnat, knight, wrench, rough, edge, police, giant, judge, hotel, seven, broken, taken

Comprehension review, plot, author's purpose

Vocabulary: luscious, shudder, issue, advice, consult, recommend, sensible, devise, expertise, correspondence

Fluency: Use expression, intonation

Grammar: Review: possessive nouns, pronouns

Writing Paragraphs, hero letters 

Math: Lesson 19 Scaled Graphs :Focus standard Draw picture graph and bar graphs, solve problems related to graphs 

Social Studies: Start Montana unit Lewis and Clark study

Science: Unit 3 motion lessons 3 and 4

Cursive sentences, spelling words, names, paragraphs