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

PIR no school Mon. Sept 22

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

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 , Lesson 6 when finished

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 G,H, I, J, K, L.....

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! 

Reading Lesson 7 Aero and Officer Mike

W.3.4 3.2, RL 3.3 3.2 3.4, SL 3.4 Going to try this one with our how to paragraph L 3.1a

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, push, 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 standard 3.OA.B5 using properties of operations as strategies for multiplication and division.

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 Valentines day 2/14 afternoon party

Reading Unit 2 Lesson 9 Stone Soup

RL 3.4, 3.2, 3.9 Sl 3.2 3.6 W3:10 summaries and other daily writing. 

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!!!  3NFA1,2,3 Understanding Fractions, Comparing Fractions, Unit 4 Lessons 20-22 Then start on Data and Graphing. 

Social Studies Finish Ch 6 Communities at work We are working on Economics Making money!!!!!!

Science: Start unit 3 Motion! 

Special events early out Wed. 2/19 Thurs. 2/20 1pm no school Fri 11/21 RL Hosting district tournament

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

Review of lessons 6-9

Standards: RL 3.4,3.2,3.9 SL 3.2, 3.6 W 3.10 summaries 

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!

Standards 3.NF A2 and A3 

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!

Ski Day Tues. March 4th

Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 11Loved Best

Phonics C-le syllable

Spelling: list 1 title, table, uncle, apple, cable, bubble, beetle, rattle, purple, little, middle, simple, saddle, trouble, scribble, twinkle,. scrambled, sprinkle, buckled, tablecloth List 2 section, caution, fiction, nation, action, vision, vacation, motion, question, mention, station, attention, portion, collection, session, admission, discussion, decision, definition, description

Reading Lesson 11 Loved Best W3.1 a,3.10 SL 3.1abcd L3.2 d L3.4 b

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 Continue Fractions, Lesson 22 and 23 3NFA3, comparing fractions

Social Studies Iditarod Study!!!!

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

Science Iditarod, resistance, etc. 

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

Ski Days Thursday March 18,25, 

Early Out Fri. 3/28 1:00

Spring Break 3/31-4/4

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

L.3.1b SL3.2,3.3 W 3.7 cont. RI 3.9, 3.3c RF 3.4

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

Spelling: list 1gnat, knew, sign, knob, gnaw, write, knees, wrinkle, kneel, wrist, cough, known, rough, wrench, knight, knitting, laughter, wring, unknown, playwright

List 2 descendant, desegregate, dimension, guinea, gumption, hospitalize, hydraulic, journalist, knuckle, landslide, loophole, orangutan, carbon, clearance, coverage, diagnose, radioactive, salamander, tread, westbound

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 Fractions cont. Lessons 23 and 24

3NFA3 equivalent fractions 

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 Iditarod cont. 

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

Makeup ski day Wed. 4/9

Parent teacher conferences Thurs. 4/17 early out 1 pm NO school Fri. 4/18

RL 3.1, 3.7, RF 3.4a W 3.2 SL 3.4 (finish up presentations W 3.4,3.7

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

List 2 

light, back, course, food, like, home, line, nothing, became, form, house, little, because, found, live, number, been, didn't, four, however

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 19 Focus on Data and graphing

3MDB.3

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

key ideas, how people work/different jobs

Science Unit 3 Motion, Lessons 1-2

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

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

RI 3.1, RF3.4, W3.5,SL 3.1,

Phonics Consonant Digraphs V/CV VC/V

Spelling: list 1 robin, petal, seven, solid, final, given, color, hotel, wagon, music, total, cabin, taken, pupil, broken, recital, vanish, regret, colony, visiting

List 2 puzzle, spaceship, taken, whole, repairing, stillness, topnotch, why, really, stories, toward, willow, studying, treaty, remember, success, wallowing, without, roommate, surely

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 Unit 6 Shapes Lessons 1-3

Focused standard 3GA1. understand shapes in different categories

Social Studies Unit 4 Communities have Governments Chapter 8 How Government works 

key ideas, how people work/different jobs

Science Unit 4  Life Cycles Lesson 1, 2 exploration (also hatching chicks from eggs and watching them grow)

Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!

Upcoming events

May 9th bike rodeo

May 14th Spring Concert!!

May 28th Tippet Rise trip

May 30th Field Day

June 4th End of the year picnic fishing trip. 

June 6th  early out and last day of school

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

We will be practicing our Reader's Theater to present. 

Skills Review

L3.2d, SL 3.1b, W3.2a RL 3.1 3.3

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

Spelling words review just 15 this week 

List 1:title, rattle, saddle, gnat, knight, wrench, rough, edge, police, giant, judge, hotel, seven, broken, taken

Comprehension review, plot, author's purpose

List 2: pilfer, pinnacle, narrow, leniency, intention, duration, conclude, conformable, clamber, marvelous, methodical, relative, reluctant, tactical 

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: Review skills that need some work, borrowing, and multiplication fluency especially with facts.

3.0 A and 3.0ABs

Social Studies:  Finish ch 8 government then Start Montana unit Lewis and Clark study

Science: Cont. Unit 4 life cycles.

Cursive sentences, spelling words, names, paragraphs

Upcoming events

May 28th Tippet Rise trip

May 30th Field Day

June 4th End of the year picnic fishing trip. 

June 6th  early out and last day of school

Have a Wonderful Safe Summer

Read, Read, Read, do math facts, and Have Fun!

Theme 4 Tails to Tell

Lesson 16 Lon Po Po

vocabulary: charming, racket, tender, delighted, brittle, embraced, cunning, disguised, ingenious, outwit

Spelling List 1 coarse, warm, soar, wore, swarm, form, story, warn, bore, sport, glory, force, course, before, fourth, explorer, forest, scoreboard, fourteen, seashore

List 2 idleness, idolize, quicken, quack, technique, tearful, trifle, veracity, vicious, warble, harden, hoarse, intercept, intermission, oppressive, noiseless, outrageous, relish, regulate, loath

L3.2d, SL 3.1b, W3.2a RL 3.1 3.3

Fluency: Accuracy

Grammar: Adjectives

Writing Paragraphs, hero letters 

Math: Review skills that need some work, borrowing, and multiplication fluency especially with facts.

3.0 A and 3.0ABs

Social Studies:  Finish ch 8 government then Start Montana unit Lewis and Clark study

Science: Cont. Unit 4 life cycles.

Cursive sentences, spelling words, names, paragraphs