Grade 3

Module 1

Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far

My Librarian is a Camel by Margriet Ruurs

Text - My Librarian is a Camel.pdf

Here is a video read-aloud of My Librarian is a Camel:

Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown

Waiting for the Biblioburro.pdf

Nasreen's Secret School by Jeanette Winter

Text - Nasreen's Secret School (Scanned).pdf

Here is a video read-aloud of Nasreen's Secret School:

Rain School by James Rumford

Here is a video read-aloud of Rain School:

Module 2

Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs

Everything You Need to Know about Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures

Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures by DK Publishing.pdf

Guiding Questions:

How does an author engage the reader in a narrative?

How do experts build knowledge and share expertise about a topic?

How do frogs survive?

Here are two more fun books about frogs:

Other Text - Red-Eyed Tree Frogs and Leaf Frogs.pdf
Other Text - Frogs and Toads.pdf

Module 3

Exploring Literary Classics

Module 4

Water Around the World

One Well: The Story of Water on Earth by Rochelle Strauss

One Well PDF.pdf

Guiding Questions:

Why are the world’s freshwater sources threatened?

How do people persuade others to take action to contribute to a better world?

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind PDF.pdf