THIRD GRADE
ELA
TIMELINE/WEEKLY OVERVIEW
1st Six Weeks
THEME 1: SCHOOL DAYS
WEEK LESSON # PHONICS GENRE FOCUS SKILL FOCUS FLUENCY
STRATEGY
Aug. ADMINISTER BEGINNING OF BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT
18-22 YEAR
Aug. 18- 1 Short Vowels Aa, Realistic Characters & Setting Use Graphic Accuracy
22 Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu Fiction Organizers
Ruby the CVC Expositiory
Copycat VCCV Pattern in Non-Fiction
longer Words
August 2 Root Word Realistic Characters & Setting Use Graphic Accuracy
25-29, +ending –ed, -ing Fiction & Organizers
2008 Poetry
The Day
Eddie Met
the Author
September 3 Short Vowels e, Expository Locate Information Use Prior Reading Rate
1-5, 2008 o, u Nonfiction Knowledge
Schools Inflections-s, -es & Poetry
Around
the World
September 3 Long Vowels Biography Locate Information Use Prior Reading Rate
8-12, 2008 /a/a-e;/i/i-e;/o/o- & Poetry Knowledge
Ellen e;/y/oo/u-e;
Ochoa, CVCe Pattern in
Astronaut Longer Words
September 4 Long Vowels /e/, Realistic Characters & Setting Use Prior Reading Rate
15-19, ee,ea Inflections – Fiction & Locate Information Knowledge
2008 ed, -ing Poetry
Ellen
Ochoa,
Astronaut
September 5 Short Vowels a, e, News Script Characters & Setting Use Graphic Reading
22-26, i,o,u Long &Nonfiction Locate Information Organizers Accuracy
2008 Vowels /a/a-e; Use Prior Reading Rate
The /i/i-e; /o/o_e; Knowledge
School /y/oo/u_e; Long
News Vowel /e/ ee,ea