IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for Core Knowledge Language Arts

1	Unit 1
Classic Tales
Unit 1: Skills		Reading 1. Order events in a story 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 5. Identify the narrative point of view Language 6. Form compound words with pictures 7. Form compound words Foundational skills 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Spell the soft g or soft c word 10. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 11. Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend 12. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 13. Spell the digraph or trigraph word: mb, kn, dge, tch 14. Identify syllable types 15. Read multisyllabic words 16. Spell consonant-l-e words 17. Spell words with r vowel patterns Writing 18. Distinguish facts from opinions 19. Choose reasons to support an opinion 20. Complete the opinion passage with an example 21. Spell multisyllabic words
Unit 1: Skills
Reading 1. Order events in a story 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 5. Identify the narrative point of view Language 6. Form compound words with pictures 7. Form compound words Foundational skills 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Spell the soft g or soft c word 10. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 11. Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend 12. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 13. Spell the digraph or trigraph word: mb, kn, dge, tch 14. Identify syllable types 15. Read multisyllabic words 16. Spell consonant-l-e words 17. Spell words with r vowel patterns Writing 18. Distinguish facts from opinions 19. Choose reasons to support an opinion 20. Complete the opinion passage with an example 21. Spell multisyllabic words

2	Unit 2
Animal Classification
Unit 2: Skills		Reading 1. Read about animals 2. Use text features 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar 5. Identify nouns 6. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 7. Identify common and proper nouns 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Identify action verbs 10. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 11. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 12. Is the sentence simple or compound? Language 13. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 14. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 15. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Writing 16. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 17. Organize information by topic
Unit 2: Skills
Reading 1. Read about animals 2. Use text features 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar 5. Identify nouns 6. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 7. Identify common and proper nouns 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Identify action verbs 10. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 11. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 12. Is the sentence simple or compound? Language 13. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 14. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 15. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Writing 16. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 17. Organize information by topic

3	Unit 3
The Human Body: Systems and Senses
Unit 3: Skills		Reading 1. Read about food 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Identify the author's purpose: passages 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Grammar 5. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 6. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 7. Is the noun singular or plural? 8. Form and use irregular plurals 9. Identify adjectives Language 10. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Writing 11. Put the sentences in order 12. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 13. Choose the best concluding sentence
Unit 3: Skills
Reading 1. Read about food 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Identify the author's purpose: passages 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Grammar 5. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 6. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 7. Is the noun singular or plural? 8. Form and use irregular plurals 9. Identify adjectives Language 10. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Writing 11. Put the sentences in order 12. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 13. Choose the best concluding sentence

4	Unit 4
The Ancient Roman Civilization
Unit 4: Skills		Reading informational 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about sports and hobbies Reading literary 3. Make predictions about a story 4. Distinguish points of view 5. Read historical fiction with illustrations Grammar 6. Form and use the regular past tense 7. Identify the irregular past tense I 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 9. To be: use the correct form 10. To have: use the correct form 11. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Language 12. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 13. Order alphabetically based on the first letter Writing 14. Identify an author's statement of opinion 15. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 16. Spell the sight word: easier
Unit 4: Skills
Reading informational 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about sports and hobbies Reading literary 3. Make predictions about a story 4. Distinguish points of view 5. Read historical fiction with illustrations Grammar 6. Form and use the regular past tense 7. Identify the irregular past tense I 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 9. To be: use the correct form 10. To have: use the correct form 11. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Language 12. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 13. Order alphabetically based on the first letter Writing 14. Identify an author's statement of opinion 15. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 16. Spell the sight word: easier

5	Unit 5
Light and Sound
Unit 5: Skills		Reading 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Match causes with effects Grammar 4. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 5. Identify adverbs 6. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 7. Create compound sentences Language 8. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie 9. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh 10. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 11. Choose the synonym 12. Which sentence has the same meaning? 13. Use academic vocabulary in context 14. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 15. Add descriptive details to sentences 16. Create varied sentences based on models 17. Use time-order words
Unit 5: Skills
Reading 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Match causes with effects Grammar 4. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 5. Identify adverbs 6. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 7. Create compound sentences Language 8. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie 9. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh 10. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 11. Choose the synonym 12. Which sentence has the same meaning? 13. Use academic vocabulary in context 14. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 15. Add descriptive details to sentences 16. Create varied sentences based on models 17. Use time-order words

6	Unit 6
The Viking Age
Unit 6: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Read about business and technology Reading literary 3. Identify story elements 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Read poetry 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Grammar 7. Identify coordinating conjunctions 8. Use coordinating conjunctions Language 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 10. Use guide words Writing 11. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 12. Show character emotions and traits 13. Combine sentences by adding key details 14. Spell the sight word: harder
Unit 6: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Read about business and technology Reading literary 3. Identify story elements 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Read poetry 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Grammar 7. Identify coordinating conjunctions 8. Use coordinating conjunctions Language 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 10. Use guide words Writing 11. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 12. Show character emotions and traits 13. Combine sentences by adding key details 14. Spell the sight word: harder

7	Unit 7
Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond
Unit 7: Skills		Reading 1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Compare information from two informational texts Grammar 5. Identify subordinating conjunctions 6. Use subordinating conjunctions 7. Punctuating dialogue 8. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 9. Form the singular or plural possessive Language 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 11. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters 12. Similes with pictures Writing 13. Organize information by topic 14. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 15. Choose the best concluding sentence 16. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
Unit 7: Skills
Reading 1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Compare information from two informational texts Grammar 5. Identify subordinating conjunctions 6. Use subordinating conjunctions 7. Punctuating dialogue 8. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 9. Form the singular or plural possessive Language 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 11. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters 12. Similes with pictures Writing 13. Organize information by topic 14. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 15. Choose the best concluding sentence 16. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates

8	Unit 8
Native Americans
Unit 8: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about business and technology Reading literary 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Read realistic fiction: set 1 4. Compare mythological illustrations Grammar 5. Identify possessive pronouns 6. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 7. Pronoun-verb contractions Language 8. Use dictionary entries 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Writing 11. Summarize a story
Unit 8: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about business and technology Reading literary 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Read realistic fiction: set 1 4. Compare mythological illustrations Grammar 5. Identify possessive pronouns 6. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 7. Pronoun-verb contractions Language 8. Use dictionary entries 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Writing 11. Summarize a story

9	Unit 9
Early Explorations of North America
Unit 9: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about famous people 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts Reading literary 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Grammar 4. Use adjectives to compare 5. Spell adjectives that compare 6. Identify adverbs Language 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 8. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui 9. Use dictionary definitions 10. Use the correct homophone Writing 11. Choose the best transition 12. Choose reasons to support an opinion 13. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Unit 9: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about famous people 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts Reading literary 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Grammar 4. Use adjectives to compare 5. Spell adjectives that compare 6. Identify adverbs Language 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 8. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui 9. Use dictionary definitions 10. Use the correct homophone Writing 11. Choose the best transition 12. Choose reasons to support an opinion 13. Complete the opinion-reason-example table

10	Unit 10
Colonial America
Unit 10: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Reading literary 3. Read historical fiction Grammar 4. Use adverbs to compare 5. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns Language 6. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Writing 9. Punctuating dialogue 10. Put the sentences in order 11. Correct errors with signs 12. Use linking words to complete a passage
Unit 10: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Reading literary 3. Read historical fiction Grammar 4. Use adverbs to compare 5. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns Language 6. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Writing 9. Punctuating dialogue 10. Put the sentences in order 11. Correct errors with signs 12. Use linking words to complete a passage

11	Unit 11
Ecology
Unit 11: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about science and nature Reading literary 2. Read science fiction with illustrations 3. Read realistic fiction: set 2 Grammar 4. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 5. Form and use the regular past tense 6. Capitalization: review 7. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words Language 8. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 10. Order alphabetically based on the first letter 11. Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns 12. Order alphabetically: challenge Writing 13. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 14. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 15. Identify and correct plagiarism
Unit 11: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about science and nature Reading literary 2. Read science fiction with illustrations 3. Read realistic fiction: set 2 Grammar 4. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 5. Form and use the regular past tense 6. Capitalization: review 7. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words Language 8. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 10. Order alphabetically based on the first letter 11. Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns 12. Order alphabetically: challenge Writing 13. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 14. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 15. Identify and correct plagiarism

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