IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 3rd grade

IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 3rd grade

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of third grade language arts topics!

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1	Week 1
Reading strategies		1. Identify story elements
Reading strategies
1. Identify story elements

Writing strategies		1. Put the sentences in order
Writing strategies
1. Put the sentences in order

Vocabulary		1. Form compound words with pictures 2. Form compound words
Vocabulary
1. Form compound words with pictures 2. Form compound words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Reading strategies
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Writing strategies		1. Identify time-order words
Writing strategies
1. Identify time-order words

Vocabulary		1. Form and use compound words
Vocabulary
1. Form and use compound words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 2. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 2. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

3	Week 3
Reading strategies		1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Reading strategies
1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Writing strategies		1. Use time-order words
Writing strategies
1. Use time-order words

Vocabulary		1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
Vocabulary
1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes

Grammar and mechanics		1. Which word is a noun? 2. Identify nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Which word is a noun? 2. Identify nouns

4	Week 4
Reading strategies		1. Make predictions about a story
Reading strategies
1. Make predictions about a story

Writing strategies		1. Use coordinating conjunctions
Writing strategies
1. Use coordinating conjunctions

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 2. Identify common and proper nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 2. Identify common and proper nouns

5	Week 5
Reading strategies		1. Draw inferences from a text
Reading strategies
1. Draw inferences from a text

Writing strategies		1. Use subordinating conjunctions
Writing strategies
1. Use subordinating conjunctions

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 2. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 2. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		1. Distinguish characters' points of view
Reading strategies
1. Distinguish characters' points of view

Writing strategies		1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
Writing strategies
1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is the noun singular or plural? 2. Form and use irregular plurals
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is the noun singular or plural? 2. Form and use irregular plurals

7	Week 7
Reading strategies		1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations
Reading strategies
1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations

Writing strategies		1. Add descriptive details to sentences
Writing strategies
1. Add descriptive details to sentences

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive

8	Week 8
Reading strategies		1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Read fantasy with illustrations
Reading strategies
1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Read fantasy with illustrations

Writing strategies		1. Show character emotions and traits
Writing strategies
1. Show character emotions and traits

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify personal pronouns 2. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify personal pronouns 2. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		1. Read historical fiction with illustrations
Reading strategies
1. Read historical fiction with illustrations

Vocabulary		1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
Vocabulary
1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech

Grammar and mechanics		1. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 2. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"
Grammar and mechanics
1. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 2. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"

10	Week 10
Reading strategies		1. Read science fiction with illustrations
Reading strategies
1. Read science fiction with illustrations

Writing strategies		1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Writing strategies
1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Vocabulary		1. Word pattern analogies 2. Word pattern sentences
Vocabulary
1. Word pattern analogies 2. Word pattern sentences

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify possessive pronouns 2. Use possessive pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify possessive pronouns 2. Use possessive pronouns

11	Week 11
Reading strategies		1. Use key details to determine the main idea
Reading strategies
1. Use key details to determine the main idea

Writing strategies		1. Use linking words to complete a passage
Writing strategies
1. Use linking words to complete a passage

Vocabulary		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 2. Use reflexive pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 2. Use reflexive pronouns

12	Week 12
Reading strategies		1. Use text features 2. Determine the main idea of a passage
Reading strategies
1. Use text features 2. Determine the main idea of a passage

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify action verbs 2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify action verbs 2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs

13	Week 13
Reading strategies		1. Determine the order of events in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Determine the order of events in informational texts

Writing strategies		1. Order items from most general to most specific
Writing strategies
1. Order items from most general to most specific

Vocabulary		1. Select the members of a group
Vocabulary
1. Select the members of a group

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use the correct subject or verb 2. Pronoun-verb agreement
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use the correct subject or verb 2. Pronoun-verb agreement

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Writing strategies		1. Organize information by main idea
Writing strategies
1. Organize information by main idea

Vocabulary		1. Select the words that don't belong
Vocabulary
1. Select the words that don't belong

Grammar and mechanics		1. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 2. Form and use the regular past tense
Grammar and mechanics
1. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 2. Form and use the regular past tense

15	Week 15
Reading strategies		1. Match causes with effects 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Match causes with effects 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts

Vocabulary		1. Choose the synonym 2. Which sentence has the same meaning?
Vocabulary
1. Choose the synonym 2. Which sentence has the same meaning?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify the irregular past tense I 2. Identify the irregular past tense II
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify the irregular past tense I 2. Identify the irregular past tense II

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		1. Match problems with their solutions
Reading strategies
1. Match problems with their solutions

Writing strategies		1. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence
Writing strategies
1. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence

Vocabulary		1. Find synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Find synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 2. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 2. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2

17	Week 17
Reading strategies		1. Identify text structures
Reading strategies
1. Identify text structures

Vocabulary		1. Choose the antonym 2. Which sentence uses an antonym?
Vocabulary
1. Choose the antonym 2. Which sentence uses an antonym?

Grammar and mechanics		1. To be: use the correct form 2. To have: use the correct form
Grammar and mechanics
1. To be: use the correct form 2. To have: use the correct form

18	Week 18
Reading strategies		1. Read about animals
Reading strategies
1. Read about animals

Writing strategies		1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Writing strategies
1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

Vocabulary		1. Find antonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Find antonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 2. Change the sentence to future tense
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 2. Change the sentence to future tense

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		1. Read about food
Reading strategies
1. Read about food

Writing strategies		1. Choose the best transition
Writing strategies
1. Choose the best transition

Vocabulary		1. Homophones with pictures 2. Identify homophones
Vocabulary
1. Homophones with pictures 2. Identify homophones

Grammar and mechanics		1. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 2. Identify adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 2. Identify adjectives

20	Week 20
Reading strategies		1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Read about sports and hobbies
Reading strategies
1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Read about sports and hobbies

Writing strategies		1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose
Writing strategies
1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

Vocabulary		1. Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
1. Use the correct homophone

Grammar and mechanics		1. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 2. Identify adverbs
Grammar and mechanics
1. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 2. Identify adverbs

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		1. Identify the author's purpose: passages
Reading strategies
1. Identify the author's purpose: passages

Writing strategies		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Vocabulary		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Vocabulary
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		1. Read about art, music, and traditions
Reading strategies
1. Read about art, music, and traditions

Writing strategies		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Writing strategies
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Vocabulary		1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition?
Vocabulary
1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use adjectives to compare 2. Use adverbs to compare
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use adjectives to compare 2. Use adverbs to compare

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		1. Sort sensory details 2. Identify sensory details
Reading strategies
1. Sort sensory details 2. Identify sensory details

Vocabulary		1. Shades of meaning with pictures 2. Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
1. Shades of meaning with pictures 2. Describe the difference between related words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		1. Similes with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes
Reading strategies
1. Similes with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes

Writing strategies		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Writing strategies
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Vocabulary		1. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
1. Positive and negative connotation

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Prepositions: review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Prepositions: review

25	Week 25
Reading strategies		1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Read poetry
Reading strategies
1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Read poetry

Vocabulary		1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression
Vocabulary
1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify coordinating conjunctions 2. Identify subordinating conjunctions
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify coordinating conjunctions 2. Identify subordinating conjunctions

26	Week 26
Reading strategies		1. Read about famous people
Reading strategies
1. Read about famous people

Writing strategies		1. Complete the opinion passage with an example
Writing strategies
1. Complete the opinion passage with an example

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Pronoun-verb contractions 2. Contractions with "not"
Grammar and mechanics
1. Pronoun-verb contractions 2. Contractions with "not"

27	Week 27
Reading strategies		1. Read about famous places
Reading strategies
1. Read about famous places

Writing strategies		1. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Writing strategies
1. Complete the opinion passage with a reason

Vocabulary		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Vocabulary
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with a series 2. Commas with the names of places
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with a series 2. Commas with the names of places

28	Week 28
Reading strategies		1. Compare information from two informational texts 2. Read about business and technology
Reading strategies
1. Compare information from two informational texts 2. Read about business and technology

Writing strategies		1. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Writing strategies
1. Complete the opinion-reason-example table

Vocabulary		1. Use academic vocabulary in context
Vocabulary
1. Use academic vocabulary in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words 2. Commas: review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words 2. Commas: review

29	Week 29
Reading strategies		1. Read about science and nature
Reading strategies
1. Read about science and nature

Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with signs

Vocabulary		1. Order alphabetically based on the first letter 2. Order alphabetically: challenge
Vocabulary
1. Order alphabetically based on the first letter 2. Order alphabetically: challenge

Grammar and mechanics		1. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 2. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features
Grammar and mechanics
1. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 2. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

30	Week 30
Reading strategies		1. Read realistic fiction: set 1
Reading strategies
1. Read realistic fiction: set 1

Writing strategies		1. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
Writing strategies
1. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates

Vocabulary		1. Use guide words
Vocabulary
1. Use guide words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Abbreviate months of the year 2. Abbreviate people's titles
Grammar and mechanics
1. Abbreviate months of the year 2. Abbreviate people's titles

31	Week 31
Reading strategies		1. Read realistic fiction: set 2
Reading strategies
1. Read realistic fiction: set 2

Writing strategies		1. Combine sentences by adding key details
Writing strategies
1. Combine sentences by adding key details

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary entries
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary entries

Grammar and mechanics		1. Abbreviate street names 2. Formatting street addresses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Abbreviate street names 2. Formatting street addresses

32	Week 32
Reading strategies		1. Read historical fiction
Reading strategies
1. Read historical fiction

Writing strategies		1. Create varied sentences based on models
Writing strategies
1. Create varied sentences based on models

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary definitions
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary definitions

Grammar and mechanics		1. Capitalizing titles 2. Punctuating dialogue
Grammar and mechanics
1. Capitalizing titles 2. Punctuating dialogue