IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for Open Court Reading

Skill plan for Open Court Reading - 3rd grade

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1	Unit 1 Respect
Lesson 1
Foundational skills		1. Spell words with open and closed syllables 2. Spell the silent e word 3. Form compound words with pictures 4. Form compound words
Foundational skills
1. Spell words with open and closed syllables 2. Spell the silent e word 3. Form compound words with pictures 4. Form compound words

Reading and responding		1. Make predictions about a story 2. Read fantasy with illustrations
Reading and responding
1. Make predictions about a story 2. Read fantasy with illustrations

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Which word is a noun? 2. Identify nouns 3. Identify common and proper nouns Writing 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Which word is a noun? 2. Identify nouns 3. Identify common and proper nouns Writing 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Lesson 2
Foundational skills		1. Choose the antonym 2. Choose the synonym
Foundational skills
1. Choose the antonym 2. Choose the synonym

Reading and responding		1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations
Reading and responding
1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify action verbs 2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs Writing 3. Add descriptive details to sentences
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify action verbs 2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs Writing 3. Add descriptive details to sentences
Lesson 3
Foundational skills		1. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 2. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words 3. Spell the soft g or soft c word 4. Shades of meaning with pictures
Foundational skills
1. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 2. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words 3. Spell the soft g or soft c word 4. Shades of meaning with pictures

Reading and responding		1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Order events in a story
Reading and responding
1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Order events in a story

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Writing 3. Choose the best transition 4. Complete the opinion passage with an example 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Writing 3. Choose the best transition 4. Complete the opinion passage with an example 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Lesson 4
Foundational skills		1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh 2. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
Foundational skills
1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh 2. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies

Reading and responding		1. Use key details to determine the main idea
Reading and responding
1. Use key details to determine the main idea

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 2. Is the sentence simple or compound? Writing 3. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 2. Is the sentence simple or compound? Writing 3. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence
Lesson 5
Foundational skills		1. Complete the words with silent letters 2. Is the noun singular or plural?
Foundational skills
1. Complete the words with silent letters 2. Is the noun singular or plural?

Reading and responding		1. Read science fiction with illustrations 2. Similes with pictures 3. Determine the meanings of similes
Reading and responding
1. Read science fiction with illustrations 2. Similes with pictures 3. Determine the meanings of similes

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Commas with a series 2. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 3. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 4. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 5. Capitalizing titles 6. Punctuating dialogue Writing 7. Create varied sentences based on models 8. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Commas with a series 2. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 3. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 4. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 5. Capitalizing titles 6. Punctuating dialogue Writing 7. Create varied sentences based on models 8. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
Lesson 6

2	Unit 2 Extreme Weather
Lesson 1
Foundational skills		1. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie 2. Pronoun-verb contractions 3. Contractions with "not"
Foundational skills
1. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie 2. Pronoun-verb contractions 3. Contractions with "not"

Reading and responding		1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Distinguish facts from opinions
Reading and responding
1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Distinguish facts from opinions

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive 3. Identify possessive pronouns 4. Use possessive pronouns Writing 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive 3. Identify possessive pronouns 4. Use possessive pronouns Writing 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Lesson 2
Foundational skills		1. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild 2. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 3. Identify the irregular past tense I
Foundational skills
1. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild 2. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 3. Identify the irregular past tense I

Reading and responding		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Reading and responding
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 2. Form and use irregular plurals Writing 3. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 2. Form and use irregular plurals Writing 3. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose
Lesson 3
Foundational skills		1. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt 2. Homophones with pictures 3. Identify homophones
Foundational skills
1. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt 2. Homophones with pictures 3. Identify homophones

Reading and responding		1. Determine the order of events in informational texts
Reading and responding
1. Determine the order of events in informational texts

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Writing 2. Identify time-order words
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Writing 2. Identify time-order words
Lesson 4
Foundational skills		1. Choose the words with a given long vowel 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which definition matches the sentence?
Foundational skills
1. Choose the words with a given long vowel 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which definition matches the sentence?

Reading and responding		1. Draw inferences from a text
Reading and responding
1. Draw inferences from a text

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Writing 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Writing 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context
Lesson 5
Foundational skills		1. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 3. Which sentence matches the definition?
Foundational skills
1. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 3. Which sentence matches the definition?

Reading and responding		1. Match causes with effects 2. Read about food
Reading and responding
1. Match causes with effects 2. Read about food

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify personal pronouns 2. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 3. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun Writing 4. Use academic vocabulary in context 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify personal pronouns 2. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 3. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun Writing 4. Use academic vocabulary in context 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Lesson 6

3	Unit 3 A Changing Nation
Lesson 1
Foundational skills		1. Which word has a different vowel sound? 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear
Foundational skills
1. Which word has a different vowel sound? 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear

Reading and responding		1. Select the members of a group 2. Identify story elements
Reading and responding
1. Select the members of a group 2. Identify story elements

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns Writing 2. Use time-order words 3. Put the sentences in order
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns Writing 2. Use time-order words 3. Put the sentences in order
Lesson 2
Foundational skills		1. Complete words with variant vowels 2. Use adjectives to compare 3. Use adverbs to compare
Foundational skills
1. Complete words with variant vowels 2. Use adjectives to compare 3. Use adverbs to compare

Reading and responding		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures
Reading and responding
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Use subordinating conjunctions Writing 3. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Use subordinating conjunctions Writing 3. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
Lesson 3
Foundational skills		1. Spell adjectives that compare
Foundational skills
1. Spell adjectives that compare

Reading and responding		1. Sort sensory details 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations
Reading and responding
1. Sort sensory details 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Create compound sentences Writing 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Combine sentences by adding key details
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Create compound sentences Writing 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Combine sentences by adding key details
Lesson 4
Foundational skills		1. Vowel diphthong words and sentences 2. Shades of meaning with pictures 3. Describe the difference between related words
Foundational skills
1. Vowel diphthong words and sentences 2. Shades of meaning with pictures 3. Describe the difference between related words

Reading and responding		1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Read about famous people
Reading and responding
1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Read about famous people

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 2. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 3. Identify adjectives Writing 4. Identify sensory details 5. Add descriptive details to sentences
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 2. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 3. Identify adjectives Writing 4. Identify sensory details 5. Add descriptive details to sentences
Lesson 5
Foundational skills		1. Spell the sight word: easier 2. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
Foundational skills
1. Spell the sight word: easier 2. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes

Reading and responding		1. Compare information from two informational texts 2. Read about sports and hobbies
Reading and responding
1. Compare information from two informational texts 2. Read about sports and hobbies

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 2. Identify adverbs Writing 3. Add imagery to stories
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 2. Identify adverbs Writing 3. Add imagery to stories
Lesson 6

4	Unit 4 Animals and Their Habitats
Lesson 1
Foundational skills		1. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
Foundational skills
1. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment

Reading and responding		1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Reading and responding
1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Use adjectives to compare 2. Use adverbs to compare Writing 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Use adjectives to compare 2. Use adverbs to compare Writing 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Lesson 2
Foundational skills		1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
Foundational skills
1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less

Reading and responding		1. Summarize a story 2. Identify similes and metaphors
Reading and responding
1. Summarize a story 2. Identify similes and metaphors

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Abbreviate days of the week 2. Abbreviate months of the year 3. Abbreviate people's titles 4. Abbreviate customary units of measurement 5. Abbreviate street names Writing 6. Use linking words to complete a passage
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Abbreviate days of the week 2. Abbreviate months of the year 3. Abbreviate people's titles 4. Abbreviate customary units of measurement 5. Abbreviate street names Writing 6. Use linking words to complete a passage
Lesson 3
Foundational skills		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 2. Which definition matches the sentence?
Foundational skills
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 2. Which definition matches the sentence?

Reading and responding		1. Distinguish points of view 2. Read realistic fiction: set 1
Reading and responding
1. Distinguish points of view 2. Read realistic fiction: set 1

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 2. Commas with dates 3. Commas with the names of places Writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 2. Commas with dates 3. Commas with the names of places Writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific
Lesson 4
Foundational skills		1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
Foundational skills
1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness

Reading and responding		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read poetry
Reading and responding
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read poetry

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Writing 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use time-order words
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Writing 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use time-order words
Lesson 5
Foundational skills		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Foundational skills
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Reading and responding		1. Use text features 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages 3. Read about animals
Reading and responding
1. Use text features 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages 3. Read about animals

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Commas with a series 2. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words Writing 3. Organize information by topic
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Commas with a series 2. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words Writing 3. Organize information by topic
Lesson 6

5	Unit 5 Government at Work
Lesson 1
Foundational skills		1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
Foundational skills
1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-

Reading and responding		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Read graphic organizers
Reading and responding
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Read graphic organizers

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Is the subject singular or plural? 2. Use the correct subject or verb 3. Pronoun-verb agreement Writing 4. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Is the subject singular or plural? 2. Use the correct subject or verb 3. Pronoun-verb agreement Writing 4. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Lesson 2
Reading and responding		1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Reading and responding
1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 2. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 3. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Writing 4. Choose reasons to support an opinion 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 2. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 3. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Writing 4. Choose reasons to support an opinion 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example
Lesson 3
Reading and responding		1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 2. Read about business and technology
Reading and responding
1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 2. Read about business and technology

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. To be: use the correct form 2. Identify the irregular past tense II 3. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 Writing 4. Greetings and closings of letters
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. To be: use the correct form 2. Identify the irregular past tense II 3. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 Writing 4. Greetings and closings of letters
Lesson 4
Foundational skills		1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
Foundational skills
1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech

Reading and responding		1. Select and use text features 2. Read about famous places
Reading and responding
1. Select and use text features 2. Read about famous places

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects 3. Identify prepositional phrases 4. Prepositions: review Writing 5. Formatting street addresses
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects 3. Identify prepositional phrases 4. Prepositions: review Writing 5. Formatting street addresses
Lesson 5
Foundational skills		1. Word pattern analogies
Foundational skills
1. Word pattern analogies

Reading and responding		1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read historical fiction
Reading and responding
1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read historical fiction

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify dependent and independent clauses Writing 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify dependent and independent clauses Writing 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Lesson 6

6	Unit 6 Art on the Move
Lesson 1
Foundational skills		1. Which sentence has the same meaning? 2. Which sentence uses an antonym? 3. Form and use compound words
Foundational skills
1. Which sentence has the same meaning? 2. Which sentence uses an antonym? 3. Form and use compound words

Reading and responding		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Compare mythological illustrations
Reading and responding
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Compare mythological illustrations

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify common and proper nouns 2. Capitalization: review 3. Commas: review Writing 4. Label the rhyme scheme
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify common and proper nouns 2. Capitalization: review 3. Commas: review Writing 4. Label the rhyme scheme
Lesson 2
Foundational skills		1. Use the correct homophone 2. Which sentence matches the definition? 3. Pronoun-verb contractions 4. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 5. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3
Foundational skills
1. Use the correct homophone 2. Which sentence matches the definition? 3. Pronoun-verb contractions 4. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 5. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3

Reading and responding		1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression
Reading and responding
1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Form and use irregular plurals 2. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 3. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Writing 4. Show character emotions and traits
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Form and use irregular plurals 2. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 3. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Writing 4. Show character emotions and traits
Lesson 3
Foundational skills		1. Spell adjectives that compare 2. Describe the difference between related words
Foundational skills
1. Spell adjectives that compare 2. Describe the difference between related words

Reading and responding		1. Read realistic fiction: set 2
Reading and responding
1. Read realistic fiction: set 2

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Identify subordinating conjunctions 4. Create compound sentences Writing 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Punctuating dialogue
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Identify subordinating conjunctions 4. Create compound sentences Writing 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Punctuating dialogue
Lesson 4
Foundational skills		1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Foundational skills
1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Reading and responding		1. Read about science and nature
Reading and responding
1. Read about science and nature

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 3. Abbreviate state names 4. Abbreviate street names and state names: review Writing 5. Correct errors with signs
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 3. Abbreviate state names 4. Abbreviate street names and state names: review Writing 5. Correct errors with signs
Lesson 5
Foundational skills		1. Word pattern sentences 2. Select the words that don't belong
Foundational skills
1. Word pattern sentences 2. Select the words that don't belong

Reading and responding		1. Read about art, music, and traditions
Reading and responding
1. Read about art, music, and traditions

Language arts		Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 3. Use the correct subject or verb 4. Pronoun-verb agreement Writing 5. Use time-order words
Language arts
Grammar, usage, and mechanics 1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 3. Use the correct subject or verb 4. Pronoun-verb agreement Writing 5. Use time-order words
Lesson 6

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