IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for Schoolwide Reading Fundamentals

Skill plan for Schoolwide Reading Fundamentals - 3rd grade

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1	Unit 1 Launching
Weeks 1 & 2		1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Which book title goes with the picture? 3. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 4. Use key details to determine the main idea
Weeks 1 & 2
1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Which book title goes with the picture? 3. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 4. Use key details to determine the main idea

Weeks 3 & 4		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Read science fiction with illustrations 3. Identify story elements Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Weeks 3 & 4
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Read science fiction with illustrations 3. Identify story elements Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

2	Unit 2 Nonfiction
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read about food 2. Use text features 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts Writing 4. Put the sentences in order
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read about food 2. Use text features 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts Writing 4. Put the sentences in order

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Read about famous people 3. Identify the author's purpose: passages Vocabulary 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Read about famous people 3. Identify the author's purpose: passages Vocabulary 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions Writing 4. Organize information by topic
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions Writing 4. Organize information by topic

Week 4		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
Week 4
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context

3	Unit 3 Fiction
Week 1		1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 4. Make predictions about a story
Week 1
1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 4. Make predictions about a story

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Draw inferences from a text Vocabulary 4. Sort sensory details
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Draw inferences from a text Vocabulary 4. Sort sensory details

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction: set 2 2. Compare mythological illustrations 3. Distinguish points of view Vocabulary 4. Shades of meaning with pictures 5. Similes with pictures 6. Describe the difference between related words
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction: set 2 2. Compare mythological illustrations 3. Distinguish points of view Vocabulary 4. Shades of meaning with pictures 5. Similes with pictures 6. Describe the difference between related words

Week 4		1. Read historical fiction 2. Read drama 3. Show character emotions and traits
Week 4
1. Read historical fiction 2. Read drama 3. Show character emotions and traits

4	Unit 4 Poetry
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Label the rhyme scheme Vocabulary 2. Sort sensory details
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Label the rhyme scheme Vocabulary 2. Sort sensory details

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read poetry Vocabulary 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Which sentence matches the definition?
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read poetry Vocabulary 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Which sentence matches the definition?

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Draw inferences from a text Vocabulary 2. Identify sensory details 3. Determine the meanings of similes
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Draw inferences from a text Vocabulary 2. Identify sensory details 3. Determine the meanings of similes

Week 4		1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Identify elements of poetry
Week 4
1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Identify elements of poetry

5	Unit 5 U.S. Government: Fundamental Concepts
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion Writing 4. Organize information by topic
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion Writing 4. Organize information by topic

Week 3		1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the main idea of a passage
Week 3
1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the main idea of a passage

Week 4		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Complete the opinion passage with an example 3. Choose the best transition 4. Capitalization: review
Week 4
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Complete the opinion passage with an example 3. Choose the best transition 4. Capitalization: review

6	Unit 6 Plants and Animals Adapt to Survive
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use text features 3. Identify text structures Vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use text features 3. Identify text structures Vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context

Week 2		1. Read about science and nature 2. Read poetry 3. Compare information from two informational texts
Week 2
1. Read about science and nature 2. Read poetry 3. Compare information from two informational texts

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 2. Select the members of a group 3. Select the words that don't belong
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 2. Select the members of a group 3. Select the words that don't belong

Week 4		1. Read historical fiction 2. Match causes with effects 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Identify time-order words
Week 4
1. Read historical fiction 2. Match causes with effects 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Identify time-order words

Week 5		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Describe the difference between related words 3. Positive and negative connotation
Week 5
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Describe the difference between related words 3. Positive and negative connotation

Week 6		1. Spell multisyllabic words 2. Spell the sight word: easier 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 4. Correct errors with signs
Week 6
1. Spell multisyllabic words 2. Spell the sight word: easier 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 4. Correct errors with signs

7	Unit 7 Forces and Interactions: Force, Motion, and Magnetism
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read about food 2. Identify text structures 3. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 4. Select the members of a group
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read about food 2. Identify text structures 3. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 4. Select the members of a group

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 3. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 3. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Match causes with effects 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts Vocabulary 3. Select the words that don't belong
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Match causes with effects 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts Vocabulary 3. Select the words that don't belong

Week 4		1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 2. Use time-order words 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Week 4
1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 2. Use time-order words 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Week 5		1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 3. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Week 5
1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 3. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

8	Unit 8 Communities Past and Present
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Compare information from two informational texts Vocabulary 4. Find synonyms in context 5. Find antonyms in context
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Compare information from two informational texts Vocabulary 4. Find synonyms in context 5. Find antonyms in context

Week 3		1. Read poetry 2. Read about famous places 3. Compare mythological illustrations
Week 3
1. Read poetry 2. Read about famous places 3. Compare mythological illustrations

Week 4		1. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Week 4
1. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts

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