Rooted in Reading 3rd Grade May Lesson Plans | Comprehension | Grammar | Vocab

3rd grade teachers, are you looking for something to transform your ELA block? Rooted in Reading is a set of lesson plans and activities that focus around a read-aloud story each week. The teacher reads the book throughout the week and models how to think deeply, ask questions, monitor comprehension, and so much more. Each week we focus on different comprehension skills and strategies that will take your little learners on a reading journey like never before. All lesson plans and activities are aligned with the Common Core Standards and TEKS. This can be used as a stand alone curriculum OR as a supplemental curriculum. You can do ALL of what we include or pick and choose the activities that work best for you and your students! Want to know more? Check out below!

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Books needed for this unit:

Humphrey, the Lost Whale: A True Story by Richard B. Hall

Pecos Bill Invents the Ten Gallon Hat by Kevin Strauss

Memoirs of a Hamster by Devon Scillian

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

Comprehension Focuses:

Researching

Comparing 2 Texts

Sources

Central Lesson and Message

Texts that Entertain

Purpose

Point of View

Tall Tales

Hyperboles

Grammar Focuses:

Shades of Meaning

Onomatopoeias

Homophones and Homographs

Similes and Metaphors

Nonfiction Readers (displayable version and printer friendly version for students)

Humpback Whales

Terrific Tall Tales

Remarkable Rodents

Famouse Painters

But wait, there’s more!

4 Fiction Reading Passages

4 Nonfiction Reading Passages

4 Comprehension Assessments that ask questions about the weekly read aloud and comprehension focus

Interactive Notebook Entries:

Citing Text Evidence for Central Message

Recording Facts

Retelling a Tall Tale

Responding to the Text and How it Makes You Feel

Comparing 2 Stories

Character Perspective

Citing Sources and Observations

Writing Hyperboles

KWL

Facts about Whales

Facts about Famous Painters

Facts about Rodents

Anchor Charts- The templates for the charts are included:

Remarkable Rodents

Famous Painters

Elements of a Tall Tale

Humpback Whales

Entertainment: The Text and How it Makes Me Feel

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary Cards and Definitions

Student Vocabulary Sheet

Spin and Do

Terms on Target

Vocabulary Cards

Vocabulary Task Flap-Books

Vocabulary Assessment

Art and Writing:

Cowboy and Cowgirl Directed Drawing

Hamster Directed Drawing

Bee Directed Drawing

Letter Writing Activity

Whale Directed Drawing

Vocabulary Viper Craft

Daily Deep Dive: Each week we take a sentence from the book to do a daily deep dive! Students have daily activities to complete in their spiral. These activities will focus on the meaning and structure of the sentence.

Grammar:

Shades of Meaning:

Shades of Meaning: Verbs Digital Poster

Shades of Meaning: Adjectives Digital Poster

Shades of Meaning Word Cards

Match and Order

Shades of Meaning Printable

Shades of Meaning Scoot

Shades of Meaning Flap-Book

Brainstorming and Ordering Synonyms

Similes and Metaphors:

Similes Digital Poster

Metaphors Digital Poster

Simile and Metaphor Strips

Simile and Metaphor Flap-Book

Brainstorming Similes for the Main Character

Simile Mad Lib

Simile and Metaphor Sort

Metaphor Printable

Homophones and Homographs:

Homophones Digital Poster

Homographs Digital Poster

Homophones Flap-Book

Homographs Flap-Book

Homophone and Homograph Word Cards

Homophone and Homograph Sentence Scoot

Multiple Meaning Words Puzzle Printable

Which Homophone Assessment

I Write With My Right Hand Activity

Homophones Match

Onomatopoeias:

Onomatopoeia Digital Poster

Onomatopoeia Cards

Onomatopoeia Match

Onomatopoeia Sentence Scoot

Onomatopoeia Mad Lib

Onomatopoeia Flap-Book

Onomatopoeia BINGO

Disclaimer About Rooted in Reading Books: We try our best to ensure that the books we select for our Rooted in Reading program will be available to you; however, we cannot guarantee any book's availability at any given time.

We encourage you to check multiple places for the books including but not limited to: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Scholastic, Thrift Books, BookOutlet.com, eBay, Abe Books, Half Price Books, Better World Books, and you can make a project on Donor's Choose or check them out from your public library.

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