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Third Grade Skills Unit 1: Classic Tales Unit PlanThird Grade Skills Unit 1: Classic Tales Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
Resource Details
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
21 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Unit Plan

Third Grade Skills Unit 1: Classic Tales

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This Third Grade Skills Unit 1: Classic Tales unit plan also includes:
  • CKLA Unit 1: Third Grade Skills—Classic Tales (.html)
  • Entire Unit (.zip)
  • Student Workbook: Third Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Student Reader: Third Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Supplemental Workbook: Third Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Supplemental Reader: Third Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Workbook Answer Key: Third Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Spelling Cards (.pdf)
  • Wiggle Cards (.pdf)
  • Assessment and Remediation Guide (.pdf)
  • Fluency Packet (.pdf)
  • Individual Code Chart (.pdf)
  • Lesson Plan
  • Activity
  • Assessment
  • Template
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A unit focusing on third-grade skills explores spelling patterns, conducts a read-aloud, practices reading comprehension, and administers assessments for baseline information.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

spelling, spelling patterns, spelling rules, irregular spellings, vowel sounds, vowel patterns, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to reading, responding to literature, read-alouds

Instructional Ideas

  • Read through the Welcome section to learn about the units and the entire series
  • Begin a portfolio to reference through the unit and review for grading purposes
  • Create a focus wall that showcases the unit's concepts 

Classroom Considerations

  • The first of 11 units in a series created by Core Knowledge for third graders
  • Requires ample prep time to make copies and gather lesson-specific materials

Pros

  • The Back to School lessons review past units' concepts, routines, exercises
  • Take-home materials bring the connection between home and school

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 RL.3.5 RL.3.6 RL.3.7 RL.3.9 RL.3.10 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.c SL.3.1.d SL.3.4 SL.3.6 L.3.1.a L.3.1.b L.3.1.c L.3.1.d L.3.1.e L.3.1.f L.3.1.g L.3.1.h L.3.1.i L.3.2.f

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