Stories Worth Telling Again Community- Self Health Connections

September I Like Your Attitude Saying No to Smoking, Drinking, and Drugs October Finding Out About Bones

Block 1

Performance Tasks/Projects
3- week Students choose a character from readings, describe & compare the character to self in writing. Product: 6- week One paragraph of 3-5 sentences. Students describe & compare the motivation and feelings of 2 characters and how they contributed to the sequence of events. Three paragraphs of 3-5 sentences

Product:

Social Studies Connections

Unit 4- Citizens & Government Chapter 7- Citizenship Lesson 1- Rights Lesson 2- Local

Science Connections- The Physics of Sound

3-week

Students will write 3- "I wonder" statements about sound.

Lesson 3- State/National Unit 5- People in Communities Chapter 10- Cultures Around the World Lesson 1- Expressions of Culture

Product: Three complete sentences that can be researched 6- week Students will choose one of their "I Wonder" & use a variety of informational texts to find information Product: Short research products that gives factual information about the question they chose to investigate

Language Arts/Reading
Folk Tales- Basal Stories
Lon Po Po Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears Sayings We Share The Crowded House Papa Tells Chita a Story Coyote Places the Stars

Guided Reading A-Z Texts

L: Goldilocks& the Three Bears, Goldilocks & the Other 3 Bears, Crocs & Gators L/M: Sound All Around, Aesop's Fables, Giant's Tale, The Legend of John Henry N: Colleen and the Leprechaun, The Mystery Wind, Weird Bird Beaks O: All About Chocolate, Anansi and the Talking Watermelon, Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado P: Folktale of Coyote & the Star, A Golden Tragedy, History to Chew on

s, describe &

on and ributed to the

8/21/2012

to

10/15/2012

earched

d information

nformation

cs & Gators

ohn Henry

ll Rides a

Inspired by the Sea Community- Family Health Connections

October November Finding Out About Bones Let's Eat

Block 2

Performance Tasks/Projects
3- week Students identify adjectives & adverbs in a previously written work Product: Piece of previously written work with Adj & adverbs circled or highlighted. 6- week Students write personal narrative w/ effective technique, descriptive details & clear sequence.

Social Studies Connections

Unit 6- Working in Communities Chapter 11- Working Lesson 1Workers/Consumers Lesson 3- World Trade Math Connection Chapter 12- Saving and Spending Money Lesson 1- Forms of Money Lesson 3- Earn, Spend, Save Unit 5- People in Communities Chapter 10- Cultures Around the World Lesson 2- Sharing Cultures Product: Product: 6- week Lesson 2- How Business Works

Product: A personal narrative on their family traditions with 4 paragraphs of 4-6 sentences

Science Connections- Plants

3- week Students will identify & record 5 stages of plant life One complete sentence for each stage. Students will use plant stages to write an informational report Informational report on poster board to include diagrams and 1 paragraph for each

Language Arts/Reading
Basal Stories
Office Buckle & Gloria

stage of the plant cycle

Guided Reading A-Z Texts

M: Hermit Crab, Snow Camping, The Sometimes Friend N: Coral Reefs, The Force of Water, Sam's 4th of July, Owen & the Tortoise, The Secret Lives of Snails & Slugs O: Whales, You're a Jellyfish, Irma's Sandwich Shop, Katie's Forest Finds P: About Trees, Manatees, Max, Becky's Puzzle Problem Q: Coral Reefs, Emily, Morty and the Teacher's Apple Additional texts: Sarah, Plain & Tall Charlotte's Web

Pepita Talks Twice Allie's Basketball Dream Alejandro's Gifts Cocoa Ice Seeds Sleep

10/22/2012 to

12/19/2012

Creative, Inventive, and Notable People Community- School Health Connections

November December Let' Eat Your Family, My Family

Block 3

Performance Tasks/Projects
3- week Timeline about events on one of the biographies that are being read aloud Product: Completed Timeline & 2 Sentences showning cause and effect relationships 6- week Product: Write an informative/explanatory piece

Writers' Workshop Essay (Links words and phrases

Social Studies Connections

Unit 5- People in Communities Chapter 9- Our American Culture Lesson 1- Moving to Lesson 2- Sharing New Places Cultures Lesson 3- Our American Heritage Unit 3- Communities Over Time Chapter 5- Our History Through Time and Place Lesson 2-People Bring Changes Lesson 3- Inventions in Communities

Science Connections- Plant Growth

Continue from Block 2 Until 12/19/12 On 1/07/13 begin Science unit from block 3 Measurment

Language Arts/Reading
Basal Stories
3.RI.3 3.RI.5 &RI.7 3.RI.5 &RI.7 The Stories Rocking and Visitors from Space

Guided Reading A-Z Texts

N: The Buffalo Hunt,Let's Make Snowflakes, Mount Rushmore,Totem Poles O: George Washington Carver,Sally Ride, Meeting Father in Plymouth P: Daniel Boone, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, Jr., Landon's Pumpkins Q: Amelia Earhart: A Legend In Flight, Mike Van Zee: Special Olympian, The Little Fir Tree R: Bessie Coleman, Mozart

graphies

owning

and phrases and a conclusion)

The People, The Preamble, and The Presidents Community- City Health Connections
January February Community Health Thing You Might Catch

Block 4

Performance Tasks/Projects
3- week in reaction to teacher read aloud Product:

Students wil make a Reading response notebook en

Reading Response Entry, showing uderstanding of c

& motivations and their understanding how illustratio 6- week Product:

Students will create a collage & make an Oral presen Students will Create a Community Collage

Social Studies Connections

Unit 1-Communities Around Us Chapter 1- Learning About Communities Lesson 4- Discover Your Community Chapter 2- Communities of Different Sizes Lesson 1- Urban Communities Lesson 2- Suburban Communities Lesson 3- Rural Communities Page 63- Explore Your Community Product: Product: 6- week 3- week

Science ConnectionsMeasurement

Language Arts/Reading
Basal Stories
3.RL.3 3.RL.3 3.RI.8 3.RI.4 3.RI.5 Allie's Basketball Leah's Poetry The Armadillo The Olympic Wild Shots

Guided Reading A-Z Texts

O: Barack Obama, Makusani's Lesson, Johnny Appleseed Heads West P: Sonia Joins the Supreme Court, The Story of the Statue of Liberty, Women of the Supreme Court Q: Famous First Ladies, The Legend of Nessie, Walking in Roman Footsteps, Robinhood and the King R: Alaska: The Last Frontier, Inventions, The Olympics: Past & Present S: Ghosts in the White House, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Two Kettles, The Trouble with English

Coyote Places the Stars

notebook entry

rstanding of characters' feelings,

how illustrations help unfold the story.

n Oral presentation and of the co

1/7/2013 to

3/20/2013

A Feast of Words on a Planet Called Earth and Beyond Community- County Health Connections
March April When Bodies Have Problems The Better to See You With

Block 5

Performance Tasks/Projects
3- week Students will choose and describe 5 5 physical features Product: 6- week 5 written sentences on physical features Students illustrate an informational piece about created community Product: Illustrated brochure including 6 facts

Social Studies Connections

Unit 2- Communities and Geography Chapter 3-Our Physical Geography Lesson 1- Our Location Lesson 3- Our Country's Regions

Science Connections- Earth Materials

3 week Students will use

Lesson 2- Our Country's Geography Product: Lesson 4- Natural Resources 6 week

Partially completed community with longitude/latitude and community shape Students will use 3-week task to create a community with physical features, legend, and key

Chapter 4- Our Human Geography Lesson 1- Our Environment Lesson 2- Changing the Environment Lesson 3- Caring for Our Environment Product:

Completed Posterboard with student's created community

Language Arts/Reading
Basal Stories Guided Reading A-Z Texts
P:Friends Around the World, Deep Inside a Copper Mine, I am the Hop Diamond, Magnetism Q: Earthquake, Volcanoes and Tsunamis, My Earth Day Birthday, Extreme Animals, A Visit to Kitt Peak R: All About Chocolate, Expedition40, The Secret of the Seasons, Explorer's Guide to Word Weather, Foods Around the World S: Gems: Treasures from the Earth, The International T-Shirt Challenge, Nationals Parks, Seven Wonders of the Modern World T: C is for Canada, Adventures with Abuela, Deserts Dry, Drums and Drumming

3.L.5a

The Talent Show

3/26/2013 to

5/22/2013

Fantastic Adventures with Dragons, Gods, and Giants Community- State Health Connections
May Safe at Home, Safe Away

Block 6

Performance Tasks/Projects
3- week

Product: 6- week

Product:

Social Studies Connections

Standpipe Stories

Science Connections- Earth Materials

Continue from Block 5 Until 5/22/13

Language Arts/Reading
Basal Stories Guided Reading A-Z Texts
Q: The Lesson of Nessie, The Golden Flute, Mermaid in a Teacup, Castles R: How the Robin Stole Fire, The Thesaurus, Turtle Tom,Wildlife Rescue S: How Little John Joined Robin Hood, Making Mosiacs, Volcanoes, Let's Make Vegetable Soup T: The Black Stones,Mysteries of the Lost Civilization, A Trip to Prehistoric Cave, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

3.L.4c

Cocoa Ice