Plan anual 2011

Third grade
Teacher: Itzel Sanchez

English
I. Bimester Date : Jan 31- March 14
Unidad 1: exploration

 Story: Iris and Walter

Realistic fiction

Grammar: sentences

Spelling: short vowels

 Story: Exploring space with an astronaut

Phonics: long vowels CVCE

Spelling: words with long vowels

Grammar: subjects

 Story: Henry and Nudge and the starcy night

Phonics: consonant blends

Spelling: words with consonant blends

Grammar: predicater

Vocabulary: synonyms

 Story: A walk in the desert

Phonics: inflected endings

Spelling: words with inflected endings

Vocabulary: descriptive words

Grammar: statements and questions

 Story: the strongest one

Spelling: words with consonant digraphs

Vocabulary: synonyms

Grammar: commands and exclamations

Unit 2: working together

 Story: Tara and Tiree

Spelling: words with r-controlled ar, or, or

Vocabulary: position and direction words

Comprehension: sequence, predict, character and setting

Grammar: nouns

II. Bimester Date: March 23 – June 17

  Story : Ronald Morgan

Spelling: words with contractions

Comprehension: realism and fantasy prior knowledge sequence

Grammar: proper nouns

 Story: turtle's race with beaver

Spelling: words with r-controlled er, ir, ur

Comprehension: sequence summarize, realism and fantasy

Grammar: singular and plural nouns

 Story: the Bremen town musicians

Spelling: words with plurals s, es, ies

Comprehension: author's purpose, story structure, realism and fantasy

Grammar: plurals nouns that change spelling

  Story: a turkey for thansgiving

Spelling: words with long a; a,ai,ay

Comprehension: draw conclusion, visualize, author's purpose

Grammar: possessive nouns

 Story: Pearl and Wagner

Spelling: words with long I: I,ie,igh

Comprehension: theme and plot, predict, cause and effect

Writing: move about verbs

 Story: dear juno

Spelling: words with long o: o, oa, ow

Comprehension: draw conclusion, visualize, author's purpose

Grammar: verbs in singular and plural nouns

 Story: Anansi goes fishing

Spelling: compound words

Comprehension: cause and effect, monitor and fix up: adjust reading rate,
draw conclusion/make inferences

Grammar: verbs for past, present, future

 Story: Rosa and Blanca

Spelling: words with long i: I, ie, igh, y

Comprehension: theme and plot

Grammar: more about verbs

 III. Bimester Date: July 18 – sept 27
 Story: a weed is a flower:

Spelling: words with comparative ending

Comprehension: cause and effect, draw conclusions

Grammar: am, is, are, was and were

 Story: the quilt story

Spelling: words with syllables c+le

Comprehension: compare and contrast, story structure, character and

setting

Grammar: adjective for and our senses

 Story: life cycle of a pumpkin

Spelling: words with vowels oo,u

Comprehension: fact and opinion, ask questions, compare and contrast

Grammar: adjectives for number, size, and shape

 Story: frogs/from egg to egg

Spelling: words with diphthongsou, ow

Comprehension: compare and contrast, fact and opinion

Grammar: adjectives that compare

 Story: I like where I am

Spelling: words with diphthongsoi, oy

Grammar: adverbs that tell when and where

Comprehension: plot and theme summarize

 Story: Helen keller and the big storm

Spelling: words with vowels oo, ue ,ew

Comprehension: fact and opinion, ask question, main idea/supporting

details

Grammar: adverbs that tell how

  Store: firefighter

Spelling: words with suffixes ly, ful, er, or

Comprehension: main idea/supporting details, text structure, author's

purpose

Grammar: pronouns

 Story: one dark night

Spelling: words with prefixes un, re, pre, dis

Comprehension: sequence, plot and theme

Grammar: pronouns for one and move than one

 Story: bad dog, dodger

Spelling: practice, grabbed,chewing, chased, treat, wagged, dripping

Grammar: using i and he

Comprehension: theme and plot, prior knowledge sequence

 Story: Horace and Morris

Spelling: adventure, climbed, greatest truest, club house, exploring

wonderer

Comprehension: author's purpose, ask questions, theme and plot

Grammar: different kinds of pronouns

 Story: the sign maker's

Spelling: words with vowelsaw, au, auhg, al

Grammar: contractions

Comprehension: realism and fantasy, author's

 Math
I. Bimester Date : Jan 31 - March 14
 Chapter 1: place value

1. Algebra: number patterns

2. Problem solving: make a list, place value

3. Numbers through hundreds

4. Numbers through thousands

5. Read and write numbers through thousands

6. Compare and order numbers

7. Round to the nearest ten, hundreds , or thousand

 Chapter 2: addition and subtraction

1. Estimate sums

2. Add 3-digit numbers

3. Add 4-digit numbers

4. Estimate differences

5. Subtract 3-digit numbers

6. Subtract 4-digit numbers

7. Problem solving: draw a diagram, addition and subtraction

 Chapter 3: time and money

1. Tell time
2. Time to the minute

3. a.m. and p.m.

4. elapsed time

5. problem solving: act it out, elapsed time

6. count coins and bills

7. compare amounts of money

8. problem solving: make a table, money

9. make change

10. add and subtraction money amounts

II. Bimester Data: march 23 – jun 17

 Chapter 4: collect and analyze

1. Collect data

2. Problem solving: make a table, data

3. Use pictographs

4. Make pictographs

5. Use bar graphs

6. Make bar graphs

7. Understand line plots

 Chapter 5: understand multiplication

1. Count equal groups

2. Algebra: relate addition and multiplication

3. Multiply with 2

4. Multiply with 4

5. Multiply with 5 and 10

6. Problem solving: draw a diagram, multiplication

7. Algebra: model with arrays

8. Algebra: commutative property of multiplication

9. Algebra: multiply with 1 and 0

 Chapter 6: multiplication fact and strategies

1. Multiply with 3

2. Multiply with 6

3. Algebra: associative property of multiplication

4. Algebra: distributive property

5. Multiply with 8

6. Problem solving: make a table, multiplication

7. Multiply with 9

8. Multiply with 7

9. Algebra: find a rule

10. Algebra: missing factors

III. Bimester Data: Jul 18 – sep 27

 Chapter 7: understand division

1. Size of equal groups

2. Number of equal groups

3. Divide by 2

4. Divide by 5

5. Algebra: relate division and subtraction

6. Investigate: model with arrays

7. Problem solving: act it out, division

8. Algebra: relate multiplication and division

9. Algebra: divide by 10

 Chapter 8: division facts and strategies

1. Divide by 3

2. Divide by 4

3. Algebra: division rules for 1 and 0

4. Divide by 6

5. Divide by 7

6. Divide by 8

7. Divide by 9

8. Problem solving: act it out, division

9. Algebra: expressions and equations

 Chapter 9: understand fraction

1. Equal part of a whole

 2. Equal share

3. Unit fractions of a whole

4. Fractions of a whole

5. Fractions greater than 1

6. Fractions of a group

7. Find part of a group

8. Problem solving: draw a diagram, fractions

9. Problem solving: Act it out, compare fractions

10. Compare fraction using benchmarks

11. Compare fraction with the same numerator

12. Compare fraction

13. Order fraction

IV. Bimester Date: oct 3 – nov 23

 Chapter 10: compare and order fractions
1. Investigate: model equivalent fractions

2. Equivalent fractions

 Chapter 11: two-dimensional shapes

1. Describe plane shapes

2. Classify angles

3. Identify polygons

4. Describe lines

5. Classify quadrilaterals

6. Classify triangles

7. Combine and separate shapes

8. Identify congruent shapes

9. Identify symmetry

10. Problem solving: draw a diagram, plane shapes

11. Slide, flips and turns

 Charter 12: three-dimensional shapes and geometric

patterns

1. Identify solid shapes

2. Model solid shapes

3. Combine solid shapes

4. Identify relationships

5. Algebra: pattern with shapes

6. Algebra: make a pattern

7. Problem solving: find a pattern, plane shapes

 Chapter 13: Measurement

1. Customary units for length

2. Measure to the nearest half inch

3. Metric units for length

4. Centimeters, decimeters, and meters

5. Investigate: model perimeter

6. Measure perimeter

7. Problem solving: find a pattern, perimeter

8. Investigate: find area

9. Relate perimeter and area

10. Investigate: customary units for capacity

11. Customary units for weight

12. Metric units for capacity and mass

 Science
I. Bimester Date : Jan 31 - March 14
 Unit 1: living things

1. Be able to identify living things

2. Understand that living things live in different habitats

3. Learn that living things live in different habitats

4. Learn characteristics of certain plants and animals.

5. Learn facts about how animals

6. Use their different body part to move and obtain their food

 Unit 2: a planet called earth

1. Learn that we live on a planet called earth

2. Learn that earth is made up of layers

3. Learn what each layer consist of

II. Bimester Date: march 23 – Jun 17

  Unit 3: a planed called earth

1. Learn that the outer crust is where we live and that’s is made up of
soil and rocks

2. Be able to identify dead plants and animals in the soil

3. Be able to classify and measure different rocks

4. Learn about the different types of volcanoes and how they are
classified

 Unit 4: animals with backbones are called vertebrates

1. Understand that mammals with backbones are called vertebrates

2. Learn that animals without backbones are called invertebrates

3. Learn that animals belong to the vertebrates classification

4. Learn the different mammals and be able to compare their

similarities and differences

5. Learn the characteristics of amphibians

6. Learn about that frogs are amphibians

7. Learn the characteristics of reptiles amphibians, fish, and mammals

III. Bimester Date: Jul 18 – Sept 27

 Unit 5: birds are beautiful

1. Learn to appreciate the beauty of all kinds of birds

2. Understand that birds amphibians

3. Learn the main characteristics of birds in general

4. Learn the special characteristics of penguins

5. Learn some specific fact about the emperor penguins

6. Learn the characteristics of ostriches

7. Learn some interesting fact about hummingbird

 Unit 6: healthy habits

1.Understand that food is necessary for body

2.Learn that our bodies need food for energy

3.Learn the benefits of eating healthy food

4.Learn that food can be be divided into six categories

5.Understand what serving sizes are necessary to eat a healthy meal

6.Learn that grains are important because they supply our bodies with
specific nutrients

7.Learn that milk yogurt and cheese are necessary for the bone formation
strong teeth and body growth and repair

IV. Bimester Date: oct 3 – nov 23

 Unit 7: healthy habits

1.Learn that meat, poultry, fish, dried beans, eggs, and nuts provide us with
energy and help the growth repair and replacement of cells

2.Learn why we should eat, fats, oils and sweet in moderations

 Unit 8: dinosaurs

1. Be able to understand that dinosaurs lived on earth many millions of years

ago

2.Understand how we know dinosaurs existed

3.Learn what the names of some of the dinosaurs mean

4.Learn characteristics of certain dinosaurs

5.Be able to classify dinosaurs by their characteristics

6.Learn that dinosaurs moved in different ways

7. Learn a few interesting fact about how dinosaurs used their different body
part to move, and obtain food
 Social studies
I. Bimester Date : Jan 31 - March 14
 Chapter 1: Introduction to social studies

1. Geography history and culture

2. How is Nicaragua

 Chapter 2: the country where we live

1. The place where we live

2. The plane and the map

 Chapter 3: our community

1. The community's scenery

2. Activities from urban and rural areas

3. Means of transportation

4. Means of communication

II. Bimester Date: march 23 – Jun 17

  Chapter 4: origins of my community

1. Investigating the history

2. History of the community

3. Changes in the community

4. The progress of the community

 Chapter 5: this is my department

1. Our department

2. The relive of department

3. Climate temperature and rain

4. River lakes and lagoons

5. Take care of water

6. Take care of plants

7. Take care of animals

 Chapter 6: a door of the history

1. The past of my department

2. A town in the past

3. The city in the present

III. Bimester Date: Jul 18 – sept 27

 Chapter 7: economic development

1. Productive activities

2. Natural resources
 3. Industry and commerce

Chapter 8: pre Colombian era

1. Economic activities

2. Social and political organization

3. Religion and culture

IV. Bimester Date: oct 3 – nov 23

Chapter 9: colonial era

1. Cristobal colon

2. Discovery of Nicaragua

3. Gil Gonzalez Davila

4. Diriangen

5. Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba

6. Rafaela Herrera

Chapter 10: independent era

1. The Nicaragua independence

2. Nicaragua after the independence

3. National war

4. San Jacintobattle
 Formacionciudadana
I. Bimester Date : Jan 31 - March 14
 Capitulo 1: El buen comportamiento requiere asumir la práctica de
valores

1. Comportamiento con mama

2. Gano de autoestima

3. Se controlo bien

4. Soy sociable

5. Diferente clases de responsabilidades

Capitulo 2: Compartimos con respeto y alegría

1. Nos integramos a estudiar y a recrearnos

2. Cumplimos las reglas al jugar

3. Olga y julio tratan de resolver un problema

Las familias que colaboran permanecen unidas

1. La importancia de la colaboración

2. Estamos aprendiendo a trabajar en equipos. Todos

colaboramos

3. Leo y observo como trabajan estos niños y niñas

4. Medito sobre esta actitud

5. Podemos colaborar con quienes tienen capacidades deferentes

II. Bimester Date: march 23 – Jun 17

Capitulo 4: un buen comportamiento permite la paz, el bienestar y la

armonía

1. Practiquemos normas de comportamiento

2. Sabes lo que es una norma?

3. Conozcamos algunas reglas y señales de transito

4. Conozcamos y respetemos otras señales de transito

5. Comportamiento del peatón

6. Normas para el ciclista

7. Cómo comportarnos adecuadamente en un bus

8. Defendamos la vida

9. La curiosidad de Rafael

10. Ayudémonos unos a otro

11. Con el pago de impuestos

Capitulo 5: participamos respetuosamente en actividades que

fortalecen nuestra identidad nacional

1. Que es la patria?

2. Nicaragua mía
 3. Esta es la bandera de mi patria

4. Nuestro escudo de armas

5. Nuestro himno nacional

6. El ave nacional

7. El madroño nuestro árbol nacional

8. Héroes y heroínas de nuestra patria

9. Independencia de Centroamérica

10. Andrés castro en la hacienda de san Jacinto

11. Móntalo

 Capitulo 6:

1. Que es la convención de los derechos del niño?

2. El código de la niñez y de la adolescencia

3. Nuestros deberes y responsabilidades

4. Ejercemos nuestro derecho con responsabilidad

III. bimestre Date: Jul 18 – sept 27

 capitulo 7: el respeto a las diferencias nos hace respetables

1. dialogo

2. la justicia

3. niños y niñas conversan amigablemente

4. interactuamos respetuosamente

5. otros ejemplos de interacción

6. cuando hay respeto no hay diferencias

7. propongamos ideas para fortalecer la solidaridad

8. un pasajero atento ofrece su asiento

9. diferentes grupos étnicos de la región del Caribe

 capitulo 8: nuestro voto decide

1. importancia de organizar el gobierno estudiantil

2. participemos activamente en el proceso electoral de nuestro

gobierno

3. integrémonos a las comisiones

4. actividades que se realizan en el gobierno estudiantil

 capítulo 9: así eran las comunidades en la época de mi abuelo

1. nuestras comunidades son deferentes entre sí con respecto al

pasado

2. practicamos nuestros bailes

3. instrumentos musicales de mi tierra

 4. nuestras costumbres y tradiciones nos identifican

5. cacique diriangen

6. aspectos de las fiestas patronales de santo domingo

7. entre la vida y la muerte

8. leyenda de la laguna de jiloa

9. refranes nicaragüenses

10. |Bimester Date: oct 3 – nov 23

 Capitulo 10: el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz

1. La gritería

2. Practiquemos el respeto a la fe religiosa

3. Mensaje a un amigo

4. Demostremos amor a los que lo necesitamos

5. Como podemos amar la vida y la de nuestros semejantes?

6. El amor y el respeto se expresa también

 Capitulo 11: Cuido mi cuerpo

1. Los tres cerditos

2. El aseo personal contribuye a nuestra salud

3. Reflexiono

 Capítulo 12: un ambiente saludable es una esperanza de

vida

1. Todos somos parte de la naturaleza

2. Que hacer para cuidar el medio ambiente?

3. Reflexionemos

4. Limpieza es salud