In this lesson, students write the concluding paragraph of their reading contracts. Since this paragraph is very similar for all students, this is written as a group, and students add their individual challenges at the end (W.3.2d).
At the end of the lesson, students use the Peer Critique protocol when practicing their reading fluency in book groups in preparation for Part I of the End of Unit 3 Assessment in the next lesson (RF.3.4, SL.3.5). If you noticed any common issues when listening to students read aloud in the previous lesson, use these as teaching points in this lesson.
If there are not complete groups for reading fluency, invite students who feel comfortable doing so to take over the missing parts. Ensure they understand that they won't be assessed on the extra parts they are reading.
In this lesson, the habit of character focus is on working to become an ethical person. The characteristic students are reminded of specifically is integrity, as it relates to them completing their research reading homework.
The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to overcoming challenges in access to education, books, and reading near and far. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it.

I can write an introductory paragraph for my reading contract. (W.3.2a)
I can fluently read an excerpt of text aloud for an audiobook. (RF.3.4, SL.3.5)

In Unit 3, students continue to build their understanding of perspective through the lens of toys and play. In the first part of the unit, students experience a series of close read-aloud sessions of the text Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell. Through this text, they learn about and discuss how people's perspectives about toys can change. Students also read informational texts, sing songs, and play games from "long ago" to support their emerging awareness of perspective.

In the second part of the unit, students demonstrate their growing confidence and competence as speakers and writers as they work on the module performance task. This task invites students to interview a classmate about a preferred classroom toy. The interview portion of the task serves as the Unit 3 Assessment (W.K.8, SL.K.3). Then, students write and draw to show the information gleaned from the peer interview (W.K.2, W.K.8). During a module culmination and celebration, students share their writing and drawing with the school principal and other guests.

For this lesson, students will review what adjectives are, learn how to identify them in writing, and write with them to describe a picture. They will share their writing with their classmates through a wiki or a forum.

Students will play a game to review pronouns. Then they will learn how to write a friendly letter. With their knowledge of the kinds of pronouns, they will write a friendly letter to an author or favorite book character using pronouns from every pronoun category.

Students will learn about Wyoming's territorial history in celebration of Wyoming Day.

A short video clip and a related nonfiction selection with writing activities about Zora Neale Hurston.

Students will learn about the variation of toponyms in different regions of the Americas.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.

Investigate where current quakes are today from ground-sensed motion.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.

Part 1 and part 2 of this lesson has an upper elementary create an animoto video about themselves or their family in some way.

Assignment:  Make a video with Animoto, to help us learn about YOU!

Here are the choices from which to choose:

About the author video.


Interview someone on video.


Choice - something which teaches us about you about which we didn't know.

Students will get an internet agreement chat and survey, as well as lots of tips and tricks with animoto.

Students will also learn how to take pictures and make video shorts on chromebooks.

In part 2 of this unit, kids will add features, zing, preview, publish, and edit.  They will share on projector and use padlet to reflect.

Discover how water is gathered and travels to larger and larger watersheds to meet the sea.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.