Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Phonics and Word Recognition
ELA.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Fluency
ELA.RF.3.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.3.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.3.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.3.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| Passage 1: "Happy Birthday" | 4-5 |
| Passage 2: "Help Our Baby!" | 6-7 |
| Passage 3: "The Fawn" | 8-9 |
| Passage 4: "Mike the Cat" | 10-11 |
| Passage 5: "The Wood Carver" | 12-13 |
| Passage 6: "Dancing Llamas" | 14-15 |
| Passage 7: "A Star at Seven" | 16-17 |
| Passage 8: "Sky Pioneers" | 18-19 |
| Passage 9: "To the Moon!" | 20-21 |
| Passage 10: "Named After the Moon" | 22-23 |
| Passage 11: "Horses with Pull" | 24-25 |
| Passage 12: "Weird and Wild Weather" | 26-27 |
| Passage 13: "Living in Death Valley" | 28-29 |
| Passage 14: "Rainbow Soup" | 30-31 |
| Passage 15: "What's In This Book?" | 32-33 |
| Passage 16: "Applesauce" | 34-35 |
| Passage 17: "What's In a Name?" | 36-37 |
| Passage 18: "A Healthy Snack" | 38-39 |
| Fiction Test: "The Model Plane" | 40-41 |
| Nonfiction Test: "The Face of a Walrus" | 42-43 |
| Informational Test: "Growing Sunflowers" | 44-45 |
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