Seneca Community Consolidated Grade School District #170 School Improvement Plan

Seneca Community Consolidated Grade School District #170 ~ School Improvement Plan

SGS Unit Timeline Matrix Grade: 3rd Grade Subject Area: LANGUAGE ARTS

Month Standard(s) Unit Benchmark(s) Examples of Skills (Activities):

7A Currency/Money 7.A.1.c *Add/Subtract using currency ExampleMath ~ *Make change from $1.00 2nd Grade Aug./Sept. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1A.1a, 1A.1b, Reading skills: Character and Setting, evaluating author's 2A, 2B, 3A, School Days: 1.B.1a, 1.B.1b, purpose, compare/contract, locating information, use prior 3B, 3C, 4A, We learn about interacting with 1.B.1c, 1.B.1d, knowledge, use a dictionary, using various graphic organizers 4B, 5A, 5C peers throughout the first weeks 1C.1a, 1.C.1b, of school. 1.C.1c, 1.C.1d, Writing: Descriptive Paragraph, Interview, Steps in a Process, 1.C.1e, 1.C.1f, Expository Paragraph 2.A.1a, 2.A.1b, 2.A.1c, 2.B.1a, Grammar, Usage & Mechanics 2.B. 1.c, 3A.1, Types of sentences, statements and questions, sentence 3.B.1a, 3.B.1b, combining, exclamations and commands Complete and Simple 3.C.1a, 4.A.1b, Subjects and Predicates, Compound Subjects and Predicates 4.A.1c, 4.B.1a, 4.B.1b, 5.A.1a, Phonics: 5.A.1b, 5.C.1a, Short Vowels, Root words and Endings –ed, -ing, Plurals with –s, 5.C.1b and –es, digraphs with long vowels Oct/Nov 1A, 1B, 1C, Together We Can: 1.A.1a, 1.A.1b, Reading Skills 2A, 2B, 3A, We learn the importance of 1.B.1a, 1.B.1b, Fact and Opinion, Monitor Comprehension, Reread, Main 3B, 3C, 4A, working together and getting 1.B.1c, 1.B.1d, ideas/details, Summarize 4B, 5A, 5B along with peers. 1.C.1a, 1.C.1b, 1.C.1c, 1.C.1d, Writing 1.C.1e, 1.C.1f, How To Paragraph, descriptive writing using adjectives, 2.A.1a, 2.A.1b, summaries 2.B.1a, 2.B.1b, 2.B.1c, 3.A.1, Grammar, Usage, Mechanics 3.B.1a, 3.B.1b, Simple and compound sentences, common and proper nouns, 3.C.1a, 3.C.1b, abbreviations, singular and plural nouns 4.A.1a, 4.A.1b, 4.A.1c, 4.A.1d, Phonics: Compound words, consonant digraphs; ch, tch, sh, ch, 4.B.1a, 4.B.1b, wh, diphthongs; ou, ow oi, oy, consonant blends; str, scr, spr 5.A.1a, 5.A.1b, 5.B.1a, 5.B.1b, Reference skills: Using reference sources Seneca Community Consolidated Grade School District #170 ~ School Improvement Plan

5.C.1a, 5.C.1b Fluency: Speaking and Listening, Develop Phrasing, Reading with phrasing Nov/Dec/ 1A, 1B, 1C, As We Grow: 1.A.1a, 1.A.1b, Reading Skills Jan 2A, 2B, 3A, The way students grow, mature 1.B.1a, 1.B.1b, Plot, Using Story Structure, Author’s Purpose, Asking Questions 3B, 3C, 4A, and change with new 1.B.1c, 1.B.1d, 4B, 5A, 5C experiences. Also, the way 1.C.1a, 1.C.1b, Writing : plants and animals grow and 1.C.1c, 1.C.1d, Paragraphs that compare, realistic story, explanation (Expository change over time. 1.C.1e, 1.C.1f, paragraph), cause and effect 2.A.1a, 2.A.1b, 2.A.1c, 2.B.1a, Grammar, Usage, Mechanics 2.B.1b, 2.B.1c, Possessive nouns, singular and plural pronouns, subject and 2.A.1, 3.B.1a, object pronouns, pronoun antecedent agreement 3.B.1b, 3.B.1c, 3.C.1a, 4.A.1a, Phonics: consonant le syllable, consonant digraphs, kn, gn, wr, 4.A.1b, 4.A.1c, gh, consonant hard and soft c and j, dge, VC/V, V/VC 4.B.1b, 5.A.1a, 5.A.1b, 5.C.1a, Reference Skills: context clues and graphic aids 5.C.1b, Fluency: expression, intonation Jan/Feb 1A, 1B, 1C, 1.A.1a, 1.A.1b, Reading Skills 2A, 2B, 3A, 1.B.1a, 1.B.1b, Main Idea/Details, plot, drawing conclusion, theme 3B, 3C, 4A, 1.B.1c, 1.B.1d, synonyms/antonyms 4B, 5A, 5B, 1.C.1a, 1.C.1b, 5C 1.C.1c. 1.C.1d, Writing: Personal narrative autobiography 1.C.1e, 2.A.1a, 2.A.1b, 2.B.1a, Grammar, Usage, Mechanics 2.B.1b, 2.B.1c, Linking verbs, homophones, apostrophe in contractions, 3.A.1, 3.B.1a, adjectives: comparative and superlative forms, commas in a 3.B.1b, 3.B.1c, series. 4.A.1a, 4.A.1b, 4.A.1c, 4.B.1b, Phonics: 5.A.1a, 5.A.1a, 5.C.1a Reference Skills:

Fluency: Mar/April/ 1A, 1B, 1C, 1.A.1a, 1.A.1b, Reading Skills May 2A, 2B, 3A, 1.B.1a, 1.B.1b, Make, confirm, revise predictions, context clues: specialized 3B, 3C, 4A, 1.B.1c, 1.B.1d, vocabulary. Distinguish between fact and fiction, plot, structural 4B, 5A, 5B, 1.C.1a, 1.C.1b, clues: prefixes/suffixes, cause and effect, setting, author's 5C 1.C.1c, 1.C.1d, purpose, homophones/homographs 1.C.1e, 1.C.1f, Seneca Community Consolidated Grade School District #170 ~ School Improvement Plan

2.A.1a, 2.a.1b, Writing 2.B.1a, 2.B.1b, Practice expository, narrative, and persuasive prompts 2.B.1c, 3.A.1, 3.B.1a, 3.B.1b, Grammar, Usage, Mechanics 3.C.1a, 4.A.1a, Using a, an, the, apostrophes in possessives, capitalization of 4.A.1b, 4.A.1c, initials and titles. Using irregular verbs, simple predicates, verbs 4.A.1d, 4.B.1a, 4.B.1b, 5.A.1a, Phonics: 5.A.1b, 5.B.1a, 5.C.1b Reference Skills:

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