Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
English Language Arts — Grade 3
Goal 2, Objective 2.02
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Snowflake Bentley - the Book and More
- By using the picture book, Snowflake Bentley, students are introduced to the Caldecott Award and exposed to an interesting biography.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills and English Language Arts)
- By Cherl Hollada, Libby Morrison, and Susan Pope.
- Beans and how they grow
- The students will incorporate computer skills, math, and literature with books such as: Miss Rumphius and The Reason for a Flower.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)
- By Betty Black.
- The Big, Bad, Red Wolf: Fact and Fantasy
- This lesson will explore the myths and legends surrounding wolves. We will also investigate factual information about the endangered red wolf.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
- By steven sather.
- The Birchbark House
- This study guide was created by a group of third grade enrichment students. They were planning to read this book but could find no published guide to go with it. They decided to create their own as they read.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Carolyn Ridgway.
- Cloudy with a chance of...what?
- Students will enjoy reading about a town where no one ever goes hungry because the sky provides food while learning about weather, healthy and unhealthy foods, and creating a database.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Healthful Living Education, English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)
- By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.
- Comparing/Contrasting Characters (A Taste of Blackberries)
- This lesson is designed to use with Chapter 1 of the novel A Taste of Blackberries. Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two main characters and then relate the material to their own lives.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- By Denise Caudle.
- Fast food frolics
- Students will research nutritional guides from local fast food restaurants. Based on this research, students will compare menus for nutritional values and create healthy and unhealthy meal advertisement posters.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Healthful Living Education, and Mathematics)
- By Lisa Pastor.
- Fun With Division
- Students will learn division concepts through the use of "The Doorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins and a poem entitled "Dividing up Bugs." Students will be involved in hands on activities in order to gain an understanding of division. This lesson plan integrates communication skills, math, and technology.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
- By Grace Blythe.
- In full bloom
- This mini-unit uses the wonderful story of Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney. Miss Rumphius travels to faraway places and makes the world more beautiful by planting her favorite seeds. The book sets the stage for activities relating to core curriculum objectives to be implemented into the learning environment, using technology tools and applications to create student products.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Computer Technology Skills)
- By Kay Ball.
- Little and big houses
- Using the book Little House on the Prairie and international keypals, students will learn about similarities and differences among children at different times and in different places.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Mathematics)
- By Karen Ester.
- Money and More Money
- Students will use problem solving skills and knowledge to solve a given problem using money. This activity will help enhance the students' self concept, and understanding the importance of learning basic money skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
- By Betty Black.
- Novel study: Lucky Charms and Birthday Wishes
- Although this is a unit developed for instruction in language arts, it has a curriculum focus for healthful living. The unit usually takes about 4–5 weeks to complete. A major piece of this unit focuses on identifying and listing characteristics of people.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Healthful Living Education)
- By Michael Miller.
- Positively Poetry: Part 6
- Students will be learning about and writing limericks. Since limericks follow a strict rhyming pattern and word count, the students will work in partners to create their own limericks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
- By Maribeth Warren, Pam Purifoy, and Tracy Dagenhart.
- Predicting Skills
- Students will practice predicting what will happen in different stories and understand why predicting is important while reading.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
- By Susan Bell.
- Sticky-Note Discussions
- Sticky-Notes discussions are fun, add variety to reading, and allow students to respond to the written text immediately. They are easy to implement in all content areas. Sticky-Note discussions are effective when used individually, in a small or large group, or a combination of settings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Rector.
- Tangram Magic
- This lesson will involve students in the use of tangrams and how they are used to create different figures.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
- By Alta Allen.
- Temperature Graphs
- In the following lesson students will locate and record daily high temperatures for several major cities. This data will then be displayed on line graphs. Students will choose one city, and based on its high temperatures, write a paragraph describing appropriate clothing and activities for that location. They will draw a picture of themselves dressed in the clothing and participating in an activity they described.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Mathematics)
- By Kaye Clark.
- The Wolf in Children's Books: Part 1 of 2
- Students will explore the ways wolves are represented in children's stories. They will decide if the wolf is a protagonist or an antagonist in the story. They will also attempt to determine if these representations are scientifically accurate. The first in a two-part lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Vanessa Olson.
- Yahooligans Owl Information
- The topic of this lesson is great horned owls. The students will read information about the description of the owls and their eating habits. The students will also be able to listen to the sounds that a great horned owl makes. The student will be expected to use computer skills as well as reading skills to look up information in the website for the worksheet.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)
- By Nicole Davenport.
- Yarns, Whoppers, and Tall Tales
- The following lessons will introduce students to characteristics of tall tales and help them develop an appreciation of this genre of American fiction. They will practice writing summaries from information they have gathered and organized. They will plan and write their own tall tales.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)
- By Deborah Mitchell.
