Curriculum
This year we will be using the Journeys curriculum, along with the i-Ready curriculum to teach the Florida State Standards.
Click on the links to the left to access your child's launchpad. Through launchpad, you can re-read the weekly stories with the online textbook, study vocabulary words, and access i-Ready for extra practice. |
Homework
Your child will receive homework every week.
Students will be expected to study their spelling and vocabulary words daily to prepare for their weekly spelling and reading tests. (This does not need to be turned in!)
They will also be expected to do 20-30 minutes of reading and fill out the reading response log in their binders. They must answer one appetizer, two main courses, and one dessert throughout the week!
Reading homework will be collected on Fridays!
All late work, including Homework, will result in a 10 point loss for each day it is late.
Standards
To best support your child at home, I have provided a list of standards we will cover throughout the year. Click on the standards to access resources that we are using in class.
QUARTER 1:
QUARTER 1:
- LAFS.3.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.2 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.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
- LAFS.3.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
- LAFS.3.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
- LAFS.3.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).
- LAFS.3.RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
- LAFS.3.RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.2 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.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.2 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.
- LAFS.3.RL.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
- LAFS.3.RL.2.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
- LAFS.3.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
- LAFS.3.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
- LAFS.3.RL.4.10 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.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
- LAFS.3.RI.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
- LAFS.3.RI.2.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
- LAFS.3.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).
- LAFS.3.RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
- LAFS.3.RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
- LAFS.3.RI.4.10 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.