Grade 3 English Language Arts
9 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Strands and outcomes
- Comprehend and Respond (CR3.1–CR3.4): Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts. View and respond to grade-appropriate visual and multimedia texts explaining reactions and connections as well as… Listen to and understand information, identify main ideas and supporting details, compare different ideas and… (and 1 more outcome)
- Compose and Create (CC3.1–CC3.4): Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore. Communicate ideas and information pertaining to topics, problems, questions, or issues by creating easy-to-follow… Speak to present ideas and information appropriately in informal and some formal situations for different… (and 1 more outcome)
- Assess and Reflect on Language Abilities (AR3.1–AR3.2): Reflect on and assess their viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and other representing experiences and… Set personal goals to view, listen, read, speak, write, and use other forms of representing more effectively and…
Units
Unit 1
Read and Think
Reading short original stories and non-fiction passages, then finding the main idea, details and order of events, making inferences and working out word meanings from context.
Outcome: CR3.4 · reading strategies and thinking about texts
Unit 2
Story Elements
Naming the characters, setting, problem and solution of a story, describing how characters feel and what they are like, and finding a story's lesson.
Outcome: CR3.1, CR3.4 · characters, setting, plot and problem and solution
Unit 3
Spelling Patterns
Spelling long vowel sounds with vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh, ie) and adding -ed and -ing by doubling a letter, dropping a silent e or just adding the ending.
Outcome: CC3.4 · spelling patterns used in writing
Unit 4
Prefixes & Suffixes
Learning what prefixes (un-, re-, pre-, dis-) and suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -ly) mean, finding base words and using new words in sentences.
Outcome: CR3.4 · prefixes, suffixes and base words
Unit 5
Word Pairs
Synonyms (words that mean the same), antonyms (opposites) and homophones (words that sound alike but are spelled differently, like their, there and they're).
Outcome: CR3.4 · synonyms, antonyms and homophones
Unit 6
Word Jobs
Finding nouns (naming words), verbs (action words), adjectives (describing words) and adverbs (words that tell how) in sentences.
Outcome: CC3.4 · parts of speech in writing
Unit 7
Punctuation Power
Choosing end marks, using commas in lists and dates, writing contractions and possessives with apostrophes, and putting quotation marks around speech.
Outcome: CC3.4 · punctuation in writing
Unit 8
Sentence Smarts
Telling statements, questions, exclamations and commands apart, spotting incomplete sentences and joining ideas with so, but, or and because.
Outcome: CC3.4 · sentence types and complete sentences
Unit 9
Fact or Opinion?
Telling facts (which can be checked) from opinions (what someone thinks), and spotting opinion words like best and cutest.
Outcome: CR3.4 · telling fact from opinion in non-fiction
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