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This Third Grade Skills Unit 3: How Does Your Body Work? unit plan also includes:
- CKLA Unit 3: Third Grade Skills—How Does Your Body Work? (.html)
- Entire Unit (.zip)
- Student Workbook: Third Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)
- Student Reader: Third Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)
- Vocabulary Cards: Third Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)
- Vocabulary Image Cards: Third Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)
- Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)
- Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)
- Spelling Cards (.pdf)
- Wiggle Cards (.pdf)
- Assessment and Remediation Guide (.pdf)
- Fluency Packet (.pdf)
- Individual Code Chart (.pdf)
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- Assessment
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A skills unit combines ELA and science with lessons that explore the human body. Lessons begin with a reading, go into skills practice, and offer take-home materials. Skills practice includes listening to and discussing a read-aloud, working with spelling patterns, and drafting paragraphs.
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Concepts
spelling, spelling patterns, spelling rules, irregular spellings, Writing, writing paragraphs, topic sentences, concluding statements, paragraph writing, prefixes, irregular plural nouns, subject pronouns, subject-verb agreement, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, read-alouds
Instructional Ideas
- Make take-home materials optional or plan additional time for pupils to complete them in class
- Play an episode of the "Magic School Bus" that explores the human body
Classroom Considerations
- The third of 11 units in a series by Core Knowledge
- Prep time requires making copies and gathering materials
Pros
- The unit provides detail to make implementation easier
- Assessments offer a look into participants' proficiency levels
Cons
- None