Year at a Glance 2014-2015
Word Study
1 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Dates / 8/27-10/17
8 weeks / 10/24-10/31
2 weeks / 11/3-11/21
3 weeks / 11/24-12/12
3 weeks / 12/19 / 1/5-1/23
3 weeks
Unit Focus / Focus:
Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Context / Focus:
Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Context / Focus:
Determining the Meaning of Words Using Roots and Affixes / Focus:
Using a Dictionary to Determine the Meaning of Multiple Meaning Words / UNIT
ASSESSMENT
Complete Assessment
by 12/19 / Focus:
Identify and use antonyms, synonyms, homographs, and homophones
TEKS / 3.4B / 3.4B / 3.4A / 3.4E / 3.4C
5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Dates / 1/26-2/27
5 weeks / 3/2-3/6 / 3/16-4/17
5 weeks / 4/21-4/22 / 4/27-5/15
3 weeks / 5/18-5/29
1 week
Unit Focus / Focus:
Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Context, Roots and Affixes, using a Dictionary, synonyms,and antonyms / District Benchmark
2014 Released STAAR
Complete
Assessment
by 2/27 / Focus:
Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Context, Roots and Affixes, and/or a Dictionary / STAAR Math
STAAR Reading / Focus:
Identify the meaning of Common Idioms / Focus:
Identify and apply playful uses of language(e.g., tongue twisters, riddles, palindromes)
TEKS / 3.4B/Fig 19D / 3.4A, 3.4B/Fig 19D, 3.4E / 3.4D / 3.4D
Third Grade
Year at a Glance 2014-2015
Word Study
Lesson / Time Frame / FocusLesson 1 / 8/27 – 8/29 / Setting up Word Study Notebooks
Lesson 2 / 9/2 – 9/5 / Strategies for Determining Word Meaning
Lesson 3 / 9/8 - 9/12 / Different Types of Context Clues
Lesson 4 / 9/15 – 9/19 / Different Types of Context Clues – Definition
Lesson 5 / 9/22 – 9/26 / Different Types of Context Clues – Synonyms
Lesson 6 / 9/29 – 10/3 / Different Types of Context Clues – Antonyms
Lesson 7 / 10/6 – 10/10 / Different Types of Context Clues – Restate or Explanation
Lesson 8 / 10/13 – 10/17 / BRIDGING TO STAAR
Lesson 9 / 10/20 – 10/24 / Different Types of Context Clues – Example
Lesson 10 / 10/27 – 10/31 / Different Types of Context Clues – Inferring
Lesson 11 / 11/3 / Using Word Parts as a Strategy to Determine Word Meaning
Lesson 12 / 11/4-11/7 / Using Prefixes to Determine Word Meaning
Lesson 13 / 11/10-11/14 / Using Suffixes to Determine Word Meaning
Lesson 14 / 11/17-11/21 / Using Prefixes and Suffixes to Determine Word Meaning
Lesson 15 / 11/24-11/25 / Dictionary Overview
Lesson 16 / 12/1-12/5 / Multiple Meaning Words (MMW)
Lesson 17 / 12/8-12/12 / Using a Dictionary to Determine the Meaning of MMW
Lesson 18 / 1/5-1/9 / Identify and Use Synonyms
Lesson 19 / 1/12-1/16 / Identify and Use Antonyms
Lesson 20 / 1/20-1/23 / Identify and Use Homophones
Lesson 21 / 1/26-1/30 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
Lesson 22 / 2/2-2/6 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
Lesson 23 / 2/9-2/13 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
Lesson 24 / 2/17-2/20 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
Lesson 25 / 2/23-2/27 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
3/2-3/6 / No lesson; District Benchmark
Lesson 26 / 3/16-3/20 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
Lesson 27 / 3/23-3/27 / Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words-Independent Practice
Lesson 28 / 3/30-4/3 / BRIDGING TO STAAR
Lesson 29 / 4/6-4/10 / BRIDGING TO STAAR
Lesson 30 / 4/13-4/17 / BRIDGING TO STAAR
4/20-4/24 / No lesson; STAAR Math and Reading
Lesson 31 / 4/27-45/1 / Understanding Common Idioms
Lesson 32 / 5/4-5/8 / Understanding Common Idioms-Independent Practice
Lesson 33 / 5/11-5/15 / Understanding Common Idioms-Independent Practice
Lesson 34 / 5/18-5/22 / Identify and Apply Playful Language
5/26-5/29 / No lesson