Hearne ISD 3rd Grade ELA
Grade 3 Unit 1 Theme: Let’s Learn Why is learning important?
Literature Selection / Genre / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Phonics/Word Study / Vocabulary Strategies / Text Features/ Literary Elements/
Study Skills / Grammar / Writing
First Day Jitters
Written by Julie Danneberg
Illustrated by
Judy Love / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Persuasive / Strategy
Analyze Story Structure
Skill
Character, Setting, Plot
Spiral Review
Self-Selected Strategy Use
TEKS: 3.8A / Short Vowels
TEKS: 3.1C / Word Parts: Prefixes dis-, un-, non-, in-
TEKS: 3.4A / Bar Graphs / Statements and Questions
TEKS: 2/21C / Trait
Ideas
Focus on a Single Moment
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.17C
Amazing Grace
Written by Mary Hoffman
Illustrated by
Caroline Binch / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Legend / Strategy
Analyze Story Structure
Skill
Cause and Effect
Spiral Review
Character, Setting, Plot
TEKS: 3.8A / Final e
TEKS: 3.24A / Dictionary: Unknown Words
TEKS: 3.4C / Personification / Commands and Exclamations
TEKS: 3.21C / Trait
Ideas
Develop a Single Moment (of Action)
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.20A, 3.19, 3.17C
Earth Smart
Time For Kids Informational / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Test Practice / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Main Idea and Details
Spiral Review
Cause and Effect
TEKS:3.13A / Long a
TEKS: 3.1C / Thesaurus: Synonyms
TEKS: 3.4C / Using a Dictionary / Subjects
TEKS: 3.22B / Personal Narrative
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.19, 3.17B, 3.17D, 3.17E
Wolf!
Written by Becky Bloom
Illustrated by
Pascal Biet / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fantasy
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Persuasive / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Compare and Contrast
Spiral Review
Main Idea and Details
TEKS: 3.8B / Long o
TEKS: 3.1C, 3.24A / Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words
TEKS: 3.4B / Headings, Pronunciations, Italics, Bold Type, Key Words, Captions / Predicates
TEKS: 3.22A, 3.23C / Trait
Ideas
Describe a Single Object/ Character
TEKS: 3.20C, 3.20A, 3.17C
My Very Own Room
Written by Amada Irma Pérez
Illustrated by
Maya Christina Gonzalez / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Biography / Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Make and Confirm Predictions
Spiral Review
Compare and Contrast
TEKS: 3.2A / Long i
TEKS: 3.1C / Word Parts: Suffixes -er, -est
TEKS: 3.4A / Encyclopedia Article: Text Features / Compound Sentences
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Ideas
Describe a Setting
TEKS: 3.19, 3.20A, 3.17C
Grade 3 Unit 2 Theme: Neighborhoods and Communities How do community members work together?
Literature Selection / Genre / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Phonics/Word Study / Vocabulary Strategies / Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study Skills / Grammar / Writing
Boom Town
Written by Sonia Levitin
Illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Historical Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Sequence
Spiral Review
Make and Confirm Predictions
TEKS: 3.8A / Words with Long e
TEKS: 3.1C / Word Parts: Compound Words
TEKS: 3.4E / Charts and Maps / Common and Proper Nouns
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Ideas
Showing a Single Moment
TEKS: 3.17C, 3.20C, 3.20A, 3.17C
Home-Grown Butterflies
Written by Deborah Churchman / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Literary Text/Poetry / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Draw Conclusions
Spiral Review
Sequence
TEKS:3.13B / Words with Silent Letters
TEKS: 3.1C / Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words
TEKS: 3.4B / Personification and Assonance / Singular and Plural Nouns
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Word Choice
Replacing Telling with Showing
TEKS: 3.17C, 3.20C, 3.20A
Go West!
Time For Kids Informational / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Test Practice / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Main Idea and Details
Spiral Review
Draw Conclusions
TEKS: 3.13A / Three-Letter Blends
TEKS: 3.24B, 3.1C / Context Clues: Antonyms
TEKS: 3.4C / Using the Parts of a Book / Irregular Plural Nouns
TEKS: 3.22A / Expository Writing
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.17B, 3.24A, 3.17C, 3.17E
Here’s My Dollar
Written by Gary Soto / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Literary Text/Poetry / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Author’s Purpose
Spiral Review
Main Idea and Details
TEKS:3.12 / Digraphs
TEKS: 3.1C / Context Clues: Examples
TEKS: 3.4B / Rhyme Scheme and Repetition / Possessive Nouns
TEKS: 3.22 / Trait
Word Choice
Strong Verbs
TEKS: 3.17C, 3.20A, 3.20C
A Castle on Viola Street
Written and illustrated by DyAnneDiSalvo / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Theme
Spiral Review
Author’s Purpose
TEKS: 3.5A / Contractions
TEKS: 3.1D / Context Clues: Paragraph Clues
TEKS: 3.4B / Features in a Textbook / Sentence Combining with Nouns
TEKS: 3.22B / Trait
Word Choice
Strong Verbs and Sensory Details
TEKS: 3.17C, 3.20A, 3.20C
Grade 3 Unit 3 Theme: Express Yourself
How do writers and artists express themselves?
Literature Selection / Genre / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Phonics/Word Study / Vocabulary Strategies / Text Features/
Literary Elements/
Study Skills / Grammar / Writing
Author: A True Story
Written and illustrated by Helen Lester / Main Selection
Literary Nonfiction/ Autobiography
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Poetry / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Author’s Purpose
Spiral Review
Theme
TEKS: 3.12 / r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur
TEKS: 3.24A / Context Clues: Word Clues
TEKS: 3.4B / Onomatopoeia and Rhythm / Action Verbs
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Ideas
Explain Steps
TEKS: 3.20A, 3.20C, 3.17C
Dear Juno
Written by Soyung Pak
Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Character, Setting, Plot
Spiral Review
Author’s Purpose
TEKS: 3.8A, 3.8B / r-Controlled Vowels ar, or
TEKS: 3.1C / Context Clues: Sentence Clues
TEKS: 3.4B / Time Line / Present-Tense Verbs
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Voice
Purpose and Audience
TEKS: 3.20B, 3.20C, 3.17C
Messaging Mania
Time For Kids Informational / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Test Practice / Strategy
Analyze Text Structure
Skill
Cause and Effect
Spiral Review
Author’s Purpose
TEKS:3.13C / Prefixes re-, un-, pre-, mis-, dis-
TEKS: 3.1A / Context Clues: Homographs
TEKS: 3.4B / Using the Library / Past-Tense Verbs
TEKS: 3.22A / How-To Letter
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.20B, 3.17B, 3.17C, 3.17E
What Do Illustrators Do?
Written and illustrated by Eileen Christelow / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Analyze Text Structure
Skill
Sequence
Spiral Review
Cause and Effect
TEKS: 4.11C / Diphthong /oi/
TEKS:3.1C / Context Clues: Sentence Clues
TEKS: 3.4B / Interview / Future-Tense Verbs
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Organization
Order Steps
TEKS: 3.20B, 3.20C
The Jones Family Express
Written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Make Inferences
Spiral Review
Sequence
TEKS: 3.8A, 3.8B / Variant Vowels /ü/ and //
TEKS: 3.1C / Dictionary: Homophones
TEKS: 3.4C, 3.4E / Directions / Sentence Combining with Verbs
TEKS: 3.22C, 3.23C / Trait
Word Choice
Sensory Words and Details
TEKS: 3.20C, 3.20A, 3.17C
Grade 3 Unit 4 Theme: Our Teams What makes a strong team?
Literature Selection / Genre / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Phonics/Word Study / Vocabulary Strategies / Text Features/
Literary Elements/
Study Skills / Grammar / Writing
Seven Spools of Thread
Written by Angela Shelf Medearis
Illustrated by Daniel Minter / Main Selection
Literary Text/Fable
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Draw Conclusions
Spiral Review
Make Inferences
TEKS:3.8A, 3.8B / Dipththongou, ow
TEKS: 3.24A / Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words
TEKS: 3.4B / Rules / Verbs Be, Do, and Have
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Voice
Create Dialogue
TEKS: 3.17C, 3.18A, 3.19, 3.20C
Nacho and Lolita
Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Illustrated by Claudia Rueda / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Folktale
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Poetry / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Theme
Spiral Review
Make Inferences and Draw Conclusions
TEKS: 3.5A / Plural Words
TEKS: 3.1A / Thesaurus: Synonyms
TEKS: 3.4C / Consonance and Metaphor / Linking Verbs
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Voice
Dialogue and Narration
TEKS: 3.19, 3.20C, 3.17C, 3.18A
A Growing Interest
Time For Kids Informational / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Test Practice / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Problem/Solution
Spiral Review
Draw Conclusions
TEKS: 3.13B / Variant Vowels au, aw, alt, alk, all, ough
TEKS: 3.1C / Word Parts: Suffixes -less, -ful, -ly
TEKS: 3.4A / Using Computer Search Engines in the Media Center / Contractions with Not
TEKS: 3.23C / Fictional Narrative
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.17B, 3.17C, 3.17D, 3.17E
Ramona and Her Father
Written by Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by Ilene Richard / Main Selection
Literary Text/Humor
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Poetry / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Problem and Solution
Spiral Review
Theme
TEKS: 3.8A / Homophones
TEKS:3.24E / Word Parts: Prefixes
TEKS: 3.2A / First-Person Narrator and Imagery / Main and Helping Verbs
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Ideas
Develop Characters
TEKS: 3.18A, 3.20C, 3.17A 3.17C
Out of this World!
Written by Laine B. Onish / Main Selection
Literary Nonfiction/ Biography
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Poetry / Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Sequence
Spiral Review
Problem and Solution
TEKS: RC3-E / Soft c and g
TEKS: 3.1C / Thesaurus: Synonyms
TEKS: 3.4C / Imagery / Irregular Verbs
TEKS: 4.20A / Trait
Word Choice
Descriptive Details
TEKS: 3.20C, 3.19, 3.18A, 3.17C
Grade 3 Unit 5 Theme: Those Amazing Animals
What makes each animal unique?
Literature Selection / Genre / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Phonics/Word Study / Vocabulary Strategies / Text Features/Literary Elements/
Study Skills / Grammar / Writing
Penguin Chick
Written by Betty Tatham
Illustrated by Helen K. Davie / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Literary Text/Poetry / Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Main Idea and Details
Spiral Review
Sequence
TEKS: 3.13A / Compound Words
TEKS: 3.24C / Context Clues: Homographs
TEKS: 3.4E / Rhythmic Patterns and Imagery / Pronouns
TEKS: / Trait
Ideas
Supporting Details
TEKS: 3.17C, 3.20A
Animal Homes
Written by Ann O. Squire / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Analyze Text Structure
Skill
Description
Spiral Review
Main Idea and Details
TEKS: 3.15A / Inflectional Endings y to i
TEKS: 3.24B / Context Clues: Homophones
TEKS: 3.4E / Directions / Subject and Object Pronouns
TEKS: 2.21A / Trait
Ideas
Main Idea and Details
TEKS: 3.20C, 3.17C
Call of the Wild
Time For Kids Informational / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Test Practice / Strategy
Analyze Text Structure
Skill
Cause and Effect
Spiral Review
Description
TEKS: 3.13C / Closed Syllables
TEKS: 3.1B / Context Clues: Synonyms
TEKS: 3.4B / Skim and Scan a Nonfiction Article / Pronoun-Verb Agreement
TEKS: 3.22C / Research Report
TEKS: 3.17D, 3.17C
Wilbur’s Boast
From Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Illustrated by Garth Williams / Main Selection
Literary Text/Fantasy
Paired Selection
Literary Text/Fable / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Draw Conclusions
Spiral Review
Cause and Effect
TEKS:3.8A, 3.8B / Inflectional Endings
TEKS: 3.1A / Word Parts: Prefixes (re-, un-, dis-, pre-)
TEKS: 3.4A, 3.4B / Personification and Moral / Possessive Pronouns
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Sentence Fluency
Transition Words and Phrases
TEKS: 3.20A, 3.20C
Unique Animals of the Southwest
Written by Tanya Lee Stone / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Literary Text/Myth / Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
Skill
Compare and Contrast
Spiral Review
Draw Conclusions
TEKS: RC-3F / Open Syllables
TEKS: 3.1B / Dictionary: Unknown Words
TEKS: 3.4E / Foreshadowing / Pronoun-Verb Contractions
TEKS: 3.23C / Trait
Organization
Conclusion
TEKS: 3.20A, 3.20C, 3.17C
Grade 3 Unit 6 Theme: Storytellers What makes a good story?
Literature Selection / Genre / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Phonics/Word Study / Vocabulary Strategies / Text Features/
Literary Elements/
Study Skills / Grammar / Writing
Stone Soup
Retold and illustrated by Jon J Muth / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Folktale
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Make Inferences
Spiral Review
Compare and Contrast
TEKS: 3.8A, 3.8B / Prefixes re-, un-, pre-, dis-, de-
TEKS: 3.1A / Context Clues: Synonyms
TEKS: 3.4B / Charts / Adjectives and Articles
TEKS: 3.22 / Trait
Ideas
Facts and Opinions
TEKS: 3.20A, 3.20C, 3.21, 3.17C
The Strongest One
Written by Joseph Bruchac
Illustrated by Lucia Angela Perez / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Drama
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Summarize
Spiral Review
Make Inferences
TEKS: 3.8A / Final Stable Syllables
TEKS: 3.1B / Context Clues: Antonyms
TEKS: 3.4B, 3.4C / Diagram / Adjectives That Compare
TEKS: 4.20A / Trait
Ideas
Supporting Details
TEKS: 3.20C, 3.17C
Tales of the Trickster
Time For Kids Informational / Main Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
Test Practice / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Compare and Contrast
Spiral Review
Summarize
TEKS: RC-3C / Vowel Team Syllables
TEKS: 3.1B / Word Parts: Prefixes and Suffixes
TEKS: 3.4A / Use Functional Documents / Adverbs
TEKS: 3.22A / Persuasive Essay
TEKS: 3.17A, 3.17B, 3.17C, 3.17D, 3.17E
Cook-A-Doodle-Do!
Written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Illustrated by Janet Stevens / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fantasy
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Compare and Contrast
Spiral Review
Summarize
TEKS: 3.8B / r-Controlled Vowel Syllables
TEKS: 3.1B / Dictionary: Idioms
TEKS: 3.4E / Diagrams / Prepositions
TEKS: 3.22A / Trait
Ideas
Strong Arguments
TEKS: 3.21, 3.20C, 3.17A
One Riddle, One Answer
Written by Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by Linda S. Wingerter / Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fairy Tale
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Fairy Tale / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Character, Setting, Plot
Spiral Review
Compare and Contrast
TEKS: 3.8A, 3.8B / Suffixes
TEKS: 3.24A / Dictionary: Unknown Words
TEKS:3.4E / Sensory Language / Sentence Combining with Adjectives and Adverbs
TEKS: 3.23C / Trait
Word Choice
Strong Words
TEKS: 3.20C, 3.17C