🌟 Join me as we we discover the wonders of the world through English in an ongoing class that covers the full 3rd Grade ELA curriculum.

🌟 Dive into exciting stories and topics and decrypt the magical code of phonics!

🌟 By the end of the year learners will confidently achieve excellent grade 3 skills in writing, reading, spelling and grammar!

🌟 Each learner will receive personalized feedback and continuous support in class and out. Beginners will be guided step-by-step and advanced students will be challenged so everyone feels included and engaged.

🌟This is an inclusive classroom environment and learners are welcome to participate in any way they feel most comfortable. All learners are unique and bring their strengths into the classroom.

🌟 Students are welcome to join at any time during course. Lessons are modular. Learners will be provided with everything they need to thrive in class.



🌟 Lessons will typically entail a warm-up, pre-teaching, class discussion then practice. If learners are required to bring materials to the lesson, I will let the class know on the class notice board ahead of time.



I have been teaching academic literacy for almost twenty years. Over the years I have had the opportunity to teach across the grade spectrum from kindergarten to university students. I believe that an inclusive and supportive classroom environment is important for learning that makes a difference.

I look forward to seeing you in the classroom!

The course outline:

Writing
 
- Letter writing
- Book reports
- Opinion paragraphs
- Informative paragraphs
- Persuasive essays
- Summary Writing
- Instructions
- Journals
- Creative writing: poetry, narrative, fiction


Reading 

- Non-fiction articles

- Biographies

- Myths

- Fables

- Realistic fiction
- Poetry
- Drama
- Introduction to literary devices: alliteration, figurative language, onomatopoeia, sensory language, personification


Phonics
- Decoding skills 
- Syllable Types
- Prefixes, suffixes and root words
- Challenging words that cannot be read phonetically
- Long and short vowels
- Phonograms (consonant and vowel digraphs and trigraphs)
- Phonogram sound variations
- Soft G and C
- Y in the middle of a word
- High frequency words

Weekly Content:

Week 1 : Sept. 2: Welcome!
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography; Audio Narration

Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write a Story!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule C/K/CK; Phonogram OU

Grammar: The Subject of a Sentence 

Week 2 : Sept. 9
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World and Poetry

Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!

Spelling/Phonics: Syllable Types; Vowel Teams 

Grammar: Action and Being Verbs

Week 3 : Sept. 16
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World

Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Sensory Description!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Double consonants to close Syllables; Spelling Rule: CH/TCH; Phonogram OU, IGH

Grammar: A Sentence needs Three Things 

Week 4 : Sept. 23
Reading: Literature Study: Alliteration and Sensory language; Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 

Writing: Let’s write an Opinion Essay!; Essay Structure and Journal writing

Spelling/Phonics: Prefixes and Suffixes; Phonogram OI, OY, AI

Grammar: Tenses; Common and Proper Nouns

Week 5: Sept. 30
Reading: Good Literature Study; Audio Narration

Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write with Mood!; How do you Write an Essay that Persuades Readers?

Spelling/Phonics: Syllable Types; Phonogram QU and OU and AI

Grammar: Synonyms; Sentence Diagramming 

Week 6: Oct. 7
Reading: Poetry

Writing: Journal Writing; Creative Writing: Let’s write with Strong Verbs!

Spelling/Phonics: DGE or GE; Phonograms OR 

Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs; Heteronyms

Week 7: Oct. 14
Reading: Audio Narration; Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography

Writing: Let’s Write an Essay that Compares Ideas!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Prefixes and Suffixes; Phonogram AI, OI

Grammar: Dictionaries; Sentence Diagramming 

Week 8: Oct. 21
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Literature Study
Writing: Let’s Write an Opinion Essay!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule: drop the E; Spelling DGE/GE, CH/TCH, C/K/CK

Grammar: Using Complete Sentences

Week 9: Oct. 28
Reading: Poetry; Idioms

Writing: Journal Writing; Creative Writing: Let’s Write with Strong Verbs and Descriptive Adjectives!

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule 1-1-1; Phonogram AI, IGH, OY, , OI, QU, OU

Grammar: Commas in a Series

*** Week of November 4: Fall Break - No Classes ***

Week 10: Nov. 11
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World

Writing: Journal Writing; Let’s Summarize!

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule: Caboose E; Phonograms EY

Grammar: Possessive Nouns

Week 11: Nov. 18
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 

Writing: Let’s Write an Opinion Essay!; Journal Writing 

Spelling/Phonics: Introduction to Editing; Phonogram AW

Grammar: Rules for Proper Nouns

Week 12: Nov. 25
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography; Summaries

Writing: Let’s Summarize!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: DIS-, RE-; Phonogram EY, ER, OA, IR, AW 

Grammar: Commas in Dates

Week 13: Dec. 2
Reading: Poetry about Amazing Living Creatures

Writing: Let’s Summarize!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: BIO-, HYDRO-; Spelling: Inflectional endings, Phonogram AW, ER, OA, IR 

Grammar: Types of Sentences

Week 14: Dec. 9
Reading: Poetry about Amazing Living Creatures

Writing: Writing about Art; Creative Writing: Let’s write a poem!

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: DE-, DIS-; Phonogram IR, OA, AW 

Grammar: Heteronyms

Week 15: Dec. 16
Reading: Nature Journal Reading; Literature Study: Peter Rabbit

Writing: Let’s Summarize!; Journal Writing 

Spelling/Phonics: Singular Words that End with S; Phonogram AW, ER 

Grammar: Idioms

*** December 22 - January 3: Winter Break - No Classes ***

Week 16: Jan. 6
Reading: Nature Journal Reading; Literature Study: Peter Rabbit

Writing: Let’s Write an Essay that Compares Ideas!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule: Plural Nouns; Phonogram 

Grammar: Irregular Past Tense

Week 17: Jan. 13
Reading: Literature Study: Peter Rabbit; Nature Journal Reading

Writing: Creative Writing: Starting Stories; Journal Writing with Transition Words 

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: -TION; Spelling: inflectional endings 

Grammar: Pronouns 

Week 18: Jan. 20
Reading: Summary Reading; Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Writing: Let’s Summarize!; Creative Writing: Let’s write a poem!

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: -WARD, AUTO-; Phonogram AW, EA 

Grammar: Irregular Past Tense

Week 19: Jan. 27
Reading: Analyzing Stories: Plot Progression 

Writing: Audio Narration and Let’s Summarize!

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule: Double S, F, L, or Z; Spelling: inflectional endings 

Grammar: Abstract Nouns 

Week 20: Feb. 3
Reading: Oral Narration: making a Story!

Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!; Journal Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: RE-, -WARD; Phonogram EY, ER, EA, OA 

Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns

Week 21: Feb. 10
Reading: Poetry about Amazing Living Creatures

Writing: Let’s Write a Book Report!

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule: Consonant + LE; Phonogram EY, ER, EA, OA, AW, IR
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns

Week 22: Feb. 17
Reading: Poetry about our Wonderful World; Nature Journal Reading

Writing: Journal Writing with Transition Words; Let’s Write a Paragraph packed with Information!

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: -IR, ULTRA-; Phonogram WR UR; Spelling: soft C and G
Grammar: Parts of Speech 

Week 23: Feb. 24
Reading: Nature Journal Reading; Summary Reading Comprehension

Writing: Creative Writing with Transition Words; Journal Writing: Using Transition Words
Spelling/Phonics: Spelling Rule: C or K; Spelling: SH, CH, Z, X, S

Grammar: Prepositions

Week 24: Mar. 3
Reading: Literature Study: Strong Verbs

Writing: Audio Narration: Writing about Art; Creative Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description! 

Spelling/Phonics: Building Words: -IN, -ATION; Phonogram EW UR; Spelling: SH, CH, Z, X, S

Grammar: Independent Clauses

Week 25: Mar. 10
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Poetry about our Wonderful World 

Writing: Journal Writing: Using Transition Words; How do we Write Instructions Clearly?
Spelling/Phonics: Dictionary Work; Spelling: soft C and G; Phonogram UR

Grammar: Coordinating Conjunctions 

Week 26: Mar. 17
Reading: Nature Journal Reading; Literature Study: Strong Verbs

Writing: Journal Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!; How do we Write Instructions Clearly? 

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram EW, UR

Grammar: Comma's in Addresses

Week 27: Mar. 24
Reading: Nature Journal Reading; Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography 

Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write a Poem!; Audio Narration: Writing about Art

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: SH, CH, Z, X, S 

Grammar: Words that are often confused: Each Other VS One Another

Week 28: Mar. 31
Reading: Poetry about our Wonderful World

Writing: Creative Writing: Let's Write a Beautiful Poem; How do we Write Instructions Clearly? 

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: S, F, L, Z 

Grammar: Punctuating Dialogue

Week 29: Apr. 7
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Literature Study: The McGuffey Readers 
Writing: Journal 
Writing: Using Transition Words; Audio Narration: Writing about Art

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram WR, UR

Grammar: Compound Sentences 

Week 30: Apr. 21
Reading: Summary Reading Comprehension; Literature Study: The McGuffey Readers 
Writing: Journal Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!; Let’s Write a Letter!

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram EW, UR, OI, soft C and G

Grammar: Capitalization Rules 

Week 31: Apr. 28
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Poetry about our Wonderful World

Writing: Journal Writing: Using Transition Words; Let’s Write a Book Report!

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: words ending with S

Grammar: Compound Sentences 

Week 32: May 5
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Literature Study: The McGuffey Readers 

Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!; Audio Narration: Writing about Art

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram: soft C and G, WR, EW, Y 

Grammar: Comparative and Superlative

Week 33: May 12
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography; Poetry about our Wonderful World

Writing: Creative Writing: Writing Beautiful Sentences; Creating an Art Book! 

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram OW  UI, OR, MB

Grammar: Writing interesting sentences

Week 34: May 19
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Literature Study: Strong Verbs

Writing: Let’s Write an Essay that Compares Ideas!; Summary Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram UI, OR, OW, Spelling TCH/CH 

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

Week 35: May 26
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography; Literature Study: Strong Verbs 
Writing: Journal Writing: Answering Questions with Complete Sentences; Oral Narration: Let’s Write a Story 

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: K/C, Phonogram MB 

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

Week 36: Jun. 2
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World; Poetry about our Wonderful World

Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!; Summary Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Phonogram OW, EAR; Spelling K/C

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

Week 37: Jun. 9
Reading: Nature Journal Reading; Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Writing: Let’s Write a Paragraph that Expresses your Opinion; Summary Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: 1-1-1 rule; Phonograms EAR, UI, OR, OW

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

Week 38: Jun. 16
Reading: Folktales

Writing: Journal Writing: Let’s Write with Vivid Description!; Audio Narration: Letter Writing
Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: L/LE; Phonogram EAR, MB, OW, OR

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

Week 39: Jun. 23
Reading: Poetry

Writing: Journal Writing; Creative Writing: Let’s Write a Beautiful Poem!; Audio Narration: Summary Writing

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling: SH, CH, Z, X, S; Phonogram UI, OW, MB

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

Week 40: Jun. 30
Reading: Poetry

Writing: Journal Writing; Let’s Write a Book Report!

Spelling/Phonics: Spelling C/K/CK, GE/DGE

Grammar: Let’s self-correction our work!

*** July 8 - August 29: Summer Break - No Classes ***

Classes will resume on September 1 with week 1.