Class Experience
This is a full year of 3rd-grade curriculum taught by a National Board Certified Teacher. We will cover 3rd-grade standards in ELA (phonics, reading, writing, grammar, spelling). 
In ELA, we will read fiction/non-fiction books. This class meets for 40 minutes on Wednesdays.

 In ELA, I will cover a unit/theme each week.  

Our weekly schedule is as follows, with exceptions during longer writing or reading assignments:

Tuesday: 
Reading: Activate Prior Knowledge, Build Background, Make Predictions, Learn New Vocabulary, Read, Learn New Grammar Rules, and Learn a Phonics Skill or Practice Spelling.
Here is an example of the first 4 weeks:

Week of November 1st

Reading: Book: Morty and the Oatmeal Babysitter, by Kathy Hogan. Activate Prior Knowledge, Build Background, Learn New Vocabulary, and Make Predictions. Grammar: Introduction and Guided Practice on Identifying and Forming Contractions Phonics Work: Introduction and Guided Practice on Compound Words

Week of November 8th

Reading: The students will be introduced to the new story, Awesome Ants, by Rus Buyok. We will learn new vocabulary. We will activate prior knowledge by discussing what we already know about ants. We will create a KWL chart about Ants, including: What do we already know? What do we want to learn?  

Week of November 15th

Reading: The students will be introduced to the new story, Arthur's Bad-News Day, by Lara Henderson Megard. We will learn new vocabulary and make predictions using the story's vocabulary and title.  We will activate prior knowledge by discussing what we already know about having a bad day. We will discuss how sometimes a bad thing becomes a good thing. Grammar: Introduction and Guided Practice on Exclamatory Sentences. Phonics Work: Introduction and Guided Practice on Open /Y/ that makes a long /e/ sound.

No Class the Week of November 22nd- Thanksgiving Week

Week of November 29th

Reading: The students will be introduced to the new story, Extreme Animals, by Kathie Lester. We will learn new vocabulary and discuss what it means to be extreme and if they know any animals that are extreme. Grammar: Identify comparative and superlatives. Phonics Work: Understand and identify synonyms.

New Curriculum will be added as we go.
My experience:
I am a former 3rd grade teacher and I have a Master’s Degree in Instructional Curriculum & Design with a Specialization in Reading and am a National Board Certified Teacher.