In this comprehensive ELA ongoing course for 3rd and 4th graders, your child will embark on a year-long journey to master essential language arts skills. We'll cover a wide range of topics, including reading comprehension, creative writing, spelling strategies, grammar rules, and vocabulary development. 

Our class meets 5 days a week, with each day dedicated to a different area of ELA:
Day 1 - reading skills, analyzing texts, and building comprehension
Day 2 - writing, where learners will craft stories, essays, and reports
Day 3 - spelling - patterns, rules, and tricky words
Day 4 - grammar, exploring everything from sentence structure to punctuation
Day 5 - expanding vocabulary through fun and engaging activities

~*2024-2025 School Year*~
Week of August 26
Day 1: Reading - Understanding the main idea and details
Day 2: Writing - Writing a personal narrative
Day 3: Spelling - Short and long vowel sounds
Day 4: Grammar - Identifying nouns
Day 5: Vocabulary - Synonyms and antonyms

Week of September 2
Day 1: Reading - Making predictions in a story
Day 2: Writing - Descriptive writing using sensory details
Day 3: Spelling - Consonant blends and digraphs
Day 4: Grammar - Common and proper nouns
Day 5: Vocabulary - Prefixes (un-, re-, pre-)

Week of September 9
Day 1: Reading - Understanding characters and their traits
Day 2: Writing - Writing a fictional story
Day 3: Spelling - Plural forms of nouns
Day 4: Grammar - Action verbs
Day 5: Vocabulary - Suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly)

Week of September 16
Day 1: Reading - Identifying the author's purpose
Day 2: Writing - Writing a letter
Day 3: Spelling - Words with silent letters
Day 4: Grammar - Subject and predicate
Day 5: Vocabulary - Homophones

Week of September 23
Day 1: Reading - Comparing and contrasting stories
Day 2: Writing - Writing a how-to paragraph
Day 3: Spelling - Words with double consonants
Day 4: Grammar - Adjectives and adverbs
Day 5: Vocabulary - Compound words

Week of September 30
Day 1: Reading - Drawing conclusions from texts
Day 2: Writing - Opinion writing
Day 3: Spelling - Commonly confused words
Day 4: Grammar - Conjunctions
Day 5: Vocabulary - Context clues

Week of October 7
Day 1: Reading - Identifying the theme of a story
Day 2: Writing - Writing a book review
Day 3: Spelling - Words with suffixes (-ing, -ed)
Day 4: Grammar - Types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative)
Day 5: Vocabulary - Multiple-meaning words

Week of October 14
Day 1: Reading - Understanding cause and effect relationships
Day 2: Writing - Writing a persuasive letter
Day 3: Spelling - Words with prefixes (dis-, mis-, non-)
Day 4: Grammar - Pronouns
Day 5: Vocabulary - Idioms and expressions

Week of October 21
Day 1: Reading - Understanding text structure (sequence)
Day 2: Writing - Writing a short play or script
Day 3: Spelling - Words with consonant clusters
Day 4: Grammar - Subject-verb agreement
Day 5: Vocabulary - Greek and Latin roots

Week of October 28
Day 1: Reading - Identifying fact and opinion
Day 2: Writing - Writing a poem
Day 3: Spelling - Irregular plurals
Day 4: Grammar - Using quotation marks
Day 5: Vocabulary - Analogies

Week of November 4
Day 1: Reading - Understanding point of view
Day 2: Writing - Writing a news article
Day 3: Spelling - Common contractions
Day 4: Grammar - Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Day 5: Vocabulary - Word relationships (synonyms, antonyms, homonyms)

Week of November 11
Day 1: Reading - Understanding tone and mood
Day 2: Writing - Writing a persuasive essay
Day 3: Spelling - Words with unusual spellings
Day 4: Grammar - Possessive nouns and pronouns
Day 5: Vocabulary - Similes and metaphors

Week of November 18
Day 1: Reading - Summarizing informational texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing an informational report
Day 3: Spelling - Words with common suffixes (-ment, -tion, -ness)
Day 4: Grammar - Clauses and conjunctions
Day 5: Vocabulary - Figurative language (idioms, personification)

Week of November 25
Day 1: Reading - Understanding visual elements in texts (charts, graphs, etc.)
Day 2: Writing - Writing a friendly letter
Day 3: Spelling - Words with the "k" sound (c, k, ck, ch)
Day 4: Grammar - Complex and compound sentences
Day 5: Vocabulary - Synonyms and antonyms review

Week of December 2
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing persuasive texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a biography
Day 3: Spelling - Words with vowel digraphs
Day 4: Grammar - Punctuation review
Day 5: Vocabulary - Word origins

Week of December 9
Day 1: Reading - Understanding figurative language in texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a response to literature
Day 3: Spelling - Words with tricky spelling patterns
Day 4: Grammar - Capitalization rules
Day 5: Vocabulary - Word usage in different contexts

Week of December 16
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing character development
Day 2: Writing - Writing a holiday-themed story
Day 3: Spelling - Words with silent letters
Day 4: Grammar - Review of nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Day 5: Vocabulary - Seasonal vocabulary words

Week of January 6
Day 1: Reading - Comparing and contrasting informational texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing an opinion piece
Day 3: Spelling - Words with suffixes (-able, -ible)
Day 4: Grammar - Using commas in lists and compound sentences
Day 5: Vocabulary - Building academic vocabulary

Week of January 13
Day 1: Reading - Understanding inference in texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a "how-to" guide
Day 3: Spelling - Words with prefixes (over-, under-, sub-)
Day 4: Grammar - Using apostrophes correctly
Day 5: Vocabulary - Context clues review

Week of January 20
Day 1: Reading - Understanding theme in poetry
Day 2: Writing - Writing a narrative poem
Day 3: Spelling - Compound words
Day 4: Grammar - Types of pronouns (personal, possessive, reflexive)
Day 5: Vocabulary - Synonyms and antonyms review

Week of January 27
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing historical fiction
Day 2: Writing - Writing a historical fiction story
Day 3: Spelling - Words with irregular spellings
Day 4: Grammar - Subject-verb agreement review
Day 5: Vocabulary - Using a thesaurus

Week of February 3
Day 1: Reading - Understanding cause and effect in nonfiction
Day 2: Writing - Writing a book review
Day 3: Spelling - Words with homophones
Day 4: Grammar - Simple, compound, and complex sentences
Day 5: Vocabulary - Common prefixes and suffixes review

Week of February 10
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing poetry structure
Day 2: Writing - Writing an acrostic poem
Day 3: Spelling - Commonly misspelled words
Day 4: Grammar - Correcting run-on sentences
Day 5: Vocabulary - Words with multiple meanings

Week of February 17
Day 1: Reading - Understanding nonfiction text features
Day 2: Writing - Writing a factual report
Day 3: Spelling - Words with soft "c" and "g" sounds
Day 4: Grammar - Using conjunctions to connect ideas
Day 5: Vocabulary - Figurative language review

Week of February 24
Day 1: Reading - Comparing themes across different texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a persuasive speech
Day 3: Spelling - Words with suffixes (-er, -est)
Day 4: Grammar - Review of verb tenses
Day 5: Vocabulary - Word roots and affixes

Week of March 3
Day 1: Reading - Understanding plot development
Day 2: Writing - Writing a mystery story
Day 3: Spelling - Words with "ou" and "ow"
Day 4: Grammar - Using adverbs
Day 5: Vocabulary - Academic vocabulary development

Week of March 10
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing characters in different genres
Day 2: Writing - Writing character descriptions
Day 3: Spelling - Words with "au" and "aw"
Day 4: Grammar - Using adjectives to compare (comparative, superlative)
Day 5: Vocabulary - Synonym and antonym review

Week of March 17
Day 1: Reading - Identifying main ideas in informational texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing an expository essay
Day 3: Spelling - Words with silent "e"
Day 4: Grammar - Revising and editing for grammar
Day 5: Vocabulary - Using context clues to infer meaning

Week of March 24
Day 1: Reading - Comparing and contrasting fiction and nonfiction
Day 2: Writing - Writing a fictional story based on a real event
Day 3: Spelling - Words with vowel teams (ai, ea, oa)
Day 4: Grammar - Punctuation review (commas, periods, exclamation points)
Day 5: Vocabulary - Common idioms and expressions

Week of March 31
Day 1: Reading - Understanding narrative point of view
Day 2: Writing - Writing a story from different perspectives
Day 3: Spelling - Words with "ei" and "ie"
Day 4: Grammar - Correcting sentence fragments
Day 5: Vocabulary - Word analysis strategies

Week of April 7
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing setting in different texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a story with a vivid setting
Day 3: Spelling - Words with irregular vowel sounds
Day 4: Grammar - Using commas in direct address and dialogue
Day 5: Vocabulary - Using a dictionary and thesaurus

Week of April 14
Day 1: Reading - Understanding author’s purpose in nonfiction
Day 2: Writing - Writing an informational brochure
Day 3: Spelling - Words with consonant digraphs (ch, sh, th)
Day 4: Grammar - Pronouns and antecedents
Day 5: Vocabulary - Root words and affixes review

Week of April 21
Day 1: Reading - Analyzing character relationships
Day 2: Writing - Writing a dialogue
Day 3: Spelling - Words with prefixes (re-, pre-, mis-)
Day 4: Grammar - Using quotation marks in dialogue
Day 5: Vocabulary - Synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms review

Week of April 28
Day 1: Reading - Understanding text structure (compare and contrast)
Day 2: Writing - Writing a compare and contrast essay
Day 3: Spelling - Words with the "j" sound (ge, gi, gy)
Day 4: Grammar - Correcting misplaced modifiers
Day 5: Vocabulary - Analyzing word parts (prefixes, roots, suffixes)

Week of May 5
Day 1: Reading - Summarizing fictional stories
Day 2: Writing - Writing a summary
Day 3: Spelling - Words with "ar" and "or"
Day 4: Grammar - Review of all parts of speech
Day 5: Vocabulary - Expanding academic vocabulary

Week of May 12
Day 1: Reading - Identifying key details in nonfiction texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a research report
Day 3: Spelling - Words with silent letters
Day 4: Grammar - Punctuation review (colons, semicolons, quotation marks)
Day 5: Vocabulary - Vocabulary review games

Week of May 19
Day 1: Reading - Understanding cause and effect in literature
Day 2: Writing - Writing a cause and effect essay
Day 3: Spelling - Words with unusual spelling patterns
Day 4: Grammar - Sentence structure review
Day 5: Vocabulary - Word association activities

Week of May 26
Day 1: Reading - Identifying theme in literature
Day 2: Writing - Writing a theme-based story
Day 3: Spelling - Words with complex vowel patterns
Day 4: Grammar - Grammar review through writing
Day 5: Vocabulary - Vocabulary in context

Week of June 2
Day 1: Reading - Comparing themes in different genres
Day 2: Writing - Writing a final reflective essay
Day 3: Spelling - Spelling review games and activities
Day 4: Grammar - Final grammar review and editing skills
Day 5: Vocabulary - End-of-year vocabulary review

~*Summer 2025*~ Review 3rd/4th Grade Language Arts (Avoid the "summer slide"!)

Week of June 9, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Reviewing main idea and supporting details
Day 2: Writing - Revising and editing past writing assignments
Day 3: Spelling - Reviewing commonly misspelled words
Day 4: Grammar - Review of verb tenses and subject-verb agreement
Day 5: Vocabulary - Revisiting root words, prefixes, and suffixes

Week of June 16, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Review of character analysis and character traits
Day 2: Writing - Writing a reflective essay on favorite books read
Day 3: Spelling - Reviewing words with challenging vowel patterns
Day 4: Grammar - Revisiting parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
Day 5: Vocabulary - Review of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms

Week of June 23, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Summarizing nonfiction texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing summaries of favorite articles or stories
Day 3: Spelling - Review of spelling patterns for digraphs and blends
Day 4: Grammar - Review of sentence structure and punctuation
Day 5: Vocabulary - Practicing vocabulary in context

Week of June 30, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Review of text structure (sequence, cause and effect)
Day 2: Writing - Writing cause and effect essays
Day 3: Spelling - Reviewing words with silent letters
Day 4: Grammar - Revisiting complex sentences and conjunctions
Day 5: Vocabulary - Review of high-frequency academic words

Week of July 7, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Review of comparing and contrasting texts
Day 2: Writing - Writing a compare and contrast essay
Day 3: Spelling - Review of tricky homophones
Day 4: Grammar - Review of pronouns and antecedents
Day 5: Vocabulary - Games to reinforce vocabulary knowledge

Week of July 14, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Revisiting theme and moral in stories
Day 2: Writing - Writing stories with clear themes
Day 3: Spelling - Review of commonly confused words
Day 4: Grammar - Revisiting correct usage of quotation marks in dialogue
Day 5: Vocabulary - Engaging in vocabulary building activities

Week of July 21, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Review of understanding author's purpose
Day 2: Writing - Writing about the purpose and message of a chosen text
Day 3: Spelling - Spelling review games and activities
Day 4: Grammar - Review of modifiers and avoiding misplaced modifiers
Day 5: Vocabulary - Revisiting word associations and meanings

Week of July 28, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Review of inferring meaning from text
Day 2: Writing - Practicing writing inferences and conclusions
Day 3: Spelling - Review of spelling patterns for long and short vowels
Day 4: Grammar - Review of punctuation and capitalization rules
Day 5: Vocabulary - Vocabulary quiz and review

Week of August 4, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Review of analyzing plot and setting
Day 2: Writing - Writing descriptive paragraphs about settings
Day 3: Spelling - Review of multi-syllable words and syllabication rules
Day 4: Grammar - Review of all grammar topics through editing practice
Day 5: Vocabulary - Reviewing context clues to determine word meaning

Week of August 11, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Reviewing comparing themes across texts
Day 2: Writing - Reflective writing on favorite themes and stories
Day 3: Spelling - Review of words with irregular spellings
Day 4: Grammar - Final grammar review and sentence correction
Day 5: Vocabulary - Interactive vocabulary games

Week of August 18, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Reviewing nonfiction text features
Day 2: Writing - Writing a brief research summary
Day 3: Spelling - Review of spelling rules and exceptions
Day 4: Grammar - Grammar and punctuation review through games
Day 5: Vocabulary - Vocabulary matching and word association

Week of August 25, 2025
Day 1: Reading - Final review of key reading strategies
Day 2: Writing - Writing a final reflective piece on the year's learning
Day 3: Spelling - Spelling bee and fun review activities
Day 4: Grammar - End-of-year grammar and editing practice
Day 5: Vocabulary - Vocabulary showcase and review

The schedule for the 2025-2026 school year will be the same as the schedule for the 2024-2025 school year. 

Because this course is ongoing, the lessons do not build upon each other from week to week, so students can join the class anytime, pause if they need to and resume the class any time. 

Lessons are designed to be interactive and engaging, combining direct instruction with hands-on activities. We’ll use a variety of tools, including Google Slides for visual learning to enhance understanding, and games to reinforce key concepts.

At Stone Bridges Academy,  our teachers have a teaching style that is dynamic, supportive, and student-centered. We believe in making learning fun and accessible, using a mix of lectures, discussions, and interactive activities. Each lesson is designed to encourage participation, creativity, and critical thinking.

Students will have ample opportunities to interact with the teacher and their peers. They will engage in group discussions, participate in games, and collaborate on writing projects. The teacher provide personalized feedback on their work, ensuring that each learner progresses at their own pace. Whether it’s through live discussion, commenting on assignments, or in-class activities, your child will receive plenty of support and guidance throughout the course.