McKinley Primary Center                    2016-17 / Quarter  1 / 3^rd Grade: Teaching & Learning Plan
	Art	Music	Physical Education	Mathematics
Week 3 I can…	Speculate on the function or purpose of a work of art and make connections to culture. Locate and discuss art present in the local community and beyond such as town monuments, architecture, stained glass, sculpture, murals, and advertisements.	Sing rounds and songs with ostinatos. Echo melodic and rhythmic patterns. Play given pitch patterns on a mallet instrument, keyboard, or recorder. Play instruments in a group with a steady beat, appropriate dynamics, and correct technique.	Select and participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity in physical education class and during after school time.	Week 9 I can…	Solve real-world problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers within 1000. Read and write whole numbers up to 10,000. Use words, models, standard form and expanded form to represent and show equivalent forms of whole numbers up to 10,000. Compare two whole numbers up to 10,000 using >, =, and < symbols. Solve two-step real-world problems using the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Use place value understanding to round 2- and 3-digit whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. Tell and write time to the nearest minute from analog clocks, using a.m. and p.m., and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve real-world problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes. Find the value of any collection of coins and bills. Write amounts less than a dollar using the ¢ symbol and write larger amounts using the $ symbol in the form of dollars and cents (e.g., $4.59). Solve real-world problems to determine whether there is enough money to make a purchase.
Week 6 I can…	Describe clues found in a work of art or artifact that determine if the work is old or new. Respond to art based on personal preferences and listen to other perspectives of members of the art community (historians, critics, philosophers, curators).	Improvise a rhythmic accompaniment to a song. Perform a composition with opportunities for free improvisation at various intervals. Identify and sing or play steps and skips in notated pitch patterns. Interpret notated music through visual, aural, and kinesthetic means.	Work cooperatively with others to obtain common goals in a game situation. Participate in self-assessments and formal fitness assessments.
				Science
				Week 3 I can…	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Week 9 I can…	Demonstrate evidence of critique, reflection, and revision in creating artwork. Demonstrate respect for personal work and the work of others. Demonstrate safe and proper use, care, and storage of media, materials, and equipment.	Use musical terms to describe music through activities such as creation of a word bank. Explain personal preferences for various styles of music using appropriate terminology. Select and play a classroom instrument to describe an object or interpret a concept in a picture or literary work. Investigate the use of music for special occasions and celebrations, both in the United States and across world cultures.	Demonstrate mature fundamental locomotor and manipulative movement skills with variations. Describe various balance forms utilizing base of support concepts.	Week 6 I can…	Identify types of simple machines and their uses.  Investigate and build simple machines to understand how they are used.
				Week 9 I can…	Identify a simple problem with the design of an object that reflects a need or a want.  Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
				Social Studies
				Week 3 I can…	1-Identify and describe Native American Woodland Indians who lived in the region when European settlers arrived.  2-Describe how Native Americans and early settlers of Indiana adapted to and modified their environment to survive.  3-Explain why and how the local community was established and identify its founders and early settlers.
				Week 6 I can…	1-Describe the role of the local community and other communities in the development of the state’s regions.  2-Give examples of people, events and developments that brought important changes to your community and the region where your community is located. 3-Create simple timelines that identify important events in various regions of the state.
				Week 9 I can…	1-Distinguish between fact and fiction in historical accounts by comparing documentary sources on historical figures and events with fictional characters and events in stories.  2-Use a variety of resources to gather information about your region’s communities; identify factors that make the region unique, including cultural diversity, industry, the arts and architecture.  3-Define immigration and explain how immigration enriches community.  Describe how your community has changed over time and how it has stayed the same.

Note: Each column uses different text styles (Regular, Italic, Bold, Underlined) to differentiate concepts.    Language Arts & Reading
3^rd Grade – Reading Wonders, Unit 1               Big Idea: Growing and Learning                       How can learning help us grow?
	Weekly Concept & Essential Questions	Genres, Text Features, Literary Element	Comprehension: Strategies, Skills, & Fluency	Phonics: Awareness, Spelling Skill, Structural Analysis	Vocabulary Words, Domain Words, Academic Words, Strategies	Writing: Trait, Research, About Reading	Grammar: Skill & Mechanics	Research & Inquiry
3-1.1	Storytime What can stories teach you?	Fantasy, Fable	Visualize Character, Setting, Plot: Character Expression	Short Vowels a, i Word Families	ached, concentrate, discovery, educated, effort, improved, inspired, satisfied fantasy, expression, moral Context Clues: Synonyms	Ideas/Focus on an Event Write an Analysis Write an Opinion (Character, Setting Plot)	Sentences and Fragments Capitalization and Punctuation	Weekly: Research Aesop's fables
3-1.2	Traditions What can traditions teach you about cultures?	Realistic Fiction, Expository Text	Visualize Character, Setting, Plot: Sequence Phrasing	Short Vowels e, o, u Inflectional Endings	celebrate, courage, disappointment, precious, pride, remind, symbol, tradition gasped Context Clues: Synonyms	Word Choice/Descriptive Details Write an Analysis Write an Analysis (Character, Setting, Plot)	Commands and Exclamations Punctuation in Commands and Exclamations	Weekly: Research contributions of different cultures
3-1.3	Communities How do people from different cultures contribute to a community?	Narrative Nonfiction, Expository Text, Biography Headings, Map	Ask and Answer Questions Text Structure: Sequence Rate	Final e Inflectional Endings: Drop Final e	admires, classmate, community, contribute, practicing, pronounce, scared, tumble celebrate, symbols, traditions Compound Words	Organization/ Sequence Write a Description Write an Analysis (Sequence of Events)	Subjects Complete Sentences and Fragments	Weekly: Research community resources
3-1.4	Inventions How can problem solving lead to new ideas?	Biography, Expository Text Diagrams, Sidebars	Ask and Answer Questions Text Structure: Cause and Effect Expression	Long a Spellings Plurals -s and -es	design, encouraged, examine, invention, quality, simple, solution, substitutes examine, solution, bailed, boiler, patent Metaphors	Word Choice Write an Action Plan Write an Analysis (Text Features)	Predicates Complete Sentences	Weekly: Research problem solving skills
3-1.5	Landmarks How do landmarks help us understand our country’s story?	Expository Text Captions, Map, Sidebar	Ask and Answer Questions Main Idea and Key Details Accuracy and Phrasing	Long o: o, ow, o_e, oa, oe Compound Words	carved, clues, grand, landmark, massive, monument, national, traces landmark, monument Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words	Sentence Fluency/ Sentence Types Write a Report Write an Analysis	Simple and Compound Sentences Punctuate Simple and Compound Sentences	Weekly: Research famous landmarks
3-1.6	Unit Research & Inquiry               Research: Choosing a Research Topic               Project: Self-select and develop from weekly research options for unit research projects

McKinley Primary Center                    2016-17 / Quarter 1 / 3^rd Grade: Teaching & Learning Plan