McKinley Primary Center				2016-17 /Quarter  2/ 3^rd Grade: Teaching & Learning Plan	McKinley Primary Center
	Art	Music	Physical Education		Mathematics
Week 3 I can…	Construct meaning in works of art and support opinions with personal response, properties found in the work, shared peer perspectives, and background information. Identify and apply elements (line, shape, form, texture, color, and space) and principles (repetition, variety, rhythm, proportion) in artwork. Identify visual and tactile characteristics of a medium.	Sing a cappella and accompanied songs with attention to pitch, diction, tone quality, and posture. Sing expressively with varied dynamics and appropriate phrasing. Follow the cues of a conductor. Play four-measure melodies on pitched percussion instruments. Play ostinato accompaniments on pitched and non-pitched classroom instruments, independently and with others.	Demonstrate different fundamental movement skills to form increasingly complex skills. Describe movement principles and apply mature movement patterns in various manipulative challenges.		Week 9 I can…	Demonstrate fluency with multiplication facts and corresponding division facts of 0 to 10. Solve real-world problems involving whole number multiplication and division within 100 in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers. Represent the concept of multiplication of whole numbers with the following models: equal-sized groups, arrays, area models, and equal "jumps" on a number line. Understand the properties of 0 and 1 in multiplication. Identify, describe and draw points, lines and line segments using appropriate tools, and use these terms when describing two-dimensional shapes. Understand a fraction, 1/b, as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction, a/b, as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b. [limit denominators to 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.] Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions (e.g., 1/2 = 2/4). Explain why the fractions are equivalent. Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size based on the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions. 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 area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by modeling with unit squares, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. Identify and draw rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters. Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths to solve real-world problems and other mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning. Find perimeters of polygons given the side lengths or by finding an unknown side length. Choose and use appropriate units and tools to estimate and measure length, weight, and temperature. Estimate and measure length to a quarter-inch, weight in pounds, and temperature in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit. Generate measurement data by measuring lengths with rulers to the nearest quarter of an inch. Display the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units, such as whole numbers, halves, or quarters.
Week 6 I can…	Create artwork about self, family, and personal experiences. Create and use symbols in personal artwork to communicate meaning. Identify and apply criteria for self-assessment of studio work such as craftsmanship, control of media, and communication of ideas. (placement/overlapping/negative/positive/size), in own work and the works of others.	Sing or play extended responses to teacher or student questions. Listen to and discuss or write about two contrasting compositions using appropriate terminology. Compose rhythmic and melodic phrases according to teacher guidelines utilizing classroom instruments and available electronic resources. Notate/record using traditional or available electronic means. Notate quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, sixteenth, and whole notes, and quarter, half, and whole rests using iconic or standard notation.	Identify healthy behaviors that represent a physically active lifestyle. Identify strengths and areas needing improvement in personal fitness.
Week 9 Social Studies… continued from front page I can…	Discriminate between types of lines (characteristics and qualities), shapes (geometric and organic), textures (tactile and visual), colors (primary and secondary), and space From a list of the elements of art (line, color, shape, value, texture, form, and space) and the principles of design (unity, variety, emphasis, balance, proportion, pattern, and rhythm), identify terms that also apply to music, dance, and drama as well as reading, writing, and mathematics.	Describe tempo, dynamics, articulation, and rhythmic and melodic elements through movement, writing, or illustration. Explore music of other cultures through live or recorded authentic performances and the role of music and musicians related to the cultures and times.	Recognize and avoid unsafe practices and situations.		Science
					Week 3 I can…	Construct and compare multiple plausible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Construct and perform fair investigations in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
					Week 6 I can…	Generate sound energy using a variety of materials and techniques, and recognize that it passes through solids, liquids, and gases (i.e. air).
					Week 9 I can…	Investigate and recognize properties of sound that include pitch, loudness (amplitude), and vibration as determined by the physical properties of the object making the sound.
Week 6 I can…	Explain that the United States has three levels of government (local, state and national) and that each level has special duties and responsibilities. Explain the importance of being a responsible citizen of your community, the state and the nation. Identify people in your community and the state who exhibit the characteristics of good citizenship. Explain the role citizens have in making decisions and rules within the community, state and nation such as participating in local and regional activities, voting in elections, running for office, and voicing opinions in a positive way				Social Studies
					Week 3 I can…	Discuss the reasons governments are needed and identify specific goods and services that governments provide. Identify and know the significance of fundamental democratic principles and ideals. Identify and explain the duties of and selection process for local and state government officials who make, implement and enforce laws. Social Studies… continued on back page
Week 9 I can…	Use information from a variety of resources to demonstrate an understanding of local, state and regional leaders and civic issues. Use a variety of resources to demonstrate an understanding of regional environmental issues and examine the ways that people have tried to solve these problems. Identify and describe how human systems and physical systems have impacted the local environment.

Note: Each column uses different text styles (Regular, Italic, Bold, Underlined) to differentiate concepts.    Language Arts & Reading
3^rd Grade – Reading Wonders, Unit 2               Big Idea: One of a Kind                    Why are individual qualities important?
	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
3-3.1	Be Unique What makes different animals unique?	Folktale, Expository Text	Visualize Problem and Solution Expression	r-Controlled Vowels Contractions	disbelief, dismay, fabulous, features, offered, splendid, unique, watchful aroma ability, specie, amphibian declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative Context Clues: Synonyms	Sentence Fluency/Vary Sentence Types Write a Comparison Write an Analysis	Action Verbs Quotation Marks and Colons in Time	Weekly: Research animal families
3-3.2	Leadership How can one person change the way you think?	Historical Fiction, Biography	Visualize Character, Setting, Plot: Cause and Effect Phrasing	r-Controlled Vowels /är/ and /ôr/ Prefixes un-, re-, and pre-	amazement, bravery, disappear, donated, leader, nervous, refused, temporary essay relationship Figurative Language: Idioms	Word Choice/Linking Words and Phrases Write an Analysis Write an Opinion	Present-Tense Verbs Subject-Verb Agreement	Weekly: Research people who have made a difference
3-3.3	Discoveries What do we know about Earth and its neighbors in space?	Expository Text, Legend Key Words, Chart	Summarize Main Idea and Key Details Accuracy and Phrasing	r-Controlled Vowels /âr/ and /îr/ Suffixes -y and –ly	amount, astronomy, globe, solar system, support, surface, temperature, warmth elliptical, rotate, axis key word,  related, paragraph Suffixes -y, -ly	Organization/Strong Paragraphs Write a Description Write an Analysis	Past-Tense Verbs Abbreviations and Name Titles	Weekly: Research Earth and other bodies in the solar system
3-3.4	New Ideas What ideas can we get from nature?	Expository Text, Myth Diagram, Captions	Summarize Main Idea and Key Details Phrasing and Rate	Prefixes pre-, dis-, mis- Syllables with Final e	effective, example, identical, imitate, material, model, observed, similar bored invention,  biomimicry mimic, quality, closure Root Words	Organization/Strong Conclusions Write a Report Write an Opinion	Future-Tense Verbs Book Titles	Weekly: Research animal characteristics
3-3.5	Value the Past How is each event in history unique?	Expository Text Sidebar, Photographs and Captions, Map	Summarize Sequence Accuracy and Phrasing	Dipthongs /oi/ and /ou/ Prefixes un-, non-, dis-	agreeable, appreciate, boomed, descendants, emigration, pioneers, transportation, vehicles formal, informal, contractions Suffixes -able, -ful, -less	Voice Write a Report Write an Analysis	Combining Sentences with Verbs Punctuation in Formal Letters, Dates, Addresses, and Locations	Weekly: Research unique events in American history
3-3.6	Unit Research & Inquiry          Research: Quoting and Paraphrasing          Project: Self-select and develop from weekly research options for unit research projects

2016-17 / Quarter 2 / 3^rd Grade: Teaching & Learning Plan