A lesson focusing on the vowel teams 'ai' and 'ay' for the long /a/ sound, following the SPIRE Level 3 progression. Students will practice identifying, reading, and spelling words with these patterns through guided instruction and independent practice.

A formal assessment of 3.RL.2 skills using multiple-choice questions over a new folktale.

Applying recounting and moral-finding skills to a West African folktale, 'Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom'.

Analyzing how key details lead to the moral in 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'.

Focus on recounting the sequence of events and identifying the central message in 'The Lion and the Mouse'.

A cumulative assessment where students apply all their 'Desert Detective' skills—literal details, 'how and why' explanations, and citing specific sentence evidence—to solve a final mystery.

Students master the skill of identifying the specific sentence or phrase that proves an answer in a mystery set at Painted Rock.

Students tackle 'how and why' questions, learning to link character actions to specific text evidence in a story about a mysterious cactus.

Students practice answering literal 'who, what, where, and when' questions by citing evidence from a story about a lost canteen.

A visual-heavy lesson using a pixel-art theme to help students master converting fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 into decimals using grids and place value charts.

A formal assessment covering multiplication and division word problems within 100, featuring mixed food and sports scenarios as a final check for understanding of standard 3.OA.3.

A comprehensive assessment of addition and subtraction within 1000, including multi-step word problems.

A culminating mixed practice session where students solve both multiplication and division problems across food and sports scenarios.

Explores division word problems through arrays and measurement quantities in a sports context. Students will use symbols for unknown numbers in their equations.

Focuses on multiplication word problems using equal groups in a food-themed context. Students will practice drawing models and writing equations with unknowns.

Applying addition and subtraction skills to solve multi-step word problems and mixed operations challenges.

Mastering subtraction within 1000 including regrouping across zeros and checking work with addition.

Mastering addition within 1000 using the standard algorithm and partial sums strategies with a focus on regrouping.

A 30-minute introductory lesson focusing on representing fractions and decimals using 10x10 and 10x1 grids. Students will visualize parts of a whole to build conceptual understanding.

A 30-minute introductory lesson focusing on distinguishing between literal and non-literal language using context clues and engaging detective-themed examples.

A 35-minute lesson focused on applying context clues to interpret non-literal language in grade-level texts, featuring DOK 2 and 3 assessment questions.

A ten-day spiral review focused on building fluency in multiplication and division within 100 using various strategies like arrays, equal groups, area models, and fact families.