Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 3, Language Arts Language Expression: Determine topic relevance (COS 20, 24/ SAT10)

Lesson Plans: Q Is For Duck: Using Alphabet Books With Struggling Writers In this lesson, students investigate various alphabet books, examine their different structures, and finally create their own alphabet books using a structure of their choice. This experience will assist even the most reluctant writer to become an author. Positively Poetry Students will be learning about and writing limericks. Since limericks follow a strict rhyming pattern and word count, the students will work in partners to create their own limericks. April Foolery Your students will enjoy a bit of trickery on April Fools Day. Give students an April Fools Day worksheet when they first come into the classroom. Then teach them about the history of April Fools Day, and play a prank on another class. Have students in both classes share an April Fools treat and write how it felt to be tricked.

Resources: At the Scene of a Fire Activity Seussville Story Book Maker: Create your own story using the characters from Horton Hears a Who. Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Let nonspeakers draw or act instead of write (and assess this). (E/B, D) Model (I do)…model (we do)….model (you do) (at least 2 weeks each) (E/B, D) Use visuals and gestures to convey meaning.
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