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English · Grade 3
Grade 3 readers meet longer words every day. This course builds on the PlayOwl K–2 sequence to read words of three or more syllables by syllable type, use common prefixes and suffixes to read and understand words, decode words with Latin suffixes such as -tion, -sion, -able and -ment, and learn a set of irregularly spelled words that appear often in Grade 3 texts.
English · Grade 3
Fluent reading is accurate, well paced and expressive, and it always serves understanding. Children read an original story and an original poem, set a purpose before reading, adjust their pace to the kind of text, use punctuation and line breaks to phrase and express meaning, and use context to confirm or fix words, rereading when understanding breaks down.
English · Grade 3
Children become word detectives. Using an original adventure, The Cave of Echoes, they work out unknown words from context clues (definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms), from word parts (prefixes, suffixes and base words), and by checking a dictionary or glossary. They also learn to tell literal from nonliteral meanings and to choose between words with shades of meaning.
English · Grade 3
Through an original three-chapter story, Saving Pepper, children describe characters by their traits, motivations and feelings, explain how a character's actions move the plot forward, see how each chapter builds on the one before, and separate their own point of view from that of the narrator and the characters.
English · Grade 3
Children read a retelling of Aesop's fable The North Wind and the Sun and an original folktale, The Smallest Gift. They ask and answer questions by pointing to exact words in the text, recount each tale, work out its central message or moral, explain which key details convey it, and compare the two messages in a short written response with evidence.
English · Grade 3
Using an original article, How Beavers Change Their World, children find the main idea of the whole text and of each paragraph, pick out the key details that support it, describe how events and ideas are connected (time order, sequence and cause and effect), notice how sentences and paragraphs link logically, and write a short summary. A new article about recycling paper checks transfer.
English · Grade 3
Two original texts tell about the monarch butterfly's long migration: a reference article with headings, a sidebar, a map and key words, and a journal written by a fictional student who helped tag monarchs. Children use text features and search tools to find information, get information from a map, separate their own point of view from each author's, and compare the most important points of the two texts.
English · Grade 3
Grade 3 writers plan and write real or imagined narratives. They open by establishing a situation and introducing characters, organise events that unfold naturally, bring characters to life with dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings, punctuate dialogue correctly, use time words to show order and end with a satisfying sense of closure.
English · Grade 3
Children learn to write informative pieces that teach a reader about a topic. Using a model text, How Snowflakes Form, they introduce a topic, group related information into paragraphs with headings, develop each part with facts, definitions and details, connect ideas with linking words and finish with a concluding statement, then plan, draft and revise their own piece.
English · Grade 3
Grade 3 writers build opinion pieces that persuade. Using a model letter, A Splash Pad for Riverside Park, they introduce a topic and state a clear opinion, organise reasons in a logical order, support each reason with facts, details or examples, connect ideas with linking words such as because, therefore, since and for example, and end with a strong concluding statement.
English · Grade 3
A Grade 3 grammar and revision toolkit: what nouns (including abstract nouns), pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs do; simple verb tenses and agreement; comparatives and superlatives; and simple, compound and complex sentences built with conjunctions. Children use these tools to write and revise paragraphs with a clear topic sentence and supporting details.
English · Grade 3
The Grade 3 English capstone is a short research project: How do sea turtles find their way? Children write a focused question, gather facts from two provided sources, take brief notes in their own words and sort them into categories, write and revise a short report with a source list, publish it with headings and a captioned image, and present their findings to an audience.
