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Alberta 2018 English Language Arts 1

LPEY Grade 3 correlation to Alberta Curriculum

Essential Understanding

Engaging with various forms of communication and expression allows us to represent and interpret our understandings of the world in multiple ways.

Guiding Questions

How can I refine my oral communication skills depending on context?

Learning Outcomes

Students apply a variety of oral communication skills and strategies that enhance oral communication.

Conceptual Knowledge

oral, written, and visual communication, including body language, work together to enhance a message

• Planning Guide K – 3: pp. 5 – 10, 60 - 63

• Reading Guide: pp. 5 -6 • Writing Guide: pp. 5, 23, 30, 43, 60, 74, 87,

101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain p. 6 - The Librarian of Basra p. 21 - Solomon’s Tree p. 41

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 45 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing p. 36

- Coping with Problems pp. 39 – 40

- Circle Stories p. 87 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

123, 124

- A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of Anything pp. 126, 127

- Curious Case of Poetry: The Peacock and the Crane pp. 135, 136

• Conversation Kit Guide:

- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Conversation Videos:

- Sprout p. 155 - Snail Racing p. 160 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 164 - Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 169 -173 - Banana Fuel pp. 174 – 177

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 20 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- This Land is Your Land p. 20 • Shared Reading:

- I Live in the North p. 3 - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 4

oral language is adjusted to the situation and audiences

• Planning Guide K – 3: pp. 5 – 10, 36 • Reading Guide: p. 68


• Read Aloud: - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47



- Reporting Live p. 91 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat pp. 119,

120


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts:

- Chalk pp. 138 - 142

oral sharing builds upon ideas and solves problems

• Planning Guide K – 3: p. 36 • Reading Guide: pp. 94, 174 • Read Aloud:

- The Librarian of Basra pp. 21, 23

- Perfect Man p. 25 - Plantzilla p. 34

- Salmon Creek p. 37

- Solomon’s Tree p. 41

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 47 • Conversation Kit Guide:



- Report Live p. 91 - Bandit p. 108 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 123

- A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of Anything pp. 126

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows on the Table pp. 130 – 131


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Off to School pp. 150 -152 - Conversation Videos:

- Sprout p. 156

- Snail Racing pp. 160 – 162 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 164

- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 169 -173

- Banana Fuel pp. 174 – 177 - Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 187 - Divided Image2: Taiwan Parade p. 191

- Divided Image 3: Manitoba Flood p. 196

- Divided Image 4: Crazy Golf p. 198

- Divided Image 5: Elephant Rescue p. 201


- Soundscapes: - Sound Stories: Movie Time p. 215 - Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 216

- Engaging Talks: Sun Safety p. 229

- Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: p. 20

- Just a Dream p. 30 - Explore! Magazine: Threats to Nature p. 45

- Explore! Magazine: Finding a Balance p. 50 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: p. 20 - Helping Humphrey pp. 44, 47, 48

- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference pp. 58, 60, 63, 67, 68

- Reflect on Learning p. 73

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - This Land is Your Land pp. 20, 26, 29

- I Know Here p. 35 - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place pp. 39, 40


• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp.

14, 17, 23 - Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the

First, Second, Third and Last Section of the Book and Discussing pp. 36, 37, 38, 40

• Shared Reading:

- I Live in the North p. 3

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Sporty Facts p. 9

• Guided Reading such as: - Life Cycle of a Plant p. 2

oral storytelling is enhanced using a variety of strategies, including intonation, actions, and gestures

• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain p. 7 - The Librarian of Basra pp. 21, 23

- Plantzilla p. 34 - Salmon Creek p. 37

- Solomon’s Tree p. 41 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Coping with Problems pp. 39 – 40 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat pp. 119,

120


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Soundscapes:

- Engaging Talks: Galaxy Park p. 228

- Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: p. 13


• Shared Reading: - Big Bad Bertha pp. 3, 7 • Guided Reading such as:

- You Call That a Pet? p. 2

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit oral storytelling strengthens relationships

• Read Aloud:

- Solomon’s Tree pp. 41, 42, 43

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch

- Explore! Magazine: Finding a Balance p. 50 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- This Land is Your Land - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place p. 36

• Shared Reading: - I Live in the North inside back cover • Guided Reading such as:

- Hare and Turtles: Two Pourquoi Tales pp. 3 and 32 of text, p.3

- The Legend of the Dreamcatcher p. 2

listening is an active process that involves body language, focusing, responding, and contributing

• Planning Guide K – 3: p. 39 • Reading Guide: pp. 94, 97

- Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3

- Salmon Creek p. 37 - Solomon’s Tree p. 42

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 45

• Conversation Kit Guide: pp. 5, 7, 14, 18, 20 – 21, 23, 27

- Coping with Problems pp. 38, 40

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 53

- Circle Stories p. 87 - Twenty Questions p. 88

- Chatty Countdown p. 89 - What’s My Word? p. 94

- Party Line p. 97 - Echo! Echo! Echo! p. 101 - Follow the Bouncing Ball p. 102 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Be Glad Your Nose

Is on Your Face p. 111 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

123, 124





- Chalk p. 138


- Off to School pp. 150 -152 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout p. 155

- Snail Racing pp. 160 – 161

- Banana Fuel pp. 174 – 177 - Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 3: Manitoba Flood p. 196 - Divided Image 5: Elephant Rescue p. 201

- Soundscapes: - Sound Stories: Slapshot! p. 208 - Sound Stories: Movie Time p. 212 -213

- Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 216 - Sound Stories: Ready to Leave p. 222

- Engaging Talks: Galaxy Park pp. 225 – 226 - Engaging Talks: The Page Turner p. 236 - Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 239

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: p. 11

- Nature Watch: Just a Dream p. 30 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me p. 20

- Helping Humphrey p. 44 - Researchers’ Workshop p. 76

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - This Land is Your Land p. 20

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 46, 47 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: p. 13

Procedural Knowledge

experiment with innovative ways to orally communicate stories, events, experiences, and information with key details

• Planning Guide K – 3: pp. 39 – 40

• Reading Guide: pp. 5, 97

• Read Aloud:


- Perfect Man p. 26

- Plantzilla p. 34

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47 - Winter’s Tail p. 4

• Conversation Kit Guide: p. 27 - Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing

p. 36

- Coping with Problems pp. 39 – 40 - Sound Waves p. 98 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

124, 125

- A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of Anything pp. 127, 128, 129



- Wordless Texts:

- Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Off to School pp. 153 -154 - Conversation Videos:


- Sprout p. 156 - Snail Racing p. 163 - Making Stuff: Kayak pp. 166 – 168


- Banana Fuel p. 177 • Shared Reading:

- Big Bad Bertha pp. 3, 4, 7

add print and visuals that enhance the message and interest in oral presentations

• Reading Guide: p. 109

• Read Aloud:

- Plantzilla p. 34 • Conversation Kit Guide: p. 27


- Chalk pp. 144 – 145

- Conversation Videos: - Sprout p. 159

- Making Stuff: Kayak p. 168


adjust language in formal and informal situations when communicating with peers and adults


• Read Aloud:

- Winter’s Tail p. 4 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing

p. 36

- Coping with Problems pp. 39 – 40 - Reporting Live p. 91

- A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of Anything p. 128

• Guided Reading such as:

- Moon Cruiser p. 4

adjust tone of voice, volume, facial expressions, gestures, or pace, depending on the situation

• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain p. 7

- Plantzilla p. 34 - Solomon’s Tree p. 41


- Winter’s Tail p. 4 • Conversation Kit Guide: pp. 6, 14


- Coping with Problems pp. 39 – 40 - Sound Waves p. 98

- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat pp. 119, 120


- Curious Case of Poetry: The Peacock and the Crane pp. 135, 136, 137



- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Snail Racing p. 163

• Shared Reading:

- Big Bad Bertha pp. 3, 4, 7

apply new descriptive, subject-specific vocabulary and some academic words from listening, speaking, or viewing experiences

• Conversation Kit Guide: p. 27 - Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing p. 36

Twenty Questions p. 88

Reporting Live p. 91 Newscaster p. 95 A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 125

• Conversation Kit Guide: Wordless Texts:

Chalk pp. 143 – 145

Conversation Videos:

Making Stuff: Kayak pp. 160, 167 Divided Image Activities: Divided Image 5: Elephant Rescue p. 201 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 11

Explore! Explore!: Threats to Nature p. 46

• Shared Reading:

Big Bad Bertha p. 3

speak with a variety of complex sentences with specific details and word order to enhance clarity of the message


• Conversation Kit Guide: p. 27

- Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing

p. 36

communicate with peers and adults using strategies, including restating key points or ideas and connecting responses to the topic of conversation


• Conversation Kit Guide: Twenty Questions p. 88

• Conversati0n Kit Guide: Conversation Videos:

Snail Racing p. 163 Soundscapes: Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo pp. 240 -

241

apply a variety of listening strategies and ask specific questions for clarification


• Read Aloud:



- Perfect Man p. 26

- Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 30 - Plantzilla p. 34 - Salmon Creek p. 39

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Independent Use of Readers’ Theatre Scripts

p. 42

- Conversation Videos:


- Sprout p. 159 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: p. 23

Competencies Communication

Managing Information

See Competency Description, Indicators and Examples in curriculum diagram

Conversation Kit Guide Writing Guide

Literacy Purpose

Vocabulary

Comprehension Strategies

Clarity

Audience

Reading Guide

Working with Words Guide

Reading Guide Writing Guide Conversation Kit Guide

Writing Guide

Numeracy Communication Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me • Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7

Guiding Questions

How does context help the construction and expression of the meaning of words?

Learning Outcomes

Students analyze how word units and context contribute to the construction and expression of meaning.


suffixes (morphemes) convey and affect meaning

• Working with Words Guide:

- Affixes: Am I Before or After? pp. 124 – 125 - Word Solving and Building pp. 134 – 135, 148

- List of Affixes p. 183 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Helping Humphrey p. 54

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here p. 35

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page:

- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 31 – 33 • Shared Reading: - Magnetic Racetrack p. 7

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: Fred p. 8

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: A Corner of Bread p. 62

• Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! pp. 3, 7

- Make Electrostatic Slime p. 2

- Felicity Discovers Electricity p. 2 - Hare and Turtles: Two Pourquoi Tales pp. 4, 6

- Swift Wings p. 2 - Tunnel Vision Building an Underwater Tunnel

p. 7

- Design Your Own Car p. 7

words can sound the same and have multiple meanings and spellings

• Working with Words Guide: - Homophones: Not the Same Word You Say!

pp. 90 – 91

- Homophones: Catch My Meaning? pp. 91 – 92


- Word Solving and Building Record Sheet pp. 146, 148

- List of Homophones – Grade Three p. 184

• Read Aloud: - Winter’s Tail p. 4 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch

- Introduce Explore! Magazine p. 33 • Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! p. 5

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Saskatchewan’s Super Skiers p. 27


Song Lei in a New Land I p. 6

context helps construct meaning of new words

• Working with Words Guide: p. 5 - Words I Know from Poems pp. 83 – 84, 84 –

85

- Word Meaning From Context pp. 120 – 121, 121 – 122, 122, 123, 123 – 124

• Read Aloud:

- Winter’s Tail p. 4 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Curious Case of Poetry: The Peacock and the Crane p, 137


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 12 - Introduce Explore! Magazine p. 33

- Explore! Magazine: Why Is Nature Important? Find The Products From Nature p. 37

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me p. 22


- I Know Here p. 35 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 14,

16, 18, 23

• Shared Reading: - I Live in the North p. 3 - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog pp. 2, 5 - Big Bad Bertha p. 6

- Magnetic Racetrack p. 5

- Pirate Lee pp. 2, 5 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Lacrosse: The

Sport of a Nation p. 17

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: How to Throw a Frisbee p. 21

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: The Science of Sport p. 30

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: Ice Cycle p. 50



- A Fine Day on the Lake p. 2 - Make a Frog! p. 4 - Dr. Bufflehead Explores Dirt p. 3

- Caring for a Pet Dragon p. 3

- Hungry Plants p. 2 - Diver: The Leatherback Sea Turtle p. 4

- See the Sea Few Ever See! pp. 1, 2

the relationship between sounds and complex consonants, vowel letter combinations, and patterns supports reading and spelling of unfamiliar words in context

• Working with Words: pp. 8 – 9

- Word Solving and Building pp. 41 – 81

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 12 • Shared Reading: - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: The Science of

Sport p. 30 • Guided Reading such as:

- Creature Cleaning p. 3


analyze root words and suffixes for meaning

• Working with Words Guide:

- Affixes: Am I Before or After? pp. 124 – 125

- Word Solving and Building pp. 134 – 135, 148 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- I Know Here p. 35 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page:

- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 31 – 33 • Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! pp. 3, 7

- Tunnel Vision Building an Underwater Tunnel p. 7


read and spell high-utility and subject- specific words in context


• Working with Words Guide: pp. 5, 6 – 8, 10 – 14, - High Frequency Words pp. 133, 145


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 125



• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 12 - Introduce Explore! Magazine p. 33 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here p. 35


- Bringing Your Character to Life p. 31

• Shared Reading: - Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 6

- I Live in the North p. 3

- Big Bad Bertha p. 7 - Icebergs! p. 7 - I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on:

There’s No One As Slow as Slomona p. 13


- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: Accidentally p. 32

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: Ice Cycle p. 50

• All Guided Reading texts moves students through levels and advance their reading levels • Guided Reading such as:

- Felicity Discovers Electricity p. 1 - Creature Cleaning p. 4

- Caring for a Pet Dragon p. 3

apply knowledge of the relationship of sounds and complex consonants, vowel letter combinations, and patterns to spell and read unfamiliar words in context


• Working with Words Guide: p. 5

- Working with Rimes: Crossword Puzzle “ook” pp. 85 – 86, 87 – 88

- Initial Cloze Flap Work: Reread pp. 109 – 110 - Word Solving and Building pp. 134 – 135

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 12 • Shared Reading: - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: The Science of

Sport p. 30

• Guided Reading such as: - Creature Cleaning p. 6

- The Common Loon p. 3 - Building a Skyscraper pp. 3, 4 - The Mammoth Cheese: A True Story pp. 2, 3,

4, 5

- Vicki Keith: Queen of the Lakes p. 2

Competencies Critical Thinking

Communication

Reading Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides Conversation Kit Guide

Literacy Word Formation

Conventions

Vocabulary

Working with Words Guide Writing Guide Reading Guide

Numeracy Patterns and Relationships Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me • Shared Reading:

- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7

Guiding Questions

How can the communication of a variety of text forms, features, and story elements be connected to purpose?

Learning Outcomes

Students connect how text forms, features, and elements relate to purpose.


texts are created for different purposes • Reading Guide: pp. 25, 27, 45, 46, 49, 62, 150 • Writing Guide: pp. 25 – 26 - Text-Type Study pp. 36 – 38, 43, 60, 74, 87,

101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3

- Fire on the Mountain p. 7 - The Librarian of Basra p. 20


- Perfect Man p. 27 - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 28 - Plantzilla p. 33


- Solomon’s Tree p. 41 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46, 47


- Independent Use of Readers’ Theatre Scripts pp. 41 - Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 53

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face p. 111

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117

- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 118 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 123




- Wordless Texts:

- Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Off to School pp. 148 -152 - Conversation Videos:

- Sprout pp. 156 – 157

- Snail Racing p. 160


- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs p.171

- Banana Fuel p. 175

- Creating a Video Storyboard pp. 180 – 181

- Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: Galaxy Park p. 228

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: Just a Dream pp. 26, 29

- Introduce Explore! Magazine p. 33

- Explore! Magazine: Honeybee Dance p. 47

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 28, 39 - One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big

Difference p. 58

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- This Land is Your Land p. 20 - I Know Here p. 31 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 13, 14

• Shared Reading: - Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 3 - I Live in the North p. 3


- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 2 - Big Bad Bertha p. 3 - Icebergs! p. 2

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! p. 3

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: I’m Running p. 12 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: How to Throw a

Frisbee p. 21

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Have Your Say p. 38

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: Haiku p. 3

• Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! pp. 2, 3

- Caring for a Pet Dragon p. 2 - African Elephants: Built BIG p. 2

- Visit Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park p. 2

- Life Cycle of a Plant p. 2 - The Legend of the Dreamcatcher p. 2

- The Well p. 2

creators of text use various forms, features, and elements for different purposes


• Writing Guide: p. 25 - Text-Type Study pp. 36 – 38, 43, 60, 74, 87,

101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3 - Fire on the Mountain p. 6

- The Librarian of Basra p. 20


- Salmon Creek p. 37 - Solomon’s Tree p. 41

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46, 47 - Winter’s Tail p. 1



- Independent Use of Readers’ Theatre Scripts p. 41

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 105 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Be Glad Your Nose

Is on Your Face p. 111


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 119 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

123, 124

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows


on the Table pp. 130 – 131



- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Off to School pp. 148 -152

- Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 156 – 157

- Snail Racing p. 160 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 164

- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs p. 171 - Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 187 - Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: Galaxy Park p. 228


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 28, 39

- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference p. 59


- This Land is Your Land p. 20

• Shared Reading: - Summer Camping in Nova Scotia pp. 3, 6


- Big Bad Bertha p. 3

- Icebergs! p. 2 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! p. 3

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Have Your Say p. 38


- Make a Frog! pp. 2, 3

- African Elephants: Built BIG pp. 3, 5 - Discover Arctic Canada p. 2


story elements, including setting, characters, and plot, can include a problem or teaching

• Reading Guide: p. 62 • Writing Guide: p. 37 - Narrative pp. 74 – 86

• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain p. 7 - The Librarian of Basra p. 21 - Perfect Man p. 27

- Plantzilla p. 33


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing


p. 36

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 53 - Circle Stories p. 87

- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 118 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows




- Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 156 – 157

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: Just a Dream pp. 25 – 26

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:

- Earth Day – Hooray! p. 28



- Working in Book Club Groups: Discussions Within Book Club Groups and Sharing Ideas with Other Book Clubs p. 41

• Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog pp. 2 – 7

• Shared Reading: - Big Bad Bertha p. 3

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit text forms are connected to land and place

• Read Aloud:



- Explore! Magazine: Finding a Balance p. 50 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- This Land is Your Land - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place p. 36

• Shared Reading: - I Live in the North text, inside back cover, and

p. 3




recognize ways that creators of text use forms, features, and story elements to reflect purpose

• Reading Guide: pp. 48, 150 – 151

• Writing Guide: pp. 25 – 26

- Text-Type Study pp. 37 – 38, 43, 60, 74, 87, 101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3 - Fire on the Mountain p. 7 - The Librarian of Basra pp. 20, 21

- Perfect Man p. 27





• Conversation Kit Guide: pp. 14 – 15 - Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing

pp. 36, 37 - Using Stage Directions p. 44

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 55 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117





- Off to School pp. 148 -152


- Sprout pp. 156 – 157 - Snail Racing p. 160 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 165

- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs p. 171




- Earth Day – Hooray! p. 39 - One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big

Difference p. 59


- This Land is Your Land p. 20 - I Know Here p. 34

• Shared Reading:

- Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 4 - I Live in the North p. 2

- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 2 • Guided Reading such as:

- Vicki Keith: Queen of the Lakes p. 3


examine various text forms, including stories, letters, informational, descriptive, persuasive, poetic, web pages, artifacts, or land

• Reading Guide: pp. 27, 45, 46, 49, 62,

150 – 151

• Writing Guide: pp. 25, 37, 43, 60, 74, 87, 101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud:


- Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3 - Fire on the Mountain p. 6 - The Good Dog p. 12


- Perfect Man p. 27 - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 28


- Solomon’s Tree p. 41 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46, 47 - Winter’s Tail p. 1

• Conversation Kit Guide: pp. 14 – 15, 17, 19, 23 – 25

- Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing p. 36 37

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts pp. 54 – 55

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 105 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117





- Off to School pp. 148 -152



- Making Stuff: Kayak pp. 164 – 165

- Banana Fuel pp. 174 – 177


- This Land is Your Land p. 20 • Shared Reading:

- Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 4 - Icebergs! p. 2

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: The Hoop & Me p. 35

• Guided Reading such as: - Hungry Plants p. 2 - Vicki Keith: Queen of the Lakes p. 4

- Avalanche! pp. 2, 6


- Discover Arctic Canada pp. 1, 2

recognize how text features, including images, words, titles, icons, layout, tables of contents, captions, headings, glossaries, sidebar menus, or hyperlinks, support purpose

• Reading Guide: pp. 46, 62, 150 – 151

• Writing Guide: pp. 25, 43, 60, 74, 87, 101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful pp. 3, 4


- Fire on the Mountain pp. 8, 9 - The Librarian of Basra pp. 20, 21 - Perfect Man p. 27

- Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 30



- Winter’s Tail p. 2 • Conversation Kit Guide: p. 24 - Using Stage Directions p. 44

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 55 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit p. 107

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 123 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows




- Wordless Texts:

- Off to School pp. 148 -152 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 156 – 157

- Snail Racing p. 160 - Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 169 -173

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 26, 30 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:


- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference pp. 58, 59


- I Know Here pp. 34, 35 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: p. 23


- I Live in the North pp. 2, 3 - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 5

• Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! p. 3

- Dr. Bufflehead Explores Dirt p. 1 - East Coast Boats: The Busy Halifax Harbour

pp. 1, 3, 5, 6

- Make Electrostatic Slime p. 2

- Felicity Discovers Electricity pp. 1, 2, 5 - Digging for Dinosaurs! p.2 - The Flight of the Swallow p. 2 - What Makes a Planet a Planet? p. 2


- Tunnel Vision Building an Underwater Tunnel pp. 1, 2

determine the purpose of texts, including to inform, persuade, and entertain, based on form, features, and story elements

• Reading Guide: pp. 62, 150 - 151

• Writing Guide: pp. 25, 37 – 38, 43, 60, 74, 87, 101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3 - Fire on the Mountain pp. 7, 8, 9 - The Good Dog p. 12

- The Librarian of Basra pp. 20, 21, 23 - Perfect Man p. 27






- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 105 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face p. 111


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 123 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows on the Table pp. 130 – 132



- Wordless Texts: - Off to School pp. 148 -152


- Sprout pp. 156 – 157 - Snail Racing p. 160

- Making Stuff: Kayak p. 165 - Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 169 -173



- Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 187


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big

Difference p. 58



- Icebergs! pp. 2, 3



- Bicycle Owner’s Manual p. 2

connect how First Nations, Métis, and Inuit text forms hold purpose and significance to land and place

• Read Aloud:

- Solomon’s Tree pp. 41, 42, 43 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Wordless Texts: - Off to School pp. 150 - 151


- Explore! Magazine: Finding a Balance p. 50

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - This Land is Your Land

- Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special Place p. 36

• Shared Reading: - I Live in the North Text, inside back cover, and

p. 3

• Guided Reading such as: - Hare and Turtles: Two Pourquoi Tales pp. 3

and 32 of text, p.3




Competency Description, Indicators and Examples in Curriculum

Reading Guide

Writing Guide

Literacy LKU3c.1: Text Organization

LKU3d.1: Comprehension Strategies

Reading Guide Writing Guide

Reading Guide Conversation Kit Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides

Numeracy NA1a.1: Purpose NKU3b.1: Interpretation and Representation of

Spatial Information

•Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me • Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7 • Guided Reading such as:

- Make a Frog! pp. 1, 3 - Look Inside: Airplane pp. 1, 2 - The Mammoth Cheese: A True Story p. 7

- Life Cycle of a Plant p. 2 - Bicycle Owner’s Manual p. 2

Guiding Questions

How can artistic expression create an effect in a variety of texts?

Learning Outcomes

Students explain the effects of artistic expression in texts.


each text evokes a different effect

• Reading Guide: pp. 46, 52 • All Read Aloud, Shared Reading and Guided

Reading texts can evoke a different effect

• Read Aloud: - Fire on the Mountain p. 9 - The Good Dog p. 12



- Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 29 - Plantzilla p. 33 - Solomon’s Tree p. 42

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46, 47


p. 37

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 105

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit p. 108 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Be Glad Your Nose

Is on Your Face p. 111

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 118

- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp. 123, 124, 125




• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142

- Off to School pp. 148 -152 - Conversation Videos:

- Sprout pp. 155 – 159 - Snail Racing p. 160

- Making Stuff: Kayak pp. 164 – 165 - Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 187 - Soundscapes:

- Sound Stories: Slapshot! P. 208 - Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 218


Difference pp. 58, 59

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 14, 23 - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: Think of Tree pp. 54 - 55

authors make choices to create an effect


• Read Aloud: - The Librarian of Basra p. 23

- Perfect Man p. 27 - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 30 - Plantzilla p. 33 - Solomon’s Tree p. 42





- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 105 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117





- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142 - Off to School pp. 148 -152

- Conversation Videos: - Snail Racing p. 160 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 164



- Soundscapes: - Sound Stories: Slapshot! p. 208 - Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 218

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: Just a Dream p. 26

• Shared Reading:

- Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 4

- Icebergs! p. 2


- Moon Cruiser p. 3

punctuation and font can create an effect


• Writing Guide: - Punctuating Sentences with “!” and “?” pp.

222- 223

- Using Quotation Marks in Dialogue p. 225 - Using Commas pp. 227 – 228

• Shared Reading: - Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 6 • Shared Reading:

- Big Bad Bertha pp. 3, 7

- Icebergs! p. 2 - Thank You, Mr. T! p. 2 - Pirate Lee pp. 2, 6


- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: The Eel p. 20



- A Fine Day on the Lake p. 2 - The Flight of the Little Swallow pp. 4, 6 - The Ring p. 2

- Silver Dollar Dreams p. 2

literary techniques, including word choice, images, onomatopoeia, and sensory details, can be used to create an effect


• Writing Guide: - Changing Word Choices pp. 202 – 203 - Making Sentences More Interesting pp. 205 -

206

- Including a Map or Other Illustrations pp. 238 - 239

• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain p. 9 - The Librarian of Basra p. 23 - Solomon’s Tree p. 42


• Conversation Kit Guide: p. 29 - Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 55




- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 123 - A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of

Anything pp. 126, 127, 128 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows




- Conversation Videos: - Snail Racing p. 160


- Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 192 - Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242


• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 14, 23

• Shared Reading:

- Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 6 - I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on:

When I Read p. 67 • Guided Reading such as:

- Song Lei in a New Land p. 4

Procedural describe how personal experiences • Read Aloud:


Knowledge influence responses to texts

- Plantzilla p. 33 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 46


- Using Your Own Experiences to Write a Script p. 50


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp. 122,123



• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Chalk p. 141

- Off to School p. 152 - Conversation Videos:

- Sprout p. 157 - Snail Racing p. 160

- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs p. 169 - Banana Fuel pp. 174 – 177 - Soundscapes:

- Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 220

• Shared Reading:


explain the effects of images, punctuation, font, and layout

• Read Aloud:


• Writing Guide: - Including a Map or Other Illustrations pp. 238

- 239

• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit p. 108


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 125 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows


- Curious Case of Poetry: The Peacock and the Crane p. 137


• Shared Reading:

- Big Bad Bertha pp. 3, 7 - Icebergs! p. 2 - Pirate Lee p. 6


describe images created from literary • Conversation Kit Guide: p. 13


techniques, including word choice, word play, alliteration, and sensory details

• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 105 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 121



- Chalk p. 143 - Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 192 - Soundscapes: - Sound Stories: Slapshot! p. 208


explore the effects of combining literary techniques

• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 125



Competency Description, Indicators and Examples in Curriculum

Reading Guide Inquiry Unit Guides Conversation Kit Guide

Literacy Conventions

Clarity Media Influence


Conversation Kit Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides

Numeracy Interpretation and Representation of Spatial Information

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me

• Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7


- Make a Frog! pp. 1, 3 - Look Inside: Airplane pp. 1, 2

- The Mammoth Cheese: A True Story p. 7

- Life Cycle of a Plant p. 2


Guiding Questions

How do texts help me to construct meaning?

Learning Outcomes

Students demonstrate fluency in applying processes and cues and communicate meaning with evidence from texts.


interactions with people who have different points of view help people gain insight into the meaning of texts



- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 121


Anything pp. 126, 127, 128





- Off to School pp. 148 -152 - Soundscapes: - Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 220


- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 26, 27, 28 • Shared Reading:


thinking processes can enhance understanding of texts

• Reading Guide: pp. 7 – 9, 11, 25 – 26, 27 –

29, 49 – 51, 96, 98

• Writing Guide: pp. 144 – 146

• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain pp. 7, 8, 9 - The Good Dog pp. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 - The Librarian of Basra pp. 22, 23

- Perfect Man p. 26


- Plantzilla p. 33 - Salmon Creek p. 37 - Solomon’s Tree pp. 41, 42, 43

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 45 - Winter’s Tail pp. 2, 3


- Using Stage Directions pp. 44 – 45, 46

- Using Your Own Experiences to Write a Script

p. 51 - Twenty Questions p. 88


- A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit pp. 108 – 109

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 113 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 123





- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 142 – 143 - Off to School pp. 152 – 153


- Sprout pp. 155 – 156

- Snail Racing pp. 160 – 163 - Making Stuff: Kayak pp. 164 – 167 - Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 169 -173

- Banana Fuel pp. 174 – 177 - Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 3: Manitoba Flood p. 196


- Soundscapes: - Sound Stories: Camping at Night pp. 216 –

218

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: Just a Dream pp. 26 – 28

- Introduce Explore! Magazine pp. 32 – 33 - Explore! Magazine: Why Is Nature Important?

Find The Products From Nature pp. 36 – 37

- Explore! Magazine: The Case of the Gooey Chocolate pp. 40 – 41

- Explore! Magazine: Threats to Nature pp. 43 – 45

- Explore! Magazine: Honeybee Dance p. 47 - Explore! Magazine: The Forest Man of India,

What Can You Do? pp. 54 – 55


- Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 28 – 29, 33 – 34, 38 – 39

- Helping Humphrey pp. 45 – 46, 49 – 50, 51 – 52

- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference pp. 58, 59, 60, 63 – 64, 68


- This Land is Your Land pp. 20, 25, 29, 32 - I Know Here pp. 32, 34

- Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special Place pp. 37, 38, 39, 40, 41

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 5 – 7

- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 26, 27, 28, 29 – 30

• Shared Reading: - Summer Camping in Nova Scotia pp. 3 – 7

- I Live in the North pp. 2, 3

- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog pp. 2 – 7 - Big Bad Bertha pp. 3 – 7 - Magnetic Racetrack p. 7 - Icebergs! pp. 2 – 7 - Thank You, Mr. T! pp. 2 – 7

- Pirate Lee pp. 2 – 4 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! pp. 3 – 5

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: I’m Running p. 17 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: The Science of

Sport p. 30 - I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on:

Haiku pp. 4 – 5

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: There’s No One As Slow as Slomona pp. 12 – 13



- A Fine Day on the Lake p. 3 • Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! pp. 4, 6

- The False Alarm pp. 2, 3, 5

- Dr. Bufflehead Explores Dirt p. 3 - Building a Skyscraper p. 2

- Nipissing and Nipigon: Baby Beavers Grow Up pp. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

- Visit Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park pp. 3, 4

- How to Plan a Trip p. 2

personal experiences and background knowledge of self and one another supports the construction of meaning


• Writing Guide: p. 164

• Read Aloud:

- Perfect Man p. 25

- Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 29 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Using Sound Effects and Rhythm in Readers’ Theatre pp. 47 – 48

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 113 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

122, 123





- Chalk p. 141 - Off to School pp. 151 -153


- Sprout p. 157 - Snail Racing pp. 160 – 162





- This Land is Your Land pp. 21, 23, 25, 29 - I Know Here p. 33


• Shared Reading: - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Lacrosse: The

Sport of a Nation p. 16

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on:



- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: My Cat/dog pp. 37, 38

figurative language, including alliteration and onomatopoeia, supports visualization




• Conversation Kit Guide: pp. 13, 29 - Using Sound Effects and Rhythm in Readers’

Theatre 47

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit p. 109 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 124

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - This Land is Your Land p. 29 - I Know Here p. 35 • Guided Reading such as: - Quiet Tessa pp. 1, 2, 7

- Wildlife Adventures with Alex and Bongo p. 2

text features, including images, layout, labels, icons, captions, tables of contents, headings, glossaries, sidebar menus, hyperlinks, or landmarks, contribute to constructing meaning


• Writing Guide: pp. 43, 60, 74, 87, 101, 114, 131 • Read Aloud:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 4 - Fire on the Mountain p. 9

- The Librarian of Basra p. 23 - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow pp. 29, 30


- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46 - Winter’s Tail p. 3

• Conversation Kit Guide: - Adapting Texts to Make Scripts p. 56

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p.106 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117





• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Off to School pp. 148 -153

- Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 155 – 158 - Snail Racing p. 160

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch:





• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here pp. 31, 34


• Shared Reading:

- Icebergs! p. 4 - Thank You, Mr. T! pp. 4, 7 - Pirate Lee p. 6

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Lacrosse: The Sport of a Nation p. 17

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: How to Throw a Frisbee p. 22

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Saskatchewan’s Super Skiers p. 26

• Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! p. 3

- Building a Skyscraper p. 5 - Look Inside: Airplane pp. 2, 4 - Louis Cyr: Champion of Strongmen p. 7

- How Do Fish Swim? p. 2 - Avalanche! p. 8

- The Flight of the Little Swallow pp. 2, 5 - Moon Cruiser p. 3

- A Guide to Dogs p. 3 - How to Plan a Trip pp. 3, 5

- Spotlight on a Town p. 2 - The Big Bad Pig p. 3

- Turn It Down NOW! p. 2

story elements, including setting, characters, plot, and a problem, contribute to constructing meaning



• Read Aloud:

- Fire on the Mountain pp. 7, 8, 9 - The Good Dog p. 13

- The Librarian of Basra pp. 21, 22, 23 - Perfect Man pp. 25, 26, 27

- Plantzilla p. 34

- Solomon’s Tree pp. 41, 42 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46 - Winter’s Tail p. 3


- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts pp. 55 – 56 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit p. 108 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows



- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:



- I Know Here p. 33 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 12 - 16

• Guided Reading such as: - Lost in the Museum pp. 2, 4

- How a Carousel Came to North Bay pp. 1, 2 - Isabella, Princess of the Pens pp. 2, 6

- A Fish Learns to Live on the Land p. 3

quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation assist in the construction of meaning


• Writing Guide:

- Using Quotation Marks in Dialogue p. 225

- Using ‘s for Possessives pp. 226 – 227

- Using Commas pp. 227 – 228

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here p. 32

• Shared Reading: - Summer Camping in Nova Scotia p. 6 - Big Bad Bertha p. 3

- Icebergs! p. 2 - Thank You, Mr. T! p. 2

- Pirate Lee p. 2 - I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on:


- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to munch on: The Eel p. 20


- A Fine Day on the Lake p. 2 - The Big Bad Pig p. 2


read an increasing variety of high-utility and topic-specific words


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Sound Waves p. 98

- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp. 123, 125

- A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of Anything p. 127


- Look Inside: Airplane pp. 3, 5 - Louis Cyr: Champion of Strongmen p. 3

attend to punctuation • Reading Guide: p. 52

• Writing Guide: - Using Quotation Marks in Dialogue p. 225

- Using ‘s for Possessives pp. 226 – 227

- Using Commas pp. 227 - 228


• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here p. 32 • Shared Reading:


- Big Bad Bertha pp. 3, 7 - Icebergs! p. 2

- Thank You, Mr. T! p. 2 - I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on:

The Great Frog Race p. 46 • Guided Reading such as:

- A Fine Day on the Lake p. 2 - The Ring p. 2

- Wildlife Adventures with Alex and Bongo p. 2


Communication

Reading Guide


Writing Guide

Inquiry Unit Guide

Literacy Personal Insight

Task Analysis

Background Knowledge

Vocabulary

Text Organization


Reading Guide Grade Three Independent Reading Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides – Self Assessment Working with Words Guide

Guided Reading lessons Writing Guide

Numeracy Interpretation and Representation of Spatial Information

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me • Shared Reading:

- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7 • Guided Reading such as: - Make a Frog! pp. 1, 3

- Look Inside: Airplane pp. 1, 2

- The Mammoth Cheese: A True Story p. 7 - Life Cycle of a Plant p. 2


Guiding

Questions How can effective communication of feelings, ideas, experiences, and information be expressed for a variety of purposes?

Learning Outcomes

Students create a variety of text forms for specific purposes.


feelings, ideas, personal experiences, information, interactions with texts, and ideas of one another add interest to texts

• Writing Guide: pp. 6, 15, 17, 45, 74, 78, 87, 101, 115, 128

- Written Literature Response p. 143 - Using Personal Experiences p. 164

- Using Fiction Texts for Ideas p. 166 • Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful pp. 3, 4 - Fire on the Mountain p. 9

- The Good Dog pp. 13, 19 - The Librarian of Basra p. 23 - Perfect Man p. 27


- Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow pp. 29, 30 - Plantzilla pp. 33, 34 - Salmon Creek p. 37

- Solomon’s Tree pp. 42, 43

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47 - Winter’s Tail p. 4


pp. 36, 37 - Using Sound Effects and Rhythm in Readers’

Theatre pp. 47 – 48

- Using Your Own Experiences to Write a Script pp. 51, 52

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red p. 106 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime pp. 113,

117







- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 138 – 142


- Sprout pp. 155 – 158

- Snail Racing pp. 160 – 162 - Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 169 -173 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 12,

22 - Bringing Your Character to Life p. 28



- Pirate Lee p. 7 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! p. 5 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Sporty Facts p. 9


- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: Haiku p. 5

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: What I Found p. 25

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: Accidentally p. 34

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on:


Think of Tree p. 56

- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: dreaming/Night Game pp. 57, 60


- Make a Frog! pp. 1, 3 - Caring for a Pet Dragon p. 6 - Hungry Plants pp. 6 – 7

- Bicycle Owner’s Manual pp. 6, 7, 8

the writing process is a cycle that includes generating, planning, drafting, revising, and checking spelling and punctuation (editing)

• Writing Guide: pp. 6 – 7 - The Writing Process pp. 14 – 21, 28 – 29, 39 –

42, 45 – 56, 63 – 70, 75 – 83, 88 – 97, 103 – 110, 116 – 123, 132 – 138, 144

• Read Aloud: - Solomon’s Tree p. 42

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Using Your Own Experiences to Write a Script pp. 51, 52

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts pp. 53 – 56





- Chalk p. 145

- Off to School p. 154 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout p. 159



• Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7 - Big Bad Bertha p. 8

- Magnetic Racetrack p. 7

- Icebergs! p. 7 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: The Science of

Sport p. 32


- Steven Writes a Story text

texts are created for different purposes, including to inform, persuade, or entertain


• Writing Guide: pp. 15, 16, 25, 38, 43, 60, 74, 87 – 97, 101, 114, 128, 131, 185

• Read Aloud: - Fire on the Mountain p. 9 - The Good Dog p. 12




- Salmon Creek pp. 37, 38, 39

- Solomon’s Tree pp. 41, 42, 43 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46, 47

• Conversation Kit Guide: - Using Sound Effects and Rhythm in Readers’

Theatre p. 48 - Using Your Own Experiences to Write a Script

pp. 50 – 51

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts pp. 53 – 56 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 113


Anything pp. 127, 128, 129

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows on the Table p. 133



- Off to School p. 154


- Sprout p. 159 - Snail Racing p. 160


- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs p. 173

- Banana Fuel p. 177 - Creating a Video Storyboard pp. 180 – 181

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: - Reflect on Learning p. 58


- Helping Humphrey p. 47 • Shared Reading:


- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7 - Big Bad Bertha p. 8

- Thank You, Mr. T! p. 7 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! p. 5

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Sporty Facts p. 9

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: I’m Running p. 13 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Saskatchewan’s

Super Skiers p. 27


- I Swallowed A Gnat!: Poems to Munch on: Fred p. 10


• Guided Reading such as: - The False Alarm p. 6 - Hungry Plants pp. 6 – 7

- Louis Cyr: Champion of Strongmen pp. 7, 8

- Jason’s Lucky Day pp. 5, 6 - Steven Writes a Story p. 1

- African Elephants: Built BIG pp. 7, 8 - How to Plan a Trip p. 2

descriptive words and sensory details (literary techniques); characters, setting, and plot (story elements); and titles, images, and captions (text features) are used for different purposes


• Writing Guide: pp. 19, 20 – 21, 43, 47, 60, 74, 87, 93, 101, 103, 114, 128, 131, 138

• Read Aloud: - The Librarian of Basra p. 23 - Plantzilla p. 34

- Salmon Creek pp. 37, 38




- Using Sound Effects and Rhythm in Readers’ Theatre p. 48




- Wordless Texts: - Chalk p. 145 - Conversation Videos:


- Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 192 • Shared Reading:

- Big Bad Bertha p. 8 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go! p. 5

the order and organization of words, sentences, and images contribute to clear messages

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 19, 46, 49, 65, 93, 101, 117, 119

- Staying the Topic pp. 182 – 183 - Using Signal Words p. 188 - Changing Word Choice pp. 202 – 203

- Changing the Order of Ideas pp. 203 – 204

- Making Sentences More Interesting pp. 205 - 206

• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117

revisions and edits make texts clear

• Reading Guide: p. 172 • Writing Guide: pp. 19 – 20, 41, 50 - 51, 54 –

55, 65 – 66, 79 – 80, 82, 93 – 94, 96, 106 – 107, 109, 119 – 120, 122 – 123, 134

- Spelling Unknown Words pp. 184 – 185


- Building a Revising Checklist pp. 193 – 194 - Using a Revising Checklist pp. 194 – 195 - Sharing Your Ideas and Inviting Feedback pp.

198 – 199

- Adding Ideas pp. 199 – 200 - Deleting Ideas pp. 200, - 201

- Changing Word Choices pp. 202 – 203 - Changing the Order of Ideas pp. 203 – 204

- Joining Sentences pp. 204 - 205 - Rereading to Check for One Item pp. 212 –

213

- Using Commas pp. 227 – 228 - Using a Dictionary to Check Spelling p. 230 -

231

writing conventions are needed to

communicate effectively

Writing Guide: pp. 8, 20, 54 – 55, 66 - Convention Lessons for Editing pp. 212, 214,

217, 222, 225, 227, 230


choose the text form by considering purpose, including to inform, persuade, inspire, or entertain


• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 16, 25, 43, 60, 74, 87, 101, 114, 131

• Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 4 • Conversation Kit Guide:

- Brain Poppers p. 99 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit pp. 109 –

110

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 117 - A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of

Anything pp. 127, 128, 129




- Chalk p. 145 - Off to School p. 154 - Conversation Videos:

- Sprout p. 159 - Snail Racing pp. 162 – 163


- Talking About Video Production pp. 178 – 179

- Creating a Video Storyboard pp. 180 – 181 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: p. 22 • Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7

experiment with ways of generating, planning, and organizing ideas for writing

• Writing Guide: pp. 7 – 8, 14 – 21, 28 – 29, 40, 45, 47 – 48, 52 – 53, 63 – 64, 76 – 83, 89 – 94,


104 – 105, 116 – 123, 187

• Read Aloud: - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 30

- Plantzilla p. 33 - Solomon’s Tree p. 42 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47




- A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit pp. 109 – 110








- Creating a Video Storyboard pp. 180 – 181 • Shared Reading:

- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7 - Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!: Have Your Say p.

40

apply high-utility words and descriptive vocabulary to communicate meaning

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 54, 65, 79, 105, 120, 122

- Using Signal Words p. 188

- Changing Word Choices pp. 202 - 203

• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 125 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts:

- Chalk p. 145 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 167

apply literary techniques, including descriptive words, rhymes, sensory details, alliteration, and onomatopoeia

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 26, 54, 65, 79, 122, 133 • Read Aloud:


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Brain Poppers p. 99 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit pp. 109 –


110



integrate story elements, including setting, characters, and plot

• Writing Guide: pp. 74, 76, 77 – 83, 114

• Read Aloud:

- Plantzilla p. 34 - Salmon Creek p. 39 - Solomon’s Tree pp. 42, 43

- Winter’s Tail p. 4

choose text features, including images, captions, labels, tables of contents, headings, glossaries, layout, or hyperlinks, to support purpose

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 21, 26, 53, 65, 105, 120 - Including a Map or Other Illustrations pp.

238 - 239 • Read aloud:








- Creating a Video Storyboard pp. 180 - 181

Use legible cursive writing Writing Guide: pp. 7, 21

use keyboarding skills to create and revise text

• Writing Guide: pp. 21

- Computers and Technology pp. 272 - 273

• explore personal voice where appropriate • Writing Guide: p. 7, 74, 79, 87

• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies p. 125



compose sentences using different lengths and beginnings

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 27 - Joining Sentences pp. 204 - 205



revise by adding, deleting, or changing words or sentences to improve clarity

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 19, 50 – 51, 54, 65, 93, 122, 123

- Adding Ideas pp. 199 – 200 - Deleting Ideas pp. 200 – 201 - Changing Word Choices pp. 202 -203

- Changing the Order of Ideas pp. 203 – 204


- Joining Ideas pp. 204 – 205 - Making Sentences More Interesting pp. 205 –

206

• Conversation Kit Guide: - Conversation Videos: - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 166

add literary techniques and text features to clarify the message

• Writing Guide: pp. 7, 21, 53, 65, 114 - Including a Map or Other Illustrations pp. 238

- 239

• Read Aloud such as: - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 30


• Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of

Anything pp. 128, 129


- Snail Racing pp. 162 - 163

apply feedback to clarify meaning and add interest

•Writing Guide: pp. 7, 19 - Sharing Your Ideas and Inviting Feedback pp.

198 – 199


- Conversation Videos: - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 166

- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs p. 172 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch:

- Using Peer-Conferencing to Revise Work p. 144



• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Using Peer-Conferencing to Revise Work p.

124

write simple sentences with nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, capital letters, end punctuation, and apostrophes

•Writing Guide: pp. 7, 27, 82

- Changing Jot Notes into Sentences pp. 180 - 181

choose strategies to spell words correctly • Writing Guide: pp. 7, 20, 55, 69, 123, 134 - Spelling Unknown Words pp. 184 – 185

- Using a Dictionary to Check Spelling pp. 230 - 231

Competencies Communication Creativity and Innovation

Reading Guide Writing Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides


Literacy Task Analysis

Conventions

Vocabulary

Clarity

Inquiry Unit Guides – Self Assessment


Writing Guide Reading Guide


Intent Modes and Media

Writing Guide Guided Reading lessons Inquiry Unit Guides

Numeracy Patterns and Relationships

Management of Space

Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me • Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7

Guiding Questions

How does following an inquiry process help me gather, organize, and evaluate information from texts in the construction of meaning?

Learning Outcomes

Students apply an inquiry process that satisfies and encourages curiosity about a chosen topic in the construction and expression of meaning.


curiosity about a chosen topic helps to solve problems and discover new ideas

• Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful pp. 3, 4 - Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p. 29


- Wordless Texts: - Off to School p. 154


- Making Stuff: Kayak p. 168 - Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 5: Elephant Rescue p. 204

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 4, 20 – 23

- Explore! Magazine:

- The Case of the Gooey Chocolate pp. 40 – 41

- Threats to Nature pp. 43 – 44

- Reflect on Learning p. 57 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: pp. 20 – 24

- Earth Day – Hooray! p. 28 - One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big



inquiry can support problem solving and discovery of new ideas

• Read Aloud:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 4 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Off to School p. 154

- Conversation Videos: - Snail Racing p. 163 - Making Stuff: Kayak p. 168

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 4, 20 – 23

- Explore! Magazine: - The Case of the Gooey Chocolate pp. 40 – 41 - Threats to Nature pp. 43 – 44


- Reflect on Learning p. 57 - Researchers’ Workshop p. 68 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: pp. 20 – 24



- Inquiry-Based Literacy Skills Checklist p. 105 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: p. 9


the inquiry process includes various steps



• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 5, 11, 23


- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 63, 67

- Inquiry Process Skills Checklist p. 84

- Developing an Inquiry Plan pp. 118 -119

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me pp. 20 – 24 – Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 26, 29, 98



- Problem-Solving Steps p. 98 - Inquiry Process Skills Checklist p. 104

- Inquiry-Based Literacy Skills Checklist p. 105 - Inquiry Plan pp. 132 – 133 - Ensuring a Researchable Question pp. 134 –

135

- Developing an Inquiry Plan pp. 138 – 139 - Co-Constructing Criteria for the Culminating

Task pp. 160 – 161

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: pp. 5, 9

- Researchers’ Workshop p. 52

- Inquiry Plan pp. 92 – 93 - Ensuring a Researchable Question pp. 94 – 95 - Developing an Inquiry Plan pp. 98 - 99

opinions and facts are different

• Read Aloud:


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 11

- Reflect on Learning pp. 57 – 58

• Shared Reading:

- Icebergs! pp. 2, 3 • Guided Reading such as:

- Diver: The Leatherback Sea Turtle pp. 2, 4, 5, 6

information about a chosen topic can be collected from a variety of sources, including people, land, books, or digital texts

• Read Aloud:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful pp. 4, 5



- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope pp. 45, 46, 47 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts:



- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs pp. 172 -173 - Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 5: Elephant Rescue p. 204 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 11, 23 - Explore! Magazine:

- The Case of the Gooey Chocolate p. 41 - Threats to Nature pp. 43 – 44

- Explore! Magazine: Honeybee Dance p. 48 - Researchers’ Workshop p. 67 - Resource List for Nature Watch pp. 71 – 76

- Reading Multimedia Content p. 120

- Determining the Best Sources pp. 122 – 123 - Using Several Sources for Research p. 127

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me p. 24 - Helping Humphrey p. 45

- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference pp. 68, 71, 72

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 76, 83 - Resource List for Count on Me pp. 86 – 90

- Inquiry-Based Literacy Skills Checklist p. 105 - Reading Multimedia Content p. 140

- Determining the Best Sources pp. 142 – 143

- Using Several Sources for Research p. 147 - Gathering Information from Visuals pp. 148 -

149



- I Know Here p. 32 - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place p. 36

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 53

- Resource List for A Sense of Place pp. 55 – 58 - Reading Multimedia Content p. 100

- Determining the Best Sources pp. 102 – 103 - Gathering Information from Visuals pp.

108 - 109


ask questions relevant to a chosen topic • Reading Guide: p. 103

• Read Aloud:

- Winter’s Tail p. 2 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Conversation Videos: - Snail Racing p. 163

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 11, 23


- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 60, 63, 67 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me p. 24 - Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 26, 37

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 77, 78

- Inquiry-Based Literacy Skills Checklist p. 105 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- This Land is Your Land pp. 21 – 22 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 47, 48, 52

formulate predictions about a chosen topic

• Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 3 - Fire on the Mountain p. 7

- The Good Dog p. 12 - The Librarian of Basra p. 22

- Perfect Man p. 25

- Plantzilla p. 33

- Salmon Creek p. 37 - Solomon’s Tree pp. 41, 42 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 45 • Conversation Kit Guide:



- Making Stuff: Kayak pp. 164, 167 - Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 187

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: Just a Dream pp. 26 – 27, 28 – 29

- Introduce Explore! Magazine pp. 32, 33 – 34


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Earth Day Hooray! p. 27

- Helping Humphrey p. 49

- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference pp. 58, 59, 63, 64

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here p. 32 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page:

- Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the First Section of the Book and Discussing p. 34

select topics and sources based on preference or purpose

• Reading Guide: pp. 130, 134 • Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts:

- Off to School p. 154 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout p. 159 - Snail Racing p. 163

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 11 - Researchers’ Workshop pp. 60, 63, 67


- Determining the Best Sources pp. 122 – 123 - Using Several Sources for Research p. 127 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:

- Earth Day Hooray! p. 27

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 75, 78, 83 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 45, 46, 49

apply background knowledge and new ideas to the topic of inquiry

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: p. 11

- Just a Dream pp. 25, 30

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 64, 68 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Earth Day – Hooray! p. 27

- Helping Humphrey p. 45 - Researchers’ Workshop pp. 76, 79, 84


- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 49

identify differences between opinions and facts

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 11 - Reflect on Learning pp. 57 – 58

- Researchers’ Workshop p. 60 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:

- Earth Day – Hooray! p. 33 - Conducting “People Research” pp. 150 -151

use different skills to navigate digital texts and other texts

• Read Aloud:

- The Good Dog p. 19 - Plantzilla p. 34



- Conversation Videos: - Sprout p. 155 - Snail Racing pp. 162 - 163


- Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 192 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: Introduce

Explore! Magazine p. 32

- Reading Multimedia Content p. 120

record main ideas in a variety of ways, including pictures, words, and simple sentences

• Read Aloud:

- Plantzilla p. 34

• Conversation Kit Guide: pp. 15 – 16, 17 - A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit p. 108


- Off to School p. 154 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 158 – 159 - Snail Racing p. 163

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: pp. 11, 20


- Just a Dream p. 25 - Reflect on Learning p. 58 - Researchers’ Workshop pp. 60, 64, 68

- Organizing Jot Notes into an Outline p. 132

- Jot Notes Outline p. 133 - Organizing Data or Information pp. 136 – 137

- Summarizing Key Information pp. 138 – 139 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:

- Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 27, 35 - Helping Humphrey pp. 47, 55 - Reflect on Learning pp. 72, 73

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 76, 77, 79, 84 - Inquiry-Based Literacy Skills Checklist p. 105

- Making Jot Notes While Researching p. 146 - Using Several Sources for Research p. 147 - Organizing Jot Notes into an Outline p. 152

- Jot Notes Outline p. 153

- Organizing Data or Information pp. 156 – 157 - Summarizing Key Information pp. 158 – 159

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Reflect on Learning p. 43

- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 46, 49, 53 - Making Jot Notes While Researching p. 106

- Using Several Sources for Research p. 107 - Organizing Jot Notes into an Outline p. 112 - Jot Notes Outline p. 113

- Organizing Data or Information pp. 116 -117 - Summarizing Key Information pp. 118- 119

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: - Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the

First Section of the Book and Discussing p. 35

- Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the Second Section of the Book and Discussing p. 37

- Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the Third Section of the Book and Discussing p. 38

- Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the Last Section of the Book and Discussing p. 39

generate categories to sort information related to a chosen topic

• Read Aloud:

- Plantzilla p. 34


- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 11, 22

Researchers’ Workshop pp. 60, 64, 68 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

This Land is Your Land p. 23


experiment with ways to determine usefulness of information



• Writing Guide: p. 21 • Read Aloud: - Bats! Strange and Wonderful p. 4 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch:


- Researchers’ Workshop pp. 61, 68 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Researchers’ Workshop pp. 80, 83 - Inquiry-Based Literacy Skills Checklist p. 105

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: -Researchers’ Workshop p. 53

adjust the inquiry process based on criteria • Read Aloud:

Pigs Aren’t Dirty Bears Aren’t Slow p.

30

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch p. 11 - Reflect on Learning p. 58

- Researchers’ Workshop p. 68 - Using Peer-Conferencing to Revise Work p. 144








Reading Guide


Writing Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides

Literacy Purpose

Personal Insight

Task Analysis

Develop Questions Access

Evaluate

Background Knowledge

Modes and Media

Planning Guide

Reading Guide

Grade Three Independent Reading Guide

Self-Assessment Checklists

Inquiry Unit Guides


Guided Reading lessons

Inquiry Unit Guides

Numeracy Organization of Data Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:

- Earth Day – Hooray! pp. 37 – 38

- Gathering Information from Visuals pp. 148 – 149

• Shared Reading: - Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog p. 7


Guiding Questions

What are the ways we acknowledge the creators of texts in an ethical way?

Learning Outcomes

Students record information and ideas from texts in an ethical way.


laws dictate how information and ideas can be used

Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me:

- Making Jot Notes While Researching p. 146 - Using Several Sources for Research p. 147 • All texts include a copyright page

people can make choices about having their images recorded

codes of etiquette (protocols) demonstrate appropriate and respectful ways of communicating and working with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit


record titles and authors of sources of information in a list

Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch:

Resources List for Nature Watch pp. 71 – 76

Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: Making Jot Notes While Researching p. 146

recognize when texts and ideas can be used by one another

recognize why people can choose to have their images recorded

record key ideas and information from sources

Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Making Jot Notes While Researching p. 146

- Using Several Sources for Research p. 147

explore First Nations, Métis, and Inuit protocols in appropriate contexts


Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special Place text message and p. 41

Competencies Managing Information

Communication

Reading Guide

Inquiry Unit Guides


Literacy Access

Ethical Use

Inquiry Unit Guides

Numeracy None identified

Guiding Questions

How can language be used to speak up for myself and one another?

Learning Outcomes

Students analyze how language can be used to speak up for themselves and one another.


there are different techniques to use when speaking up for oneself and one another (advocating)


there are different forms for speaking up for oneself and one another


speaking up for oneself or one another helps to build a sense of belonging


- Song Lei in a New Land p. 7

- Swimming Lessons pp. 6, 7



determine when tone, volume, or emphasis is needed to effectively communicate thoughts and ideas

• Read Aloud:

- Plantzilla p. 34 - Terry Fox: A Story of Hope p. 47


p. 37

- Coping with Problems p. 39 - A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of

Anything p. 128



- Ensuring the Presentation Format Fits the Audience pp. 142 – 143


- Ensuring the Presentation Format Fits the Audience pp. 162 – 163

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Ensuring the Presentation Format Fits the

Audience pp. 122 - 123

choose appropriate forms of self- expression to fit the situation



p. 35


- Soundscapes:


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 69


- Moon Cruiser p. 4

choose respectful language when advocating for oneself and one another






Personal Growth and Well-being

Inquiry Unit Guides Conversation Kit Guide

Literacy Participation

Audience

Reading Guide Inquiry Unit Guide Conversation Kit Guide



Developing and affirming identity contributes to well-being and understandings of self and one another.

Guiding Questions

What habits can help me achieve my literacy goals and support my enjoyment of and confidence to engage with a variety of texts?


Learning Outcomes

Students experiment with and apply strategies that support enjoyment of and self-confidence to engage with a variety of texts.


text choice, goal setting, and reflection are strategies used to engage when reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, or representing

• Reading Guide: pp. 120 – 128, 160

• Grade Three Independent Reading Guide pp. 1, 25

• Read Aloud:

- Plantzilla p. 35

• Conversation Kit Guide: - Soundscapes:

- Engaging Talks: The Page Turner p. 238 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 69

- Setting Goals and Applying My Learning pp. 147 – 148



- Setting Goals and Applying My Learning pp. 167 – 168

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Setting Goals and Applying My Learning pp.

127 – 128

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 13, 17, 22


- Student Assessment and the Culminating Task p. 43

routines help reinforce engagement with texts




- Researchers’ Workshop p. 61 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 46

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: - Working in Book Club Groups: Introducing

Book Club Books p. 34

literacy is the ability to confidently use strategies to engage with texts


• Grade Three Independent Reading Guide p. 2

being literate supports participation in local communities

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 69

- Possible Ways to Share pp. 77 - 78


choose texts for enjoyment and engagement based on preference, purpose, and literacy goals




- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime p. 116 - Wordless Texts: - Off to School p. 154

- Soundscapes:

- Engaging Talks: The Page Turner p. 238 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch:

- Researchers’ Workshop p. 69 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 11,

22 - Student Assessment and the Culminating Task

p. 43

set goals that support enjoyment and engagement with a variety of texts


• Grade Three Independent Reading Guide pp.

1, 25, 28

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 61 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page:

- Student Assessment and the Culminating Task

p. 43

reflect on how the goals set support self- confidence, enjoyment, and engagement

• Grade Three Independent Reading Guide p.

14

follow routines to support engagement with and enjoyment of texts


recognize that literacy skills support participation in local communities


- Researchers’ Workshop p. 69 - Possible Ways to Share Learning pp. 77 - 78



Inquiry Unit Guides

• Conversation Kit Guide


Personal Insight

Vocabulary

• Reading Guide • Grade Three Independent Reading Guide • Writing Guide • Inquiry Unit Guides • Conversation Kit Guide


Guiding Questions

How can engaging with diverse texts help me build an awareness of self?

Learning Outcomes

Students describe connections between diverse texts and experiences that develop an awareness of self and one another.


Unique stories of self, home, family, community, and culture shape an awareness of self

• Read Aloud:

- A Good Dog lesson plan p. 16 • Writing Guide: pp. 17, 114, 116, 121 • Conversation Kit Guide:






- Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: Sun Safety p. 233

- Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me p. 21

- Count on Me: Earth Day – Hooray! p. 41 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page:

- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 18, 19, 28 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch - Just A Dream – text

- Explore! Magazine: Nature Close Up • Shared Reading: - Big Bad Bertha pp. 5, 6


- Be a Sport! Ready, Set, Go!:

- Sporty Facts p. 9 - I’m Running p. 12 - Saskatchewan’s Super Skiers pp. 25, 27

- The Hoop & Me p. 34 - Have Your Say p. 38

- I Swallowed a Gnat!: - Fred p. 2

- There’s No One As Slow as Slomona p. 12

- My Cat/dog p. 37

- Thank You, Mr. T! p. 5 Procedural Knowledge

Investigate the connections between experiences and an awareness of self

• Read Aloud:

- A Good Dog lesson plan p. 16

• Conversation Kit Guide: - Coping with Problems p. 38





- Sprout p. 155 - Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 193

- Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: Sun Safety p. 233 - Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: Earth Day –

Hooray! pp. 35, 41


• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here p. 35 - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place p. 38

• Shared Reading: - I Live in the North p. 4

Describe how connecting to diverse texts contributes to an awareness of self

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 57

– 58


• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place pp.

42 - 43 Recognize that culture is expressed

through a variety of texts • Shared Reading texts such as:

- Summer Camping in Nova Scotia

- Thank You Mr. T

- Be a Sport! Ready, Set Go!

- Icebergs!

- I Live in the North


- Just a Dream

- Explore! Magazine: Nature Up Close


- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a

Big Difference

- Helping Humphrey

- Earth Day – Hooray!

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page

- The Four Seasons of Patrick

- Clementine

- Jake Drake Knot-It-All

- Mercy Watson to the Rescue

- The Human Bean

• Read Aloud texts such as:

- Bats! Strange and Wonderful

- Fire on the Mountain

- The Good Dog

- The Librarian of Basra

- Salmon Creek

- Solomon’s Tree

- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope


- Off to School (photo essay)

- A Curious Case of Poetry


- Sprout

- Snail Racing

- Making Stuff: Kayak

- Making Stuff: Prosthetic Limbs

- Banana Fuel


- Divided Image Activities:

- #1 Mountain Rescue

- # 2 Taiwan Parade

- #3 Manitoba Flood

- #6 Unicyclist

- Soundscapes:

- Sound Stories: Slapshot!

- Movie Time

- Camping at Night

- Ready to Leave

- Engaging Talk:

- Sun Safety

- A Night at the Zoo

• Guided Reading texts such as:

- A Fine Day on the Lake

- East Coast Boats: The Busy Halifax

Harbour

- Hare and Turtle: Two Pourquoi Tales

- The New Calf

- Help a Wild Animal in Need

- Building a Skyscraper

- Look Inside: Airplane

- How a Carousel Came to North Bay

- The Legend of the Dream Catcher

- Louis Cyr

- Digging for Dinosaurs

- Song Lei in a New Land Express self through engagement with

and creation of texts • Conversation Kit Guide: - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

122, 123




- Wordless Texts:

- Chalk p. 142 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 158 -159

- Divided Image Activities:

- Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 193 - Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: Sun Safety p. 233

- Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242

Competencies Personal Growth and Well-being Communication

Inquiry Unit Guides


Writing Guide


Literacy Background Knowledge Clarity

Reading Guide Guided Reading lessons Conversation Kit Guide

Book Club Unit Numeracy None identified


Analyzing diverse worldviews and experiences fosters our ability and willingness to live well together.

Guiding Questions

How can engaging with diverse texts help us understand one another’s views?

Learning Outcomes

Students examine diverse texts and consider how an awareness of different views can build compassion.


Compassion is feeling sympathetic toward one another

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 18. 19, 20


Being open to another’s views requires compassion

• Read Aloud:



- The Good Dog pp. 14, 19

- Perfect Man p. 25

- Solomon’s Tree p. 41, 42


- Coping with Problems p. 38







- Wordless Texts: - Off to School p. 152 - Soundscapes:

- Sound Stories: Slapshot! p. 211

- Engaging Talks: A Night at the Zoo p. 242 • Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 11, 21 -

23

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - I Know Here pp. 32, 33 - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place p. 38

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 18,


20, 21 - Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 28, 29 - Working in Book Club Groups: Reading the

First Section of the Book and Discussing p. 36

• Shared Reading: - Big Bad Bertha p. 5


Explain views found in diverse texts and recognize one’s feeling in response to diverse texts

• Read Aloud:



- The Good Dog p. 14


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat pp. 118, 119, 120




- Wordless Texts:

- Off to School p. 152 - Conversation Videos: - Sprout pp. 157 – 159

- Soundscapes: - Engaging Talks: Sun Safety p. 233

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: pp. 42 – 43

- Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special Place pp. 38, 39

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 57 -58

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me pp. 72 - 73 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 18,

19, 20, 21

- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 28, 29

Identify with the feelings and actions of one another

• Read Aloud:


- The Good Dog p. 14








• Conversation Kit Guide: - Wordless Texts: - Off to School p. 152

- Soundscapes:

- Engaging Talks: Sun Safety pp. 229, 233 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- I Know Here pp. 33, 34 - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place pp. 38, 39 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 18,

19, 21

- Bringing Your Character to Life pp. 28, 29

Listen respectfully to one another’s views


- Coping with Problems p. 38

- Adapting Texts to Make Scripts pp. 53. 54


- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Peacock and the Crane p. 135

- Divided Image 3: Manitoba Flood pp. 195. 196

- Sound Stories: Camping at Night p. 219

- Engaging Talks: Galaxy Park p. 227

- Engaging Talks: Sun Safety pp. 229, 232

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place pp. 4, 11

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me pp. 4, 11,

63, 105, 107, 109

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 4, 11,

30, 85, 87, 89

Competencies Personal Growth and Well-being

Critical Thinking

Reading Guide


Inquiry Unit Guides

Book Club Unit

Literacy Background Knowledge


Reading Guide

Guided Reading lessons

Inquiry Unit Guides

Book Club Unit



Exploring connections strengthens our

understandings of relationships to help us make

meaning of the world.

Guiding Questions

What is the relationships between thought and language?

Learning Outcomes

Students explain the connections between thought and language



Language and thought are connected • Conversation Kit Guide p. 11

- Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing pp. 35 – 37

- Ready Made Scripts p. 41

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your Elbows on the Table pp. 130, 132

• Reading Guide pp. 7 – 9


- The Four Seasons of Patrick pp. 12, 18

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place p. 32

Individuals use language (verbal and non-verbal) that reflects their thinking

• Read Aloud:

- The Good Dog p.16

• Conversation Kit Guide: -Communicating Emotions When Role-Playing

pp. 35 – 37 - Coping with Problems p. 39

- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Big Cat p. 120 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

122, 123, 125




- Wordless Texts: - Chalk pp. 142, 144, 145

- Soundscapes:


Language is connected to how one thinks about oneself and one another

• Read Aloud:

- The Good Dog p.16








Reflect on how language is connected to thinking about self and one another

• Read Aloud:

- The Good Dog p.16 (lesson plan)



- A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.


122, 123, 125



- Divided Image Activities: - Divided Image 1: Mountain Rescue p. 193

Explain the connections between thought and language


- Communicating Emotions When Role-

Playing pp. 35, 36, 37

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Red pp. 105 –

106

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Bandit pp. 107 –

109

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Be Glad Your

Nose Is on Your Face pp. 111 – 112

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Booktime pp.

114, 116

- A Curious Case of Poetry: I’m Not Afraid of

Anything p. 126

- A Curious Case of Poetry: Keep Your

Elbows on the Table pp. 130, 132


- Sprout pp. 156, 157




Reading Guide

Writing Guide

Literacy Background Knowledge Reading Guide


Inquiry Unit Guides


Guiding Questions

How can texts be used to learn about kinship in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities?

Learning Outcomes

Students examine kinship in various First Nations, Métis, and Inuit texts.


Kinship involves sharing roles and responsibilities



First Nations, Métis, and Inuit texts can depict roles and responsibilities


- Explore! Magazine: Nature Close Up:

Finding A Balance text


- Welcome to Thaidene Nene text

• Read Aloud:


- Solomon’s Tree text


- The Legend of the Dreamcatcher text

• Shared Reading:

- I Live in the North text


Explain how characters in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit texts share roles and responsibilities



• Read Aloud:

- Solomon’s Tree p. 42 and text

Describe the connections between personal roles and responsibilities and those found in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit


- Explore! Magazine: Nature Up Close - Finding a Balance p. 50

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Welcome to Thaidene Nene, a Very Special

Place pp. 36 – 41


Cultural and Global Citizenship

Reading Guide


Inquiry Unit Guides

Writing Guide

Literacy Background Knowledge

Access

Clarity


Reading Guide


Writing Guide


Inquiry Unit Guides

Reading Guide


Guiding Questions

How can language demonstrate ways to nurture relationships?

Learning Outcomes

Students demonstrate language and actions that support collaboration.


Each person’s participation is a group is important

• Conversation Kit Guide: p. 31 - Independent Use of Readers’ Theatre Scripts

p. 42




• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: p. 11 - Researchers’ Workshop p. 65 - Student-Led Inquiry: Collaboration Skills

Checklist p. 88

- Setting Inquiry Group Norms and Expectations


pp. 116 – 117 - Contributing Positively to Group Meetings pp.

134 – 135

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me p. 11 - Inquiry Circles Checklist p. 107 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place:

- Inquiry Circles Checklist p. 71 • Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page:

- How Did I Do in My Book Club? p. 51

Individual roles and responsibilities help groups work collaboratively toward a common goal





- Stand-Up Actors p. 90 - Reporting Live p. 91





- Inquiry Circles p. 83 - Student-Led Inquiry: Collaboration Skills

Checklist p. 88

- Setting Inquiry Group Norms and Expectations pp. 116 – 117

- Contributing Positively to Group Meetings pp. 134 – 135

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me - Helping Humphrey p. 44

- Researchers’ Workshop p. 83 - Inquiry Circles p. 103

- Inquiry Circles Checklist p. 107 • Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 50 - Inquiry Circles p. 76 - Inquiry Circles Checklist p. 68


• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: - Working in Book Club Groups: Starting the

Books p. 34

- Observation Assessment for Book Clubs p. 46 - Assessment of Culminating task p. 50


Explain how language and actions in texts support collaboration



- Independent Use of Readers’ Theatre Scripts


p. 43


- Stand-Up Actors p. 90

• Shared Reading texts such as:

- Thank You, Mr. T! pp. 2 – 3, and p. 7 of text

- Three Easy Steps to Getting a Dog pp. 6 – 7

of text


- Earth Day – Hooray! text

• Read Aloud texts such as:

- Fire on the Mountain

- The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from

Iraq

- Solomon’s Tree

• Guided Reading text such as:

- The Gran Plan

- The Mammoth Cheese

Adjust own language, including tone of voice, to build collaboration


• Conversation Kit Guide: - Independent Use of Readers’ Theatre Scripts

pp. 42 – 43 - Using Your Own Experiences to Write a Script

p. 52

- Stand-Up Actors p. 90 - A Curious Case of Poetry: The Smellies pp.

123, 124, 125

- Soundscapes:


• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch: - Student Self-Assessment of Inquiry Groups p.

89



• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me: - Researchers’ Workshop p. 84

- Student-Led Inquiry: Collaboration Skills Checklist p. 108

- Student Self-Assessment of Inquiry Groups p. 109






- Student Self-Assessment of Inquiry Groups p. 73


• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page: pp. 17, 33 - Working in Book Club Groups: Starting the

Books p. 34

- How Did I Do in My Book Club? p. 51

Explain how language usage supports collaboration


- Setting Inquiry Group Norms and

Expectations pp. 116 – 117

- Contributing Positively to Group Meetings

pp. 134 - 135





pp. 154 – 155

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place




pp. 114 - 115

Share responsibilities as a group member

• Inquiry Unit Guide: Nature Watch pp. 67,

69, 87, 89



- Developing an Inquiry Plan pp. 118 - 119

• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place pp. 52,

54, 71, 72, 73




• Inquiry Unit Guide: Count on Me pp. 83, 84,

85, 107, 108, 109




Self-assess contributions in collaboration according to set criteria

• Book Club Unit: Stepping Off the Page p. 51


- Co-Constructing Criteria for the Culminating

Task pp. 160 - 161


- Co-Constructing Criteria for the Culminating

Task pp.140 -141


• Inquiry Unit Guide: A Sense of Place p. 73

- Co-Constructing Criteria for the

Culminating Task pp. 120 - 121

Competencies Collaboration

Communication

Inquiry Unit Guides

Reading Guide

Writing Guide


Book Club Unit Guide


Personal Insight

Task Analysis

Audience

Inquiry Unit Guides


Grade Three Independent Reading Guide

Writing Guide

Book Club Guide


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