Math

Unit 6: Applying the Operations to Area and Perimeter

Video Overview

• Find the area of a rectangle by tiling without gaps or overlaps. (NC.3.MD.5)

• Multiply side lengths to determine the area of rectangles when problem solving.  (NC.3.MD.7)

• Illustrate and explain that the area of a rectangle can be determined by partitioning.  (NC.3.MD.7)

• Use the sum of two smaller rectangles to find the area of a larger rectangle. (NC.3.MD.7)  

• Find the unknown side lengths given the perimeter of the polygon. (NC.3.MD.8)

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Unit 7: Understanding Fractions as Parts of a Whole

Video Overview

• Represent and identify unit fractions using area and length models. (NC.3.NF.1) 

• Explain that a unit fraction is one part of the whole. (NC.3.NF.1) 

• Use number lines to represent fractions as parts of a whole. (NC.3.NF.2)

• Use area and length models to represent fractions as parts of a whole.  (NC.3.NF.1, NC.3.NF.2, NC.3.NF.3, NC.3.NF.4)

• Compare two fractions with the same numerator or same denominator by reasoning about their size using area and length models, and using the >, <, and = symbols. (NC.3.NF.4)

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Literacy

Module 3: Exploring Literary Classics

Unit 1: Analyzing Author's Craft: Character Development in Peter Pan

I can ask questions to deepen my understanding of a literary text. (RL.3.1)

I can retell a story using key details from the text. (RL.3.2)

I can describe the characters in a story (their traits, motivations, feelings). (RL.3.3)

I can determine the meaning of words using clues from the story. (RL.3.4)

I can use literary terms to describe parts of a story or poem (e.g., chapter, scene, stanza). (RL.3.5)

I can distinguish between my point of view and the author’s point of view. (RL.3.6)

I can explain how specific aspects of the texts illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in the story. (RL.3.7)

I can use what the sentence says to help me determine what a word or phrase means. (L.3.4)

I can demonstrate understanding of nuances in word meanings. (L.3.5)

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Unit 2: Writing Grounded in Evidence: An Opinion of Peter Pan

I can effectively participate in a conversation with my peers and adults. (SL.3.1)

I can ask questions to deepen my understanding of a literary text. (RL.3.1)

I can retell a story using key details from the text. (RL.3.2)

I can determine the meaning of words using clues from the story. (RL.3.4)

I can compare contrast the themes, setting, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar character. (RL.3.9)

I can use grammar conventions to send a clear message to a reader or listener. (L.3.1)

I can use conventions to send a clear message to my reader. (L.3.2)

I can use what the sentence says to help me determine what a word or phrase means. (L.3.4)

I can write an opinion piece that uses linking words and phrases to connect my option and reasons. (W.3.1d)

With guidance and support from adults, I can produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (W.3.1f)

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Unit 3: Reading Like a Writer: Revising Scenes from Peter Pan

I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. (W.3.3)

I can organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write. (a)

I can establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. (b)

I can use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. (c)

I can use temporal transition words and phrases to signal event order. (d)

I can provide a sense of closure. (e)

I can use conventions to send a clear message to my reader. (L.3.2)

I can express ideas using carefully chosen words. (L.3.3)

With guidance and support from adults, I can produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (W.3.4)

I can read third-grade level texts accurately and fluently to make meaning. (RF.3.4)

I can read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. (RF.3.5)

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Science

Matter, Force & Motion

3.P.1 - Understand motion and factors that affect motion.

3.P.2 - Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change.

3.P.3 - Recognize how energy can be transferred from one object to another.

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Social Studies

Economics

3.E.1 - Understand how the location of regions affects activity in a market economy.

3.E.2 - Understand entrepreneurship in a market economy.