3rd Grade Reading 2026-2027 Assignments

Please refer to attached document for Reading lesson plans for the remainder of the year. Click 1.3 tab for this week's plans.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ExuiUSlOzsgx_pL-iMSaBKogacyYepE9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101803851533859856777&rtpof=true&sd=true

More Cold Read Practice
1. Students will complete a practice Cold Read independently.
2. Go over Cold Read answers together and discuss mistakes that were made.

Figurative Language
1. Review types
2. Review for Monday's Figurative Language Classwork grade.

More Cold Read Practice
1. Students will complete a practice Cold Read independently.
2. Go over Cold Read answers together and discuss mistakes that were made.

Figurative Language
1. Review types
2. Complete "Alliterations and Tongue Twister " activity on the smartboard as a class.

More Cold Read Practice
1. Students will complete a practice Cold Read independently.
2. Go over Cold Read answers together and discuss mistakes that were made.

Figurative Language
1. Review types
2. Complete "Raining Idioms" activity on the smartboard as a class.

Cold Reads
1. Students will complete a practice Cold Read independently.
2. Go over Cold Read answers together and discuss mistakes that were made.
3. Introduce Figurative Language.
4. Glue anchor chart into Reading section of binder.

Cold Read Strategies 
1. Work with students on strategies to use on Cold Reads. 
2. Show students how to use their highlighters to mark important information in a Cold Read passage.
3. Complete Cold Read on the Smart Board.

How Not to Start 3rd Grade

1. Work with students to complete book report sheet on How to Not Start Third Grade.
2. Review topics from this week.

How Not to Start 3rd Grade

1. Listen to book.
2. Review book as a class.
3. Complete worksheet for a classwork grade.

Story Elements
1. Review story elements: Beginning, Middle, End, Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution.
2. Discuss the difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction.
3. Discuss text to self and text to world connections.
4. Watch videos.
5. Work with students to identify story elements from How Not to Start 3rd Grade

How to Not Start 3rd Grade 

1. Read How Not to Start 3rd Grade to the class.
2. Have a class discussion regarding the book.
3. Watch videos on Story Elements.

Reading Procedures: 
1. Introduce and discuss Stories, Novels, Cold Reads, Testing Schedule Notebook, etc.
2. Listen to the Read a loud: First Day Jitters
3. Complete Jitter Juice Activities.
4. Connect text-to-life by mapping out everyone's real first-day emotions.