Our reading series is called Storytown. Below are the skills we will cover throughout the year. You can look at the links to review or practice. Please remember to ask Mom or Dad before you visit any website.
Click here to read the story in your Storytown reading book. Read your weekly story on your eBook, tablet, computer, or iPod. Turn up the volume and the story will be read to you.
Lesson 1: Story- Ruby the Copycat
Skill: character and setting, using graphic organizers, alphabetical order
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, L.3.5a,b, RF.3.4b
Phonics: short vowels CCSS L.3.2f
Grammar- statements and questions, Build a Sentence CCSS L.3.1i, L.3.6, W.3.4
Lesson 2: Story- The Day Eddie Met the Author
Skill: characters and setting, using graphic organizers, alphabetical order
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, L.3.4a,b
Phonics: root words and suffixes, -ed, -ing CCSS L.3.2.e,f
Grammar: commands and exclamations, Sentence Jeopardy CCSS L.3.1i, L.3.6, W.3.3b
Lesson 3: Story: Schools Around the World
Skill: locating information, using prior knowledge, using a dictionary
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.5, RF.3.4b, L.3.2g, L.3.4d
CCSS L.3.4a,b, L.3.6
Phonics: ee, ea; ai, ay; oa, ow CCSS L.3.2e
Grammar: complete and simple subjects CCSS L.3.1i, W.3.2a,b
Lesson 4: Story: Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut
Skill: locating information, using prior knowledge, using a dictionary
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.5, RF.3.4b, L.3.2g, L.3.4d
Phonics: suffixes -s, -es CCSS L.3.1b
Grammar: compound subjects and predicates CCSS L.3.1i, W.3.2a,b,c,d
Lesson 5: Story: The School News, I Live in a Town
Comprehension Strategy: review skills CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RL.3.10, RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.5, RF.3.4b, L.3.1i, L.3.2g, L.3.3b, L.3.4a,b,d, L.3.5a,b, L.3.6
Phonics: review CCSS L.3.1b, L.3.2e, L.3.2f
Grammar: comma review, comma millionaire, Find the Commas
CCSS L.3.1i, L.3.6, W.3.5, W.3.6
Dictionary Skills, Dictionary Millionaire, Dictionary Review
Lesson 6: Story: The Babe and I
Skill: fact or opinion, reread, Solar System Facts
CCSS Rl.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RI.3.3, RI.3.6, L.3.5c, RF.3.4b
Phonics: Compound word games: game 1, game 2, game 3, game 4
Grammar: compound sentences CCSS L.3.1i, W.3.2a, L.3.1h,i
synonyms 1, synonyms 2, antonyms 1, antonyms 2, antonym 3
CCSS RF.3c
Lesson 7: Story: Aero and Officer Mike
Skill: fact/opinion1, fact/opinion2, fact/opinion3, reread, synonyms, antonyms
ccss RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.7, RF.3.4b, L.3.5c
Phonics: ch, sh, wh digraphs CCSS L.3.2f
Grammar: common and proper nouns CCSS L.3.1a,i, L.3.2a, W.3.2a, L.3.1h,i
Lesson 8: Story: How Animals Talk
Skill: main ideas and details, summarizing activity, reference skills
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RF.3.4b, L.3.2g
Phonics: dipthongs ou, ow, oi, oy CCSS RF.3.2f
Grammar: abbreviations CCSS L.3.2a
Lesson 9: Story: Stone Soup
Skill: main ideas and details, summarizing, reference skills
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.7, RF.3.4b, L.3.2g
Phonics: str-, spr-, scr-, consonant blends CCSS L.3.2e,f
Grammar: plural nouns CCSS L.3.1b, L.3.3a, W.3.2a,b,c,d
Lesson 10: Story: The Case of the Three Bears’ Breakfast,How Things Survive
Skill: review skills CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.7, RL.3.10, RF.3.4a,b,c, L.3.2g, L.3.3b, L.3.5c
CCSS L.3.4a,b, L.3.6
Phonics: review L.3.1a,b,i,L.3.2a
Grammar: possessive review, quiz CCSS L.3.1a,b,i, L.3.2a
Lesson 11: Story: Loved Best
Skill: plot, context clues1, Context Clues2, Context Clues3, story structure
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RF.3.4b,c
Phonics: -le syllable L.3.2e,f, RF.3.3c
Grammar: possessive nouns CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.2a, W.3.1a, b,c,d
Skill: plot, context clues, story structure CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RF.3.4b,c
Phonics: consonant digraphs kn, gn, wr, gh CCSS L.3.2e,f, RF.3.3d
Grammar: singular and plural pronouns CCSS L.3.1b, W.3.3a,b,c,d
Skill: author’s purpose, ask questions, graphic aides
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.9, RF.3.4b
Phonics: -dge, -ge, soft c and g CCSS L.3.2f
Grammar: subject and object pronouns CCSS L.3.1a,f, W.3.2a,b,c,d
Lesson 14: Story: One Small Place in a Tree
Skill: author’s purpose, ask questions, graphic aides
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RF.3.4b
Phonics: V/CV and VC/V syllables CCSS L.3.2e,f
Grammar: pronouns CCSS L.3.1a,f, RI.3.9, W.3.2a,b,c,d
Lesson 15: Story: Ask the Experts, Iris and Walter, True Friends
Skill: review skills CCSS RF.3.4a,b,c, RF.3.10, L.3.3b
Phonics: review CCSS L.3.2e,f, RF.3.3c,d
Grammar: review CCSS L.3.1a,b,f, L.3.2a, L.3.4a,b, L.3.6,
Lesson 16: Story: Lon Po Po
Skill: compare and contrast, read ahead
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, Rl.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RF.3.3a, RF.3.4b, RF.3.9
Phonics: r controlled vowels, prefixes, suffixes CCSS L.3.2e,f
Grammar: adjectives, adjectives game CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.5b, W.3.3a
Lesson 17: Story: Two Bear Cubs
Skill: compare and contrast, read ahead CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6. RL.3.7, RF.3.3a, RF.3.4b
Phonics: r controlled /u/, prefixes and suffixes CCSS L.3.2e,f
Grammar: adjectives that compare CCSS L.3.1a,g, W.3.3, L.3.2c, L.3.6
Lesson 18: Story: Me and Uncle Romie
Skill: theme, following directions, story structure
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, Rl.3.6, RL.3.7, RF.3.4b, RI.3.7
Phonics: suffixes -er, -est, -ly, -ful CCSS RF.3.9, L.3.1g, L.3.2e,f
Grammar: articles CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.2c, L.3.6, W.3.3
Lesson 19: Story: Half Chicken
Skill: theme, following directions, story structure
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.7, RI.3.7, RF.3.4b
Phonics: prefixes un-, re-, dis- CCSS RF.3.a, L.3.4b,c
Grammar: action verbs, verbs game CCSS L.3.1a,d,e, W.3.3a,b,c,d
Lesson 20: Backstage With Chris and Casey, The Cracked Chinese Jug
Skill: review skills CCSS RF.3.4a,b,c, RL.3.10, L.3.3b
Phonics: review CCSS RF.3.3a, L.3.1g, L.3.2e,f, L.3.4b,c, RF.3.9
Grammar: review CCSS L.3.1a,d,e,g, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.3.6, W.3.10
Lesson 21: Story: Antarctic Ice
Skill: sequencing, author's message CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RF.3.4a,b
Phonics: vowel variants -ew, -ui, -oo, -ue CCSS L.3.2e
Grammar: verb be, subject verb agreement CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.1i, L.3.6, W.3.2
Lesson 22: Story: Bat Loves the Night
Skill: sequencing, author's message CCSS RI.3,1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RF.3.4b
Phonics: vowel variants au, aw, ough CCSS L.3.2f
Grammar: main and helping verbs CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.1i, L.3.3a, W.3.a,b,c,d, W.3.10
Lesson 23: Story: Chestnut Cove
Skill: cause and effect, cause and effect 2, homophones
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, L.3.4a, RF.3.4b,c
Phonics: prefixes pre-, mis-, in- CCSS RF.3.3a, L.3.2e, L.3.4b
Grammar: Ballon Verb Race CCSS L.3.1a,d,e, L.3.3a, L.3.6, W.3.3a,b,c,d
Lesson 24: Story: Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Skill: cause and effect, homophones
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RL.3.9, RF.3.4b,c, L.3.4a
Phonics: schwa vowel sound CCSS L.3.2e,,f,g
Grammar: past and future tense verbs CCSS L.3.1a,d,e, L.3.3a, L.3.6, W.3.1a,b,c,d
Lesson 25: Story: The Robodogs of Greenville
Skill: review skills CCSS RF.3.4a,b,c, RL.3.10, L.3.3b, RF.3.4b,c, L.3.4a
Phonics: review CCSS L.3.2e,f,g, L.3.4b, RF.3.3a
Grammar: review CCSS L.3.1a,d,e, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.3.6, W.3.10
Lesson 26: Story: Charlotte’s Web
Skill: inferences 1, inferences 2, inferences3, inferences4, multiple meaning words
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RF.3.4c, L.3.5c
Phonics: suffixes -tion, -sion CCSS RF.3.3a,b,c,d, L.3.4c
Grammar: irregular verbs 1, Irregular Verbs 2, Irregular Verbs 3, Irregular Verbs 4, Irregular Verbs 5 CCSS L.3.1d, L.3.1a,i, L.3.6, W.3.10
Lesson 27: Story: Spiders and Their Webs
Skill: make inferences, multiple meaning words
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.9, RF.3.4c, L.3.5c
Phonics: v/v syllable pattern CCSS L.3.2e, RF.3.3c
Grammar: adverbs CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.3a, W.3.2a,b,c,d
Lesson 28: Story: The Science Fair
Skill: make predictions, homographs
CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RF.3.4b,c, L.3.4a
Phonics: suffixes -able, -ible, -less, -ous CCSS L.3.2e, L.3.3a,b,c,d, RF.3.3c
Grammar: contractions CCSS L.3.2f, L.3.3a, W.3.2a,b,c,d
Lesson 29: Story: The Planets
Skill: make predictions , homographs
CCSS RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.9, RF.3.4c, L.3.4a
Phonics: prefixes bi-, non-, over- CCSS L.3.2e, L.3.3a,b,c,d, RF3.3c
Grammar: punctuation, CCSS L.3.2a,b,c,d, L.3.3a, W.3.2a,b,c,d, W.3.8
Lesson 30: Story: Voyage Across the Solar System, Energy
Skill: review skills CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.7, RL.3.10, RF.3.4a,b,c
Phonics: review CCSS RF.3.3a,b,c,d, L.3.2e, L.3.3a,b,c,d, L.3.4c
Grammar: review CCSS RF.3.3a,b,c,d, L.3.2e, L.3.3a,b,c,d, L.3.4c, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.3.6, W.3.10