August/September: Develop students' reading comprehension skills through analyzing and creating characters, comparing themes, settings, and plots in various stories, decoding words, and reading fluently with expression.

September/October: Explore the various elements of storytelling, including point of view, language usage, and illustrations, to enhance students' understanding of how these components impact the overall narrative.

October/November: Learn about the cultural variations and moral lessons found in myths, fables, and folktales, emphasizing critical analysis and application to real life situations.

November/December: Develop students' ability to effectively utilize illustrations, text features, and search tools to enhance comprehension and analysis of nonfiction texts.

December/January: Analyze and interpret literature through the use of literary tools, decoding words with Latin suffixes, comparing and contrasting common themes in stories, plotting cause and effect relationships, sequencing story events, asking and answering questions to demonstrate understanding, determining the meaning of words and phrases in texts, and identifying and defining common prefixes and suffixes.

January/February: Readers will explore a diverse range of stories to analyze how they can be retold in their own words. By practicing retelling and summarizing, students will gain valuable skills in understanding different storytelling techniques.

February/March: Students will discover the magic of storytelling by exploring cause and effect relationships and switching perspectives. They will dive into how these elements transform narratives, creating engaging plots and dynamic characters.

March/April: Students will unleash their inner detective and uncover the main ideas hidden within a range of intriguing stories! Learn how the minds of authors are built by unwraveling the secrets behind their storytelling techniques.

April/May: Students will build their vocabulary and become a true wordsmiths! They will learn about prefixes, suffixes, and the roots that are paired them with!

May/June: Unlock the power of your opinions by gaining knowledge on crafting thoughtful arguments. Dive into the art of expressing thoughts persuasively, from forming an initial opinion to wrapping it all up with a strong conclusion.

June/July: Take the time to review the important grammar concepts were learned this past year. Students will grow their confidence with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other key grammar topics.

July/August: As summer comes to an end, remember all the awesome reading skills you learned in Third Grade. Get ready for Fourth Grade by practicing and getting even better at reading.

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