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Grade 3

• Language

  • 3.L.1.a
  • 3.L.1
  • 3.L.1.b
  • 3.L.1.d
  • 3.L.1.e
  • 3.L.1.f
  • 3.L.1.g
  • 3.L.1.h
  • 3.L.1.i
  • 3.L.2
  • 3.L.2.d
  • 3.L.2.e
  • 3.L.2.f
  • 3.L.2.g
  • 3.L.3.a
  • 3.L.3
  • 3.L.4
  • 3.L.4.a
  • 3.L.4.b
  • 3.L.4.c
  • 3.L.4.d
  • 3.L.5.a
  • 3.L.5.b
  • 3.L.5.c
  • 3.L.5
  • 3.L.6

• Reading: Fluency

  • 3.RF.3
  • 3.RF.3.a
  • 3.RF.3.b
  • 3.RF.3.c
  • 3.RF.3.d
  • 3.RF.4.a
  • 3.RF.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • 3.RI.1
  • 3.RI.2
  • 3.RI.3
  • 3.RI.4
  • 3.RI.5
  • 3.RI.6
  • 3.RI.7
  • 3.RI.8
  • 3.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 3.RL.1
  • 3.RL.2
  • 3.RL.3
  • 3.RL.4
  • 3.RL.5
  • 3.RL.6
  • 3.RL.7
  • 3.RL.9

• Speaking & Listening

  • 3.SL.1.a
  • 3.SL.1.b
  • 3.SL.1
  • 3.SL.1.c
  • 3.SL.1.d
  • 3.SL.2
  • 3.SL.3
  • 3.SL.4
  • 3.SL.5
  • 3.SL.6

• Writing

  • 3.W.1.a
  • 3.W.1.b
  • 3.W.1
  • 3.W.2.a
  • 3.W.2.b
  • 3.W.2.c
  • 3.W.2
  • 3.W.3
  • 3.W.3.a
  • 3.W.3.b
  • 3.W.3.c
  • 3.W.3.d
  • 3.W.4
  • 3.W.5
  • 3.W.6
  • 3.W.7
  • 3.W.8
  • 3.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 3.W.1.a

Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

Gr 2-8

Earth’s Layers: Who Contributes The Most?

Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.

Gr 1-8

An Under-Appreciated Planet

Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.

Gr 1-8

Order and Chaos Hide Inside Each Other

Chaos can contain order. Order can contain chaos! Is chaos ever truly random?

Gr 3-8

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Gr 1-8

Power – Blue Whale vs Krill

Sure, a Blue Whale is huge. But does a tiny krill have more power?

Gr 1-8

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Gr 2-8

Improving Shakespeare’s Repetition

Let’s help William Shakespeare with his use of repetition.

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Mythological Creatures

Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?

Gr 2-8

Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Student Introductions With Depth, Complexity, and Frames: Level Two

Once students know the prompts of Depth and Complexity, let’s take them much higher up Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Gr 2-8

Domesticated Animals Tournament

Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Types of Energy Tournament

Which type of energy will win the tournament!?

Gr 2-8

Natural Disasters Tournament

Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

Robot Writing: Volcano

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots about the same beautiful painting of a volcano. Who wrote it best?

Gr 2-8

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Gr 2-8

Robot Writing: The Bridge

One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?

Gr 2-8

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Gr 2-8

Notice, Wonder: A House

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

Notice, Wonder: Butterball

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

Horde Chess Variant

What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?

Gr 1-8

Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System

Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?

Gr 2-8

The 8th Wonder of the World Tournament

Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?

Gr 2-8

Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.

Gr 2-8

Animal Adaptation Tournament

Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?

Gr 2-8

Parts of Speech Tournament

Which part of speech is most useful? Interesting? Strange?

Gr 2-8

Tournament of Presidents

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Gr 2-8

A Lunar Survival Mission

A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?

Gr 2-8

Invisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

Can you think of times when power is unseen, but we can clearly see its effects?

Gr 2-8

The Tournament of Biomes

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!

Gr 2-8

Notice, Wonder: Plateau

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

Propaganda and Logical Fallacies

Let’s see how propaganda techniques can make even something great seem bad.

Gr 2-8

Academic Love Letters

What if Kylo Ren wrote a love letter to Abe Lincoln or the Sahara Desert wrote one to the Moon?

Gr 2-8

Teaching Criticism

Ask students to go beyond “I don’t like it” and form critical opinions based on a set of criteria. Students can produce written arguments or turn their opinion into oral presentations.

Gr 1-8