Welcome to 3rd grade’s H.O.Ps! Below you will find each content area with the units listed below. Click on the unit to learn about great ways to practice what your child is in learning in class, at home. If you are interested in learning more, here is the research that inspired our new vision of homework.
Reading
- Unit 1:Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus : Building a Reading Life
- Unit 2: Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus : Mystery Book Clubs
- Unit 3: Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus : Reading to Learn
- Unit 4:Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus : Character Studies
- Unit 5: Test Sophistication (No HOPs)
- Unit 6: Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus : Research Clubs: Countries Around the World
- Unit 7: Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus : Social Issues Book Clubs
Jotting Menus
Fiction & Nonfiction Jotting Menus
Other Reading Resources:
- Narrative Nonfiction/Biography Podcasts: Rebel Girls Podcasts
- Abcya.com
- Research Clubs: Take a Virtual Field Trip to the San Diego Zoo
- The Kid Should See This – informational videos
- Online informational text options:
Writing
- Units 1: Narrative Writing: Crafting True Stories
- Unit 2: Opinion Writing: Writing to Change the World
- Unit 3: Informational Writing: The Art of Information Writing
- Unit 4: Opinion Writing: Baby Literary Essay
- Unit 5: Test Sophistication (No HOPs)
- Unit 6: Informational Writing Writing About Research
- Unit 7: Narrative Writing: Adapting and Writing Fairytales
Other Writing Resources
Math
- Unit 1: Multiplication & Division 1: Understanding Equal Groups
- Unit 2: Graphs and Line Plots
- Unit 3: Travel Stories and Collections
- Unit 4: Perimeter, Area & Polygons
- Unit 5: Cube Patterns, Arrays, and Multiples of 10
- Unit 6: Fair Shares and Fractions on Number Lines
- Unit 7: How Many Miles
- Unit 8: Larger Numbers and Multi-Step Problems
Other Math Resources:
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