Unit Materials for 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Book: My Name Is María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada (Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition, 1995)   —  860L

Book: Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes (Puffin Books; Illustrated edition, 2010)   —  590-630L

Markers or crayons

Blank paper or cardstock

Book: Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #27 by Mary Pope Osborne (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2006)   —  550L

Book: The Wampanoag (A True Book: American Indians) by Kevin Cunningham and Peter Benoit (Children's Press, 2011)   —  910L

Book: 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O'Neill Grace and Margaret M. Bruchac (National Geographic Children's Books, 2004)

Book: The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh (Aladdin, 1985)

Book: This Land by Ashley Fairbanks

Book: Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten

Article: “The English Colonies (G3, U2)”

Article: “Letters from a Pilgrim Child (Letter 1) (G3, U2)” (Scholastic Inc.)

Article: “Letters from a Pilgrim Child (Letter 2) (G3, U2)” (Scholastic Inc.)

Article: “Notes from a Wampanoag Child (Entry 1) (G3, U2)” (Scholastic Inc.)

Article: “Notes from a Wampanoag Child (Entry 2) (G3, U2)” (Scholastic Inc.)

Article: “Robert's Rules of Order”

Illustration: The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, 1621

3 colors of highlighters (or other color-coding tool) per student

Highlighters

Book: Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Julius Lester (Puffin Books, 2006)   —  760L

Book: Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flora Ada (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Template: Opinion Brainstorm Graphic Organizer

Book: What is a Life Cycle? (The Science of Living Things) by Bobbie Kalman and Jacqueline Langille (Crabtree Pub Co, 1998)   —  NC880L

Book: What is the Animal Kingdom? (The Science of Living Things) by Bobbie Kalman (Crabtree Pub Co, 1997)   —  IG770L

Book: How do Animals Adapt? (The Science of Living Things) by Bobbie Kalman and Niki Walker (Crabtree Pub Co, 2000)   —  NC940L

Book: Invertebrates by Brooke Bessesen (Science A-Z)

Book: Vertebrates by Kira Freed (Science A-Z)

Book: Life Cycles by Ned Jensen (Science A-Z)

Book: The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2004)   —  870L

Book: Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes (WordSong, 2016)   —  620L

Template: Narrative Writing Brainstorm

Book: The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz (Children's Book Press, 2017)   —  660L

Book: Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code, A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac (Albert Whitman & Company, 2018)   —  780L

Book: Native Women of Courage by Kelly Fournel (7th Generation, 2007)   —  1190L

Website: Native Words, Native Warriors by Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (The National Museum of the American Indian, 2007)

Video: “2013 Honors: Chester Nez” by American Veterans Center (YouTube)

Video: “National Navajo Code Talkers Day” by US Department of the Interior (YouTube)

Video: “Mankiller” by PBS (Public Broadcasting Service (PBS))

Video: “Navajo Code Talkers' WWII Legacy To Be Immortalized In New Museum” by NBC News (YouTube)

Book: Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce (Random House Books for Young Readers) (April 2006)   —  750L

Book: DKfindout! Ancient Rome by DK Children (Penguin Random House, 2016)   —  IG860L

Book: Eyewitness Ancient Rome by DK Children (Penguin Random House, 2022)

Article: “Roman Class Structure”

Article: “The Fall of the Roman Empire” (Readworks.org)

Book: Classic Starts: Roman Myths by Diane Namm (Sterling Children's Books, 2014)

Book: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (HarperCollins Publishers, 2012)   —  680L