third grade:
ThinkCentral Website:This website is provided by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It offers numerous resources that connect directly to the lessons being taught in the classroom using Journeys. First, sign-in as a student using the log-in information provided. Then, it will bring you to the student's page and click on "my library". Finally, to access the resources provided you must click on "Reading" in the left column.
Here are a few helpful resources on Think Central.
Student eBook: This is an electronic version your child's textbook. The "contents" tab on the left will help you navigate through the book. There are several other tools available within the left column.
Journey Reader's Notebook: This is your child's workbook. Often, homework and in-class assignments are found within this book. If for some reason your child forgets their homework, you're able to print from this resource using the "more" feature.
Grammar Snap Videos: Journeys provides short grammar videos for most skills. They are organized by grade level and lesson.
**Teachers: In addition to Journeys, here are some resources that align to the units of study that may provide support.
Raz-Kids: Log into this site using the teacher username. This site provides interactive and leveled eBooks.
EPIC: This website is a digital library for kids 12 & under. It's free for educators!! WooHoo!
Storyline Online: This free website, provided by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, is an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children's books aloud!
Here are a few helpful resources on Think Central.
Student eBook: This is an electronic version your child's textbook. The "contents" tab on the left will help you navigate through the book. There are several other tools available within the left column.
Journey Reader's Notebook: This is your child's workbook. Often, homework and in-class assignments are found within this book. If for some reason your child forgets their homework, you're able to print from this resource using the "more" feature.
Grammar Snap Videos: Journeys provides short grammar videos for most skills. They are organized by grade level and lesson.
**Teachers: In addition to Journeys, here are some resources that align to the units of study that may provide support.
Raz-Kids: Log into this site using the teacher username. This site provides interactive and leveled eBooks.
EPIC: This website is a digital library for kids 12 & under. It's free for educators!! WooHoo!
Storyline Online: This free website, provided by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, is an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children's books aloud!
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Context CLues Unit 1: "Good Citizens" Take a Peek into Unit 1 Lessons and Skills: Lesson 1: Anchor Story: A Fine, Fine School Paired Selection: One-Room Schoolhouses Target Skills: Story Structure and Analyze Illustrations Target Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Grammar: Simple Sentences Spelling: Short Vowels Target Vocabulary: Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Grammar Snap Video: Complete Sentences Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Summarizing Context Clues Game: Room Recess Short Vowel Games: learning games for kids Lesson 2: Anchor Story: The Trial of Cardigan Jones Paired Selection: You Be the Jury Target Skills: Conclusions and Author's Word Choice Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary Grammar: Kinds of Sentences Spelling: VCe Spellings Target Vocabulary: Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Grammar Snap Video: Kinds of Sentences: Telling and Asking Grammar Snap Video: Kinds of Sentences: Command and Exclamatory Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Inferring Lesson 3: Anchor Story: Destiny's Gift Paired Selection: Kids Making a Difference Target Skills: Understanding Characters and Story Message Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms Grammar: Compound Sentences Spelling: Long a and Long e Spellings Target Vocabulary: Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Grammar Snap Video: Compound Sentences Synonyms & Antonyms Game: Word Toss: Synonyms and Antonyms is a fun educational game for kids to practice matching synonyms and antonyms. Kids can choose from two different levels of difficulty before they play. Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Evaluating Lesson 4: Anchor Story: Pop's Bridge Paired Selection: Bridges Target Skills: Compare and Contrast and Story Structure Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategy: Word Families Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns Spelling: Long o Spellings Target Vocabulary: Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Grammar Snap Video: Common and Proper Nouns Brainpop Jr.: Story Elements, Characters :What is a character? What are characters like? How can characters change in a story? What can you do to understand characters better? How can you organize ideas about characters? (teachers) Brainpop: Bridges: This video connects to Lesson 4:Pop's Bridge & "Bridges" (teachers) Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Inferring Inference/Text Evidence: Jeopardy Game Lesson 5: Anchor Story: Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates Paired Selection: Baseball Poems Target Skills: Cause and Effect and Literal and Non-literal Meanings Target Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix mis- Grammar: Plural Nouns with -s and -es Spelling: Long i Spellings Writing: Narrative Writing: Draft a Personal Narrative ; Focus Trait: Organization Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Brainpop: Baseball: This video connects to Lesson 5 (Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates & Baseball Poems). This video will help students build their knowledge on the rules of baseball. (teachers) Brainpopjr: Cause and Effect: What is cause and effect? How do you find causes and effects as you read? (teachers) Cause and Effect Game: Using the Quia game, students must match possible causes to effects. Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Visualizing Prefix Practice: Fix the Prefix. . In this game, they need to pick the correct word for the given prefix. For that, they would have to choose the correct word for the given prefix from the options given, and click on the correct response to jump on it. Unit 2: "Look and Listen" Take a Peek into Unit 2 Lessons and Skills: Lesson 6: Anchor Story: Bat Loves the Night Paired Selection: A Bat is Born Target Skills: Sequence of Events and Domain-Specific Vocabulary Target Strategy: Question Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes -able , -ible Grammar: What is a Verb? Spelling: More Short and Long Vowels Writing: Opinion Writing: Response Paragraph ; Focus Trait: Ideas Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Nouns and Verbs Game: Practice learning nouns and verbs in a fun and yummy way! Help the monkey collect 10 scoops of ice cream before the monster! To collect scoops of ice cream you must correctly identify the nouns and/or verbs in the sentences. Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Questioning Lesson 7: Anchor Story: What Do Illustrators Do? Paired Selection: Jack Draw a Beanstalk Target Skills: Text & Graphic Features and Sequence of Events Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms Grammar: Verb Tenses Spelling: Three-Letter Clusters Writing: Opinion Writing: Response Paragraphs ; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Verb Tenses Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Evaluating Lesson 8: Anchor Story: The Harvest Birds Paired Selection: The Treasure Target Skills: Conclusions and Literal & Non-Literal Meanings Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Grammar: Using Commas Spelling: Unexpected Consonant Spellings Writing: Opinion Writing: Response Paragraphs ; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Inferring Building Background Videos: Farming Video/Song , Zanate Bird Video Inference/Text Evidence: Jeopardy Game Lesson 9: Anchor Story: Kamishibai Man Paired Selection: The True Story of Kamishibai Target Skills: Cause & Effect and Analyze Illustrations Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary Grammar: Abstract Nouns Spelling: Vowel Sound in Town Writing: Opinion Writing: Prewrite a Response to Literature ; Focus Trait: Organization Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Cause and Effect Game: Quia, jeopardy Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Cause and Effect Lesson 10: Anchor Story: Young Thomas Edison Paired Selection: Moving Pictures Target Skills: Main Idea & Details and Sequence of Events Target Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of Meaning Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedents Spelling: Vowel Sound in Talk Writing: Opinion Writing: Draft a Response to Literature ; Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Into the Book: Reading Strategy, Summarizing Main Idea Game: Read the story in the storm cloud, then strike the tree that shows the main idea. Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Sequence Unit 3: "Lesson Learned" Take a Peek into Unit 3 Lessons and Skills: Lesson 11: Anchor Story: Technology Wins the Game Paired Selection: Science for Sports Fans Target Skills: Sequence of Events & Text and Graphic Features Target Strategy: Question Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes -less, -ful, -ous Grammar: Plural Nouns Spelling: Vowel Sound in joy Writing: Informative Writing ; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Sequence Into The Book: Reading Strategy, Questioning Lesson 12: Anchor Story: Tops and Bottoms Paired Selection: Goodness Grows in Gardens Target Skills: Theme and Point of View Target Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms Grammar: Writing Quotations Spelling: Homophones Writing: Informative Writing ; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Theme Point of View Practice: Point of View in Informational Text practice Theme Practice: Quia, "Rags to Riches" choose the correct theme for a variety text examples. Lesson 13: Anchor Story: Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend Paired Selection: The Trail of Tears Target Skills: Compare and Contrast & Story Message Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones and Homographs Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Spelling: Contractions Writing: Informative Writing ; Focus Trait: Organization Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Subject-Verb Agreement Homophone Games Homograph and Homophone Games More Homophone Games Lesson 14: Anchor Story: Aero and Officer Mike Paired Selection: Kids and Critters Target Skills: Author's Purpose and Point of View Target Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes in- , im- Grammar: Pronoun-Verb Agreement Spelling: Vowel + /r/ Sounds Writing: Informative Writing ; Focus Trait: Ideas Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Author's Purpose Game: Room recess website. Pick your game piece and spin the spinner. Read each short story carefully to determine what the author's purpose in was in writing it: to entertain, inform, or persuade. Lesson 15: Anchor Story: The Extra-good Sunday Paired Selection: Imagine a Recipe Target Skills: Understanding Characters & Formal and Informal Language Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategy: Using a Thesaurus Grammar: Verb Tenses Spelling: Vowel + /r/ Sound in nurse Writing: Informative Writing ; Focus Trait: Voice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Verb Tenses Inference/Text Evidence: Jeopardy Game Unit 4: "Natural Wonders" Lessons and Skills: Lesson 16: Anchor Story: Judy Moody Saves the World! (excerpt) Paired Selection: "My Smelly Pet" from Judy Moody Target Skills: Story Structure and Theme Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Grammar: What Are Adjectives and Articles? Spelling: Vowel + /r/ Sounds in air and fear Writing: Opinion Writing ; Focus Trait: Ideas Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Adjectives Theme Game: Quia , choose the correct theme for a variety text examples. Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Theme Lesson 17: Anchor Story: The Albertosaurus Mystery: Phillips Currie's Hunt in the Badlands Paired Selection: Finding Fossils for Fun Target Skills: Conclusions and Point of View Target Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix -ly Grammar: Adjectives That Compare Spelling: Words with /j/ and /s/ Writing: Opinion Writing ; Focus Trait: Voice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Lesson 18: Anchor Story: A Tree is Growing Paired Selection: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Target Skills: Text and Graphic Features & Domain-Specific Vocabulary Target Strategy: Question Vocabulary Strategy: Word Roots Grammar: Using the Verb be and Helping Verbs Spelling: Spelling the /k/ and /kw/ Sounds Writing: Opinion Writing ; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Non-fiction Text Features Game: Quia Into The Book: Reading Strategy, Questioning Lesson 19: Anchor Story: Two Bear Cubs Paired Selection: Whose Land Is It? Target Skills: Story Structure and Story Message Target Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes pre-, re-, bi- Grammar: More Irregular Verbs Spelling: Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood Writing: Opinion Writing ; Focus Trait: Ideas Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Lesson 20: Anchor Story: Life on the Ice Paired Selection: The Raven: An Inuit Myth Target Skills: Main Ideas and Details & Literal and Non-Literal Meanings Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary Grammar: What is an Adverb? Spelling: Compound Words Writing: Opinion Writing ; Focus Trait: Organization Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Adverbs Adverb Game: Precision Adverb is an ideal game for children to teach them about adverbs. Inference/Text Evidence: Jeopardy Game Unit 5: "Going Places" Lessons and Skills: Lesson 21: Anchor Story: Sarah, Plain and Tall (excerpt) Paired Selection: Wagons of the Old West Target Skills: Story Structure and Point of View Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix non- Grammar: Adverbs That Compare Spelling: Words with -ed and -ing Writing: Narrative Writing ; Focus Trait: Ideas Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Lesson 22: Anchor Story: The Journey: Stories of Migration Paired Selection: The Grasshopper and the Ant Target Skills: Compare and Contrast & Author's Word Choice Target Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary Strategy: Word Roots Grammar: Making Comparisons Spelling: Changing Final y to i Writing: Narrative Writing ; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Lesson 23: Anchor Story: The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman Paired Selection: Moving the U.S. Mail Target Skills: Sequence of Events & Formal and Informal Language Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes -er, -est Grammar: Possessive Nouns and Pronouns Spelling: Suffixes -ful, -ly, and -er Writing: Narrative Writing ; Focus Trait: Voice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Apostrophes to Show Expression Grammar Snap Video: Possessive Pronouns Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Sequence Possessive Pronoun Game: Interactive turtle quiz Possessive Nouns: Quia, Rags to Riches Lesson 24: Anchor Story: Dog-of-the-Sea Paired Selection: The Land Volcanoes Built Target Skills: Author's Purpose and Analyze Illustrations Target Strategy: Question Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of Meaning Grammar: Complex Sentences Spelling: Prefixes re- and un- Writing: Narrative Writing ; Focus Trait: Ideas Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Into The Book: Reading Strategy, Questioning Lesson 25: Anchor Story: Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest Paired Selection: The Big Cleanup Target Skills: Text and Graphic Features & Main Ideas and Details Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies Grammar: More, Most, -er, -est Spelling: Suffixes -less and -ness Writing: Narrative Writing; Focus Trait: Word Choice Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities: Teachers: Vocabulary Strategy & Grammar Interactive Lessons on Think Central Grammar Snap Video: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Inference/Text Evidence: Jeopardy Game |
