3rd Grade Journeys

3.1: Good Citizens

• A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech• The Trial of Cardigan Jones by Tim Egan• Destiny’s Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley• Pop’s Bridge by Eve Bunting• Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter

BIG IDEA: People make a community strong.

3.2: Express Yourself

• Max’s Words by Kate Banks• What Do Illustrators Do? By Eileen Christelow• The Harvest Birds by Blanca Lopez de Mariscal• Kamishibai Man by Allen Say• Young Thomas Edison by Michael Dooling

BIG IDEA: We communicate in many ways.

3.3: Learning Lessons

• Jump! From the Life of Michael Jordan by Floyd Cooper• The Science Fair By Susan Wojciechowki• Yonder Mountain by Robert H. Bushyhead• Aero and Officer Mike by Joan Plummer Russell• The Extra-good Sunday by Beverly Cleary

BIG IDEA: Facing a challenge helps us to grow.

3.4: Extreme Nature

• A Mr. Rubbish Mood by Megan McDonald• The Albertosaurus Mystery By T.V. Padma• A Tree is Growing by Arthur Dorros• Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey• Life on the Ice by Susan E. Goodman

BIG IDEA: Our world is an amazing place!

3.5: Going Places

• Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg• The Journey: Stories of Migration By Cynthia Rylant• The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison• Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves by James Rumford• Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest by Michael Sandler

BIG IDEA: There are many reasons to take a journey.

3.6: Make Your Mark

• The Foot Race Across America – Paca and the Beetle

• Poetry – Fast Track / Ode to My Shoes• The Power of Magnets

– Electromagnets and You• Poetry – Science Fair Project / Magnet

• Becoming Anything He Wants To Be– My Blue Belt Day!

• Poetry – I chop chop chop / Long Jump• A New Team of Heroes

– C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N• Poetry – Defender / Spellbound

• Saving Buster– Acting Across Generations

• Poetry – Company’s Coming

BIG IDEA: To reach a goal takes hard work.