Third Grade Stand Alone

ENL
Sample Lesson Plans
 Unit 59 - Earth Materials
Book List:
Volcanoes by Michele Ingber Drohan 551.21 DRO
Volcanoes! by Anne Schreiber 551.2 SCH

Unit 59 - Earth Materials - Day 1

Welcome
Vocabulary: rocks, pebble, boulder, crystal, soil, mud, clay, lava, models, layer, hard, soft
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about earth materials. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given The Oxford Picture Dictionary, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, From Mountain to Pebble, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting
vocabulary words.
Activity: Given word and picture cards, the students will demonstrate knowledge of earth
materials vocabulary by playing a memory match game.

Unit 59 - Earth Materials - Day 2

Welcome
Vocabulary: rocks, pebble, boulder, crystal, soil, mud, clay, lava, models, layer, hard, soft
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about earth materials. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given The Oxford Picture Dictionary, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, From Mountain to Pebble, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage, discussing the
target sentence structure and its meaning, and highlighting target sentence structure within
the passage.
Activity: Given pictures of vocabulary words (p. 142), the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by matching and writing the word with the natural resource.

Unit 59 - Earth Materials - Day 3

Welcome
Vocabulary: rocks, pebble, boulder, crystal, soil, mud, clay, lava, models, layer, hard, soft
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about earth materials. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given Volcanoes, by Michele Ingber Drohan, the students will
demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using
target language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, From Mountain to Pebble, the
students will display comprehension of reading by buddy reading the passage, discussing
important vocabulary and its meaning with a partner.
Activity: Given sentence stems and corresponding pictures (p. 143), the students will apply
knowledge of earth materials vocabulary and target sentence structure by completing the
sentences with accuracy.
Unit 59 - Earth Materials - Day 4
Welcome
Vocabulary: rocks, pebble, boulder, crystal, soil, mud, clay, lava, models, layer, hard, soft
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about earth materials. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given Volcanoes, by Michele Ingber Drohan, the students will
demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using
target language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, From Mountain to Pebble, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting
sight words.
Activity: After completing graphic organizer on p. 111, the students will demonstrate
application of earth materials vocabulary by correctly writing complete sentences about the
information from the graphic organizer.

Unit 59 - Earth Materials - Day 5

Welcome
Vocabulary: rocks, pebble, boulder, crystal, soil, mud, clay, lava, models, layer, hard, soft
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about earth materials. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given Volcanoes! by Anne Schreiber, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, From Mountain to Pebble, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting
sight words.
Activity: Given Sonias Garden, the students will demonstrate application of earth
materials vocabulary and sentence structure by analyzing the picture given, writing the
correct word to finish given sentences and create additional sentences to create a
paragraph.

Unit 59 - Earth Materials - Day 6

Welcome
Vocabulary: rocks, pebble, boulder, crystal, soil, mud, clay, lava, models, layer, hard, soft
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about earth materials. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given Volcanoes! by Anne Schreiber, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, From Mountain to Pebble, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting
vocabulary words.
Activity: Given facts learned, the students will demonstrate application of standard
sentence structure by creating a poster to share their learning.
 Unit 58 - In the Mountains
Unit 58 - In the Mountains - Day 1
Welcome
Vocabulary: mountain range, glacier, cliff, hill, valley, waterfall, dam, cave, steep, level,
high, low
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about landforms. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given The Oxford Picture Dictionary, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Glaciers and Caves, the students
will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting
vocabulary words.
Activity: Given word and picture cards, the students will demonstrate knowledge vocabulary
by playing a memory match game.

Unit 58 - In the Mountains - Day 2

Welcome
Vocabulary: mountain range, glacier, cliff, hill, valley, waterfall, dam, cave, steep, level,
high, low
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about landforms. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given The Oxford Picture Dictionary, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Glaciers and Caves, the students
will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage, discussing the target
sentence structure and its meaning, and highlighting target sentence structure within the
passage.
Activity: Given pictures of vocabulary words on page 140, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by matching and writing the word with the landform.

Unit 58 - In the Mountains - Day 3

Welcome
Vocabulary: mountain range, glacier, cliff, hill, valley, waterfall, dam, cave, steep, level,
high, low
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about landforms. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given the following youtube video
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWTDmg8OI_Y], the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Glaciers and Caves, the students
will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting sight
words.
Activity: Given sentence stems and corresponding pictures on page 141, the students will
apply knowledge of vocabulary and target sentence structure by completing the sentences
with accuracy.
Unit 58 - In the Mountains - Day 4
Welcome
Vocabulary: mountain range, glacier, cliff, hill, valley, waterfall, dam, cave, steep, level,
high, low
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about the landforms. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given the pebblego article Glaciers, the students will
demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using
target language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Glaciers and Caves, the students
will display comprehension of reading by buddy reading the passage, discussing important
vocabulary and its meaning with a partner.
Activity: After completing the chart on page 106, the students will demonstrate application
of landforms vocabulary by completing the sentences using information from the chart.

Unit 58 - In the Mountains - Day 5

Welcome
Vocabulary: mountain range, glacier, cliff, hill, valley, waterfall, dam, cave, steep, level,
high, low
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about landforms. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given the pebblego article Caves, the students will demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target
language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Glaciers and Caves, the students
will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting sight
words.
Activity: Given a picture of a mountain range on page 108, the students will demonstrate
application of the vocabulary and sentence structure by analyzing the picture given, writing
the correct word to finish given sentences and create additional sentences to create a
paragraph.

Unit 58 - In the Mountains - Day 6

Welcome
Vocabulary: mountain range, glacier, cliff, hill, valley, waterfall, dam, cave, steep, level,
high, low
Sentence Structure: Use adjectives to talk about landforms. (The __ is __.)
Interactive Read Aloud: Given the pebblego article Mountains, the students will
demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using
target language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Glaciers and Caves, the students
will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage and highlighting
vocabulary words.
Activity: Given the article Mountains, the students will demonstrate their understanding
of the article by writing their favorite thing about mountains and several facts theyve
learned in complete sentences.
 Unit 35 - The Government
Book List:
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
Election Day by Patricia J. Murphy (bookflix)

Unit 35 - The Government - Day 1

Welcome
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9UmAtGS3wE - Kids Explain the 3 Levels of
Government
Vocabulary: president, governor, mayor, judge, city council, council member, leaders,
citizen, courtroom, speech, ballot, vote
Sentence Structure: Who leads _______?
Interactive Read Aloud: Given The Oxford Picture Dictionary, tsw demonstrate knowledge
of vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target language.
Shared Reading: Given the shared reading of the week, Leading the Government, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage, discussing the
target sentence structure and its meaning, and highlighting target sentence structure within
the passage.
Activity: Given the word box on page 171, the students will demonstrate knowledge of
target vocabulary words by filling in the chart and completing sentences accurately.

Unit 35 - The Government - Day 2

Welcome
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9UmAtGS3wE - Kids Explain the 3 Levels of
Government
Vocabulary: president, governor, mayor, judge, city council, council member, leaders,
citizen, courtroom, speech, ballot, vote
Sentence Structure: Who leads _______?
Interactive Read Aloud: Given Duck for President by Doreen Cronin on youtube
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VQnfNvDbms), tsw demonstrate knowledge of
vocabulary by orally responding to questions about the text using target language. **5
minutes 35 seconds**
Shared Reading:Given the shared reading of the week, Leading the Government, the
students will display comprehension of reading by buddy reading the passage, discussing
important vocabulary and its meaning with a partner.
Activity: Given sentence stems and corresponding pictures on page 87, the students will
apply knowledge of government vocabulary by accurately completing the sentences.
Unit 35 - The Government - Day 3
Welcome
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0&list=PLKt00sUUapAKKZrQuxaa2oc9546RWK
oOD&index=1 - Im Just a Bill Schoolhouse Rock
Vocabulary: president, governor, mayor, judge, city council, council member, leaders,
citizen, courtroom, speech, ballot, vote
Sentence Structure: Who leads _______?
Interactive Read Aloud: Given , tsw demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary by orally
responding to questions about the text using target language.
Shared Reading:Given the shared reading of the week, Leading the Government, the
students will display comprehension of reading by echo reading the passage, and highlighting
sight words.
Activity: Given page 173, the students will demonstrate the application of target sentence
structure and vocabulary by describing the given picture in writing using both the target
vocabulary and sentence structure.
Activity: Given a picture clue, the students will apply knowledge of government vocabulary
by completing the cross sections of a crossword puzzle on page 86.