Grade 3 Unit 3 –  People and Nature Dear Teacher, Each week of instruction on Reading Street has three Leveled Readers to help you target comprehension and vocabulary skills for enhancing your students' abilities. The list of Leveled Readers appears in the right column of every Reading Street Extra newsletter. Included are books for On-Level, Below-Level, and Advanced readers, so that you can easily differentiate instruction. There are also blackline masters of all of the Leveled Readers, so students can take home a copy of the book for further practice.

Cross-Curricular Resources Week One The Gardener Investigate Activity: Observing What Is in Soil Compare and contrast soil samples to make inferences about which soil would be best for growing plants. Gardening Area Students learn about square units by plotting vegetables in a garden. Science, Technology, and Society: Making New Soil from Garbage Explore and experiment with composting, and learn how garbage can be used to renew soil. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi This guide provides extension activities to enhance the reading of a story about a dog who gets lost in the garden of a former magician. Leveled Reader Online Database The Leveled Reader Online Database gives access to over 1000 titles and is searchable by level, skills, author, genre, topic, and more. Teachers can download and print books in color or black and white, download practice pages, or assign texts to students electronically. Students can hear the story read by a professional narrator. Week Two Pushing Up the Sky An Interview with Native-American Storyteller Joseph Bruchac Meet Joseph Bruchac, the author of Pushing Up the Sky and one of the most respected Native-American storytellers. Make Your Own Totem Pole Use these figures to assemble totem poles with your class. Native-American Picture Writing Students use the provided Plains Indian symbols to create their own picture stories. How Are Clouds Formed? Use this activity to teach students about the life of clouds. Folktales of the Northwest We can learn a great deal about the natives of the Northwest from reading their stories. Week Three The Night Letters Is This an Insect? Students learn how to identify an insect. Observational Journal Writing Students learn to look beyond the basics and then write their observations in their journals. Things We Observe Students use this web to write down what they observe. Bug Buffet Observe the behavior of bugs and experiment with the types of foods they like to eat. Science on the Ground This science activity focuses on a outdoor collection walk. Week Four Symphony of Whales A Whale of a Book Have your students create their own book about whales. An Ocean Adventure This substitute teacher kit explores oceanography topics through a series of cross-curricular activities. Gray Whales Freed from Ice This resource provides interesting facts and fun activities related to the 1966 incident when two gray whales were freed from ice. Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Use this graphic organizer to help students write in a journalistic fashion. Unit Inquiry Project: Animal Adaptations Students choose a change made by people to some natural Earth feature and research what effect the change had on the environment. Students may use print or online resources as available. Week Five Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks Volcanoes Read about volcanoes and have students label the parts of a volcano. Writing About Volcanoes Students pretend they are journalists writing about the discovery of a new active volcano. Volcano Facts Students puzzle out new facts about volcanoes by completing arithmetic problems. Science and Writing: The Tale of the Sleeping Giant Students write a legend to describe a volcano's eruption, then draw a picture.

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