Grade 3 with Mr. Twisty
Where readers become storytellers.
The week in 5 easy beats
- Monday Read: Snockets: The Christmas Case of the Missing Socks — persistence & close reading.
- Tuesday StoryQuest: Planetarium or Aquarium with student choice.
- Wednesday Write: mini-prompt aligned to the StoryQuest.
- Thursday SEL pulse: 1-question check on the projector.
- Friday Showcase: share 3 student writings, celebrate “Not Yet”.
SEL focus & standards
- CASEL: Self-management; relationship skills.
- CCSS.ELA.RL.3.3 (character motivations)
- CCSS.ELA.W.3.3 (narrative)
Differentiation
Set Lexile bands per student in admin. ELL students get bilingual sentence frames; IEP students get extended time and read-aloud audio.
Family extension
- Family mystery night: hide a sock, write the case file.
- Read 100 minutes/week log.
Tie-in: Mr. Twisty live
“Reading Adventure” gives 3rd graders a high-energy mid-year boost. Booking: mrtwistyassemblies.com.