Third Grade Spelling Scope & Sequence

Rationale: This plan was developed by PISD third grade teachers in an effort to provide a

consistent district-wide spelling scope and sequence. It is based on the Texas TEKS and

Word Study Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. This recommended scope and sequence is

designed to be implemented as a portion of the phonics/word study component.

Explanation: This scope and sequence consists of weekly spelling lists based on spelling principles and

contain 10 principle words and 5 high frequency words. It is suggested that 5 bonus or content words also be

added to the list. We also suggest teaching a mini-lesson on each principle and adding one or two of the

principle words to the word wall each week.

Key resource tools: - Texas TEKS

- Lesson Selection Map – pages 32 – 33 of Fountas and Pinnell Word Study Lessons

Note: Each team has the flexibility to revise based on students’ needs.

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6

Principle 3.24A, 3.1C

Apply

Common

Spelling

Patterns (end

clusters)

3.24A, 3.1C

Apply

Common

Spelling

Patterns (long

vowels)

3.24A, 3.1C

Apply

Common

Spelling

Patterns (long

vowels)

3.24Bv

Complex

Consonant

Clusters

3.24Biv

Patterns with

Double

Consonants

3.24Biv

Patterns

with Double

Consonants

Fountas and

Pinnell Lesson

SP 2

Pages

157 - 160

SP 3

Pages

161 - 164

SP 3

Pages

161 - 164

SP 3 activity

Pages

161 - 164

SP 14

Pages

205 - 208

SP 14

Pages

205 - 208

Suggested

Principle Words

cloth

such

which

brush

wish

think

swing

crack

small

spell

team

cream

high

sigh

flew

knew

rhyme

thyme

soak

croak

beet

sheet

prey

they

fright

sight

train

sprain

twice

price

scream

scratch

spray

spring

throw

three

stretch

stray

catch

match

happen

address

success

accident

matters

bottom

attend

annoy

better

spelling

suggest

sloppy

sizzle

traffic

manners

gallon

occasion

dollar

funny

narrow

Suggested High

Frequency

Words

about

better

bring

carry

clean

cut

done

draw

drink

eight

fall

far

full

got

grow

hold

hot

hurt

if

keep

kind

laugh

light

long

much

myself

never

only

own

pick

Bonus/Content

Words

Third Grade Spelling Scope & Sequence

Rationale: This plan was developed by PISD third grade teachers in an effort to provide a

consistent district-wide spelling scope and sequence. It is based on the Texas TEKS and

Word Study Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. This recommended scope and sequence is

designed to be implemented as a portion of the phonics/word study component.

Explanation: This scope and sequence consists of weekly spelling lists based on spelling principles and

contain 10 principle words and 5 high frequency words. It is suggested that 5 bonus or content words also be

added to the list. We also suggest teaching a mini-lesson on each principle and adding one or two of the

principle words to the word wall each week.

Key resource tools: - Texas TEKS

- Lesson Selection Map – pages 32 – 33 of Fountas and Pinnell Word Study Lessons

Note: Each team has the flexibility to revise based on students’ needs.

Week 7 8 9 10 11 12

Principle 3.24Vi More

Advanced

Patterns:

Short o Sound

(/aw/)

3.24Vi More

Advanced

Patterns:

Long /u/

3.24Vi More

Advanced

Patterns:

Abstract

Vowels

3.1D

Identify

Contractions

3.24E Spell

Single

Syllable

Homophones

3.24E Spell

Single

Syllable

Homophones

Fountas and

Pinnell Lesson

SP 5

Pages

169 - 172

SP 6

Pages

173 - 176

SP 6 activity

Pages

173 - 176

WS 1

Pages

343-346

WM/V 3, 10

Starts Pages

257,285

WM/V 3, 10

Starts Pages

257,285

Suggested

Principle

Words

thought

brought

ought

cost

lost

frost

wrong

long

taught

caught

suit

juice

grew

new

roof

proof

sure

cure

blue

clue

cough

enough

through

bought

touch

daughter

laugh

eight

either

neither

it’s

she’ll

he’d

didn’t

we’re

we’ll

I’ve

we’d

can’t

don’t

new

knew

ant

aunt

sell

cell

would

wood

here

hear

there

their

bear

bare

blue

blew

red

read

ate

eight

Suggested

High

Frequency

Words

seven

shall

show

six

small

start

ten

today

together

try

warm

learned

brought

close

nothing

though

idea

before

lived

became

less

behind

cannot

among

able

shown

mean

perhaps

certain

feel

Bonus/Content

Words

Third Grade Spelling Scope & Sequence

Rationale: This plan was developed by PISD third grade teachers in an effort to provide a

consistent district-wide spelling scope and sequence. It is based on the Texas TEKS and

Word Study Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. This recommended scope and sequence is

designed to be implemented as a portion of the phonics/word study component.

Explanation: This scope and sequence consists of weekly spelling lists based on spelling principles and

contain 10 principle words and 5 high frequency words. It is suggested that 5 bonus or content words also be

added to the list. We also suggest teaching a mini-lesson on each principle and adding one or two of the

principle words to the word wall each week.

Key resource tools: - Texas TEKS

- Lesson Selection Map – pages 32 – 33 of Fountas and Pinnell Word Study Lessons

Note: Each team has the flexibility to revise based on students’ needs.

Week 13 14 15 16 17 18

Principle 3.24C Spell

Compound

Words from

a Commonly

Used List

3.24A

Recognizing

Words with

a- Syllable

Pattern

3.24A

Recognizing

Words with

a- Syllable

Pattern

3.24A

Recognizing

Word

Segments

and Parts in

Syllables

3.24A

Recognizing

Word

Segments

and Parts in

Syllables

3.24A

Recognizing

Word

Segments

and Parts in

Syllables

Fountas and

Pinnell Lesson

WS 14

Pages

395-398

SP 16

Pages

213 - 216

SP 16

Pages

213 - 216

SP 17

Pages

217 - 220

SP 17

Pages

217 - 220

SP 17

Pages

217-220

Suggested

Principle

Words

starfish

barnyard

doorbell

wheelchair

flashlight

toothbrush

doghouse

cupcake

brainstorm

newspaper

alone

around

another

agree

asleep

across

afraid

ahead

awhile

aghast

away

alive

awoke

astonished

ago

afloat

astray

ajar

agreeable

abundant

enter

envelope

other

partner

barking

farther

pattern

batter

kitchen

pitcher

window

finish

whisper

listen

hundred

sunny

repeat

return

forgot

corner

awful

flawless

maybe

daydream

below

behave

owner

bowling

player

layer

Suggested

High

Frequency

Words

ready

person

anything

notice

can’t

strong

voice

probably

matter

stand

that’s

piece

common

whether

weather

instead

either

already

gone

finally

understand

problem

deep

heavy

carefully

follow

beautiful

everyone

leave

everything

Bonus/Content

Words

Third Grade Spelling Scope & Sequence

Rationale: This plan was developed by PISD third grade teachers in an effort to provide a

consistent district-wide spelling scope and sequence. It is based on the Texas TEKS and

Word Study Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. This recommended scope and sequence is

designed to be implemented as a portion of the phonics/word study component.

Explanation: This scope and sequence consists of weekly spelling lists based on spelling principles and

contain 10 principle words and 5 high frequency words. It is suggested that 5 bonus or content words also be

added to the list. We also suggest teaching a mini-lesson on each principle and adding one or two of the

principle words to the word wall each week.

Key resource tools: - Texas TEKS

- Lesson Selection Map – pages 32 – 33 of Fountas and Pinnell Word Study Lessons

Note: Each team has the flexibility to revise based on students’ needs.

Week 19 20 21 22 23 24

Principle 3.24A,3.1Bv

Vowel

Digraphs and

Diphthongs

in Syllables

3.24 D, 3.1Bi

Closed

Syllables

(CVC)

3.24D 3.1Bii

Open

Syllables

(CV)

3.24D,3.1Biii

Final Stable

Syllable

3.24Bi,3.1Aii

Double Final

Consonant to

Add Endings

(ing)

3.24Bi,3.1Aii

Double Final

Consonant to

Add Other

Endings

Fountas and

Pinnell Lesson

SP 7 activity

Pages

177-180

WS 4

Pages

355-359

WS 3

Pages

351-354

WS 4 activity

Pages

355-359

WS 8 activity

Pages

371-374

WS 8 activity

Pages

371-374

Suggested

Principle

Words

create

meat

toy

toe

alien

believe

grown

brown

south

double

robin

magnet

seven

plenty

polish

finish

mustard

candy

simple

tractor

music

open

photo

pilot

hotel

recent

eject

bagel

final

crazy

puzzle

giggle

pickle

nation

motion

action

storage

passage

picture

mixture

shop

shopping

drip

dripping

bat

batting

get

getting

cut

cutting

drop

dropped

chip

chipped

zap

zapped

fat

fatter

win

winner

Suggested

High

Frequency

Words

bring

watch

within

quite

distance

although

possible

real

simple

suddenly

easy

someone

center

stay

itself

question

wide

least

tiny

build

alone

check

friend

language

listen

circle

wrote

explain

week

special

Bonus/Content

Words

Third Grade Spelling Scope & Sequence

Rationale: This plan was developed by PISD third grade teachers in an effort to provide a

consistent district-wide spelling scope and sequence. It is based on the Texas TEKS and

Word Study Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. This recommended scope and sequence is

designed to be implemented as a portion of the phonics/word study component.

Explanation: This scope and sequence consists of weekly spelling lists based on spelling principles and

contain 10 principle words and 5 high frequency words. It is suggested that 5 bonus or content words also be

added to the list. We also suggest teaching a mini-lesson on each principle and adding one or two of the

principle words to the word wall each week.

Key resource tools: - Texas TEKS

- Lesson Selection Map – pages 32 – 33 of Fountas and Pinnell Word Study Lessons

Note: Each team has the flexibility to revise based on students’ needs.

Week 25 26 27 28 29 30

Principle 3.24A

Recognizing

(VCe) in

Two-Syllable

Words

3.24Bii,3.1Ai

Dropping

Final e When

Adding

Endings (ing)

3.24Bii,3.1Ai

Dropping

Final e When

Adding

Other

Endings

3.24Aiii,

3.1iii

Change Final

y to i Before

Adding

Endings

(Plurals)

3.24Aiii,

3.1iii

Change Final

y to i Before

Adding

Other

Endings

(Except –ing)

3.24F Spell

Complex

Contractions

Fountas and

Pinnell Lesson

SP 13

Pages

201 - 204

WS 8

activity

Pages

371-374

WS 8

activity

Pages

371-374

WS 8

Pages

371-374

WS 8

activity

Pages

371-374

WS 1

activity

Pages

343-346

Suggested

Principle

Words

dislike

excite

invite

polite

provide

surprise

survive

confuse

amuse

pollute

use

using

smile

smiling

bake

baking

bore

boring

time

timing

like

likable

pile

piled

hope

hoped

late

later

joke

joker

party

parties

puppy

puppies

lady

ladies

supply

supplies

sky

skies

silly

sillier

happy

happiest

apply

applied

try

tried

reply

replied

should’ve

they’ve

you’ve

won’t

don’t

wouldn’t

couldn’t

you’d

they’d

she’d

Suggested

High

Frequency

Words

complete

caught

color

seem

moment

happy

bright

present

plan

square

information

except

trouble

sleep

late

maybe

strange

wish

famous

begin

difference

reason

couldn’t

street

suppose

reach

eight

natural

you’re

your

Bonus/Content

Words

Third Grade Spelling Scope & Sequence

Rationale: This plan was developed by PISD third grade teachers in an effort to provide a

consistent district-wide spelling scope and sequence. It is based on the Texas TEKS and

Word Study Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. This recommended scope and sequence is

designed to be implemented as a portion of the phonics/word study component.

Explanation: This scope and sequence consists of weekly spelling lists based on spelling principles and

contain 10 principle words and 5 high frequency words. It is suggested that 5 bonus or content words also be

added to the list. We also suggest teaching a mini-lesson on each principle and adding one or two of the

principle words to the word wall each week.

Key resource tools: - Texas TEKS

- Lesson Selection Map – pages 32 – 33 of Fountas and Pinnell Word Study Lessons

Note: Each team has the flexibility to revise based on students’ needs.

Week 31 32 33 34 35

Principle 3.24A,3.1Biv

r-Controlled

Vowels in

Syllables

3.24A,3.1Biv

r-Controlled

Vowels in

Syllables,

sounds for c

3.24A,3.1Aiv

Common Prefixes

and Suffixes

3.24A,3.1Av

Derivational

Affixes

Yearly Review

Fountas and

Pinnell Lesson

WS 15

Pages

399-402

WS 15

Pages

399-402

WS 13 activity

Pages

391-394

WS 13 activity

Pages

391-394

Suggested

Principle

Words

artist

carton

cherish

never

dirty

admire

turnip

disturb

corner

error

certain

curtain

cartoon

circle

corncob

marker

surprise

story

birdbath

mermaid

cover

discover

main

mainly

help

helper

most

almost

press

impress

hope

hopeful

erase

erasable

pack

unpack

play

replay

fiction

nonfiction

Suggested

High

Frequency

Words

government

won’t

speak

straight

whose

business

shape

there

their

they’re

subject

especially

happened

object

fine

summer

swimming

sunshine

beach

vacation

Bonus/Content

Words