English Language Arts
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GRADE THREE - QUARTER ONE
1. Describe one's drawing about the stories/ poems listened to using simple and compound sentences.
a. Simple and Compound Sentences for Kids - a video discussion on the differences
b. Simple, Compound Sentences - same discussion with highlights on the use of conjunctions
c. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep1: Picture Talk
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2. Write a short descriptive paragraph about a character or setting in stories listened to.
a. How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph (Details)
b. Descriptive Writing: Describing a Person
c. The Importance of Setting in a Story
d. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep2: Noting Details
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3. Write a short paragraph providing another ending for a story listened to
a. MELC-Based Writing Short Paragraph Providing Another Ending for the Story
c. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep3: Character and Ending
d. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep4: Closer Look at Endings
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4. Write a diary
b. Diary Entry
c. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep5: Lesson in a Diary
d. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep 6 Writing Your Own Simple Diary
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5. Use different kinds of sentences in a dialogue (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative)
a. Types of Sentences - with a practice quiz
b. Four Types of Sentences - presented as a catchy song
c. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep7: Different Kinds of Sentences
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6. Use common and proper nouns in a sentence
a. Nouns Song - has a catchy tune
b. Common Nouns and Proper Nouns - with a practice quiz
c. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep8: Sentence Galore
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7. Use plural for of regular nouns by adding /s/ or /es/
a. Plural and Singular - discussion on the differences
b. Regular Plura Nouns - discussion on the rules of forming plural nouns
c. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep 9 Identify and use common and proper nouns correctly
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8. Use plural form of frequently occurring irregular nouns (children, feet, teeth, etc.)
a. 23 Irregular Plural Nouns Singular and Plural - discussion with pictures
b. Irregular Nouns: Base Plural - nouns that don't change in spelling for singular and plural
c. Irregular Nouns: The Mutant Plurals - nouns that change their spelling for plural
d. Irregular Nouns: Foreign Plurals - ​nouns that originate from Latin and Greek
e. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep10: Into the World of Proper Nouns and Common Nouns
f. DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q1 Ep11: Singular to Plural Form of Regular Nouns
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9. Review reading and writing short a, e, i, o, and u words in CVC pattern
a. CVC Words Phonics Song - features the short /a/ sound
b. Reading CVC Words and Simple Phrases - makes use of phrases that rhyme
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10. Read phrases, sentences, and short stories consisting of 2-syllable words
a. Two-syllable words - words are used in sentences
b. Two-syllable words: Phonics - shows the combination of two on-syllable words
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11. Initiate conversations with peers in a variety of school settings
a. Initiating a Conversation - features kids on stage coaching a boy to initiate a conversation
b. School Conversation, School Dialogue - features different school scenes
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12. Summarize and restate information
a. The Simple Summary - teaches the five finger method
b. How to Summarize a Text - features summarizing informational texts
c. Summarizing Using SWBST - features summarizing fictional texts
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GRADE THREE - QUARTER TWO
1. Use the be-verbs (am, is, are, was, were) correctly in sentences
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep1 : Writing Simple Compositions using be-Verbs
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep2: Using Be-Verbs Correctly
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2. Use simple verbs (past, present, future) in sentences
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep3: Tenses of Verbs part 1
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep4: Tenses of Verbs part 2
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep5: Simple Tenses of Verbs part 1
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep6: Simple Tenses of Verbs part 2
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3. Read words with initial and final consonant blends
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep8: Words with Initial Consonant Blends part1
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep9: Words with Initial Consonant Blends part 2
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4. Read familiar words and phrases in texts
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5. Read words, phrases, sentences, and short stories consisting of words with consonant digraph ch and sh and other words previously studied
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6. Spell one to two-syllable words with initial and final consonant blends (e.g. pl, tr) and consonant digraphs (ch and sh)
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep7: Consonant Digraphs (CH and SH)
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7. Identify commonly used possessive pronouns and use them in a sentence
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8. Identify several effects based on a given cause
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9. Make inferences and draw conclusions based on texts (pictures, title, and content words)
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10. Distinguish fact from opinion
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep13: Facts and Opinions
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11. Use different sources of information in reading
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep14: Use Different Sources of Information in Reading Part 1
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep15: Use Different Sources of Information in Reading Part 2
DepEd TV: Grade 3 English Q2 Ep16: Use Different Sources of Information in Reading Part 3
12. Recognize some words represented by common abbreviations (e.g. Mr., Ave., Oct.)
GRADE THREE - QUARTER THREE
1. Homonyms (e.g. flower-flour)
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2. Homographs (e.g. read-read)
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3. Hyponyms
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4. Identify possible solutions to problems
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5. Identify the elements of an informational/factual text heard
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6. Read words with long a,e,i,o, and u sound
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7. Read phrases, sentences, stories, and poems consisting of long a,e,i,o, and u words
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8. Ask and respond to questions about informational texts listened to (environment, health, how-to's, etc.)
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9. Compare and contrast information heard
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10. Read word with affixes
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11. Write a simple story
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GRADE THREE - QUARTER FOUR
1. Use the degrees of adjectives in making comparisons (positive, comparative, superlative)
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2. Recognize adverbs of manner
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3. Interpret simple maps of unfamiliar places, signs, and symbols
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4. Interpret simple graphs, tables, and pictographs
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5. Restate facts from informational texts (climate change, children's rights, traffic safety, etc.) listened to
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6. Read words containing vowel digraphs - ai, ay, ea, ee, oo, oa
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7. Read phrases, sentences, and stories with vowel digraphs - ai, ay, ea, ee, oo, oa
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8. Read words with vowel diphthongs: oh (boy), oi (boil), ou (out), ow (bow)
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9. Read phrases, sentences, and short stories consisting of vowel diphthongs: oy, oi, ou, ow
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10. Recognize and read some irregularly spelled words (e.g. such as enough, through, beautiful)
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11. Present information in varied artistic ways (e.g. role playing, show and tell, radio play/podcast/broadcast, reporting, poster presentations)