Do you use a yearly pacing guide?
It is so handy to have a map of how you plan to fit the various standards into your academic year. Things WILL change, but it nice to have some idea of where you’d like to be with your instruction. I think that it makes lesson planning easier.
I get lots of teachers who email me to ask how I fit everything in and what order I teach and use my resources.
For math, I always followed my curriculum. I taught a lesson each day and I didn’t change the order.
But, I didn’t really use my ELA curriculum (Shhhhh!!!) and so I had to create an order that made the most sense for me and for my students.
Click HERE to grab my FREE ELA pacing guide for third grade.
I realize that this won’t work for everyone. Some states have very different standards and some schools don’t organize their year into quarters. Many of you don’t teach third grade. The freebie is not editable. However, you are welcome to use my ideas to create a pacing guide that works best for you. You can create it using an excel spreadsheet or by inserting a table into Word or PowerPoint. It’s easy!
There is really no way that I could make a pacing guide that would make everyone happy. That being said, I sure hope that it helps some teachers who are trying to see how the skills will fit into their year.
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Thank you for sharing these wonderful resources!
Do you have a pacing chart for fourth too?
Not at this time.
Will you be creating one for the fourth grade?
Hi Jessica,
We included full-year pacing guides for all subjects as part of the awesome pre-order bonus package for How to Love Teaching Again! You can use this link to pre-order: https://notsowimpyteacher.com/pre-order
The Pacing Guide is so helpful!! Although I don’t teach third grade currently, just seeing the “Big Picture” really provides clarity. I can totally take my curriculum and change the guide to fit my needs. Thank you so much for your time, talent and generosity.
I love this! Thank you for sharing. Do you have a math one as well?
I’m glad you are enjoying the ELA Pacing Guide. I’m so sorry, at this time I do not have a math pacing guide available.
Do you have a pacing guide for third grade math?
I was hoping to get a pacing guide for 5th grade. 😪
Hi Mary,
I’m so sorry, I do not currently have an ELA pacing guide for 5th grade.
Every time I click on the pacing guide it takes me to google drive and says I don’t have access with this account. Is there a way to get it emailed?
I’m sorry you are having trouble accessing the file. You might try checking your internet connection, browser version, or clearing your cache to help solve the problem. If you are using a school email address, it could be the virus protection software blocking the download.
Do you have a math pacing calendar available?
Do you have a suggested pacing guide if you can only fit grammar in 3x/week?
Hi Ianne,
If you only have three days to teach grammar, you can teach the mini lesson on day one, students complete the task cards on day two, and assess on day three.
Hi! I am trying to buy the resources to follow this pacing guide. However, when I try to open the “Character traits ” Reading Unit is appears to be deleted. Where could I find it?
Hi Marianela! Thank you for your question. We would be happy to help you further. Make sure that your computer is trying to open these PDFs in the most recent version of Adobe Reader. If you don’t have Adobe on your computer, it is available as a free download. If you need to update, you can do that from the HELP menu in Adobe. You may also want to try redownloading the resource from TPT. Sometimes there is an Internet issue during download that can cause problems when opening. If you continue to have trouble accessing this unit after these suggestions, please email us at jamie@notsowimpyteacher.com and we can help you further. Thank you!
Do you have a 4th-grade pacing guide for the year?
Hi Laura! Yes! You can grab our pacing guide for 4th grade here, enjoy!
https://notsowimpyteacher.ck.page/3a9d5b6357