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Grade 3 Unit 2
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WEEK 1 ~ WEEK 2 ~ WEEK 3 ~ WEEK 4 ~ WEEK 5 Essential Question: What are some creative ways that problems are solved? Watch “Mother Necessity” School House Rock: America Rock
Dictionary Skills
PowerPoint Presentation: use this presentation with a SMART
Board to give students an overview of the parts of dictionary
entries
Penguin Chick
Edit the
Paragraph: Word Document: students could use the
marker tools with a SMART Board to edit the paragraph. Or
teach students to use the REVIEWING toolbar in Word [VIEW
| TOOLBARS | REVIEWING], click the TRACK CHANGES
button and edit the paragraph individually in the computer lab.
Penguin Chick Vocabulary Cards: print, cut, and use in a
center
Penguin Chick
Vocabulary Kidspiration Activity:
Sort the words into categories TG p. 152 Vocabulary Activity: Use Excel to chart vocabulary words and synonyms or definitions for each word from the story. Use the Sorting tool to put them in ABC order. Students could use the Smart Board w/ this activity to work collaboratively, or they could do it in the lab on their own computer.
Penguin
Chick Vocabulary - Kidspiration Activity: Show
students the
sample
of the completed activity and then have them complete the diagram on
one of the vocabulary words for the week individually or in groups. TG p. 154-167 Use the Kidspiration template with a Smart Board, or copy and paste the template into individual student folders for them to complete about “Penguin Chick.” Use the other Kidspiration template with a Smart Board and have students fill it in for one or more of the paragraphs in the selection “Penguin Chick.” TG p. 170-173 Students could use digital cameras and PowerPoint to make a Photo Essay about a science topic (plants, habitats, etc.) or a topic of their choice. The SCT/C Teacher Center has a set of digital cameras you can borrow. TG p. 173k Connect to Writing: Write a Descriptive Paragraph Use Word to have students write their descriptive paragraph. Use the Reviewing Toolbar to have students correct each other’s spelling and offer suggestions for improving their writing. The teacher could ask for volunteers to allow the whole class to suggest changes using the Smart Board or the computer & projector. TG p. 173n
Dictionary Skills PowerPoint (Zip File): use this
presentation to overview dictionary skills using a SMART Board;
students and teacher can add information using the marker tools
A Day's Work Vocabulary Cards (PDF): print, cut, and use in a
center
A
Day's Work Vocabulary - Kidspiration Activity: show
students the
sample
of the completed activity and then have them complete the diagram on
one of the vocabulary words for the week individually or in groups
Vocabulary for
A Day's Work
Kidspiration Activity:
sort the vocabulary words into categories Created by Sharon Campbell, Erwin Valley Week 3 - Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It
Prudy's Problem...
Vocabulary Cards (PDF): print, cut, and use in a center
Prudy's Problem... Vocabulary - Kidspiration Activity: show
students the
sample
of the completed activity and then have them complete the diagram on
one of the vocabulary words for the week individually or in groups
Grammar
Center - Irregular Plurals Word Template (Zip File):
students fill in the blanks on
the form by clicking the gray boxes and selecting a word from the
list; they can print it out or they can save it on the network and
it can be graded from there
Grammar
Center: Singular Possessive Nouns (ZIP File: Word Template):
Students click on the gray word in each sentence and choose the
correct word from the drop down list.
Tops & Bottoms
Vocabulary Cards (PDF): print, cut, and use in a center
Tops & Bottoms Vocabulary - Kidspiration Activity: show
students the
sample
of the completed activity and then have them complete the diagram on
one of the vocabulary words for the week individually or in groups
Vocabulary for Tops & Bottoms Kidspiration Activity:
sort the vocabulary words into categories
William's House Vocabulary Cards (PDF): print, cut, and use in a
center
William's House Vocabulary - Kidspiration Activity: show
students the
sample
of the completed activity and then have them complete the diagram on
one of the vocabulary words for the week individually or in groups Created by Sharon Campbell, Erwin Valley Spelling
Center - William's House
MS
Word Form: students fill in the blanks on the form with
spelling words from the word bank; they can print it out or they can
save it on the network and it can be graded from there |
