CLASSROOM NEWS

This Week.. ELA:    Lesson  8  –    Ac+vity  –  “The  Harvest  Birds”  by  Blanca  López  de  Mariscal  and  illustrated  by  Enrique  Flores.  Folktale.  Students  will  KNOW:  • Students  understand  how  use  details  to  figure  out  ideas  about  story  events  and  characters  that  are  not  stated  directly  in  a  text.    • Students  use  the  conclusions  they  have  drawn  to  understand  the  theme  or  important  message  in  a  story.    

Social  Studies:  Christmas  Around  the  World  

ELA  Homework:    Spelling,  Grammar,  &  Reading  

Reading Writing Social Studies/Science

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

•  RL.3.1– Ask  and  answer  ques+ons  to  demonstrate  understanding  of  a  text,  based  upon  text  evidence.  

•  RL.3.2  -­‐  Determine  the  central  message,  lesson,  or  moral  and  explain  how  it  is  conveyed  through  key  details  in  the  text.

Social  Studies  • Christmas  around  the  world.  

Informational Writing: This  unit  teaches  students  the  wri+ng  strategies  that  are  important  in  nonfic+on  wri+ng  by  leading  them  into  an  informa+onal  piece  about  a  topic  on  which  they  are  an  expert.    

Student of the Week (McCool-Rm11)

Jontae  Lofland  

Week of December 12, 2016 ! jmccool3rdgrade.weebly.com ! (302) 875-6130

Homework Math  Homework:  Due  as  listed  in  agendas.  ELA  Homework:    *Homework  Due  Friday!  Monday  –    Spelling  -­‐  Write  spelling  words  3  +mes  Phonics  Prac+ce  Tuesday  –    Grammar  Reading  Skill  Prac+ce  Wednesday  –    Reading  Skill  Prac+ce  Mystery  Box  Thursday-­‐    Spelling  –  Sentences  with  Spelling  Words  Spelling  test  on  Friday  Reading  Friday-­‐  Spelling  Test  

.  

“If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.” – Ronald Dahl

Name ___________________________ Date ____________________________

Spelling Study List Unit 2- Lesson 8: The Harvest Birds, by Blanca Lopez de Mariscal

Skill- Unexpected Consonant Spellings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Read Write Say and Spell Cover, Spell, Check

1. itch ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

2. wreck ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

3. knee ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

4. patch ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

5. wrap ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

6. knot ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

7. watch ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

8. knife ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

9. stretch ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

10. write ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

11. knew ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

12. knock ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

13. match ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

14. wrong ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Challenge Words

+5 wrinkle ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

+5 knuckle ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Write Words with

Silent Letters kn, wr

Read each line of the poem. Choose the missing word

from the box. Write the word.

wring

wrapped

kneel

wrists

knot

wrinkles

knight

wrong

knee

Handy Things to Remember

To keep a gift a secret, keep it 1

and out of sight.

To fight a pesky dragon, call a strong and fearless 2

!

If one string isn’t long enough, get two and make a 3

.

To get the answers right, not 4

, remember what you’re

taught.

To make a wet sponge dry, you need to 5

it out.

Hold it tightly with both hands and twist your 6

about.

Wear 7

pads when you’re skating to keep from getting hurt.

To look your best, make sure there are no 8

in your shirt.

If you 9

in an anthill, stand up as quickly as you can.

If you forget these handy tips, just read them all again!

99

Lesson 8P R A C T I C E B O O K

Name Date

Grade 3, Unit 2: Express Yourself

Phonics© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

The Harvest BirdsPhonics:

Silent Letters kn, wr

�������������� ����������������������������������������� ���� � �!"�#$�%�����&'����(�)"*+,������,���*�-.�-���""+����������� �������������

Commas in a Series: Nouns

Use commas to separate three or more nouns together in

a sentence. Commas tell readers when to pause.

Juan grew beans, corn, and tomatoes.

Write each sentence correctly. Add commas where they are needed.

1. Jamal Tina and Ed want to write their own folktales.

2. Their class is having a contest for plays poems and folktales.

3. The friends read stories on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.

4. Jamal read folktales about crows fi sh and cats.

5. Tina likes the folktales of England Spain and Mexico.

6. Folktales can take place in deserts jungles and cities.

7. Marie Jason and Sue took turns reading their folktales.

8. Felipe wrote about a frog fi sh and snake.

100Grammar© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Grade 3, Unit 2: Express Yourself

Lesson 8P R A C T I C E B O O K

Name Date

The Harvest BirdsGrammar:

Commas in a Series

100_3_246383RTXEAN_U2L08PB.indd Page 100 3/5/09 7:04:55 AM users-064100_3_246383RTXEAN_U2L08PB.indd Page 100 3/5/09 7:04:55 AM users-064 /Volumes/118/HS00117/work%0/indd%0/Practice_Book/3_246383RTXEAN_U2/3_246383RT.../Volumes/118/HS00117/work%0/indd%0/Practice_Book/3_246383RTXEAN_U2/3_246383RT...

Name ____________________________ Date ________________  

© This printable teacher worksheet is from www.teach-nology.com 

Reading Inferences: Who’s Who?

Jim took off Berni’s lead far too early. As soon as he opened the front door, Berni went running through the house, leaving a trail of brown paw prints behind him. The carpet ended up filthy but the biggest problem was that Berni then jumped up on Jim’s clean white sofa.

1. What is Berni? a. A mouse. b. A horse. c. A dog.

2. Why was Berni so dirty?

a. The house was already dirty. b. Jim had just taken him on a walk. c. Berni wasn’t dirty, he was clean.

3. How did you know the answer to the previous question?

Because Jim took off Berni’s lead. Berni had muddy paw prints.

Every morning Simon would get out of bed just before sunrise. It was his responsibility to make sure everybody could have milk to pour over their cereal and into their coffee before school or work. After he had finished getting ready for work, he had to load 20 heavy crates of milk bottles onto his van.

1. What is Simon’s job? a. Simon is a milkman. b. Simon is a banker. c. Simon is a teacher.

2. What time of day was it?

a. Morning. b. Afternoon. c. Evening.

3. What do people with Simon’s job do?

They deliver milk to people’s houses.

Name ____________________________ Date ________________  

Reading Inferences: Who’s Who?

Jim took off Berni’s lead far too early. As soon as he opened the front door, Berni went running through the house, leaving a trail of brown paw prints behind him. The carpet ended up filthy but the biggest problem was that Berni then jumped up on Jim’s clean white sofa.

1. What is Berni? a. A mouse. b. A horse. c. A dog.

2. Why was Berni so dirty?

a. The house was already dirty. b. Jim had just taken him on a walk. c. Berni wasn’t dirty, he was clean.

3. How did you know the answer to the previous question?

Every morning Simon would get out of bed just before sunrise. It was his responsibility to make sure everybody could have milk to pour over their cereal and into their coffee before school or work. After he had finished getting ready for work, he had to load 20 heavy crates of milk bottles onto his van.

1. What is Simon’s job? a. Simon is a milkman. b. Simon is a banker. c. Simon is a teacher.

2. What time of day was it?

a. Morning. b. Afternoon. c. Evening.

3. What do people with Simon’s job do?

Conclusions

Read the selection. Then complete the Inference Map.

Long ago the Earth was warm all year round. The animals lived without a care. The wisest of the animals was a very old crow. His feathers shone with the colors of the rainbow, and his song was the sweetest of all the birds. Whenever the animals had a problem, they could always count on Rainbow Crow. One day something strange began to fall from the sky. At first, the animals were curious about these tiny, white sparkling flakes, which kept falling and falling. Soon the animals did something they had never done before. They began to shiver and feel afraid. What was this strange whiteness that covered the fields and forests? The animals gathered together and called for Rainbow Crow. He heard their call and promised to help them.

Detail Detail Detail

Conclusion

101

Lesson 8P R A C T I C E B O O K

Name Date

Grade 3, Unit 2: Express Yourself

The Harvest BirdsIntroduce Comprehension:

Conclusions

Introduce Comprehension© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

101_3_246383RTXEAN_U2L08PB.indd 101101_3_246383RTXEAN_U2L08PB.indd 101 6/5/09 8:43:39 PM6/5/09 8:43:39 PM

Name: __________________________________________

Due: ____________________________________________

Directions: Your job is to go home and find something that will fit inside a small

box (shoebox size or smaller). This item must not be living, and must be school

appropriate. Do NOT tell any classmates what you selected for the box, so it can

be kept a secret for this activity.

After selecting an item, write down four clues on the paper below. Try to make

these clues somewhat challenging but not impossible. The idea is for your

classmates to use these clues to make an inference about what’s in the box.

Bring your item in a box on the due date and make sure the box is closed so the

item cannot be seen. You will be reading your clues to the class and will be

sharing your item on the above date.

My clues: 1. _________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ © The Teacher Next Door

Top Secret: Mystery Box Homework