CLASSROOM NEWS Week of January 23, 2017! jmccool3rdgrade.weebly.com! (302) 875-6130 This Week.. ELA: Lesson 11 Ac+vity Technology Wins the Game, wri3en by Mark Andrews. Informa+onal text. Students will KNOW: how to sequence story events in order to iden+fy the main idea. Students will DO: Students will iden+fy the main idea and sequence a story. EQ: We interpret informa7on and draw conclusions both from what we read and experience in life. How will you use the sequence of events in a story to help determine the main idea? Student of the Week (McCool-Rm11) Joey Kemp Homework Math Homework: Due as listed in agendas. ELA Homework: *Homework Due Thursday! Monday Spelling - Write spelling words 3 +mes Finish class worksheet Tuesday Grammar Phonics Prac+ce Wednesday Reading Skill Prac+ce Thursday- Spelling test Friday- No School. ELA Homework: Spelling, Grammar, & Reading Science: Human Body WHAT S HAPPENING THIS WEEK Reading RI.3.2 - Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. RI.3.3 - Describe the rela+onship between a series of events using language that pertains to +me, sequence, and cause/ effect. Social Studies/Science Science Human Body Writing 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. Don t let what you can t do stop you from doing what you can do. John Wooden
Name Date Spelling Study List Unit 3- Lesson 11: Technology Wins the Game! Skill- Vowel Sound in joy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read Write Say and Spell Cover, Spell, Check 1. joy 2. point 3. voice 4. join 5. oil 6. coin 7. noise 8. spoil 9. toy 10. joint 11. boy 12. soil 13. choice 14. boil Challenge Words +5 poison +5 destroy
Name: Lesson 11 Vocabulary contribute athletes improve power flexible process compete fraction Write the vocab. words in ABC order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pick 3 of the vocabulary words. Have an adult help you write them in a sentence: 1. 2. 3. Spelling: Sort the words according to their spelling patterns. joy toy point joint voice boy join soil oil choice coin boil noise come spoil are poison destroy oi oy Read the sentences below and highlight words with the oy sound spelled: oi and oy. 1. Jen wants to enjoy her voyage. 2. Everyone rejoiced when he joined the team. 3. He hoisted the toy above his head. 4. Brian tried to avoid the spoiled milk. 5. Please put the oysters on the foil.
Story Skill: Sequence of Events Directions: Fill in the timeline using your favorite picture book or fairy tale. Directions: Rewrite each base word below with the suffix less, -ful, or ous. Write a definition for your word. Base New Word Definition care glory hair Directions: Color each ball according to the plural chart. For example, if you would only add s to make it plural, then color the ball orange. box couch man bunny orange add s red add es tail mouse blue green change y to i and add -es change spelling entirely berry bee glass
RI.3.3 #1 READ REFLECT REPEAT Lexile Level 730 NAME: Where Did Potato Chips Come From? A Potato chips come in many different flavors and styles. Some are wavy. Others are smooth. Some are big while others are broken into small pieces. There are even some that come in a long tube. But no matter their size, shape, or flavor, I bet you have your favorite! B So, where did these thin, crunchy, and crisp snack favorites really come from? They actually started off as French fries! French fries were a favorite food for many people, as they still are today. And for a chef by the name of George Crum, it was something that he was really good at cooking. C One day, Chef Crum made a plate of French fries for a group of hungry people dining at his restaurant. But one man didn t like the way they were made. He said that they were too thick. So he asked the waiter to take them back. D Chef Crum made a new plate of French fries, and this time they were thinner. The man who ordered them still was not happy or content. He said that they were still too thick and too soft. Once again, the waiter took them back. E Chef Crum was not happy that the man did not like his French fries. Everyone else loved them! So Chef Crum decided that he was going to show this man that he could make really thin slices of potatoes that were really hard and crunchy. He was going to make sure that the man wouldn t complain that they were too thick or too soft. F Chef Crum sliced the potatoes as thin as he could and then fried them in oil until they were very crunchy. He had the waiter take these to the man. Chef Crum didn t expect the man to like them, but he was wrong. The man loved them! In fact, he enjoyed them so much that he let others around taste them. Soon, everyone in the restaurant was asking for these newly made potatoes.! And this was how potato chips were first created. 2013 Alyssha Swanson: Teaching and Tapas License valid for one classroom only Page 35
RI.3.3 #1 READ REFLECT REPEAT Lexile Level 520 Words - 254 NAME: Where Did Potato Chips Come From? A B C D E F Potato chips are a good snack. But where did they come from? Did you know they began as French fries? A chef named George Crum made the first chips. It all began two hundred years ago. One day, Chef Crum made French fries for some hungry men dining at his restaurant. But one man did not like the way they were made. He said they were too thick. So he asked the waiter to take them back. Chef Crum made a new plate of French fries. This time they were thinner. But the man was still not happy or content. He said they were too thick and too soft again. So the waiter took them back. Chef Crum was not happy that the man did not like his fries. Everyone else loved them! Chef Crum wanted to show the man that he could make really hard and crunchy fries1 He sliced the potatoes as thin as he could. Then he fried them in oil until they were very crunchy. He had the waiter take these to the man. Chef Crum did not expect the man to like them. But Chef Crum was wrong! The man loved them! In fact, he liked them so much that he shared with the people near him. Soon, everyone in the restaurant was asking for some! Chef Crum had to work fast. So he cut the potatoes in circles. These were the first potato chips. They are still as crunchy as they were that day! 2013 Alyssha Swanson: Teaching and Tapas License valid for one classroom only Page 35
RI.3.3 #1 RESPOND Where Did Potato Chips Come From NAME: RI.3.3 1. Yellow Color 4-6 sentences in the text that explain the steps of how potato chips were first created. 2. Write a paragraph describing how potato chips were created. Use the words first, then, next, and finally in your paragraph. 3. Describe the CAUSE and EVENT for how French fries led to the creation of potato chips. Cause: Event: RI.3.10 4. Write one WORD to summarize the following paragraphs: C. D. E. F. 5. What did you learn about potato chips from reading this article? Complete Sentences Cite the Evidence Restate the Question 2013 Alyssha Swanson: Teaching and Tapas License valid for one classroom only Page 36
RI.3.3 #1 RESPOND Where Did Potato Chips Come From NAME: RI.3.1 6. Write three questions where the answer could be found in the text. Then find the answer to your question and color it. 1. Color the answer to your question Pink 2. Color the answer to your question Green 3. Color the answer to your question Red RI.3.2 7. Write one WORD that describes the main idea of the text: 8. What are three key details in the text that support the main idea? 1. 2. 3. _ 9. Orange Color in a key detail that supports the main idea of the text. Explain in your own words how this detail supports the main idea. RI.3.4 10. Find the underlined word, dining in the text. Use the context clues to explain what this word means. Circle the words in the text that are a clue to the meaning of the word. 11. Find the underlined word, content in the text. Use the context clues to explain what this word means. Circle the words in the text that are a clue to the meaning of the word. 2013 Alyssha Swanson: Teaching and Tapas License valid for one classroom only Page 37