Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



Third Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 3.1 The Gardener Genre: Realistic FictionVocabulary Words:beauty – the quality that pleases both the mind and the senses in art or natureblooming – having flowers; opening into flowersbulbs – round, underground parts from which certain plants growdoze- to sleep lightlyhumor –the ability to see or show the funny side of thingsrecognizing – identifyingshowers – rain that lasts only a short timesprouting – producing new leaves, shoots, or buds; beginning to growSpelling Words:1. let’s2. he’d3. you’ll4. can’t5. I’d6. you’d7. haven’t8. hasn’t9. she’d10. they’ll11. when’s12. we’d13. they’d14. wasn’t15. didn’t16. should’ve17. would’ve18. could’ve19. needn’t20. you’veMore Words to Know:adore – to love and admire someone greatlycatalogues – listssurvived – continued to live; existedencouraging – trait of giving someone courage or confidencepreparations – things done to get readysoup kitchen –a place where meals are offered free of charge to people who need themPhonics:Contractions, Consonant DigraphsSpelling:ContractionsStrategies: Word Structure, Cause and Effect, Story StructureScience Content: Plant Life Cycles, Soil, EcosystemsGrammar; Action and Linking VerbsWriting Trait of the Week:Word ChoiceThird Grade Reading Street ( )Unit 3.2 Pushing Up the Sky Genre: PlayVocabulary Words:antlers – bony, branching growths on the head of a male deer, elk, or mooseimagined – made a picture or idea of something in your mindlanguages –human speech, spoken or writtennarrator- the person who tells a storyoverhead – over the head; on high; abovepoked – pushed with force against someone or somethingSpelling Words:1. unhappy2. recall3. disappear4. unload5. mistake6. misspell7. dislike8. replace9. mislead10. disagree11. rewrite12. unroll13. unknown14. dishonest15. react16. unfortunate17. discourage18. uncomfortable19. recycle20. mispronounceMore Words to Know: bumped – hit yourself against something hardrandomly – in no particular orderchariot – a carriage with two wheels pulled by horses; used in ancient times for fighting and racingcivilization – an advanced way of life that usually includes towns, written forms of language, and special kinds of work for peopleentertainment – something that interests, pleases, or amuses peoplePhonics:Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-ContractionsSpelling:Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, di-Strategies: Glossary, Author’s Purpose, SummarizeSocial Studies Content: Ancient Civilization, Native Americans, RegionsGrammar; Main and Helping VerbsWriting Trait of the Week:ConventionsThird Grade Reading Street ( )Unit 3.3 Night Letters Genre: Realistic FictionVocabulary Words:blade – a leaf of grassbudding – putting forth small swellings on a plant that will grow into leaves, branches, or flowersdew - the moisture from the air that collects in small drops on cool surfaces during the nightfireflies – small insects that give off flashes of light when they flyflutter - to flap the wingsnotepad – a small book of blank or lined sheets of paper in which you write notes or things that you need to learn or rememberpatch – a small piece of ground that is different from what surrounds itSpelling Words:1. clock2. large3. page4. mark5. kitten6. judge7. crack8. edge9. pocket10. brake11. change12. ridge13. jacket14. badge15. orange16. freckles17. advantage18. pledge19. Kentucky20. kingdomMore Words to Know:nectar – sweet sap or liquid produced by a flowerscratchy – rough, making scratches on your skindownwind – in the same direction as the windglimpse – a very quick lookgurgled – made a bubbling soundPhonics:Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, disSpelling:Consonant Sounds /j/ and /k/Strategies: Word Structure, Draw Conclusions, Ask QuestionsScience Content:Environments, Living Things, HabitatsGrammar; Subject-Verb AgreementWriting Trait of the Week:Conventions Third Grade Reading Street ( )Unit 3.4 A Symphony of Whales Genre: FictionVocabulary Words:anxiously – uneasily; with fear of what might happenbay – a part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by landblizzards – blinding snowstorms, with very strong, cold windschannel – a body of water joining two larger bodies of waterchipped – to cut or break off a small thin piece of somethingmelody – a pleasing or easily remembered series of musical notes; tunesupplies – the food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so onsurrounded – shut in on all sides; encircled; enclosedsymphony – a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestraSpelling Words:1. beautiful2. safely3. kindness4. finally5. spotless6. worthless7. illness8. helpful9. daily10. suddenly11. wireless12. quietly13. fairness14. cheerful15. painful16. anxiously17. thoughtfully18. cautiously19. tardiness20. breathlessMore Words to Know:neighboring - nearby waterproof – shedding water; a material that does not let water penetrate ityelping – crying out; barking (a dog) field biologist – an expert in the study of life and living things who spends a lot of time outside where animals or organisms live or growpoachers – people who hunt or fish illegallysalt marshes – low-lying watery ground near the ocean or other bodies of salt waterPhonics:Suffixes: -ly, -ful, -ness, -lessSpellings of /j/, /k/, /s/Spelling:Suffixes: -ly, -ful, -ness, -lessStrategies: Generalize, Answer Questions, Context CluesScience Content: Environments, Living Things, Habitats Grammar; Present, Past, & Future TensesWriting Trait of the Week:SentencesThird Grade Reading Street ( )Unit 3.5 Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks Genre: Expository NonfictionVocabulary Words:beneath –in a lower place; under; belowburied – covered up; hiddenchimney – a tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or furnaceearthquakes – violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surfacefireworks – firecrackers and other things that make a loud noise or go up high in the air and burst in a shower of stars and sparksforce – power; strengthtrembles – moves with a quick shaking motionvolcanoes – hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in earth’s crustSpelling Words:1. thumb2. gnaw3. written4. know5. climb6. design7. wrist8. crumb9. assign10. wrench11. knot12. wrinkle13. lamb14. knob15. knit16. wrestler17. bologna18. cologne19. honeycomb20. knickknackMore Words to Know:crevice – a crack in Earth’s surfacecollide – to crash into one anotherlava- hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earthauthorities – the officials in controldebris – scattered pieces or bits of something that has been torn down or blown upevacuate – to get everyone out of a dangerous place or situationPhonics:Silent ConsonantsSuffixes: -ly, -ful, -ness, -lessSpelling:Words with wr, kn, mb, gnStrategies: Dictionary, Compare/Contrast, Monitor & Fix UpScience Content: Geologic Change, Landforms, Rock, Soil, Minerals Grammar; Irregular VerbsWriting Trait of the Week:Word Choice ................
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