Mrs. Higley ~ 3rd Grade
Unit 3, Week 1
Date: Nov. 10-14th
Genre: Expository Text
gives facts and information about a topic
text features: headings, key words, charts
Essential Question
What do we know about Earth and its neighbors?
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
The main idea is the most important point an author makes about a topic
Key details tell about the main idea
To find the main idea, decide what the key details have in common
Vocabulary Strategy: Similes
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word
Adding a suffix changes the meaning of the root word.
Examples: -y means "full of", -ly means "in a certain way"
Spelling
Test- Friday Nov. 14th
whirl | nurse |
third | turns |
girls | learn |
firm | pearl |
fern | word |
herds | world |
stern | |
serve | |
hurt |
Vocabulary
Test-Thursday Nov. 20th
amount- how much of something there is
astronomy- the study of the stars and planets
globe- the world
solar system- Earth and the planets that move around the sun
support- to provide what someone or something needs
surface- the outside of something
temperature- tells how hot or cold something is
warmth- heat
Upcoming Events
Nov. 6th: Parent/Teacher conferences 4-7pm
Nov. 7th: Conferences 8-11am
Nov. 10th: Veterans Day
Nov. 25th: Early Dismissal 12:45
Return to school on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd
Contact:
740-649-9287
Email: tara.higley@sepanthers.org