Mrs. Higley ~ 3rd Grade
Unit 3, Week 2
Date: Nov. 17-21st
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: Suffixes
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. 21st
sharp | shore |
yard | sore |
artist | hoard |
carve | oars |
porch | pour |
storm | your |
sport | |
story | |
chore |
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. 25th: Early Dismissal 12:45
Return to school on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd
Dec. 6th- Breakfast with Santa 9am-2pm
Dec. 18th- 3rd grade Christmas program
Dec. 19th-Jan. 5th- Christmas break
Contact:
740-649-9287
Email: tara.higley@sepanthers.org