Mrs. Higley ~ 3rd Grade
Unit 1, Week 2
Date: Sept. 1-5
Genre: Autobiography
A kind of narrative nonfiction
Tells the true story of a person's life in order to Is written by that person and uses I and me
Essential Question
How do people from different cultures contribute to a community?
Comprehension Skill
Sequence:
Sequence is the order in which important events take place
Paying attention to sequence can help you better understand a story
Signal words: first, next, then, finally
Vocabulary Strategy
Compound Words:
A compound word is made up of two smaller words
Look for smaller, familiar words within a word
Use smaller words to find the meaning of the compound word.
Spelling
Test Friday Sept 5th
step | jumps |
mess | shut |
head | luck |
crops | slump |
stop | mug |
rock | |
clock | |
sock | |
pond |
Vocabulary
Test Friday Sept 5th
admires - likes something
classmate- someone who is in your class at school
community - a place where people live, work, and play together
contribute - give money or help
practicing - do something again and again
pronounce - say the sounds in a word correctly
scared - afraid of something
tumbled - fell or lost your balance
Upcoming Events
No School Monday Sept 1st
Sept 12-14 Salt Creek Valley Festival
Sept 19th: Interims
Sept 26th: Homecoming Game, Ceremony 6:15
Contact:
740-649-9287
Email: Tara.higley@sepanthers.org