Third Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.1 Wings Genre: Fantasy Vocabulary Words: attention - careful thinking, looking, or listening complained – said that you are unhappy or annoyed or upset about something drifting – being carried along by currents of air or water giggle – to laugh in a silly or uncontrolled way glaring – staring angrily looping – forming a line, path, or motion shaped so that it crosses itself struggled – tried hard, worked hard against difficulties swooping – coming down fast on something Spelling Words: 1. wolves 2. knives 3. feet 4. men 5. children 6. women 7. sheep 8. heroes 9. scarves 10. mice 11. geese 12. cuffs 13. elves 14. banjos 15. halves 16. loaves 17. beliefs 18. tomatoes 19. potatoes 20. tornadoes More Words to Know: gawk – to stare in a rude way snickered – laughed in a sly, way audition – a hearing to test the ability of a singer, actor, or other performer flail – to wave about wildly potential – an ability or skill that may develop in the future
Phonics: Irregular Plurals Silent Consonants Spelling: Irregular Plurals Strategies: Cause and Effect, Answer Questions, Word Structure Social Studies Content: Good Citizenship, Respect for Other, Consequences of Actions, Equality & Fairness Grammar; Singular and Plural Pronouns Writing Trait of the Week: Organization/Paragraphs Third Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.2 Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest Expository Nonfiction Vocabulary Words: average – the quantity found by dividing the sum of all the quantities by the number of quantities – the distance from the top to the bottom deserts - dry, sandy regions without water and trees outrun – to run faster than someone or something else peak – the pointed top of a mountain or hill tides - the rise and fall of the ocean about every twelve hours waterfalls – streams of water that fall from a high place Spelling Words: 1. third 2. early 3. world 4. certain 5. dirty 6. herself 7. earth 8. word 9. perfect 10. verb 11. nerve 12. worm 13. thirsty 14. workout 15. earn 16. determine 17. commercial 18. whirlwind 19. worthwhile More Words to Know: extreme – much more than usual; very great precipitation – the water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail temperature – how hot or cold something is plunge – to fall or move suddenly downward streamlined – shaped so as to cause the least possible resistance to motion through air or water weightlifters – people who train their bodies to lift heavy weights
15. outfield 16. precaution 17. prediction 18. midsection 19. overweight 20. prehistoric forged - heated metal until it is very soft and then hammered it into shape mentor – someone who advises and shows you how to do or be something ornamental - as decoration Phonics: Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out- r-Controlled Vowels Spelling: Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out- Strategies: Context Clues, Generalize, Activate & Use Prior Knowledge Science Content: Earth Science, Careers Grammar; Possessive Pronouns Writing Trait of the Week: Sentences Third Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.4 America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle Genre: Biography Vocabulary Words: celebrate – to do something in special honor of a special person or day continued - kept up; kept on going current – a flow or stream of drowned – to die or cause to die under water or other liquid because of lack of air to breathe medals – pieces of metal, like coins, that are given as prizes or rewards stirred – something by moving it around with a spoon or stick strokes – single, complete movements made over and over again
11. lioness 12. shipper 13. chemist 14. investor 15. conductor 16. announcer 17. pharmacist 18. journalist 19. commuter 20. pianist More Words to Know: attempted – tried courageous – fearless, brave determined – with your mind made up magnificent – something wonderful; grand; splendid propellers – metal blades that turn rapidly on a shaft, making boats and aircraft move suspended - hanging Phonics: Suffixes: -er, -or, -ess, -ist Prefixes pre-,mid-, over-, out- Spelling: Suffixes: -er, -or, -ess, -ist Strategies: Fact & Opinion, Monitor & Fix Up, Context Clues Social Studies Content: Individuals Initiating Change, Heroes, Geography Grammar; Contractions Writing Trait of the Week: Voice Third Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.5 Fly, Fly Genre: Folk Tale Vocabulary clutched – grasped something tightly echoed – heard again gully- a ditch made by heavy rains or running water reeds - tall grasses that grow in wet places scrambled – to make your way, especially by climbing or crawling quickly valley – a region of low land that lies between hills or mountains