Dr. Bober's 3rd Grade
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Passage 1: "Amos & Boris"
Passage 2: Understanding Your Feelings
Passage 3: TIME for Kids: Life Boats
Passage 4: Coyote Spills the Stars
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Passage 5: "The Bundle of Sticks", a fable
Passage 6: "Oral History"
Passage 7: "The Spider's Gift"
Passage 8: "Trouble in the Amazon"
Passage 9: "About Trees"
Passage 10: "The Skating Lesson" & "Onstage"
Passage 11: "The Oak" & "Clouds"
Writing
Prompt 1: Amos & Boris- Rewrite the Plot
Prompt 2: Oliver's Big Splash
Prompt 3: Secret Door- Write an Ending
Prompt 4: Magic Carpet- Writing an Imaginative Narrative with Action
Prompt 5: The Jet Pack Present- Write a Problem
Prompt 6: Beach Treasure- Include Figurative Language in Developing Plot
Prompt 7: The Fox as Herdsman
Prompt 8: The Mansion's Secret-Write an Ending
Prompt 9: Deep Sea Expedition- Include Dialogue in an Imaginative Narrative
Prompt 10: Snowmen at Christmas
Prompt 11: The Arctic Tundra- Revising an Article to include an Introduction, Transitions, and a Conclusion
Prompt 12: The Secret Society- Write a Letter
Prompt 13: Trina's Unusual Day- Write a Solution to a Problem
Listening/ Research
Guide Dog Puppy Training
Jackie Robinson: Mini-Bio
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Mary Anderson
Einstein
Thomas Edison
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Anansi and the Sky Kingdom
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Writing the Constitution
Saving the Manatees
Native American Creation Stories
Unique Animal Facts
The Gingerbread Man
The Legend of the Pointsettia
Snowflakes
The Universe
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Earth's Seasons
U.S. Presidents
3 Branches of Government
Dr. Suess
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MULTIPLICATION FLASH CARDS
Math Facts Online Worksheets
Holiday Movies
holiday sing-a-long
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equal groups
measurement quantities
unknown factor or product
division unknowns
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About Trees
(pgs. 3-9)
Probable Indicator Mid 3rd Nonfiction
1. According to the text, what could cause a tree to die?
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2. Turn to the Table of Contents. On what page could you find more information about how a tree grows?
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3. From the information on page 8, write down one fact you learned about what tubes in the tree trunk do.
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4. On page 7, the word
expand
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break
get bigger
change color
get smaller
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5. What is one fact pages 5 and 6 do
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Leaves make food for trees.
Conifers keep their needles through all seasons.
The leaves on a deciduous tree change color in the fall.
Chlorophyll makes the needles fall to the ground.
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6. What is the main idea of paragraph one on page 5?
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how food is energy for trees
how to cook your own food
how leaves make food for trees
how chlorophyll is green
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7. On page 4, the word
massive
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hard
large
green
young
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8. From the information in the picture and the text on page 9, why is it important for trees to have bark?
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9. On page 8, the author wrote the paragraph to
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explain how tubes in the tree trunk work
describe what sap is
entertain readers with a story about trees
persuade readers to plant a tree
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10. The best caption for the pictures on page 5 would be
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deciduous leaves and conifer needles
different types of leaves
needles on conifer trees
changing colors on a deciduous tree
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Home
Reading
Passage 1: "Amos & Boris"
Passage 2: Understanding Your Feelings
Passage 3: TIME for Kids: Life Boats
Passage 4: Coyote Spills the Stars
2016 Election News
Survival
U.S. Presidents- Biographies
Passage 5: "The Bundle of Sticks", a fable
Passage 6: "Oral History"
Passage 7: "The Spider's Gift"
Passage 8: "Trouble in the Amazon"
Passage 9: "About Trees"
Passage 10: "The Skating Lesson" & "Onstage"
Passage 11: "The Oak" & "Clouds"
Writing
Prompt 1: Amos & Boris- Rewrite the Plot
Prompt 2: Oliver's Big Splash
Prompt 3: Secret Door- Write an Ending
Prompt 4: Magic Carpet- Writing an Imaginative Narrative with Action
Prompt 5: The Jet Pack Present- Write a Problem
Prompt 6: Beach Treasure- Include Figurative Language in Developing Plot
Prompt 7: The Fox as Herdsman
Prompt 8: The Mansion's Secret-Write an Ending
Prompt 9: Deep Sea Expedition- Include Dialogue in an Imaginative Narrative
Prompt 10: Snowmen at Christmas
Prompt 11: The Arctic Tundra- Revising an Article to include an Introduction, Transitions, and a Conclusion
Prompt 12: The Secret Society- Write a Letter
Prompt 13: Trina's Unusual Day- Write a Solution to a Problem
Listening/ Research
Guide Dog Puppy Training
Jackie Robinson: Mini-Bio
Inventions
>
Mary Anderson
Einstein
Thomas Edison
Landmarks
Anansi and the Sky Kingdom
Voting/ Election
>
Writing the Constitution
Saving the Manatees
Native American Creation Stories
Unique Animal Facts
The Gingerbread Man
The Legend of the Pointsettia
Snowflakes
The Universe
>
Stars & Constellations
Earth's Seasons
U.S. Presidents
3 Branches of Government
Dr. Suess
Math Games
Math SBAC At Home Practice
Homework Help
Reading
MULTIPLICATION FLASH CARDS
Math Facts Online Worksheets
Holiday Movies
holiday sing-a-long
SMART math
arrays
equal groups
measurement quantities
unknown factor or product
division unknowns
Projects
Native Americans
Photo Booth
News
Supplies Wish List
Ellis Island