WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16-20, 2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. If you did not return the tests handed out by Mr. Woods last week, please do so by tomorrow. 2. Please remember to bring school supplies every day and a box of tissues if you didn't already. TESTS: Language Arts Test on Nouns Friday, 2/20 Study pgs. 97-111 in Language Handbook Spelling Test Friday, 2/20 Book Test on Ramona and Her Father and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Friday, 2/27 VOCABULARY: Wild Shots, They're My Life curious, collapsed, marine (adjective), delicate, creature, survived SPELLING WORDS: space, stage, huge, fence, price, police, office, engine, badge, pencil, excite, force, range, ginger, giraffe CHALLENGE WORDS: creature, strange, scaly, peculiar, unusual READING: Tues. 2/17 AIM: to practice listening comprehension using a nonfiction article LESSON: 1. The children will discuss the Question of the Day 2. The children will be listen to a nonfiction article and then be asked questions concerning the article. 3. Author's Purpose will be discussed after reviewing the different purposes that writers have for writing. 4. Nonfiction stories will be discussed. The children will look at the difference between fiction and nonfiction. HW: write each new spelling word 5x each in the Reading Notebook

Weds. 2/18

AIM: to build background for the Wild Shots and review vocabulary

LESSON: 1. The children will discuss animals and their natural environments. They will use their prior knowledge of photographers and animals to build background for the story.

2.The vocabulary for the story will be reviewed.

3. The class will read the story together and discuss the Think and Respond Questions.

HW: write a sentence for words 1-10 in Reading Notebook. Remember to underline the spelling word in each sentence.

Thurs. 2/19

AIM: to decode words with consonants /s/c and /j/dge and to classify word relationships.

LESSON:1. The children will review the sounds of /s/ and /j/.

2. They will write down the rules for each sound in their Reading NB .

3. The children will then review word relationships: synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and multiple meaning words.

HW: write a sentence for words 11-20 in the Reading NB. Underline each spelling word.

Friday 2/20

AIM: to take a spelling test on the words for this week

HW: Remember to read the book and make notes for the Book Test next week

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Tues. 2/17

AIM: to distinguish different forms of literature

LESSON:1. The children will write the different kinds of literature in their notebooks.

2. The children will review possessive nouns

HW: see purple book Weds. 2/18

AIM: to review plural possessive nouns

LESSON:

1. The children will review possessive nouns.

2. They will then review singular and plural nouns.

3. The students will write the meaning and rules for forming plural possessive nouns.

4. They will do practice exercises to reinforce this concept.

HW: Lang. Arts pg. 109 Do questions 1-12. Write everything out in LA NB

Thurs. 2/19 No class due to computer class

HW: Language Arts pg. 111 1-5 Draw the chart then write the correct forms of each noun, and #s 6-10,write the sentence and add the correct possessive form of the singular or plural noun. Do in LA NB.

Study pgs. 97-111 for test.

Friday 2/20 AIM: to take a Language Arts Test on Nouns HAVE A GOOD WEEK!