Unit 3:. Discoveries Weekly Theme: Unit 3: Discoveries Weekly Theme: Food Around the World Selection 1: Title: Stone Soup Author: Jon J. Muth

Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Genre: Folk Tale– a story based on the customs and traditions of a people or region, handed down from one generation to the next Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Plot Development: Make Inferences

Phonics: decode words with /ӓr/ and /ôr/ Spelling Focus: words with /ӓr/ and /ôr/ bark, shorts, sharp, sore, hard, storms, yard, sport, sharks, porch, pour, story, chore, wore, carve Review Words: knots, sign, wrong Challenge Words: orchard, artist

Key Vocabulary: guests – people who come to visit or eat a meal banquet – a large meal presented for an important event or holiday agreeable – nice or pleasant curiosity – an interesting or strange thing gaze – a steady look or stare untrusting – having doubt about something

** Words that have the same or almost the same meaning Vocabulary Skills: Synonyms ** Words that have the same or almost the same meaning To figure out the meaning that fits in a sentence, look up the word in a thesaurus and choose the meaning that makes sense in context.

Word Work: Grammar Skills: Action Verbs An action verb is a word that shows action. An action verb shows what the subject of the sentence does. Examples: Shannon stirs the soup. Blake chopped the carrots.