Third Grade: Theme 1 Selection 5 Dollar and Sense 1

Sound/Spellings ou ow proud shower hour prowl amount however thousand The vowel sound in out can be spelled ou ow ou ow proud shower hour prowl amount however thousand coward bounce chowder mountain 2

Sound/Spellings oi oy choice voyage avoid employ poison annoy appoint The vowel sound in toy can be spelled oi oy oi oy choice voyage avoid employ poison annoy appoint broil turmoil 3

How Fast Can You Read the Words? Spelling Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? proud choice shower avoid hour thousand amount prowl voyage employ

How Fast Can You Read the Words? Spelling Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? bounce however poison mountain annoy coward appoint turmoil broil chowder

Activate Prior Knowledge: Village Market by Issac Olaleye Activate Prior Knowledge: Share a time when you attended an outdoor market or street fair. Share some of the sounds and smells you remember.

Listen for details that tell about the characters and setting. Purpose Setting: Listen for details that tell about the characters and setting. This poem tells about the excitement and activity at an outdoor market in an African village. Who are the characters in the poem? How does the author describe the setting of the poem? 7

Build Concept Vocabulary Women dressed in bright clothes and headbands Wrap their babies on backs, Balance their wares on heads. 8

Build Concept Vocabulary The fragrance of palm sap Foaming and fizzling in gourds Lures drinkers to sellers. 9

Build Concept Vocabulary wares lures What to Sell Actions Smelling Food Senses allowance 10

Comprehension Skill: Character and Setting Story Title Characters A character is a person who takes part in the events of a story. Writers tell some things about characters. You can also figure out about characters by their words and actions. The setting is when and where a story takes place. A writer may tell you the setting, or you may figure out the setting from details. Story Title Characters Setting 11

Strategy: Story Structure A story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. This means that events happen all along the way. One event leads to the next. Good readers use this structure to learn about the characters and the setting. 12

Saturday Is Market Day Character and Setting Locate the characters and the setting in the first paragraph. The writer seems to be telling the story in a daily order. Describe how the author uses temporal phrases to move the story along in a chronological manner. Why do you think authors often choose to frame the structure of a story by showing events in chronological order? 13

My Rows And Piles of Coins Author: Tololwa M. Mollel

Genre: Realistic Fiction My Rows and Piles of Coins is an example of realistic fiction. A realistic story is “made up” but is based on things that could actually happen.

My Rows and Piles of Coin The setting for this story is Tanzania in Africa.

Africa is one of the world’s seven continents. Map of the World Africa is one of the world’s seven continents.

North Carolina and Tanzania is 7771 miles. The distance between North Carolina and Tanzania is 7771 miles.

The set includes the multi-sided 5 Senti which shows a sailfish, the scalloped 10 Senti which shows a Zebra, the 20 Senti which shows an Ostrich, the  50 Senti which shows a rabbit and the 1992 1 Shillingi features an outstretched arm holding a torch. 

Market Place in Tanzania

Market Place in Tanzania

More Books Written by Tololwa M. Mollel

More Books Written by Tololwa M. Mollel

put things in a certain order arranged I emptied the box, arranged all the coins in piles and the piles in rows. Synonyms: positioned fixed organized

things tied or wrapped together bundles My precious coins were wrapped in various bundles inside the oversize pockets of the coat. Synonyms: rolls

not safely dangerously Synonyms: alarmingly carelessly When I attempted to pedal, the bicycle wobbled so dangerously that Murete, alongside, had to grab it. Synonyms: alarmingly carelessly

short trips that you take to do something errands Soon I would be like a cheetah on wheels, racing on errands with my very own bicycle! Synonyms: missions assignments

My heart beat excitedly. with strong, lively feelings excitedly My heart beat excitedly. Synonyms: uncontrollably eagerly

firmly fixed steady He held the bicycle steady while I rode around, my toes barely touching the pedals. Synonym: firm

opened unwrapped The man whistled in wonder as I unwrapped the money carefully on his table. Synonym: uncovered revealed opened

moved unsteadily from side to side; shook wobbled When Murete let go, I wobbled, fell off, or crashed into things and among coffee trees. Synonym: swayed teetered

How Fast Can You Read the Words? Vocabulary Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? arranged bundles dangerously wobbled errands excitedly steady unwrapped

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! arranged bundles dangerously errands steady unwrapped wobbled excitedly Draw! Draw! Draw!

Free Association 1. arranged 2. bundles 3. dangerously 4. errands When I say a word, you write down any words you can think of that remind you of that word. For example: The word is school: learning Science pencils Reading Math teachers P.E. Education 1. arranged 2. bundles 3. dangerously 4. errands 5. excitedly 6. steady 7. unwrapped 8. wobbled

Classifying Place the following words in categories: arranged bundles dangerously errands excitedly steady wobbled unwrapped Decide the names of the categories. Determine how many categories. Determine which words go in which categories. After classifying the words, write a paragraph explaining each of the categories and why certain words go in a particular category.

Can You Find the Context Clues? 1. “I love chili peppers on my pizza!” Bob said ________. 2. She stacked her books so haphazardly on the counter that they were not _______ and _____________ dangerously to the point that I knew they were going to fall. 3. Amanda completed all of her __________ in town and rushed home and ______________ her packages. 4. The dry cleaners sorted my clothes and placed them in ________ which they tied together. 5 The coin collector liked his coins __________ in a certain order . arranged; bundles; dangerously; errands; excitedly; steady; unwrapped; wobbled

Synonym Search Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a. firm f. alarmingly k. rolls b. carelessly g. opened l. eagerly c. assignments h. positioned m. swayed d. uncontrollably i. teetered n. organized e. fixed j. uncovered o. missions arranged bundles dangerously errands excitedly steady unwrapped wobbled

Word Association Challenge Which word goes with a surgeon? Why? 2. Which word goes with a package? Why? 3. Which word goes with appointments? Why? 4. Which word goes with smiles, tears, and cheers? Why? 5. Which word goes with spinning a top? Why? 6. Which word goes with fire? Why? 7. Which word goes with wood? Why? 8. Which word goes with grocery store and bank? Why? Some words can be used more than once. Can you figure out which ones? Word Bank arranged bundles dangerously errands excitedly steady unwrapped wobbled

Tell Me What You Know Why would you arrange coins in rows? 2. Compare and contrast unwrapped and bundles. 3. Create a Tree Map of types of errands? 4. Describe a time when you excitedly watched someone unwrap a gift that you gave them? 5. Create as many new words as you can by adding prefixes and suffixes to the following words: arrange, wrap, bundle, excite, danger, and steady.