1. Third Grade:
Theme 1
Selection 5
Dollar and Sense 1

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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.

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

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

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

19. 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 Shillingi features an outstretched arm holding a torch. 

20. Market Place in Tanzania

21. Market Place in Tanzania

22. More Books Written by
Tololwa M. Mollel

23. More Books Written by
Tololwa M. Mollel

24. 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

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

26. 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

27. 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

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

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

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

31. 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

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

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

34. 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

35. 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.

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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.