2008-2009homeworkwaterfall

This Week’s Story: The Waterfall Mrs. Campbell’s Third Grade Due Friday Good writers know how to combine short sentences that go together. Combine each pair of sentences to make new sentences.

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1. The sun shines. The sun heats the air. 2. My brother sees some animals. I see some animals. 3. The foxes run away. The deer run a way. 4. We follow a trail. We find a cave. Word Study Hat

This week’s list:

broke

Sorting helps us remember spelling. Sort these words on the next page. Can you make a new word for each category? Write them in the right the column

bold

zone

doze

smock

throne

stop

shock

quote

box

jolt

job

Spelling Sort: Sort your spelling words into two categories. CVC (hop)

CVCe (code)

Homonyms:. Illustrate each word in the boxes.

flower

flour

Write one sentence that uses both words:

Crazy Compounds! Make a new compound word:

head

+

= phone

Thinker’s Hat: If this word is the answer, what is the question?

prime meridian Write the question here:

Now try this: circle the word that does not belong in each group. Use the box to explain why it doesn’t. James Appalachians Rio Grande

Mississippi

Use the following words to create an analogy Virginia Richmond City State

Virginia is to ___________ as Richmond is to _________.

Vocabulary Expert’s Hat Create a new sentence for each word that shows you know what the word means.

1. canyon

2. cauldron

3. boulders

4. rapids

Put the number of the word with the right meaning: _____ fast, tiny waterfalls in a river _____ huge round rocks _____ big kettle _____ deep valley

Comprehension Hat This week’s comprehension skill is “Cause and Effect.” Read and complete attached pages: pp. 41-42

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