Right now the 3rd Graders are learning all about sentences. They are discovering appropriate ways to write a complete sentence, and the components it should have. They are also learning the different types of sentences and how they are used in our everyday lives.
GAMES
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ANTONYMS Practice recognizing words that mean the opposite of one another. Eat the Bugs - fill up the frog by eating the antonyms
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Practice using words that mean the same as one another. Synonyms Who Wants to be a Millionaire - synonyms Matching - match up the pairs of words which mean the same thing Eat the Bugs - fill up the frogs by eating the synonyms
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. ANALOGIES Analogy Jeopardy - play with yourself or against a partner Quiz Yourself - check out how well you know analogies
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POSSESSIVE NOUNS Quiz - quiz yourself to see how much you know Presentation - read the information for a review
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PREFIXES
AND SUFFIXES Teach Yourself - about suffixes and prefixes Matching - match the prefix with its example in a word Fill in the Blank - choose the right prefix to fill in the blank |
MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS Jeopardy - play the Jeopardy game guessing the word that is described in 2 different ways. |
WRITING and POETRY
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*Create a poem about a character or someone you know. Then build it into a cube!
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Shape Poem *Create a poem about an object and in the shape of that object. |
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ACROSTIC POEM *Create your own Acrostic Poem.
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Diamante Poem *Create a poem in the shape of a diamond. |
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*Write a letter to Santa telling him your wish list and how nice you have been this last year. |
SHAPE
POEM *Create a poem about a figure and the poem with be written in the shape of this figure. |
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GRAMMAR
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SENTENCES Types of Sentences - read about them and see examples Quiz - types of sentences Who Wants to be a Millionaire - play this game while choosing which sentences have the correct punctuation and capitalization Sentence Check - check which sentence is written correctly Practice your Sentence Order while helping the monkey cross the bridge Sentence or Not? - check to see if these are really sentences or if they are missing something Sentence or Fragment? - do these sentences make sense?
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5 W's
(Who, What, When, Where, Why) Quiz - test yourself on how well you can answer the 5 W's |
Monster Poem
Monster Poem - create a poem about a monster that you have created |