This Week’s Story: Lost and Found

Mrs. Campbell’s Third Grade

September 14, 2009

Editor’s Hat
Capitalization and punctuation are
important! Write these sentences
correctly on the back page.

1. is that really you

2. school started on sept 8 2009
3. we live in richmond va
4. we went to the james river in richmond va

Word Study Hat

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

dock swell clamp speck

bang blimp bring kept
chant thump think won
Spelling Sort: Sort your spelling words into two
categories.
Short e Short i Short a

Homonyms:. Illustrate each word in the boxes.

aunt ant

Write one sentence that uses both words:

Crazy Compounds! Make a new compound word:

+ =
rain bow
Thinker’s Hat:

If this word is the answer,

what is the question?

equator

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.

Asia
South America
North America
Atlantic
Africa
Use the following words to create an analogy
Mississippi
North America
Nile Mississippi is to North America
Africa
as ________ is to ___________.
 Vocabulary Expert’s Hat

Create a new sentence for each of

the following words that shows you
know what the word means.

1. Prime Meridian 2. Equator

3. Characteristic 4.Atlantic Ocean

Put the number of the word with the right meaning:

_____ a trait that describes one thing about a person, place, or
thing.
_____ a line of longitude that dives the world into eastern and
western hemispheres.
_____ a line of latitude that divides the word into northern and
southern hemispheres.
_____ the ocean that east of our state.

Comprehension Hat

Using sequence helps us remember what

happens in a story. Read the attached
comprehension sheet and answer the
questions (pp. 6-7).
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Vocabulary Hat

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