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Grade
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Daily Language Review
Home–School
CONNECTION
Grade
3
Language Skill: Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Picture
Nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives,
and pronouns are parts of speech.
The parts of speech are used to
make sentences. Knowing the
parts of speech and what they do
in sentences will help your child
be a better reader and writer.
W hat You Need
• Parts of Speech
Picture (provided)
(make photocopies
if there is more than
one player or if you
plan to play the game
more than once)
• 5 colored pencils (yellow
,
green, purple, blue, red)
nouns
verbs
adverbs
adjectives
pronouns
How Long
It Will Take
about 30 minutes
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Parts of Speech
W hat You Do Together
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Noun: names a person, place, or
Verb: tells about an action
ng
w, when, or where
Adverb: describes a verb; tells ho
Adjective: describes a noun
so that the noun
un
Pronoun: used in place of a no eated
doesn’t have to be rep
.
t color for each part of speech
Your child will use a differen
Nouns: yellow
Verbs: green
Adverbs: purple
Pronouns: red
Adjectives: blue
ch and color all of the spaces
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sp
of
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on
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ve been
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that cont
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colored, a picture will appear
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech Picture
Color the picture. Use these colors for each part of speech:
Nouns
Verbs
quickly
she
often
run
Adverbs
rug
Pronouns
slowly
cat
boy
it
Adjectives
loudly
him
soon
you
we
eat
I
house
blue
big
two
sing
jump
kick
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busy
hug
play
Daily Language Review
Home–School
CONNECTION
Grade
3
Language Skill: Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
Fun with Idioms
People use idioms in their everyday
speaking, as well as in their writing.
An idiom is an expression that does
not mean exactly what the words say.
For example, Look before you leap
means “Think carefully about what
you are about to do before you do it.”
Fun with Idioms is a game you can
play to help your child become
familiar with idioms. There are
two versions of the game depending
on how you want to play: acting out
or drawing pictures. For added fun,
make your own idiom cards.
W hat You Need
• idiom cards and idiom
list
(provided)
• scissors
• paper bag or other
container to hold the card
s
• pencil and paper
(if drawing)
How Long
It Will Take
about 25 minutes
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
W hat You Do Together
Preparation
1. Cut out the idiom cards.
r bag
2. Place the cards in a pape
or other container.
Acting Out
out of the bag. Player A reads
rd
ca
om
idi
an
lls
pu
A
r
ye
1. Pla
ng is given in parentheses).
the idiom silently (the meani
He or she may not speak.
.
om
idi
e
th
t
ou
ts
ac
A
r
ye
Pla
figure out what Player A
to
es
tri
B
r
ye
Pla
t,
lis
om
idi
2. Using the
as possible. Player B’s score is
ses
es
gu
few
as
in
t
ou
g
tin
ac
is
she made.
the number of guesses he or
3. Players switch roles.
ve
rns until all of the idioms ha
4. Players continue taking tu
ts.
e player with the fewest poin
th
is
er
nn
wi
e
Th
.
ed
us
en
be
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
W hat You Do Together, cont
inued
Drawing Pictures
ds
rd out of the bag. Player A rea
1. Player A pulls an idiom ca
is given in parentheses).
ng
ni
ea
m
e
(th
tly
en
sil
om
idi
the
represent the idiom. He or
Player A draws pictures that
speak.
she may not write words or
figure out what Player A
to
es
tri
B
r
ye
Pla
t,
lis
om
idi
2. Using the
as possible. Player B’s score is
ses
es
gu
few
as
in
g
in
aw
dr
is
she made.
the number of guesses he or
3. Players switch roles.
ve
rns until all of the idioms ha
4. Players continue taking tu
ts.
e player with the fewest poin
th
is
er
nn
wi
e
Th
.
ed
us
en
be
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
Idiom Cards
Cut along the dotted lines.
I’m under the weather.
(I feel sick.)
I have cold feet.
(I’m scared.)
You hit the nail on the head.
(You’re right.)
I’m pulling your leg.
(I’m joking.)
I got up on the wrong side of the bed.
(I’m grumpy.)
Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
(Don’t tell anyone.)
It’s raining cats and dogs.
(It’s raining really hard.)
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
Idiom List
I’m under the weather.
(I feel sick.)
I have cold feet.
(I’m scared.)
You hit the nail on the head.
(You’re right.)
I’m pulling your leg.
(I’m joking.)
I got up on the wrong side of the bed.
(I’m grumpy.)
Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
(Don’t tell anyone.)
It’s raining cats and dogs.
(It’s raining really hard.)
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Daily Language Review
Home–School
CONNECTION
Grade
3
Language Skill: Multiple-Meaning Words
Multiple-Meaning
Ice-Cream Cones
Some words can have the same
spelling but different meanings.
For example, the word roll can
mean “to move on wheels” or
“a small piece of baked bread.”
Knowing a word’s different
meanings and parts of speech
helps you improve your vocabulary.
W hat You Need
• ice-cream cone templat
es
(provided)
• colored construction pa
per
(three different colors for
scoops; brown for cone;
red for cherry)
• scissors
• dictionary
• pen or marker
make rn
o
t
(v.) dle bu
a can
dark
t
o
n
)
(adj.
avy
e
h
t
) no
(adj.
light
• glue
How Long
It Will Take
about 20 minutes
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Multiple-Meaning Words
W hat You Do Together
ided and
es. Using the templates prov
ap
sh
te
pla
tem
e
th
l
al
t
ou
t
1. Cu
apes to make five ice-cream
sh
gh
ou
en
t
ou
t
cu
r,
pe
pa
construction
ops, and 5 cherries.
sco
m
ea
-cr
ice
15
s,
ne
co
5
s:
cone
following multiple-meaning
e
th
of
e
on
ite
wr
e,
ap
sh
ne
2. On each co
, pool,
words of your choice): lock, fly
ng
ni
ea
m
letip
ul
m
(or
s
rd
wo
bill, bat.
different meanings
ree
th
d
fin
to
ry
na
tio
dic
a
e
3. With your child, us
ice-cream cone at a time.
for each word. Work on one
parts
4. Have your child write the
ch
of speech and meanings, ea
on a different-colored scoop
shape.
ne by
5. Complete the ice-cream co
ne,
gluing together the scoops, co
and cherr y.
ng
6. Share the multiple-meani
ice-cream cones with your
family.
(v.) to m
a
a candl ke
e burn
(adj.) n
ot dark
(adj.) n
ot heav
y
light
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Multiple-Meaning Words
Ice-Cream Cone Templates
Cut along the dotted lines.
Ice-cream scoops
Ice-cream cone
top
le
midd
Cherry
m
botto
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Daily Language Review
Home–School
CONNECTION
Grade
3
Language Skill: Abstract Nouns
Hot or Not Potato!
A concrete noun names something
you can see, hear, touch, taste, or
smell: tree, song, sand, cookie, rose.
An abstract noun names something
you cannot see, hear, touch, taste, or
smell: honesty, joy, hunger, friendship.
Using abstract nouns in your writing
allows you to express important ideas,
beliefs, and emotions.
W hat You Need
• game cards (provided)
• scissors
• paper bag
• 2 potatoes
• marker
Knowing how to use a balance of
abstract nouns and concrete nouns
in your writing helps you make your
meaning clear.
hope
trust
lion
joy
Hot Potato
Concrete Noun
How Long
It Will Take
about 20 minutes
Not Potato
Abstract Noun
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Abstract Nouns
W hat You Do Together
uns as
will take turns identifying no
ild
ch
ur
yo
d
an
u
yo
e,
m
ga
In this
ot Potatoes,” and abstract
“H
e
ar
s
un
no
e
ret
nc
Co
t.
ac
concrete or abstr
nouns are “Not Potatoes.”
Preparation
g
in a paper bag. Shake the ba
em
th
ce
pla
d
an
s
rd
ca
e
th
t
Cut ou
write “Hot Potato” and
s,
toe
ta
po
e
th
of
e
on
On
s.
to mix the card
tato, write “Not Potato” and
po
er
oth
e
th
On
.”
un
No
te
“Concre
“Abstract Noun.”
s
rete nouns and abstract noun
nc
co
ild
ch
ur
yo
th
wi
w
vie
1. Re
ncrete nouns are words
co
:
em
th
n
ee
tw
be
ce
ren
ffe
and the di
,
things that you can see, hear
or
s,
ce
pla
le,
op
pe
e
m
na
at
th
Abstract nouns name
to.
ta
po
a
as
ch
su
,
ell
sm
or
,
touch, taste
ch
hear, touch, taste, or smell, su
,
see
ot
nn
ca
u
yo
at
th
gs
in
th
as honesty.
bag
ss from each other with the
ro
ac
sit
B
r
ye
Pla
d
an
A
r
ye
2. Pla
thin reach.
of cards and both potatoes wi
ud.
e bag and reads the word alo
th
m
fro
rd
ca
a
lls
pu
A
r
ye
3. Pla
rete noun or an abstract
nc
co
a
is
rd
wo
e
th
if
es
cid
Player A de
calls
the appropriate potato and
up
ks
pic
en
th
A
r
ye
Pla
.
un
no
Players discuss the answer.
”
to!
ta
Po
ot
“N
or
”
to!
ta
Po
out “Hot
card
e keeps the card. If not, the
sh
or
he
ct,
rre
co
is
A
r
ye
Pla
If
is returned to the bag.
rds
y continues until all of the ca
Pla
.
rn
tu
a
s
ke
ta
en
th
B
r
ye
4. Pla
have been used.
to
Optional: Use the blank cards
noun cards.
d abstract
make your own concrete an
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Abstract Nouns
Hot or Not Potato! Game Cards
Cut along the dotted lines.
luck
beauty
journey
delight
imagination
hope
trust
joy
bravery
pride
knowledge
fear
firefighter
lion
book
rock
earth
mountain
road
worms
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Abstract Nouns
Hot or Not Potato! Game Cards
Cut along the dotted lines.
flame
hose
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horn
drums
Daily Language Review
Home–School
Grade
3
Language Skill: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
CONNECTION
Comparing Critters
A comparative adjective is used to
compare two things. A comparative
adjective usually ends in -er.
W hat You Need
• game cards (provided)
Example: A cat is bigger than a mouse.
• scissors
A superlative adjective is used to
compare three or more things.
A superlative adjective usually
ends in -est.
• pencil
Example: The snail is the slowest
of all three animals.
Knowing how and when to use
comparative and superlative
adjectives is an important part
of being a good writer.
slow
is slow.
1. A
.
is
2. A
1. A
kangaroo
is silly.
2. A
monkey
is
3. A
of them all.
is the
3. A
silly
cat in a hat is the
sillier
silliest
How Long
It Will Take
about 30 minutes
.
of them all.
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Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
W hat You Do Together
s forming sentences using
rn
tu
ke
ta
ll
wi
ild
ch
ur
yo
d
You an
adjectives.
comparative and superlative
Preparation
Cut out the game cards.
Play the Game
word at the top of the card.
e
th
ds
rea
d
an
rd
ca
a
ts
ec
1. Player A sel
blank
sentence aloud, filling in the
st
fir
e
th
ds
rea
en
th
A
r
ye
Pla
may write on the cards or
rs
ye
Pla
al.
im
an
an
of
e
m
with the na
say the words.
yer B reads the second
Pla
B.
r
ye
Pla
to
rd
ca
e
th
s
nd
2. Player A ha
me and a comparative
na
al
im
an
t
ren
ffe
di
a
g
in
sentence aloud, us
adjective.
e third
to Player A. Player A reads th
ck
ba
rd
ca
e
th
s
nd
ha
B
r
ye
3. Pla
d a superlative adjective.
an
al
im
an
t
ren
ffe
di
a
g
in
us
sentence,
of the ca
4. Repeat the process for all
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rds.
Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Comparing Critters Game Cards
Cut along the dotted lines.
slow
1. A
is slow.
2. A
is
3. A
is the
.
of them all.
loud
1. A
is loud.
2. A
is
3. A
is the
.
of them all.
silly
1. A
is silly.
2. A
is
3. A
is the
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of them all.
Daily Language Review, Grade 3
Language Skill: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Comparing Critters Game Cards
Cut along the dotted lines.
small
1. A
is small.
2. A
is
3. A
is the
.
of them all.
tall
1. A
is tall.
2. A
is
3. A
is the
.
of them all.
big
1. A
is big.
2. A
is
3. A
is the
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of them all.