3rd Grade – 2nd Six Weeks - Vocabulary Words /Spelling Words
Question: What are smart ways that problems are solved?
Week 1
Week 2
“I Wanna Iguana”
How do you know if a
solution is a good
solution?
“Prudy’s Problem and
How She Solved It”
When is it time to find a
solution?
Genre: Realistic
Fiction tells a madeup story that could
really happen.
Genre: Fantasy
includes make-believe
events.
Lesson Vocabulary
adorable – really,
really cute
compassionate –
kind and wanting to
help
exactly – without
error
iguana – a large
lizard from Central
and South America
mature – grown up
mention – to talk
about something
briefly
trophies – prizes
given for winning a
contest, race, or
other competition
Lesson Vocabulary
butterflies – insects
with thin bodies and
four wings
collection – a group
of things
enormous – very,
very, large; huge
scattered –
separated and going
in different
directions
shoelaces – string
or cord used to tie
shoes
strain – to draw
tightly; to stretch too
much
Comprehension Skill
Compare and Contrast
Strategy Visualize
Review Skill Plot
Comprehension Skill
Draw Conclusions
Strategy Questioning
Review Skill Main
Idea and Details
Week 3
Week 4
“Penguin Chick”
“Amazing Bird Nests”
How do the structures
of pants and animals
help them solve
problems?
Genre:
Expository Text
gives information about
the real world
How have plants and
animals adapted to
solve problems?
Genre:
Expository Text
gives information
about the real world
Lesson Vocabulary
Lesson Vocabulary
cuddles – lies close
and comfortably
flippers – broad, flat
body parts used for
swimming by animals
such as seals and
penguins
frozen – hardened with
cold; turned to ice
hatch – to come out of
an egg
pecks – strikes with
beak
preen – to smooth and
arrange feathers with a
beak
snuggles – lies closely
and comfortably;
cuddles
bill – the hard mouth
part of a bird
goo – sticky stuff
hunters – animals
that chase other
animals for food
material – what
something is made of
or used for
platform – a high,
raised flat surface
tons – measures of
weight equal to two
thousand pounds each
twigs – small
branches of a tree or
bush
Comprehension Skill
Main Ideas and Details
Strategy Monitor and
Clarify
Review Skill Compare
and Contrast
Comprehension Skill
Main Ideas and
Details
Strategy Text
Structure
Review Skill
Compare and Contrast
Week 5
Genre:
Expository Text
gives information about
the real world
Comprehension Skill
Strategy
Review Skill
Week 6
Genre: Expository
Text
gives information
about the real world
Comprehension
Skill
Strategy
Review Skill
Language Arts
Singular and Plural
Nouns
1 Spelling Words
Final syllable -le
1. handle
2. trouble
3. simple
4. people
5. middle
6. table
7. little
8. gentle
9. poodle
10. pickle
11. noodle
12. saddle
13. juggle
14. uncle
15. riddle
16. example
17. throttle
18. obstacle
19. miracle
20. muscle
Most Commonly
Misspelled Words
3rd Grade – 2nd Six Weeks - Vocabulary Words /Spelling Words
Question: What are smart ways that problems are solved?
Language Arts
Language Arts
Language Arts
Language Arts
Irregular Plural
Common and Proper Plural Possessive
Nouns
Nouns
Nouns
2 Spelling Words
3 Spelling Words
4 Spelling Words
5 Spelling Words
Consonant Digraphs
Compound Words
Syllables V/CV, VC/V
Most Commonly
/sh/, /th/, /f/, /ch/, /ng/
1. sunglasses
1. finish
Misspelled Words
1. father
2. football
2. pilot
2. chapter
3. homework
3. even
3. other
4. haircut
4. wagon
4. alphabet
5. popcorn
5. music
5. watch
6. railroad
6. silent
6. English
7. snowstorm
7. rapid
7. weather
8. earring
8. female
8. catch
9. scarecrow
9. lemon
9. fashion
10. blueberry
10. pupil
10. shrink
11. butterflies
11. focus
11. pitcher
12. lawnmower
12. robot
12. flash
13. campground
13. tulip
13. athlete
14. sandbox
14. camel
14. trophy
15. toothbrush
15. salad
15. nephew
16. thumbtack
16. resident
16. northern
17. earthquake
17. spinach
17. establish
18. scrapbook
18. climate
18. emphasis
19. courthouse
19. tradition
19. hyphen
20. whirlpool
20. innocent
20. challenge
Most Commonly
Most Commonly
Most Commonly
Misspelled Words
Misspelled Words
Misspelled Words
Language Arts
6 Spelling Words