Exercise Topics - Grade 3 Vocab, week 12

Topic	Study References *
use text context and sentence structure to infer word meaning and make sense of the text (1-3)	Journeys of Wonder series, Harcourt Wordly Wise 3000, Hodkinson and Adams Lollipop Logic Children's Illustrated Dictionary (DK) Lessons 1-8, p. 6-18, Lessons 25-31, pp. 35-41, Lessons 40-41, p. 50-59 Thinking Skills, Grades 3-4, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2002), p32 HS "Marta's Magnets" pg.40 HS "Little Grunt and the Big Egg" pg.214 100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need To Know series, Scholastic
use text logic flow and knowledge of word order (syntax) to infer and confirm word meaning (1-3)	Children's Illustrated Dictionary (DK) Wordly Wise 3000, Hodkinson and Adams Journeys of Wonder series, Harcourt Lollipop Logic Lessons 1-8, p. 6-18, Lessons 25-31, pp. 35-41, Lessons 40-41, p. 50-59 100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need To Know series, Scholastic Thinking Skills, Grades 3-4, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2002), p32 HS "Marta's Magnets" pg.40 HS "Little Grunt and the Big Egg" pg.214
Understand and identify basic synonyms and antonyms	Hidden Surprises series, Harcourt HS "Allie's Basketball Dream" pg.84 HS "The Stories Julian Tells" pg.244 HS "Centerfield Ballhawk" pg.308 JOW "The Armadillo from Amarillo" pg.318
Understand commonly used phrases and idioms.	100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need To Know series, Scholastic
Identify the main idea of a passage text.	SN T 14-15, 58-59, 96-97, 140-141, 188-189, 266-267, 306-307, 348-349, 398-399, 446-447 GRM iv-11
Use root words and other structural cues such as prefixes, suffixes and derivational endings to recognize words (3)	Wordly Wise 3000, Hodkinson and Adams HS "Arthur Writes a Story" pg.14 HS "Marta's Magnets" pg.40 HS "Allie's Basketball Dream" pg.84 HS "Little Grunt and the Big Egg" pg.214 HS "Centerfield Ballhawk" pg.308
use text logic and knowledge of word relations to infer and find the right words (1-3)	Children's Illustrated Dictionary (DK) 100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need To Know series, Scholastic Lollipop Logic Lessons 1-8, p. 6-18, Lessons 25-31, pp. 35-41, Lessons 40-41, p. 50-59 Thinking Skills, Grades 3-4, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2002), p32 Hidden Surprises series, Harcourt HS "Marta's Magnets" pg.40 HS "Little Grunt and the Big Egg" pg.214
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