Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words s2

Third Grade Reading Street (www.freidalewis.com ) 2014 Edition - Unit 3.1.1 When Charlie McButton Lost Power Genre: Narrative Poem Vocabulary Words: Spelling Words: 1. bat – a small animal 1. happen 2. battery – connected electric cells that produce a direct current 2. lettuce 3. blew – formed something by expelling air 3. basket 4. fuel – a source of energy that has been stored for later use 4. winter 5. plug – a connection on the end of a corded electrical device that is put into the wall to carry electricity 5. sister 6. term – a length of time 6. problem 7. vision – the ability to come up with new ideas 7. supper Amazing Words: 8. subject 1. reject – turn down or refuse 9. lesson 2. reaction – a response to something 10. spelling 3. cringed – shrink back in fear or with disapproval 11. napkin 4. plentiful – more than enough of something 12. collar 5. physical – connected to a person’s body 13. traffic 6. suitable – right for the occasion 7. appetizing – pleasing or appealing 14. suggest 8. grit – determined to do something even though it is hard 15. puppet Comprehension: Literary Elements, Background Knowledge 16. skillet Fluency: Accuracy Writing: Word Choice, Narrative Poem 17. picnic Spelling: Short Vowels; Syllables VC/CV 18. planet Grammar: Sentences 19. system Vocabulary: Homonyms, Context Clues

1 Media Literacy: News Report 20. pumpkin

Third Grade Reading Street (www.freidalewis.com ) 2014 Edition – Unit 3.1.2 What About Me? Genre: Fable Vocabulary Words: Spelling Words: 1. carpenter –someone whose work is building and repairing things made of 1. pennies wood 2. inches 2. carpetmaker – person who makes carpets and rugs for floors 3. knowledge – what you know 3. plants 4. marketplace – place where people meet to buy and sell things 4. families 5. merchant – someone who buys and sells goods for a living 5. bodies 6. plenty - a full supply 6. glasses 7. straying – wandering 7. wishes 8. thread – thin string made of strands of cotton, silk, wool, or nylon, spun and twisted together 8. pockets Amazing Words: 9. lists 1. barter – trade one thing for another 10. copies 2. peddler – someone who goes from place to place selling things 11. parties 3. expensive – cost a great deal of money 12. bunches 4. worthless – has little or no value 13. crashes 5. permanent – will last a long time 6. obvious – easy to understand or see 14. supplies 7. wilt – feel weak and less sure of oneself; to droop 15. pencils 8. lovely – very pretty 16. accidents 9. mania – an interest in something that gets to be too much and out of control

2 Comprehension: Sequence, Summarize 17. libraries Fluency: Rate Writing: Conventions, Fable 18. mysteries Spelling: Plurals –s, -es, -ies 19. carpenters Grammar: Subjects and Predicates 20. merchants Vocabulary: Compound Words, Word Structure Listening and Speaking: Description

Third Grade Reading Street (www.freidalewis.com ) 2014 Edition – Unit 3.1.3 Kumak’s Fish Genre: Tall Tale Vocabulary Words: Spelling Words: 1. gear – equipment needed for some purpose 1. using 2. parka – a jacket with a hood 2. getting 3. splendid – magnificent or grand 3. easiest 4. twitch – to move with a quick jerk 4. swimming 5. willow – a tree with tough slender branches 6. yanked – pulled or jerked 5. heavier Amazing Words: 6. greatest 1. brainstorm – a sudden, very good idea 7. pleased 2. design – a sketch, drawing, or plan from which you work 8. emptied 3. collaborate – work together to accomplish a goal 9. leaving 4. funds – sums of money set aside for a certain purpose 10. worried 5. amusement – fun or entertaining 11. strangest 6. announcement – a public statement 12. freezing 7. rehearsal – a practice that helps you prepare for a performance 8. admirable – in a way that is admired or respected 13. funniest 9. adequate – enough, or as much as is needed 14. angrier 10. enthusiasm – to have lots of excitement 15. shopped 3 Comprehension: Comprehension: Sequence, Visualize 16. included Fluency: Expression Writing: Organization, Thank-You Note 17. occurred Spelling: Base Words and Endings –ed, -ing, -er, -est 18. supplying Grammar: Declarative and Interrogative Sentences 19. scarier Vocabulary: Unknown Words, Dictionary/Glossary 20. happiest Listening and Speaking: Tell a Story

Third Grade Reading Street (www.freidalewis.com ) 2014 Edition – Unit 3.1.4 Supermarket Genre: Expository Text Vocabulary Words: Spelling Words: 1. laundr5y – clothes that need washing or are being washed 1. clean 2. section – part of a space 2. agree 3. shelves – flat surfaces for storage 4. spoiled – rotted, overripe 3. teeth 5. store – a business where shoppers buy items 4. dream 6. thousands – tens of hundreds 5. grain 7. traded – gave something away in exchange for something else 6. coach 8. variety – having many different kinds

4 Amazing Words: 7. display 1. exchange – to give it back and get another in its place 8. window 2. bargain – get for less than it usually costs 3. browse – to look and see what is there 9. shadow 4. budget – a plan for how you will save and spend money 10. cheese 5. hastily – done too quickly or carelessly 11. peach 6. compromise – in a disagreement, both sides give up a little of what they want to “meet in the middle” 12. braid 7. product – made in a factory or grown to be sold 13. Sunday 8. resource – something that can be used to meet a need 14. float 9. export – to send out of the country to be sold 15. thrown 10. import – to buy something from another country and bring it into this country to sell 16. entertain Comprehension: Compare and Contrast, Background Knowledge Fluency: Accuracy 17. complain Writing: Voice, Description 18. bleachers Spelling: Vowel Digraphs: ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow 19. willow Grammar: Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences Vocabulary: Multiple-Meaning Words, Context Clues 20. wheat Listening and Speaking:Panel Discussion Third Grade Reading Street (www.freidalewis.com ) 2014 Edition - Unit 3.1.5 My Rows and Piles of Coins Genre: Realistic Fiction Vocabulary Words: Spelling Words: 1. arranged - put things in a certain order 1. proud 2. bundles – things tied or wrapped together 2. shower 3. dangerously – not safely 3. hour 4. errands – short trips that you take to do something 5. excitedly –with strong, lively feelings 4. amount 6. steady – firmly fixed 5. voyage 7. unwrapped – opened 6. choice

5 8. wobbled – moved unsteadily from side to side; shook 7. avoid 8. thousand 9. prowl 10. employ 11. bounce Amazing Words: 12. poison 1. tempted – to entice to do something unwise, wrong, or immortal 13. annoy 2. amount – the total number of something 3. resist –to not give in 14. appoint 4. savings – the money you have saved 15. broil 5. consumer – anyone who buys and uses something 16. however 6. retail – the sale of goods in stores or shops 17. mountain 7. income – money you earn from doing work 18. coward 8. thrift shop – a place that sells secondhand clothes or appliances 19. turmoil 9. denomination – a unit of money such as a quarter or dollar bill 20. chowder 10. investor – someone who gives money in order to make money Comprehension: Author’s Purpose, Story Structure Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing and Punctuation Cues Writing: Sentences, Writing for Tests: Realistic Fiction Spelling: Vowel Diphthongs /ou/ spelled ou, ow; /oi/ spelled oi, oy Grammar: Compounds Sentences Vocabulary: Compound Sentences Listening and Speaking: Book Report