Thursday, August 7, 2014

Forces Of Change


3rd Grade Lesson Plan 
Week 1 Day 1

Science
3 Forces That Change Landforms 

Earthquakes
 Volcanoes
 Glaciers
Mountain
Mountain
Carve Out the Land
Valley
Islands
Valley
River
Use Lava
Ice builds on top



Glaciers
 Glaciers Iceberg TimeLapse - Moving, Colliding, Falling, Floating, Melting Ice!



 The Spangler Effect- Glacier Gak Season 01 Episode 19

Earthquakes


Volcanoes



Fairy Tales Word List 
Naughty
Once upon a time
The End
Cruelly
Stepsisters
Villian
Main Character
Character– A person in a novel, play, or movie.
Theme– Every fairy tale has a theme or message.

-What problems does the main character face?
-How does he or she solve these problems?
-What happens to the characters that causes the problems?
-What is a lesson that can be learned from this tale?

Suggested Reading list
Jack And The Beanstalk
Cinderella
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Little Red Riding Hood
Frozen

(Or Movie with Subtitles)
*Then, ask questions throughout or at the end of the movie/book.

Synonyms are______.
  1. Words that have opposite meanings
  2. Words that have similar meanings
  3. Monsters

Examples
Start, go, begin
Chilly, cold, cool, frosty
Small, tiny, petite, little, teeny, miniature

Which pair of words are synonyms or are not synonyms?

Above / Over
Angry / Mad
Noisy / Quiet
Bad / Good
Below / Under
Nice / Kind
Lose / Win

Match the synonyms from the words to the right to each word in the first column.

Afraid
See
Leap
Scared
Big
Fix
Happy
Small
Throw
Toss
See
Leap

Big
Fix
Happy
Small
Throw
Look
See
Leap

Big
Fix
Happy
Small

Repair

Leap

Big
Fix
Happy
Small

Jump

Leap

Big

Happy
Small

Glad



Big

Happy
Small

Large



Big


Small

Tiny






Small


Why are Synonyms important? 
They make a story and reading more interesting

Original Story:
Carlos and Lucas had a big day ahead of them.
They both joined a big potato sack race.
Then, they sat on a big seesaw.
By the end of the day, they were so tired that they ate a big lunch and a took a big nap.

New Story:
Carlos and Lucas had a/an  ___________ day ahead of them.
They both joined a/an  ____________ potato sack race.
Then, they sat on a/an ____________ seesaw.
By the end of the day, they were so tired that they ate a/an ____________ lunch and took a/an ____________ nap.

Word Bank
Enormous
Giant
Huge
Gigantic
Massive
Immense
Colossal


THE END...