A Word a Day

Grade 3Week 10

DAY 1

statement

Say the Word

statement

statementnoun

You make a statement when you tell about or explain something.

statement

Everyone waited for the president to make a

statement about the peace agreement.

Which of the following are statements?

• “Can we go?”• “I don’t like spinach.”• “My favorite color is red.”• “I have a new babysitter.”• “Would like some ice cream?”

Make a statement about what you like best in school. ?

Then ask someone else to make a statement.

statement

DAY 2

charity

Say the Word

charity

charitynoun

A charity is a group that collects money or things to help needy people.

charity

The children gave some toys to a charity that sends them to sick children.

Which of the following might a charity do?

• pay for poor children’s operations• give money to rich, famous people• give homeless families a warm place to sleep• cook meals for people who have nothing to

eat• hold a contest to see who is the most talented

singer

charityIf you could organize people to give things to a charity, what would you want to collect, and which charity would you give those things too?

charity

DAY 3

disposable

Say the Word

disposable

disposableadjective

Something is disposable if you can throw it away after using it.

disposable

It’s better for the environment to clean up spills

with cloth towels instead of disposable paper towels.

Which of the following are disposable?

What do you have in your lunch that’s disposable?

What do you have that can be reused?

Do you think it is better for our planet to use disposable or reusable things?

disposable

DAY 4

ancient

Say the Word

ancient

ancientadjective

If something is ancient, it is extremely old.

ancient

The king wore an ancient crown that had been handed down in his family for generations.

ancient

Which of these might be displayed in a museum

of ancient history?• a fossil• a computer game• a solar-powered car• an Egyptian mummy• Stones from a temple built 6,000 years ago

What is something ancient you have seen? Where did you see it?

ancient

Review Week 10

statement ~ charity ~ disposable ~ ancient

• You might donate used clothes and toys to one.

• You could use this word to describe paper towels and paper napkins.

• You could use this word to describe fossils.• This is not a question, but it is something you

might say or write.

statement ~ charity ~ disposable ~ ancient

• The presidential candidate mad a ______ about healthcare.

• The bristlecone pine tree is an ______ species that can live for thousands of years.

• We took some _________ paper napkins on our picnic.

• This _______ saves animals during disasters such as wildfires and floods.

statement ~ charity ~ disposable ~ ancient

• throw away, paper towels, paper cups, tissues• dinosaur fossils, redwood forests, extremely

old• helps needy people, collects donations, Red

Cross• express ideas and feelings, say something,

declaration

TRUE or FALSE

• Charities are businesses like grocery stores.• The principal of a school might make a

statement about the playground rules.• Most disposable items are only used once.• Human beings lived on Earth during ancient

times.

WORD a DAY WEEK 10

1. You are ready for your vocabulary test!Place your name on your paper.

2. Hand it in when you are finished.3. Read your anthology book for accuracy when

finished.4. DO YOUR BEST!