3rd Grade Worksheets - Week 7 of 36

Grade 3 - Week 7Subjects covered:

Composition:Writing Lesson 5: Alphabet BookWriting Lesson 6: Alphabet Book Sentences

Penmanship:Manuscript Writing Lesson 24 - F ReviewManuscript Writing Lesson 25 - G ReviewManuscript Writing Lesson 26 - H ReviewManuscript Writing Lesson 27 - I Review

Grammar:Grammar Lesson 30: Nouns, Verbs, and DiagrammingGrammar Lesson 31: Action VerbsGrammar Lesson 32: Sentence ReviewGrammar Lesson 33: Nouns and Proper Nouns ReviewGrammar Lesson 34: What Are They Doing?

Health:Health Unit 2: Healthy Habits - Lesson 1: CarbohydratesHealth Unit 2: Healthy Habits - Lesson 2: MineralsHealth Unit 2: Healthy Habits - Lesson 3: ProteinHealth Unit 2: Healthy Habits - Lesson 4: Vitamins

Math:Math Lesson 29: Writing Numbers 16: Standard Form + Math Lesson 29b: Quarters Review

+ Math Lesson 29c: Missing NumbersMath Lesson 30: Writing Numbers 17: Hundred Thousands + Math Lesson 30b: Borrowing Practice

+ Math Lesson 30c: Count the EggsMath Lesson 31: Writing Numbers 18: Place Value + Math Lesson 31b: Showing Parts

+ Math Lesson 31c: Algebra PracticeMath Lesson 32: Writing Numbers 19: Place Value + Math Lesson 32b: Mixed Operations With Borrowing

+ Math Lesson 32c: Show Time

Reading:Reading Lesson 25: Hanasaka JiisanReading Lesson 26: The Cherry TreeReading Lesson 27: A Thousand Pails of WaterReading Lesson 28: Fact or Opinion

Social Studies Travel:(Look at how people work togetherto make things happen.) Travel Japan: Lesson 5 - My House in JapanSocial Studies Lesson 21 - Community: Bananas Travel Japan: Lesson 6 - The Imperial FamilySocial Studies Lesson 22 - Community: At the Banana Farm Travel Japan: Lesson 7 - The Shamisen andSocial Studies Lesson 23 - Community: Reefer Ships Traditional Japanese Dance

Spelling:(words beginning with /scr/, /spl/, /spr/, /str/)List 7 - Spelling Lesson 1List 7 - Spelling Lesson 2List 7 - Spelling Lesson 3List 7 - Spelling Lesson 4List 7 - Spelling Lesson 5

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Grammar Lesson 30 - Nouns, Verbs, and Diagramming

Remember:A noun is the name of some - the name of a person, the name of a place, or thename of a thing.A verb, is what the noun is doing.

In each sentence, color the noun red and color the verb blue. (There will be onlyone noun and one verb in each sentence.) First find the noun. Then ask yourselfwhat the noun is doing. Whatever the noun is doing - that is the verb. Thendiagram the sentence*.

(1) The wind blew fast.

(2) The monkey jumped up and down.

(3) Run away, Callie!

(4) The water feels cold.

(5) Crystal wore red.

(6) Stand over there, George.

*Since diagramming is a new idea and we are only working on nouns and verbs, that is the only part of the sentence we will bediagramming - the nouns and verb. We will diagram other parts later.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Grammar Lesson 31 - Action Verbs

So far, we've been looking at action verbs - verbs that show the noun is doing something. Run, jump,swim, sing, paint - those are all action verbs. Let's look at some more action verbs.

A lion walks on padded paws;Squirrels leap from limb to limb.

A crab runs with two pinchy claws,And seals can dive and swim.

Some monkeys swing with twisty tailsHigh up in the trees,

And birds can spread their wins and sailOr hop on lawns with ease.

Boys and girls hop, too, you know.Kids all play games for fun.

Just like merry animals,They leap and prance and run.

Read the poem* on the first page. Then use action verbs from the poem to fill inthe blanks below.

(1) The lion _______________.

(2) Squirrels _______________.

(3) A crab _______________.

(4) Seals can _______________ and _______________.

(5) Monkeys _______________.

(6) Birds can _______________ their wings and _______________ amongthe treetops.

(7) Birds may also _______________ on the ground.

(8) Kids _______________ games for fun.

(9) They _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

*Lesson taken from page 42 of the "Exercises in English" Level C book by Loyola Press - 3441 North Ashland Avenue,Chicago, Illinois 60657 - www.loyolapress.org

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Grammar Lesson 32 - Sentence Review

Remember that s sentence has (1) a capital letter in the beginning.(2) a noun.(3) a verb.(4) some sort of punctuation at the end, like

a period /./ or a question mark /?/ or anexclamation point /!/.

Is it a sentence? Write yes or no.

(1) _______ Fish in the ocean

(2) _______ My drink has bubbles.

(3) _______ go clean your room.

(4) _______ Clara wanted more ice cream.

(5) _______ Mom went shopping

(6) _______ May Chris help?

(7) _______ Zeke took his dog for a walk.

(8) _______ The baby

(9) _______ Dad went to work

(10) ______ john forgot to bring his lunch.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Grammar Lesson 33 - Nouns and Proper Nouns Review

Read each sentence. Find the noun and the proper noun. Write the noun on theleft. Write the proper noun on the right.

Write the noun. Write the proper noun.

1 _______________ Jennifer walked to the store. _______________

2 _______________ John cooked a yummy dinner. _______________

3 _______________ My parakeet, Sweety, escaped. _______________

4 _______________ What kind of music do you like tolisten to, Danny?

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5 _______________ Philip rode on an elephant. _______________

6 _______________ The kids like to play at Mile Park. _______________

7 _______________ Dad works for Safeway. _______________

8 _______________ Glenwood is a nice place to live. _______________

9 _______________ Cecily, use your manners. _______________

10 _______________ I talked to Dale on the phone. _______________

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Grammar Lesson 34 - What Are They Doing?

*This activity is taken from: http://www.eslkidslab.com/worksheets/set3/actions/actions%20verbs%20crossword.pdf

Decide what the action verb in each sentence should be. Then write it in thecrossword puzzle on the other page.

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(1) They are _______________ TV. (6) She is _______________ quickly.

(2) He is _______________ a kite. (9) The boy is _______________ a burger.

(3) She is _______________ milk.

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(4) She is _______________ a book. (10) He is _______________ fast.

(5) He is _______________ fast.

(7) He is _______________ slowly.

(8) The dog is _______________.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Health - Unit 2 Healthy Habits - Lesson 1

CarbohydratesWhen you think about keeping your body healthy, one of the first things that probably comes toyour mind is the food you eat. And you're right; eating healthy food is important. But how do youknow which food is healthy and which food is not? Well, one way you can tell if a food is healthy isby looking at the nutrients inside it. Nutrients are materials (things) in the food that your body canuse to stay healthy.

One important nutrientyou can look for in yourfood is carbohydrates.Carbohydrates give yourbody lots of energy, whichyou need as you aregrowing up. Why do youthink you need so muchenergy? One reason isbecause your body needsenergy to work.

Think of any electricalappliance: a computer or alamp or a microwave. Dothey work withoutelectricity? Your bodycannot work withoutenergy either, but sinceyou can't plug yourself in,you take in food rich incarbohydrates instead andthey give you energy.

Carbohydrates also giveyour body energy forother important things,things like growing andplaying and moving. The

energy helps your brain to work and your ears to hear and your heart to pump.

Some good tasting foods that are high (or have a lot of) carbohydrates are beans, peas, corn, rice,crackers, potatoes, oatmeal, bread, tortillas, and pasta. Do any of these sound yummy to you?

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________


MineralsMinerals are another important nutrient you can look for in foods that are good for your body.Minerals help your muscles to work right and they help your nerve pathways to function so that yourbrain can use them to send messages all over your body.

Let's look at some important minerals now:

Calcium: Calcium is extremely important for keeping your bones strong and healthy. All the whileyou are growing, yourbones are changing fromcartilage to regular bonematerial, and they needcalcium to help themmake those changes.Even after you finishgrowing, your bones willstill need calcium if theyare to stay strong.Calcium also makes yourheart beat regularly,makes your teeth strongand helps you to buildmuscles. It is found infoods like milk, cheeseand yogurt, fish (likesardines, herring, and

salmon), soybeans (and things made with soybeans like soy milk), and vegetables like kale, bok choy,and greens (beet, collard, mustard, and turnip).

Phosphorus: Phosphorus works hand in hand with calcium to makes your bones and teeth strong.The trick with phosphorus is to eat the same amount of phosphorus as calcium. The reason this istricky is because most people eat too much phosphorus because it is in everything. (Soda isespecially high in phosphorus.) It is best if you get phosphorus from natural foods, like peanutbutter, bananas, beans, oatmeal, spinach, avocados, peas, lentils and bread.

Iron: Iron is very important because it helps your blood and muscles to be strong. When people donot have enough iron, they feel tired and grumpy and sometimes they have trouble breathing. Theymay even feel bored a lot. To get enough iron, you should eat foods like beef and pork, apricots,beans, potatoes, peas, raisins, sardines (fish), prunes or prune juice, and blackstrap molasses.

There are many more minerals than what are listed here and all of them are important. Withoutminerals, your body would not work right.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________


ProteinProtein is another veryimportant nutrient foryou to take into yourbody. Why is that?Well, your hair, skin,nails and muscles aremostly made of out ofprotein. Your bones aremade out of a lot ofprotein too. That iswhy proteins, which arenutrients needed tohelp build, grow andrepair cells, arenecessary for you toeat.

Where does protein come from? Plant protein comes from three groups of food. The(1st) first group of food is legumes, like beans, peas, peanuts and soy. The (2nd) group isnuts and seeds, like sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or walnuts. The (3rd) group is grains,like wheat, oats, pasta, and corn. You may also get protein from animal sources, like fish,chicken, meat, and eggs.

Not all proteins are complete so it is a good idea to mix proteins together. For exampleyou could eat peanut butter on a slice of bread (combines two proteins). Or you could eata slice of pepperoni pizza (combines three proteins). Or you could eat chicken with riceand peas (combines three proteins). Native peoples in the Americas always did this byeating combinations of food, like tacos (corn tortilla with meat) and beans. You can learnto do this too.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________


VitaminsLike carbohydrates, minerals and proteins, vitamins are necessary nutrients for you to take in if youwant to be healthy. They do this by helping your body to absorb or process proteins, carbohydratesand fats. They give you energy and make you feel good, and they make your body work in just theright way. Let's look at a few vitamins to see how this happens:

Vitamin A: helps you togrow, helps you to fightinfection, helps your eyes,your bones and your teeth

Vitamin D: helps yourbones and teeth, helpsyour body to absorbcalcium, and makes yournerve pathways work right

Vitamin E: helps yourblood and muscles, andheals up scars

Vitamin K: helps yourblood to clot

Vitamin C: helps your bodyto heal, fights infections,makes your veins stronger,and helps your body toabsorb iron

B Vitamins (such as B1, B2, B6, B12, Folate, and Niacin): helps you to feel happy, give youenergy, helps you to grow, gives you a good appetite, helps your muscles, is good for your eyes andskin, helps your body to fight diseases and infections, and is good for helping to make more cells

Some people think that all you need to do to get enough vitamins is to take a vitamin pill, but is thatgood enough? No, it is not. And some people will try to trick you into thinking their food, likebreakfast cereal or chips, is good for you because they added some vitamins to their product. Butjust because they add some vitamins does not make it good for you.

Vitamins need to be eaten in the food that they came from, which means eating lots of fruits,vegetables, beans, nuts and grains. This is because fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and grains arebalanced. They have just the right amount of vitamins in them, mixed with just the right amount ofminerals and proteins and carbohydrates to help your body use those vitamins. Make sure you eatplenty of these each day.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Manuscript Writing Lesson 24 - F Review

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Manuscript Writing Lesson 25 - G Review

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Manuscript Writing Lesson 26 - H Review

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Manuscript Writing Lesson 27 - I Review

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Writing Numbers 29 - Standard Form

Write each number in standard form. Watch those commas!

thirty-two thousand, nine hundred twenty-one ____________________

sixty-eight thousand, one hundred ____________________

eighty-eight thousand, one hundred one ____________________

ninety-two thousand ____________________

ninety-two thousand, two ____________________

fifty-four thousand, three hundred sixty-nine ____________________

ten thousand ____________________

fifteen thousand, four hundred sixteen ____________________

seventy-two thousand, sixteen ____________________

ninety thousand, one hundred thirty-three ____________________

twenty-one thousand, two hundred twenty-eight ____________________

forty-six thousand, three hundred five ____________________

twelve thousand, five hundred eighty-seven ____________________

forty-five thousand, six hundred thirteen ____________________

Math Lesson 29b: Quarters Review

Write how much money is in each section.





Math Lesson 29c: Missing Numbers

How do you find a missing number? There is a trick to finding missing numbers. (1)First, figure out whether it an addition (+) problem or a subtraction (-) problem.Then do the opposite. For example, look at the problem below. 2 + ___ = 3. Thatis an addition problem. You can tell because you see a plus sign (+). To find themissing number, then, you will do the opposite: you will subtract (-). Do this: 3 - 2.What is the answer? ----- So the missing number is 1. That's an easy trick, isn'tit?

2 + ___ = 3

Write the missing number.

2 + ___ = 5 ___ + 3 = 4

4 + ___ = 4 ___ - 4 = 4

___ - 3 = 2 0 + ___ = 0

___ + 2 = 7 ___ - 1 = 6

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Writing Numbers 30 - Hundred Thousands

Look at this number: 321,000. Notice the 321 at the beginning of the number.Because all those numbers are in the thousand's place and the ten thousand's placeand the hundred thousand's place, when we read it we read it as three hundredtwenty-one thousand.

If the number were 321,492, we would read it as:

three hundred twenty-one thousand, four hundred ninety-two

Write the numbers. Remember NOT to write the word "and". Also, rememberthat a comma goes in between the number in the thousand's place and thehundred's place.

321,492 _______________________________________________________

534, 138 _______________________________________________________

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673,255 _______________________________________________________

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160,372 _______________________________________________________

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228,837 _______________________________________________________

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Math Lesson 30b: Borrowing Practice

Subtract. Remember to borrow from your neighbor.

2 5- 1 6

6 3- 2 4

4 2- 1 8

9 8- 3 9

4 1- 2 8

2 5- 8

3 0- 2 6

7 5- 4 6

Write numbers in order from the least to the greatest.

(4) 1,063 1,247 967 6,465 2,405 3,100

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(5) 2,400 2,300 2,100 2,600 2,200 2,500

_______ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

(6) 10,450 6,413 13,201 11,325 12,800 2,065

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Math Lesson 30c: Count the Eggs

Look at the picture very carefully.

How many eggs are in this nest? _____

How many eggs have hatched? _____

How many eggs still need to hatch? _____

As we go throughout our day every day, there willbe many times when we are looking at parts ofthings. For example, look at these eggs. Thiscarton can hold 12 eggs, but 2 eggs got taken outand 10 eggs are left in the carton.

So 2 out of the 12 eggs are out of thecarton. And 10 of the 12 eggs are still in thecarton.

How would you write 2 out of 12?

And how would you write 10 out of 12?

Can you come up with some ideas of how to write numbers like that? Do it any wayyou like because these are your ideas. Show your ideas in the box below and we willtalk about your great ideas later.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Writing Numbers 31 - Place Value

Write each number on the place value chart. Don't forget to put the comma in thethousand's place.

Millions HundredThousands

TenThousands

Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

433,101 4 3 3, 1 0 1

23,451

100

113,406

203,818

951,357

17,003

47

5,050

Math Lesson 31b: Showing Parts

Remember how you came up with some great ideas to show parts of eggs? I reallyliked your ideas. Now I want to show you how most people write parts.

They do it with a line —.

Here's how it works.

Under the line you write how many parts in all. For example, in the picture thereare 12 eggs in all. So, you would write 12 under the line like this.

On top of the line you write just the parts you are thinking of. For example if youare thinking of the two eggs that are out of the carton you would write 2 over 12.If you were thinking of the ten eggs that are still in the carton, you would write 10over 12.

Why don't you give it a try.

How many children are in this picture in all? Write that UNDER the line.

Now let's look at part of the children. Tell how many of the children are boys.Write how many children in all UNDER the line. Write how many boys there are onTOP of the line.

Good job.

Now see if you can show how many girls there are:

number of girls --->

children in all --->

Math Lesson 31c: Algebra Practice

Add and subtract. Remember to work from left to right.

15 + 4 - 10 = ____

3 - 1 + 12 = ____

15 + 10 - 16 = ____

16 - 8 - 3 = ____

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Writing Numbers 32 - Place Value

Write the words for each number.

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Math Lesson 32b: How Much Money?

How much money is this? $ ___ . ______

How much money is this?

$ ___ . ______

How much money is this?

$ ___ . ______

How much money do you see here?

$ ___ . ______

Math Lesson 32c: Show Time

Choose the correct time:

4:05

4:01

1:04

Choose the correct time:

10:12

10:00

12:50

Draw the hands on each clock to show the correct time.

6:00 6:20 6:55

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Reading Lesson 25 -Hanasaka Jiisan*

Once upon a time in a remote village in Japan there lived an honest old man and hiswife.

One day, when the old man was out plowing his field, a little white puppy camerunning toward him, crying. The puppy had run away from the neighbors, who livedin the next field over, because he had been mistreated by the greedy old neighborman and his wife.

"Oh, you poor thing," exclaimed the nice old man. He took the puppy in and namedhim Shiro, which means "white" in Japanese.

The old man and his wife loved Shiro very much. Shiro, in turn, became devoted tothe old couple and helped the old man with his work in the field every day.

Shiro ate and ate and quickly grew into a big dog.

*Japanese folktale and pictures taken from http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/hanasaka/hanasaka01.html.

One day Shiro led the old man up a nearby mountain. When they reached the top,Shiro barked, "Arf! Arf! Dig here! Arf! Arf!" The old man began to dig in theground and, to his amazement, sparkling gold coins started pouring up from theground.

But then a terrible thing happened. The greedy old neighbor man heard about thegolden coins. "Let me borrow Shiro!" he cried and then he grabbed Shiro andforced the dog to take him and his wife to the mountain.

"Where's the gold?" the mean neighbor man demanded when they reached the top.

Frightened, Shiro began to whimper.

"Ah, so it is here," said the neighbor man, and he began to dig. But instead of goldcoins, garbage began to pour out from the ground.

"How dare you!" exclaimed the old man. And, furious, he and his wife killed Shiro.

When the honest old couple found out about this, they were overcome with grief.They decided to dig a grave for Shiro. Upon burying Shiro, a sapling sprouted fromthe ground above his grave. By the next day it had grown into a towering tree.

"Shiro liked steamed rice cakes," recalled the old man. "Let's make some and totake to his grave."

He chopped down the tree that had sprung from Shiro's graveand made a mortar. Then he and his wife began to prepare therice cakes. As the old man pounded the rice into the mortar, itturned into gold coins.

When the greedy old couple learned about this, they rushedover. "Give us that mortar," they demanded.

Stealing the mortar, they returned to their house and began to make rice cakes.When they pounded the rice, however, it turned into black mud right before theireyes.

"What on earth?" cried the greedy old man. Furious, he took an axe and choppedthe mortar to pieces. Then he tossed the pieces of wood into the stove andburned them.

The honest man was disheartened. He gathered up the ashes from the mortar, putthem in a box, and carried the box carefully back to his house.

"Let's sprinkle these ashes over the field and grow the radishes that Shiro lovedto much." When the old man sprinkled the ashes, a wind swirled up and blew theashes into a dead tree. Amazingly the dead tree began to bloom beautiful cherryblossoms. He then went and happily sprinkled ashes onto one dead tree afteranother, each thereafter bloomed brilliant cherry flowers.

News of the old man's miracle reached the town and, before long, even the kinghad heard. The king promptly sent for the man.

The old man was brought to the king carry his box of ashes. "Now I'll make theflowers bloom." He sprinkle the ashes onto the nearby trees and immediatelybeautiful white cherry flowers appeared.

"Splendid!" exclaimed the king, who was very pleased. "Well done. You are thegreatest flower bloomer in all of Japan. You will be rewarded."

At that moment, the greedy old man came running, carrying leftover ashes whichhe had gathered from the stove. "Wait! I am the greatest flower bloomer inJapan," he claimed. With that, he began to sprinkle his ashes. Instead of creatingflowers, however, the ashes flew into the eyes and hose of the king.

"You impudent man!" the king stormed and promptly threw the greedy man intoprison.

Answer the questions.

(1) Was this story prose or poetry? ___________________________________

(2) Was this story fantasy or reality? _________________________________

(3) What does Shiro mean in Japanese? ________________________________

(4) What things did the neighbor do that showed that he was greedy?

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(5) Honor means "to show respect to someone". How did the honest man showhonor to Shiro while he was alive?

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(6) How did the honest man show honor to Shiro after he died?

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Reading Lesson 26 -The Cherry Tree

What is the title of this poem? ______________________________________

Who is the poet? ________________________________________________

Write down the words that rhyme. ___________________________________

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Reading Lesson 27 - A Thousand Pails of Water*

by Ronald Roy

*Story may be found in 'Houghton Mifflin Literary Readers Book 2", pages 57-65, © 1989 by Houghton Mifflin Company ormay be purchased as a stand-alone book at http://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Pails-Water-Ron-Roy/dp/0394837525.

Answer the questions.

(1) Was this story a poem or was this prose? ____________________________

(2) Do you think this story was a realistic story or a fantasy story? ___________

Why do you say that? __________________________________________

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(3) What do you suppose was the moral of the story? ______________________

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(4) Fact and Opinion.A fact is something you can't argue with. For example, suppose you look up at thesky and see that it is blue. It's not pink or green or purple. It is blue. You knowit's blue. You can see that it's blue. Therefore, the sky being blue is a fact.

An opinion is a feeling or thought. For example, suppose you are looking at the skyand you tell your friend: "I love sunny, warm days like this; they're the best!" butyour friend says: "I hate them. I only like cloudy, gloomy days. Sunny days areboring." You are both expressing an opinion. Is one of you right and the other onewrong? -----You are both just expressing your feelings. It's okay to feel differentways about things. You don't have to feel the same way.

Suppose you and your aunt go to a pizzeria and the waiter brings a nice hot pizzafresh from the oven. It is a fact that the pizza is hot. In fact it is very hot; itjust got out of the oven!

Now suppose that the waiter brought you the wrong pizza. It is a pineapple pizza,but you ordered pepperoni. (That is a fact, too.) Right away your aunt tells thewaiter to take the pizza away and bring the pepperoni pizza. You are disappointed.

"But I love pineapple pizza. It's my favorite," you tell your aunt. But your auntsays: "Ugh. It's disgusting. Yuck!" Did your aunt and you state a fact or expressan opinion? ----- Discuss how you know that.

Why did the father and grandfather hunt for whales? _____________________

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Is that a fact or an opinion? ________________________________________

What was the little boy's opinion of whale hunting? _______________________

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How could you tell? _______________________________________________

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Reading Lesson 28 - Fact or Opinion*

When you read, you need to know the difference between statements of fact andstatements that tell an author's opinion. A statement of fact tells something thatcan be proved true or false. You can check it by reading, observing, or asking anexpert. A statement of opinion tells how a person feels, believes, or thinks. Thesestatements cannot be proved true or false.

Statements of opinion may sound like facts because at first they seem to be true.It's important to know the difference when you are looking for information,because an opinion may change from one person to another, but facts do notchange.

* Lesson taken from Compensation Plus Level C, by Dr. Diane Lapp and Dr. James Flood, © 2001 by Modern Curriculum Press -An imprint of Pearson Learning, 299 Jefferson Road, P.O. Box 480, Parsnippany, NJ 07054-0480 - www.pearsonlearning.com

Read about the author E. B.White. Look for statementsof fact and statements ofopinion.

Have you ever read a bookabout a spider namedCharlotte? Have you everseen a movie about a mouse

who is a member of a human family? Both stories were written by E. B. White.

E. B. White was born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1899. He wrote many booksfor adults, but most people know him for his children's books -- Charlotte's Web,Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan.

When E. B. White was a boy, he kept pigeons, lizards, turtles, and dogs as pets.Later he wrote stories about animals.

Children today still love his stories. E. B. White will always be remembered as oneof America's best writers for children.

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Write F on the line for each statement of fact.Write O for each statement of opinion.

____ E. B. White will always be remembered as one of America's best writers forchildren.

____ E. B. White was born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1899.

____ E. B. White wrote Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of theSwan.

____ Children today still love his stories.

Read the book report on this page, then turn to the next page and answer thequestions.

(1) Why do you think the writer would want to be Stuart Little's friend?

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(2) Do you think you would like to read this book? Tell your opinion. Explain why orwhy not.

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(3) Read each statement about the book report.Write fact or opinion next to each one.

_____________ A book about a mouse who acts like a boy is funny.

_____________ Stuart's mother saves the bird and nurses it back to health.

_____________ Stuart sails a boat in a pond.

_____________ Stuart Little is very brave.

_____________ Stuart and Margalo are friends.

_____________ The book's ending is not very good.

_____________ Stuart lives in an apartment.

_____________ Everyone would want to be Stuart's friend.

_____________ Stuart leaves home to search for Margalo.

_____________ Stuart Little is a book children can enjoy.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

Social Studies 21 - Community - Bananas

Do you like bananas? -----

Bananas first start out on a banana farm. Bananas grow on plants. The plants aretall and they have a big stalk in the middle, kind of like trees. In fact many peoplethink they are trees, but they are not. They really are plants.

When the bananas are still very green and not even ripe yet, the farmers pickthem. They pick them green because if they waited until they turned yellow, thebugs would get to them. So they pick them while they are still green.

You can see in the picture that many bananas grow together on a plant. After thefarmers pick the banana bunches, they must cut them into smaller bunches andthen wash the bananas to make sure there is no dirt or bugs on them.

When the bananas are clean andready, they are put into boxes andloaded onto a special boat called areefer ship. A reefer ship is aship that has cold refrigeratorsfor things that could go bad easily,like bananas. When bananas arekept very cold, they stay freshlonger.

Watch "Banana Farm to Port" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv8MwXwjhGs

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Social Studies 22 - Community - At the Banana Farm

Watch "Harvesting Banana" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l7sak6Vlq8. Payattention to all the different things the banana farm workers do.

Tell about some of the jobs banana workers must do.

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Social Studies 23 - Community - Reefer Ships

A reefer ship is a ship with gigantic refrigerators in it. The gigantic refrigeratorsare for perishable things. Perishable means it could go bad easy. Have you everseen a piece of fruit or a piece of meat with flies all over it or mold? ----- It'spretty nasty, isn't it? ----- If something perishes, it means that it died or wasdestroyed. We don't want our food to perish, do we? -----

When we go to the store, we want to buy freshfood. For example, we don't want to buy old,nasty bananas, do we? ----- No, we want to buyfresh, pretty-looking bananas. Old nasty bananasdon't taste good. But fresh bananas taste good.When bananas are put into a very coldrefrigerator on a reefer ship, they stay freshlonger. And we like fresh bananas.

On some reefer ships, banana boxes are loaded inthese gigantic refrigerators. On other reeferships, banana boxes have already been loaded intorefrigerated cargo containers. A refrigeratedcargo container is a cargo container that has beenturned into a big refrigerator inside. The cargocontainer is then loaded onto the reefer ship andthe reefer ship takes it to wherever the bananasneed to go.

Watch "Banana and Pineapples Journey From Farm to Store" athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBcyDIhbNes.

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Spelling List 7 - Lesson 1

scr words - scrap, scrubbed, scratchspl words - splash, splatter, splinterspr words - spray, spring, sprinklesstr words - stray, street, strap

Write each word one time.

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DECODE YOUR SPELLING WORDS.

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sPFING

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sPlATTEF

sPFAy

sTFAP

sPlAsH

sCFATCH

sPlINTEF

sPFINklEs

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American Sign Language Finger Alphabet

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WORD BANKscrap splash spray stray scrubbed splatterspring street scratch splinter sprinkles strap

Write each word in its proper column.

WORDS WITH 5 LETTERS WORDS WITH 6 LETTERS WORDS WITH 7 LETTERS

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WORDS WITH 8 LETTERS WORDS WITH 9 LETTERS

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WORD BANKscrap splash spray stray scrubbed splatterspring street scratch splinter sprinkles strap

Complete each word by writing scr, spl, spr, or str.

___ ___ ___ ubbed ___ ___ ___ ap

___ ___ ___ ing ___ ___ ___ atch

___ ___ ___ atter ___ ___ ___ ay

___ ___ ___ eet ___ ___ ___ ay

___ ___ ___ ap ___ ___ ___ ash

___ ___ ___ inter ___ ___ ___ inkles

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Travel Japan - Lesson 5My House in Japan

Watch "Japan: My House in Japan" on amazon.com:http://www.amazon.com/Japan-My-House-In/dp/B005PB4HWG

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Travel Japan - Lesson 6The Imperial Family

Meet the Imperial family of Japan. There are 22 members of the Imperial family,but only 10 are in this picture. In the center is Emperor Taishō and his wifeEmpress Teimei.

To the left of the Emperor is his son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Crown PrinceNaruhito will be the next Emperor of Japan after his father is gone. Crown PrinceNaruhito is married to Crown Princess Masako. They have one daughter. She issitting in between them. Her name is Princess Aiko.

To the right of the Empress is Prince Akishino (who is the second oldest son of theEmperor and Empress) and his wife Princess Kiko and their son, little PrinceHisahito. Little Prince Hisahito was the first boy born to the royal family in 40years! That little prince will someday become Emperor of Japan after his UncleCrown Prince Naruhito is gone. Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko also have two

daughters. Their daughters are standing behind the Emperor and Empress. Theirnames are Princess Mako (the older) and Princess Kako (the younger).

The Imperial family of Japan does not actually rule Japan. Other governmentpeople do that. But the Imperial family does do some very important things. Theyparticipate in special ceremonies. They give out awards. They visit people in areasthat were hit by earthquakes.

They also help Japan to be friends with other countries of the world. For example,look at this picture. Here you see Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako,and little Princess Aiko. They are in the Netherlands, visiting King Willem-Alexander, the king's wife Máxima, and two of the king's daughters: PrincessCatharina-Amalia and Princess Ariane. (Princess Aiko and Princess Catharina-Amalia are holding hands.) Because of the nice visit, now these two countries canbe friends with each other.

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Travel Japan - Lesson 7The Shamisen and Traditional Japanese Dance

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The picture on the left is a photograph of aShamisen. It is an instrument that is built like aguitar, but it only has three strings and it soundsvery different. Listen to a man play the shamisennow. Watch "Shamisen - A Japanese Three-Stringed Instrument" on YouTube at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJrMA3zJ5o

The shamisen is a traditional instrument. Thatmeans it is a very old instrument. People haveplayed it for thousands of years.

The shamisen is sometimes played by itself and sometimes with traditional (or old) dances.You can see a picture of an old/traditional dance at the top of the page. The dancers wearkimonos (traditional clothing). And traditional Japanese dances usually tell a story. Watcha traditional dance on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gsdYS1DTkI. Listenfor the shamisen while you are watching.

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Writing Lesson 5: Alphabet Book

Today you will begin writing an alphabet book for little kids, to help teach themtheir letters.

Here are the steps you will take to make the book:

(1) Pick one word for each letter. The word must begin with that letter. Forexample, you might pick apple for the letter A.

(2) Write a sentence for each word. (Make sure your sentence starts with acapital letter, that it has a noun and a verb, and that it ends withpunctuation.) For example, you might write: "A is for apple that I like toeat."

(3) Draw a picture for each or your sentences.

(4) For each picture, write the sentence that matches it somewhere on thepage.

(5) Make a cover and a title page.

(6) Make and end page (or the end of the book).

Let's start with step one. Write one word for each letter. Since you will bedrawing a picture of it in step 3, make sure that it is something you can draw apicture of. For example, for the letter A, it would be easy to draw a picture of anapple or an airplane, but it would not be easy to draw a picture of the word and. Sochoose your words carefully. If you get stuck on a letter, you may use a dictionaryto help you.

A NB OC PD QE RF SG TH UI VJ WK XL YM Z

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Writing Lesson 6: Alphabet Book Sentences

Let's keep working on your alphabet book. You will need to work on the next steptoday, which is to write a sentence for each of the words you chose. Remembertwo things: (1) Every sentence starts with a capital letter, has a noun and a verb,and ends with punctuation. (2) You are going to be drawing a picture of eachsentence, so make your sentence a good one.

Okay. You can do this!

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