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Unit 3
Overview Word Wall Words

Unit 3 Review Activity Unit 3 Genre Review

Printable Skill Posters
from Caren Laundree

Phonics Transparencies
Ashley McCollum

Spelling Games
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Spelling City. com
(Follow the above link. Scroll down to find the correct list on the page.)
Teri Bittof-Ross

Parent Newsletters
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Questions of the Day
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Daily Fix-It
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

"Smiley" Vocabulary
By Arthur Keefe
Unit 3

Powerpoint Presentations

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
The Gardener Jennifer Greeson	Pushing Up the Sky Jennifer Greeson	Night Letters Jennifer Greeson	A Symphony of Whales Jennifer Greeson	Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks Jennifer Greeson
	Pushing Up the Sky Jana Baker	Night Letters Jana Baker	Day 1 Presentation Day 2 Presentation Day 3 Presentation Day 4 Presentation Day 5 Presentation By Donna Bell	Volcanoes Jana Baker
	Author's Purpose Submitted by Tiffany Sutterfield
	Misspell to Mispronounce Word Ladder Mary Beth Yahner

Word Documents

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Scavenger Hunts The Gardener Jennifer Greeson	Scavenger Hunts Pushing Up the Sky Jennifer Greeson	Scavenger Hunts Night Letters Tara Stortzum	Scavenger Hunts A Symphony of Whales Jennifer Greeson	Scavenger Hunts Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks Jennifer Greeson
				Volcanoes Barbara Black This scavenger hunt has text boxes so that students can type their answers on a computer and then print them out.
				Comprehension Questions Volcanoes p. 386-389 Volcanoes p. 390-393 Tara Stortzum
Ten Important Sentences Jennifer Hall	Ten Important Sentences Jennifer Hall	Ten Important Sentences Jennifer Hall	Ten Important Sentences Jennifer Hall	Ten Important Sentences Jennifer Hall
Spelling Test Jennifer Hall	Spelling Test Jennifer Hall	Spelling Test Jennifer Hall	Spelling Test Jennifer Hall	Spelling Test Jennifer Hall
The Gardener Study Guide Lynn Hobby	Pushing Up the Sky Study Guide Lynn Hobby	Night Letters Study Guide Lynn Hobby	A Symphony of Whales Study Guide Lynn Hobby	Volcanoes Study Guide Lynn Hobby

Spelling for Third Grade
Michelle Strange

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
The Gardener	Pushing Up the Sky	Night Letters	A Symphony of Whales	Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks
Spelling Activity	Spelling Activity	Spelling Activity	Spelling Activity	Spelling Activity
Spelling ABC order	Spelling ABC order	Spelling ABC order	Spelling ABC order	Spelling ABC order
Spelling Lists	Spelling List	Spelling List	Spelling List	Spelling List
Spelling Test

Related Links
(Third grade teachers, please email Kristi Waltke at waltkek@k12tn.net with any teacher resource that you would like included on the third grade website. Your name and contribution will be linked to this page and your co-teachers will be appreciative.)

Internet Sites to Support Stories

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
The Gardener	Pushing Up the Sky	Night Letters	A Symphony of Whales	Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks
Helping Plants Grow Well	Native Americans on Brain Pop	Humans and the Environment on Brain Pop	Underwater World on Brain Pop	Volcanoes on Brain Pop
The Great Depression on Brain Pop	Galileo Galilei on Brain Pop	A Walk in the Woods	Beluga Whales National Geographic	Discovery.com's Interactive Volcanoes Website
Plants and Animals in the local environment	Native American Photo Gallery	Between the Lions Synonym Sam's Lab	Whales on the Net	Genre Powerpoint For Unit 3 Stories
Professor Garfield's Reading Ring		Between the Lions Word Play
		Between the Lions Flood! Requires students to sort similar books.

Resources from Tracy Wunch

The Gardener	Pushing Up the Sky	Night Letters	A Symphony of Whales	Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks
Reading Response	Reading Response	Reading Response	Reading Response	Reading Response
	Reading Response Challenge
Sequence	Sequence	Sequence	Sequence	Sequence
Rivet Vocabulary		Rivet Vocabulary	Rivet Vocabulary	Rivet Vocabulary
Cloze Paragraph	Cloze Paragraph	Cloze Paragraph	Cloze Paragraph	Cloze Paragraph
Locate a Sentence	Locate a Sentence	Locate a Sentence	Locate a Sentence
Gardening with Grandpa Reading Response	The Elk Hunters Reading Response	Paws and Claws Reading Response	Rescuing Stranded Whales Reading Response	Do Animals Have a Sixth Sense? Reading Response
Tulips for Annie Reading Response	Pictures in the Sky Reading Response	First Year Reading Response	A Day With Dogs Reading Response	Mount Saint Helens Reading Response
Nicky's Meadow Reading Response	Star Tracks Reading Response	Follow Me Reading Response	Whales and Other Animal Wonders Reading Response	Earth Movement Reading Response