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A Word a Day. Grade 3 Week 10. DAY 1. statement. Say the Word. statement. statement. noun 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.
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A Word a Day Grade 3 Week 10
DAY 1 statement
Say the Word statement
statement noun You make astatementwhen 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 astatement about what you like best in school. ? Then ask someone else to make a statement.
DAY 2 charity
Say the Word charity
charity noun Acharityis 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
charity If you could organize people to give things to acharity, what would you want to collect, and which charity would you give those things too?
DAY 3 disposable
Say the Word disposable
disposable adjective Something is disposableif 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.
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?
DAY 4 ancient
Say the Word ancient
ancient adjective If something is ancient, it is extremely old.
ancient The king wore an ancientcrown that had been handed down in his family for generations.
ancient Which of these might be displayed in a museum of ancienthistory? • 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?
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 • You are ready for your vocabulary test!Place your name on your paper. • Hand it in when you are finished. • Read your anthology book for accuracy when finished. • DO YOUR BEST!