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Learn about creating plurals, the history of money, and the importance of bartering. Develop sequencing and summarizing skills while expanding vocabulary.
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Third Grade: Theme 1 Selection 2 Dollar and Sense
Spelling Plurals • To create plurals for most words, only the letter s needs to be added. • If a word ends in ch, sh, or ss, the letters es must be added to create the plural. • For words that end in y, the final y must be changed to i before adding es. • Examples: • plant plants • inch inches • penny pennies
Spelling Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? pennies glasses inches wishes plants pockets families lists bodies copies
Spelling Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? parties accidents bunches libraries crashes mysteries supplies carpenters pencils merchants
The Story of Money by Carolyn Kain Activate Prior Knowledge: Share a time when you have traded something, such as a snack or baseball cards.
Purpose Setting: • Listen for explicit clue words and implicit details that indicate sequence. • The marketplace has been an important part of life from ancient times to the present. • What happened soon after people learned how to give themselves a permanent supply of food? • What clue words does the author use to show sequence?
Build Concept Vocabulary The pot-maker might exchange a pot for some food, or a tool.
Build Concept Vocabulary This system of trading is called barter.
Build Concept Vocabulary Certain objects were agreed upon as being precious.
Build Concept Vocabulary barter precious Value Getting What We Need Trade Places exchange
Comprehension Skill: • Sequence • Sequence is the order in which things happen in a story – what happens first, next, and last. • Sometimes a writer uses clue words like first, next, and in the morning. Sometimes a writer does not. Then you can tell the order by picturing in your mind what is happening. First Next Then Last
Strategy: Summarize Good readers sum up what happens as they read a story. When you sum up, remember to tell only the important events in the order that they happened. This will help you remember what you’re reading.
Chores • Sequence • Summarize the events in order in your own words. • Be sure to use clue words when writing your summary.
What About Me? Author: Ed Young
Genre: Fable • A fable is a make-believe story. • A fables teaches a lesson.
someone whose work is building and repairing things made of wood carpenter But he went to a carpenter who made pens, and he gave the carpenter his long story. Synonyms: builder woodworker craftsman
a person who makes carpet and rugs for floors carpetmaker The boy hurried off to find a carpetmaker. Synonyms:
what you know knowledge Once there was a boy who wanted knowledge, but he did not know how to gain it. Synonyms: wisdom intelligence information
a place where people meet to buy and sell things marketplace The boy came to a village where he saw the marketplace. Synonyms: forum plaza fair
someone who buys and sells goods for a living merchant The merchant sold his goods in the marketplace. Synonyms: trader seller
a full supply plenty The boy said, “He has plenty of knowledge.” Synonym: much lots
wandering straying The goat keeper said, “I need a pen to keep my goats in – they are straying all over the place!” Synonym: roaming meandering drifting
a thin string made of strands of cotton, silk, wool, or nylon, spun and twisted together thread Thread is needed to make carpet. Synonym: strand string
Vocabulary Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? carpenter merchant plenty carpetmaker straying knowledge marketplace thread
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! Draw! Draw! Draw!
Free Association • When I say a word, you write down any words you can think of that remind you of that word. • For example: • The word is school: • learning • Science • pencils • Reading • Math • teachers • P.E. • Education 1. carpenter 2. carpetmaker 3. knowledge 4. marketplace 5. merchant 6. plenty 7. straying 8. thread
Classifying • Place the following words in categories: • carpenter carpetmaker knowledge • marketplace merchant plenty • straying thread • Decide the names of the categories. • Determine how many categories. • Determine which words go in which categories. • After classifying the words, write a paragraph explaining each of the categories and why certain words go in a particular category.
Can You Find the Context Clues? 1. The _____________ is full of people buying and selling goods. 2. The skilled ________ tried to get me to buy one of his statues. 3. We certainly have __________ of apples to bake a pie. 4. My mom used ___________to stitch the hole in my shirt. 5. My mother loved the wooden chair that the _______________ built so much that she placed an order for a whole set of chairs. 6. Mom is frustrated with our dog because he is not staying close to home and is always straying. 7. An encyclopedia contains lots of _____________. 8. The rug needs repair, so we must call the ________________. carpenter; carpetmaker; knowledge; marketplace; merchant; plenty; straying; thread
Synonym Search Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! carpenter knowledge marketplace merchant plenty straying thread
Word Association Challenge • Which word goes with a spool? Why? 2. Which word goes with people gathering? Why? 3. Which word goes with measuring? Why? 4. Which word goes with college? Why? 5. Which word goes with animals? Why? 6. Which word goes with dollars and sense? Why? 7. Which word goes with beautiful designs and colors? Why? 8. Which word goes with a million dollars? Why? Word Bank carpenter carpetmaker knowledge marketplace merchant plenty straying thread
Tell Me What You Know • Explain situations when you would need a carpenter. • 2. What character traits do you think a successful merchant needs? • 3. How can you keep your pet from straying? • 4. Why do you want to gain knowledge? • 5. Sequence how a carpetmaker makes a carpet. • 6. List items you would buy at the marketplace.
