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Unit 3:Discoveries
Weekly Theme:Ecosystems in Balance
Selection 3:Title: Saving the Sand DunesAuthor: Time for Kids
Genre:Nonfiction Article– an article that gives information about real
people, places, or things
Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Text Structure
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Phonics:
decode words with /ûr/
Spelling Focus:
words with /ûr/
turns, first, herds, learn, purr, third, earn,
nurse, perch, girls, firm, word, world,
serve, worth
Review Words: bare, bear, stairs
Challenge Words: perfect, Thursday
Key Vocabulary:preserve – an area set aside for the
protection of plants and animals; protect from harm
restore – bring something back to its original condition
suffered – was damaged or harmed
rainfall – amount of rain that falls on an area in a period of time
Vocabulary Skills:
Multiple-Meaning Words
** Words that different meanings for the same word
To figure out the meaning that fits in a sentence, look up the word in a dictionary and choose the meaning that makes sense in context.
Word Work:
Grammar Skills:
Past-Tense Verbs
A past-tense verb tells what has already happened.
Add -ed to form the past tense of most verbs. Drop the e and add –ed to verbs that end in e.
Examples:
paint → painted dance → danced
jump → jumped like → liked