Third Grade HB Internet Activities by Story

(The activities listed directly under the themes and not under the stories are to be used as desired during the time your students are working on that theme.)  Proofreading Makes Perfect has two different kinds of activities.  One is online; It has practice exercises for capitalization & Punctuation, Spelling, Usage, and Putting it Together.  *The other kind are downloadable sheets for some of the stories below. Homework Helper has a five day list of activities for each story.

3-1 Theme 1- Something Special

Writing Detective-Personal Narrative
Grammar Practice Park-The Sentence Clubhouse & Subject Pathway
Go for Grammar Gold-Sentences, Subjects/Nouns, Predicates/Verbs

Officer Buckle and Gloria
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-decode long words
Test Tutor-decode long words
Pepita Talks Twice
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-narrative elements
Test Tutor- narrative elements
Use a dictionary
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Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-decode long words
Test Tutor-decode long words
Allie's Basketball Dream
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-narrative elements
Test Tutor-narrative elements
The Olympic Games:  Where Heroes Are Made
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3-1 Theme 2- What a Team!

Writing Detective-How-to Essay
Grammar Practice Park-Ride the Predicate Coaster, Sentence Garden, Noun Dunk, Plural Noun            Construction
Go for Grammar Gold-
Simple and Compound Sentences, Commas, More About Nouns, Singular and      Plural Nouns, Possessive Nouns

Turtle Bay
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-author's purpose
Test Tutor-author's purpose
classify and catagorize
 
Balto, the Dog Who Saved
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-word relationships
Test Tutor-word relationships
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Wild Shots, They're My Life
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-author's purpose
Test Tutor-author's purpose
Little Grunt and the Big Egg
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-word relationships
Test Tutor-word relationships
Rosie, a Visiting Dog' Story
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-decode long word
Test Tutor-decode long words
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3-1 Theme 3 - Friends to Grow With

Writing Detective-Persuasive Writing
Grammar Practice Park-Possessive Noun Play, The Pronoun Clubhouse, and Life on the Pronoun Reef
Go for Grammar Gold-Possessive Nouns, More About Nouns, Pronouns, Subject and Object Pronouns

The Stories Julian Tells
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-sequence
Test Tutor-sequence
follow directions
The Talent Show
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-prefixes & suffixes
Test Tutor-prefixes & suffixes
draw conclusions
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Centerfield Ballhawk
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-sequence
Test Tutor-sequence
Ramona Forever
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-prefixes and suffixes
Test Tutor-prefixes & suffixes
Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables
Building Background
Reading Rockets-narrative elements
Test Tutor-narrative elements
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3-2 Theme 1 - Tell Me a Story

Writing Detective-Comparing and Contrasting
Grammar Practice Park-The Blustery Day of Adjectives, Bugs' Day Out
Go for Grammar Gold-Adjectives, More About Adjectives, Easily Confused Words

Papa Tells Chita a Story
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-summarize
Test Tutor-summarize
figurative language
Coyote Places the Stars
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-compare & contrast
Test Tutor-compare & contrast
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-summarize
Test Tutor-summarize
Lon Po Po
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-compare & contrast
Test Tutor-compare & contrast
The Crowded House
Building Background
Reading Rockets-author's purpose
Test Tutor-author's purpose
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3-2 Theme 2 - Good Neighbors

Writing Detective-Writing Detective-Research Report
Grammar Practice Park-Fantastic Flights, and Snowland of Verbs and Contractions, Monster Truck Verb  Safari, and Past and Future Match-up
Go for Grammar Gold-Action Verbs and the Verb Be, Main Verbs and Helping Verbs, Present-Tense        Verbs, Past-Tense and Future-Tense Verbs, Irregular Verbs, Titles

Leah's Pony
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets - Fact and Opinion
Test Tutor-fact & opinion
Yippee-Yay!
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets - main idea & details
Test Tutor-main idea & details
references & resources
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Boom Town
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets - Facts and Opinions
Test Tutor-fact & opinion
Cocoa Ice
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets - compare & contrast
Test Tutor-compare & contrast
If You Made a Million
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets - main idea & details
Test Tutor-main idea & details
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3-2 Theme 3 Celebrate Our World

Writing Detective-Expressive Writing
Grammar Practice Park-Covered Wagon Ride, Fantastic Flights, Snowland of Verbs and Contractions,   Adverb Ringers, and Shining the Light on Adverbs
Go for Grammar Gold-Irregular Verbs, Action Verbs and the Verb Be, Main Verbs and Helping Verbs,      Adverbs, More About Adverbs and Adjectives, Negative, Quotation Marks

I'm in Charge of Celebrations
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-summarize
Test Tutor-summarize
Alejandro's Gift
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-cause/effect
Test Tutor-cause/effect
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Rocking and Rolling
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-locate information
Test Tutor-locate information
graphic aids
The Armadillo from Amarillo
Authors and Illustrators
Building Background
Reading Rockets-cause/effect
Test Tutor-cause/effect
Visitors from Space
Authors and Illustrators
Reading Rockets-locate information
Test Tutor-locate information
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01/30/2008