This Week’s Story: The Ballad of Mulan

Mrs. Campbell’s Third Grade

September 21, 2009

Editor’s Hat
Capitalization and punctuation are
important! Write these sentences
correctly on the back page.

1. mulan, is that really you

2. your homework is due on september 25 2009
3. how is this possible
4. what a brave girl you are

Word Study Hat

Sort these words on the next page.
Sorting helps us remember spelling.
Can you make a new word for each
category? Write them in the right
the column.
This week’s list:

pond luck drop lot

rub does drum sock
hunt crop shut won
Spelling Sort: Sort your spelling words into two
categories.
Short u Short o

Homonyms:. Illustrate each word in the boxes.

knight night

Write one sentence that uses both words:

Crazy Compounds! Make a new compound word:

+ =
bird house
Thinker’s Hat:

If this word is the answer,

what is the question?

Prime Meridian

Write the question here:

Now try this: circle the word that does not belong in each
group. Use the box to explain why it doesn’t.

Indian
Pacific
Antarctica
Arctic
Atlantic
Use the following words to create an analogy
Prime Meridian
Equator
Prime Meridian is to longitude
latitude
longitude as ________ is to ___________.
 Vocabulary Expert’s Hat
Create a new sentence for each of
the following words that shows you
know what the word means.

1. hemisphere 2. erosion

3. Pacific Ocean 4. grid

Put the number of the word with the right meaning:

_____ a number and letter system that helps us locate areas on the
map
_____ the weathering or “wearing down” of soil or rock
_____ half the globe
_____ the ocean that west of our continent

Comprehension Hat

When we infer, we use clues to help us

understand what we read. Read the
attached comprehension sheet and answer
the questions (pp. 26-27).
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Vocabulary Hat

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