WR 162 DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE Grade 3 180 activities Key Skills Include: punctuation grammar spelling vocabulary and more Supports State Standards 180 reproducible daily language activities plus 9 monthly review sheets!
DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE Grade 3 by Sandy Pobst Daily Language Practice provides a structured approach to building and reviewing your students language and literacy skills. Each of the 36 weeks includes daily, weekly, and monthly activities. Weekly Skill Practice one skill each week Monthly Review Apply skills learned each month Weekly Review Review weekly skill Copyright 2006 by Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use only. But beyond classroom use, material in this book may not be stored in a retrieval system; or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or other, without special permission from the Weekly Reader Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 / 10 09 08 07 06
2 Table of Contents Skills: Scope and Sequence................4 Using This Book..............................5 Week 1:...............................6 Identifying common and proper nouns Week 2: End Punctuation....................9 Identifying types of sentences; using correct end punctuation Week 3: Alphabetical Order................12 Identifying and using alphabetical order; using guide words Week 4: Spelling (Long Vowel Sounds).......................15 Spelling words with long vowel sounds Month 1 Review.............................18 Week 5: Verbs...............................19 Identifying action verbs Week 6: Capitalization......................22 Capitalizing proper nouns Week 7: Plural.......................25 Forming regular and irregular plural nouns Week 8: Synonyms.........................28 Recognizing words with similar meanings Month 2 Review.............................31 Week 9: Commas...........................32 Using commas in dates and addresses Week 10: Verb Forms......................35 Adding ing and ed Week 11: Contractions.....................38 Identifying and forming contractions Week 12: Spelling (Initial and Final Blends).....................41 Words that begin or end with common two- or three-letter blends Month 3 Review.............................44
3 Week 13: Commas.........................45 Using commas to separate words in a series Week 14: Subject-Verb Agreement.....48 Choosing correct verbs in the present tense Week 15: Fact and Opinion................51 Distinguishing between fact and opinion Week 16: Antonyms........................54 Recognizing words with opposite meanings Month 4 Review.............................57 Week 17: Adjectives........................58 Identifying adjectives Week 18: More Verb Forms...............61 Using verbs with irregular past tenses Week 19: Possessive..............64 Using apostrophes to form possessive nouns Week 20: Spelling (Inflected Endings)...........................67 Adding s, es, ed, and ing to words Month 5 Review.............................70 Week 21: Adverbs..........................71 Recognizing adverbs Week 22: Complete Sentences...........74 Identifying and correcting sentence fragments Week 23: Pronouns.........................77 Using the correct subject or object pronoun Week 24: Comparatives and Superlatives...................80 Forming and using comparative and superlative adjectives Month 6 Review.............................83 Week 25: Prefixes...........................84 Recognizing how prefixes change word meanings Week 26: Quotation Marks................87 Using quotation marks in dialogue Week 27: Homophones....................90 Choosing the correct homophone Week 28: Graphic Sources of Information.....................93 Interpreting maps, charts, diagrams, and graphs Month 7 Review.............................96 Week 29: Commas.........................97 Using commas in dialogue and direct address Week 30: Titles............................100 Capitalizing titles Week 31: Parts of a Book................103 Using parts of a book to locate information Week 32: Spelling (Commonly Misspelled Words)..........106 Words frequently misspelled by third graders Month 8 Review...........................109 Week 33: Compound Sentences........110 Identifying and punctuating compound sentences Week 34: Run-On Sentences............113 Identifying and correcting run-on sentences Week 35: Suffixes.........................116 Recognizing how suffixes change word meanings Week 36: Usage Review..................119 Avoiding common usage mistakes (double negatives, homophones, and commonly confused words) Month 9 Review...........................122 Answers....................................123
DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE Week One 6 1 Is it a noun? Write Yes or No on the line. 1. dinosaur 2. gigantic 3. bones 4. South Dakota 5. feathery DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE Week One 2 Circle the nouns in each sentence. 1. Coral reefs are home to many animals. 2. The reefs are found near the surface of some oceans. 3. The Great Barrier Reef is near Australia. 4. It is home to jellyfish and octopuses. 5. Sponges and sharks also live there.
7 DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE Match each common noun with a proper noun from the box. Write it on the correct line. Week One 3 Mojave Desert Indian Ocean Mexico Blue Ridge Mountains Chicago 1. country 2. desert 3. city 4. ocean 5. mountain DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE Week One 4 Underline the common nouns. 1. Our sun is a star. 2. Stars are made of hot gases. 3. Planets move around the sun. 4. Some scientists study planets and stars. 5. They use special tools like telescopes.