celebrating traditions mrs. williams 3 rd grade surprise elementary

Celebrating Traditions

Mrs. Williams

3rd Grade

Surprise Elementary

• What is a tradition?

• What traditions do you and your family have?

• Do you think traditions are important? Explain.

Graphic Organizer on traditions

Journal

Think of a tradition you would like to start with your family. Explain.

What Turkeys Eat for Thanksgiving

I am going to read a story about turkeys in the wild.

Comprehension• How do you think the author feels

about turkeys? How can you tell?

• How can you tell that the author is impressed by wild turkeys?

• Why does the author call the turkeys “unfortunate”?

She likes turkeys, wants to talk about them as animals instead of food.

describes how fast turkeys can run and fly and the unusual foods they eat.

They had glass balls and lead cubes pushed down their throats.

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

Vocabulary

we want to know

Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

Quilting Vocabulary

• border: a part that forms the outside edge of something

• gathering: a coming together of people.

• needles: small, thin tools used for sewing.

• scraps: leftover bits of cloth

• sewn: fastened with stitches, using a needle and thread

• threaded: passed thread through the eye of the needle

• babushka: a head scarf

As I read, I can evaluate how well Patricia Polacco helps you understand her feelings about her family’s quilt and their traditions.

• Thinking about how a story makes you feel helps you understand what the author is trying to tell you.

Author’s Viewpoint

• This is what an author thinks, feels, and believes (attitude), and the reason the author writes about the subject (purpose for writing).

• Details an author uses can help you understand their viewpoint.

Author’s Family ChartAnna’s Mother

(author’s great-great-grandmother)

tablecloth for Sabbath meals

Anna (author’s great-grandmother)

1. wedding huppa

2. baby blanket for Carle

Carle (author’s grandmother)1. wedding huppa

2. baby blanket for Mary Ellen

3. blanket to warm old Anna’s legs

4. tablecloth for Anna’s birthday

Mary Ellen (author’s mother)

1. for special celebrations

2. blanket for Patricia’s bed

3. cape for Patricia’s games

4. for telling the story of the quilt

Patricia Polacco (author)

2. superhero capes

1. for special celebrations

1. for special celebrations

3. blanket to comfort her sick mother

4. for telling the story of the quilt.

You are Great Readers!

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

Vocabulary

we want to know

Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

Quilting Vocabulary

• border: a part that forms the outside edge of something

• gathering: a coming together of people.

Author’s Viewpoint

You are walking down the street and you see a cat walking toward you. What do you do?

Write for a few minutes (you will get a chance to share)

• Viewpoint is how one feels and what one thinks about a subject.

• Viewpoints are affected by experiences and beliefs and individuals often see things differently.

• Author’s thoughts and feelings about a subject from the events, facts and opinions, and illustrations in a story.

Is tradition important to Patricia Polacco? What evidence can you find in the story that supports this viewpoint? (TE pg. R8)

Compound Words• A compound word is a word formed

from two smaller words.

The quilt was the tablecloth.

Steven used the quilt to make a superhero cape.

Underline the compound words and

circle the smaller words within them.

• farmhouse in Michigan

• my aunt’s nightdress

• birthday quilt

• like a storybook

Word Families

• Related words belong to groups, called families.

• The words in a word family often look alike, sound alike, and share common base words.

enjoyjoyful

Choral read The Keeping Quilt

Common Noun SortPick out the common noun in each group of words

big room

quilt sewed needle

house talk

seem eight enjoy people

blanket warm sister friend

happy silly story angry

curious city cheerful sad

Common Nouns

Persons Places Things

You are great readers!

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

Vocabulary

we want to know

Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

• needles: small, thin tools used for sewing.

• scraps: leftover bits of cloth

• babushka: a head scarf

Author’s Viewpoint

• The Keeping Quilt is a true story about a family quilt. Patricia and her family come to cherish this quilt because of all the different family members who have used it in different ways over the years.

(Have groups identify the author’s viewpoint about one of the four categories)

Word Family Circle Map

back

pack ground

ward

yardbonefire

board

up

Partner read The Keeping Quilt

You are great readers!

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

Vocabulary

we want to know

Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

• sewn: fastened with stitches, using a needle and thread

• threaded: passed thread through the eye of the needle

• poverty: being very poor

Picking out Common Nouns

People Places Things

Practice Book pg. 105

Practice Book pg. 107

Practice Book pg. 109

Reviewing The Keeping Quilt

• Play Jeopardy

You are great readers!

Compound Word Art

You are going to pick one compound word and draw a

picture of the two smaller word parts.

Word Sort

Long /a/ Long /e/

creatures play

paint clay

green neighbor

beads speak

seem eight

Long /a/ Long /e/

paint creatures

play green

clay beads

neighbor seem

eight speak