area

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce The girl rolls out dough in an area in the kitchen. An area is the amount of surface or a level, open space. Let’s say the word together: area.

Demonstrate Kevin keeps his work area clean. They built a new soccer field in an area near the school. Those paints belong in the art area of the classroom.

Apply What kind of area would work best for a garden?

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: area.

Team Talk •Tellyourpartnerasentenceusingthe

word area. Have your partner repeat the sentence, replacing the word area with a synonym.

•Lookatthephotographonthefrontofthis card. What do you think the girl is making? What supplies does the girl have in the area? Ask your partner why it is important that the girl works on a level, open space.

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artificial

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce The fruit is artificial. Artificial means “made by a person or machine, not natural.” Let’s say the word together: artificial.

Demonstrate The flowers on the table are artificial. If something is made of plastic, it is artificial. The robot uses its artificial arms in the same ways we use our arms.

Apply Why do you think an indoor stadium uses artificial grass?

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: artificial.

All Together •I’mgoingtoreadalistofitems.If

people or machines make the item, say “Artificial.” If the item is natural, say “Not artificial.”

apples lettuce

a plastic dog bone a wig

•Iamgoingtoaskyouaquestion.Answer“yes” or “no.”

A pacemaker is a machine that doctors use to help people’s hearts beat normally. Is a pacemaker artificial?

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grapevine

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce The grapevine is full of ripe grapes. A grapevine is a vine that grapes grow on. Let’s say the word together: grapevine.

Demonstrate She waters the grapevine. The grapes on the grapevine are ready for harvest. A grapevine is hung on a wire for the best results.

Apply Name other fruits and vegetables that grow on vines.

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: grapevine.

Pencil Talk •Drawapictureofagrapevinegrowing

alongafence.Writeasentencethattellsaboutyourpicture.Usethewordgrapevine inyoursentence.

•Writethewordgrapevine. Usealinetodividethiscompoundwordintoitstwosmallerwords.Useeachsmallerwordinasentence.

•Completethissentenceframe:

Ifyoupickgrapesfromagrapevinebefore they are ready, they will be __________.

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preservative

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce They put a preservative on the model car. A preservative is any substance that will prevent decay or injury. Let’s say the word together: preservative.

Demonstrate You will not find a preservative in the organic cereal. The preservative kept the jelly from going bad. A preservative protects the wooden deck.

Apply If a food has an expiration date two years from now, do you think it has a preservative in it? Why or why not?

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: preservative.

Team Talk •Talktoyourpartneraboutwhatfoods

commonly have a preservative. Then name some foods that do not have a preservative.

•Taketurnscompletingthissentenceframe:

Sometimes a preservative may be added to food to __________.

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proof

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce The children look for proof on the map. Proof is a way or means of showing that something is true. Let’s say the word together: proof.

Demonstrate The photo is proof that Jim was at the party. A receipt is proof that you bought a product. Angie has proof that she is telling the truth.

Apply Why is it important to have proof before you blame someone for something?

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: proof.

All Together •I’mgoingtoaskyousomequestions.

Answer “yes” or “no.”

Is a driver’s license proof that you are allowed to drive?

Is owning a book proof that you have read it?

Is a fever proof that you are sick?

•ListenasIreadthefollowingpoem.Thenwe’ll say the poem together.

I saw a rock fall from the sky. It slammed into my roof. But now the hole that drips all day Is all I have for proof.

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raise

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce Some people raise lettuce in their gardens. Raise means “breed or grow.” Let’s say the word together: raise.

Demonstrate The ranchers raise cattle. The farmers raise beans and corn. I raise tomatoes in my backyard.

Apply What do you have to do to successfully raise a garden?

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: raise.

Team Talk •Talktoyourpartnerabouthowtoraisea

kitten, puppy, or other animal. Together make a list of things you must do to raise it properly.

•Tellyourpartnerasentenceusingtheword raise. Have your partner repeat the sentence, replacing the word raise with a synonym.

•Taketurnscompletingthesesentenceframes:

I think the hardest kind of animal to raise would be __________.

I think the hardest kind of plant to raise would be __________.

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raisin

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Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 1 • How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Routine for Lesson VocabularyIntroduce A raisin has lots of wrinkles. A raisin is a small, sweet, dried grape. Let’s say the word together: raisin.

Demonstrate No one can eat just one raisin! Clint likes to eat a raisin with each peanut. The baby dropped a raisin on the floor, and the dog ate it.

Apply A raisin is a dried fruit. Why might people buy and eat dried fruit instead of fresh fruit?

Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let’s read the word together: raisin.

Pencil Talk •Drawapictureofaraisinandapicture

of a grape. Label each. Write a sentence to go with your pictures. Use the word raisin in your sentence.

•Completethissentenceframe:

The reason why no one eats just one raisin at a time is __________.

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