Transcript Sand Dunes Powerpoint

Unit 3:
Discoveries
Weekly Theme:
Ecosystems in Balance
Selection 3:
Title: Saving the Sand Dunes
Author: Time for Kids
Genre:
Nonfiction Article– an article that gives information about real
people, places, or things
Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Text Structure
Comprehension Skill:
Cause and Effect
Phonics:
decode words with /ûr/
Spelling Focus:
words with /ûr/
turns, first, herds, learn, purr, third, earn,
nurse, perch, girls, firm, word, world,
serve, worth
Review Words: bare, bear, stairs
Challenge Words: perfect, Thursday
Key Vocabulary:
preserve – an area set aside for the
protection of plants and
animals; protect from harm
restore – bring something back to its
original condition
suffered – was damaged or harmed
rainfall – amount of rain that falls on an
area in a period of time
Vocabulary Skills:
Multiple-Meaning Words
** Words that different meanings
for the same word
To figure out the meaning that fits in
a sentence, look up the word in a
dictionary and choose the meaning
that makes sense in context.
Word Work:
Grammar Skills:
Past-Tense Verbs
A past-tense verb tells what has already happened.
Add -ed to form the past tense of most verbs. Drop
the e and add –ed to verbs that end in e.
Examples:
paint → painted
dance → danced
jump → jumped
like → liked