r rae 3rd grade week 4 - kearsley community schools

Instructional PacketInstructional Packet

3rd Grade3rd Grade Week 4

Board of EducationJerry G. Ragsdale, President Richard E. Hill, Vice President

James D. Avery, Secretary Lawrence P. Ford, Treasurer

The Honorable John L. Conover, Trustee

Dr. Lisa A. Hagel, Superintendent2413 West Maple Avenue

Flint, Michigan 48507-3493(810) 591-4400

www.geneseeisd.org

This packet is compliments of Genesee Intermediate School District

to support your learning at home!

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Week 4

Please work with your child to complete the activities in the packet.

Your child may do these on their own or you may support them as needed.

Crossing the Finish Line

Crossing the Finish Lineby ReadWorks

a marathon runner

Running a marathon is not easy. It takes hard work, practice, and patience. After all, to run a marathon, you have to run 26.2 miles by foot! Think about it this way: 26.2 miles is the same as running the length of a football field more than 460 times. It takes most people four or five hours to finish. In 2013, the world's fastest marathon runner finished the race in 2:03:23. Imagine running for over two hours without a break!

By the age of 30, Lea Tambellini had run more than five marathons and had no plans to stop. She had always been an athlete. When she was in high school, she swam on her school's swim team and ran to stay healthy and active. Her mom and dad ran marathons, and when she was 22, they helped her train for her first marathon.

Lea's first marathon took place in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was called "The Flying Pig."

"I was very nervous," she said, "but I had my mom there, so that helped."

Running the race was hard, but the hardest part was when she ran past a cookie factory and smelled cookies at mile 18. "I just wanted to be done," she said. "I was spent, but my mom kept me going. It was already her 15th marathon."

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Crossing the Finish Line

The word "marathon" comes from a Greek legend. In the legend, a brave soldier ran all the way from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens, Greece to tell everyone the Greeks had won the battle against the Persians. It is said that he ran the entire way without stopping-a distance equal to a modern marathon.

Today, thousands of people run marathons every year. Runners train for months to get ready. To prepare for one of the marathons, Lea ran four to five times every week. On weekdays, she completed shorter runs, five or six miles at most. But on the weekends she ran long distances-13 miles, 15 miles, and 20 miles!

"I don't mind training because I get excited about working toward something. And I love running with a group of friends and working toward the goal together. But it does take a lot of time."

Running a marathon is a great achievement. "It's a great feeling of accomplishment and nothing feels as wonderful as reaching my goal when I cross the finish line," Lea explained. "I can't wait for the next one!"


Crossing the Finish Line - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What did Lea Tambellini train for when she was 22?

A. her first marathon

B. her first relay race

C. her first swim meet

D. her first baseball season

2. What does this text describe?

A. This text describes the fight between the Greeks and the Persians on the battlefield of Marathon.

B. This text describes how the marathon known as "The Flying Pig" got its name.

C. This text describes marathons and the experience of someone who runs them.

D. This text describes what Lea Tambellini's dad felt like when he ran his first marathon.

3. Running a marathon takes hard work, practice, and patience. What evidence in the

text supports this statement?

A. Runners train for months to get ready for a marathon.

B. Lea Tambellini had run more than five marathons by the time she was 30 years old.

C. There is a marathon in Ohio called "The Flying Pig."

D. The word "marathon" comes from a Greek legend.

4. How did Lea's feelings about running a marathon change?

A. At first she felt excited, but later she felt nervous.

B. At first she felt bored, but later she felt scared.

C. At first she felt scared, but later she felt bored.

D. At first she felt nervous, but later she felt excited.

5. What is the main idea of this text?

A. It takes most people four or five hours to run a marathon.

B. Running a marathon is hard work, but Lea Tambellini enjoys it.

C. The hardest part of Lea Tambellini's first marathon was running past a cookie factory.

D. Lea Tambellini loves running with a group of friends and working toward a goal with them.



6. Read these sentences from the text.

To prepare for one of the marathons, Lea ran four to five times every week. On

weekdays, she completed shorter runs, five or six miles at most. But on the weekends

she ran long distances-13 miles, 15 miles, and 20 miles!

Why might the author have included an exclamation point here?

A. to help readers imagine what running 20 miles would be like

B. to show amazement at how far Lea was running on the weekends

C. to suggest that Lea should not have run so many miles on the weekends

D. to support the statement that running a marathon is not easy

7. Read these sentences from the text.

Running a marathon is not easy. It takes hard work, practice, and patience.

What does the pronoun "it" refer to here?

A. patience

B. practice

C. hard work

D. running a marathon

8. Describe what Lea did to prepare for one of the marathons.



9. Describe how Lea feels when she crosses the finish line of a marathon.

10. The author states that "running a marathon is a great achievement." Based on the

information in this article, explain whether Lea would probably agree or disagree with

that statement.


WRITING PROMPT Week 4 Write about a time you were helpful (at home, at school, in the community, a family member).

Multiplication sentences and arraysGrade 3 Multiplication Worksheet

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Write a multiplication equation to find the number of shapes.

x =

x =

x = x = x =

x =

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7.

Multiply with arraysGrade 3 Multiplication Worksheet


Color in squares to solve the multiplication question.

3 x 3 = ____ 5 x 6 = ____

2 x 6 = ____4 x 7 = ____


Multiply with arraysGrade 3 Multiplication Worksheet


Color in squares to solve the multiplication question.

7 x 5 = ____ 4 x 8 = ____

6 x 7 = ____8 x 5 = ____


Multiply by drawing an arrayGrade 3 Multiplication Worksheet


For each multiplication equation, draw a table of boxes andsolve the equation.

6 x 3 = __ 5 x 5 = __

3 x 6 = __6 x 5 = __


3rd Grade Michigan Studies SS030103 The Geography of Michigan

Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 1 of 6 www.micitizenshipcurriculum.org

Graphic Organizer

Peninsula

Islands

Sand Dunes

Mountain Range

Landforms

Natural Characteristics of

Michigan

How special purpose maps help us locate

them

How glaciers

helped to form them

Bodies of Water

The Great Lakes and inland lakes

Waterfalls

Rivers

Bays

The Social Studies goal this week is to review and improve understanding of the natural characteristics of Michigan. Complete the following:

1. Review the graphic organizer 2. Read through “Landforms of

Michigan” 3. Review and discover how the

“Landform Reference Chart” was filled out

4. Read through “Bodies of Water Michigan”

5. Fill out the Bodies of Water Chart



LANDFORMS OF MICHIGAN

Peninsulas Landforms are natural characteristics of the Earth. They include mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, and islands. When you look at a map of Michigan, the first landform most people think about is a peninsula. That’s because Michigan is made of two peninsulas, the Upper and the Lower Peninsula.

Mountains

Compared to states like Vermont and Colorado, Michigan is not very mountainous. Much of it is level with some rolling hills. The Upper Peninsula does have two mountain ranges, however. Mountain ranges are rows of connected mountains. Michigan’s two ranges are called the Huron Mountains and the Porcupine Mountains. Michigan’s highest point is Mount Arvon. It is located in the Huron Mountains and is about 2000 feet high.

Islands

Because Michigan has so much water it also has a lot of islands. An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water. More than 500 islands belong to Michigan. Michigan’s largest island is Isle Royale, which is located in Lake Superior. Isle Royale is Michigan’s only National Park. Other important islands include Beaver Island and Mackinac Island.

Sand Dunes

Probably Michigan’s most famous landforms are sand dunes. These are hills of loose sand that have been piled up by the wind. Most of Michigan’s sand dunes are found along the shores of Lake Michigan. This area has the largest amount of freshwater sand dunes in the world. Sand dunes support many plants and animals that cannot be found any place else. Michigan’s most famous dunes are the Sleeping Bear dunes.



LANDFORMS REFERENCE CHART

Landform Definition Important Facts Michigan Examples

peninsula

Land surrounded by water on three sides

Michigan is made of two peninsulas

Upper Peninsula Lower Peninsula

mountain

A very high, natural place on earth, higher than a hill

Compared to states such as Vermont and Colorado Michigan has few mountains.

Mount Arvon

mountain range

A row of connected mountains

The mountain ranges of Michigan are found in the Upper Peninsula

Porcupine Mts. Huron Mts.

island A piece of land that is surrounded by water

Michigan has more than 500 islands.

Beaver Island Isle Royale Mackinac Island

sand dunes

Ridges or hills of loose sand piled up by the wind

Sand dunes are one of Michigan’s most special natural characteristics.

Sleeping Bear Dunes



BODIES OF WATER OF MICHIGAN

Two of Michigan’s nicknames are “The Great Lakes State” and “Water Wonderland.” Both of these names show the importance of water to the state.

Lakes Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes. These are Huron, Erie,

Michigan and Superior. Besides the Great Lakes, Michigan has over 11,000 inland lakes. The largest of these is Houghton Lake, which is found in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula. Other big lakes include Lake Gogebic, Black Lake and Burt Lake.

Bays

Bays are also an important natural characteristic of Michigan. Bays are bodies of water that are partly enclosed by land. Many early towns in Michigan were located on bays. Important bays include Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron and Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan.

Rivers

Rivers are large, flowing bodies of water that usually empty into a large lake, sea or ocean. Michigan’s rivers all empty into one of the Great Lakes. Michigan has more than 49,000 miles of rivers.

The longest river is the Grand River, which flows through cities like Lansing and Grand Rapids. This river is about 260 miles long. The Escanaba River is the longest river in the Upper Peninsula. Other important rivers include the Au Sable, Detroit Muskegon River and Menominee Rivers.

Waterfalls

Michigan is known for its many beautiful waterfalls. These are formed when a river falls steeply down. Most of Michigan’s waterfalls are found in the Upper Peninsula. Two famous waterfalls are the Upper and Lower Falls of the Tahquamenon River. Many tourists visit these waterfalls each year.



Bodies of Waters Chart Body of Water Definition Important Facts Michigan

Example

bay

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land

lake

A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

river

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a large lake, sea or ocean.

waterfall

Where a river falls steeply down



Bodies of Waters Chart – Answer Sheet

Body of Water Definition Important Facts Michigan

Example

bay

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land

Many cities in Michigan grew up along bays.

Saginaw Bay Grand Traverse Bay

lake

A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

Michigan has over 11,000 lakes.

The Great Lakes Houghton Lake

river

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a large lake, sea or ocean.

Michigan has more than 49,000 miles of rivers and streams.

Grand River Escanaba River Menominee River

waterfall

Where a river falls steeply down

Tourists often like to visit waterfalls.

Falls on the Tahquamenon

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