Word Knowledge

Urban Roosts

Open Court Anthology

Grade 3

windswept skyscraper storefront streetlights

cupcake mailbox nighthawk rooftops

crevice cavities nooks crannies cracks

chirping hissing screeching gurgle

flowerpot house throughout surrounds found

2. Today, the pigeon flourishes all over the United States in all the nooks and crannies of our cities.3. As baby barn owls grow, they huddle together, hissing and slurping as they wait for their parents to return with food.

1. Pigeons build nests on a ledge, or on a windowsill, or in a flowerpot out on a fire escape, or in the curve of a storefront letter.

Sentences

3. Plants can be found in a flowerpot inside a house.

Developing Oral Language

windswept skyscraper storefront streetlights

cupcake mailbox nighthawk rooftops

crevice cavities nooks crannies cracks

chirping hissing screeching gurgle

flowerpot house throughout surrounds found