Hour of the Olympics

Mrs. Campbell’s Third Grade

Due Friday
Editor’s Hat
Tip: Good writers capitalize the names of
places, people, and special events. The
names of common nouns are called proper
nouns. Proper nouns are capitalized.

1. drama sports and art were important in ancient greece

2. plato was a philosopher in athens
3. did you know that the olympics started in greece
4. it is so unfair that girls couldn’t be in the olympics

Word Study Hat

Sorting helps us remember
spelling. Sort these words on the
next page. Can you make a new
word for each category? Write
them in the right the column.

code shock throne bold

phone woke top doze
spot box lock quote
Spelling Sort: Sort your spelling words into these
categories.
Short o Long o

Homonyms:. Illustrate each word in the boxes.

fair fare

Write one sentence that uses both words:

Crazy Compounds! Make a new compound word:

+ =
book worm
Thinker’s Hat:

If this word is the answer,

what is the question?

Olympics

Write the question here:

Now try this: circle the word that does not belong in each
group. Use the box to explain why it doesn’t.

Athens
Greece
country
Mediterranean

Use the following words to create an analogy

olympics
sports
_________ is to ___________
democracy
government as ________ is to ___________.
 Vocabulary Expert’s Hat

Create a new sentence for each

word that shows you know what
the word means.

1. athlete 2. exhibition

3. ceremony 4. performer

Put the number of the word with the right meaning:

_____ a special occasion with a speical way of honoring a person or
event.
_____ a person who participates in a sporting event.
_____ someone who participates in a show.
_____ a public show or display.

Comprehension Hat

This Week’s Skill: Organizing Information

pp. 84-85 (attached)
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