The Basic/Not Boring Third Grade Book
, by Forte, ImogeneNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780865304536 | 086530453X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2000
Introduction | p. 14 |
Skills Checklists | |
Reading Skills Checklist | p. 18 |
Spelling Skills Checklist | p. 19 |
Language, Writing, and Usage Skills Checklist | p. 20 |
Social Studies Skills Checklist | p. 118 |
Map Skills and Georgraphy Checklist | p. 119 |
Science Skills Checklist | p. 182 |
Number Concepts and Relationships Skills Checklist | p. 212 |
Geometry, Measurement, and Graphing Skills Checklist | p. 213 |
Math Computation and Problem Solving Skills Checklist | p. 214 |
Language Arts | p. 17 |
Reading Exercises | |
A Big Mix-Up (Find Information in Puzzle) | p. 21 |
Mail From Far-off Places (Main Idea) | p. 22 |
It's a Big World Out There (Read for Details - Read a Map) | p. 24 |
Off to the Travel Shop (Read to Follow Directions) | p. 26 |
Where Are the Backpacks? (Read to Follow Directions) | p. 27 |
Baggage Confusion (Read to Follow Directions) | p. 28 |
Ticket Mix-Up (Read for Details - Inference) | p. 29 |
The Great Taco Mystery (Read for Details - Inference) | p. 30 |
Cruising Through the Rain Forest (Read for Information) | p. 31 |
Record Setters (Read for Information) | p. 32 |
The Big Drop (Read for Information) | p. 33 |
Special Permission Required (Read for Information) | p. 34 |
Not on a Yacht! (Read for Information - Read a Map) | p. 35 |
Streaks Across the Sky (Read for Information) | p. 36 |
Strange Events at Sea (Read for Information) | p. 37 |
A Stop at the Pastry Shop (Read for Information) | p. 38 |
Keeping Watch for Nessie (Read for Information) | p. 39 |
A Midnight Visitor to the Castle (Read Titles) | p. 40 |
What Caused the Blisters? (Cause and Effect) | p. 41 |
Headlines From Italy (Cause and Effect) | p. 42 |
Such Nonsense! (Sequence) | p. 43 |
Scrambled Phone Conversations (Sequence) | p. 44 |
Trouble in the Jungle (Supply Missing Information) | p. 45 |
Missing Captions (Read Captions) | p. 46 |
Curious About Mummies (Author's Purpose) | p. 47 |
Who's Going to Tahiti? (Inference) | p. 48 |
Who Owns the Helicopter? (Inference) | p. 49 |
The Night Train (Prediction) | p. 50 |
Dear Diary (Prediction) | p. 51 |
Music for a Snake (Personal Response) | p. 52 |
What's Your Fortune? (Personal Response) | p. 53 |
Would You Go There? (Personal Response) | p. 54 |
Relatives on the Reef (Character Analysis) | p. 55 |
Opinions From Hawaii (Fact and Opinion) | p. 56 |
First to Fly (Draw Conclusions) | p. 57 |
Tall Tales From the Arctic (Exaggerations) | p. 58 |
A Great Fishing Story (Similes) | p. 59 |
Safety on the Slopes (Context) | p. 60 |
Letter From the Lodge (Context) | p. 61 |
A Famous Sidewalk (Synonyms) | p. 62 |
Where Would You Find It? (Word Meaning) | p. 63 |
What Would You Do With It? (Word Meaning) | p. 64 |
Welcome to Music City, USA! (Word Meaning) | p. 65 |
Bumper Stickers in New York (Analogies) | p. 66 |
A Strange Weather Report (Antonyms) | p. 67 |
Welcome Back! (Multiple Meanings) | p. 68 |
What a Way to Wander the World! (Alliteration) | p. 69 |
Spelling Exercises | |
Confusing Pairs (Words with Confusing Consonant Blends) | p. 70 |
Twice the Trouble (Words with Double Vowels) | p. 71 |
Vowels to Shout About (Words with Special Vowel Combinations: ou) | p. 72 |
Vowels to Boast About (Words with Special Vowel Combinations: oa) | p. 73 |
Vowels to Treasure (Words with Special Vowel Combinations: ea) | p. 74 |
Vowels to Puzzle Over (Words with Special Vowel Combinations) | p. 75 |
Star Power (Words with Special Endings: er, or, ar) | p. 76 |
Words to Recycle (Words with Special Endings: age, edge, udge, adge, idge) | p. 77 |
Wise About Ys (Words with Special Endings: y and ey) | p. 78 |
Straight to the Hive (Words with Silent Letters) | p. 79 |
Plenty of Balloons (Plural Nouns) | p. 80 |
A Sky Full of Plurals (Plural Nouns) | p. 81 |
Words from the Past (Verbs in the Past Tense) | p. 82 |
More Words from the Past (Verbs in the Past Tense) | p. 83 |
Endings that Swing (Verbs with ing Endings) | p. 84 |
Who's the Hungriest of All? (Comparative Adjectives) | p. 85 |
Underwater Discoveries (Words with Prefixes) | p. 86 |
Dangerous Waters (Words with Suffixes) | p. 87 |
Sound-Alike Words (Homonyms) | p. 88 |
Homonym Mix-Up (Homonyms) | p. 89 |
Two Words Make New Words (Compound Words) | p. 90 |
Words with Fire (Compound Words) | p. 91 |
Catching Contractions (Contractions) | p. 92 |
Confusing Words (Words Whose Spellings are Easily Confused) | p. 93 |
Signs of Trouble (Correct Spelling Errors in Writing) | p. 94 |
Conversations After Dark (Correct Spelling Errors in Writing) | p. 95 |
Language, Writing, and Usage Exercises | |
Take a Spin! (Verb Tenses) | p. 96 |
The Big Game (Adjectives) | p. 97 |
Clowning Around (Comparative Adjectives) | p. 98 |
Adventures on the High Wire (Adverbs) | p. 99 |
Ribbons Around Run-Ons (Run-on Sentences) | p. 100 |
Watch out for Pirates! (Exclamations) | p. 101 |
In the Center Ring (Sentence Parts) | p. 102 |
Seven Silly Seals (Sentence Parts) | p. 103 |
Mistakes on the Merry-Go-Round (Capitalization and Punctuation) | p. 104 |
Madame Mystery's Message (Punctuation) | p. 105 |
Tempt Your Taste Buds (Writing: Word Choice) | p. 106 |
A Letter to Ulysses (Capitalization and Punctuation) | p. 107 |
Titles to Talk About (Writing: Titles) | p. 108 |
A Chat with the Fire-Eater (Writing: Interview Questions) | p. 110 |
A Letter From a Lion (Writing: Letter) | p. 111 |
A Lion on the Loose! (Writing: Directions) | p. 112 |
Help for Handy (Writing: Directions) | p. 113 |
Too Much of a Good Thing (Writing: Eliminating Irrelevant Ideas) | p. 114 |
Social Studies | p. 117 |
Social Studies Exercises | |
The Case of the Missing States (U.S. Map - Recognize States) | p. 120 |
Far-Out State Facts (U.S. Map - Recognize States) | p. 122 |
Amazing Alaska (Map Skills - Features of a State) | p. 124 |
Your Amazing State (Make a State Map) | p. 125 |
Where's the Party? (U.S. Neighbors) | p. 126 |
A Map of Ups and Downs (Landforms) | p. 128 |
Spin the Globe (Hemispheres) | p. 129 |
Where Would You Find It? (Geography Facts) | p. 130 |
Mix-Up in the Mail Room (Cities, States, Countries, and Continents) | p. 131 |
The Government Tree (U.S. Government) | p. 132 |
Eagles, Bells, and Fireworks (U.S. Symbols and Traditions - Use a Grid) | p. 133 |
Your Fantasy Country (Traditions and Symbols) | p. 134 |
Old Flag, New Flag (U.S. Flag) | p. 136 |
Which Happened First? (U.S. History - Timeline) | p. 137 |
Headlines from the Past (U.S. History) | p. 138 |
Headlines from the Present (Current Events) | p. 139 |
Some Very Important Americans (Famous Americans) | p. 140 |
Citizens on Parade (Citizenship) | p. 141 |
Getting around Washington, D.C... . (Map Skills) | p. 142 |
It's a Dog's World! (Map Skills) | p. 144 |
Millions Live in the Top 6 (Population Chart) | p. 145 |
Map Skills and Geography Exercises | |
Where Are You in the Universe? (Locate Own Address) | p. 146 |
Mush! Mush! Rush! (Use a Map Scale) | p. 148 |
The Picnic Under the Picnic (Use a Map Scale) | p. 149 |
Island Hopping (Use a Map Scale) | p. 150 |
So Many Boxes! (Landforms) | p. 151 |
Lobsters for the World (Globe - Hemispheres) | p. 152 |
Delivery Anywhere! (Oceans - Continents) | p. 154 |
Truckloads of Telephones (North America's Countries) | p. 155 |
Mix-Up at the Post Office (Cities, States, and Countries) | p. 156 |
Packages Without Names (State Shapes) | p. 157 |
Rabbit Relatives (U.S. Cities, States, and Landmarks) | p. 158 |
Lost Again! (U.S. Bodies of Water) | p. 160 |
The Lost Stagecoach (U.S. Cities, States, and Landmarks) | p. 162 |
Skeletons for the Schools (Read a Chart) | p. 163 |
Fresh Air for Floats (Read a Chart) | p. 164 |
Underwater Invitations (Read a Grid) | p. 165 |
Worms for the Garden (Place Objects on a Grid) | p. 166 |
Delivery to Happy Camp (Place Objects on a Grid) | p. 167 |
Search for the Missing Flowers (Read a Grid) | p. 168 |
Flowers for the Queen (Read a Grid and a Map Key) | p. 169 |
The Whereabouts of Bears (Use a Population Map) | p. 170 |
No Shooting Allowed (Use an Environmental Map) | p. 171 |
Bananas for the Neighbors (Use a Product Map) | p. 172 |
In All Kinds of Weather (Use a Rainfall Map) | p. 173 |
On the Road Again (Use a Road Map) | p. 174 |
A Puzzling Delivery (Map and Geography Terms) | p. 175 |
Where Are the Elephants? (Write Directions) | p. 176 |
Where Are the Stamps? (Make a Map) | p. 178 |
Make a Map (Make a Map) | p. 179 |
Science | p. 181 |
Science Exercises | |
Alive and Well (Life Characteristics) | p. 183 |
Plenty of Bones (Skeletal System) | p. 184 |
Body Parts in Hiding (Body Systems) | p. 185 |
Aches and Pains (Diseases and Injuries) | p. 186 |
Body Talk (Vocabulary) | p. 187 |
Health Opposites (Health Behaviors) | p. 188 |
Safety First (Safety Behaviors) | p. 189 |
Refrigerator Inspection (Nutrition) | p. 190 |
Bodies in Space (Solar System) | p. 191 |
Space Maze (Solar System) | p. 192 |
Cracks and Rumbles (Earthquakes and Volcanoes) | p. 193 |
Surface Search (Earth Surface Features) | p. 194 |
Slow? Or Sudden? (Earth Changes) | p. 196 |
Underwater Treasure Hunt (The Ocean) | p. 197 |
Deep-Sea Facts (Waves - Ocean Bottom) | p. 198 |
What's the Matter? (States of Matter) | p. 199 |
A Matter of Change (Changes in Matter) | p. 200 |
The Air Up There (Air - Atmosphere) | p. 201 |
Lost in the Clouds (Clouds and Weather) | p. 202 |
Ready for Anything (Weather) | p. 204 |
Pushing and Pulling (Force) | p. 205 |
Hidden Machines (Simple Machines) | p. 206 |
The Sound of the Drum (Sound) | p. 207 |
Hot Words (Heat) | p. 208 |
Where Would You Find It? (Science Vocabulary) | p. 209 |
Math | p. 211 |
Number Concepts and Relationships Exercises | |
The Swamptown Races (Compare Whole Numbers on a Number Line) | p. 215 |
Bayou Bouncers (Read and Write Whole Numbers; Match Numerals to Word Names) | p. 216 |
Soaring Over the Swamp (Odd and Even Numbers) | p. 217 |
Dragonfly Dive-Bombers (Explore Big Numbers) | p. 218 |
Some Fishy Problems (Use Symbols to Compare Whole Numbers) | p. 219 |
Swampy Olympics (Use Words to Compare Whole Numbers) | p. 220 |
Muggy Work-Outs (Problem Solving with Whole Numbers) | p. 221 |
Snorkeling with Sam (Place Value) | p. 222 |
Staying Cool (Place Value) | p. 223 |
Turtle Hurdles (Expanded Notation) | p. 224 |
Bubble-Blowing Bats (Expanded Notation) | p. 225 |
Butterfly Show-Offs (Patterns and Sequences) | p. 226 |
Obstacles in the Swamp (Match Fractional Numerals to Word Names) | p. 227 |
Dance Till You Drop (Write Fractions; Match Fractions to Models) | p. 228 |
Eyes in the Night (Write Fractions; Match Fractions to Models) | p. 229 |
Dinner at Dino's Diner (Write Mixed Numerals to Match Models) | p. 230 |
Daring Dives (Match Fractional Numerals to Word Names) | p. 231 |
The Great Shell Race (Compare Fractions) | p. 232 |
Picnic Problems (Problem Solving with Fractional Numbers) | p. 233 |
Pocket Change (Identify Coin Values; Count Money) | p. 234 |
River Bottom Surprises (Identify Coin Values; Count Money) | p. 235 |
Swamp Meet Ticket Sale (Estimate and Compare Amounts of Money) | p. 236 |
Number Sense or Nonsense? (Number Sense) | p. 237 |
So Many Feet! (Read and Write Decimals) | p. 238 |
A Daring Balancing Act (Relationships Between Numbers) | p. 239 |
The Swamp's Strongest Lifters (Sentences to Show Number Relationships) | p. 240 |
A Prize Fly-Catcher (Sentences to Show Number Relationships) | p. 241 |
Take a Chance on Golf (Probability) | p. 242 |
Sylvia's Sock Search (Probability) | p. 243 |
Geometry, Measurement, and Graphing Exercises | |
Setting up Camp (Lines, Points, Angles, and Figures) | p. 244 |
Measurements at the Ball Field (Choosing Units of Length: U.S.) | p. 246 |
Motorcycle Measurements (Choosing Units of Length: Metric) | p. 247 |
Good Exercise (Perimeter) | p. 248 |
At the Sports Store (Perimeter) | p. 249 |
Space on the Beach Blanket (Estimating Area) | p. 250 |
Cover Up! (Area) | p. 251 |
The Climber (Volume) | p. 252 |
Weighty Questions (Choosing Units of Weight: U.S.) | p. 253 |
More Weighty Questions (Choosing Units of Weight: Metric) | p. 254 |
Could You Swim in a Cup? (Choosing Units of Liquid Capacity: U.S.) | p. 255 |
A Very Silly Field Day (Telling Time) | p. 256 |
A Wild Bull Ride (Problems with Time) | p. 257 |
Bear Gymnastics (Measurement Problems) | p. 258 |
Champion Jumpers (Reading a Chart) | p. 260 |
The Silly Olympics (Reading a Circle Graph) | p. 261 |
Bumps and Lumps (Reading a Bar Graph) | p. 262 |
Talented Feet (Bar Graphs) | p. 263 |
The Messy Room (Locating Items on a Grid) | p. 264 |
Oh! Can She Jump! (Locating Points on a Grid) | p. 265 |
Visitors at a Picnic (Placing Items on a Grid) | p. 266 |
Follow the Trail (Plotting Points on a Grid) | p. 268 |
Scared or Excited? (Plotting Points on a Grid) | p. 269 |
Speaking of Math (Math Vocabulary) | p. 270 |
Geometry, Measurement, and Graphing Words to Know | p. 271 |
Math Computation and Problem Solving Exercises | |
Which Number Am I? (Place Value) | p. 273 |
The Big Race (Ordering Numbers) | p. 274 |
Number Search (Odd and Even Numbers) | p. 275 |
Meet the Athletes (Ordinals) | p. 276 |
Numbers Dropping From the Sky (Reading Whole Numbers) | p. 277 |
A Whole Lot of Bouncing Going On! (Reading and Writing Whole Numbers) | p. 278 |
Patterns on the Bench (Patterns) | p. 279 |
Underwater Search (Comparing Whole Numbers) | p. 280 |
The Long and Short of It (Comparing Measurements) | p. 282 |
Join the Round-up! (Rounding) | p. 284 |
Sports Runs in the Family (+ and - Facts) | p. 285 |
Homework at the Gym (Addition and Subtraction - Accuracy) | p. 286 |
Surprising Sports Facts (Addition and Subtraction) | p. 287 |
Noises in the Woods (Multiplication and Division Facts) | p. 288 |
Who Wins the Race? (Skip Counting - Multiplication) | p. 289 |
Is It Tic-Tac-Toe? (Division) | p. 290 |
Wild River Ride (Mixed Operations) | p. 291 |
Hide and Seek (Number Sentences) | p. 292 |
Lost in the Cave (Signs for Operations) | p. 293 |
Which Route? (Mental Math - Addition and Subtraction) | p. 294 |
Frisbee Fractions (Fractions) | p. 295 |
Skateboard Tricks (Adding and Subtracting Fractions) | p. 296 |
Lunch on the Mountaintop (Equivalent Fractions) | p. 297 |
Lost Skates (Fractions and Decimals) | p. 298 |
Watch Out! (Ordering Decimals) | p. 299 |
Field Day Math (Time - Problem Solving) | p. 300 |
Sara's Sports Schedule (Telling Time) | p. 302 |
A Pocketful of Coins (Counting Money) | p. 303 |
Meet Me at the Snack Bar (Making Change) | p. 304 |
Cheers for the Team (Problem Solving) | p. 305 |
Appendix | p. 307 |
Language Arts Skills Test | p. 308 |
Social Studies Skills Test | p. 319 |
Science Skills Test | p. 324 |
Math Skills Test | p. 326 |
Skills Test Answer Key | p. 336 |
Skills Exercises Answer Key | p. 338 |
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