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Literacy ActivitiesGrade 3, Week 8

Idioms, Comprehension, and Adverbs

Day Topic Pages

Day 1 Idioms 2–3

Day 2 Idioms 4–5

Day 3 Comprehension: Answering Questions (Informational Text) 6–8

Day 4 Comprehension: Answering Questions (Informational Text) 9–11

Day 5 Comparative and Superlative Adverbs 12–13

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 2

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Watch the Day 1 LessonDay 1

An idiom is a word or phrase that has a nonliteral meaning that is different from the meaning of the individual words. Identify if each

sentence below has an idiom in it by writing ‘yes’ or ‘no’. If the sentence has an idiom, circle the idiom.

Sentence Does the sentence contain an idiom?

“Cat got your tongue?” Grandma asked me, as I sat quietly next to her in the car.

Carrot cake is my favorite type of cake. I have it for my birthday every year.

Hailey goes for a run after school every day. She is training for a race next month.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” Dad warns me. “You may like gymnastics more than you think!”

“You are barking up the wrong tree,” Uncle Tim warns me when I ask for dessert before dinner.

Vivian loves to video call with her friends.

Ellie’s room is very neat. Her brother’s room is very messy.

I don’t want to become a couch potato, so I make sure to work out every day!

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 3

Day 1 (continued)Circle the idiom in each sentence below.

Then, write what each idiom means.

1. Katy is a good egg and is always the first one to help others.

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2. The new car is very nice. However, it costs an arm and a leg.

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3. As Malikah prepared to go on stage, her teacher said, “You have practiced hard and you are ready. Break a leg!”

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4. I think my aunt has a heart of gold because she helps needy families.

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5. Kevin loves basketball so much that he will play at the drop of a hat.

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A good egg is a likeable person.

Something that costs an arm and a leg is extremely expensive.

If someone says to break a leg, they are wishing someone good luck.

Someone that has a heart of gold is very kind and generous.

Someone that does something at the drop of a hat does it right away.

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 4

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Watch the Day 2 LessonDay 2

Draw a line between the idiom in bold and the phrase that defines it.

Ice cream is not my mom’s cup of tea, so we usually order cake instead.

“I had the worst day at school,” I tell my stepmom. “First, my pants ripped. Then, I didn’t have time to finish my lunch. After that, we had a pop quiz. When it rains, it pours!”

It is my pet peeve when my family forgets to close the chip bag. I put a note on the cabinet so everyone will remember from now on.

“That hill was a piece of cake,” Isaac said after his run. “I didn’t even break a sweat.”

Joey cracks me up every time he tells a joke.

Amy is feeling blue today. She lost her favorite stuffed animal.

“I will be in the doghouse if I don’t finish my homework,” Mike explains to me.

Once in a blue moon Juliana will ride her bike to school. She walks to school most days.

problems happen several at a time

easy to do

something that you like

to be sad

something that is annoying

make someone laugh

every once in a while

be in trouble

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 5

Day 2 (continued)Write a sentence that uses each idiom below.

1. go the extra mile = try very hard

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2. fly on the wall = to watch something without being noticed

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3. ands in your pants = can’t sit still

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4. come clean = tell the truth

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5. in a pickle = in a puzzle or a tought situation

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6. the big cheese = an important person

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Judy went the extra mile and made sandwiches for the entire class.

Mike wanted to be a fly on the wall for the big event.

Do you have ants in your pants becasue of the test?

Jerome came clean and told Mrs. Hargrove why the TV was broken.

They were really in a pickle after the spare tire also went flat.

Beth was the big cheese after she won first place at the science fair.

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 6

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Watch the Day 3 LessonDay 3

On a summer’s day, bees buzz from one flower to the next. They sip sweet nectar through a long, tube-shaped tongue. They flap their see-through wings.

The bee’s entire body is fuzzy. It is covered with millions of tiny hairs. Bees march across flowers. Pollen dust sticks to their hairy bodies. Their entire bodies can be covered in pollen, even their eyeballs!

Bees have combs and rakes on their bodies. They use these to brush the pollen into a pouch on their legs. They visit flower after flower. As they do, they stuff pollen into their pouches. Bees can carry their body weight in pollen!

Yet, not all pollen ends up in the pouches. Some stays stuck on the bees’ hairy bodies. Then, this pollen falls off onto the flower. The plant uses the pollen to make fruit and seeds. Fruit and seeds turn into new plants. Without bees, many plants wouldn’t be able to make new plants.

Back at the hive, the bees mix the pollen and nectar together to make a special treat called bee bread. They also make thick, golden honey.

Bee on Flower

Pollen Pouch on Leg

Making Honey

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 7

Day 3 (continued)Answer the questions below.

1. What do bees look like?

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2. What do you think nectar is?

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3. How do bees collect pollen?

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4. What do bees make with pollen?

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5. Why are plants important to bees?

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6. Why are bees important to plants?

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Bees look like small, fuzzy rabbits.

I think nectar is something sugary that plants make.

Bees collect pollen by using the combs and rakes on their bodies.

Bees mix pollen and nectar together to make bee bread.

Plants are important to bees because they are how bees make their food.

Bees are important to plants because without bees, plants would not be able to make new plants.

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 8

Day 3 (continued)Write 3 additional questions about bees that can be answered using the text. Use a question word like who, what, where, when, or why.

Then, answer the questions.

1. Question: ________________________________________________________________

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Answer: __________________________________________________________________

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2. Question: ________________________________________________________________

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Answer: __________________________________________________________________

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3. Question: ________________________________________________________________

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Answer: __________________________________________________________________

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What do bees sip nectar with?

Bees sip nectar through their long, tube-shaped tongue.

When do bees fly between flowers?

Bees buzz from one flower to the next in the summer.

Where do bees make golden honey?

Bees make thick, golden honey in their hive.

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 9

Watch the Day 4 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L3W8D4Day 4

Read the text. Then, answer the questions on the next page.

In 1848, a spark of gold changed history. It all started with a man in California. He was working to build a sawmill on a river. Suddenly, he saw something shiny in the water. He had found bits of gold!

Word spread about the gold in the river. People came from all over the country, hoping to find gold and get rich. Thousands of people came and new towns grew to support them. At first, people took gold out of the water. Then, they began mining the land. They used machines to dig for gold deep in the ground.

Years passed. Most of the gold was gone and the mining had badly hurt the land. Still, people kept going west in search of more gold. As a result, the state of California grew. Today, it has more people than any other U.S. state.

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 10

Day 4 (continued)

1. When did the man in California first find gold?

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2. Where did the man find the gold in California?

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3. Who else came to find gold? a. pirates b. people from all over the country c. a few people from the west

4. What did people use to dig for gold?

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5. What did mining do to the land?

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6. Write a question that you have about the text. Use a question word like who, what, where, when or why.

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The man in California first found gold in 1848.

The man in California found gold in a river.

People used machines to dig for gold.

Mining had hurt the land.

Why did people still go west to find gold after most of the gold was gone?

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 11

Day 4 (continued)Think about your favorite animal. Draw a picture of your favorite animal and then list 3 facts about the animal.

Fact 3: ______________________________________________________________________

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Write 3 questions that someone could answer about your favorite animal by

reading your facts.

Question 1: _________________________________________________________________

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Question 2: _________________________________________________________________

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Question 3: _________________________________________________________________

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Fact 1: ___________________________________

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Fact 2: ___________________________________

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Adult dogs have 42 teeth.

Dogs can run 19 miles an hour.

Dogs can see in the dark better than humans can.

How many teeth do dogs have?

How fast can dogs run?

Can dogs see better than people?

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 12

Watch the Day 5 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L3W8D5Day 5

An adverb is a word that often describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Adverbs can describe when or how often, where, or how something happens.

A comparative adverb compares 2 people, places, or things. A superlative adverb compares 3 or more people, places, or things.

Cut, sort, and glue each adverb phrase from the Adverb Bank into the correct column.

Comparative Adverb Superlative Adverb

Adverb Bank

more often more slowly work harder more easily

sing louder more frequently most often work the hardest

most quickly most easily jump higher most slowly

sing the loudest run the fastest most frequently more quickly

more carefully jump the highest most carefully run faster

more often more slowly

work harder more easily

sing louder more frequently

jump higher more quickly

more carefully run faster

most often work the hardest

most quickly most easily

most slowly sing the loudest

run the fastest most frequently

jump the highest most carefully

© hand2mind, Inc. hand2mind.comGrade 3 Literacy, Week 8, Page 13

Day 5 (continued)Circle the adverb that correctly completes each sentence.

1. I will finish my homework _________________ than my brother tonight. a. more quickly b. most quickly

2. Out of everyone in her family, Brianna reads ________________. a. more often b. the most often

3. “Class, today I need you to read _____________ than you did yesterday.” a. most quietly b. more quietly

4. Clara writes ____________ of everyone else in her class. a. the faster b. the fastest

5. Carmen laughs __________ than her friend, Isaac. a. louder b. loudest

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the adverb.

1. Emilia jumps ______________ (high) than Alex during gym class.

2. My little sister always walks to school ______________ (more/most) slowly than I do.

3. Out of everyone in my class, I read the _____________ (most/more) frequently.

4. Julia got to school ________________ (early) than anyone else in her class today.

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