Robert's Homework Page for Third Grade in Houston TX
Stingray Chaser
Free stingrays and remove harmful algae from the ocean. After removing enough debris from the stingrays, you will be asked to select the correct answer to continue.
Vocabulary Pinball
Click on the red flipper buttons to keep the ball in play. Try to hit all of the letters with the ball to spell a word. Next, choose the correct definition for the word. A correct answer gives a free ball and an incorrect takes a ball away. Hold down and release the green button to launch the ball! Try all of the lists or register to make your own!
Congress -- The legislative body of the national government.
Gov Body - City -- There are 10 members on the CITY COUNCIL who make decisions for the city.
City Council -- A group that makes laws for a city.
Governing Body -- House of Representatives and Senate are both part of CONGRESS.
Inventor -- One who creates a previously unknow device, method or process.
Houston Leaders
Hugh Roy Cullen -- Wrote a bill that established the education center.
Jesse H Jones -- was the owner of Houston's largest newspaper
George HW Bush -- was the 41st President
George Hermann -- donated land for City Hall and for Hermann Hospital
William M Rice -- Help to develop Houston as a shipping company.
Barbara Jordan -- was a Houston citizen who became a lawyer, state representative and a Senator
Ima Hogg -- was founder of the Houston Symphony Orchestra
Reading Genres
Poetry -- RHYME VERSES
Nonfiction -- REAL STORIES, TRUE
Biography -- LIFE
Historical Fict -- MAKE BELIEVE REAL ACCOUNT
Humor -- LAUGH, JOKES, FUNNY
Folk Tales -- TAUGHT TALES
Myths/Legends -- TRADITIONS, WORLD, FEAR, HOPE
Adventure -- FICTION EXCITING
Animals Non-Fic -- REAL ANIMALS
Realistic Fict -- MADE UP STORIES
Mystery -- CLUES, PUZZLES, DETECTIVES
Fantasy -- MAGICAL FANTASY
Fairy Tales -- LEARN, TALES, MORALES
Science Fict -- TECHNOLOGY
Series -- OVER AND OVER AGAIN
READING GENRES More
Poetry -- Stories told in verse or RHYME pattern
Biography -- Tells about the LIFE of someone including birth date and date of death
Historical Fict -- A MAKE BELIEVE account of a REAL event
Humor -- Written purposely to make the reader LAUGH
Folk Tales -- Common TALES passed down over the years, morale lesson TAUGHT
Myths/Legends -- TRADITIONAL stories from around the WORLD, things we value, FEAR, deeply, HOPE most
Adventure -- FICTION Stories of travel and EXCITING places real and imaginary
Animals nonfict -- REAL pictures and facts about ANIMALS
Realistic Fict -- MADE UP STORIES, based on things that seem as if they actually happened.
Mystery -- Solving a PUZZLE, involves CLUES, has a sleuth or detective
Fantasy -- Involves MAGICAL creatures and FANTASY plots
Horror -- SCARY
Fairy Tales -- Common TALES passed down over the years, usually have a more lesson to LEARN.
Science Fict -- Usually involves TECHNOLOGY and the future
Series -- Use the same characters OVER AND OVER but they encounter different things.
READING Genres more more
Poetry -- Cat in the Hat
Nonfiction -- STORIES, facts, and pictures that are REAL
Biography -- Hellen Keller
Historical Fict -- Dear America
Humor -- Joke Books
Folk Tales -- Chicken Little
Adventure -- Gulliver's Travel
Animals nonfict -- Eyewitness Books
Realistic Fict -- Junie B. Jones
Mystery -- Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys
Fantasy -- Harry Potter
Horror -- SCARY! Usually involves monsters or other scary creatures
Fairy Tales -- Cinderella
Science Fict -- Star Wars
Series -- Magic Tree House
Reading Genres more&more
Nonfiction -- Astro's Baseball Book
Animals nonfict -- Reptitles Book
Myths/Legends -- Hercules
Fairy Tales -- Snow White and 7 Dwarfs
Horror -- Goosebumps and Where the Wild Things are.
Historical Fict -- Capturing the Past
Sight Words1
die --
family --
gone --
Airplane --
began --
care --
fact --
garden --
Across --
bat --
brought --
different --
feel --
baby --
body --
Sight Words2
need --
paper --
king --
mean --
Mrs. --
often --
poor --
I'll --
lost --
Mr. --
nine --
pay --
half --
late --
miss --
Sight Words3
sometimes --
summer --
often --
poor --
ring --
something --
still --
pay --
receive --
side --
son --
swim --
paper --
ready --
sand --
Sight Words4
Summer --
true --
still --
tried --
swim --
wind --
Soc Stud Voc 1st 6Weeks
Neighborhood -- Is a type of COMMUNITY.
Government -- A group of elected citizens who solve problems and make laws for a community.
Tradition -- Is a type of HERITAGE that values are handed down each generation.
GrandParent -- Is a type of ANCESTORS.
Community -- A group of people who live and work in the same place.
N, S, E, or W -- Shows directions on a map which is called a COMPASS ROSE.
Heritage -- A set of values and traditions handed down to a group from those who live before them.
City Leader -- Is the MAYOR of City Government.
Ancestor -- Someone in a person's family, such as a great grandparent
Division Line -- Is a line on a map that is called a BORDER.
Compass Rose -- A drawing on a map that shows the cardinal directions to help people use the map.
State, City, US -- Is a type of GOVERNMENT that solve problems and make laws.
Mayor -- A leader of City Government.
Border -- A line on a map that shows where a state or nation ends.
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