3rd Grade Vocabulary Words Unit 2.3

3rd Grade Vocabulary Words Unit 2.3

​Independent

​Able to do things for yourself.

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​Example: It's good to be independent and do things on your own.

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How can you be more independent at home?

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​Government

​People who guide a city, state, or country.

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​.Example: Our government makes laws.

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Ask: Think of one law our government has made.

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​Candidates

Define: Candidates are people who seek an office or honor.

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​Example: Andrew is one of four candidates for class president.

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​​Ask: What are some things candidates do before an election?

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​Announce

Define: If you announced something, you told people about it.

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Example: Ms. Parks announced the winner of the contest.

Ask: When has someone announced your name?​

​Convince

Define: To convince is to cause someone to believe or do something.

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Example: Julia's mother tried to convince her to play soccer.

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​Ask: What is something someone tried to convince you to do?

Elect

Define: To elect is to choose by voting.

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​Example: The students voted to elect a new class president.

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Ask: What is another word for elect?

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Estimate

Define: To estimate is to guess an amount.

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Example: Sam tried to estimate, or guess, the number of coins he had.

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Ask: What does it mean to estimate something?

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Let's estimate how many votes our winner will get.​

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Poll

Who do you want to become Classroom President?

• A

• B

• C

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