3rd Grade, Unit 10, Lesson 1

Grade 3 | Unit 10: Colonial America

Lesson 1:
Introduction
to Living in
Colonial
America

Our Learning
Goals

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Reading

Speaking and

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Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

What are our learning goals?

I can ask and answer questions about colonial America
from a speaker.

I can ask and answer questions showing recall and
understanding of details of the "Introduction to Living in Colonial
America."

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

What are our learning goals?

I can make predictions about why Roanoke Island is called the
Lost Colony based on the text I have heard so far, and then
compare my predictions to actual outcomes.

I can use spelling patterns and rules to write words with spelling
patterns /ə/, /ə/ + /l/, /sh/ + /ə/ + /n/, /ue/, /oo/, and /f/.

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Core Connections

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Language

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What do the terms geography
and climate mean?

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Reading
About It

Living in Colonial America

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Vocabulary

creation

colony

distinct

originally

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Introducing the Reader

Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Whole Group Reading,
Chapter 1

“Introduction to Living in Colonial America”

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Multiple Select

Choose two tools you will use to be a Time Traveler.

• Map

• Compass

• Timeline

• Thermometer

Discussing the
Reading

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Multiple Select

Select the three distinct regions of the colonies.

• New England Colonies

• Western Colonies

• Middle Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Eastern Colonies

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Speaking and
Listening

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Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Vocabulary

alarmed

climate

colony

established

false start

plantations

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Vocabulary

reliant

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prioritize

rate

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Why do you think the
settlement has the name
“The Lost Colony”?

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Let’s Read

“The English Colonies”

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Multiple Choice

Which island did Sir Walter Raleigh land on in the 1580s?

• Roanoke Island
• Jamestown Island
• Bermuda Island
• Cuba Island

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Multiple Choice

What is the nickname of Roanoke Island?

• The Lost Colony
• The Enchanted Island
• The Vanishing Land
• The Forgotten Isle

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Open Ended

Name one reason why someone would come to North America.

Discussing the
Read-Aloud

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Match

Match the each description to the name of the colonial region.

• New England

• Middle Atlantic

• Southern Colonies

Cold climate; rocky terrain; poor soil

Mild climate; richer soil; agriculture

hot summer/warm in winter; plantations

• Cold climate; rocky terrain; poor soil

• Mild climate; richer soil; agriculture

• hot summer/warm in winter; plantations

What word are we learning about?

established

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Synonyms and Antonyms Activity

established

Established means set up or stabilized, and often describes
something that has been around for quite some time and that
will continue to be in existence.

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

Reorder

Put these events in order:

• Maya, Aztec, and Inca

• Native American Groups Across America

• Viking Explorers

• European Explorers

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2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Looking at
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Spelling

Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America

1.movement

2.

spherical

3.

accuse

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sentence

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toothache

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continue

7.

hospital

8.

affect

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occupy

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whoever

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addition

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identify

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ability

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shrewd

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secure

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vowel

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tougher

18.

wobble

Challenge Words:
beautiful
definite
Content Word:
Powhatan

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Unit 10, Lesson 1: Introduction to Living in Colonial America