3rd Grade Bigger Kid Bigger Words

This third grade vocabulary list was built from an analysis of difficult words that appear in basal readers and other books commonly taught in the 3rd grade. These spelling words can be challenging but they set the foundation for a more expanded academic vocabulary for transitioning from primary elementary grades (K-2) into intermediate elementary grades (3-5).
 
By the end of the year, third graders should demonstrate an understanding of text and word meaning, integrate knowledge and ideas, and read and comprehend literature. In order to do that, we must encourage children to use BIGGER words in their vocabulary.

An example of this would be instead of saying trash students are encouraged to say garbage or find other synonyms in the choices provided. These sheets will expand their field of view mentally of other words that can better get the point across in every day conversations.

Students will learn the following “big words”: additional, agreeable, argue, arrange, assist, attract, careless, cause, climate, construct, garbage, triumph, sincere, exchange, symbol, jammed, rapid, frightening, dangled, defend, described, details, develop, purpose, event, examined, example, furious, catch, clever, defend, nap, chill, contain, distant, main, intelligent, invitation, irritate, marine, mend, multiply, nervous, occur, disappointed, pleasant, pause, plunge, prevent, process, rare, rate, recall, honor, endangered, trembled, slumber, solution, stumbled, unite, valuable, volunteer, predict, recognize.

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