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Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-02-244783-0/3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 005 06 05 04 03 02 01 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Table of Contents Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 UNIT 1 The Manuscript Alphabet Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lines in Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Numerals and Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Writing Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Signing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Manuscript to Cursive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Cursive Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 UNIT 4 Size and Shape Letters A O . . . Letters C E . . . Letters L D . . . Letters B R . . . Letters T F . . . Letters S G . . . Letters I J . . . Review . . . . . . . Practice . . . . . . Taking Tests . . . UNIT 2 Strokes that Curve Up . . Letters i t. . . . . . . . . . . . Letters e l . . . . . . . . . . . Words to Write . . . . . . . . Strokes that Curve Down Letters o a. . . . . . . . . . . Letters c d. . . . . . . . . . . Strokes that Curve Over . Letters n m . . . . . . . . . . Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 UNIT 3 Connectives . Letters u w . Letters b f . . Letters h k. . Letters g q. . Letters j p . Letters r s . Letters y z . . Letters v x . . Review . . . . . Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 UNIT 5 Spacing Letters and Words. Letters M N . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters H K . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters V U . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters W X . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 UNIT 6 Alignment and Margins. . . . . Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numerals and Math Symbols Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Short Story . . . . . . . . . . . . A News Article . . . . . . . . . . . Theme Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . Transition to Two Lines . . . . . Practice with Small Letters . . Practice with Tall Letters . . . . A Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 Name Date The Manuscript Alphabet Review A aaa B A A B bbb C B C ccc C FFF fff G G ggg H G H hhh III H L lll M L L Mm M m N m N nnn N Q qqq R Q Q R rrr SSS sss R V vvv W V V Ww W w X w X xxx X 4 Grade 3, Unit 1 D ddd D D iii J J jjj J O ooo O O T ttt T T YYY yyy EEE eee KKK kkk P ppp P P U uuu U U ZZZ zzz В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Circle the letters that spell the name of your state. Name Date Lines in Letters Write these letters with straight lines. Then use them to write a word. EtHFiLI Write these letters with slant lines. AyWvkMx В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Write these letters with circle lines. SbDQoae Complete the sentence. My favorite color is . Circle the letters with slant lines. Grade 3, Unit 1 5 Name Date Letter and Word Spacing too close t o o fa r Space Between Words • not too close • space of a pencil between words just right C C notlikethis 6 Grade 3, Unit 1 like this C C В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Space Between Letters • not too close • not too far apart • space of a pencil point between letters Name Date Numerals and Punctuation Marks Trace and write the words and numerals. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 1 2 3 4 5 one two three four five 6 7 8 9 10 six seven eight nine ten Trace the punctuation marks. ?!?!?! ??!??! Write this sentence: My cat has 5 kittens! Grade 3, Unit 1 7 Name Date Writing Sentences Write the sentences. Remember to include the correct punctuation. The world has many endangered animals. The Asian tiger is one. What can be done to help? 8 Grade 3, Unit 1 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill The California condor is another. Name Date Signing Up Fill out the form. Write as neatly as you can. Sports Club Membership Form Name: Address: В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Grade and Class: Interests: Grade 3, Unit 1 9 Name Date Left-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position Sit tall. Place both arms on the table. Keep your feet flat on the floor. Slant your paper. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Hold the pencil with your first two fingers and your thumb. 10 Grade 3, Unit 1 Name Right-Handed Writers Date Cursive Writing Position Sit tall. Place both arms on the table. Keep your feet flat on the floor. Slant your paper. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Hold the pencil with your first two fingers and your thumb. Grade 3, Unit 1 11 Name Date Manuscript to Cursive Circle the cursive letters that are in your first name. a h n u a h n u bb ii oo vv cc dd jj kk pp qq ww xx ee ff gg ll mm rr ss tt yy zz apply dВўo≥g≤gГ–y aГ¤pГ¬pГ»lВ¬y o≥dв‰ dГіlВ¬y much nв‰ aв€љcГґhВўo nв‰ aв€љcГґhВўo mГЈuв€љcГґh black bГІlв‰ aв€љcГґk fГµlв‰ aп¬ЃsГјh dв‰ aп¬ЃrГіk 12 Grade 3, Unit 1 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Look at the word in manuscript. Circle the matching word in cursive. Name Date Circle the cursive letters that begin the names of your favorite characters. AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU VV WW XX YY ZZ В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Write the beginning letters of the months of the year in manuscript and in cursive. Grade 3, Unit 1 13 Name Date The Cursive Alphabet A A A H H H O O O V V V 14 B B B I I I P P P W W W Grade 3, Unit 1 C C C JJJ Q Q Q X X X D E D E Ff E FG G F G D K L K L M L M N M N N K R S R S T S T U T U U R Y Z Y Z Z Y В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill a bbb c a c d c d eee fff ggg h d h iii h a k lll m k m n m n ooo p n p q p q q jjj k r sss ttt u r u vvv w u w x w x y x y zzz y r Name Date Size and Shape Make your writing easy to read. Tall letters touch the top line b d l t Short letters touch the middle line. o a n m c u g f z j p y w These letters go below the bottom line. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Circle the letters that are the right size and shape and sit on the bottom line. a e w xh b N o d g f p m Grade 3, Unit 1 15 Name Date Review Write the cursive words in manuscript. jГџoГuп¬ЃrГ„nЕ“eГ‰y oГњv–·r tВўoГw–·rГ¤iГ„nв‰ g vГ†aГ„n JВ®aГ„nГЈuв‰ aп¬ЃrГ„y Write a word you can write in cursive. 16 Grade 3, Unit 1 eГ‰xГЇiГ«t qГЁuГ¤iв€љcГґk FeВЄbflrГ¤uв‰ aп¬ЃrГ„y zГ±iГ«p Mв‰ aп¬Ѓrв€љcГґh В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill sГѓcГ�aГ¤tГ«tЕ“eВ·rЕ“eв€ћd Name Date Taking Tests Write True or False to answer each question. 1. Manuscript and cursive letters all look alike. 2. In cursive handwriting, letters are connected. 3. In manuscript handwriting, letters should not be too close. 4. Names of people begin with lowercase letters. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Trace and write each letter. Circle your best cursive and manuscript letter. A b Z t I f Grade 3, Unit 1 17 Name Date Taking Tests Complete each sentence. Choose a word from the word bank. Word Bank top straight uppercase slant middle 1. The manuscript letters t, E, H, L, F, and I have 2. Tall cursive letters touch the lines. line. 3. The manuscript letters Q, D, o, a, and e have 4. Short cursive letters touch the lines. line. 5. The manuscript letters A, M, w, v, and Y have 6. Your first and last names begin with 18 Grade 3, Unit 1 lines. letters. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill circle Name Date Strokes that Curve Up Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves up. a c e o r s I j g q p u w l b d f h k Trace and write the strokes that curve up. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. Then write words using the letters. eeiijjpprrssuu wwbbffhhkklltt Grade 3, Unit 2 19 Name Date i t Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the word. i i i i i i i ‡‡ ttt t t t t t t t iГ«t iГ«t iГ«t iГ«t iГ«t В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill ‡‡ iii 20 Grade 3, Unit 2 Name Date e l Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. eee e e e e e e e lll l l l l l l l lЕ“eГ©t tГ«iГіlЕ“e lГ«iГ«t tГ«iЕ“e В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill iГіlГіl Grade 3, Unit 2 21 Name Date Words to Write Write the words. Circle your best words. title tЕ“eГ¶lГіl tГ«iГ«tГіlЕ“e lЕ“eГ©t tГ«iГіlГ«t tie tГ«iЕ“e lГ«iЕ“e Write a silly title for a book. Use some of the words above. 22 Grade 3, Unit 2 it iГ«t lГ«iГ«tГ«tГіlЕ“e В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill tell Name Date Strokes that Curve Down Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves down. a c e o r s u w I g p q j d b f l t h k Trace and write strokes that curve down. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. aa cc dd gg oo qq Use three of the letters to name an animal. Write the name. Grade 3, Unit 2 23 Name Date o a Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. 24 ooo o a a a a a a a a a a o o o tВўoЕёЛ� tВўoГ№lГіl tВўoГiГіl tв‰ aГ¤iГіl tВўoГtЕ“e lв‰ aГ¤tЕ“e oГiГіl o≥aГ¤t Grade 3, Unit 2 o o aГ¤tЕ“e lВўoГt В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill o Name Date c d Trace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases. c c c c c c c c c c d d d В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill cВ§o≥aГ¤t d d d d d d d dЕ“eГ·eв€ћd mВўoВ®oГњn dв‰ aГ„nв€љc—e lВўo≥aв‰ d cВ§o≥dЕ“e nВўoГtЕ“e tГ«iГ„mЕ“e Grade 3, Unit 2 25 Name Date Strokes that Curve Over Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves over. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p w v x y z Trace and write strokes that curve over. mmm nnn vvv xxx yyy zzz Write words that begin with strokes that curve over. 26 Grade 3, Unit 2 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. Name Date n m Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. n n n n n n n n n В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill m m m m m m m m m nв‰ aГ„mЕ“e nВўoГtЕ“e mВўo≥aГ¤t mГЈiГ«tГ«tЕ“eГ‰n tв‰ aГ„mЕ“e mв‰ aГ¤iГіl mЕ“eГ¶lГ«t nГЈiГ„nЕ“e Grade 3, Unit 2 27 Name Date Review Write the strokes that curve up. Write strokes that curve down. Write slant strokes. 28 Grade 3, Unit 2 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Write strokes that curve over. Name Date Review Write the words. Do your tall letters touch the top line? Do your letters slant correctly? dГ¤iГ„mЕ“e nЕ“eГ·eв€ћdГіlЕ“e b–÷eГ©tГіlЕ“e wВЈoГњmв€ЏbГ†aГ¤t В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill wВЈoВ®o≥dЕ“eГ‰n bВЈoГw-wВЈoГw mЕ“eв€ћaГіl uГ„nв‰ dГ¤iв‰ d mЕ“e•oГw uГ„nГЈiГ«tЕ“e bВЈoГ№bЖ’cГ�aГ¤t fв—ЉeГ‰nв€љc—e lв‰ aв‰ dГіlЕ“e Grade 3, Unit 2 29 Name Date Taking Tests Write phrases in cursive to answer each question. Choose a phrase from the answer box. Answer Box a stroke that curves down with strokes that curve up all the letters the letters m and n the top line 1. How do the lowercase letters i and t begin? 2. What kind of stroke is at the beginning of lowercase letter a? 4. Which letters in the word list begin with a stroke that curves up? 5. What line do all tall letters touch? 30 Grade 3, Unit 2 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 3. Which letters in the word moon begin with a stroke that curves over? Name Date Connectives Trace the connectives. aГ¤iп¬Ѓr tГ«iЕ“e aГ„n aГ„nв‰ d hЕ“eВ·r eГ‰nв‰ d mЕ“eГ©t lГ«iГіkЕ“e iГ„n sВµaГ„nв‰ d В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill gГєlв‰ aв‰ d jГЄuп¬ЃsГ®t yГїeГ¶lГіl zݻbflrв‰ a g≤aГ„mЕ“eГЋs yГџoГu zГўy y≤aп¬ЃrГ„n g≤aГ¤p lв‰ aД±zГўy j≤aГ„m fГЁiГ„v–Л� pГ¬iв€љcГґk fв—ЉeГ·eГ¶l qГЁuГ¤iГ«tЕ“e pГ»lв‰ aГ„n Grade 3, Unit 3 31 Name Date u w Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. ‡‡‡ u u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u u ‡‡‡ w w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w w uГ„mГ„m 32 Grade 3, Unit 3 wГҐiГ«t uГ„nв‰ dВўo cВ§oГuГіlв‰ d uГ„nв€љcГґlЕ“e wВЈoГuГіlв‰ d lГ«uГ¤tЕ“e В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill wГ†aГ¤iГ«t Name Date b f Trace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases. bbb b b b b b b b fff f f f f f f f В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill bВЈo≥aГ¤t fВ±aГіlГіl fГЁiГ„nЕ“e fВ¶oВ®o≥d bГҐuГіbГІbГІlЕ“e oГ№fГµf bГ†aГ¤t aГ„nв‰ d bГ†aГіlГіl Grade 3, Unit 3 33 Name Date h k Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. h h h h h h h h h k k k k k k k k k 34 hв‰ aГ¤tв€љcГґh hВўoВ®oГ№k kГ«iГіlГ«t Grade 3, Unit 3 kГ«iв€љcГґkв€ЏbГ†aГіlГіl lГ«uв€љcГґk kГ«iГ«tЕ“e В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill cГґhГЈiв€љcГґk Name Date g q Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases. ggg g g g g g g g q q q q q q q q q q В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill qГЁuв‰ aв€љcГґkЕ“eв€ћd gГџoВ®o≥d aГ„nв‰ d lВўoГuв‰ d qГЁuГ¤iГ«tЕ“e a fВ¶o≥g Grade 3, Unit 3 35 Name Date j p Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases. ‡‡‡ jjj ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡‡‡ p p ‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p p pГ¬uГіlГіl uГ¤p tВўo pГ¬uГ¤t oГњn aГ„n aв€љcГ§t 36 Grade 3, Unit 3 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill pВ©oГuГ„nв‰ d a b–∞aГ¤t Name Date r s Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases. ‡‡‡ r r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r r sss s s s В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill pГ‚rГ¤iв‰ dЕ“e aГ„nв‰ d jГџoГњy rВўoÓ¤e bГІlВўoГ“пЈїsв„ўoГњm s s s s sВ¤eГ©t sВµaГ¤iГіl rГ¤iГ„nв‰ gГЊs a b–ölГіl Grade 3, Unit 3 37 Name Date y z Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases. y y y y y y y y y y zzz z zГ±iГ«p cВ§o≥dЕ“e z z z Grade 3, Unit 3 z zВЁoВ®oГњm iГ„n pГ‚rЕ“eГ©tГ«tВ¬y yГїeГ¶lГіlВўoГw aД±z∑aГіlЕ“eв€ћaп¬Ѓs 38 z В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill z Name Date v x Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases. vvv v x x x x x x x x x x v v v v v v В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill x mв‰ aп¬ЃrГіkп¬Ѓs tГіhЕ“e sГ®pВ©oГt vГҐiГ„m aГ„nв‰ d vГҐiв‰ gГџo‰r Grade 3, Unit 3 39 Name Date Review Trace and write the phrases. Most of the 26 letters are included. v–·rГ„y hГЈuв‰ gГїe sГ®iв‰ gГ–nп¬Ѓs oГњn bГҐuп¬Ѓs pГ¬uГ¤pГ¬pГЎy aГ¤t tГіhЕ“e eГ‰nв‰ d zВЁoГњnЕ“e aп¬ЃrЕ“e gГџoГiГ„nв‰ g hВўoГњmЕ“e wГҐiГ«tГіh j≤aГ„m Circle your best letter. 40 Grade 3, Unit 3 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill qГЁuГ¤iв€љcГґkГіlВ¬y aГ¤t sВ¤e∆cВ§oГњnв‰ d eГ‰xГЇiГ«t Name Date Practice Trace these connectives. Then write the words. bГ†aГіlГіl o≥aГ¤tп¬Ѓs vГ†aГ„n wГ†aГ¤iГ«t bВЈo≥aГ¤t bГҐiп¬Ѓrв‰ d oГњnв€љc—e v–·rГ„y wГІhЕ“eГ‰n В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill cГ§uГ¤t iГ«tп¬Ѓs dв‰ aГ„y nГЈuГ¤t cГ�aГ„n jГџoГiГ„n y≤aп¬Ѓrв‰ d fГµlв‰ aп¬ЃsГјh pГ¬iв€љcГґk Circle your best joining. Grade 3, Unit 3 41 Name Date Taking Tests Write a sentence to answer each question. 1. How do you begin a sentence? 2. What kind of cursive letters begin the months of the year? В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 3. What is the difference between the cursive uppercase letters T and F? 42 Grade 3, Unit 3 Name Date Size and Shape All uppercase letters are tall letters. Tall letters should touch the top line. A B H D E F I Letters with descenders go below the bottom line. J Z Y You can make your writing easy to read. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Look at the letters below. Circle the letters that are the correct size and shape. R G Q S V Z I F AL D H M X K QN V T Grade 3, Unit 4 43 Name Date A O Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. A A A A A A A A A A O O O O O O O O O O OlГіlГ«iЕ“e lГ«iГ„v–Îs iГ„n OrЕ“eв€ћgГџoГњn. 44 Grade 3, Unit 4 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill AГіlГ«iв€љc—e lГ«iГ„v–Îs iГ„n AГіlв‰ aп¬ЃsГјkв‰ a. Name Date C E Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. C C C C C C C C C C E E E E E E E E E E В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill C—e∆cГ§iГіlВ¬y wГ†aГ„nГЈtп¬Ѓs tВўo vГҐiп¬ЃsГ®iГ«t CГґhГЈiГ„nв‰ a. EГ�dГ¤wГ†aп¬Ѓrв‰ d w–ÉnГЈt tВўo EГ‡nв‰ gГєlв‰ aГ„nв‰ d. Grade 3, Unit 4 45 Name Date L D Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. L L L L D D D D D D D D D D L L L Daв‰ d aп¬ЃsГјkЕ“eв€ћd DiГ„nв‰ a tВўo dв‰ aГ„nв€љc—e. , L∫e•o dГ¤iГ„nЕ“eв€ћd aГ¤t DiГ„nв‰ aп¬Ѓs hВўoГuп¬ЃsВ¤e. 46 Grade 3, Unit 4 L L В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill L Name Date B R Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. B B B B R R R R R R R R R R B B B B B B В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill BeГЋsпЈїs bВЈoГuв‰ gГєhГЈt a Brв‰ aД±zГ±iГіlГ«iв‰ aГ„n bГҐiп¬Ѓrв‰ d. RГ¤iв€љcГґk cГ�aГ„n rЕ“eв€ћaв‰ d sв„ўoГњmЕ“e RГ¤uп¬ЃsпЈїsГ®iв‰ aГ„n. Grade 3, Unit 4 47 Name Date T F Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. T T T T T T T T T T F F F F F F F F F F Frв‰ aГ„nГіkГіlГ«iГ„n D. RВўoВ®oÓ¤eГ‰v–ölГ«t wВЈoГњn, tВўoВ®o. 48 Grade 3, Unit 4 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill ThЕ“e•o≥dВўo‰rЕ“e RВўoВ®oÓ¤eГ‰v–ölГ«t wВЈoГњn. Name Date S G Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. S S S S S S S S S S G G G G G G G G G G В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill SuЕ“e sВ¤eГ·eГЋs GlЕ“eГ‰n oГњn SaГ¤tГ«uп¬Ѓrв‰ dв‰ aГ„y. SeÉñ¢o‰rв‰ a GoГњmЕ“eГ‰z iп¬Ѓs tГіhЕ“e gГЄuЕ“eГЋsГ®t. Grade 3, Unit 4 49 Name Date I J Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. I I I I I I I I I I JJJ J J J J J J J JВ®aв€љcГґk cВ§oВ®oГ№kп¬Ѓs a JВ®aГ„mв‰ aГ¤iв€љcГ�aГ„n dГ¤iп¬ЃsГјh. 50 Grade 3, Unit 4 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Idв‰ a iп¬Ѓs cВ§oВ®oГ№kГ«iГ„nв‰ g Inв‰ dГ¤iв‰ aГ„n fВ¶oВ®o≥d. Name Review Date Remember to space letters and words evenly. Copy the sentences. Do yГџoГu kВ¬nВўoГw tГіhЕ“e cГ�aГ¤pГ¬iГ«tв‰ aГіlп¬Ѓs? TaГіlГіlв‰ aГіhв‰ aп¬ЃsпЈїsВ¤eГ·e, FlВўo‰rГ¤iв‰ dв‰ a В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill AГ¤tГіlв‰ aГ„nГЈtв‰ a, Ge•o‰rв‰ gГЄiв‰ a SaГіlГ«t Lв€ЏaГіkЕ“e CВЎiГ«tВ¬y, UГ¤tв‰ aГіh Grade 3, Unit 4 51 Name Date Practice Copy the poster. Write in manuscript. Which writing works best? CВ§oГњmЕ“e OnЕ“e, CВ§oГњmЕ“e AГіlГіl GyГ–mГ„nв‰ aп¬ЃsГ®tГ«iв€љcГЌs TrГ„yГџoГuГ¤tп¬Ѓs * EГ‡v–·rГ„yГџoГњnЕ“e WeГ¶lв€љcВ§oГњmЕ“e TuЕ“eГЋsВµdв‰ aГ„y aГ¤t 3:00 iГ„n tГіhЕ“e gГ–yГ–m * Trв‰ aГ„mв€ЏpВЈoГ№lГ«iГ„nЕ“e, tГ«uГ„mв€ЏbГІlГ«iГ„nв‰ g, bГ†aп¬Ѓrп¬Ѓs, rГ¤iГ„nв‰ gГЊs * * * * * 52 Grade 3, Unit 4 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill * * * * * * * Name Taking Tests Use your best cursive handwriting to fill in the short paragraph that answers the test question. Choose words from the Word Bank. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Test Question: Why is it important to write cursive letters correctly? Date Word Bank read cursive send words CВ§o‰rп¬ЃrЕ“e∆cГ§tГіlВ¬y wflrГ¤iГ«tГ«tЕ“eГ‰n lЕ“eГ©tГ«tЕ“eВ·rп¬Ѓs aп¬ЃrЕ“e eв€ћaп¬ЃsГ y tВўo . ThЕ“eГ‰y cГ�aГ„n mв‰ aГіkЕ“e aГ„nв‰ d sВ¤eГ‰nГЈtЕ“eГ‰nв€љc—eГЋs cГґlЕ“eв€ћaп¬Ѓr. UГ„nв€љcГґlЕ“eв€ћaп¬Ѓr wВЈo‰rв‰ dп¬Ѓs mГЈiв‰ gГєhГЈt tГіhЕ“e wflrВўoГњnв‰ g mЕ“eГЋsпЈїsВµaв‰ gГїe. Grade 3, Unit 4 53 Name Date Taking Tests Write an explanation in your best cursive handwriting. Test Question: Which writing works best when you write a note to a friend? Explain your answer. I think writing in cursive works best when I write a note because I can write it faster. Cursive writing also makes the note very personal. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Copy the explanation in the box or write your own. 54 Grade 3, Unit 4 Name Date Spacing Letters and Words You can make your writing easy to read. Letters should not be too close or too far apart. ThЕ“eГЋsВ¤e lЕ“eГ©tГ«tЕ“eВ·rп¬Ѓs aп¬ЃrЕ“e sГ®pВҐaв€љc—eв€ћd jГЄuп¬ЃsГ®t rГ¤iв‰ gГєhГЈt. Draw a slanted line between these words to check that the spacing is as wide as a small o. Then copy the sentences. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill ThЕ“eofГµlВўoГw–·rп¬Ѓsoaп¬ЃrЕ“eoiГ„nobГІlВўoВ®oГњm. CГ�aГ„n yГџoГu sГ mЕ“eГ¶lГіl tГіhЕ“e fГµlВўoГw–·rп¬Ѓs? Grade 3, Unit 5 55 Name Date M N Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N MВўoГњnГЈtв‰ aГ„nв‰ a aп¬ЃrЕ“e iГ„n tГіhЕ“e mГЈiв‰ dГ¤w–ÎsГ®t. 56 Grade 3, Unit 5 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill MГ¤iГ„nГ„nЕ“eГЋsв„ўoГtв‰ a, NВўo‰rГ¤tГіh DaГіkВўoГtв‰ a, aГ„nв‰ d Name Date H K Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. H H H H H H H H H H H H K K K K K K K K K K K K В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill HГ®aГ„nГіk aГ„nв‰ d KГ¤iГ«tГ«tВ¬y lГ«iГіkЕ“e HГ®aГ„nВўoГњv–·r. KГ„yГєlЕ“e lГ«iГ„v–Îs iГ„n KЕ“eГ‰nГЈtГ«uв€љcГґkВ¬y. Grade 3, Unit 5 57 Name Date P Q Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QuГ¤iГ„n QuГ¤iГ«tВўo PhГЈiГіlв‰ aв‰ dЕ“eГ¶lГ«pГ»hГЈiв‰ a, PeГ‰nГ„nп¬ЃsГ yГєlВ¬vГ†aГ„nГЈiв‰ a 58 Grade 3, Unit 5 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill QuЕ“eВЄb–∆c Name Date V U Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences. V V V V V V V V V V V V U U U U U U U U U U U U В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill AГ¤uГ„nГЈt ViВўoГ№lЕ“eГ©t lГ«iГ„v–Îs iГ„n VeВ·rГ„mВўoГњnГЈt. UГ„nв€љcГґlЕ“e UГ¤tЕ“e lГ«iГ„v–Îs iГ„n UГ¤tв‰ aГіh. Grade 3, Unit 5 59 Name Date W X Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X-rв‰ aГ„y XaГ„vГҐiЕ“eВ·r X eГ‰nГЈiв‰ a X-aД±xГЇiп¬Ѓs 60 Grade 3, Unit 5 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill WiГіlГіlГ«iв‰ aГ„m Waп¬ЃsГјhГЈiГ„nв‰ gГЄtВўoГњn WaГіlЕ“eГЋs Name Date Y Z Trace and write the letters. Then write the words. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill YГ�oГ№lв‰ aГ„nв‰ dв‰ a Yв‰ uГіkВўoГњn YГ�o‰rГіkГ«tВўoГwГ…n ZГёГ‰nв‰ a ZГёГ‰n ZВєaв€љcГґhв‰ aп¬ЃrГ„y ZВЎiГ„mв€ЏbГ†aГіbГҐw–Л� Grade 3, Unit 5 61 Name Date Review Copy the sentences. Circle your best uppercase letter. ThЕ“e LВєiГ„nв€љcВ§oГ№lВ¬n Paп¬ЃrГіk Zв€љoВ®o iп¬Ѓs iГ„n CГґhГЈiв€љcГ�aв‰ gГџo, IlГіlГ«iГ„nВўoГiп¬Ѓs. Is there space for a 62 Grade 3, Unit 5 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill ThЕ“e WhГЈiГ«tЕ“e HГµoГuп¬ЃsВ¤e iп¬Ѓs oГњn PeГ‰nГ„nп¬ЃsГ yГєlВ¬vГ†aГ„nГЈiв‰ a AГ„v–ÉnГЈuЕ“e. o between words? Name Date Taking Tests In a writing test, you are sometimes given a prompt. Here is an example. Prompt: The letters A and O are alike, but also different. Write a paragraph about how the letters A and O are alike and different. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Complete the paragraph that responds to the writing prompt. ThЕ“e b–∞gГЄiГ„nГ„nГЈiГ„nв‰ g sГ®tп¬ЃrВўoГ№kЕ“e iГ„n bВЈoГtГіh lЕ“eГ©tГ«tЕ“eВ·rп¬Ѓs cГ§uп¬ЃrГ„v–Îs . ThЕ“e lЕ“eГ©tГ«tЕ“eВ·r O, lГ«iГіkЕ“e A, iп¬Ѓs cГґlВўoÓ¤eв€ћd aГ¤t tГіhЕ“e lГ«iГ„nЕ“e. A, uГ„nГіlГ«iГіkЕ“e O, iп¬Ѓs nВўoГt a rВўoГuГ„nв‰ d . O dВўoЕёГЋs nВўoГt cВ§oГњnГ„nЕ“e∆cГ§t tВўo oГtГіhЕ“eВ·r lЕ“eГ©tГ«tЕ“eВ·rп¬Ѓs lГ«iГіkЕ“e A dВўoЕёГЋs f‚rВўoГњm tГіhЕ“e lГ«iГ„nЕ“e. Grade 3, Unit 5 63 Name Date Taking Tests Use your best cursive handwriting to write a paragraph that responds to the writing prompt. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Prompt: The letters P and R are alike, but also different. Write a paragraph about how the letters P and R are alike and different. 64 Grade 3, Unit 5 Name Date Alignment and Margins All letters should sit on the baseline and stay within the margins. FoГuп¬Ѓr sГѓcВ§o‰rЕ“e aГ„nв‰ d sВ¤eГ‰v–Én yГїeв€ћaп¬Ѓrп¬Ѓs aв‰ gГџo oГuп¬Ѓr fВ±aГ¤tГіhЕ“eВ·rп¬Ѓs bflrВўoГuв‰ gГєhГЈt fВ¶o‰rГ¤tГіh oГњn tГіhГЈiп¬Ѓs cВ§oГњnГЈtГ«iГ„nЕ“eГ‰nГЈt a nЕ“eГ©w nв‰ aГ¤tГ«iВўoГњn. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Copy as much of the sentence as you can within the margins. Make sure your writing stays within the margins of the paper. Grade 3, Unit 6 65 Name Date Numerals 66 1 2 3 4 5 oГњnЕ“e tГ«wВЈo tГіhп¬ЃrЕ“eГ·e fВ¶oГuп¬Ѓr fГЁiГ„v–Л� 6 7 8 9 10 sГ®iД±x sВ¤eГ‰v–Én eГ©iв‰ gГєhГЈt nГЈiГ„nЕ“e tЕ“eГ‰n Grade 3, Unit 6 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Trace and write the numerals. Write the words. Name Date Numerals and Math Symbols Trace and write the math symbols. – $– + x – = 23 + 42 = 12 x 3 = $ 34 + 15 = 78 – 25 = – 56 + dВўoГ№lГіlв‰ aп¬Ѓrп¬Ѓs = x $– $= $ =x + $ = –$=x – $= x– $ + $ = В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Complete the problems. – x – Grade 3, Unit 6 67 Name Date Punctuation Repeat the patterns in lines 1 and 2. Then write the sentences with correct punctuation. ???!!???!!? !?!!?!?!!? Diв‰ d yГџoГu fГЁiГ„nГЈiп¬ЃsГјh tГіhЕ“e pГ¬uД±zЛњzВ°lЕ“eГЋs YВґГЋs, rГ¤uГ„n aп¬Ѓs fВ±aп¬ЃsГ®t aп¬Ѓs yГџoГu cГ�aГ„n 68 Grade 3, Unit 6 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Whв‰ aГ¤t a g„rЕ“eв€ћaГ¤t iв‰ dЕ“eв€ћa tГіhв‰ aГ¤t iп¬Ѓs Name Date A Short Story Copy the story and punctuate it correctly. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Faп¬ЃrГ„mЕ“eВ·r FrЕ“eв€ћd wВЈo‰rГіkЕ“eв€ћd aГіlГіl aГіlВўoГњnЕ“e OnЕ“e dв‰ aГ„y a pвЃ„eв€ћdв‰ dГіlЕ“eВ·r cГ�aГ„mЕ“e bГ…y LГ¦oВ®oГ№k aГ¤t tГіhГЈiп¬Ѓs hЕ“e sВµaГ¤iв‰ d WoГw wГІhв‰ aГ¤t aГ„n iГ„nГ„v–ÉnГЈtГ«iВўoГњn Whв‰ aГ¤t cВ§oГuГіlв‰ d tГіhЕ“e fВ±aп¬ЃrГ„mЕ“eВ·r dВўo Grade 3, Unit 6 69 Name Date A News Article RЕ“eв€ћaв‰ d AГіlГіl AГіbВЈoГuГ¤t It BaГ„yГЄtВўoГwГ…n, Mв‰ aГ„y 6 ScГ§iЕ“eГ‰nГЈtГ«iп¬ЃsГ®tп¬Ѓs hв‰ aГ„v–Л� fВ¶oГuГ„nв‰ d a fВ¶oГ“пЈїsГ®iГіl oГ№f a dГ¤iГ„nВўoÓµaГ¤uп¬Ѓr hЕ“eв€ћaп¬ЃrГ¤t ThЕ“eГ‰y nВўoГw tГіhГЈiГ„nГіk tГіhв‰ aГ¤t sв„ўoГњmЕ“e dГ¤iГ„nВўoÓµaГ¤uп¬Ѓrп¬Ѓs w–·rЕ“e mв‰ aГ„mГ„mв‰ aГіlп¬Ѓs ThГЈiп¬Ѓs iп¬Ѓs aГ„mв‰ aД±zГ±iГ„nв‰ g nЕ“eГ©wГ€Л™ sВµaГ¤iв‰ d oГњnЕ“e oГ№bȤeВ·rГ„v–·r 70 Grade 3, Unit 6 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Copy the article on lined paper. Add correct punctuation, including quotation marks. Name Date Theme Paper The last four lines on this page are without the dotted control lines. Paper lined this way is called theme paper. This is the paper you will use next year. Copy the sentences. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Mв‰ aГ„nГ„y sГ®tв‰ aГ¤tЕ“eГЋs hв‰ aГ„v–Л� sГ®tв‰ aГ¤tЕ“e tп¬ЃrЕ“eГ·eГЋs aГ„nв‰ d fГµlВўoГw–·rп¬Ѓs. TeГ‰x∂aп¬Ѓs hв‰ aп¬Ѓs tГіhЕ“e pвЃ„e∆cГ�aГ„n tп¬ЃrЕ“eГ·e aГ„nв‰ d tГіhЕ“e bГІlГ«uЕ“eВЄbВЈoГњnГ„nЕ“eГ©t fГµlВўoГw–·r. Grade 3, Unit 6 71 Name Date Transition to Two Lines Write the sentences. In the last two rows, write the sentences without the guidelines. В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill A rВўoГ№bГҐiГ„n hв‰ aп¬Ѓs mв‰ aГ„nГ„y fв—Љeв€ћaГ¤tГіhЕ“eВ·rп¬Ѓs. AГ„n oÓîtп¬ЃrГ¤iв€љcГґh w–éiв‰ gГєhп¬Ѓs 300 lв€ЏbГ€Л™. Paп¬Ѓrп¬ЃrВўoГtп¬Ѓs kВ¬nВўoГw aГіbВЈoГuГ¤t 20 wВЈo‰rв‰ dп¬Ѓs. Duв€љcГґkп¬Ѓs lв‰ aГ„y eв€ћg≤gГЊs. 72 Grade 3, Unit 6 Name Date Practice with Small Letters This is your first complete lesson without a dotted control line. Write your letters and words the same way you have been writing them all year. e u s r a i w m n o В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill sВ¤eГ·e vГ†aГ¤iГ„n oЛ†x rГ¤uГ„n mв‰ aГ„nЕ“e SaГ„m wГ†aп¬Ѓs a cГ§uп¬ЃrГ¤iВўoГuп¬Ѓs rв‰ aв€љc≈cВ§oВ®oГњn. HГіЛ� cГ�aГ„mЕ“e aв€љc‡rВўoГ“пЈїs a fВ¶oЛ†x. Grade 3, Unit 6 73 Name Date Practice with Tall Letters Practice writing tall letters and words with tall letters. All tall letters should reach the top line. t d l k h b f В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill fВ±aГіlГіl tв‰ aГіlГіl dВўoГ№lГіl bГ†aГіlГіl kГ«iв€љcГґk TiГіfГµf mв‰ aГіkЕ“eГЋs tГіhЕ“e b–ÎsГ®t pвЃ„eГ©t. Jв‰ iГіlГіl lГ«iГіkЕ“eГЋs tВўo pвЃ„eГ©t hГЈiГ„m. 74 Grade 3, Unit 6 Name Date A Report В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Copy the report on lined paper. Try to keep your letter height and spacing even without the middle line. ThЕ“e Plв‰ aГ¤tВ¬yГЄpГ¬uп¬Ѓs Is tГіhЕ“e pГ»lв‰ aГ¤tВ¬yГЄpГ¬uп¬Ѓs a mв‰ aГ„mГ„mв‰ aГіl o‰r a bГҐiп¬Ѓrв‰ d? ThЕ“e pГ»lв‰ aГ¤tВ¬yГЄpГ¬uп¬Ѓs lв‰ aГ„yГЊs eв€ћg≤gГЊs. So dВўo bГҐiп¬Ѓrв‰ dп¬Ѓs. ThЕ“e pГ»lв‰ aГ¤tВ¬yГЄpГ¬uп¬Ѓs hв‰ aп¬Ѓs a bГҐiГіlГіl aГ„nв‰ d w–ªbГІb–∞d fв—ЉeГ·eГ©t. BuГ¤t iГ«t aГіlп¬Ѓsв„ўo hв‰ aп¬Ѓs cГґlв‰ aГ¤wГ€Л™. Whв‰ aГ¤t dВўo yГџoГu tГіhГЈiГ„nГіk iГ«t iп¬Ѓs? Grade 3, Unit 6 75 Name Date A Letter 264 HГіГ‰nп¬ЃrГ„y Stп¬ЃrЕ“eГ·eГ©t SaГ„n Frв‰ aГ„nв€љcГ§iп¬ЃsГѓcВ§o, CA 94109 Mв‰ aГ„y 3, 2003 Deв€ћaп¬Ѓr JГ�o≥a,Г„nГ„nв‰ a, I cГ�aГ„nГЈt wГ†aГ¤iГ«t tВўo sВ¤eГ·e yГџoГu! We wГҐiГіlГіl mЕ“eГ·eГ©t yГџoГu aГ¤t tГіhЕ“e aГ¤iп¬ЃrГ¤pВ©o‰rГ¤t oГњn TuЕ“eГЋsВµdв‰ aГ„y. WoГuГіlв‰ d yГџoГu lГ«iГіkЕ“e tВўo gГџo tВўo tГіhЕ“e EГ‡xГЇpГ»lВўo‰rГ¤iГ«tВўo‰rГ¤iГ«uГ„m oГњn ThГЈuп¬Ѓrп¬ЃsВµdв‰ aГ„y? We cГ�aГ„n tв‰ aГіkЕ“e a pГ¬iв€љcГ‡nГЈiв€љc lГ«uГ„nв€љcГґh. YГ�oГuп¬Ѓr f‚rГ¤iЕ“eГ‰nв‰ d, Mв‰ aп¬ЃrГ¤iв‰ a 76 Grade 3, Unit 6 В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Copy this friendly letter on lined paper. Make sure the heading, closing, and signature line up. Name Date Poster Make a poster to help save Earth. Write the information. Plant a tree. Save Earth! Join the Plant-a-Tree Club В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Contact: (Write your name, address, and phone number.) Grade 3, Unit 6 77 Name Date A Form Pretend you are applying for a library card. Fill in the form. Name: Date of Birth: Address: Telephone Number: Your Parents’ Names: В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Books You Like to Read: Signature: 78 Grade 3, Unit 6 Date: Date В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name Grade 3, Unit 6 79 Date В© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name 80 Grade 3, Unit 6
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