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Course: 3rd grade reading & vocabulary > Unit 2
Lesson 1: Building knowledgeWelcome to the Homes unit!
What comes to mind when you think of the word “house”? Is it the same as what you imagine when you think of the word “home”? In this unit, you will be learning all about different types of houses, and different ways that families come together to make those houses into homes.
In this unit, you will:
- Learn about different types of houses and how they change depending on where they are and what they are used for
- Read about a character that makes a home in a new place
- Find out how and why people live together in one home
By:
- Watching videos to help you understand what good readers and writers do
- Reading and answering questions about literary and informational texts.
- Learning new academic words
In order to answer the essential question: What makes a house a home?
Want to join the conversation?
- how many houses are there? I need to know.(33 votes)
- Where is the biggest house in world?(14 votes)
- what mitereols do they use to make a house(8 votes)
- Materials like wood, steel or iron, concrete, insulation which is usually a fiberglass blend, bricks or vinyl siding, rubber, tar, and shingles are used generally to build the basics of a house generally. Although, some people build houses out of large logs.
I hope this helps!(12 votes)
- are their more than 1000 families traveling(12 votes)
- Why are there so many houses(6 votes)
- Because there are so many people!(6 votes)
- How many houses are in the world?(8 votes)
- 100,0000000000000000000 houses(1 vote)
- Homes are a place that memories are made, where you are surrounded by the humblest of belongings that make you smile, decorated with personal touches and sentimental items that ooze your personality and style, where you begin each day, and where you rest your head each night, but most importantly your home is where your heart is and where your loved ones come together to celebrate the wins, the loses and life’s special milestones.(7 votes)
- how many houses are there(4 votes)
- 2.3 Million are estimated to be as of 2021. There have been no further estimations since, so I would guess 2.5 billion.(5 votes)
- what does make a house a home(4 votes)
- wow there is a lot of families like 1000 thats crazy(6 votes)
- Well did u know that there are even more? Cuz everybody knows.(1 vote)