Week 9


LITERACY

Our iNouns 


Writing: I read the book Crankenstein by Samantha Berger to the class. As I read the book, we would pause and talk about some of the body language and actions that show how the main character is feeling. Next, I jotted down adjectives that the students suggested on chart paper as they described Crankenstein. Using these descriptors the students were given sentence starters to write a descriptive paragraph about their Crankenstein. In the descriptive paragraph the students need a topic sentence, five sentences describing the Crankenstein and a conclusion sentence. 

Reading/Phonics: Congratulations to the this 3D students for reaching a total of 600 minutes of reading at home!!!! She hopped in their car and drove to the first pit stop - Canada.
 AND a congratulations to this student for reaching the second pitstop by reading a total of 1200 minutes!!!!

Handwriting: The students have finished their "loop group" letters. These letters included l, e, h, f, b. Next week, they will begin their second group of kite letters.

MATHEMATICS

The students continue to learn how to use ordinal numbers in tables and solve problems using T-tables.

The Grade 3s practiced their basic facts of +7 in the form of Mad Minutes. Their personal goal was to get more equations solved each day.

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week, the third graders started on a new unit: Mapping! I read the book Follow That Map by Scot Ritchie to the class to review parts of a map: legend/key, compass rose, cardinal directions, types of math and scales. The students learned that globes are shaped like the Earth and they are a 3-D representation of Earth as a map.

Highlights of the Week

Picasso Frankensteins!


Mission Impossible


Free Choice Friday Creations




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