Third Grade Squad

LITERACY Reading:  Congratulations to these students for reaching the next pitstop by reading a total of 1200 minutes!   Congratulations to this student for reaching the next pitstop by reading a total of 1800 minutes! Congratulations to these two students for make it all around the world and selecting a new mode of transportation (a hovercraft!) to make their way around the world a second time. They read for a total of 3600 minutes! Spelling & Phonics: The new year inspired our "Making Words" mystery word: RESOLUTION. Students are given a set of scrambled letters and asked to create 2,3,4,5,6 letter words using only the letters provided (ie. E I O O U L N R S T). Once the students come up with a few of these words independently they pair up with a peer and try to come up with some more words together. Finally, we come together as a class and the students share the words they have created and try to figure out what the mystery word is. Handwriti...

LITERACY Reindeer of the Year  Peer Editing: Final Copies: Reading to Grades 1/2: At the beginning of the week, I read the book  The Polar Express  by Chris Van Allsberg  to the class. All of the activities were based on this fictional story. On the second day, the students completed a recall activity in which they had to specify the characters, setting, problem and solution of The Polar Express . Next, they were asked to find the definitions of "Polar Express"-specific vocabulary in a dictionary. These words included harness, sleigh, peaks and conductor.      Reading:  Congratulations to this student for reaching the second pitstop by reading a total of 1200 minutes! Congratulations to this student for reaching the last pitstop by reading a total of 3600 minutes!  S.T.E.M. Math Dice Place Value Game Social Studies Our classmate's pen pal is from India! Highligh...