Despite the chilly temperatures this week, third graders have been hard at work (as always)! This week, our class continued writing endangered animal projects, read with their book clubs, learned about animal adaptations, and studied fractions. Besides academic work, third graders also wrote valentines for veterans! The valentines will accompany the food many of you generously donated to Cottonwood's Treats for Troops program. Our endangered animal projects are moving along smoothly, with many third graders almost done writing their six paragraphs! Toward the end of the week, third graders were challenged to think outside of their writing routines. Specifically, phrases like “Now you know” and “Coming up next” were outlawed from conclusions. This threw a kink in things for many writers, but they took on the challenge willingly and developed more descriptive conclusions. Next week, writers will receive a revision checklist to help guide them in the revising and editing process. Book clubs continue to move smoothly, with third graders engaging in a variety of discussions about their books as well as answering written questions in their reader’s notebooks. Some groups have finished their books and are preparing to complete a final project, while other groups have a few chapters to go! After studying crayfish structures and behaviors in class, we expanded our learning to adaptations of others animals like kangaroos, bees, porcupines and birds. Third graders learned that an adaptation is a change an animal makes to better survive in its environment. For example, kangaroos have a pouch to carry their young and porcupines have quills as a form of protection against predators. In math, we continued our work with fractions. This week, third graders worked on ordering fractions from least to greatest on a number line, and filling in shapes with a specific fraction in mind. Third graders also practiced measuring with rulers, using inches, centimeters, and inches to determine different lengths of objects. We also continue to practice multiplication in word problems. Many students completed a handful of challenge questions this week! Comments are closed.
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Mrs. Minatta is a third grade teacher at Cottonwood Creek Elementary. See and read all about what third graders are up to throughout the school year! Archives
March 2021
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