This week in third grade, students started drafting paragraphs for their endangered animal project, and began work with fractions in math. Third graders also learned more about cause and effect relationships, how plants grow, and were even introduced to our new crustacean friends! Our endangered animal projects are off to a roaring start! Third graders did a great job gathering information about their animal’s appearance, habitat, diet, interesting facts, why they are endangered, and what people can do to help. Students are now writing paragraphs for each topic. We start with a tree map plan, separating facts into three major categories. Third graders then use their tree map to help in the drafting process. We have quite a few paragraphs to do, so this process will continue into next week! In math this week, third graders had a chance to work with pattern blocks and explore fraction relationships. Vocabulary terms like numerator and denominator were reintroduced, and students were challenged to compare the difference in size from one fraction to another. Next week, we will learn more about how fractions are used in measurement. Reader’s Workshop this week was centered on cause and effect relationships. Third graders read a play about a community’s response to Rosa Parks’ bus protest and the resulting Montgomery Bus Boycott. Third graders worked to identify the cause of the event and the resulting effect. We also continued with discussions and activities in book clubs. Lastly, in science this week we continued to monitor the growth of our corn, bush beans, peas and sunflower seeds. Many seedlings were transferred to a larger home, as they have grown so much! Third graders learned more about seed germination and how leaves on a plant help it produce food. At the end of the week, third graders were introduced to the crayfish we will be studying and taking care of for the next couple of weeks. We will be looking into the anatomy and life cycle of these little crustaceans. Woohoo! 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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