Another week down in third grade! In reader’s workshop this week, third graders began their first book clubs. Each book club has 4-6 members and meets a total of 4 times. Third graders divided their books into sections and determined meeting dates for their club. As a group, we discussed the overall purpose of a book club, and stressed that clubs provide an opportunity to not only discuss what we read, but to think critically about characters and events in fictional stories. Students will have their first meetings next week and are doing a great job of holding themselves accountable so far! Math this week was all about solving elapsed time problems on a timeline. We also touched on measurement concepts like mass, length and volume. Third graders began learning about the difference between the metric vs. customary systems. We will continue with this into next week! This week also marked a transition from science to social studies, and with it came a review of map skills. Third graders took on a variety of geographical challenges that required them to analyze and evaluate elevation, precipitation, and population maps. Third graders also identified locations according to lines of latitude and longitude. Next week, we will begin our study on regions of the United States, focusing on the history and impact of all 5 regions. Business:
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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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