What a week it's been in third grade! We started our week with a field trip and ended with Run4Fund$ prize day. Luckily, we managed to get some work done in between! Writing this week centered on one guiding question... Are trampoline parks safe? Third graders read an article that detailed reasons these destinations are both fun and dangerous. They then determined their own opinion, and began writing about it. Next week, we will continue with the drafting process and take our rough drafts to the computer to type them out! In math this week, we were focused on multiplication groupings and measurement. Third graders realized that multiplication is simply repeated addition... It's just a more efficient strategy to use! For example, rather than write 6+6+6+6, we can simply write 4 x 6. As we progress through the unit, we'll continue working on these multiplication facts. Students also practiced their measurement and estimation skills this week. Our goal was to make size comparisons between various objects and use them to determine the length/width of other objects. We are still developing this skill, and will continue practicing! Reader's workshop this week was all about grit. It takes grit to be a successful reader, especially when we come across tricky words! As a class, we went over strategies we can all use to figure out words that initially stump us, and how to show grit through the process. Third graders are definitely motivated to keep trying, even if obstacles stand in their way! See below for a few fun pictures from our Denver field trip. Third graders did a great job exploring and learning about the downtown area. Next week, we'll use all that we've learned throughout the Denver unit and report out using Cottonwood's new green screen! 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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