We are back in the swing of things, with our first full week of school in what seems like forever! Third graders were hard at work finishing their endangered animal essays and learning about the attributes of shapes. Students also started a folktales unit in reader's workshop, as well as some new book clubs! It's official... Third graders have finished their endangered animal essays. Wahoo!! Their hard work throughout the writing unit is evident, and their final drafts are all excellent representations of their endangered animals! Next week, third grader will be wrapping up their projects by recording part of their essays on FlipGrid. In math this week, our study of geometry centered on attributes of shapes. Specifically, third graders used geoboards to create a variety of shapes with specific characteristics. Third graders also compared and contrasted shapes with one another, and tried to stump each other when playing "guess my quadrilateral." Next week, we will begin working with area and perimeter. Reader's workshop this week was all about folktales... specifically fables. Third graders learned that a fable features talking animals, and typically has a theme/moral. We read the short story, "Ujiji" about a bird that teaches a rhino the value of helpfulness. We compared and contrasted the story with another popular fable, "The Lion and the Mouse." Both stories have similar themes, and third graders caught on quickly! This week, we also began book clubs! Third graders will be reading a third-grade leveled text in collaborative, small groups for the next two weeks. Students have a reading schedule to follow, and specific jobs to complete before each book club meeting. Third graders are given time in class to read and complete their assignments. If they don't finish, they are allowed to take their work home as homework. Our first meeting this morning went off without a hitch, so we're off to a great start! On a different note, please make sure your student is practicing their part for our upcoming third grade performance! Scripts were sent home with students on Monday with individual parts highlighted in blue. 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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