With the CMAS assessment (finally) in the backdrop, we are all looking forward to getting back into our usual classroom routines! Students did an amazing job taking on the test and should be proud of their hard work and effort. When we weren’t testing, third graders were finishing up their Geometry unit, tackling economics, and starting a new science unit!
Math this week was all about wrapping up our study of Geometry and preparing for our next unit. Third graders are now experts at identifying and classifying shapes, determining area and perimeter, and solving complex problems that involve 2D shapes. Moving forward, our next unit of study is Extending Multiplication and Fractions. We will continue solving multi-step multiplication/division problems and work with unit fractions. Third graders also embarked on their study of economics this week. So far, we’ve learned about concepts like: Goods & services, consumers & producers, interdependence, and supply & demand. We will continue with this into next week where we’ll target: Trade, scarcity, resources, income, and interest! Our new science unit, Structures of Life, has begun! Third graders will investigate the structures and behaviors of living things. We’ll be sprouting seeds, learning about animal habitats and adaptations, and even look into skeletal structures. The unit meshes perfectly with our upcoming field trip to the zoo… It will be full of exciting discoveries! 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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