This week in third grade, students jumped into a new writing project with a focus on descriptive and persuasive writing. The project asks third graders to take on the role of a real estate agent. Students must choose to either write a listing for an old, possibly haunted house or a new, top-of-the-line mansion. Listings must be descriptive enough to entice possible buyers! As a class, we talked about the power of adjectives, and the difference between mild vs. spicy descriptive words. Third graders were challenged to develop listings with descriptions that help potential buyers visualize the property and want to buy it. Check out the project explanation below. Thus far, third graders have really enjoyed the project! It's proven to be a great creative outlet and has led to more success with descriptions and explanations. Next week, students will edit and revise their listings, then type them and draw/create a visual representation of their house.
Math this week centered on multiplication strategies, specifically focusing on completing problems in the most efficient way possible. Third graders learned more about how to use arrays to help solve problems, and how to break a larger multiplication problem into more manageable pieces. Third graders' first checkpoints of the unit are coming home today, and we will continue with this work next week! We are also ramping up our practice of multiplication facts. A station during our math block gives third graders an opportunity to practice their fact fluency in a number of different formats. Activities focused on fact fluency will also be coming home on occasion. I highly encourage third graders to practice their facts at home whenever possible, as getting a handle on them now will be immensely helpful in the future! 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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