This week, our mathematical focus was on reviewing measurement concepts like mass, volume and length. Third graders also started work with unit fractions. As a whole group, students took on the estimation 180 task of determining how much pie was eaten from a tin. Those that felt comfortable even converted their fractions into percentages! We will continue working on measurement and parts of a whole concepts for the next couple of weeks. Feel free to check out our pie challenge below! In reader’s workshop this week, third graders worked to identify cause & effect non-fiction text structures. As a class, we read the article “The Search for Pirate Gold.” We learned about the sinking of the Whydah (a pirate ship from the 1700s) and one man’s journey to discovering its treasure nearly 300 years later. Third graders worked in small groups to identify cause & effect connections from the article, then presented them to the class. We also began new book clubs this week! Students are very excited to get things started and discuss their reading with one another. This week during writing time, third graders wrote paragraphs about their favorite winter break memories. Some chose to focus on favorite presents from the holidays, while others detailed fun trips to the mountains and even the beach. No matter what third graders chose to write about, it sounds like everyone had a fantastic time with family and friends! Many students have been discussing the ongoing Australian bushfires. Next week, we will be learning about and researching how wildfires have devastated the Australian region. We’ll be focused on the unfortunate impact the fires have had on Australia’s animal population. The current event will serve as a segue to our upcoming research project on endangered animals. 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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