Another week has flown by in third grade, and students are hard at work! We taking on challenges and striving to do our best. As we dig deeper into third grade curriculum, students meet higher expectations and greater responsibilities. With this in mind, we took some time this week to review the power of a growth mindset… Third graders participated in a brief lesson where we watched the video below ("Stuck on an Escalator") and discussed the language of a growth vs. fixed mindset. Third graders brainstormed what is sounds/looks like to have a fixed mindset, versus what a growth mindset symbolizes. Together, we realized that individuals with a growth mindset are not afraid to fail. They take on challenges and are excited to problem solve. Those with a growth mindset do not give up, and look for a multitude of solutions if something doesn't work the first time. "Stuck on an Escalator" depicts the alternative, a fixed mindset. In the video, people look to others to solve their own problems. They don't try, and they are afraid to fail. The phrase 'stuck on an escalator' has now come to represent a fixed mindset in our classroom, and we want to avoid getting stuck! In math this week, third graders worked on concepts like regrouping and borrowing in addition and subtraction problems. Students also worked on balancing the equation problems (10 + 2 = ___ + 5) and took their first math checkpoint. Look for those coming home next week! In reader's and writer's workshops, we were focused on comprehension checks and stoplight paragraph writing. While reading, third graders annotated their comprehension check-ups in their reader's notebooks. They were tasked with asking themselves the following 3 questions: Who is in this part? What just happened? Did something like this already happen, or is this new? The questions are meant to solidify understanding of characters and important events within a story. We also practiced all together with our current read aloud, Stone Fox. Third graders also wrote their first stoplight paragraphs independently this week. They took part in the planning, drafting and revision stages. Below, you'll see a picture of our revising/editing checklist. The checklist asks students to go back through their work to ensure they have clear ideas, structure, and organization. We will continue practicing this into next week! 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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