We have been busy in third grade! For the past couple of weeks in third grade, students have actively been working on mapping out plot in a variety of fictional stories. After practicing as a whole group, third graders broke up into groups of three to both map story plot and target collaboration and cooperation with one another. After work time, small groups joined together and reviewed their stories and responses. It proved to be a great way to solidify understanding, and groups worked so well together! In reader’s workshop, a teaching point this week has also been getting to know characters. Rather than just listing facts about what a character does or says, third graders are working on thinking more critically—using their observations to grow ideas and track patterns in their characters’ behaviors. We will continue targeting this into next week. With the Thanksgiving holiday on the horizon, now is as good a time as ever to talk about gratitude in third grade! We started our discussion off with a video read-aloud of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. We talked about how Sylvester changed (literally and figuratively) throughout the story, and ultimately what he realized by the end. Third graders were then asked to consider their own definitions of gratitude and recorded them on Flipgrid. Third graders did a great job recording their videos and were thoughtful about their responses. We continued on the gratitude train, reading Those Shoes, and writing about instances where students helped someone even though they didn’t necessarily want to. We will keep talking about gratitude/being grateful into next week, and target why the feeling is so important. This week was certainly a week filled with new technology opportunities! Students recorded themselves on Flipgrid and responded to questions on Google Classroom. Students have done an awesome job practicing patience and working hard to improve their typing skills. Can’t wait to see what they conquer next! 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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