We made it through our first week of remote learning and third graders did an AMAZING job! Students were challenged to not only learn and communicate remotely, but adapt to using new learning platforms and Zoom. One of our biggest challenges this week was navigating Schoology in the midst of our Zoom meetings, which was no easy task. I am so proud of students for remaining calm, cool and collected. Of course, none of us know just how long this remote learning journey will last, but I am so proud of students' hard work. The responsibility and respect they demonstrated this week is commendable. Way to go! In literacy this week, one of our learning objectives centered on descriptive language. Our goal was to bring adjectives and descriptive writing from mild to spicy. Sometimes, we get used to using mild descriptions like good, bad, fun, or big. We could improve our writing by using spicier words like: fantastic, dreadful, exciting, or humongous. Doing this makes written work more colorful and draws a reader's attention in! This week, our learning also focused on the theme of gratitude. As a class, we discussed how we define gratitude and gratefulness. We then transitioned into a discussion of the phrase "take for granted." Students learned what the phrase means, as well as came up with examples of things in their own lives they're guilty of taking for granted. Some examples included: parents, siblings, houses, technology, school, meals, and toys. The book, Those Shoes, served as an excellent example of taking things for granted and really drove home our gratitude learning! In math, our learning objectives centered around a review of rounding and estimation. As a class, we noted how we are constantly making estimations without even realizing it! Students put their skills to the test with two estimation tasks. We had a great time discussing what estimates were too high and too low. It was fun to see how accurate third graders can be! 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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