Part of our focus this week has been on the Australian bushfires currently taking place. Third graders researched what bushfires are, how they impact the environment, and what has happened to Australia’s wildlife because of them. At the end of the week, third graders learned that over a billion animals have likely perished due to the fires. Students also learned about the effort wildlife conservation groups and everyday people are putting into saving Australia’s iconic animals. Next week, we’ll expand our learning to that of animal endangerment itself. Each third grader will then choose an animal to study as part of a research project. In reader’s workshop this week, we began our unit on character studies. Our mentor text, Winn Dixie, will serve as our guide to recognizing character traits and how fictional characters can change over time. So far, students are doing a great job noticing and reflecting on the character traits of Opal (Winn Dixie’s main character). We will continue working on this next week!
This week in math, our focus was on reviewing unit fractions, with an emphasis on vocabulary terms like: Numerator, denominator, equivalent, whole, and part. Next week, we will target fraction relationships with a focus on equivalency. Third graders worked with pattern blocks to solve equivalency puzzles, plotted fractions on a number line, and solved a few abstract problems. See one of our more challenging ones below. Question: How many little Post-Its will fit on the big Post-It pad? 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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