What a week in third grade! Students have been hard at work across all subject areas. We also enjoyed a fun Valentine’s Day celebration with one another!
In writer’s workshop, students have been busy researching endangered animals with a focus on how these creatures survive, why they’re endangered, and how people can help save them. Third graders all chose their own animals, learned the animals’ endangered classifications, and have been using online resources to learn all they can. Now that students have thoroughly researched, we will begin crafting reports on each animal. Eventually, third graders will create web pages to educate others on conservation efforts! For the past couple of weeks, our reader’s workshop focus has been on tracking characters’ response to conflict. Our mentor text, Because of Winn Dixie, and our read aloud book, A Series of Unfortunate Events, have both served as excellent examples to practice on! Students also concluded their first book clubs of the year and will be starting new ones next week. This week, our mathematical focus was on measurement of mass, volume and length. Third graders worked with scales, measurement cups, measuring tape, rulers, etc. for some hands-on practice. We wrapped things up with a post-assessment on our math unit. Next week, we’ll begin more practice with multiplication and division concepts. See below for pictures of third graders practicing their measurement skills and celebrating Valentine’s Day in class! 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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