We've reached winter break, and third grade students deserve some rest and relaxation! Thank you ALL for your teamwork in making these weeks of remote learning meaningful. I am astounded by the learning that has taken place, and am grateful for such a wonderful classroom of third graders. In math this week, we continued our work in comparing unit fractions and determining equivalency. Starting our math block with estimation practice has been a big hit with students. This week, one of our favorites was estimating the amount of snowballs in the glass. Can you make an accurate estimate and explain your reasoning? Literacy this week was dedicated to learning about holidays and traditions celebrated around the world. We learned about: Las Posadas, La Befana, Hanukkah, German Christmas, St. Lucia Day, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. As a class, we realized one commonality amongst all these different traditions: a theme of togetherness!
Wishing you all a wonderful Winter Break! I hope you can take this time to be with family and enjoy quality time together. See you in 2021! What a week it's been in third grade! Our transition back from Thanksgiving Break was a smooth one. Students eagerly jumped back into learning and did a great job of completing assignments, working together, and participating in classroom discussions! In math this week, our focus was on establishing an understanding of multiplication and division as inverse operations. We reviewed multiplication and division concepts and applied our learning by solving word problems and even algebraic equations! Our math warm-ups this week were dedicated to making reasonable estimations. After making initial estimates an explaining their reasoning, third graders were provided clues to the actual answers. It was so fun using a process of elimination to solve. Click on the pictures below... can you make the correct estimate? Literacy this week was all about analyzing cause and effect relationships. We first reviewed the meaning of cause and effect, then applied our learning to various examples. We concluded the week with the article, "The Killer Smog". It detailed the Great Smog of London (1952) that brought the city to a standstill and the eventual creation of the Clean Air Act. It was certainly a tragic event, but led to some positive changes. In Social Studies, third graders learned all about the climate, landmarks, and culture of the Southeast Region. Students researched a southeastern state during their asynchronous learning time. While we were all together, we enjoyed learning about the various foods, tourist destinations, and types of music that all originated from the Southeast. |
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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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