It's been another busy week in third grade! Students were hard at work across all subject areas and are putting forth their best effort, as usual! During reader's workshop, third graders connected their study of endangered animals to current events in the news. It was recently reported that a black footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann was cloned from the DNA of a ferret that lived over 20 years ago. The black footed ferret happens to be an endangered species, and scientists have suggested that cloning may be a tool used in saving animals from extinction. As a class, we learned more about cloning animals from a few news articles and then discussed the subject. Third graders had tons of thought-provoking questions and opinions. Interesting stuff! During math this week, third graders were focused on fact families, specifically how they are interconnected. We talked about how we can use fact families to help solve both division and multiplication problems. Third graders then transitioned to studying the language of multiplication and division word problems. We worked to determine key words that help the problem solver determine what the question is asking. Students then had the chance to create and solve word problems of their own! This proved to be a great system of practice and helped solidify how to break down complex word problems. Quick note: Third graders should be practicing their multiplication facts at home. I highly encourage students to memorize their multiplication facts (0-12), as getting a handle on them now will be immensely helpful in the future! Third graders can practice their facts via our class blog, with websites accessible through the ‘Student Resources’ tab. Old fashioned flashcards work great as well! 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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