Many thanks to all of you that participated in parent-teacher conferences these past couple weeks! Sharing student learning and progress is always a fantastic opportunity for parents, teachers and students to collaborate. Thanks for fitting it into your busy schedules :) This week, third graders took some time to reflect on their answering process. Many students were in need of a reminder on how to accurately and efficiently restate a question in an answer. Third graders consistently asked, "Why do we need to restate the question, anyway?" "What's the point?" That answer is a tricky one, so rather than try to explain, third graders were given a chance to experience it first-hand. Students were each given a number that corresponded to a specific answer and were tasked with determining the original question that went with it. For example, students assigned the #5 had to guess what question someone was asked to elicit the response, "I prefer eggs." In the first set of questions, almost no one was able to determine what the original question had been. However, in the second set, it was fairly easy to figure out the question behind the answer. After all, it had been restated! With this activity, the reasoning behind restating the question finally clicked. Now, third graders will be held more accountable for their answering styles! In math this week, third graders continued their learning on rounding and estimating. When asked why rounding and estimating are important, most students were able to connect with the fact that we often round/estimate while shopping. Whether it be at the grocery store, while browsing the mall, or even buying big-ticket items, we often use these skills to determine what we can and can't buy. We will continue work with this next week. To round out the week (pun intended), third graders were presented with a challenge problem to complete. It stated: You have won a $1,000 cash prize after participating in a radio contest. You decide to take your earnings to the book fair and purchase books for yourself, your friends, and your classroom. You end up with 11 copies of The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak ($17.99 each), and 8 sets of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling ($72.00 each). How much money did you spend at the book fair? How much money do you have remaining? See pictures below of third graders working together to solve the problem. They worked hard and had fun! Business:
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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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