What a week in third grade! Not only did students earn themselves a ‘Classroom Comfy Day’, but third graders worked incredibly hard across all subjects. Check out the picture below of third graders relaxing! This week in reader’s workshop, our focus was on taking reading responses a step further. As part of our workshop, third graders have independent reading time each day, followed by time to respond to their reading in their reader’s notebooks. Third graders can craft responses in many forms. Some examples include: a letter to a character, story webs, or comic strips. Many third graders had become comfortable with one particular response type, or one specific genre of reading. This week, third graders were challenged to step beyond their comfort zones; to take on more of a challenge and really get their thoughts out onto the page. Most took the task in stride! We will continue working on stepping outside the familiar in the next couple of weeks, starting with book previews, where third graders will have the chance to preview books across a variety of genres/subject matter. Writer’s workshop this week was dedicated to a dying art… Cursive! Third graders took part in a debate regarding whether or not cursive should still be taught in school. Students read an article with information on both sides of the argument, and watched some local news clips on the subject as well. They then began crafting essays titled: Cursive: Should We, or Shouldn’t We? I’m sure many of you have a strong opinion on the subject… feel free to ask your third grader about theirs! In math, we wrapped up Unit 3 of Bridges: Multi-Digit Addition & Subtraction and took our post-assessment on Friday. Graded work will go home next week, when we will be starting Unit 4: Measurement and Fractions. That being said, I strongly encourage third graders to be practicing their multiplication math facts at home. Our goal is to be fluent in facts 1-10 by spring. I have bookmarked two websites students can use to practice. Simply head to the ‘Student Resources’ tab to find them. Other methods like flashcards and paper-pencil practice are encouraged as well! 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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