Jumping back into academics was a bit tricky this week, but third graders powered through and maintained stamina! This week, our work centered on ACE reading responses, writing persuasive essays, adding and subtracting 3 to 4 digit numbers, and touring the Southeastern region of the United States. Wow! Third grade students will be completing ACE reading responses as part of their homework this week. It is a reading response technique used to help guide responses in an organized and complete manner. It also reinforces prior leaning about restating the question. The acronym stands for “Answer, Cite and Extend.” This week, we practiced the strategy with a shared reading about the escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz. Students used evidence from the text to explain their opinion on whether or not the prisoners’ escape was successful. It was an interesting read, to say the least! Writing this week was quite the adventure, as students tackled a tricky question: What pet should we get? Since the start of the school year, third graders have campaigned for the addition of an animal friend in our classroom. At last, they have succeeded! This week, third graders were presented with a choice between two animals: An African Dwarf frog, or a Betta fish. Third graders researched both animals, noting the unique qualities of each. Students were then tasked with developing a persuasive essay that states their opinion and provides details as to why their choice is the right one. Next week, we will continue the drafting process and type final copies. Exciting times are ahead! In math, we are finishing up our current unit of adding and subtracting three digit numbers. This week, third graders reviewed concepts like rounding/estimating, borrowing in subtraction, and completing equations. Next week, we will conclude with decoding the language of a word problem (What is it asking? What operations are necessary?), and then take our unit post assessment. We also started a new unit in social studies this week, exploring the Southeastern region of the U.S. Third graders took a virtual tour of sites like Cape Canaveral and Jamestown. They even checked out an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. We will continue our tour next week, and delve deeper into the history of the South. Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out the link below for more information on what’s going on at Cottonwood Creek! 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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