Our last week of school before winter break—How the time has flown! Even with the looming excitement of the upcoming holidays, third graders managed to stay focused on the task at hand…Learning! Math this week featured a fun snowman project that went home with students yesterday. Each third grader was given a budget of $20 to buy materials and snow to build their own snowman. The cost of materials varied, based on size and color. The challenge for third graders was spending as close to $20 without going over budget. This proved difficult for some, but many managed to land on $20 exactly! During social studies this week, we focused on major events throughout the Civil Rights Movement. Students learned what the terms ‘segregation’ and ‘integration’ mean in terms of The Movement, and reviewed their knowledge of key individuals like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. On Wednesday and Thursday, third graders were supplied with eleven important events spanning from 1865 to 1968. Students were tasked with putting the events in order, and reviewing what role each played in history. Third graders had conversations amongst themselves and as a class about what Civil Rights events surprised them the most, what they wish they could have done, and how they would explain the events to others. We will continue this learning when we return from winter break. Writing this week was technologically focused, as students finished typing their persuasive “What Pet Should We Get” essays on the computer. Today, students shared their essays with peers that had competing views on the matter. After attempting to persuade one another to change their choice (African dwarf frog or betta fish), we voted! Our class will officially have a froggy friend when we return from break!
Below you’ll find pictures from our classroom book exchange today. Thanks to everyone that made this half of the school year a success! Have a fantastic break… See you in January! 9/1/2018 05:31:20 pm
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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
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