You may have heard your student talking about "Terrific Tickets" in our classroom. Terrific Tickets are small, colorful slips of paper given to students when Mrs. Minatta notices a student ROAR. Sometimes, the act is small, like walking with a purpose in the hallway. Most often, tickets are given to students that are helping others, demonstrating a growth mindset, or simply doing a great job! When given a ticket, third graders put their name on it and turn it into the ticket bin. Every Friday, six lucky winners are drawn from the bin and receive a small prize. Early on in the year, third graders figured out that the more tickets you have in the bin, the more likely you are to win... Such statisticians! So far, this positive reinforcement has been a great success. We will continue to use it throughout the school year. In writing this week, third graders began crafting opinion paragraphs focused on one guiding question: Should fidget spinners be banned from classrooms? As you can imagine, third graders had some very strong opinions and arguments on the topic! We began our discussion by talking about what opinions are and why they are important. We also worked to discern fact from opinion using everyday examples. We have started the drafting process of our paragraphs, and will continue with them next week. Also beginning next week, we will start our study on the regions of the United States. Students will practice their map skills and begin learning about the Northeastern region of the U.S. We will also jump into Unit 2 of Bridges: Introduction to Multiplication. Third graders have been so excited to start this! Throughout the unit, rather than focus on the rote memorization of multiplication facts, the goal is to provide students with strategies to help understand the properties of multiplication. By the end of the unit, third graders will be able to: Solve story problems involving multiplication, develop efficient strategies for multiplication facts up to 10 x 10, and represent problems using arrays, number lines, and ratio tables. Find more information below. 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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