Have Studying Spelling Words!

Do you have a calendar at home? Then you can study spelling words by playing "Calendar Clues." Here's how you play:

Preparation:

1. Grab a calendar

2. Find a piece of paper, a pencil and a small marker to toss onto the calendar

3. Make a list of spelling words. Make sure your list has the same number of words as your calendar has days.  Use the Grade Three Core Word List provided to you at conferences.

Procedure:

1. The first player tosses the marker onto the calendar. Find the number closest to where the marker lands. Another team member gives the player the spelling word from the list that matches the number on the calendar. Then the player writes the word on their paper. Another team member checks the spelling. If the spelling is correct the player earns one point.

2. Now the second player has their turn and the game continues.

3. The first player to receive 15 points wins the game!

Even if you don't keep score, it's still fun to see what number your marker lands on and what spelling word will be written.

Have Fun!

Grandparents' and Retired Friends' Day

 We had so much fun in school today! Our grandparents and retired friends helped us in science, spelling, reading and writing. Thank you for sharing our day!

How do plants grow?

Sophia's journal

Eli's seed corn

 Gavin's seed corn

     Science class was full of excitement as the students unzipped the plastic bag and then unwrapped the seed corn. "Wow, look at my seed. You can see the embryo!" exclaimed the students. A seed is a structure that can grow into a new plant. It holds a young plant that is ready to grow. This young plant is called an embryo (EM*bree*oh)  When a seed is given water, it can germinate, or begin to grow. 

     The students are keeping a journal drawing the seed each day, observing the changes.

READING BUDDIES

CAFE Menu for Reading

One of our classroom walls has a large menu to help the students become stronger readers. CAFE stands for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expand Vocabulary. A strategy just added to the Comprehension section of the menu is Monitor and Fix Up. The students are realizing they need to always be monitoring their reading. This means they are constantly thinking about what they are reading. Today we discussed adjusting our reading rate. Slowing down our reading rate can help a student understand what they are reading about. Here are the 3 questions that students can ask when they stop to check for understanding; 1. Who is the story about? 2. What is happening in the story? 3. What is the author trying to tell me? If your child struggles answering one or more of these questions, have them slow down their reading rate while they reread for better understanding.

 Word Problems in Math Class

  

Comparison Bars are math tools

In math class we are learning to use comparison bars. This math tool helps the students to organize the information so they can decide if addition or subtraction will give the correct answer. In comparison word problems 2 things are being compared.

Welcome!
This is exciting news! I have created our third grade class blog. I will be sharing a variety of communications with my students and their families. I plan to update our classroom blog a few times a week. I hope you enjoy visiting our blog throughout the school year with your child.