I can't believe it has already been a month! The students are settling in and getting into the routine of our classroom. I am really enjoying them a lot! They are so sweet! They have been hard at work! Math: We spent the last few weeks rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. This past week we worked on adding 3 digit numbers. Something important to note is that you will NOT see students adding using the standard algorithm. That is a 4th grade standard and is something they specifically focus on in 4th grade. A lot of the time students are borrowing and carrying over and have no idea why. Students in third grade are adding by using expanded form. We encourage you to work with your child at home with this method. Here is an example: Writing: This week in writing we worked on writing our small moment stories. Students picked their small moment story and began drafting it. Students learned how to make a better beginning (lead) to their story by starting with either dialogue, a sound effect, the setting, or action. They chose their favorite and then revised their story. Literacy: This week students learned the word inference and how it is similar to the word prediction. Students should be making inferences as they read their personal books. This is a very important reading skill! We have been using this sentence frame: I infer ________ because the story said ____________. Ask students what they predict or infer is going to come next in their book AND what makes them think that based on what they've read so far. Science: We started our first science unit: Traits, Heredity, and Adaptations. We will take a look at traits, heredity, and adaptations in humans, animals, and plants. Students learned about inherited traits vs learned behaviors. Students worked on identifying what traits are inherited and what behaviors are learned. I.e. eye color is inherited but speaking English is a learned behavior. Here are a couple activities students completed! Art Fun
Last week we had some fun with an art project. Students used torn construction paper to decorate a leaf template. They are beautifully displayed in our classroom window!
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