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As Spring time nears, it means testing must be getting closer and closer. As you know, this is the first year of testing for third graders. Third grade is kind of that grade where school starts to become harder and harder! Ugh! In our class we have started practicing and looking into how testing is going to work. We are working on a website called PracTutor. This website is a place where students can practice questions similar to how the test will be in the Spring. We have also been working on Scholastic News Articles where students are having to read the articles, show textual evidence for their answers, and compare and contrast the information found in the different articles. Here is what else has been going on: Math: We are almost done with the module on multiplication and division. Students will be taking the end of the module assessment on Monday and Tuesday of next week. They will be expected to know the commutative property, associative property, and distributive property as well as represent math problems using unknown variables. Sheesh...you'd probably be thinking I was writing this for a sixth grade pre-algebra class. But these kiddos can do it! We are also working on our multiplication and division fact memorization. We want students to no longer skip count to find their answers but use their memory! Social Studies: Students have been exploring maps, learning about map keys, map scales, and compasses. They have been discussing what is the function of maps (how they work) and the different form of maps (what do they look like). We have also looked at how maps have changed over time and how GPS systems are beginning to lead to driveless cars. Students had a homework assignment of mapping their route to school to help familiarize themselves with where they are in the world/community and how to create a map. Writing: We have finished our expository writing unit! Students did an outstanding job researching and then writing about their natural disaster. I am very excited to read them over and see how well they did! We are moving on to opinion writing next week! Literacy: During literacy this week we started Book Clubs. Students are reading in a group and working towards completing a variety of activities based on the book their group is reading. They did an incredible job taking turns while reading and working together as a team to complete their activity. This week they had to create a poster representing the setting(s) of their book, and then they had to show proof from the text that their setting was correct. They each took on different roles within the group and did a great job making sure everyone played a part.
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