We had a fantastic week of learning in grade 3! As we launched our Ancient Civilization unit, students took on the role of an archaeologist and looked at many different ancient artifacts trying to uncover information about the item. What were they used for? How does it help us understand more about the people from that time period? Students were asking great questions, making connections, and creating stories to explain their reasoning. Nice work, Archaeologists!
This semester, students will have time in their week to explore a topic they are passionate about. We are calling this time Genius Hour. This week, we started by brainstorming different topics we love, things that interest us, ways we spend our free time, types of books we read or shows we watch. This list of ideas will help us choose a topic to explore further. If you would like to know more about genius hour, here are a couple of links we showed the kids.
What is Genius Hour?
Genius Hour in the Classroom
Visit with your child about some of the ideas they came up with this week. What are your passions? Share them with your child? Perhaps you want to have a genius hour project of your own!
This week begins on a day 3.
Reminder: ASA sign-ups will close on Monday, January 22nd at 10:00 am sharp!
Reading
Students will continue analyzing different nonfiction books. We will be determining what makes a quality children’s nonfiction book. Some of the elements we will look at are: infographics, back matter, layout, interest level, and more. This week we will also be working in nonfiction reading book clubs to read, discuss, and ask questions of a shared reading.
Writing
Students will continue writing persuasive speeches. The focus this week will be on gathering and organizing information about their opinion. We will also be working on elaborating our writing by proving through showing rather than telling their reader.
Math
We will continue our multiplication and area unit. This weeks focus will be on breaking apart numbers to multiply more easily (ex. 12x8= (10x8) + (2x8)). This is called the distributive property. We will also continue to explore using square units to measure area, solve real-world problems dealing with area, and continue to reinforce our addition/subtraction/multiplication/division facts. Please continue to help your child practice these at home!
Social Studies
As we dive deeper into our ancient civilizations unit we will take a closer look at the different features of successful civilizations. 3EV will be looking closely at Ancient Egypt. We will start by looking at how location impacted Egypt. Then students will be choosing a civilization to study independently.
Please see the Class Documents tab for the new swim schedule!
BONUS- Math Games your child may enjoy:
Multiplication War card game
Roll 2 numbers and write the fact families (4,2: 4x2=8, 2x4=8, 8/4=2 8/4=2)
Here are some math games on the computer:
Mathbreakers https://www.mathbreakers.com
Motion Math http://motionmathgames.com/
Dragon Box http://www.dragonboxapp.com/
Wuzzit Trouble http://innertubegames.net
And so much more on our Parent Learning Connection Site!
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