Writing: Since we only have a little more than a week in the semester, I want to give the kiddos some free choice during writing this week. So, we'll spend a few days writing a procedural text and the rest of the week students can write the genre of their choice.
Reading: Our focus this week will be on biographies and autobiographies. We'll compare these two types of literary nonfiction, learn the elements of biographies, and read a variety of biographies to learn about the lives of others. As we read, we'll notice passions, goals/dreams, and actions people have taken to reach their goals. We'll think about life lessons we can learn from these inspiring people. Math: This week we'll finish our division unit after learning divisibility rules to determine odd and even numbers and solving more problems involving division. Also, we'll use tables to understand patterns in real-world relationships. I have planned a day for counting collections as well, but I think we should be ready for the unit test on Wednesday or Thursday, (this will include fraction concepts from our last unit). Then we'll begin a unit on geometry. In this unit, students will understand and classify 2-D and 3-D shapes and learn about area. Science: We'll continue to learn about force and motion as we dive into another Project Lead the Way module involving a problem that students will solve. I'll introduce the module with a story about a tiger that is trapped and needs to be relocated. Students will be challenged to build a complex machine to rescue the tiger. The machine will have at least two simple machines combined so that the tiger can be lifted and transported. This is going to be loads of fun yet challenging. I'll be sure to get photos and video of the final designs. Social Studies: Our science lessons will be long, so we won't have much time for social studies, however, I hope to wrap up our unit on how heros shape the community. We'll touch on this during reading as well since we'll be reading biographies. Upcoming Events December 19: 3rd grade party-Don't forget to check the sign-up sheet! December 20-January 7: Winter break for students
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Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |