In science, students observed objects to determine the type of energy that was being used. They worked in groups and rotated to different stations to observe and record their data. It's amazing how interesting a fan, flashlights, toy cars, a radio, and a blow dryer can be when you are at school observing with peers! Using Number Lines to Practice Rounding Another exciting event this week was writing on our desks! Yes, the students drew number lines on their desk with dry erase markers to practice rounding. Everyone had lots of practice and showed their new learning on a rounding sheet that I graded. (I'm currently working on loading a few grades, so you may want to check home access later this weekend.) We had fun this morning working with Mrs. Lipe's class to create posters and pop-ups about science/math related careers. Students read about different careers earlier in the week and we realized how many careers require science and math related skills. The most exciting part of the week was our entry event for Project Based Learning this afternoon. While the kiddos were at recess, a few teachers closed the 3rd grade classroom doors and put caution tape across it along with a construction zone sign on each door. Our door said, "Future sight of Bank of America," (it seems like there is a bank on every corner these days). When the 3rd graders came in from recess they were a bit shocked to see the doors. The third grade teachers pretended we didn't know what was going on. Some of the kids thought it was really cool and a few kiddos were actually a bit worried. Our role play went on for a few minutes as we pointed out that we would have to share the resources in the common area and wait in a long line for water. After about 10 minutes we all gathered to watch a super short wordless video clip showing a forest being taken over by buildings. We asked them to try to make a connection between the video and our "construction zone" classrooms. So, as you can probably guess, most of the students figured out we would be learning about habitat loss this year. A lot of the kiddos even came up with a PBL warriors name for us such as Wildlife Warriors, Habitat Warriors, and Nature Warriors. Which one will we be? Only time will tell. But whatever our name is, we will spend time throughout the year learning about the problem of habitat loss and working together to take action to conserve wildlife.
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |