Practice for states quiz

State Map Website

Week of March 28

Math:    Continue reviewing for Math TAKS test ( estimation, multiplication and division, patterns)

Reading:    Summarizing text

Writing:   Students work on a persuasive writing piece and begin to be exposed to poetry.

Social Studies:   Begin a unit on economics.  Continuing to learn the 30 states third grade students are required to know. Quiz on Friday.

Science:    Finish planet project , learn about living and non-living things and organisms competition for survival.

Phases of the Moon

http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-phases.html

Phases of the Moon

http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-phases.html

Moon Phases

Moon Phases

Week of Feb. 7 - 11

Math:    Lessons on range, reasonableness and area.

Reading:    Inferring in nonfiction text

Writing:  Informational writing

Social Studies and Science:   Students finish preparing research on natural hazards and make an oral group presentation. Make a graph from high and low temperatures collected last week. Lessons on the water cycle and clouds.

Spelling:    Test on Friday

Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 4

Math :   Graphing

Reading:   Inferring word meaning 

Writing:   Students work on drafts of informational (expository) writing

Science and Social Studies:   Weather and natural hazards  

Week of Jan. 18-21

Math :   Comparing Fractions and Equivalent Fractions

Reading:   Drawing conclusions, inferring, determining author’s purpose in nonfiction reading. Discussing test taking strategies beneficial when reading a passage and answering questions.

Writing:   Finish New Year’s Resolution writing. Continue analyzing informational texts in order to prepare students for writing their own piece.

Science and Social Studies:   Renewable and nonrenewable resources

Week of Jan. 4 - 7

Math:    Review place value and addition and subtraction with regrouping.  Lessons on determining money amounts.  Working on recall of multiplication math facts.

Reading:    Introduce traditional literature  with a focus on fables.

Continue book clubs.

Writing:  Making a reflection on a piece written in the first half of the school year and a short writing on  New Year’s Resolutions.

Social Studies and Science:   Introducing a unit on geography and landforms.

Snapshot of the Week Dec. 9 - 10

Math:    Word problems involving all four operations and two step word problems.

Reading:   Inferring and begin book clubs. Introduce students to a new genre called traditional literature and we will begin with fables.

Writing:   Finish final copies of personal narratives.

Social Studies:  Students will be learning about the 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) and make a brochure.

Science:  Lessons on motion and sound.

Simple Machines

Third grade is beginning a unit in science on simple machines.  This is a wonderful website that reinforces the concept of the different simple machines.

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm

Snapshot of the Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 3

Math:   Multiplication and Division – Tables and Charts  

Reading:   Inferring while reading.  

Writing:  Revising and publishing personal narrative.  Instruction on strong endings.

Social Studies:  City government  

Snapshot of the Week of Nov. 22-23

Math:   Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Reading:   Inferring

Writing:  Continuing lessons that focus on learning about adding details to writing. Writing a personal narrative.

Social Studies:  City government  

Snapshot of the Week of Nov. 15 - 19

Math:    Monday we will be giving a math benchmark to assess student progress. This information is used to guide our instruction and help us meet student needs. The remainder of the week will be focused on division.

Reading:  Mini lessons on inferring

Writing:  Mini lessons on endings. Students will continue to work on drafting and revising their next piece of writing.

Social Studies:   Public services and city government

Spelling:  No spelling this week or next

Snapshot of the Week of Nov. 8 - 12

Math:  Word problems involving addition, subtraction and multiplication. Introduction to the concept of division. 

Reading:  Students have been introduced to all four types of questions: right there, think and search, author and me and on my own. They will continue to practice identifying and writing questions of each type.  We will also be working on tracking their thinking as they read and determining the most important ideas in the reading.

Writing:  Mini lessons on leads and students will begin a new piece of writing.

Social Studies:  Learning about public services and beginning a group research project on one particular public service.

Snapshot of the Week of Nov. 1 - 5

Math:   Perimeter and beginning lessons on the concept of multiplication

Reading:  Continuing lessons on different types of comprehension questions. We have learned about “Right There" and “Think and Search” questions. This week we include “Author and Me” and “Own My Own” questions.  

Writing:  Continuing lessons that focus on learning about adding details to writing.

Social Studies:  Beginning a unit on government. The first lessons focus on how communities meet their needs.

Science:  Gravity, friction and magnetism

Snapshot of the Week of Oct. 25- 29

Math :  Customary and metric linear measurement

Reading:  We will be learning about different types of comprehension questions.  Next week we will begin with the first two types: Right There and Think and Search. Learning about types of questions will help students be able to analyze the questions they are being asked and have strategies for locating the information in the text to correctly respond.  In addition, learning about different types of questions will be a helpful tool as we begin to work on book discussions. Students write questions and discuss the answers with their peers.

Writing: We will be celebrating the completion of our first published piece. Mini lessons will focus on learning about adding details to their writing in order to elaborate ideas.

Spelling:  Test on Friday

Science:   Exploring mechanical energy

Snapshot of the Week of Oct. 18 - 22

Here is a snapshot of what we are working on this week:

Math:   Telling time, double bar graphs, and understanding the importance of a key on pictographs.

Reading: Continue the integration of social studies in the reading and lessons on monitoring comprehension and making connections.

Writing:   Finish publishing our writing.  Work on small moments to be used later in the teaching of revision.

Science:  A lesson on mixing matter and lessons on energy. 

Snapshot of the Week Oct. 12- 15

Here is a snapshot of what we are working on this week:

Math:  Identifying and describing patterns in a table, reading a thermometer, solving word problems involving temperature, and reading a clock.

Reading:   Mini lessons will focus on checking for understanding and making connections as you read.  We will be using reading material that integrates social studies concepts.  Students will be responsible for responding to questions about the readings.

Writing:   Continuing to take a personal narrative paper through the writing process.

Social Studies:   Finishing  a unit on people in history and learning about various organizations that help people in the community (Ex. Red Cross).

Science:  Lessons on magnets and mixing matter.

Snapshot of the Week October 4- 8

Here is a snapshot of what we are working on this week:

Math:  3-digit subtraction with regrouping and addition and subtraction word problems.

Reading:  Finishing reading assessments that will be shared at parent conferences. Lessons on thinking as you are reading and how to track your thoughts as you read.

Writing:  Continuing to take a paper through the writing process. 

Social Studies:  Finishing research on important historical figures (such as Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams,..)

Science:  Experiments on matter