February 5, 2016

Third grade was excited to start their unit on European Explorers. We will be focusing on 4 explorers. Our unit started out with 4 stations where third grade looked up answers to who, what, when,  why, and where questions. The students used, computers, books, and short videos to find facts. They also completed a KWL chart. This week third graders will explore informative writing and timelines.

Here are some pictures of third grade hard at work!

READING

Third grade is reading up a storm...that was definitely true for Friday. Our mini-lesson this week was on "main idea." We made posters representing a main idea and then they guessed what each others poster was about...Maine Idea! They loved it and did an AWESOME job. 

I gave the kids an example poster...mine was making brownies. We tied my main idea into a math lesson. On Friday we made brownies and used our measuring, fraction, and multiplication skills we have been learning!

On Friday, during the storm, third grade and Mrs. Humphrey were reading up a storm...check out how third grade does reading!!!

I love everything about these pictures..the excitement when they find a great book, the reading groups, the comments made when they read something funny, the conversations about books, the skills they are learning that will last a lifetime, and the quiet in the room as we all READ!!

We are still looking for empty cereal boxes. On Tuesday we will be making Valentine boxes with grades 4 and 5 so any help will be great!

I hope you all had a great weekend!