A Week in our Shoes

Literacy:

Asking Questions and Wondering

Unit 4 of our Making Meaning Curriculum has us exploring the thinking strategy of Questioning and Wondering! We wrapped up unit 4 and discussed being brave through the book, Brave Irene! We also were introduced to personification, and how and why the author may use this!

We will be starting Unit 5 this week! This unit will focus on biographies. We will extend our learning with more about Civil Rights, individuals that stood up for change, and women history makers of all backgrounds and cultures!

Through this unit, we will continue to address MN English Language Arts standards 3.1.1.1/3.1.3.3: ask and answer questions referring to the text and describe characters in a story, as well as 3.1.2.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Through our Making Meaning curriculum, we have also been focusing on social emotional goals as well. We have been reflecting on how to be a fair partner, listen respectfully, and analyzing the effect of their behavior on others and on the group work. Students will continue to share, take responsibility for their sharing/learning, and refer to the text to prove ideas and thoughts.

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Math: Unit 4
Measurement & Geometry (the study of shape, size, position of figures, and the properties of space) This week we will continue to list the properties or attributes of 2D shapes.

Your mathematician should be able to  count the number of sides, identify parallel and perpendicular lines, and be able to name shapes based on such attributes.This Unit covers the following MN State Standards: 3.3.1.1 Identify parallel and perpendicular lines in various contexts, and use them to describe and create geometric shapes, such as right triangles, rectangles, parallelograms and trapezoids.

This unit covers the following standards:

3.3.1.2 Sketch polygons with a given number of sides or vertices (corners), such as pentagons, hexagons and octagons.

3.3.2.1 Using half units while measuring

3.3.2.2 Finding the perimeter of a polygon by adding up the length of the sides

3.3.2.3 Measuring the distance around objects

3.3.4.1 Collect, display and interpret data using frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs and number line plots having a variety of scales. Use appropriate titles, labels and units.

We will continue to review measurement standards concerning measuring time, temperature,  and making change. These continue to spiral through our curriculum.

Vocabulary plays a large part in our "Decoding" of math. Try incorporating this unit's terms, such as: parallel, perpendicular, quadrilateral, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram.

I am also teaching the following roots in order to support students in their decoding, and their word recognition skills, try finding words with them and seeing how the root affects the meaning:

quad (4), penta (5), hex (6), oct (8), non (9), deca (10)

Math homelinks should not be taking extended amounts of time, or causing extensive frustration. Please contact me if this is happening. We are learning the skills daily in class, and we have discussed what the role "learner" means. It is our job to ask questions for understanding as our community should be a safe place to ask questions and make mistakes. Sometimes learning is a healthy struggle; not everything comes easy! Learning this can be hard and frustrating, but that helps us become stronger!

A Peek into This Week:

• Focusing on Self-Control through the month of January!
• Continuing our study of measurement through Unit 4 and addressing MN Standards!
• Investigating mentor author texts and thinking about our own personal narrative topics!
• Adding our Name Projects to Seesaw and posting!
• Defining and studying Assertive behavior in the month of February!

A Week in our Shoes

Literacy:

Asking Questions and Wondering

Unit 4 of our Making Meaning Curriculum has us exploring the thinking strategy of Questioning and Wondering! By focusing our thinking prior to reading with questions, or stopping during reading to ask and revisit questions, we are able to become more engaged and stretch our thinking!

We began the week by extending our learning through a hyperdoc based on Mailing May, by Michael O. Tunnell. We were able to learn about the railway, trains in the early 1900s, Daniel Boone, what was happening around the world, postage, and more! We posted our reflections through Flipgrid. Check it out here:

Mailing May Flipgrid Reflection

We will end February with the book, Brave Irene, and look forward to starting Unit 5 next week! This unit will focus on biographies.

Through this unit, we will continue to address MN English Language Arts standards 3.1.1.1/3.1.3.3: ask and answer questions referring to the text and describe characters in a story, as well as 3.1.2.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Through our Making Meaning curriculum, we have also been focusing on social emotional goals as well. We have been reflecting on how to be a fair partner, listen respectfully, and analyzing the effect of their behavior on others and on the group work. Students will continue to share, take responsibility for their sharing/learning, and refer to the text to prove ideas and thoughts.

Math: Unit 4

Measurement & Geometry (the study of shape, size, position of figures, and the properties of space) This week we will continue to list the properties or attributes of 2D shapes.

Your mathematician should be able to  count the number of sides, identify parallel and perpendicular lines, and be able to name shapes based on such attributes.This Unit covers the following MN State Standards: 3.3.1.1 Identify parallel and perpendicular lines in various contexts, and use them to describe and create geometric shapes, such as right triangles, rectangles, parallelograms and trapezoids.

This unit covers the following standards:

3.3.1.2 Sketch polygons with a given number of sides or vertices (corners), such as pentagons, hexagons and octagons.

3.3.2.1 Using half units while measuring

3.3.2.2 Finding the perimeter of a polygon by adding up the length of the sides

3.3.2.3 Measuring the distance around objects

3.3.4.1 Collect, display and interpret data using frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs and number line plots having a variety of scales. Use appropriate titles, labels and units.

We will continue to review measurement standards concerning measuring time, temperature,  and making change. These continue to spiral through our curriculum.

Vocabulary plays a large part in our "Decoding" of math. Try incorporating this unit's terms, such as: parallel, perpendicular, quadrilateral, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram.

I am also teaching the following roots in order to support students in their decoding, and their word recognition skills, try finding words with them and seeing how the root affects the meaning:

quad (4), penta (5), hex (6), oct (8), non (9), deca (10)

Math homelinks should not be taking extended amounts of time, or causing extensive frustration. Please contact me if this is happening. We are learning the skills daily in class, and we have discussed what the role "learner" means. It is our job to ask questions for understanding as our community should be a safe place to ask questions and make mistakes. Sometimes learning is a healthy struggle; not everything comes easy! Learning this can be hard and frustrating, but that helps us become stronger!

Lola & Vance's Star Sharings:

A Peek into This Week:

• Focusing on Self-Control through the month of January!
• Continuing our study of measurement through Unit 4 and addressing MN Standards!
• Investigating mentor author texts and thinking about our own personal narrative topics!
• Adding our Name Projects to Seesaw and posting!
• Defining and studying Assertive behavior in the month of February!

A Week in our Shoes:

Welcome to 2019 3rd Grade!

Literacy: Asking Questions and Wondering!

Unit 4 of our Making Meaning Curriculum has us exploring the thinking strategy of Questioning and Wondering! By focusing our thinking prior to reading with questions, or stopping during reading to ask and revisit questions, we are able to become more engaged and stretch our thinking! 

This week we learned about the story, Mailing May, by Michael O. Tunnell. We were thrilled to hear that this is based on a true story! Back in 1914, for a short time, you could mail a person! Ask a third grader about the incredible story of Charlotte May Pierstorff and her experience on the "Railway on Stilts!"

 Next week we will delve further into her story through a hyperdoc activity and reflection. We will also wrap up our unit 4 studies with the book, Brave Irene. We will start Unit 5 next week! 

 Through this unit, we will continue to address MN English Language Arts standards 3.1.1.1/3.1.3.3: ask and answer questions referring to the text and describe characters in a story, as well as 3.1.2.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

Through our Making Meaning curriculum, we have also been focusing on social emotional goals as well. We have been reflecting on how to be a fair partner, listen respectfully, and analyzing the effect of their behavior on others and on the group work. Students will continue to share, take responsibility for their sharing/learning, and refer to the text to prove ideas and thoughts.

Math: Unit 4: Measurement & Geometry

(the study of shape, size, position of figures, and the properties of space)

Through this unit we will build on our schema of shapes and measurement! We will be working on the following MN State Standards:

• 3.3.1.1 Identify parallel and perpendicular lines in various contexts, and use them to describe and create geometric shapes, such as right triangles, rectangles, parallelograms and trapezoids.
• 3.3.1.2 Sketch polygons with a given number of sides or vertices (corners), such as pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
• 3.3.2.1 Using half units while measuring
• 3.3.2.2 Finding the perimeter of a polygon by adding up the length of the sides
• 3.3.2.3 Measuring the distance around objects
• 3.3.4.1 Collect, display and interpret data using frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs and number line plots having a variety of scales. Use appropriate titles, labels and units.

We will continue to review measurement standards concerning measuring time, temperature, and making change. These continue to spiral through our curriculum.

Vocabulary plays a large part in our "Decoding" of math. Try incorporating this unit's terms, such as: parallel, perpendicular, quadrilateral, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram.

I am also teaching the following roots in order to support students in their decoding, and their word recognition skills, try finding words with them and seeing how the root affects the meaning:

• quad (4)
• penta (5)
• hex (6)
• oct (8)
• non (9)
• deca (10)

Math homelinks should not be taking extended amounts of time, or causing extensive frustration. Please contact me if this is happening. We are learning the skills daily in class, and we have discussed what the role "learner" means. It is our job to ask questions for understanding as our community should be a safe place to ask questions and make mistakes. Sometimes learning is a healthy struggle; not everything comes easy! Learning this can be hard and frustrating, but that helps us become stronger! 

 

A Peek into This Week: 

• Focusing on Gratitude for the month of January!

• Continuing our study of measurement through Unit 4 and addressing MN Standards!

• Beginning Unit 3 of writing and learning the "Writing Process!"

• Publishing our first stories through the writing process!