Fun times in Mrs. Ford's Class (at least I think so)!
Reading: Students are interdependently demonstrating their synthesizing skills by completing a synthesize to summaries menu this week. They had the choice to use fiction or non-fiction texts.
In small groups, we are finishing some chapter books and moving on to reading and analyzing instructional texts. Think about it... recipes, toy instructions, backyard projects, and more.
Practice passages will continue to come home on Mondays and be due on Fridays. Please encourage your child to follow each step of the reading checklist found in his or her notebook.
Writing: We have spend a lot of time journaling recently and will soon begin our BIG 6 research project. Students will give me their top 3 planet choices and then we will work through a research process to find and record information on their planet. After a few weeks of research we will take this information and create an essay.
Spelling: We are back into full on spelling mode. Please check with your child to make sure he or she is bringing home his or her spelling spiral on Mondays. Homework is due on Thursdays. Tests are on Fridays.
Social Studies: The next 6 weeks are an exciting time in third grade Social Studies. We will be learning a little bit about the Story of America (American History). This week we will focus on Pioneers and Explorers (Christopher Columbus, Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and Davy Crockett ) and plot their adventures on a timeline. Important vocabulary for this study includes- decade, century, history, explorer, pioneer, discovery.
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