The terrific third graders have been super busy with their academics, plus the added activities that help make school super fun. For social/emotional learning, with the Zones of Regulation Curriculum, we thought about how someone can fluctuate between different Zones in one day and how to handle these feelings. The children are also reviewing/learning how to regulate themselves in the various Zones if needed.
In Language Arts, the children are reading a Cam Jansen or Andy Shane story, hoping to inspire them to independently read other books about these characters. They will practice fluency, decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension. We also began UFLI phonics/spelling lessons reviewing vowel teams, which are always tricky for students. A good review will help with the decoding and spelling of words. The students are looking at the morphology of words using the base word to create new words with new meanings. For writing, the children are working on an Informative Writing project about sea turtles. This week, we are working on our rough draft.
For Social Studies, the class started our unit on maps and the history of the town of Dublin. The children enjoyed creating their maps of Dublin, adding important landmarks and where all the children live. They also developed questions to ask Mrs. Pease about DCS. With these questions and answers, the children will write individual informative paragraphs for their Dublin books.
3rd graders in math are making connections between multiplication and division.
Thank you to all our parent volunteers who joined us for our monthly Friday Hikes and are helping us learn to knit. Knitting is a great organic way to develop grit and stamina for a challenging skill that requires practice. We will be knitting hats to keep our heads warm this winter.
