We continue to be thankful for our terrific third graders for all their positive energy and joy of learning. For Social/Emotional Learning, the children practiced thinking about what Zones they were in before going on a field trip and how they could regulate themselves in a new space. The children explored the regulating tools available in the classroom to determine which would help them best for each Zone.
A Highlight for Language Arts and Social Studies combined was the children developed questions, went on a field trip to the Historical Society, and interviewed Mrs. Knapp and Mrs. Snitko. Then, they went through the Writing Progress to create Informative Writings on Schoolhouse #1 and the Dublin town government.
For Math, - The children thought about which unit of square units to measure specific areas, such as square meters versus square inches or feet. Then, the focus moved to finding the Area of a rectangle without a grid and ways to measure a rectangle. The children were excited to discover and create a multiplication table, thinking about how to read and build it.
Lastly, with the Science Unit on Heredity, Survival, and Selection, the children enjoyed learning with Mystery Science lessons with the essential questions - What types of animals might there be in the future? And can selection happen without people?
