3rd Grade Happenings:
Week of February 25th
Religion
read and discussed "Sermon on the Mount"; completed unit 3 review using chapters 10-14; took unit 3 test;
Language Arts
Story - "A Tree is Growing" (informational text)
Comprehension skills and strategies: text & graphic features; domain specific vocabulary;
Phonics: words with k and kw sounds
Fluency: expression
Vocabulary Strategies: word roots - tele and auto
Grammar: using the "be" verbs and helping verbs
Writing: Listened to the book called "Scranimals"; started brainstorming ideas for our own scranimals; writing our scranimal rough draft;
Focus Traits: word choice
Spelling - spelling the k and kw sounds
Math
took timed tests; practiced math facts online; took chapter 10 pretest; added money in different ways with/without regrouping; subtracted money in different ways with/without regrouping; solved real life word problems using money;
Social Studies
identified the first people of North America and discussed oral history; compared and contrasted a variety of Native American tribes' culture, housing, economy, and way of life; identified reasons different countries came to North America; identified and discussed early European settlements in North America; discussed the relationship between Native Americans and early settlers;
Science
identified various ways to group planets; role played being the sun, planets, asteroids, and comets - moved around the room in our orbit; compared & contrasted inner and outer planets; identified why there are seasons; identified what causes day and night; identified the phases of the moon; differentiated between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse; watched several video clips;
Handwriting
Cursive letters: practiced all the lower case cursive letters by writing words; practiced all the upper case cursive letters by writing words that begin with capital letters;