With the start of a new year, we spent much of the week discussing goals for the rest of third grade. Students identified both academic and behavioral goals to work on for the remainder of the year. I look forward to helping each of them achieve their personal goals and more in 2017!
In math, we continued our study of multiplication and division. Next week, students will begin taking weekly quizzes to assess their mastery of multiplication facts. See a detailed post on our multiplication program below!
In reading, students selected realistic fiction books to read. Then, they began drafting book reviews for these texts. We are publishing the book reviews on a website called KidBlog. KidBlog is a safe blogging platform where students can post writing that is only viewable to members of our class. We're excited to get posting!
In writing, students continue to develop informational books about topics of their choosing. We are enjoying adding nonfiction text features such as sidebars, photographs, and headings to supplement our writing.
In social studies, we have begun a unit on the Pilgrims. This week, we learned about how historians take on the perspectives of people from the past in order to construct a historical narrative. We have discussed concepts such as facts v. opinions, point of view, and the idea of historical bias.
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