SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT
We are going to be looking at two of our great presidents! George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were great leaders of our country. Each third grade will prepare a skit on one of these great men, and then perform that skit for the other class. During this unit the students will discuss important documents in our nation’s history. The students will also be doing research on each of the states, putting their information on a large state puzzle piece. At the conclusion of our study the students will make a large map of the United States with the puzzle pieces they have created.
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SO MUCH NOISE!!! The students are investigating and learning about how sound is made! This is a fun unit and completely hands-on!
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The next book order will be sent in in February. Parents, don’t forget– you can order online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. The class activation code is: HYND6.
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The students will move into writing realistic fiction! We will read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, then the students will make up their own story, telling about their terrible day!! The students become author and illustrator, making books they can read to each other and their families. Always fun stories to read!
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Everyone makes his / her own individual spelling list now! Individual lists will be made each week, and will go home on Friday. Trial tests are given on Tuesday. Final tests are given on Thursday. Practice those words at home.
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Guided reading groups have been made and the children are reading away! Children are encouraged to read books that are “just right” for them!
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The students have covered a lot of material this first half of a year! Everyone is well on their way in learning their multiplication facts. We have almost completed our first math journal! We are learning many math vocabulary words, keeping them in a vocabulary folder that will be passed on from year to year! We are working on equal sharing problems using whole numbers as well as fractions. So much learning going on in math!
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