Folktales

The students started to read different reader theater scripts with their classmates.  All of the stories they are reading are folktales.  They are practicing their fluency.  Each group will get an opportunity to read their scripts in front of their classmates.

Nonfiction Text Features

This week we're learning about the different nonfiction text features found in books.  Today some students came in front of the classroom to share the various text features they found in the stories they are reading.  They found captions, bold words, glossaries, close-ups, tables and much more.

Nonfiction Reading

Over the next few weeks our class will focus on nonfiction reading.  Today students picked nonfiction books from the library to use for their reading homework.

Birthday Celebration!

Today is Zack's 9th birthday.  Happy birthday Zack and thank you for sharing such a delicious treat.

Advertising

The students created posters to advertise the third grade school store.  Our school store will be opening this Thursday after school.  I will be asking 6 students to stay after school to help with the store.   I will ask your permission before I ask your child to stay after school to help out.  Each student will be asked to help at various times throughout the school year.

         The Third Grade School Store

        GRAND OPENING

is

         Thursday, November 5th

Time: After school

Place: Foyer area

Prices range from a quarter to a dollar

Licorice Pen         Mustache Notepad             Cupcake Sharpener

Third Grade School Store

Grand opening

on Thursday, November 5th

Time: After School

Place: Foyer Area

We Sell So Many Cool Things Here Are Some Of The Things We Sell:  Pencils ,Pencil Sharpeners, Note Pads, Folders

And more…….

But only 25 Cents- 1$

 

     

Last Mystery Chemical Experiment

Today the students completed their last mystery chemical experiment.  They mixed their chemical with water.  They stirred their mixture and wrote notes.  Tomorrow they will be given a science test.  Each student will use his or her notes and match the mystery chemical with its real name.  It should be a challenge.

New Math Problem

The new math problem for the week ahead.

Who Want To Be A Millionaire

1. Watch the video above.
2. Get base ten blocks.  Take out the ones.
3. Build square arrays.  The largest amount of ones you can build an array with is 100.  You can build other square arrays with any amount of blocks as long as you don’t use more than 100 blocks.
4. Recreate these square arrays on grid paper.  Write down a multiplication problem representing each square.  Can you use the commutative property with these multiplication sentences?
5. Write down all of these multiplication sentences  in order below.  Start with the smallest square and work your way up to the largest.
6. Look at the products for these multiplication sentences.  Write down any patterns that you notice.
7. Why are these numbers called square numbers?
8. Rewatch the video.  Explain why the answer was 25.  Show this answer by placing these two square arrays next to each other on grid paper.  Write a new number model to show how they can be added together to equal 25.
9. What other larger square number equals the sum of two smaller square numbers?
10. Watch the following link.  Boring Square
11. Now let’s turn your boring squares into cubes.  Cool 3D Shapes
12. Get the unifix cubes in the front of the room.
13. Make each square array with them.
14. Turn your squares into cubes.  
15. Figure out how many blocks you used to create each cube.  
16. Explain what a cube is.
17. How are cubes different than squares?  List as many differences as possible?  How are they the same?