Social Studies

Monday, May 18 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D!  Today is Magnificent Monday!

Please watch the morning message first. Then read the rest of the blog for closer details.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today: 

3D Whole Class- 11-12pm – today I will see a small group #5,6, 7, 18 ( you have new group members, so I will discuss how we will move forward)

 Spanish- 1:20- 1:35

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

READING – Reading Fantasy Book Clubs

Today during our zoom session, we will go over our new May e-learning slideshow (purple) and I changed around some book club groups.

You will be given a new list of three choices to choose from.  As a club, we have to remind ourselves of our responsibilities to our book club partners:

  • Make sure you create a clear plan of reading assignments. During our class zooms (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) we will be doing breakout rooms. You can schedule your reading assignments to be completed by those days.
  • You work hard to complete the padlet posts, writing thoughtful jots that reflect your deep thinking around fantasy.
  • You choose a new Reading Bingo Board activity from your list during each new bingo day.
  • You make sure to keep a journal or notebook where you can record your thinking so that those ideas can steer your book club conversations. 
  • And MOST IMPORTANTLY: you are a positive participant throughout the book club experience. You practice:
    • Good active listening skills
    • Complete your assignments, which include the assigned reading
    • Engage in positive book discussions
    • HAVE FUN!

 

WRITING: FANTASY

Famous authors engage in a process of Brainstorming and Collecting Ideas. That’s what today’s work is all about. While you may have a certain character or storyline in mind, it’s important that you continue to collect new ideas before settling on the final one. Today you will be using two graphic organizers focused on characters and settings. These will help you to stretch your creative muscles and formulate new ideas that will be collected in a notebook. 

First, watch this overview video and you will learn how important Brainstorming is to writing your best story.  

Watch the video on slide 2 to help plan your fantasy writing. It is about 3 minutes long. I will put the slides in your writing folder too. I also included the digital notebook in your writing folder in your Google Drive:  Imaginative Narrative #2 Slides

Characters and settings:Graphic Organizers to print

 

MATH: TIME- HOURS AND MINUTES

Today you will practice reading an analog clock to the hour and to 1 minute.  Watch the video below to learn different ways to read an analog clock.  Maybe you can go outside today and draw a clock using sidewalk chalk.  Can you make your clock into quarters?

CHALLENGE: Try all 3  activities today (hop, run around your house, sit without talking) to feel how long 1 minute is.  Set a timer to 1 minute to help you. Was 1 minute longer than you expected?

Workbook Pages to complete:

Complete both workbook pages and insert in your new May E-Learning Slideshow (purple)

Extra Ways to Practice Time 🙂 

  • Have fun and practice different times by looking at an analog clock and digital clock
  • Have fun playing this game with a sibling or family member. The game focuses on reading analog clocks to the hour and half hour.  You will need a die and 2 game pieces to play.
  • Here is a printable analog clock to help you understand the different parts of a clock:

Explore Time Games:

 

Social Studies: Primary Source Scavenger Hunt

Today you will be investigating a text called, “Using Primary Sources” that has been assigned to you on Epic. Take your time, enjoy the book and along the way study the different types of primary sources that are explained to you. Good luck historians! 

 

Seesaw assignment

When you are finished with the text, go back into it and go on a primary source scavenger hunt! Using the chart provided on Seesaw and on Slides, fill out as many spaces you can, determining whether the primary source you found was a photograph, document or artifact. Then answer the question, “Which one of these primary sources would you most like to see in real life and why?”

Slides to Copy and paste if you don’t want to use Seesaw: Slides to Copy

SMART FACT

On this day in 1980 Mount St. Helens located in the Cascade Range in Washington State,  erupted and blasted 1,300 ft off it’s top that sent hot mud, gas and ashes running down it’s slopes. The explosion sent plumes of dark gray ash some 60,000 feet in the air which blocked out the rays from the sun making it seem like night over eastern Washington. Learn more about molten rock and lava by watching this brief video.

 

 ***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Continue or start up your fantasy books
      • Complete padlet- post on more than one column (date and initials)
    • Fantasy – writing  
      • Watch the What is Imaginative Writing Video 2
      • Brainstorm using the graphic organizers for character and setting to start collecting ideas
  • Math
    • Watch the video on Time to learn different ways to read an analog clock
    • Hop, run around your house, sit without talking with a timer to see how long 1 minute feels
    • Play “Time Flies” board game with a family member
    • Practice and explore with the interactive clock website
    • Complete workbook pages 115-116
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on Using Primary Sources
    • Read the book “Using Primary Sources” assigned to you in Epic
    • Either complete the activity using Seesaw OR copying and pasting the slides to your new May E~Learning Slideshow

 

 

Friday, May 15 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Fabulous Friday!

Please watch the morning message before you begin your work today. Then read the blog post carefully for details.

*NOTE: I mis-spoke on the seesaw activity for the “Wishing Tree.” On the last question I said name instead of theme. Sorry!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom Schedule Today: 

Instrumental- 10:00-10:15

3D Whole Class- 11-11:30- bookclub conversation- be prepared – I will be available to help anyone after our bookclub, so stay on if you need help with any assignments from the week

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

 

READING: READ THE WISHING TREE AND GO TO SEESAW

Read:  “The Wishing Tree.” The Wishing Tree

Go to Seesaw to answer questions.

  • Answer the 5 questions on Seesaw. Note- Each question is on a different page.
    • Use capitals and periods
    • Check for spelling
    • Use text evidence whenever possible
    • Read your work before submitting

 

MATH: Measurement and Paper Airplanes

Have fun watching John Collins make paper airplanes. Watch the video to learn about his creations. The first two minutes you can view his new World Record for longest distance to fly a paper airplane. Three minutes into the video he shows you how to make one type of paper airplane.

  • Watch the video about John Collins and his World Record
  • STEM- Build a paper Airplane revisited – Test out your skills building some paper airplanes. 
    • Which type went the furthest? 
    • How far did it go? 
    • Either create a paper airplane (three minutes) on the video that John Collin’s made or choose two from this link: Fold ‘N Fly
  • If you still have your paper airplane from our previous assignment- you can use that one too
  • Read the directions on the slides below:
  • Complete plane #1 and plane #2 charts
  • Have fun!

Here’s another meterstick template if you need to make a new one: Meterstick template

Need some more math for the day?

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Analyzing an Artifact

Today you will be combining your knowledge of Ancient Greece and primary sources to analyze an artifact. Watch the video below to show the process. 

In order to complete the artifact analysis sheet you can do this in three different ways.

YOUR CHOICE:

  1. Edit with Kami (Look in your S.S. folder for this document.) **Let me know that you have done this on slides so I know to look in your S.S. folder** 
  2. Copy and paste the slide into your own May E-Learning Slideshow 
  3. Print and handwrite, take a picture and insert in May E-Learning Slideshow
  4. Complete on the Seesaw assignment 

print option:Analysis Sheet- To Print

Copy and paste option:Slides to Copy –In SS folder too

Go to Seesaw to post

Smart Fact

On this day in 1618 German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovered the third of his three planetary laws, his “harmonics law”. Kepler’s third law (the Harmonic Law), relates the orbital period of a planet (that is, the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit) to its mean distance from the Sun. This law states that the closest planets travel at the greatest speeds and have the shortest orbital periods. If this is his third law, what are the first and second you ask? Watch this NASA video to learn about Kepler and his “out of this world” discoveries. 

 ***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read the agreed upon amount
      • Optional- Arrange a time to meet with your club (We will do this at our Zoom as well.)
    • Fantasy  
      • Read, “The Wishing Tree”
      • Answer the 5 questions on the Seesaw activity
  • Math
    • Watch the Paper Airplanes video
    • Visit the Website Fold ‘N Fly
    • Create at least 2 paper airplanes
    • Measure 2 of your airplanes’ flying distance and record the results on the data sheet slides
    • Copy or print- put into your May E-Learning Slideshow with your results
    • Reflex due today
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on analyzing artifacts
    • Analyze the gold artifact
    • Record your thinking on the analysis sheet  (Link in blog or in S.S. folder on Drive)
    • Post your work to Seesaw activity, copy slides into E-Learning Slides or edit with Kami

Thursday, May 14 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Thoughtful Thursday!

Watch the morning message first, then reread the blog for closer details.

 

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom Schedule Today: 

PE Borgia- 10:00-10:20

3D Whole Class- 11-12pm – Today I will see a small group # 5, 6, 8, 9, 15

Weinberg Nature Center Birds –2:00-2:30 

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

WRITING: Fantasy Writing

Watch “Lou,”  a Pixar short film before your zoom meeting today. It is about 4 minutes.  You may decide to watch this more than once to notice all the details in the film.

Add to your Padlet before 11am and we will look at your posts during our Zoom class today. Remember to add text evidence to your thinking and connect with any of your peers’ ideas similar to La Luna. Write your first name and your class code. Ex. LISA 3D

Mangan/DeGrazia Padlet

Try to answer as many of these questions as you can in your Padlet jot:

  • What makes this story a Fantasy?
  • Who are the characters?
  • What character traits do you notice?
  • Feelings?
  • Any character changes?
  • Lessons learned?
  • Theme?

These slides are in your writing folder too: Slides- Analyzing Pixar Short Film

READING- THEME & BOOK CLUBS

Book Clubs 

Today you will complete a BINGO board activity for your book club book, along with reading the agreed upon amount. I am looking for some more challenging choices today. Please push yourself a bit more. Do some make-writing using lose parts! Is anyone up for the challenge? Look at #4, #5,# 8, or #13? I can’t wait to see your creations!

Math: Operations involving meters and centimeters

Watch this video below. You will need a paper and pencil as you will be asked to practice adding/subtracting meters and centimeters as well as utilizing mental math strategies to make the number equations more friendly.

Copy and Paste Slides: Workbook page 178-180

Print Option: Workbook pages 178-180

Need some more math for the day?

 

Social Studies: Traveling to Ancient Greece

Today you will be traveling back to Ancient Greece through TrueFlix! As you read the text, “Ancient Greece” explore the different photographs and drawings that make this non-fiction text so captivating. Watch the video above on instructions how to access TrueFlix, and how to complete the graphic organizer for this text. There are two ways to show us your work, one by copying and pasting your graphic organizer into your own Slideshow and the other is on Seesaw 

  1. Watch the lesson video from Mrs. Mangan
  2. Read the text, “Ancient Greece” on TrueFlix Heathcote Gateway–Library–Databases–TrueFlix– Username: hcote Password: flix
  3. Find 5 pictures in the text and think, “How does this picture help me learn about life at that time?”  “Is the item in the picture a primary source or a secondary source?”
  4. Copy and paste your finished graphic organizer into your May E-Learning Slides or complete the activity assigned to you on Seesaw.  COPY AND PASTE OPTION: Ancient Greece G.O. Slide to Copy

 

Smart Fact 

On this day in 1787 Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to draw up the US Constitution. While the Constitution was the final result of this meeting, the delegates’ original plan was to re-write the Articles of Confederation (the first set of rules for our country) but that didn’t work out once they realized how many flaws the original set of rules had. To learn more about this historic event, visit Ducksters. Read about the Constitutional Convention and take the quiz! 

 

***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount- Let me know if you are ready for your Fantasy book
      • Complete a new Bingo Board activity and post to Seesaw
        • Maybe challenge yourself by using loose part materials today?
    • Theme
      • Watch intro video
      • Watch “Lou” video in the Mangan/DeGrazia Padlet
      • Record your thinking
        • Answer many, if not all of the listed questions with evidence from the film
        • Use your first name and the class code for every jot
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook pages 178-180
    • Participate in any extra IXL or Khan Academy videos and practice (optional)
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on primary and secondary sources and Ancient Greece
    • Read, “Ancient Greece” on TrueFlix
    • Record your thinking on the graphic organizer
    • Post your work to Seesaw activity or copy slides into May E-Learning Slides
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Cursive
    • Book Club Padlet
    • Math Worksheet
    • Primary Source Task Cards Recording Sheet
    • Fantasy ideas

Tuesday, May 12 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D!  Today is Terrific Tuesday.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today:

No formal zoom with our class today

* Office hours– 11-12pm ~ email me by 9:30 if you need help and I will schedule a time slot by 10am

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

ELA – Character Traits & Feelings

When developing theories about our characters, it is helpful to find as much text evidence as you can. Watch this video closely to learn about the activity you will be doing on the shared padlet provided below. In order to understand what is expected of you, it is important that you watch the lesson’s video BEFORE you click on your class padlet. 

Complete the padlet below and please make sure you follow the directions from the video above. You will include character traits and feelings using text evidence to support your theories. Try to see if you can figure out a theme too!

DeGrazia – Luciano Padlet

READ 20-30 minutes book club book #2: Today you have your bingo board activity with your book partnerships. Make sure to share the numbered activity you are doing and post your work to your class seesaw activity. Make sure to choose an activity you haven’t already completed.

MATH: Convert between Meters and Centimeters

Watch the video below to practice converting between meters and centimeters.  You will need paper and a pencil to complete the problems in the video.

Watch the video below to learn how to play Centimeter Jumps. You will need your paper meterstick from yesterday’s lesson for today’s lesson.

Complete your centimeter jump and record your answers. Show your work when you add and subtract your jumps.  You can take a picture and insert it in your slides.

Print : Centimeter Jump Recording Sheet

Need some more math for the day?

Social Studies: Primary and Secondary Sources 

Today you will be learning about the ways we can study the past. Both primary and secondary sources allow us to learn, but what is the difference? Watch the lesson below to find out. 

When you are done, please watch the short video to continue your understanding of the two different types of sources. 

And then head on over to Seesaw to test your knowledge. There is an assignment there called Primary and Secondary Sources. Please record the answers to both questions using the microphone tool. 

 

Smart Fact

On this day in 1956 Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine’s 2nd no-hitter, beat NY Giants, 3-0. For many years, New York had two baseball teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the NY Giants and we still do, however the teams are different. Do you know the name of the two teams that are in New York now? Do you know how many states have two or more teams? Take a virtual tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY to learn more about American’s favorite pastime. 

 

****By the end of today I need to have completed:

  • Read 30 minutes with your book club book #2
  • Complete your Bingo Board Activity for your book club and post to Seesaw 
  • Watch the short Pixar Film “La Luna” and post on your class padlet
  • Watch both math videos and complete the Centimeter Jump Record Sheet- put in slides
  • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
  • Watch both Social Studies videos on primary and secondary sources
  • Complete the Social Studies Seesaw activity
  • Make sure you have corrected and completed all previous work on your May E-Learning Slideshow

Thursday, April 16 ~E-learning

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Good Morning 3D!

Please watch the video first, then read the blog closely for extra details.

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Visit Dr Schultz’s google classroom for her new assignment: Let’s Learn about the Viola

 

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday  PLEASE press share and include my email (ldegrazia@scarsdaleschools.org) , so I can review and comment on your slides promptly.

ZOOM SESSIONS in SS FOLDER with the provided links.  

Spanish live game Gimkit @9:30. Code will be available 9:15 from Senor.

Today’s zoom sessions include Spanish at 9:30 (see senor’s google classroom) and our whole class will zoom @ 11am with Mr . Casal. 

Bring your weather journal to our 11:00 zoom to review.

I will pull a small group after today’s session: #11, 16,17,18, 19 today.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING/WRITING: POETRY ~ ONOMATOPOEIA

Please watch Mrs. Mangan’s video on onomatopoeia. You will learn how onomatopoeia brings words to life.

Poetic Device: Onomatopoeia

Read 10 minutes or so for poetry

These poems each include at least one onomatopoeia; words that imitate the sound of the object or action they refer to. Read the poems in this website to find some examples. Examples in kid’s writing

Congrats! Our class read 480 books in Epic so far:)

Other Poetry Websites: 

  • Go to EPIC  https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code mru9731. if you have not logged in yet.  I have a new collection of poetry books for you to read too.

Please complete 20 minutes of independent reading.  Don’t forget about Raz Kids, Storyworks Jr., Scholastic News, Epic, True Flix, and e-books on the library databases.

Your science reading today can count towards your 30 minutes:)

MATH: MASS AND WEIGHT ~WORD PROBLEMS GRAMS

Watch Mrs. Luciano’s video below. This is a lesson on word problems using gram units. You will be expected to draw a bar model, label it correctly with all parts (known and unknown information) and then solve for it. The examples are provided for you in the lesson and then one problem from your workbook pages is solved so you know what is expected of you.

Complete workbook pages 15-16. If you need more time, this can be due on Friday.  I am expecting bar models, show your algorithm work, and answer statement.

Copy and paste option:Workbook p15-16

NOTE: #9 is long division…you can skip or if you want to challenge yourself…go for it:)

When making bar models, the print option is always easiest. If you do not have ink to print, you can certainly do the digital bars similar to how Mrs. Luciano shows you in the video.  However, another option would be to write on a blank paper and make your own bar models, show your work, and include your answer statement. If you choose this way, please be neat and number your problems so I can easily follow your work. Then take a picture and insert your image into your E-learning slideshow under math.

Print option: WB 15-16

SCIENCE: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

  • Complete your weather journal for today using one of these websites: Wunderground and  News 12
  • Reading on Epic:  If you haven’t logged on to Epic yet, please follow these directions and do so now. Go to https://www.getepic.com/students and use the code mru9731. Click on your mailbox to see the books I’ve shared with you (WEATHER COLLECTION). Read the book Tracking The Weather – Read carefully and take notes on new words/phrases; surprising facts; questions you still have; wonderings. You should record these notes in the science section of your E-Learning Slides.  

SMART FACT

On this day in the year 1972, NASA launched the Apollo 16 Spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the fifth mission to land men on the moon and return them to Earth. If you are interested in learning more about space, check out NASA Kids Club. You won’t be disappointed!  

Heathcote Community Service Project – Show them WE CARE!

We would like to welcome all our 3rd grade friends and family to extend our deepest gratitude to those working hard to save lives at our local White Plains Hospital! Our Heathcote Community Service Committee is working alongside Friends of White Plains Hospital for an Art Drive so we can all express our appreciation! Your small gesture will bring smiles to all those working hard to help others in need!

Here’s how you can participate:

This week from April 10th – April 17th, you can create a special handmade drawing, painting, or sketch for all the care providers at White Plains Hospital.

When completed, place it in a ziplock bag and drop your creation off at 51 Lawrence Road. There will be a donation bin located at the front door.

 

Ongoing Project – COVID-19 Time Capsule

One activity that many students completed during “Wellness Week” was a COVID – 19 Time Capsule. If you didn’t, here is a great opportunity to reflect over how this historical event is impacting you. We are living through history and during times like these, it might be interesting to take notes about your experience and reflect on what you are going through so that years from now, you can look back on this time capsule and realize you have experienced a very historic moment in our world’s history!

COVID-19 Time Capsule

 

***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

    • Words Their Way-Due Friday
    • Write a poem using onomatopoeia and share on Seesaw
    • Read from Epic Poetry Collection
    • Math Workbook pages 15-16 – Due Friday
    • REFLEX- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Read from Epic Weather Collection and take notes- “Tracking the Weather”
    • Fill in Weather Journal for Thursday
    • Check out NASA KIDS CLUB- optional

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, April 3~ E-learning

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Please watch the video first, then read the blog post for closer details.

Good Morning 3D! Happy Heathcote Spirit Day! Look at Charlie cheering on Heathcote! Take pictures showing your spirit and tweet to #heathcotepride

To my sweet class that I miss so much. Watch this

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

 

 

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Remember to check out Mrs. Bescherer’s Google Classroom:  3rd Graders MUSIC Google Classroom

Mrs. Sorenson wanted us to remind you about all the reading opportunities (Reading Materials) she has on her E-Learning page. Please remember on the Library Databases you can read ebooks from the library’s catalog.

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday PLEASE press share and include my email, so I can view your slides promptly.

No zoom sessions today with our class. If you feel you need a zoom session with me, please let me know through padlet by 10:30am and we can schedule something between 11-3. Remember to be on a look out for a surprise in your parent’s email.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING/WRITING:

ELA- POETIC DEVICE: LINE BREAKS

Heart maps, shape poems, and font/punctuation poems are past due, please make sure yours is on Seesaw.

Watch the video below to hear how to use line breaks with your poems:

 

Once you have watched this lesson, take the time to think about your own poetry and come up with a creative poem that you can upload to Seesaw using appropriate line breaks mentioned in the video. Remember to use line breaks to highlight rhythm, rhyming, when to slow down or speed up, or when you want the reader to notice something, Once on Seesaw, click the “add” button and then you will be brought to this screen:

 

 

You may decide to write it on paper and take a picture, draw it out with the texting tool, record yourself reading your poem, upload an image of the poem or type it in the note option. Then use the mic to record yourself. I can’t wait to see of your poetry work.

Poetry Websites: Read 10 minutes or so for poetry

Please complete 20 minutes of independent reading. Some of you may be finishing your fiction books. Don’t forget about Storyworks, Scholastic News, Epic and True Flix on the library databases if you need to read something else.

 

WRITING:

Also, please remember to post on your own blog  about your reading work if you haven’t done so yet. You can explain that every story has a story mountain and you can include a picture of the one you are either creating or created. Another idea would be to post a list of problems and your character’s reactions to the problems Characters Face and React to Trouble.  Another option could be to add a relationship timeline that shows positive and negative relationships to the main character. Last, maybe add your secondary character chart Secondary Character Organizer: Are they advisors, sidekicks, or challengers? Your blog post should be a reflection about what you are learning and doing as a reader. Please remember to include a picture of one of these jots. This is due today.

 

Math: Area and perimeter composite figures

Please watch the video below made by Ms. Boyer as she solves two composite figure word problems.

After watching the video please complete two composite figure word problems. You can take a screenshot and do a tutorial on Seesaw or Screencastify using writing tools to show us your thinking. If you use Screencastify please include the link in your E-Learning Slideshow. I can’t wait to see what you do.

Composite Figure Practice

REFLEX MATH– 3 green dots due by today

 

Science-  INTRO TO WEATHER

This is past due. If you didn’t include your observations or comparisons of two US cities to Scarsdale, today is your chance to add them under science in your E-Learning Slideshow.

Use one of the weather links below to check your local weather forecast. Do you see some of the features mentioned in the videos from yesterday?  How does that compare to the weather in places around the country? Choose two US Cities to quickly compare to Scarsdale. Write a few sentences telling what you noticed. Take a picture, label weather, date and put under science.

News12 Weather 

The Weather Channel

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

Please watch Mrs. Luciano’s video analyzing a telegram written by one of the Wright Brothers.

After watching the video please complete your own document analysis and include in your E-Learning Slideshow. Please label document analysis under SS with the date. Document Analysis Slides

If you would like to print, take a picture and insert your E-Learning Slideshow use this link See Think Wonder Template (1)

 

Social Studies~ Cultural Universal Project Completed

All five Cultural Universals are due TODAY: politics, social aspects, beliefs, economics, and cultural aspects

Beliefs- Cultural Universal

Economics

Cultural Aspects

Here is the Cultural Universals Graphic Organizer If you did not print it last week.

**REMINDER: Your Colonial Kitchen photograph analysis is past due. Paste your See Think Wonder in your SS section.

 

WELLNESS: COLORING (OPTIONAL)

Take a little time to unwind. Maybe in between activities or to start your day. Put on some music and pretend we are in class together working on our mandalas/coloring to refocus. Feel free to take a picture of any of your finished pieces and put them on your E-Learning Slideshow.

Don’t Stress Coloring

 

Here is a list of activities we did this past week. Please check off that you completed everything, so you can get credit for participation.  Please know all of these activities are posted on the previous blogs.  If you did them, please make sure you include all your work in the correct E-Learning slides found in your SS folder in your google drive.

ELA Checklist:

  • Finished read aloud Because of Winn Dixie
  • Jots with independent reading books
    • story mountain
    • problems/reactions
    • secondary characters
  • Thought prompts- How did Opal change? How did you character change?
  • POETRY- SEESAW ACTIVITIES
    • heart map
    • shape poems
    • font/punctuation
    • line breaks
  • Watch Winn Dixie and complete Compare/Contrast chart
  • Cursive lower case o and c

MATH:

  • 3 Word problems (March 30)
  • Watch Khan Academy video on composite figures
  • Area and Perimeter slides- level 1 #1-8 and level 2 #1-3
  • Explain 2 composite figures on Seesaw or Screencastify (today)
  • REFLEX MATH

SCIENCE:

  • Watch 2 weather videos on Scholastic
  • Review Local Weather and write observations—2 cities compare to Scarsdale

SOCIAL STUDIES:

  • Photo analysis on the colonial kitchen- SEE THINK WONDER CHART
  • ALL five cultural universals completed
  • Document analysis (today)–SEE THINK WONDER CHART

NEXT WEEK:

STAY TUNED…next week’s Wellness Week and the theme is connectedness.  Please look for an email with details to follow.

Details to follow about future zoom sessions depending on school closures.  We will zoom for Zach and Abigail’s birthdays on April 13th @ 11am. Come with a fun, appropriate joke to share.

 

Thursday, April 2~ E-learning

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Good Morning!  Please listen to the video first, then read the post for closer details. It may help to make a checklist of the assignments for the day to help you manage your time and completion.

 

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Please make sure you visit Dr. Schultz’s website too. She has an assignment waiting for you: Dr Schultz’s webpage

Mrs. Sorenson wanted us to remind you about all the reading opportunities (Reading Materials) she has on her E-Learning page. Please remember on the Library Databases you can read ebooks from the library’s catalog.

REMINDER: After completing your work everyday  PLEASE press share and include my email, so I can view your slides promptly. I only received 8 slides yesterday.

TODAY’S ZOOM SESSIONS: I included them on our chart in your SS folder. If somehow I copied any links incorrectly, your parents have the emails with links from each teacher as well.

These are the times for your zooms today:

  • Music with Ms. Bescherer – Thursday, April 2nd @ 9:30-9:45
  • Library with Ms. Sorenson – Thursday, April 2nd @ 10:45-11 ( please be prompt to our zoom at 11…it is tight)
  • 3D with Mrs. Stile for the Book of the Month- Thursday, April 2nd @ 11:00~11:15
  • I will meet with #1, 19, 8, and 15 today after our zoom meeting
  • Spanish with Senor Johnson – Thursday, April 2nd @ 2:00-2:15

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING/WRITING:

Heart maps are past due, please make sure yours is on Seesaw.

All shape poems were due yesterday on Seesaw.

ELA- POETIC DEVICE: FONT AND PUNCTUATION

Watch the video below to hear the different ways we can use fonts and punctuation in poetry.  Please use a notebook to write a collection of poetry for this unit or several pieces of paper in a folder.

 

Once you have watched this lesson, take the time to think about your own poetry and come up with a creative poem that you can upload to Seesaw using the different fonts and punctuation mentioned in the video. Once on Seesaw, click the “add” button and then you will be brought to this screen:

 

 

You may decide to write it on paper and take a picture, draw it out with the texting tool, record yourself reading your poem, upload an image of the poem or type it in the note option. Then use the mic to record yourself. I can’t wait to see of your poetry work.

Poetry Websites: Read 10 minutes or so for poetry

Please complete 20 minutes of independent reading. Some of you may be finishing your fiction books. Don’t forget about Storyworks, Scholastic News, Epic and True Flix on the library databases if you need to read something else.

 

WRITING:

Also, please remember to post on your own blog  about your reading work if you haven’t done so yet. You can explain that every story has a story mountain and you can include a picture of the one you are either creating or created. Another idea would be to post a list of problems and your character’s reactions to the problems Characters Face and React to Trouble.  Another option could be to add a relationship timeline that shows positive and negative relationships to the main character. Last, maybe add your secondary character chart Secondary Character Organizer: Are they advisors, sidekicks, or challengers? Your blog post should be a reflection about what you are learning and doing as a reader. Please remember to include a picture of one of these jots. This is due tomorrow.

 

Math: Area and perimeter word problems

Complete the next two pages.  Problems #7-8 in Level 1 and then Level 2 #1-3. Copy and paste the two pages into your own slideshow to answer under math. Or print and add to slides later.

*NOTE: Please label correctly for perimeter and area

Perimeter is the distance around the shape. Many students are still labeling square units for perimeter. Also, please write answer statements to make sure you are answering the question.

Area and Perimeter Word Problems

REFLEX MATH– 3 green dots due by FRIDAY

Science-  INTRO TO WEATHER

Use one of the weather links below to check your local weather forecast. Do you see some of the features mentioned in the videos from yesterday?  How does that compare to the weather in places around the country? Choose two US Cities to quickly compare to Scarsdale. Write a few sentences telling what you noticed. Take a picture, label weather, date and put under science.

News12 Weather 

The Weather Channel

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Social Studies~ Cultural Universal Project Continued…

Economics and Cultural Arts are both in your SS folder :

All five Cultural Universals will be due by tomorrow.

Beliefs- Cultural Universal

Economics

Cultural Aspects

Here is the Cultural Universals Graphic Organizer If you did not print it last week.

**REMINDER: Your Colonial Kitchen photograph analysis is past due. Paste your See Think Wonder in your SS section.

 

SPELLING: NO WORDS THEIR WAY LESSONS THIS WEEK:)

Wednesday, April 1st ~ Elearning

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Good morning! 

Listening to you read your poems and explanations of  your heart maps was the BEST part of my Tuesday! Please be sure to listen to each other on SeeSaw.  It is so much fun to learn more about our classmates.

Please watch the video below first, then read the post more closely.

 

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Please make sure you visit Dr. Schultz’s website too. She has an assignment waiting for you: Dr Schultz’s webpage

 

THURSDAY ZOOM SESSIONS: Please write these down for Thursday since it is a busy day with Zoom. 

NONE TODAY FOR OUR CLASS

The special area teachers have contacted parents and shared their zoom links. These are the times for your zooms:

  • Music with Ms. Bescherer – Thursday, April 2nd @ 9:30
  • Library with Ms. Sorenson – Thursday, April 2nd @ 10:45 ( please be prompt to our zoom at 11…it is tight)
  • 3D with Mrs. Stile for the Book of the Month- Thursday, April 2nd @ 11:00
  • Spanish with Senor Johnson – Thursday, April 2nd @ 2:00

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING:

Because of Winn-Dixie

Now that we have finished the book, it is time to enjoy the movie! Watch the movie Because of Winn Dixie if you are able to (if you have Disney Plus you can find it there).

When you do, complete the Compare/Contrast Chart  here

ELA- POETIC DEVICE: WHITE SPACE

Watch the video below to hear about using white space in a poem to create a shape.

Once you have watched this lesson, take the time to think about your own poetry and come up with a creative poem that you can upload to Seesaw using the poetic devices of line breaks and white space. Once on Seesaw, click the “add” button and then you will be brought to this screen:

 

 

You may decide to write it on paper and take a picture, draw it out with the texting tool, record yourself reading your poem, upload an image of the poem or type it in the note option. Then use the mic to record yourself. I can’t wait to hear all the beautiful poems you will be writing!

Poetry Websites: Read 10 minutes or so for poetry

Please complete 20 minutes of independent reading. Some of you may be finishing your fiction books. Don’t forget about Storyworks, Scholastic News, Epic and True Flix on the library databases if you need to read something else.

CURSIVE:

Please watch the two videos to help with your formation of o and c. You may need to watch the videos more than once and then skywrite.

Tutorial video on o

Tutorial video on c

Please print and complete 0 and c cursive pages: Take a picture and insert in E-Learning Slideshow under ELA

letter o

letter c

 

WRITING:

Also, please remember to post on your own blog  about your reading work if you haven’t done so yet. You can explain that every story has a story mountain and you can include a picture of the one you are either creating or created. Another idea would be to post a list of problems and your character’s reactions to the problems Characters Face and React to Trouble.  Another option could be to add a relationship timeline that shows positive and negative relationships to the main character. Last, maybe add your secondary character chart Secondary Character Organizer: Are they advisors, sidekicks, or challengers? Your blog post should be a reflection about what you are learning and doing as a reader. Please remember to include a picture of one of these jots. This is due Friday.

 

Math: Area and perimeter word problems

These slides focus on word problems that start with two examples. Please read the examples carefully. Complete the first two pages of Level 1. Problems #1- 6. Copy and paste the two pages into your own slideshow to answer under math. Or print and add to slides later.

Area and Perimeter Word Problems

REFLEX MATH– 3 green dots due by FRIDAY

Science-  INTRO TO WEATHER

A little preview of our upcoming unit on Weather.  Remember the Scholastic password is 3degrazia.

Watch each of the videos two times. Once to enjoy and the second time to write important information. We will explore more tomorrow with our local weather forecast.

Scholastic: Mapping the Weather Video

Scholastic: What’s the Temperature

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Social Studies~ Cultural Universal Project Continued…

Beliefs -due today

Economics and Cultural Arts are both in your SS folder too.

All five Cultural Universals will be due by Friday.

Beliefs- Cultural Universal

Economics

Cultural Aspects

Here is the Cultural Universals Graphic Organizer If you did not print it last week.

**REMINDER: Your Colonial Kitchen photograph analysis is past due. Paste your See Think Wonder in your SS section.

 

SPELLING: NO WORDS THEIR WAY LESSONS THIS WEEK:)

Tuesday, March 31 ~Elearning

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Please watch the video first for directions on these assignments, then read the blog post more carefully. 

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Please make sure you visit Dr. Schultz’s website too. She has an assignment waiting for you: Dr Schultz’s webpage

Mrs. Bescherer emailed your families and she will have a zoom on Thursday, April 2 from 9:30- 9:45am with all 3rd graders!

Our zoom session today will be at 11 a.m. (Final reading lesson for Winn Dixie). I shared a google doc titled “Zoom Sessions with 3D” in your Social Studies Folder in your Drive with an updated link.

I will meet with students #1,19 and 11 today after our lesson. If someone still has a question that was not answered, you can certainly stay on and ask after our lesson.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

READING: It is important to understand the story elements of fiction books. The charts below are very helpful with your reading work.

anchor chart guide to make a story mountain (Print or refer to this chart to help you with your reading work)

Here’s another chart that may help with your stop and jots:

Characters Face and React to Trouble ( You can print the chart if you would like)

Today, you can work on Session 13 with your book club members. I put this in your reading folder too.

 

Read an independent realistic fiction (character study) book for 20 minutes and begin to explore poetry with the resources below.

Congrats on ALL your wonderful reading on EPIC!

267 books have been read

 

Poetry Unit Introduction: ( Heart Map due tomorrow)

I will go over the Seesaw activity with you today during our zoom.

If your heart map is finished you should put it up on Seesaw. Once on Seesaw, click the “add” button and then you will be brought to this screen:

You can take a picture using Seesaw and then using the microphone, explain all the different parts of your heart map.

Today I would like you to explore some different poems using these various websites provided below.

Poetry Websites:

 

If you didn’t watch the video below to see all the 3rd grade teachers’ heart maps, please do this today.

3rd Grade Teachers Describe Their Heart Maps

Heart Map template – print out your heart map template to color and fill out

 

WRITING:

Also, please remember to post on your own blog  about your reading work if you haven’t done so yet. You can explain that every story has a story mountain and you can include a picture of the one you are either creating or created. Another idea would be to post a list of problems and your character’s reactions to the problems Characters Face and React to Trouble.  Another option could be to add a relationship timeline that shows positive and negative relationships to the main character. Last, maybe add your secondary character chart Secondary Character Organizer: Are they advisors, sidekicks, or challengers? Your blog post should be a reflection about what you are learning and doing as a reader. Please remember to include a picture of one of these jots. This is due Friday.

 

MATH: 

Click on this Khan Academy link: Decomposing Figures to find Area

Today you will learn about composite figures. There are a few videos and activities on the left-hand side of the screen. Click through each of them and try your best to figure them out. Some are more challenging than others. This assignment may take 20 minutes or so. Please have paper and pencil beside you.

REFLEX MATH– 3 green dots due by FRIDAY

Congratulations! Our class solved 185,889 facts so far in REFLEX:)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Social Studies~ Cultural Universal Project Continued…

Today, you will see another Cultural Universal slideshow in your SS folder called BELIEFS. Please copy each slide into your E-Learning Slideshow under SS with the date. We will review this assignment after our reading lesson today on zoom. This part of your project is due tomorrow. Feel free to fill it out directly on the slides (erase the lines and type your answers) or print it out to hand write the information.

If you want to go ahead and finish Economics and Cultural Arts you can do so. All five Cultural Universals will be due by Friday before our spring break.

Beliefs- Cultural Universal

Economics

Cultural Aspects

Here is the Cultural Universals Graphic Organizer If you did not print it last week.

 

SPELLING: NO WORDS THEIR WAY LESSONS THIS WEEK:)

Monday, March 30~ E-learning

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Please watch the video below first, then read the post later on your own for closer details:

Remember to plan out your day. Do an assignment. Take a mental break (go outdoors, listen to music, play a board game – whatever you need.) Then come back and tackle another assignment. That seems to be the best approach and one where you can get the most out of your day!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Please make sure you visit Dr. Schultz’s website too. She has an assignment waiting for you: Dr Schultz’s webpage

Our zoom session today will be at 11 a.m. (Have your tech questions ready for Mr. Casal ). I shared a google doc titled “Zoom Sessions with 3D” in your Social Studies Folder in your Drive with an updated link.

I will meet with students # 1-4 and student #19 today after our lesson. If someone still has a question that was not answered, you can certainly stay on and ask after our lesson.

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions

 

READING: It is important to understand the story elements of fiction books. The chart below is very helpful to remember.

Last week, we learned as readers near the end of a story, they expect the tension to build to a boiling point (climax). When this happens, readers pay attention to how the main character is tested, notice how the character reacts, and thinks.

“Why is this important to the character’s journey?”

We talked about how Opal was not only tested if she lost Winn Dixie, but she was tested with her relationship with the Preacher. This was important to Opal’s journey because her dad would always put his head back in his turtle shell. This is the first time her dad showed emotion about her mom and Opal realizes he misses her too. Now she has her dad and new people in her life. Opal doesn’t feel as lonely anymore.

Below is an anchor chart you should use to help guide you with your reading work:

anchor chart guide to make a story mountain (Print or refer to this chart to help you with your reading work)

Read an independent realistic fiction (character study) book for 30 minutes.

Please listen to “Because of Winn Dixie”  chapters 25-26  (in your reading folder) before you watch Mrs. Luciano’s reading  lesson below. These are the final chapters of the book. Enjoy!

Mrs. Luciano will teach you as a story comes to an end, the main character resolves the big problem. Readers notice this and they ask: “What strength did this character draw on to solve this problem?”  AND  “How has the character changed?”

Mrs. Luciano will read chapter 26 after the lesson. The beginning of chapter 26 Mrs. Luciano will model how to pause and think. Please follow along. You can stop watching the video at 4:32.  However, if you would like to hear chapter 26 again, then you may listen to Mrs. Luciano to the end of this video!

I have shared in your Social Studies folder the two slides I’d like you to copy and paste to your E-Learning slideshow. After watching the video you will know how to complete them.

Thought Prompts – Lesson 12

Other supplemental reading choices:

POETRY: Mrs. Mangan will explain our new reading and writing unit! Listen to our POETRY assignment for today.

Watch the video below to see all the 3rd grade teachers’ heart maps. Have fun getting to know us better:)

3rd Grade Teachers Describe Their Heart Maps

Heart Map template – print out your heart map template to color and fill out

Here are some questions to help you get started heart mapping: Remember to write from the heart

What memories have you stored in your heart (they don’t have to be BIG or exciting memories. For example, the smell of molasses cookies baking in the oven at my grandmother’s house is an important memory to me because it was something she would always do.) 
What people have been important to you – and why? 
What are some experiences or events that you will never forget? 
What happy or sad memories do you have? 
What secrets do you keep in your heart? 
What things or objects are important to you — for example, a tree in your backyard or a stuffed animal, etc.? 
What’s at the center of your heart – you might want to place the most important people, memories, and experiences in the center? 
Ask yourself if you want to keep some things inside your heart and less important things on the outside of your heart. 
Do you want to draw more than one heart – good and bad; happy and sad; secret and open – and include different things inside each heart? 
Do different colors represent different emotions, events, and relationships?

Your heart map is due Wednesday. Remember to post in your E-Learning Slideshow under ELA. I will go over the Seesaw activity with you by Wednesday.

 

WRITING:

Also, please remember to post on your own blog  about your reading work if you haven’t done so yet. You can explain that every story has a story mountain and you can include a picture of the one you are either creating or created. Another idea would be to post a list of problems and your character’s reactions to the problems.  Another option could be to add a relationship timeline that shows positive and negative relationships to the main character. Last, maybe add your secondary character chart Secondary Character Organizer: Are they advisors, sidekicks, or challengers? Your blog post should be a reflection about what you are learning and doing as a reader. Please remember to include a picture of one of these jots. This is due Friday.

 

MATH:

Today we will review and summarize AREA concepts that we completed over the past two weeks.  Please watch the Math Antics video below to capture the big ideas. Afterwards, please watch another video to help visualize the different measurements of square units. It is important to remember to label the correct square units when using area. Last, complete the three word problems.

Math Antics

Video to visualize different units

Complete 3 math word problems (Please copy and paste ALL in E-Learning Slideshow under math, date and label)

REFLEX MATH– 3 green dots due by FRIDAY

Congratulations! Our class solved 185,889 facts so far in REFLEX:)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Photograph Analysis: In this video led by Mrs. Luciano, there is an example of analyzing a photograph/illustration using the See, Think, Wonder template that we have utilized in our science units of study. You will learn how to analyze a photograph/illustration by making observations about the people, objects and activities. You will then learn how to look at the “main idea” of the photograph by thinking about what activities you observed happening in the picture. Then some example wonderings are shared with you based on the illustration.

Watch this video FIRST: Photo Analysis Lesson:

 

A google slideshow has been shared with you showing the next photograph/illustration you will be analyzing using the See, Think, Wonder template. 

Photo Analysis (Photo to analyze ~ copy and paste option )

See Think Wonder Template (Print and add to E-learning slideshow if you need more room to write on your own photograph analysis)

SPELLING: NO WORDS THEIR WAY LESSONS THIS WEEK:)