Yay! Welcome to the last day of 3rd grade! While I’m sure many of you are feeling the same way as I am, a little sad but excited for summer and the next adventure, we can not let the day go by without reflecting on what made this year great- YOU!
3M Digital Yearbooks
Today I want you guys to sign each other’s digital yearbooks. These yearbook slides are located in the “Shared with Me” folder in your Drive. Look for the folder called, “3M 2020 Yearbook.”
3rd Grade Summer Book Recommendations
You all created such amazing book trailer recommendations. Need a new book to read?
I know many of you want to keep reading, writing, problem solving and coding over the summer break. Not sure where to access materials or websites? Please take a look at the resources I have collected for you and your families this summer.
What a year this was! Recording your thoughts, interests and ideas about a time period is always a great way to reflect and grow. Plus, it’s really fun to look back at it when you get older. 🙂
Check out this activity where you can jot down your ideas all about third grade. You can print it out to write, or edit with Kami (rotate to get it right side up) and print to save.
Please check your email this morning for a list of unfinished work from this week. Please complete before starting today’s activities. Finish strong my third graders!
If you don’t have an email, you’re all set! When you are done with the work today, you are done with “work” for the year!
READING: BOOK CLUB BOOK
Please continue to read your book club book. You are free to read as much as you would like today, as long as you are getting in your 20-30 minutes of independent reading time. I want you to work towards finishing the book you are reading with your group by tomorrow/Friday.
SCIENCE: GARDEN SESSION 2: sustainability
Today you will watch the last two garden videos focusing on sustainability and harvesting. Watch the lesson carefully and then hop on over to Epic to read the book, The Greatest Table.
Then log in to Brainpop to complete the assignment called, “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” Watch the movie and then complete either one or both of the quizzes.
Want to make the yummy dressing Toby talks about for your own veggies at home? Dressing Recipe
Science: Mini Mysteries with mystery doug
Check out these Mini-Mysteries with Mystery Doug! Then share your learning on the Seesaw Assignment called, “Mystery Doug.”
Yes? Then you are all set! See you tomorrow at our end of the year summer party! Wear your hats, sunglasses and any other summer accessories. Let’s celebrate!
All artwork featured in this video was created during our distance learning and represents students from all five elementary schools. Do you spot any of your work? Great job third graders!
Please continue to read your book club book. You are free to read as much as you would like today, as long as you are getting in your 20-30 minutes of independent reading time. I want you to work towards finishing the book you are reading with your group by Thursday/Friday.
SCIENCE: GARDEN SESSION 2: Water
Today you join Toby in the garden to talk about water. We all know about the water cycle, but today we will talk more about how we can conserve water. Watch the lesson video below to find out more about water conservation and the important role we can play in protecting our water sources.
Complete Brainpop assignment, “Water Supply Assignment” and take review quiz. It is a little tricky so just try your best 🙂
Complete Seesaw assignment
Book Recommendations: ADOBE SPARK VIDEO– Required today
A great resource for book recommendations is our very own peers. This project will provide all of you some great suggestions for summer reading from the very best resource – your own friends! Watch this tutorial video to learn more about what is expected with your book recommendation video. Make sure to be clear in your presentation, choose one favorite book, or even series, to recommend and include all the requirements stated in the tutorial video. Have fun with this project and we look forward to seeing all the great videos!
Watch lesson tutorial: Mrs. Luciano outlines all of the requirements
Include your name in the title of the video please 🙂
MATH: Two dimensional shapes: IXL
Continue your work practicing geometry by using IXL. You should spend 30 minutes on this. Strive for a Smart Score of 80 on each. Stop after 30 minutes, or keep going!
The Upper East Side and the Upper West Side of Manhattan are separated by Central Park. Learn about the neighborhood, the various museums, and performing arts culture that exists in these areas. You will also learn what Central Park has to offer.
Watch the video to learn about Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan and Central Park
Here are the slides from the lesson to look back at for your Seesaw assignment today: Manhattan Slides
Watch the three assigned videos :New York Elevators and Skyscrapers, New York Harbor of the Past, and Building Central Park
Go to Seesaw to write a paragraph about where you would visit in Manhattan and why? **Please read/listen to the directions carefully on this assignment. This is a full paragraph you will write and read aloud.**
***BY THE END OF THE DAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***
Spend at least 30 minutes on this. You should be completing each activity with a Smart Score of at least 80. Feel free to continue after 30 minutes if you would like 🙂
Please continue to read your book club book. You are free to read as much as you would like today. I want you to work towards finishing the book you are reading with your group. You should be jotting today in as many categories as possible. Please, as always, use your initials and add the date of your jot.
(Only for those who did not complete on Friday. I have 4 friends who still need to post to the Padlet. The instructions are posted here from last week.)
When you are ready to publish your book trailer to the 3rd Grade Fantasy Padlet, watch this tutorial below. It will give you a step by step guide for you to follow and learn how to publish both your writing and your book trailer to the grade-wide Padlet. We suggest you watch the video through to the end and then when you are ready to follow the steps, go back and watch portions of the video, press pause, complete that step and press un-pause to learn the next step.
This video shows you how to upload your trailer to the Padlet, as well as download your writing as a “PDF” and then attach it to your Padlet post.
If you do not see your video, it is because it was not uploaded to the “3M Book Trailers Folder” last week. Please do so now so that we can get it done today:)
The Apollo Theater is not just for the grown-ups. Read this article to find out how kids from all over can enjoy the energy and culture of the famed, Apollo Theater.
Continue your work practicing classifying quadrilaterals by using IXL. You should spend 30 minutes on this. Strive for a Smart Score of 80 on each. Stop after 30 minutes, or keep going!
Challenge! Found that last part easy? Check out these problems!
science: Garden Session 1- Photosynthesis
We are back in the garden! Toby from Kaleidoscope Garden wants to say hello! Check out this quick video to see what the Heathcote garden is looking like and learn where all the fresh vegetables are going after harvest.
Let’s talk about the amazing process of photosynthesis. Watch the lesson video below and then complete both the Brainpop assignment and Seesaw assignment to show your learning.
Watch introduction and lesson video
Log into Brainpop by using G Suite for Education and complete the “Photosynthesis Assignment.” Watch the movie and take the quiz.
Complete the Seesaw assignment showing your learning.
Welcome to third grade adobe Spark Video
Watch the tutorial for you to learn about this special, but optional project. We thought it would be fun for you to create a quick video highlighting some of the fun activities you enjoyed this past year that the new upcoming 3rd graders have to look forward to! This video reminds you about how to access Adobe Spark Video and a step by step guide of how to find the 3rd Grade folder titled “Welcome to 3rd Grade Videos” in your “Shared with Me” folder of your drive. Have fun! We can’t wait to see all the wonderful videos you will be creating!
Create Adobe Spark Video
Edit and revise for spelling and capitalization. Revise music for volume and mood.
Spend at least 30 minutes on this. You should be completing each activity with a Smart Score of at least 80. Feel free to continue after 30 minutes if you would like 🙂
To use for today’s Zoom lesson. (Don’t do before 10:00.)
9:00 with our buddies for the book of the month shared by Ms. Stile. This will be a quick one.
10:00 for 3M Zoom. Mr. Casal will join us to help post videos and fantasy writing to Third Grade Padlet. We will celebrate LM’s birthday.
Tuesday’s Zoom will highlight our book trailers and #s 1-9 will share. We will celebrate CJ’s summer birthday.
Wednesday’s Zoom will highlight #s 10-18 book trailers.
Thursday’s Zoom: Farewell Party! We say goodbye to each other. You are 4th graders!
Virtual Classroom Day!
The Virtual Classroom is back for the last time! Most of the links for your lesson work is on these slides. Be sure to watch the introductory video to learn how to access and navigate this classroom.
Visit Discovery Education for additional videos about bagels and the grid design that have been assigned to you.
Complete Seesaw assignment called, “Manhattan Part 2″
2nd REQUIRED: Math Lesson found in Mrs. Luciano’s classroom. Click on the video on the Smartboard.This video will give you information how how to access and complete all of the activities for today for math.
Complete all of the Khan Academy videos and practice pages on the left hand side of the page
Complete the Seesaw activity called, “Quadrilateral Sort”
3rd REQUIRED: Posting trailer and fantasy story to Padlet
Today you will be posting your trailers (if they were were placed in the “3M Book Trailers Folder” before 4pm yesterday) onto Padlet, as well as your fantasy stories. Watch the video below to find out how to do this.
**Note Mrs. Luciano talks about 3L folders in her video, but we, of course, will be doing everything with 3M.**
If you do not see your video, it is because it was not uploaded to the “3M Book Trailers Folder” before 4 pm yesterday. Please do so now so that we can get it done today:)
The rest of the activities are yours to choose! Maybe go on a scavenger hunt? Can you find these items? There are many more than what is listed. Have fun!
The Virtual Classroom is back! All of the links for your lesson work is on these slides. Be sure to watch the introductory video to learn how to access and navigate this classroom.
You will notice there are 5 rooms. One introductory room and one classroom for each teacher. There are links inside each of the rooms to various activities. Click everywhere! You’ll be surprised how many NEW links are hidden 🙂
You will have to Log in to websites like IXL, Brainpop and Epic.
There are two REQUIRED activities today:
1st REQUIRED: Seesaw assignment called, “What do you See, Think, Wonder about the Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum?” (This can be done without entering the Virtual Classrooms, just follow the instructions on Seesaw.)
2nd REQUIRED: Math Lesson found in Mrs. Mangan’s (our) classroom. Click on the video on the Smartboard.Today you will be looking at your data and completed graphs to ask questions and draw conclusions. You will need to listen closely to the lesson today to understand your tasks and to hear examples.
Watch the lesson video
Look for the slides, Graphing Project: Day 3 in your Math folders on Drive
Complete slides 7,8, 13 and 16. Write directly into the slides in your math folder.
The rest of the activities are yours to choose. Maybe go on a scavenger hunt? Can you find these items? There are many more than what is listed. Have fun!
A NEW survey
A fish tank with a mystery
A read-aloud
An adorable bird
A subway
Louis Armstrong
A slingshot
A GRAPHic novel
A Wonderful World
A Toy Story Song
**There was quite a bit of undone work yesterday, especially book club bingo board activities. Please spend today making up assignments. Check Seesaw inbox for drafts that have been returned to you and make corrections. Think of today as a day to catch up, make up missed assignments and explore the Virtual Classroom once you are all done with the required work for the week.**
Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book club book. You should be jotting today in as many categories as possible. Please, as always, use your initials and add the date of your jot.
Third grade writer’s, today’s work is all about the details. You will be reaching back into prior lessons, using mentor texts, and Pixar videos. All that you have been learning to do as a writer, will be put to use today. There is nothing to hand in today, however you should be starting to type your story (or ask someone to help you type) as it is easier to share with classmates that way. We will be publishing next week! Wahoo!
Write the middle of your story, paying close attention to the details
Type your story (or ask someone to help you)
“Meet up” with a partner to read your middle (what the character wants/what is the problem)
MATH: Graphing project- Day 1
Today you will be introduced to a new graphing project. The first part of the project is to craft a survey question and then create a Google Form as a way to collect data. Then you will be sharing your survey link on a common Google Sheet. Lastly, you will be checking back to the Google Sheet to take your classmate’s surveys. Be sure to answer all of your classmates’ surveys and then you can branch out to the rest of the grade.
Go to the slides in your MATH folder called, “Graphing Project Day 1”
Today you will be continuing your tour of New York City. Next stop, Queens! Watch the video below to learn more about Queens and its location. Learn about some of the neighborhoods, and one specifically, Chinatown in Flushing.
Good Morning 3M! I hope you had an amazing weekend and day of Specials’ activities!
Please watch my introduction video before you get started today, as I will not be meeting with you today due to classroom pack up and clean up. You will still meet Coach S. at 9:30.
There is a new Zoom schedule in your S.S. folders. It is an A Week. Please make sure the schedule you are looking at has an A week heading.
There is a new June E-Learning Slideshow in your S.S. folder as well. Please use this for the remainder of the month.
READING: BOOK CLUBS & BINGO
Continue reading your agreed upon book amount and create a NEWBINGO board activity. Please be sure to tell us what book you are reading and which activity you chose. Post your activity on the Seesaw assignment assigned to you.
WRITING: Introductions
Third graders this is important work! The introduction grabs the reader’s attention and gets them interested in your story. Watch the introductory video CAREFULLY then review the slides to take a closer look at the many ways you can choose from to try your hand at writing your introduction.
Post your final choice to Seesaw and tell us about your process
MATH: Line plots
Watch this tutorial to learn more about how to take data and present it in another graph called a line plot.
Make sure you watch the entire tutorial from beginning to end, as you will be instructed how to create a line plot and what is expected of you for your independent task.
Today you will be continuing your tour of New York City. Next stop, Staten Island!
Watch the lesson video to get a sneak peak into this borough with an interesting history.
Be sure to watch the additional two videos provided to see beautiful aerial footage of the island and some fun landmarks to check out the next time you are there.
Monday is a wellness day. All activities will be provided by the district. Your parents will be getting an e-mail about the menu of activities available to you. Have fun and be well!
Tuesday we will not have a Zoom class due to the fact that I am spending the day cleaning out our classroom and packing up your materials for you to take home 🙁 But you will still have Coach at 9:30.
Today is going to be a fun day. The third grade team has created a virtual classroom where all the links for your lesson work is on these slides. Be sure to watch the introductory video to learn how to access and navigate this new classroom.
Check your S.S. folder in Drive for slides called, “Grade 3 Classroom.”
You will notice there are 5 rooms. One introductory room and one classroom for each teacher. There are links inside each of the rooms to various activities. Click everywhere! You’ll be surprised how many links are hidden 🙂
There are two REQUIRED activities today:
1st REQUIRED: The S.S. lesson in the first room. Click on Mrs. DeGrazia to hear her message. Watch the 3 videos on the board and then complete the Seesaw assignment called, “Postcard to a Tourist or to Your Teacher…”
2nd REQUIRED: The math lesson in Ms. Luciano’s Room about Pictographs. Watch the lesson (in her smartboard) and then complete the math workbook pages (on her bookshelf.)
The rest of the activities are yours to choose. Maybe go on a scavenger hunt? Can you find these items? There are many more than what is listed. Have fun!
A survey
A singing snowman
A Mardi Gras celebration
Elephants
Harry Potter
Pictograph games
smart fact
On this day in 1953 : Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal become the first explorers to reach the top of Mount Everest. Due to the amount of time it took to descend the mountain it was June 2nd before the rest of the world were told about the conquest. Michele Koppes is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia who uses glaciology and geomorphology to study climate and changing landscapes (that’s all sophisticated science talk for studies of the physical features of the earth). Watch this video and hear how Michele explains HOW Mt. Everest was formed – fascinating science!
***By the end of the day I must complete…***
S.S.
Watch 3 videos about the Bronx
Complete the Seesaw assignment writing a postcard convincing the person to visit the Bronx by describing three landmarks
Math
Watch the lesson on Pictographs
Complete workbook pages 138-139
Choice
Enjoy various videos, books, games, articles and songs embedded into the virtual classrooms
Unfinished work: Today is the day to complete the work unfinished from the week
Check Seesaw for any drafts that may need revisions
Check Seesaw for any activities that were not completed
Look in your May E-Learning Slideshow for corrections on math work or comments from me about missing assignments.
Today you should continue to post to the Book Club Padlets. Your jots should be complete thoughts, with capital letters and periods or question marks. Please write your initials and the date, 5/13.
Writers, today is the day you’ve been waiting for! For the first time ever, third graders are going to be writing fantasy stories. In order to do this type of writing well, there needs to be a structure that is followed. We know how creative you all can be and want this to be an awesome learning experience, so please take your time with today’s exercise in letting your mind wander. Get your pencil and notebook ready, and then watch this video.
Show us your ideas! (Your idea generating time should be around 20 minutes.) Write your wonders and questions somewhere to share! E-Learning or Seesaw.
Math- Subtracting from meters
Today you will be learning how to subtract from meters. You will have to recall your knowledge of converting centimeters to meters and meters back to centimeters. You will also be reminded of some mental math strategies you have learned in previous units that might help you solve some of these problems. You will need a pencil and paper to complete this work.
Social Studies: Primary and Secondary Source Task cards
Today you will be practicing your knowledge of primary and secondary sources.
Watch the lesson video
Check out the Primary Source Task cards to make educated guesses about whether the source stated is primary or secondary. (Link in blog below and slides in your S.S. Folder on drive.)
Record your guesses on the Recording Sheet.
Check your answers by using the QR code on each card and your smartphone or ipad.
Share your Recording Sheet either on E-Learning Slideshow by copying and pasting or taking a picture of your printed sheet. Or, post a picture to Seesaw.
We loved gathering together at the end of the day to watch a quick Mystery Doug! I collected a few you might be interested in. Since there are no specials this afternoon besides the daily Library session, maybe spend some time today checking out a few of these fascinating mysteries.
On this day in 1767 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first opera “Apollo et Hyacinthus”, written when he was 11 years old, premiered in Salzburg. I know Mozart has been featured in the smart facts section before, but can we just stop and recognize the genius that he was, having written his first opera at age 11. He was essentially a 6th grader when he did that. The Book of Henry, Gifted and Little Man Tate are stories/movies that feature child prodigies who struggle with their gifts and their desire to lead a normal life. Perhaps suggest one for your next family movie night?
***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***
Cursive
Watch the two tutorials
Print and practice
Show using Seesaw or E-Learning Slides
ELA
Book Clubs
Read your agreed upon book club amount
Record your jots on your group’s padlet, with your initials and the date