Theme: To be a winner, give all you've got!
Math: Multiplication (timed tests) & Division
Reading: Punctuation & Expression
Writing: Expository Writing - Gathering facts for Animal Reports
Timed Tests: Every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday they will be taking a multiplication timed test; 25 problems with 1 minute to complete to 100% accuracy. Each time they pass off a times table (ones, twos, threes, etc.) they earn a different part of their ice cream party. We will be working towards an ice cream party from now until the end of the year. Let the fun begin!
Multiplication Sundae Rewards!
0xs - bowl
1xs - spoon
2xs - banana
3xs - ice cream scoop
4xs - ice cream scoop
5xs - ice cream scoop
6xs - topping
7xs - topping
8xs - topping
9xs - whipped cream
10xs - nuts
11xs - sprinkles
12xs - cherry
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
November
Theme: The expert in anything was once a beginner
Math: Fractions & Multiplication
Reading: "Digging Deeper" (reading between the lines)
Writing: Expository Writing - Animal Reports
Science: Heat & Light
Math: Fractions & Multiplication
Reading: "Digging Deeper" (reading between the lines)
Writing: Expository Writing - Animal Reports
Science: Heat & Light
Monday, October 3, 2011
October
Theme: Life is all bout making mistakes and learning from them.
Math: Addition and Subtraction to the thousands with regrouping
Reading: Predicting and Questioning
Writing: Personal Narratives
Science: Sun, Earth, & Moon + Heat & Light
Math: Addition and Subtraction to the thousands with regrouping
Reading: Predicting and Questioning
Writing: Personal Narratives
Science: Sun, Earth, & Moon + Heat & Light
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
August/September
I'm so excited to begin this year with your kids! The jump from 2nd to 3rd grade is a big and exciting leap! Here's a little overview of what we'll be covering in August and September.
Theme: "The strength of the team is each individual member...the strength of each member is the team." ~Coach Phil Jackson
Math: Representing Numbers in Standard, Expanded, and Word Form; Rounding to the Thousands; Comparing Numbers
Reading: Comprehension – Summarize, Main Idea, Prediction
Writing: Narratives
Science: Force, Motion, Gravity
Theme: "The strength of the team is each individual member...the strength of each member is the team." ~Coach Phil Jackson
Math: Representing Numbers in Standard, Expanded, and Word Form; Rounding to the Thousands; Comparing Numbers
Reading: Comprehension – Summarize, Main Idea, Prediction
Writing: Narratives
Science: Force, Motion, Gravity
Thursday, April 7, 2011
April
Theme: Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Reading: Fluency
Book Report: Informational Text (due: 4/29)
Writing: Creative Writing/Choose Your Genre (Sentence Fluency)
Math: Geometry (area of triangles, and polygons)
Science: Weather
Social Studies: Pioneers
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March
Theme: You are not finished when you lose. You are finished when you quit.
Reading: Summarize and Infer Meaning
Book Report: Biography (due: 3/25)
Writing: Creative Writing/Choose Your Genre (Voice/Word Choice)
Math: Decimals, Geometry (measuring angles; circles)
Science: Soil
Social Studies: Westward Expansion
Reading: Summarize and Infer Meaning
Book Report: Biography (due: 3/25)
Writing: Creative Writing/Choose Your Genre (Voice/Word Choice)
Math: Decimals, Geometry (measuring angles; circles)
Science: Soil
Social Studies: Westward Expansion
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
February
Theme: You may never make a discovery if you're afraid to make a mistake.
Reading: Voice and Inferring Meaning
Book Report: Historical Fiction (due: 2/25)
Writing: Creative Writing (Voice/Word Choice)
Math: Fractions and decimals
Science: Environments
Social Studies: Utah Government (rights and responsibilities)
Reading: Voice and Inferring Meaning
Book Report: Historical Fiction (due: 2/25)
Writing: Creative Writing (Voice/Word Choice)
Math: Fractions and decimals
Science: Environments
Social Studies: Utah Government (rights and responsibilities)
Friday, January 7, 2011
January
Theme: Give someone a hand and you both climb higher
Reading: Questioning and Inferring Meaning
Book Report: Realistic Fiction (due: 1/28)
Writing: Realistic Fiction (Ideas/Characterization)
Math: Division with remainders, fractions, decimals
Science: Fossils
Social Studies: Native Americans, Mountain Men of Utah
Reading: Questioning and Inferring Meaning
Book Report: Realistic Fiction (due: 1/28)
Writing: Realistic Fiction (Ideas/Characterization)
Math: Division with remainders, fractions, decimals
Science: Fossils
Social Studies: Native Americans, Mountain Men of Utah
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