This week in language arts, we practiced our research and note-taking skills to learn more about Japan.
We finished up our Google drawings about Japan and they are proudly on display in the classroom.
We also learned about a variety of non-fiction text features and how they can help us find specific information in informational books. After Thanksgiving, we will begin researching in depth for our PBL on habitat destruction.
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| Browsing through non-fiction books to see what they notice about text features. |
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| A fun Kahoot review on non-fiction text features. Thanks to Ms. Ford for creating the review! |
In math, we are continuing with multiplication and division, and will begin studying fractions after the break. Fractions can be challenging for third graders, but I always do a lot of hands on activities to help them better grasp the big concepts.
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| Division practice games |
Students enjoyed social studies this week, as we set up a mock legislative branch of government in our classroom. Students either served in the Senate, House of Representatives, or in the President's cabinet, and we role-played the passing of a bill into a law. After Thanksgiving, we will wrap up this unit on government with a quick review and quiz.
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| President Powell and his Cabinet |
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| Members of the Senate |
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| Members of the House of Representatives |
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| Debating bills.... |
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| Time to vote! |
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| President Powell signing a bill into law |
We are almost finished with our science natural resources unit, and will have a district common assessment over that topic after the break. We have spent a lot of time discussing the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources, as well as how to conserve resources.
Our week ended with the fabulous International Children's Festival. We rotated to six different countries to learn about the cultures there: USA, Bahrain, Greece, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, and Norway.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that you have the opportunity to reflect on the things you are thankful for this year. I know that I am thankful to be at such a wonderful school, and have a class of such great kids! Thank you for sharing your children with me each day. I look forward to seeing them again on Monday November 30.
