Classroom Routines

MATH WORKSHOP

In Dublin City Schools, we believe that all students deserve a mathematical learning experience centered around communication, collaboration, thinking and problem solving.

70 minutes a day

This year we will study:

    • Multiplication
    • Division
    • Fractions
    • Structure of rectangular arrays and of area
    • Describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes
    • Solving multi-step problems

We will be utilizing the Math Learning Center Bridges resources again this year!

READING WORKSHOP

Mini Lesson 10-15 mins

Independent Reading & Reading Conferences 40-45 mins

*During this time, I will meet with students individually to help with their personal reading goals and/or have Guided Reading Groups.

Share Out 5-10 mins

READ ALOUD

We will spend about 15-20 minutes a day doing a Read Aloud of a Chapter book. This is great for:

  • Introduction to series books
  • Variety of chapter books
  • Making connections, predictions, inferences, etc
  • Having class discussions
  • Students holding their thinking over time
  • Hearing books read fluently
  • Instill a love of reading

WRITING WORKSHOP

45 minutes a day. This includes a mini lesson, independent work time with individual conferences, and share.

This year students will be creating these writing pieces:

  • A Name Story
  • Personal Narrative
  • Informational Writing
  • Opinion Writing
  • Poetry
  • Free Write

WORD STUDY

District Word Study Program

  • High Frequency Words
  • Words used often in reading and writing
  • Visual Strategies/Word Structure
  • Students will notice and use patterns in words
  • Word Recognition/ Vocabulary
  • Students will continue to grow vocabulary throughout all subjects
  • Phonological Awareness/ Phonics
  • Students will work to understand letter sound relationships and sound patterns
  • Common Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Homographs

SCIENCE INQUIRY

Our science focuses for the year are:

  • Matter exists in different states, and everything is composed of matter
  • Earth's resources can be used for energy
  • Plant and animal life cycles, traits, and adaptations
  • Properties of Earth's nonliving resources (soil and rocks)

SOCIAL STUDIES

The local community serves as the focal point for third grade as students begin to understand how their communities have changed over time and to make comparisons with communities in other places. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents. They also learn how communities are governed and how the local economy is organized.