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THird grade lesson Overview
THird grade lesson Overview
Third grade is all about putting together the pieces. We use all the skills we learned in previous grades to show how we can independently find and use information.
We start the year by kicking off the Passport Reading Challenge - a reading club only for 3rd graders. Participants are encouraged to "read around the world" as they use what they know about how libraries are organized. For each of the 5 levels of the challenge, they select 7 different books that somehow connect to each of the continents. The books can be fiction or nonfiction and about ANYTHING... as long at the reader can connect it to a continent. This challenge runs from September through January.
Third Graders get a chance to practice their computer and search skills by learning about our Online Public Access Catalog.
Throughout the year they also dive into poetry writing and various research projects.
What are we working on now?
What are we working on now?
Please note: During 2020 the distance learning period Special Area lessons were posted every other week on the Ichabod Crane Special Area Distance Learning Website. All lessons can be found there - this website was not updated weekly.
These lessons are not meant be stressful... Just try to have fun and enjoy :)
Also note, special area teachers do not have access to student seesaw accounts. Please contact me directly if you have any questions about an assignment - amoss@ichabodcrane.org. I look forward to supporting and working with you during this period of distance learning
Previous Lessons:
Previous Lessons:
Missed a previous lesson? No problem! All previous lessons will remain on this site until the end of online instruction. Simply complete the lesson and exit ticket (if available) to receive credit :)
Week of May 11th
Week of May 11th
Choose ONE of the following stories to watch and listen to (NOTE: links updated May 11th, 3:45 pm). Pay close attention to the details of the story - what do you think the MAIN IDEA is? Be sure to fill out the EXIT TICKET to get library credit!
And yes, you can listen to more than one story if you would like! :) If you do listen to more than one, please let me know by filling out another exit ticket.
Before everyone recycled…there was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it. What did they do? Enter the Garbage Barge! This mostly true and completely stinky story is sure to make you say “Pee-yew!”
Remember -
everyday is Earth Day!
This story is set in New Orleans in the 1930s. Sonny and his mother are scraping by to pay their rent. When Mama loses her job, they no longer have enough money for the rent and fear that the landlord will turn them out. Sonny meets a new friend who offers to help him out. He also learns an important lesson ... can you figure out what it is?
The story is a simple one, of a poor shoemaker and his wife who suddenly find they are getting help from a mysterious source. They discover their helpers are little elves, whom are working long and hard to finish making shoes. When the man and woman become rich because of the elves, they decide they must give back to the elves in return.
Week of April 20th
Week of April 20th
Join Ms. Moss as she explorers Concrete Poetry in honor of National Poetry Month. Don't forget to fill out the EXIT TICKET!
Concrete Poem Intro - 3rd.mp4Introduction
Introduction
What is Concrete Poetry?
Read Aloud
Read Aloud
Ms. Moss shared some fun poems from this book.
Video removed July 2020. Please look for this title at your favorite place to find books!
Concrete Poem.docx - Google Docs.pdfActivity!
Activity!
Now it's your turn! Use this form or a blank piece of paper.
Week of April 13th
Week of April 13th
April is National Poetry Month! Learn about Haiku with Ms. Moss.
Please click and complete the exit ticket when you are done!
Haiku - Part 2
Haiku - Part 2
Ready for a story? Listen to Dogku, a story written in haiku by Andrew Clements.
Video removed July 2020. Please look for this title at your favorite place to find books!
Bonus: just for fun!
Bonus: just for fun!
Want to try to write your own?
Click on the link and print the activity sheet, OR just use your own blank paper :)
haiku activity.pdfBonus Content: Choose your own "adventure"!
Bonus Content: Choose your own "adventure"!
(PLEASE note: The following activities are JUST FOR FUN! They are NOT assignments!)
Hey Third Graders!!! I love it when I get to choose my own adventure, don't you??? So, here are two great activities for you to pick from. Do one, or do both!
Also, I would LOVE to see what you create! If you would like to share your creations with me, ask a grown up to take a picture and send it to my school email - amoss@ichabodcrane.org.
Choice 1: Author Study: Meet Nick Bruel!
Choice 1: Author Study: Meet Nick Bruel!
I KNOW how many Bad Kitty fans are out there.... and here is your chance to get to know the author! Watch a video in the Creator Corner, get some helpful writing tips, and then test your own skills with not one but TWO drawing lessons!
Creator COrner with Nick Bruel
Creator COrner with Nick Bruel
Read more about the author:
Visit the author's Website.
Biography on KidsRead.com.
How to Write a Story
How to Write a Story
Draw the Many Faces of Bad Kitty!
Draw the Many Faces of Bad Kitty!
Draw your own Comic!
Draw your own Comic!
Yes! You! You can DO IT! :)
Choice 2: Be a Library Detective!
Choice 2: Be a Library Detective!
You choose what YOU are interested in discovering! You may do this activity as many times as you would like... there is always more to learn!
Info Detective.pdfPrintable Graphic Organizer
Printable Graphic Organizer
Can't get online to use BrainPop or any of our other digital resources? No worries! Grab a nonfiction book or a magazine and see what you can discover!
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