Welcome to our classroom webpage. This is my 23rd year in teaching and 23rd year in Red Lodge.
Welcome, this week we will be working on introductions, prior knowledge assessments, expectations, and routines.
Once again welcome to my (our) class. This will be another super year.
Parents thanks for such nice kids!
"What a school is depends more on how people treat each other than anything else." Dennis Littkey
We are off to a great start!
Reading Theme 1 School Days
Story 1 Ruby the Copy Cat
RI:3.1, 3.2,3.3 , 3.4 RF 3.4a W 3.2
spelling words short vowels a, e, i, o, u this, went, jump, still, last, dust, tell, drop, shut, lamp, stop, felt, drink, clock, stand, sunset, muffin, pumpkin, hidden, basket
Robust Vocabulary: trudged, gushed, coincidence, pleasant, modeled, murmured, loyal, recited, frustrated, imitated
Comprehension: characters and setting
Grammar: statements and questions
Writing: Descriptive writing.
Math: Unit 2 Multiplication and division concepts, relationships, and patterns
3.OA.A.1
Lessons 4 , sessions, 1-4, Lesson 4 Quiz.
Science Unit 1 Engineering Processes
lessons 1 and 2
Social Studies
Chapter 1 Life in Communities lessons 1 and 2
Cursive letters a, b, c, d, e, f
PIR no school Mon. Sept 22
Reading Story 2 The Day Eddie met the Author
RF 3.4, W 3:10 RL 3:10 Sl 3.4 3.6
phonics: root word + ending ed, ing
spelling words list : saved, moved, riding, waking, pulled, taking, hopped, baking, picked, having, letting, running, drawing, folded, shopped, freezing, equipped, dancing, happening, quitting
Comprehension: characters and setting
Robust Vocabulary: conquer, resistance, assembly, plenty, dismiss, squirmed, patchwork, autographed, ponder, anticipation
Grammar: Commands and Exclamations
Writing: interview
Math Lesson 5 multiply wit 0,1,2,5, and 10 , Lesson 6 when finished
3OA. A3, 3OA. B7, 3OA. C7
Science Ch 1 lesson 2 Design a solution!
Social Studies Ch 1 wrap up/test start ch 2 Communities and Geography
Cursive Letters G,H, I, J, K, L.....
No school PIR on Thurs, Fri 10/17 and 18 Enjoy the long weekend!
Reading Lesson 3 Schools around the world
RF 3.3a, RF 3.4 a, RI 3.1 2, W3.1C
Vocabulary proper, boarding, chores, certain, resources, culture, tutor, uniforms, literacy, diverse
Grammar: complete and simple subjects and predicates
Skills: locate information! use prior knowledge
Spelling: LIst 1 Vowel digraphs, deep, play, lean, glow, team, away, slow, trail, dream, stain, toast, speed, raise, sweet, layer, wheelbarrow, freedom, speedboat, cocoa, daydream
List 2 boarding, certain, resource, culture, uniform, wheelbarrow, freedom, speedboat, cocoa, daydream, ground, enough, found, four, important, learned, nothing, remember, something, through
Writing: continue steps to completing a task ie make a pb and j sandwich
Math: Continuing on with Lesson 4 and 5 practice Multiplication! learning strategies for multiplying
3.OA.A3, B5, C7
Science: Lesson 2 How can we design a solution? Exploration 2 How dry am I? pg 27 Exploration 3 Testing, Testing!
Social Studies : Chapter 2 cont. lesson 2.3, review chapter 2 test.
Cursive: Letters S, T, U, V, W, X.....
Parent teacher conferences 11/14 early out 1 pm
No School 11/15
Reading Lesson 4 Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut
vocabulary: persevere, confidence, talented, apply, research, invention, hinder, disappointed, ambitious, attain.
Spelling words list 1 plurals -s -es ants, toys, flies, things, boxes, games, lines, rocks, wishes, ladies, dishes, babies, bushes, glasses, puppies, families, libraries, brothers, packages, melodies
List 2 melodies, packages, libraries, families, puppies, elephants, llamas, monkeys, languages, newspapers, countries, biscuits, zookeepers, curriculums, conditions, referrals, strawberries, programs, watermelons, ptarmigans
Grammar: compound subjects and predicates
Comprehension:locate information, use prior information
RI 3.1,2,3 RF 3.3, RF3.4
Writing: Biography W3.2
Math Continue working with lesson 4 and 5 Multiplication, learning strategies for multiplication
3OA A3,B5,C7
Understanding Multiplication, counting equal groups, Relate addition and multiplication, skip counting, number lines, array, equation etc.
Social Studies, Chapter 3 Early communities in America lessons 1 and 2 chapter review and quiz
Geography skill using a land form map
Science: Unit 2 Forces Lessons 1-2
Cursive words and sentences!
NO School 11/27-12/1 Thanksgiving Break
Seeing some great progress with multiplication facts, both with tricks to solve them as well as strategies.
Reading Lesson 5 Reader's Theater The School News
Focus standards : SL 3.1, 3.2,3.5, 3.6 L3.1, 3.2 a RL 3.1, 3.3
Vocabulary viewers, survive, camouflage, concealed, independent, donated, media, feature, image, popular
Phonics review : clock, drink, moved, waking, hopped, folded, stain, layer, team, slow, toast, ladies, flies, bushes, games
list 2 another, family, head, large, answer, change, hear, last, name, children, father, heard, later, near, city, feet, help, learn, need, around
Comprehension review
Grammar review
Writing Sentence fluency, accuracy
Math Continue Iready math Lesson 6 and move on to lesson 7 multiplication!
Focus standards: 3.OAA3, 5 and 7
Social Studies Continue Chapter 3 Early Communities in America lesson 1 and 2, review and test chapter 3
vocab. Great migration, immigrant, pioneer.
Science Unit 2 Forces Hands on activity, How Forces affect motion!
Cursive work on joining letters to put words together!
Early out Fri. Dec. 13th 1 pm
Christmas concert Tues. Dec. 17th 9 and 1
Christmas Party Dec. 19th 2-3
Christmas break 12/23-1/1 Have a fantastic/safe break see you next year!
Reading Theme 2 Together We Can Lesson 6 The Babe and I
Standards: RL 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, RF 3.3 a, b, c, d 3.4 a, W 3.2a, b, c
Vocabulary skim, span, shabby, embarrass, midst, elevated, dazed, collapses, contribution, initiative
Phonics/spelling Compound words: Just 1 list these weeks.....pickup, cannot, outside, bedroom, upstairs, raindrop, baseball, hallway, airplane, mailbox, sunshine, homework, classroom, something, playground, sidewalk, teaspoon, thumbtack, sandpaper, notebook
Comprehension fact/opinion
Grammar simple/compound sentences
Writing Sentence fluency, working toward paragraphs
Math Lesson 7 sessions 4-5, quiz and lesson 8 sessions 1-4
Focus standards 3.OA.A3, B.5, C.7 (basically solving problems using multiplication and increasing fluency with multiplication!)
Social Studies Continue Chapter 4 People on the Move lesson 1 and 2
vocab. Great migration, immigrant, pioneer.
Science Unit 2 Forces Hands on activity, How Forces affect motion!
Cursive work on joining letters to put words together!
Reading Lesson 7 Aero and Officer Mike
W.3.4 3.2, RL 3.3 3.2 3.4, SL 3.4 Going to try this one with our how to paragraph L 3.1a
Comprehension: fact and opinion
Robust Vocabulary: babble, suspicious, scent, wanders, whined, obey, demonstrate, patrol, accompany, competent
Grammar: common and proper nouns
Writing: How to paragraph
Spelling: consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, ch, wh
chin, itch, push, chef, when, wash, much, sharp, pitch, where, peach, child, wheat, chance, machine, cashier, friendship, hatched, finished, children
Math Lesson 8 Use multiplication facts sessions 2-5
Focus standard 3.OA.B5 using properties of operations as strategies for multiplication and division.
Focus on using strategies to solve multiplication problems.
Math fact games.
Science: Unit 2 forces continued. Lesson 3 electricity. Lesson round up and lesson check.
Social studies Chapter 5 New Ideas change communities. Inventions, Safety,
Cursive: Sentence work and Christmas words.
Dec. 20 and 21 Christmas stories, math games focused on math facts. Board games.
End of 2nd quarter 1/21 NO School 1/22 PIR Day
Reading Unit 2 Lesson 8 How Animals Talk (this will be good!) RI 3.1,2 3.3a 3.4 a,b W3.2
Spelling: foil, loud, gown, coil, house, annoy, growl, moist, enjoy, round, spoil, mouse, clown, bounce, cowboy, eyebrows, voyage, boiling, cloudy, avoid
Comprehension: Main Idea and Details
Vocabulary: charging, ferocious, signal, flick, alert, communicate, chatter, grooms, dominant, conflict
Grammar: Abbreviations.....
Writing: descriptions
Math: Lesson 9 Use place value to Multiply 3NBT.A.3
Social Studies Chapter 5 New Ideas Change Communities cont.. For the 3rd quarter we will be starting on Economics. Chapter 6 Living and working. We will be including our daily classroom jobs into lessons on earning and saving etc.
Science: Finish up unit 2 Forces, review and test. Start unit 3 motion
Cursive: descriptive writing sentences.
Where did January Go!!!
Events Valentines day 2/14 afternoon party
Reading Unit 2 Lesson 9 Stone Soup
RL 3.4, 3.2, 3.9 Sl 3.2 3.6 W3:10 summaries and other daily writing.
Robust Vocabulary: dense, reaction, generous, banquet, gaze, agreeable, curiosity, famine, ingredients, momentum
Comprehension: Main Ideas and Details
Grammar: Singular and plural nouns
Phonics: consonant blends str, scr, spr
Spelling words: spray, street, sprint, stripe, screen, strong, spring, stray, scream, strike, spread, string, sprout, scratch, stream, strangers, describe, strength, destroy, instruct
Writing focus summary!
Cursive writing write summaries in cursive.
Math Fractions!!! 3NFA1,2,3 Understanding Fractions, Comparing Fractions, Unit 4 Lessons 20-22 Then start on Data and Graphing.
Social Studies Finish Ch 6 Communities at work We are working on Economics Making money!!!!!!
Science: Start unit 3 Motion!
Special events early out Wed. 2/19 Thurs. 2/20 1pm no school Fri 11/21 RL Hosting district tournament
Reading Unit 2 lesson 10 Reader's Theater The Case of the Three Bears' Breakfast.
Review of lessons 6-9
Standards: RL 3.4,3.2,3.9 SL 3.2, 3.6 W 3.10 summaries
Phonics Review compound words, consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, ch, wh, consonant blends str, scr, spr
Spelling: 15 review words: airplane, upstairs, something, itch, chef, wheat, chance, push, enjoy, moist, clown, loud, sprint, street, scratch
Comprehension Review, fact and opinion, main idea and details, summarize
Robust Vocabulary: investigate, expert, laboratory, various, suspect, confess, perplexed, inquisitive, inviting, amusing
Grammar Review simple/compound sentences, common/proper nouns, abbreviations, singular/plural nouns.
Writing: sentence fluency/word choice, paragraphs
Math Cont. Lessons 21/22 exploring fractions., modeling and strategies!
Standards 3.NF A2 and A3
Social Studies Unit 3 Communities at Work Chapter 6 Living and Working
key ideas, how people earn money/making money choices
Science Unit 3 Motion What is it? Patterns in Motion.
Cursive fluency!
Ski Day Tues. March 4th
Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 11Loved Best
Phonics C-le syllable
Spelling: list 1 title, table, uncle, apple, cable, bubble, beetle, rattle, purple, little, middle, simple, saddle, trouble, scribble, twinkle,. scrambled, sprinkle, buckled, tablecloth List 2 section, caution, fiction, nation, action, vision, vacation, motion, question, mention, station, attention, portion, collection, session, admission, discussion, decision, definition, description
Reading Lesson 11 Loved Best W3.1 a,3.10 SL 3.1abcd L3.2 d L3.4 b
Comprehension Plot and use story structure
Robust Vocabulary: swooned, astonished, encouraging, brief, chuckling, soothing, sobbed, praised, envious, rivalry
Grammar Possessive Nouns
Writing: paragraph that compares
Math Continue Fractions, Lesson 22 and 23 3NFA3, comparing fractions
Social Studies Iditarod Study!!!!
#We will be following the Iditarod for our social studies/science in March We will be Mushing through March!
Science Iditarod, resistance, etc.
Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!
Ski Days Thursday March 18,25,
Early Out Fri. 3/28 1:00
Spring Break 3/31-4/4
Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 12 A Pen Pal for Max
L.3.1b SL3.2,3.3 W 3.7 cont. RI 3.9, 3.3c RF 3.4
Phonics Consonant Digraphs /n/,kn, gn, wr, gh
Spelling: list 1gnat, knew, sign, knob, gnaw, write, knees, wrinkle, kneel, wrist, cough, known, rough, wrench, knight, knitting, laughter, wring, unknown, playwright
List 2 descendant, desegregate, dimension, guinea, gumption, hospitalize, hydraulic, journalist, knuckle, landslide, loophole, orangutan, carbon, clearance, coverage, diagnose, radioactive, salamander, tread, westbound
Comprehension Plot and use story structure
Robust Vocabulary: deciphered, mistaken, translate, repairs, heaving, bothersome, din, dodging, catastrophe, fortunate
Grammar singular and plural pronouns
Writing: realistic story, voice
Math Fractions cont. Lessons 23 and 24
3NFA3 equivalent fractions
Social Studies Iditarod We will be picking a musher to follow through the race and getting familiar with the race and website www.iditarod.com Race starts March 2nd and will follow the northern route as it is an even year. 2024
#We will be following the Iditarod for our social studies/science in March We will be Mushing through March!
Science Iditarod cont.
Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!
Makeup ski day Wed. 4/9
Parent teacher conferences Thurs. 4/17 early out 1 pm NO school Fri. 4/18
RL 3.1, 3.7, RF 3.4a W 3.2 SL 3.4 (finish up presentations W 3.4,3.7
Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 13 A Tree is Growing!
Phonics Consonant Digraphs /s/ c and /j/g
Spelling: ice, age, rice, edge, stage, giant, range, judge, ledge, police, recent, bridge, office, strange, central, celery, ceiling, difference, margin, imagine
List 2
light, back, course, food, like, home, line, nothing, became, form, house, little, because, found, live, number, been, didn't, four, however
Comprehension Author's Purpose
Robust Vocabulary: tugged, paused, columns, absorb, protects, rustling, dissolve, particles, scavenger, self-sufficient
Grammar subject and object pronouns
Writing: explanation!
Math Lesson 19 Focus on Data and graphing
3MDB.3
Focus standard Measure and estimate liquid volumes and mass of objects, add, subtract, multiply, and divide word problems involving mass.
Social Studies Unit 3 Communities at Work Chapter 7 Working in Communities
key ideas, how people work/different jobs
Science Unit 3 Motion, Lessons 1-2
Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!
Reading Unit 3 As We Grow lesson 14 One Small Place in a Tree
RI 3.1, RF3.4, W3.5,SL 3.1,
Phonics Consonant Digraphs V/CV VC/V
Spelling: list 1 robin, petal, seven, solid, final, given, color, hotel, wagon, music, total, cabin, taken, pupil, broken, recital, vanish, regret, colony, visiting
List 2 puzzle, spaceship, taken, whole, repairing, stillness, topnotch, why, really, stories, toward, willow, studying, treaty, remember, success, wallowing, without, roommate, surely
Comprehension Author's Purpose-Ask Questions
Robust Vocabulary: sprout, damp, suppose, roost, spears, strikes, glimpse, maze, transformation, harmony
Grammar Pronoun-Antecedent agreement
Writing: Cause and effect
Math Unit 6 Shapes Lessons 1-3
Focused standard 3GA1. understand shapes in different categories
Social Studies Unit 4 Communities have Governments Chapter 8 How Government works
key ideas, how people work/different jobs
Science Unit 4 Life Cycles Lesson 1, 2 exploration (also hatching chicks from eggs and watching them grow)
Cursive fluency! paragraphs!!!
Upcoming events
May 9th bike rodeo
May 14th Spring Concert!!
May 28th Tippet Rise trip
May 30th Field Day
June 4th End of the year picnic fishing trip.
June 6th early out and last day of school
Theme 3 As We Grow Lesson 15 Reader's Theater Ask the Experts
We will be practicing our Reader's Theater to present.
Skills Review
L3.2d, SL 3.1b, W3.2a RL 3.1 3.3
Phonics: c-le, kn, gn, wr, gh, dge
Spelling words review just 15 this week
List 1:title, rattle, saddle, gnat, knight, wrench, rough, edge, police, giant, judge, hotel, seven, broken, taken
Comprehension review, plot, author's purpose
List 2: pilfer, pinnacle, narrow, leniency, intention, duration, conclude, conformable, clamber, marvelous, methodical, relative, reluctant, tactical
Vocabulary: luscious, shudder, issue, advice, consult, recommend, sensible, devise, expertise, correspondence
Fluency: Use expression, intonation
Grammar: Review: possessive nouns, pronouns
Writing Paragraphs, hero letters
Math: Review skills that need some work, borrowing, and multiplication fluency especially with facts.
3.0 A and 3.0ABs
Social Studies: Finish ch 8 government then Start Montana unit Lewis and Clark study
Science: Cont. Unit 4 life cycles.
Cursive sentences, spelling words, names, paragraphs
Upcoming events
May 28th Tippet Rise trip
May 30th Field Day
June 4th End of the year picnic fishing trip.
June 6th early out and last day of school
Have a Wonderful Safe Summer
Read, Read, Read, do math facts, and Have Fun!
Theme 4 Tails to Tell
Lesson 16 Lon Po Po
vocabulary: charming, racket, tender, delighted, brittle, embraced, cunning, disguised, ingenious, outwit
Spelling List 1 coarse, warm, soar, wore, swarm, form, story, warn, bore, sport, glory, force, course, before, fourth, explorer, forest, scoreboard, fourteen, seashore
List 2 idleness, idolize, quicken, quack, technique, tearful, trifle, veracity, vicious, warble, harden, hoarse, intercept, intermission, oppressive, noiseless, outrageous, relish, regulate, loath
L3.2d, SL 3.1b, W3.2a RL 3.1 3.3
Fluency: Accuracy
Grammar: Adjectives
Writing Paragraphs, hero letters
Math: Review skills that need some work, borrowing, and multiplication fluency especially with facts.
3.0 A and 3.0ABs
Social Studies: Finish ch 8 government then Start Montana unit Lewis and Clark study
Science: Cont. Unit 4 life cycles.
Cursive sentences, spelling words, names, paragraphs