Week 16: 12/5-12/9

Monday 12/5: We will begin our new unit on cause and effect and our powerpoint with notes. We will complete literacy centers for practice and introduce our new vocabulary words for the week. Students will complete their iReady diagnostic test (on vPortal) during centers and work on the cause and effect trifold in small group.

Tuesday 12/6: We will continue our unit on cause and effect and our powerpoint with notes. We will complete literacy centers for practice and practice our vocabulary words for the week. Students will complete their iReady diagnostic test (on vPortal) during centers and continue to work on the cause and effect trifold in small group.

Wednesday 12/7: Social Studies- Geography

We will watch a short video and view a powerpoint about the continents and oceans (Slides 25-56)

We will get into groups to research and complete a poster about an assigned continent. Groups will present to the class.

This will be for a grade (rubric is attached).

Thursday 12/8: We will conclude our unit on cause and effect and our powerpoint with notes. We will complete literacy centers for practice and practice our skill for the week.

Friday 12/9: We will complete assessments on vocabulary, and comprehension (cause and effect). We will work on our "Where Should Santa Go on Vacation?" opinion writing.

Standards covered this week:

ELA.3.R.2.1: Explain how text features contribute to meaning and identify the text structures of chronology, comparison, and cause/effect in texts

SS.3.G.1.3 Label the continents and oceans on a world map.