Grade 3 Curriculum Update for the Week of April 27

Reading	Reading and Social Studies will be closely connected this week. Students will read and summarize biographies  They will identify a changemaker and explain how he or she has helped improve his or her community.
Writing	The class will begin another 5-paragraph persuasive essay. They will up the level of their writing by thoughtfully choosing topics and review research skills.
Math	Students will recognize and show that equivalent fractions  have the same size, though not necessarily the same shape. They will generate equivalent fractions by using visual fraction models  and the number line.
Social Studies	The class will look at changemakers and how they make positive differences in their communities.
Portuguese	PLA: Ortografia: G ou GU e leitura da biografia do Louis Braille PAL: Students will do some review on routine verbs and read books on Elefante Letrado
PE/Music/Art	PE: Virtual PE assessment on flipgrid (create an agility course), Star Wars workout, super yoga. Music: Make a video on FlipGrid of your performance of a “Listening and Hand Signs” exercise. Art:  Shadow Puppet Challenge