Grade 3 Curriculum Update for Week of May 18

CHANGEMAKER PROJECT Reading/Writing	Students will begin writing their persuasive essay to convince an audience that their chosen person is indeed a changemaker. This week will focus on taking all the research they have done last week and getting it organized so they will be able to draft. They will review writing thesis statements and how to write a beginning that hooks the reader.
Math	We will begin our Geometry unit. The goal will be to understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes, and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). The class will learn to recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals.
Social Studies	The class will learn about how and why societies memorialise changemakers, looking at examples of monuments and memorials.
Portuguese	PLA: Reading biographies: Wangari Maathai: a mulher-árvore da África Spelling study about C x QU  PAL: Reviewing and finishing unfinished work; Reading on Elefante Letrado.
PE/Music/Art	PE: More karate moves, make your own workout project, character workout and kidz bop dances. Music: Reading Music 9 - Bass Clef Lines and Spaces Art:  Cardboard Sculpture - Live

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Grade 3 Curriculum Update for the Week of May 11

CHANGEMAKER PROJECT Reading/Writing	Language and Reading will totally integrate into our Changemaker Project. This will prepare the students for their Changemaker Persuasive Speech at the end of the school year. "Reading" and "Language" will no longer be the topic assigned in Google Classroom. It will now be "Changemaker Project" starting on Monday. The focus on this week will be reading to research for their persuasive speech about their chosen changemaker. The students will review reading for main ideas and details, note taking, cause/effect and story elements. Students will also be completing a detailed portrait of their changemaker. This portrait project will be assigned on Monday and due on Thursday.
Math	Students have completed their unit on fractions and are now starting to solve two-step word problems using the four operations. They will represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Students will practice assessing the reasonableness of  their answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Social Studies	The class will investigate what it means to be a changemaker in their own lives. They will apply what they have learned about changemakers to make a positive change in their own world.
Portuguese	PLA: Reading biography of relatives wrote by students. Reading biographies (change makers) at Elefante Letrado. PAL: Talking about the weekend; Parts and objects of the house; Some things we can do at home; Reading on Elefante letrado.
PE/Music/Art	PE:Great  super heroes workouts, some new yoga moves, kidzbop dancing Music: Reading Music 8 - Bass Clef - Spaces Art:  Flip Book/ basic animation

Small changes in Distance Learning

Hello,

Starting next week, things will look slightly different in Distance Learning. 

Changemaker Project

Language and Reading will totally integrate into a Changemaker Project. This will prepare the students for their Changemaker Persuasive Speech at the end of the school year. "Reading" and "Language" will no longer be the topic assigned in Google Classroom. It will now be the "Changemaker Project" starting on Monday.

Each day, a Changemaker Project topic will be assigned at 8 am. It will be Reading and/or Language focused but will be labeled "Changemaker Project". 

Once they complete the task, they will then work on a hands-on task about their changemaker. This task is offscreen, hands-on, and creative. Students will have Mon-Thurs to complete the task. This task will be assigned each Monday and due on Thursday. It will also be assigned under the topic "Changemaker Project". 

Students will work on the reading/language focused task AND the hands-on task during their usual Reading and Language time. 

Catch-Up Day/Curriculum Choice Day

Friday will be a Catch-Up Day and/or Curriculum Choice Day during the Reading and/or Language block (from 8 am to 10 am). On Friday, the following will happen based on your child's needs:

Catch Up

Your child's teacher will email you and your child a reminder of the tasks they have not completed during the week.

Also, your teacher may request a Zoom meeting with your child to help them complete tasks and offer support. 

If you do not see an email, that means all tasks for the week have been completed  and you can move on to the Curriculum Choice menu. 

Curriculum Choice Menu

Students who complete their catch-up tasks for reading and language, or start Friday already caught up will be given a variety of activities to choose from. These activities will be curriculum-based, give opportunities for extension, and be consist of mostly offscreen options. 

Curriculum Choice will be assigned to all students on Google Classroom on Friday. This is to give Catch-Up students options if they finish their assigned Changemakers Project tasks before our 10:00 am class meeting. After our class meeting, students will continue to work in their assigned activities throughout the day. Math assignments will continue to be posted as usual.

Attached is a visual of how this looks for your child’s day! 

Please contact your classroom teacher if you have any questions. Thank you for your support from the Grade 3 Team! 

Hat Day on Friday, May 8!

Grade 3 Curriculum Update for the Week of May 4

Reading	The class will review previous summarizing strategies with a focus on biographies.
Writing	Students will continue to develop and strengthen their persuasive writing by drafting, revising, and editing their second 5 paragraph essay. The focus will be on transition words and using commas.
Math	Students will compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size.
Social Studies	Social Studies will strongly connect to reading. Students will continue to reflect on what makes a changemaker through powerful changemakers of the past and present.
Portuguese	PLA: Gramática: usos de G e Gu (Quizlet)  Leitura: leitura das biografias de familiares  feitas pelos colegas de classe  PAL: Oral language and writing activities about the weekend, parts of the house, family, and routine verbs. Reading on Elefante Letrado.
PE/Music/Art	PE: Let’s practice juggling, some yoga practice and fun superhero  workouts. Remember our live class on Thursday! Music: Reading Music - Bass Clef - Lines Art:  Origami Challenge

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