3rd grade with ms. tran...
Welcome to the Terrific Third Grade! Our weekly schedule includes hands-on Math, Language Arts & Reading, Social Studies, Science, Religion, Word Study (Spelling & Phonics), and Cursive. Students participate in a Writer’s Workshop up to three times a week. We write in journals and write personal narratives, weekly letters, descriptive essays, persuasive essays, and monthly paragraphs on the Student Learning Expectations. We read good literature, such as Because of Winn-Dixie and James and the Giant Peach. Third Grade goes to class mass and Liturgical Music once a week. The students also attend enrichment classes: Music, Art, Computers, P.E., Library, and Foreign Language Mrs. Schellenger is the Resource Teacher, focusing on small group Math, and she also teaches 3rd grade Science and Science Lab.
Throughout the year the class has several fun learning projects. One of the projects is a research project on a Native American tribe. Students learn to research and write a brief paper through steps. Students will also make a collage, mobile, diorama, or poster about their Native American tribe they researched. As a class, we set-up a Native American Museum in our Community Center and invite parents, teachers, staff, and other classes to come see and ask us questions about our projects. Another project is our Hero Biography Cube. We display and share all projects in our classroom with each other.
The class also goes on field trips, such as, Christmas caroling, Knott’s Berry Farm: Adventures in Education, and the Gene Autry Museum. We go Christmas caroling at a local retirement center to spread Christmas cheer to the elderly. The Knott’s Berry Farm field trip enhances the students’ knowledge about the culture, history, and life of the Native Americans. The Gene Autry Museum field trip enhances the students’ knowledge of Native American culture, Culture Bearers, and the Westward Expansion.
Throughout the year the class has several fun learning projects. One of the projects is a research project on a Native American tribe. Students learn to research and write a brief paper through steps. Students will also make a collage, mobile, diorama, or poster about their Native American tribe they researched. As a class, we set-up a Native American Museum in our Community Center and invite parents, teachers, staff, and other classes to come see and ask us questions about our projects. Another project is our Hero Biography Cube. We display and share all projects in our classroom with each other.
The class also goes on field trips, such as, Christmas caroling, Knott’s Berry Farm: Adventures in Education, and the Gene Autry Museum. We go Christmas caroling at a local retirement center to spread Christmas cheer to the elderly. The Knott’s Berry Farm field trip enhances the students’ knowledge about the culture, history, and life of the Native Americans. The Gene Autry Museum field trip enhances the students’ knowledge of Native American culture, Culture Bearers, and the Westward Expansion.
