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Day 3 - Reading
Overview: Be a REAL reader
Estimated Time: Approximately 40 minutes
Explanation:
We have been learning this year that real readers combine the author’s text with their deep reading thoughts.
Things to Know:
- REAL readers activate and add to their schema
- Make inferences, predictions, and connections
- Determine what is important make
- Visualize what is happening
- Ask questions before, during, and after reading
- Summarize/Reflect on what they’ve read
Tasks:
- Read a chapter or 2 from the book you are currently enjoying for independent reading.
- While you are reading, use the habits of a REAL reader
- Complete the Day 3 activity (or another from the list) from the Distance Learning: Reading Discussions in your folder
- OPTIONAL – work on completing a Book Celebration from the list in your folder
Turn in You Assignment:
You may either have a discussion with a family member or write about the topic in the journal in your folder.
Day 3 - Math
Overview: Adding 3-digit Numbers
Estimated Time: Approximately 45 minutes
Explanation: You can use what you know about place value to help you add 3-digit numbers.
Things to Know:
- For tutorials on how to access online Math in Focus resources using Ed Your Friend in Learning visit https://www.cbsd.org/Page/1511 (See Microsoft Student Log-in Directions in your folder)
- If you cannot print activities, you may write the answers on a sheet of paper.
- Please look at Student Workbook Chapter 2 pages 103 - 105 and 112-115 if you need guidance.
Tasks:
- Complete the sheet called Gr 3 Day 3 Adding With and Without Regrouping. If you are not sure how to answer a question, write a question mark. (?)
- Play "Add Mentally." For directions see the game packet in your folder. Before you play, cut out number cards with the numbers 35-55 from your math packet. Save these cards for other days assignments.
- Optional: Log into Ed. Play the mini-game Chapter 2: Maze Addition Within 10,000.
- Optional: Practice your fast facts by doing Freckle or Pet Bingo (free iPad app).
Turn in You Assignment:
You may share what you know about Adding with 3-digit numbers with your family members. Bring your packet and notebook when we come back to school.
Day 3 - Language Arts: Writing and Spelling
Overview:
- Students will complete page 3 of their Spelling Verb Tense packet.
- Students will write in their new
Estimated Time: 25 minutes.
Explanation:
Spelling/ Grammar: Students will review spelling strategies and practice verb tenses.
Journal: Students will move through the steps of the writing process- planning, drafting, editing, and revising- to create a written piece.
Tasks:
Spelling Verb Tense packet: Students will complete page 3
- Write 6 Complete Sentences
- Choose 2 sets of verbs from the Spelling List.
- Write a quality sentence for each of the 6 words.
- Complete the editing checklist at the bottom of the page.
Writing: Students will write in their Journal.
- Continue writing yesterday’s piece or…
- Read through the Distance Learning Writer’s Notebook Activity topics
- Select a given topic or create your own idea!
- Plan in your head or on a piece of planning paper.
- Write your piece for at least 10 – 15 minutes in your new Journal.
- You may publish a piece, continue a piece tomorrow or share with a family member 😊
Turn in You Assignment:
Spelling/ Grammar: return completed packet to school when we return.
Writing: bring Journal to school when we return.
Day 3 – Social Studies/Science
Overview:
Read Scholastic News magazine Will They Survive? that stretches our social studies/science learning to other current events topics.
Estimated Time: 25 minutes.
Explanation:
Students will use nonfiction reading strategies and social studies/science background knowledge (schema) to read and respond to Scholastic News article.
Tasks:
- Preview the cover the Scholastic magazine
- Study the title, pictures, captions, graphics, information presented
- Think about the topic you will be reading about and ask yourself your purpose for reading
- Preview first main news article – Protecting Penguins
- Study the special text features of the article-title, headings, pictures/captions, maps, illustrations, diagrams, fact boxes, bold text, words to know, etc. Think about how these special text features can help you understand the text better.
- Preview the “News Review” questions on the back page #1-4 before you read the article.
- Read the first main article, Protecting Penguins, coding the text as your read.
- Answer questions #1-4 in “News Review” on back page
- You will finish the rest of this Scholastic New Magazine tomorrow😊
- If you would like to learn more on this topic go online to…
scholastic.com/sn3 classroom password or code: PHG7VQM
Turn in You Assignment:
- Share what you learned about this topic with a parent or write about it in your journal