Welcome to 3 rd Grade Curriculum Night!

1. Welcome to 3rd Grade Curriculum Night! …

2. Third Grade R.O.C.K.S the School House! Remembering Our Commitment to Kids

3. As a team, we believe that all children have the capacity to learn. • if they are given a nurturing environment • mistakes are viewed as a learning experience

4. We Know That... -all students need a well-structured learning environment -all students need connections w/teacher & students -a knowledgeable teacher (our team has over 40 years combined experience!) -engaging learning activities -all students need recognition

5. Instructional Team Grade-level instructional teams can be formed to coordinate teaching efforts across each discipline. Students benefit because they are exposed to the instructional wisdom of more than one teacher. Instructional Dream Teams Kerri Mistretta: MATH Christyn Carriere– ELA Lisa Jones– Math Julia Asif– ELA Dianne Tran– Math Liz Todd– ELA

6. Schedule • 7:45-8:15 Homeroom/Announcements/DOS/DOG • 8:15-9:00 Specials • 9:00-9:15 UPS check / Word Work • 9:15-10:15 Differentiation Block • 10:15-11:45 SWITCH Math / ELA • 11:45-12:15 SWITCH BACK/Recess • 12:15-12:50 Lunches-Staggered • 12:50-2:15 Math / ELA • 2:15-2:45 Science /SS

7. A Balanced Literacy Program • Word Work- knowledge of phonics & high frequency words • Reading Fluency- 120 wpm by the end of the year • Reading Comprehension*** • Building Vocabulary- includes all content areas • Writing for different purposes

8. Reading Workshop

9. Mysteries Magazines Poetry Cook Books Biographies Fiction Brochures Non-Fiction Chapter Books Joke Books Fables

10. Modeled Reading

11. Build stamina Independent Reading

12. INDEPENDENT READING MAKES A DIFFERENCE Anderson, R. C., Wilson, P., & Fielding, L. G. (1988). Growth in reading and how children spend their time outside school. Reading Research Quarterly, 23(3), 285-303

13. Reading & Writing Conferences Teachers make time for individual reading and writing conferences. Reading conferences will check for fluency and comprehension.

14. fact/opinion Main Idea supporting details draw conclusions Sequence infer Predicting Outcomes There are many specific reading skills that we teach directly through daily mini-lessons and independent practice.

15. Testing in 3rd Grade • We have district benchmark testing for reading, math and science during the year to assess student progress. • STAAR testing includes Reading and Math

16. Level of Rigor

17. READ to your children. LISTEN to your children read. ENCOURAGE your child to read SILENTLY…and then ask them to tell you what they read. Ask questions. CHECK OUT high-interest books, such as Bluebonnets, Newberry Winners, and books recommended by friends. As parents, we understand that schedules can be very busy and hectic. Sometimes creative solutions, such as completing reading/studying for DOS/DOG in the car on the way to games or practices, might be necessary.

18. Writing Workshop

19. The Writing Process • Pre-writing • Drafting • Revising • Editing and Proof-reading 5. Publishing Edit/Revise/Rewrite Creative non-graded

20. Write to convey feelings (letters, poems, journal/ diary entries) • Write to narrate (narratives, newscasts, biographies) • Write to inform or to provide factual information (academic reports, interviews, character descriptions) • Write to persuade (book reviews, advertisements, essays)

21. Honesty Common Interests Prewriting Strategies Friendship Fun times Acts of kindness

22. Mathematics

23. Objectives Problem Solving PLACE VALUE ESTIMATION/ ROUND READ, WRITE NO. VALUE OF MONEY TELL & WRITE TIME THERMOMETERS ADD/SUBTRACT/ MULTIPLY/DIVIDE FRACTIONS GRAPHS PERIMETER GEOMETRY/ 3-D FIGURES MEASURE CONGRUENCY & SYMMETRY UPS√STRATEGIES Understand Plan Solve Check Target Math

24. IMPROVE NUMBER FLUENCY Students practice numerical fluency daily. In third grade the students will be expected to learn multiplication facts 0-12. Multiplication skills will be practiced weekly beginning in the 5th 6 weeks .

25. At home, you can help reinforce what your child is learning by: Involving your child in real life math activities

26. Science

27. Topics We Study: • Conservation • Scientific Process • Life Cycles • Properties of Matter • The Sun • World Resources • Space

28. Social Studies

29. Main Focus: • Communities • Time Lines • Geographical Terms (location, distance, direction, etc.) • Economics • Government • Cultural Diversity / Customs and Traditions • How the World Relates to our Lives • Critical thinking skills to organize and use information

30. DOS/DOG • Daily Oral Science • Works on science skills • Study guide may be sent home on Mon. -Thursdays • Test on Fridays • Daily Oral Geography • Works on mapping skills • Study guide may be sent home on Mon.- Thursdays • Test on Fridays

31. Homework • Homework includes the following BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO the following… • Edmodo (weekly) • Reading (daily) • Studying for DOG/DOS (daily) • Math Practice (usually starting 2nd semester.) • Stemscopes (science: on an as needed basis) • Think Through Math (as needed) • Projects (as needed) • **All homework assignments are created to REINFORCE TEKS previously covered in class**

32. Thank YOU for coming to our Curriculum Night!! • Contact your child’s homeroom teacher with any questions! • And don’t forget to follow us on TWITTER!