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Multiplying by 3

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Differentiated Instruction by Learning Preferences

In our classroom we learn in a variety of ways. Today we worked on Map Skills for social studies. The students are working with partners, and they could choose to work anywhere in the room.

It's January!

Well, we survived our first few days back after break. The kids were really ready to learn and jump back into the routines. They were ready for lots of AR tests and are getting back into the groove of school!

Since it doesn't seem much like winter outside, we decided to hang up our winter poems and even create some snowflakes to remind us that it truly is winter.

And here are a few of the poems:

Winter Poetry

by Braeden

I can see winter.
I can see snow falling on the cold grass.

I can see marshmallows dropping into hot cocoa.

I can see kids making perfect snow angels.

I can smell winter.

I can smell hot cocoa bubbling on the stove.

I can smell the Christmas roast everywhere.
I can smell garlic bread just coming out of the oven.

I can hear winter.
I can hear a bunch of jingle bells.

I can hear wrapping paper tearing.

I can hear the icy snow banging against the house.

I can taste winter.
I can taste the snowflakes falling slowly into my mouth.
I can taste hot cocoa all over my lips.
I can taste the big Christmas roast.

I can feel winter.

I can feel all the snow covering my hand.

I can feel smooth wrapping paper.

I can feel my toys I got for Christmas.

Winter Poetry

by Cierra

Winter Poetry

by Austin

Oh no! Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney!

The third graders wrote stories based on Santa getting stuck in a chimney. To go with their stories, they completed a chimney craft complete with Santa's dangling legs! Check out a few of the cute stories!

Polar Express

Earlier this week we read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Well, actually we listened to it at storylineonline.net. Anyhow, the story was the first stop on our Polar Express adventure. Over the last two days the students have been completing learing centers related to the book. Each time they complete a center they get a punch on their ticket. It's been a fun and engaging way to spend the days leading up to Christmas break!

Kat is writing a letter to Santa requesting the first gift of Christmas.

Austin, Skylar, and Keegan are finishing up their Polar Express trains.

Katie, Paige, Cierra, and Trevor are thinking hard on some Polar Express story problems for math.

Leny works on some comprehension questions based on the Bloom's Taxonomy levels.

Ethan and Braeden plan a trip from Schleswig, Iowa to the North Pole. They needed to include at least three different modes of transportation

Priscilla practices her spelling words in the shaving cream "snow".

Paige is working on writing about her magical midnight train ride.

Skylar and Austin following instructions to build candy trains.

Camryn, Kat, Trevor, Katie, and Braeden reading The Polar Express as a readers' theater.

Multiplication Time!

The 3rd graders are so excited that we've started multiplication! We've worked on understanding what multiplication is and how it works. They have used manipulatives to illustrate problems, and they have also created arrays to clearly show the problem. We have practiced 0's, 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's to get our feet wet. We'll continue with those after Christmas break, and we will practice, practice, practice. Watch for a multiplication packet to start coming home in January.