Hello third graders,
If you’d like to continue practicing for the MCAS at home, you can find a practice test on the following site.
Click on the very first link, “Grade 3, English Language Arts Reading Comprehension”
Month: March 2013
Fractions on the Number Line
Math: quarters, fractions, and decimals
We spoke today about how fractions and decimals relate to each other. How many cents is a quarter? ($0.25). How many cents is two quarters? ($.50). When we talk about “cents” we are talking about how the number relates to a fraction out of 100. So 25 cents is actually 25/100. We will talk more about that this week.
Nikhil’s Fraction Rule: Nikhil came up with an amazing observation today! We are still investigating this rule, and trying to determine whether it works all the time. Don’t worry if the rule confuses you. It’s just something extra, and fun to think about. I will post that on the “Extensions” link under the “Math” tab.
My Side of the Mountain Open Response Anchor
You will need to continue this on your own for homework, and write your open response.
MCAS: Ben Franklin and What We’ve Learned
Homework and Common Mistakes
Ashley and Brendan suggested we post tonight’s homework on the homepage of our site. Here you go!
ELA HW:
Complete a final draft of your open response for “Diggin’ Dirt.”
Use the following to help you:
1. The sample response we did today as a class
2. Graphic organizer (you can add to the one you already did, or make a new one)
3. Your rough draft with any comments you or a partner wrote this morning.
Math HW: fractions worksheet (not everyone has the same one!)
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Anchor chart from today:
Graphic Organizer Styles
Today we discussed different graphic organizer methods to use when planning our writing. Choose one that works best for you, but REMEMBER: the point of the organizer is to help you write a good open response. If the method you chose doesn’t help you write a good response, then choose a different method.
Math: Creating a Rule for Adding Fractions
Andrew made a great point that if we added denominators, the answer would give us something smaller. We already know from earlier invesetigations that the bigger the denominator, the smaller the piece, or the smaller the number, and when we are adding, we want the answer to be bigger than the two numbers we are adding. This was why we needed to come up with a rule, or a mathematical system that would give us the correct answer. That rule is: Keep the denominators the same and add only the numerators.
You all shared lots of great ideas today!
ELA: Planning Written Responses With a Circle Graphic
Making Inferences
This anchor chart goes with the reading, “TITANIC, Past and Present” By Edward S. Kamuda.
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