Miss Bruggeman's Class

 

 Welcome to the third grade page!

 Week of: 5-24-10

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Reading/Language Arts

 

This week we will read Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. We will review the elements of a fantasy story. Our comprehension focus will be identifying fantasy and realism in the selection. We will review prepositions, irregular verbs, and subject/verb agreement. Students will also learn new vocabulary for this story.

Spelling List: market, monkey, before, woman, eagle, basket, mirror, tiger, bottle, needle, wonder, order, relax, apple, candle

 Challenge List: echoing, remarkable, sparkling, crystal, eager, entrance, dangerous, anxiously, vanished, unnatural, frightening, unbearably, fountain, exhausted, familiar

Vocabualry Words: blinding, crystal, echoing, ledge, remarkable, scout, sparkling, treasure, antennae, dusk, feverish, unnatural

 

Language Arts and Math skill builders:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_original.htm

 

Math

 

We will continue Chapter 8. Students will learn to find the perimeter and area of a shape. Students will learn to identify volume as well as plot points on a coordinate grid.

 

Math Skills Review 

Practice fractions:

 http://jmathpage.com/JIMSFractionspage.html

 Practice Measurement:

Practice telling time:

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-time.html

 

Practice counting money:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/money_transactions_math_third_3rd_grade.htm

 

Practice division:

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html

 

Practice multiplication:

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

http://www.haelmedia.com/OnlineActivities_txh/mc_txh3_002.html

 

 Religion

We will study the lives of Saints. Students will learn about Dominic Savio, Bernadette, the Archangels, Scholastica, and Benedict.

 

Science/Social Studies

 We will learn about electric energy (electricity). We will conduct experiments with static electricity. Students will learn about circuits, and how electricity travels. We will also discuss conductors of electricity, and students will observe experiments with electricity. Finally, students will create an electromagnet.

Science/Social Studies Skills Review

 Learn more about fossils:

 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/Fossiltypes.html

 

Learn about China:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/china/

Learn about Japan:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Japan/

Learn about Australia:

www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/

Antarctica:

 www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/

Reptile Research:

 http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles.html

 

 Learn more about our country's famous documents:

  http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/

 

 Learn more about the Solar System:

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

 

 Research Presidents:

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/presidents.html 

 

 Review severe weather:

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weather-ready/ 

http://www.kidinfo.com/science/weather.html 

 

Review the water cycle:

 http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20417-the-cycle-series-the-water-cycle-video.htm 

 

Review the branches of governement:

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html

 

Review Earth's layers:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Inside.shtml

 

 Review soil:

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/down_dirty.html

 

 

 

http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMeasurementpage.html