Miss Bruggeman's Class
Welcome to the third grade page!
Week of: 5-24-10
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 [1]
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 [2]
Practice Measurement:
Practice telling time:
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-time.html [3]
Practice counting money:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/money_transactions_math_third_3rd_grade.htm [4]
Practice division:
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html [5]
Practice multiplication:
http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm [6]
http://www.haelmedia.com/OnlineActivities_txh/mc_txh3_002.html [7]
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 [8]
Learn about China:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/china/ [9]
Learn about Japan:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Japan/ [10]
Learn about Australia:
www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/ [11]
Antarctica:
www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/ [12]
Reptile Research:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles.html [13]
Learn more about our country's famous documents:
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ [14]
Learn more about the Solar System:
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm [15]
Research Presidents:
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/presidents.html [16]
Review severe weather:
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weather-ready/ [17]
http://www.kidinfo.com/science/weather.html [18]
Review the water cycle:
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20417-the-cycle-series-the-water-cycle-video.htm [19]
Review the branches of governement:
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html [20]
Review Earth's layers:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Inside.shtml [21]
Review soil:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/down_dirty.html [22]
http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMeasurementpage.html [23]