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WELCOME TOTHIRD GRADE
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Increased research skills using books and internet
Sites available through third grade home page
Cooperative learning as well as independent assignments
Writing skills and content reading comprehension improved
Ongoing assessment for both group and individual work
Library and Computer Lab facilitate curriculum agenda
Social Studies and Science Projects
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Animations, photographs and illustrations
Adjustable reading levels
Narrated videos
Used in classroom and at home
Podcast enabled – MP3 format
Lessons correlated to Berkeley Science Standards
Science Power
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Enhance classroom learning and special
projects
Focus to incorporate technology into
curriculum
Students build technology and keyboarding
skills
Use state-of-the-art hardware and software
(Web 2.0 applications)
Computer Lab with Mrs. Driscoll
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Most projects are rubric – based
Students earn points in each category
Empowers students to take charge of their progress
Rubric Based Assessment
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Shift from learning to read to reading to learn
Exposure to a variety of genres
Comprehension and analysis of text
Responding to text, Literature Circles
Self-selected reading
Reading Instruction
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D.E.A.R. time and at-home reading
Buccaneer Book list
Long term and short term goals
Student conferences with teacher
Assessment of independent reading
Independent Reading
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Name a career where an employee is asked
to list ten to fifteen words in a column
without using spell check or any other
resource
Spelling is a tool used to communicate in writing.
Spelling
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Friday test - 100% correct
1. always2. correctly3. usually4. transfer5. writing
Spelling
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I allwayes spell my words correktly
on my Friday test, but it ushualey
dosent transfir to my daily writeing
Writing sample, 2 wks later
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Not an isolated subject
Students use tools & resources to spell words
Transfer into daily writing
Student accountability
Dictation assessment
Spelling
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Language Arts- Writing
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RUBRICSScore 1-5
*Rubrics cover 3-4 important strands of each trait.
*Students score anonymous stories before being scored themselves.
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Grammar (varied lessons, games, practice)
Wordly Wise – two week rotation
At-home practice can be found online
Language Arts
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Research-based curriculum
How students learn
Extensively researched and field
tested
Basic facts
Everyday Math employs a variety of
techniques to help children develop their
"fact power“
Supplemental activities provided
Every Day Math
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Computation
Variety of dependable and
understandable methods
Includes traditional & alternative
algorithms
Students encouraged to invent and
share their own operational procedures
Every Day Math Core
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Alternative Algorithms
Every Day Math
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Benefits:
Motivation to solve problems
Different learning styles addressed with problem-
solving options
Become more adept at changing problems into
easy-to-solve equivalent problems.
30-17 is equivalent to 30-10-7.
Explaining algorithms with others increases skill
level
Alternative Algorithms
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Providing multiple avenues for solving problems
manipulatives, tools, spoken and written words,
pictures, diagrams, and symbols
Individual, partner, and small group activities
Encourage risk-taking
Repeated exposure to concepts and skills
Frequent opportunities for review and practice
Meeting Individual Needs
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Teaches and assesses problem-solving and communication skills in real-world situations
Engages students and promotes reasoning and communication
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." — Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)
"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" — Dr. Seuss
Words of Wisdom
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Questions?