Third Grade News You Can Use
Mrs. Biggs, Mrs. Hatcher, Ms. Head, Mrs. Lawley, Mr. Mendez
This Week
- Reading - Procedural Texts, Word Meaning, Dictionary Skills
- Writing - Persuasive Ads
- Grammar - Adjectives
- Spelling - Open Syllables
- Math - Using a frequency table, dot plot, pictograph, or bar graph with scaled intervals
- Social Studies - Three Branches of the Government
- Science - Physical Characteristics of Ecosystems
Important Dates
*Thursday, March 29, 2018 - Pack Rally @ 8:15
*Friday, March 30, 2018 - No School
*Monday, April 2, 2018 - No School
STAAR Reading Strategies
WHAT GREAT READERS DO!
- Circle or Highlight Title
- Make a prediction what you think text will be about.
- Read the Text.
- Visualize what you are reading.
- Write Main Idea or draw a picture for each paragraph.
- Highlight underlined words.
- Read the questions and determine if they can be found in the text or a thinking question.
- Answer Questions with text evidence.
- Check Your Answer
- Bubble All Your Answers Neatly and Correctly.