Third Grade News
2019-2020
We miss you!
Important Information
Happy Monday! We really enjoyed talking to each of our families this past week! This coming week is going to be a week of trying out different things in an effort to see what works best and see what distance learning is going to look like. Please keep in mind this is all new for us too so thank you for bearing with us this week. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call or email us!
Establish a Routine - We encourage you to begin to establish a routine for your child to be ready to learn at a set time each morning! This includes checking Seesaw daily for any new posts or activities, completing an activity from each choice board, and doing their daily reading. Our hope is that all their school work can be completed in time for lunch and the remainder of their day is free to play outside, do art projects, get exercise, etc. Obviously if work scheduling prevents you from being available in the morning, please establish a routine in the evening to help your child complete any learning activities. We thank you in advance for all of your hard work at home to support your child's learning!
Choice Boards: Choose 1 activity to complete each day. You are asked to do 1 each day, but you are welcome to do more! These are all activities that are Unplugged, meaning no device is needed!
Math - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_-ndLXPZZfsjYEqjH-u4AvkARTDOBHGSP4QIRqy0WvI/edit?usp=sharing
Reading - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OtcV-VLViz2onypYYwSg30Nc-H63oHLJNVe1QOUCEF4/edit?usp=sharing
Seesaw - We ask that you help your child create a habit of checking Seesaw daily this week and be on the lookout for new activities and announcements that are posted. Once we start distance learning there will be teaching videos and activities for your child to complete daily.
Epic - We will share out some books on Social Studies and Science topics each week as well.
"The Hundred Dresses" Daily Reading
Book Trailer: https://bit.ly/2wJc57k
Chapters:
*Starting After Spring Break*
Instructional videos in Math and Reading will begin starting April 13th. The 3rd grade teachers are coming together to create these instructional videos, your child will receive instruction from all three teachers!
PKVES Padlet - There are many resources on the Padlet including PE, Music, and Art activities if you are looking for other ways to keep your child focused on learning. https://padlet.com/jmongold1/dc83qeg5ofqz
Daily Read Alouds - There will be videos of books being read posted to our facebook page, so continue to check that our periodically
https://www.facebook.com/Peak-View-Elementary-272563226116513/
Daily Tasks This Week
1. Read 20-30 minutes
2. Complete 1 activity from the Reading Choice Board (link above)
3. Complete 1 activity from the Math Choice board (link above)
4. Be on the lookout for more activities on Seesaw!
Additional Ideas & Resources
Below we have listed some ideas and resources of how to help keep your child engaged at home. Our hope is to add more resources as we come across them, so keep checking back in periodically.
Please help your child to do something each day that sparks joy in their life during this time!
No Devices needed!!
- Read together every day! There are so many ways to make reading fun! Maybe create a book club in your house. Read by the fire, under the table, make a fort and read inside. Read outside on a picnic blanket, or tag team reading together.
- Go outside and play! There are many ways to get outside and interact with your child even if it is in your own back yard!
- Cook together! Include your child in the cooking process at home. Let them measure, count, and talk about fractions when cutting foods or multiplying recipes while you cook dinner or even make a fun treat!
- Practice telling time at any point in the day
- Practice counting money and making change. Let them pay by counting out real money the next time you go to the store. (Don't forget to wash your hands after!) :)
- Call out Multiplication Facts or make a game out of it
- Teach them how to help with household chores like learning and doing the laundry.
- Puzzles are a great way to help with fine motor skills.
- Crafts of any kind help develop their creativity and problem solving
- Keeping a journal can be a great way to write about what they are thinking or feeling through this
Ideas using technology
- Scholastic is offering a learn from home option. There are day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing! You can even specify your grade level to reach all ages of kids you may have in your home. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
- IXL is a math resource we use a lot in our classroom. They currently allow 20 math problems a day for free without any login needed! https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3
- BreakoutEDU is offering some free resources to bring the fun of breakout rooms home, while incorporating grade specific content. https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
- National Geographic Kids is a great learning website where kids can read and learn. There are also videos and games as well. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- If you (parents) have Facebook, join the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden for a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3:00pm where they will highlight one of their animals and include an activity you can do from home. https://bit.ly/38USMog
- Virtual Field trips are a fun way to explore the world from home! Look for the trips to Egypt, Rome, and Greece! https://www.virtualfieldtrips.org/video-library/
- Mrs. Thomas is sharing virtual field trips to our school Facebook page as well.
If and when we are allowed to share specific logins and passwords, I will do so personally through email and Seesaw.