3rd Grade Thinkers!
November 26, 2019
Virtues
Thankfulness is being grateful for what you have. It is an attitude of gratitude for learning, loving, and being. It is appreciating the little things which happen around you every day. It is having a sense of wonder about the beauty of this world.
Here are some questions to discuss with your child regarding thankfulness:
What relationships are you thankful for and what is it about them that you appreciate?
Who would you like to thank? How would you like to thank them?
What things in your life are you most thankful for?
What is someone like who rarely, if ever, experiences gratitude?
When is it hardest for you to be thankful?
What would help you be thankful at times like that?
What are you most thankful for about yourself?
Describe a difficult time in your life and name the lesson or virtue you learned from it.
Thanks for your support!
ELA
Dear Family Member:
This week our class will be focusing on how problem solving can lead to new ideas and new products. We will be talking about people who came up with new inventions when investigating and trying to solve a problem.
Here are some activities you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we’ll be practicing.
Word Workout
- Words to Know: metaphor Help your child think of an invention that has changed your family’s life. Then work with your child to use the list words to tell about that invention.
- Spelling/Phonics: long a (spelled ay, ai, a_e, ea, ei, eigh, ey) Rewrite the list words for your child, but leave out the vowels in each word. Have your child write the missing vowels.
Comprehension: cause and effect
Read about the invention of the printing press. Help your child fill in blanks that will connect the causes and the effects of the invention.
Math
Social Studies & Science
We are hard at work writing our animal research papers. Ask your child what they are learning about endangered Australian animals!