WELCOME TOTHIRD GRADE

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

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

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

Most projects are rubric – based

Students earn points in each category

Empowers students to take charge of their progress

Rubric Based Assessment

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

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

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

Friday test - 100% correct

1. always2. correctly3. usually4. transfer5. writing

Spelling

I allwayes spell my words correktly

on my Friday test, but it ushualey

dosent transfir to my daily writeing

Writing sample, 2 wks later

Not an isolated subject

Students use tools & resources to spell words

Transfer into daily writing

Student accountability

Dictation assessment

Spelling

Language Arts- Writing

RUBRICSScore 1-5

*Rubrics cover 3-4 important strands of each trait.

*Students score anonymous stories before being scored themselves.

Grammar (varied lessons, games, practice)

Wordly Wise – two week rotation

At-home practice can be found online

Language Arts

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

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

Alternative Algorithms

Every Day Math

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

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

Teaches and assesses problem-solving and communication skills in real-world situations

Engages students and promotes reasoning and communication

"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

Questions?