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Sep
22

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Word Work

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img_1523This is our first week doing word study.  Daily activities and procedures are being practiced and will quickly become routine.  Students will start bringing their folders home every Thursday to prepare for the test. I recommend they choose one activity from the list below to do at home tonight. In their folders you will notice some blank, lined paper.  This is the style of paper I will use on the test.  It comes from the Handwriting Without Tears program that we use.  I’ve found that the double lines really help students with proper sizing of letters.  You will notice an example of how to use the lines in their folder today.

Choose one of the following activities

  • Visit Spelling City or get the free app — (The app works best!)
    • No login required.  Search for teacher and enter Lisa Barnhart to access the weekly lists.  They did this at school today on their iPad.
  • Do a speed sort

  • Do a blind buddy writing sort.

Happy Sorting!

Sep
22

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Flash Flood

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img_0880Culminating our Weather and Climate Unit in third grade was an engineering challenge. For a few weeks now we have been studying weather patterns, erosion, and layers of the earth’s crust (and a few flash flood videos). Also, we have conducted investigations about how various structures can be designed to support weight anchored in rock. The stage was set, we were ready to take on the challenge of designing solutions to minimize the impact of flash floods.

 

Given time and material constraints and specific criteria of a “city” to design, the students imagined all sorts of ways to address the question: How can we design cities to minimize flood damage? We planned and sketched some designs, started creating, and planned some more. Inevitably, the disaster occurred.Cities sustained various degrees of damage. However, we were all impressed by the efficacy of the varied designs. Back to the drawing board went the students, noting what worked and what could be improved and how to implement changes.

 

Today marks the end of the project, and, it looks as if sustained rains will result in more flooding! Oh no! How will the new designs hold up?

 

Stay tuned…..

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