3rd Grade Newsletter
October 20, 2020
Language Arts
What are we learning?
- Brainstorming fiction writing ideas
- Developing problems and solutions for fiction writing
- Writing comes from real experiences
- Describe characters in reading
- Think about character feelings and why they act the way they do
Home/School Connection
- Describe a story idea, the problem, and solution
- Describe a character from a book you are reading
Math
What are we learning?
- Ways to show multiplication including pictures, arrays, number lines, and equations
Home/School Connection
- Discuss equal groups in real life experiences
- Describe how arrays show equal groups
AAP Math
What are we learning?
- Basic multiplication facts and the related division facts
- Create and solve multiplication and division problems
Home/School Connection
- Ask your child to describe these words:
- multiply
- factor
- product
- divide, division, divided by, divided into
- equal, equivalent
- groups
- repeated addition
- repeated subtraction
Science
What are we learning?
- Ladybugs, life cycles, habitats, and ecosystems
Home/School Connection
- What does a scientist do?
- Describe an ecosystem different from the one around your home
Social Studies
What are we learning?
- Digital Citizenship- what makes a strong online community?
Home/School Connection
Discuss how to be a respectful and contributing member of an online community