Stations: We worked on logical thinking by honing our convergent thinking with several different logic puzzles.  Our skills are getting stronger each week!  We also developed our creative thinking by doing a fluency activity and a transformation.  They are AMAZING-strong work!

Focus Study: Today was the big lab day!  We conducted our lab to test pH of common household liquids like lemon juice, baking soda, vinegar, and dish soap.  We used homemade pH testing paper that was created from red cabbage juice.  Ask your child about it!

Algebraic Thinking:  We finished our Hands-On-Equations Assessment.  I'm looking forward to checking the results.  We also worked on some cryptograms to test our algebraic thinking.

Novel Study: We continued to make connections through our novel study.  The mystery is about to be solved, but will Claudia and Jamie be disappointed by the news?  Will they make it back home safely?  Will Mrs. Frankweiler reveal the secret?  Stay tuned for the end of the book!

HW:  First in Math (Remember, I'll be checking for awards on Tuesday, April 8th.  Get BUSY!)


Have a great Spring Break!
Mrs. Kraeger

Third Grade had a productive day!  

Thanks to Yashas for a GREAT job on his blog post!

A few more details:
We began work on Acids & Bases as we prepare to create our papyrus.  The kids will continue this work for homework this week on our Target Glog.

HW: First In Math, Visit the Target Glog, 3rd Grade page, Acid & Base Video/Quiz

Today was a wonderful day.  We started off with "Audrey Aims-Art Conservator."  It was fun.  The new kids got their notebooks for this focus study.

After that, we did stations.  The stations were: Transformation, Design a Leprechaun costume, best of all-the cryptogram!  In a cryptogram, there is a logic puzzle.  You need to turn it into a quote from a famous person.  We love that one!

Then we did H.O.E (Hands-on-Equations).  You have some cubes and pawns. You use them to solve the equations.  We've always loved that!

Next we went to lunch.  We didn't do much there, ended up on green.
When we came back, we went to recess.  We played football, but we played it with a brain ball.  When we came back in, we continued H.O.E.
Then we checked our assignment sheets.  We read TMUFOMBEF (The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler), chapter 8.

We continued our study of Ancient Egypt with some focused research in the Computer Lab.  The kids divided into groups, listed topics for research, and assigned tasks to complete.  Later they collected their notes onto posters and presented their information to the larger group.  They did a great job evaluating and collaborating to get the needed information about scrolls, papyrus, hieroglyphics, and The Book of the Dead.


Our stations were great today!  We learned to do a new type of convergent thinking puzzle-Cryptogram.  It was challenging, but I think the kids made good progress!  Our other station focused on divergent thinking with an elaboration activity about Dr. Seuss' hat.  The responses were SO creative!