https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu This unit makes use of various types of literacy that can be used in all of the content areas that are present in 3rd grade. This helps the students learn in many different ways, from showing them that literature has more uses than just to read for fun, and allows for students to get information from several different ways. What's great about this unit is that it can be used at any point in the year as the literacy can be changed to fit any season you are in. en-us 2016-11-26 18:32:15 UTC 2023-05-16 16:00:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/139981987

Students will be placed into groups and create posters based off of what vocabulary word is given to them from the social studies unit we will be doing over human, natural, and capital resources. Once group will have human resource, one will have natural resource, and one will have capital resource. Once the students have the word they will be tasked with creating a poster that incorporates the word itself into a visual representation of the word.]]> 2016-11-26 18:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/139981987 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/139982158 Fiction: This book will be used to test the students comprehension of the topic as they will be asked to find examples of human, natural, and capital resources in the story.]]> 2016-11-26 18:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/139982158 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/139982848 Students will be told about how Native Americans wouldn't write in ways that we do now, but had their own form of communication using pictures. Students will be given a list of common native American pictographs and asked to write a small story using only the pictures given. Students will then be asked to share their story with the class and have the class guess what they are trying to tell us. ]]> 2016-11-26 19:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/139982848 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140031616 Non-Fiction: This book will be read to the students over the course of a week after recess each day. It will be used to show the students how Native Americans faced troubles longer than just when settlers came over. Once the book is finished students will be asked to write a letter to the teacher of the main character asking her to call the main character by the proper name and giving her 3 reasons why.]]> 2016-11-27 16:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140031616 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140036404
Students will work together as a class to come up with various types of resources (human, natural, and capital) that Native Americans would have used in the past. They will then pick one of each resource and write a small story using those resources in their story in which they are a Native American going about daily life.]]> 2016-11-27 17:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140036404 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140037237 Poetry: Students will have the poem read to them, and then be asked to talk about what they think this poem was talking about and what elements they see in it (for example, is there nature mentioned in this poem? Another person?). Afterward we will make a class list of what we found in the poem and a class definition of what we think this poem is about.]]> 2016-11-27 18:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140037237 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140077655 MLS SS Standard: 3.E.4.A.b  Distinguish among natural, capital and human resources.

MLS ELA Standard: 3.W.1.B.c develop a draft by categorizing, organizing, and sequencing the supporting details into a text with a clear beginning, middle, and end

National Social Studies Standard:
3. People, Places, and Environments The study of people, places, and environments enables us to understand the relationship between human populations and the physical world

]]> 2016-11-28 03:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140077655 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140078791 MLS Math Standard: 
3.RA.A.1 Interpret products of whole numbers

MLS ELA Standard:
3.R.1.B.a develop an understanding of vocabulary by  decoding and identifying the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes and knowing how they change the meaning of root words 

National Math Standard:
3.NBT.3  Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 (e.g., 9 × 80, 5 × 60) using strategies based on place value and properties of operations ]]> 2016-11-28 03:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140078791 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140079660 Students will be given a worksheet to fill out as a class. It will be a graphic organizer helping the students understand what the word "multiplication" means before doing any math. This will be used as an introduction activity to get the students thinking about what we mean when we say we are going to multiply.]]> 2016-11-28 03:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140079660 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140081193 Students will be given a template to create their own multiplication problems. Once they are done we will take turns solving them as a class on the document camera, making sure everyone gets a chance to share their problem.]]> 2016-11-28 03:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140081193 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140081714 Fiction: Students will have this book read to them and then will work together as a class to solve the problems presented in the book.]]> 2016-11-28 04:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140081714 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140082123 Non-fiction: This is the standard book used in 3rd grade for math. They will use this book for practice problems.]]> 2016-11-28 04:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140082123 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140082521 Ipad App: Students will play this game to practice their multiplication skills as they have to get problems correct in order to turn the virtual zombies back into humans. This will be a fun way to engage students and practice their math skills.]]> 2016-11-28 04:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140082521 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140083583 Video: Students will listen to this song, which is a form of video literacy, in order to review and practice their 6's when learning multiplication facts.]]> 2016-11-28 04:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140083583 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140083718 MLS Science Standard: 
3.ESS2.D.1  Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. 

MLS ELA Standard:
3.W.3.A.c Apply research process to decide what sources of information might be relevant to answer these questions 

National Science Standard:
 3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season ]]> 2016-11-28 04:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140083718 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084215 Students will pick a city in the United States that the class will follow and record the weather patterns for over the course of a month. Students will also record the weather for our city, and then they will compare the weather in both cities and make a decision on which city they would rather live in based on the weather, then tell the class which city they picked and why.]]> 2016-11-28 04:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084215 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084384 Students will gather data on the temperature of the city that they pick in the previous activity. They will record each days temperature in a table along with the temperature of the city they live in, then at the end of the month they will graph both sets of data on a graph to show how the temperature changes over the course of the month.]]> 2016-11-28 04:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084384 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084537 The students will look at what it takes to be a weatherman by looking at what you would look at if you need to report the weather. Students will look out the window and talk about what they think is important to tell people what the weather is that day. They will talk about how you need to know the temperature, how cloudy or sunny it is, if it is raining or snowing, and road conditions. They will also have a list of unimportant information such as if the grass is green or not, how many cars are on the road, or if there are cracks in the sidewalk. Students will use worksheet provided to record their answers, bottom of worksheet will be cut off before given to students.]]> 2016-11-28 04:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084537 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084926 I will contact the local weatherperson and have them come in and talk to the students about what it takes to report on the weather, their favorite part of their job, and answer questions the students may have about the profession.]]> 2016-11-28 04:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140084926 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085045 Fiction: Students will be read the book "Thundercake" and asked to talk about the weather that is happening in the book. They will also be asked to share if any weather scares them, and we will eat our own thundercake that I prepared the night before.]]> 2016-11-28 05:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085045 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085197 I will read a passage from this book about tornadoes and what they do when they form. We will then have a class discussion over what makes a tornado happen and why they can be so deadly.]]> 2016-11-28 05:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085197 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085306 MLS Health Standard:
1.HPE1.3.b  Identify the cause and effect of an active vs. inactive lifestyle on the cardiorespiratory system (e.g., healthy vs. unhealthy heart and lungs) 

MLS ELA Standard:
3.W.2.A.c  Write opinion texts that use specific and accurate words that are related to the topic, audience, and purpose 

National Health Standard:
1.NH1.3.b  Identify the cause and effect of an active vs. inactive lifestyle on the cardiorespiratory system (e.g., healthy vs. unhealthy heart and lungs) 

]]> 2016-11-28 05:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085306 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085658 Students will be given information on the heart, how it works, and some diseases that can happen to it. Students will write an opinion piece on how they think a heart would feel if the person that has the heart does not live a healthy lifestyle. They will be encouraged to use descriptive words and to show us how the heart would feel, not just tell.]]> 2016-11-28 05:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140085658 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140091312 Students will work together with a partner to come up with a list of ways that you can be healthy and lead an active life. Students will then present the list to the class]]> 2016-11-28 06:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140091312 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140091733 Students will come up with a class list of some things that are unhealthy. These things will be written on one side of the whiteboard, and we will write healthy alternatives on the other side. Each time we come up with a healthy alternative we will put a line through the unhealthy activity.]]> 2016-11-28 06:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140091733 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140091991 Students will read over this online article about unhealthy choices you can make as a child. We will talk about if any of the students do anything on the list, and then come up with ways we can be healthier.]]> 2016-11-28 07:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140091991 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140092465 We will read the book as a class and point out the healthy and unhealthy habits that the main characters are exhibiting. We will then talk about why the choices are healthy or unhealthy.]]> 2016-11-28 07:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140092465 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140092890 Students will be asked to write down 3 of their favorite foods. Students will then use the book to look up the calories, fat, and carbs of the foods and decide if they are healthy or not]]> 2016-11-28 07:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140092890 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140093335 MLS Art Standard: 
3.FA1.3.B  Create a container 

MLS ELA Standard:
  3.R.1.B.f  using a dictionary or a glossary to determine the meanings, syllabications, and pronunciation of unknown words 

National Art Standard: 
Anchor Standard #1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.]]> 2016-11-28 07:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140093335 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140947388 Students will each be given a small plastic box to decorate as they see fit with markers, paints, tape, or any other material they want to use so long as it says "blurt box" on the top of the lid. Each time we start a new unit in a content area students will fill their blurt box with related vocab words from that unit. Each day they will draw one word from the blurt box, define it in their notebook, and then share the definitions with the rest of the class. ]]> 2016-11-30 19:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140947388 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140956096 Each student in the class will be given a different word that pertains to the unit that is begin taught in a content area. Students will define the word in both a literal way and a visual way, as they will also be drawing and creating a picture to help the class remember the word. They will put their definition and picture on a note card and all the cards will be posted on the board as their own class word wall for the unit. They will have the actual definitions as well as a visual picture to help keep it in their mind.]]> 2016-11-30 20:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140956096 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140959524 Students will work together to create a large tree out of various types of large construction paper. The tree will take up most of a blank wall in the classroom. The students can add whatever they want to the tree itself and what goes on the at the base of the tree, however the leaves of the tree that hang off the branches must have one vocabulary word and definition written on each leaf. The leaves will be put on the tree backwards and change based on what unit is being taught, and each day a student will pull a leaf off the tree and read the word and definition to the class as a way of introducing new words in a fun way.]]> 2016-11-30 20:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140959524 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140966284 Students will be read the book "Brown Bear Brown Bear" as a class. They will then make their own book in a similar format, using their own animals and colors and making sure to use creative designs.]]> 2016-11-30 20:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140966284 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140968348 The children will read this book as a class about the twin towers, and then be tasked with illustrating a scene from the book without seeing the illustration that is in the book first. They will then compare the illustrations after everyone is finished to what was drawn in the book.]]> 2016-11-30 21:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140968348 jrn678 https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140969524 Students will use the Ipad App Osmo Monsters to both work on their basic vocabulary skills (by drawing what the monster says) and creating their own creations at the same time.]]> 2016-11-30 21:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jrn678/mjoxmif54osu/wish/140969524