tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28339713146624378642024-03-17T22:03:24.754-05:00Adventures in Third GradeErin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-50103504131844574102015-05-03T14:12:00.001-05:002015-05-03T14:12:17.377-05:00Earth Day Activity - Oil Spill<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For Earth Day, my class worked through an Oil Spill lesson. It's all over Pinterest and I knew my third graders would love it! </span></div><div><br></div><div>We read the book Oil Spill and look at photos from the National Geographic website. The kids were very concern about the animals and how they were cleaned up. </div><div><br></div><div>To complete our experiment, I filled containers halfway with water and poured a layer of vegetable oil over the top. 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We are so excited when the mail comes each day to see if we get a new
state to add to our collection. We have 39 out of 50 states right now!<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-32200057569588572202014-05-08T16:52:00.000-05:002014-05-09T23:04:59.702-05:00Mothers' Day Card & ArtWe worked hard on writing a poem and creating flower art for our moms this week. My students loved making the personalized flowers for their moms in this project!<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-10615084067969592402014-05-02T16:24:00.000-05:002014-05-02T16:24:00.355-05:0050 States - UpdateThe kids are LOVING our <a href="http://adventuresinthirdgrade-brown.blogspot.com/2014/04/learning-our-50-states.html" target="_blank">50 States Postcard Challenge</a>! We are so excited when the mail comes each day to see if we get a new state to add to our collection. We have 29 out of 50 states right now!<br />
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I read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Man-Map-Remember-States-ebook/dp/B00FX1967Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398994284&sr=1-1&keywords=little+man+on+the+map" target="_blank">The Little Man in the Map</a> and it has an amazing way to teach the students tricks to learn the states. The day after reading this book, we went over a blank map and my students were able to work as a class to name all 50 states. This is after their states pretest had an average of 9 correct states. My students are able OBSESSED with the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2RFiaf7Xc" target="_blank">Fifty Nifty United States song</a>. I am so proud of my students for how far they've come in learning the states of our nation!<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-59927750261415907242014-04-30T16:57:00.000-05:002014-05-01T20:15:07.151-05:00Math Review: Add/Sub We have completed our math curriculum (Math Expressions) and are now reviewing what we learned all year long. Today was 3-digit addition and subtraction. Students competed against partners to get four in a row correct. They used calculators to check their answers. They LOVED it!!<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-63887066629960054892014-04-22T17:40:00.000-05:002014-04-22T20:11:57.228-05:00Happy Earth Day!!Each year, our school celebrates EARTH DAY with fun rotations! Here's a peek at what we did today:<br />
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Paper Towel Rainstick <br />
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Recycled Relays <br />
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<br /> Recycle Speaker<br />
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Story Time & Snack<br />
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Peel Crayons to Make New Crayons<br />
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Book Swap <br />
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Pavers (each grade made one for our outdoor area)<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-21882665635097701032014-04-16T16:54:00.000-05:002014-04-16T20:55:26.127-05:00Learning Our 50 StatesIn 4th grade, our students will be expected to learn all 50 states and their capitals. To get them started, we are introducing the states this spring. One of the fun ways we are showing off the states is to collect postcards from (hopefully) all 50 states. We are not doing a normal postcard challenge with other schools, but simply asking family and friends to ask their out of state acquaintances to mail our class a postcard.<br />
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Here is the information I sent to my parents:<br />
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We will soon begin our study
of the states in our wonderful nation. To add a little fun, we would
like to receive postcards from all the states. This is where you come
in! Please contact (call, email, facebook.etc.)
any friends or family that live in other states and request a postcard.
Below is an example request:</div>
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"Hi there! My child's 3rd
grade class is studying the 50 states of our country. They would like to
receive a postcard from each state. Please send a state-theme (e.g.,
Kansas postcard might have a sunflower, California
might have a beach) postcard to our class. If you are able, please
include a fact about your state on the postcard. Please mail the
postcard to Moonlight Elementary, Attn: Mrs. Brown, ___________________. Thank you!"</div>
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I will update you with which
states have come in and which we are still missing. Thank you so much
for helping with this fun project!</div>
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This email went out Monday and we are looking forward to receiving mail from around our nation. We have a map to color in the states we have received a postcard from. Hope to share positive results soon!</div>
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</span></span>Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-74373734145252922982014-04-14T17:04:00.000-05:002014-04-16T21:11:21.118-05:00Disappearing Peeps!Welcome!! We are experimenting on the effects of various liquids on Peeps! We are testing water, vinegar, apple juice, soda, and laundry detergent. The students are recording the changes they see each day.<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-28567776999950077702014-04-10T17:19:00.000-05:002014-04-16T21:24:41.075-05:00Egg DropEach of my students created an invention to protect a raw egg from a 9 foot drop. They were SUCH creative little kiddos! In an unprecedented turn of events, all but one egg survived the fall. This has SERIOUSLY NEVER happened before in six years of teaching!<br />
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Check out some of their projects:<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-2531893159094175402014-03-18T11:46:00.000-05:002014-03-18T11:46:00.955-05:00Geometry: Polygons & AnglesOur next Math Expressions unit covers Polygons & Angles. To help the students "see" these more often, our third grade team taped down some polygons and angles to our carpets.<br />
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I use these in a couple ways:<br />
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<li>We have gone on "Right Angle Hunts" where we look carefully at each shape or angle to determine if there is a right angle. My students have also learned the geometry words <u>acute</u> and <u>obtuse</u>. They love sounding so smart using these grown up math words!</li>
<li>I have also called on students or groups of students to "Find the ____" (trapezoid, rectangle, obtuse triangle, etc.). Once everyone is in their places, they have to discuss as a small group what makes their shape/angle unique and unlike the others in the room. Each group then gets to share about their shape/angle's attributes.</li>
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-30290777267103101812014-03-16T11:07:00.000-05:002014-03-16T11:07:06.865-05:00Oogly - Clay Monster CreationsEach year, the <a href="http://www.artwithmyrna.com/" target="_blank">Oogly Lady</a> comes to visit our school. She is a wonderful artist who brings such unique creations from my students! I love to see what they make.<br />
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The students start with a ball of clay and create a pinch pot. This pinch pot becomes the mouth & body of their Oogly monster. Next, a nose and eyes are added. With a little bit of rolled clay, the monster has legs and arms. My students get very into the details of their monsters, adding teeth, hair, a spiky tail, etc.<br />
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The Oogly Lady takes our monsters with her to fire them in the kiln. Meanwhile, we write a fictional fantasy story about the creatures. The Ooglies are a prized possession and are kept for many, many years!<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-49156104891613135012014-03-14T11:07:00.000-05:002014-03-16T11:33:38.360-05:00Leprechaun Madness - Lots of Pictures!Today is an inservice/work time day for teachers and next week is Spring Break. That means any St. Patrick's Day celebrations had to be done this week instead of next!<br />
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We started out telling the students that last year a leprechaun reeked havoc on the third grade. He destroyed our classroom in his search for gold! This definitely got the students' attention. We designed traps to catch the leprechaun and had a STEM-related discussion about how they intended on catching the little rascal.<br />
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We set the traps on Wednesday evening, I locked our classroom door on the way out so that no one could mess with them. On Thursday morning, our classrooms were a disaster! We checked each trap, but the slippery little leprechaun escaped us again!<br />
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The clean up process begins...</div>
Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-26927372134893723952014-02-14T10:54:00.001-06:002014-02-14T10:54:59.642-06:00Valentine's Buckets & Teacher GiftsMy students decorated large cans (recycled from our cafeteria!) to hold their Valentines. They loved adding their own personal touch to them and lots of stickers didn't hurt either!<br />
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Our third grade team gave the students glow bracelets for Valentine's Day. I really like to trend of not always giving candy out with the cards.<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-27079639008517661212014-02-11T15:46:00.000-06:002014-02-11T15:46:00.212-06:00Methods of SubtractionOur district adopted <a href="http://www.hmhco.com/shop/education-curriculum/math/elementary-mathematics/math-expressions" target="_blank">Math Expressions</a> as our math curriculum (below are pictures from my teachers' manual). This is our first year with Math Expressions and I am in LOVE with it! I previously blogged about the addition strategies the students have learned. With subtraction, the students learned three strategies: Common U.S. Method, Ungroup First Method, and Expanded Method. Again, the students use Proof Pictures to show the ungrouping in subtraction and how to "take away" from the bigger number.<br />
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<br />Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-16927369548905869002014-02-10T11:20:00.000-06:002014-02-14T10:45:50.324-06:00The Olympics Are Coming: Research A SportCurling? Luge? Biathlon? Nordic Combined? The Winter Olympics has some obscure sports. In order to understand the sports that will be played in the Winter Olympics, my students worked in partners to researchthe some of the non traditional sports. Each of them filled out an Olympics book and together they created a poster to present to the class. They loved watching videos about their sport and really got into the research!<br />
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My students are ready for the Winter Olympics and are going to know so much about the sports as they watch! </div>
Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-51803944734074894722014-02-08T10:55:00.000-06:002014-02-08T10:55:00.439-06:00The Olympics Are Coming: Tracking MedalsMy students were four and five years old the last time the Winter Olympics rolled around so they have a lot to catch up on. They are working in partners to research a Winter Olympic sport. As well, throughout the Olympics, students will track medals won by countries. I looked up the top nine winningest countries in recent Winter Olympics. Then I assigned the students to a country. They colored the flag of that country and we posted their tracking sheets at the front of our classroom. We will look up medal totals each day and update our tallies.<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-36105181925343367512014-02-07T09:07:00.000-06:002014-02-07T09:07:00.384-06:00Staff Fun: Olympic PredictionsAs head of the Social Committee at work, I wanted to have a bit of fun with the Winter Olympics. I did a little research and created on questions for our staff to answer about the Olympics. This chart is posted in our teachers' lounge for teachers to write their names under which item they vote for.<br />
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As the Winter Olympics go on, I will tally who has the most right answers/points earned. That person will be named our School Olympian. I am trying to think of fun rewards for our top three "medalists". I think this would be a fun project to do with students as well.<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-82393563502533059582014-02-06T15:35:00.000-06:002014-02-06T15:35:00.030-06:00Colorful Penguin ArtI found <a href="http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2013/01/14/penguin-art-project/" target="_blank">this art project</a> through Pinterest and knew my students <i>had</i> to do it! We used foam brushes and make stripes on color on our background. I told the students not to clean off their brushes between color changes so there would be good blending of colors.<br />
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Then, we tore a snowy hill for our penguins to stand on. Putting our color background aside, we got to work on constructing our penguins. Students used black paper and made a tombstone-like shape for the penguin body and then a second, smaller one in white for the penguin belly. Next, we used our scrapes to create eyes and wings. Finally, we added an orange beak and feet. A little rubber cement and the penguins were safely on their snowy hills with bright backgrounds.<br />
Here is my penguin:<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-72888816513644507082014-02-04T13:28:00.000-06:002014-02-04T15:06:48.508-06:00Technical Writing: How To Build A SnowmanEach year, as we are anticipating the arrival of our snowstorm(s), we write a technical piece How To Build A Snowman. We focus on writing sequential paragraphs instead of 1., 2., 3., etc. steps. We discussed all the sequence and transition words they would be able to use in their writing. Then we drafted!<br />
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As they edited with a partner, each student read their directions aloud. Their partner used a whiteboard to draw the directions they were hearing. This really helped the students understand what they were missing from their directions. There were many drawing with three snowballs side by side because the author forgot to include the stacking step :)<br />
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After final drafts were written, students decorated their own snowman to 'hold' their writing. These snowmen looked more festive than the ones we have made in the past.<br />
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<br />Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-20227164400128175552014-02-03T15:44:00.000-06:002014-02-03T15:44:00.339-06:00Eggs Full of SoundAlong with our <a href="http://adventuresinthirdgrade-brown.blogspot.com/2014/01/sound-cups-of-science.html" target="_blank">other sound science experiment</a>, we got to shake it up with some eggs. The students shook eggs and had to figure out what objects were inside. No matching this time, just hard listening. The students glued down the object pictures they <i>thought</i> were in the eggs. This was such a fun experiment for the students! They worked really hard to match the sounds to what the objects in the pictures were made of. The most fun was opening the eggs to see if they were correct!<br />
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-74918171620363229432014-02-01T14:29:00.001-06:002014-02-01T14:48:50.511-06:00Which Team Will Win? Super Bowl 2014Who are you predicting will win the 2014 Super Bowl? I asked my third graders to make a prediction and decorate a helmet to show their vote. I think some of my students chose the Denver Broncos to win because they are neighbors to the west. Others have just heard more about the Broncos because the Chiefs play them twice a year. I have a student who moved to Kansas from Washington state, so she is definitely rooting for the Seahawks, along with a couple other classmates.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will see who wins tomorrow!</span> </div>
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-34689366169937348262014-01-29T17:57:00.000-06:002014-01-30T21:11:28.184-06:00100th Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We celebrated the 100th Day of School with some 100 second challenges. The students estimated how many times they would be able to _______ in 100 seconds. Then they were timed to see if their estimates were close. The activities they participated in there: write your name, stand up and sit down, blink, jump up and down, say the alphabet, and count to ten. They were LOVING this celebration!</div>
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Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-43401481106454177292014-01-24T15:45:00.000-06:002014-01-24T15:45:00.261-06:00Methods of AdditionOur district adopted <a href="http://www.hmhco.com/shop/education-curriculum/math/elementary-mathematics/math-expressions" target="_blank">Math Expressions</a> as our math curriculum. This is our first year with Math Expressions and I am in LOVE with it! It is very face-paced, but it builds upon itself very well. The students are catching on quickly and I can see so much growth in them from the beginning of the school year.<br />
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I took some pictures of my teacher manual of the three methods of addition we taught the students. They are: New Groups Above (this is most common in U.S.), New Groups Below, and Show All Totals.<br />
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My students have gravitated with New Groups Above mostly. This is the one I am most comfortable with as well. New Groups Below is almost the exact same as New Groups Above, except your put your "new group number" on the equation line instead of above the place value (see picture, it will make more sense). Show All Totals is adding in expanded form. This is helpful for students to "see" the new groups happening. We also create Proof Pictures to prove the addition happened with place value drawings.</div>
Erin Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949082112382483798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833971314662437864.post-71970350728340712722014-01-22T15:28:00.000-06:002014-01-22T15:28:00.136-06:00Winter Door DecorationsOur classroom door needed a little pizazz when coming back from Winter Break. I found a resource through Pinterest from <a href="http://the-sharpenedpencil.blogspot.com/2011/01/snow-kids.html" target="_blank">The Sharpened Pencil</a> and couldn't wait to get it into my kiddo's hands! I asked them to write about what they most enjoy about winter.<br />
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