3rd Grade

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Touch Typing site for keyboarding skills practice. Practice lessons 1.

October 16, 2024 (Week 7)
Animal Research (3 weeks)

Students will complete a research worksheet on an assigned animal. We will be completing this on Google Classroom. They will use the Facts4me website. They will be assigned an animal category from which they may select any animal.

If your animal does not have the male, female, baby and group information, try the Kidzone: Animal male, female, baby and group names website or Enchanted Learning: Name of female, male, baby and group.

November 12, 2024 (Week 10)
Animal PowerPoint Presentations (did 1 week already, 2 more weeks)

Students will create an 8 slide presentation. We will be completing this on Google Classroom. We will be following along with the research worksheet we completed earlier in the year.

First slide will have their animal name, a picture of their animal, and their FIRST Name and room number.

The second slide will be the type of animal. They will finish the writing prompt in the first text box and add a picture of their animal into the 2nd text box.

The third slide will be where their animal lives (just like the 3rd question on the worksheet). They will finish the writing prompt and add a picture of where their animal lives.

The fourth slide will be habitat. They will once again finish the writing prompt and add a picture of their animal's habitat.

The fifth slide will be the animal's male, female, baby and group name. They will also add a picture of their baby animal.

The sixth slide will be on predators of their Animal and will including a picture of the predator.

The seventh slide will be on eating habits and will include two text boxes, one for what animal eats and another for a picture of what they eat.

The final slide will be titled Interesting Facts and will include a text box with the 3 additional facts they researched. They will add a picture pertaining to one of the additional facts to this slide.

Students will click on 'turn in' on this page once they have finished the presentation.

November 20, 2024 (Week 11)
Letters to Santa (2 weeks)

Students will go to the Touch Typing site to work on their keyboarding skills. They will move to lesson 3.

Students will be given a format to follow and will write a letter to Santa. The will use the Word software. They will open a new document. They will start by typing in their name and address. They will return 4 times and type a greeting, Dear Santa. They will write 4 good sentences to Santa about their past year. They will return two times after the last sentence and type 'Here is my list'. They will then write a numbered list of 8 items they would like for Christmas. They will include a closing and after returning 4 times, type their names. When they are finished they will print their letter and sign their name.

December 13, 2024 (Week 13)
Animal PowerPoint Presentations (did 1 week already, 2 more weeks)

Students will go to the Touch Typing site to work on their keyboarding skills. They will practice lessons 3.

When students come back from break, it can be difficult to get them refocused after the excitement of the holidays. We will treat January as a new beginning. We will reflect on what we have accomplished so far in the school year and make plans for the rest of our year together.

Part of our plan includes the students making resolutions. We will start the lesson by asking students, “What is a Resolution?” They soon learn that a resolution is a promise that you make to yourself. I then read aloud some sample resolutions from students in previous years. This gives them some specific ideas about making resolutions. I follow this up with a discussion about how there are different kinds of resolutions.

Students finally complete a poster using Word with their 6 resolutions. They will make two PERSONAL resolutions, two resolutions that involve FAMILY OR FRIENDS, and two resolutions that involve SCHOOL. They will title their poster with "Full name"'s New Year's Resolutions. They will also title their 3 categories and use automatic numbering for each of their 6 resolutions.

Students may share their top two resolutions with the class.

At end of year:

When the end of the year comes around, students are given their resolutions and are asked to reflective about how far they have come or what things they might still need to work on.

The final posters can be used to decorate a bulletin board in our classroom where students are reminded of their resolutions every week.

Reference:

Newingham, Beth. "TEACHERS." Scholastic Teachers. N.p., 2013. Web. 03 Jan. 2013. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/new-year39s-resolution-time-capsules/?eml=TNL/e/20130103///January_Update///Events/GEN_SPS//////

February 11, 2025 (Week 18)
Animal PowerPoint Presentations during class (2 weeks)

I will compile student slides into one PPT presentation to be presented during 2 computer classes.

They will need to rename their PPT to their name, turn their slides into the user volume hand-in folder (save final copy to desktop, connect to server, open user volume, hand-in, 3rd grade, room number, drag in assignment)- will be done as class. Instructor will compile slides into one PPT

March 14, 2025 (week 20)
Praise Notes (1 week)

Instructor will pass out names of girls and boys (preprinted) and assign who students will be writing praise note for, to save time.

Students will log onto the Kidpix software. They will be shown multiple options for creating a 'Praise Note' for their assigned classmate. Instructor will demonstrate options and requirements. Praise notes must be positive and acknowledge the strengths of the intended student. Students will print their praise note.

The next class will be spent reading the praise notes out loud and giving them to the intended student.

March 20, 2025 (week 21)
Present Praise Notes

Students will reach Praise Notes to their classmates.

March 10, 2025 (week 22)
Behind the Name Research (2 weeks)

Students will be given a worksheet that they will fill out using the information found at Behind the Name. They will research their first name and find information on the gender, usage, rank, year, 3 related names, and name day. They will Google search the meaning of their name. They may also go to the Happy Name Day website if there is no Name Day info on the Behind the Name page. Click on search for Name Day and type in the requested name.

April 8, 2025 (week 24)
Behind the Name Poster (3 weeks)

Students will take the information they gathered and create a name poster. They will use word art for their name and center it on their document. They will then insert text boxes with the researched information. They will decorate the text boxes with different colors and patterns. They will publish their work once complete.

Students will use spell check before printing.

May 14, 2025 (week 27)
All About Me for 4th Grade Teacher (1 week)

Students will download a letter for their 4th grade teachers. They will place it in their 3rd grade folders. They will fill in the information and if time permits, will place a picture about themselves into it. They will print it and I will give it to their teachers next year before the start of classes.

OR if time:

May 22, 2025 (Week 28)

Complete reflection on New Year's Resolutions:

When the end of the year comes around, students are given their resolutions and are asked to reflective about how far they have come or what things they might still need to work on.

Updated October 18, 2024

St. Albert the Great

Computer Class

Mrs. Graber

3rd Grade