2. Welcome to 3 rd Grade Curriculum Night!

3. Overview Curriculum guide can be found at: http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/Page/2804 How to use this curriculum and home support guide 3 rd grade homework policy –Approximately 10 minutes of homework per grade level –At this point, your student should read at least 15 minutes per night –Each night you should plan for at least 30 minutes total time for homework –Assignment Notebook needs to be signed and returned every day

4. Language Arts: Reading MAP scores and fluency assessments to determine individual needs. Students will participate in reading groups at their reading level or dealing with a skill they need. Daily reading is the key to becoming a better reader.

5. Reading Units Unit 1: Main Idea and Supporting Details Unit 2: Visualize/Analyze Characters Unit 3: Identify Sequence of Events Unit 4: Summarize and Synthesize Unit 5: Making Connections/Inferences Unit 6: Fact and Opinion Unit 7: Making Inferences and Predictions Unit 8: Compare and Contrast Unit 9: Cause and Effect Unit 10: Draw Conclusions

6. Reading Units Here is what a unit looks like Week 1: Introduce a skill »On last slide Week 2: Introduce a genre »Realistic Fiction, Fairy Tales, Non-Fiction, etc.. Week 3: Fluency »Reader’s Theatre

7. Language Arts: Writing Students will write stories, reports, poems, and letters. Each day a lesson will be taught and time to write will be provided. 3 rd Grade Units Personal Narrative Realistic Fiction How-to Persuasive Poetry

8. Language Arts: Word Study Students select 5 words from a list of “High Frequency” words that they didn’t know on the pretest this fall. Students will be practicing a feature skill each week. The goal is to teach students about words and how they relate; students learn patterns for a lifetime, not a list for a week. There will be a quick quiz every Friday in place of traditional Spelling test. Word Study homework will be given on Monday and is due on Friday.

9. Weekly Homework

10. High frequency words and sentences: 1.______________________________ 2.______________________________ 3.______________________________ 4.______________________________ 5.______________________________

11. Math Students will have blue math homework almost every night. Students will be pre-tested on most chapters. Typical math lesson: whole group lesson, try sample problems as a class and then individual or small group work. Big focus in 3 rd grade is mastering multiplication facts. Please review addition and subtraction facts at home.

12. Online Math Tools Math Expressions textbook Online math manipulatives Online games www-k6.thinkcentral.com –Username: firstnamelastname or jackson3 –Password: 123456 or jackson3 » Lunch number

13. Science Hands-on activities with reading resources Three areas studied –Life science (plants and animals) –Physical Science (energy and sound) –Space and Technology (planets, solar system) Throughout the science units there will be a focus on science based careers

14. Social Studies Themes covered this year –Geography and Mapping –Government and Citizenship U.S. History –Economics –History Social Studies box online www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Username: DeanPod Password: Jackson3

15. Health Safety Nutrition Drugs Decision making How to take care of your body

16. Report cards Grades –4, 3, 2, or 1 –4= 100%-93%, 3=92%-80% 2=79%-70%, and 1=69% and below Personal Growth –M= Meets Expectations –P= Progressing –NP= Not Progressing

17. Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/web/index/ Map scores will be uploaded to Study Island to meet the needs of each student. Username: firstnamelastname.jc ex: deanpod.jc Password: 123456 (Lunch number)

18. RAZ Kids http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login Teacher name is used for username Increase fluency Comprehension quiz Book at their level at home

19. RAZ Kids report

20. How can you help at home? check your child’s back pack each night and return the round-trip home folder practice and review math facts and games discuss the current science and social studies topics with your child spend time reading stories together

21. Field Trips We will need volunteers for all of our field trips: Shakopee Fire Station – fire safety week Minnesota Wildlife Refuge: Fall – Seeds on the Go! Winter – Snowshoeing Spring – Measuring trees Minneapolis Institute of Arts –Beginning of April Science Museum of Minnesota Beginning of May

22. Daily Schedule 2015-2016 8:30–8:45 Morning Work 8:45-9:05 Word Study 9:05-9:35 Core Reading 9:35-10:30 Reader’s Workshop 10:30-11:00Social Studies/Science/Health 11:00–11:50Specialists 11:50–12:05 Read Aloud 12:05-12:45 Recess/Lunch 12:45-1:50Math 1:50-2:20 Encore 2:20-2:55 Writer’s Workshop 2:55-3:00 Clean Up/Assignment Notebook 3:05–3:10 Dismissal

23. Any questions? Thank you for all your support!!!