Week 16
Book Reviews
We recently read a book review on Times
for Kids. The kids absolutely loved that a kid was able to write a book
review and publish it for others to see. So needless to say we are now working
on our own book reviews to publish. Each kid chose a different book that they
either liked or didn’t like and began writing their own. This past week we were
able to get their ideas down on paper, draft our first copy, edit, rewrite, and
some were able to get as far as publishing it on their Google Doc. My hopes are
to create a blog where we can publish these book reviews and then attach that
link to our class blog. So please be on the look out for our up and coming book
review blog.
This book review writing has been such a learning process for both the
kids and myself. It forces the kids to move in and out of their own
perspective, because although they are writing an opinionated piece, they still
have to give evidence from the text and they have to step outside of their
perspective when giving a summary of the book. These reviews have also allowed
us to formally go through the writing process again as a whole class. I’m
excited to publish these book reviews, and I know that the kids are as well.
Math
3rd grade math is very intense and requires lots of hard work
and practice on the kids’ part. We’ve been working really hard to get everyone
comfortable with maneuvering through different types of math problems. I want
the kids to feel confident and sure of themselves as they come to a problem.
**Review
of Addition and Subtraction**
The kids had a really concrete understanding of the concept development
part of adding and subtracting and also the algorithms to go along with it.
However, somewhere between the then and the now some have become a little lost.
So we’ve taken some time to step back and review. Although it seems to be
challenging for them, they are picking up and remember rather quickly. We’ve
even upped our number to 3 and 4 digit numbers. Please continue to practice
with the kids at home!
**Multiplication
Boot Camp**
Alongside the review, we have continued with our multiplication boot camp!
I believe that this is the kids’ favorite part of the day and week! They get so
excited about the drills and earning new dog tags. I introduced them to some
more of the games and they enjoy every minute of it! I love that so many of the
games require the kids to think critically and to strategize; plus their just
really really fun!!
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