Similes and Metaphors

Let's Make Some Snow "Angles"

Triangles

Branches of Government

Civics and Government

"No More Kings"

"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" - Revolution

"Fireworks!" - Declaration of Independence

"Too Late to Apologize" - Declaration of Independence Music Video

Schoolhouse Rock - "Preamble"



Perimeter, Perimeter

Civics and Citizenship

Figurative Language

Endangered Animals

In the comment section, please tell us your endangered animal and at least one reason why people should save your animal.

Reading Response Form

Changes Affect Living Things

3 Rs

Natural Resources

Adaptations

Ecosystems

    

Rounding With Mario

Food Chains and Food Webs

Pay attention to all of our vocabulary terms from our Food Chains and Food Webs lesson.  I think these videos are amazing.  Science rocks!

Going Batty this Week!

This week, our reading focus will be on bats. Please check the blog for useful links and videos to help us better understand these mysterious creatures.

 


Echolocation from Bobby Donohue on Vimeo.

 For more bat videos, visit http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/mammals-animals/bats

Types of Sentences

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences from ela.videos on Vimeo.

Beaver Structures

What is one beaver structure that you used in your story?  How does that structure help the beaver to survive?

Helping Hershey

304,  

Please help Hershey understand what this picture represents.  He would like to take the Science assessment with you next week but needs more help with understanding this process.  Thanks for the help!  

Animal Life Cycles

Flat or Round Character?

Pick a character we studied about this week and tell if it is a flat or round character and why you think it is. Then list character traits about that character. 

Prefixes and Suffixes

Fire Safety House

Plant Life Cycles

Ananse's Feast and Anansi's Party Time

This afternoon, we read two Anansi the spider stories.  In this post, compare and contrast Ananse's Feast with Anansi's Party Time.  Make sure to tell me at least one similarity and one difference between the 
two stories' main ideas.  Happy commenting!

Get your Adverbs Here!

September is Hunger Action Month

September is Hunger Action Month

Feeding South Dakota is showing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on

Sunday, September 29th as part of this national movement.   

1:30 PM All AGES WELCOME

  

The event will feature a PSA created by Feeding America that connects the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to the REAL issue of hunger. In South Dakota, 1 in every 8 individuals suffer from food insecurity, meaning they lack access to food on a regular basis. Even more staggering is 1 in every 5 children in South Dakota are at risk of going hungry.
This free movie event will provide an opportunity for the community to learn about the issue of hunger in a fun, family setting. The Orpheum Theatre is located downtown (315 N Phillips Ave).

Bring a Can to Take a Ride!
Scheels will give a token for their Ferris Wheel (opening May 2014) to anyone who donates a canned food item at the movie.

Trickster Tales starring Anansi the Spider

Beta Fish Math Problem

 

Princess ate 36 pellets of food in the morning.  Flash ate 48 pellets of food.  How many pellets of food did both beta fish eat altogether?  

In your comment, make sure to explain your thinking and give us the correct answer.

Verbs

Space Research

Invertebrates

Adjectives

Plural Nouns

Proud Pronouns

Identifying Coins

Nifty Nouns

We have been learning that a noun can be a person, place, or thing.  A noun can also be common or proper.  Check out the Word Work section for more help with nouns.

Non-Fiction Text Features

Throughout this week, we have been learning about Non-fiction Text Features.  Yesterday, we read the article, "The Hidden Lives of Leaves."  

In your comment, please tell me two text features that you found in the article.  Please also tell me what the text features are used for.
Happy Commenting!

Good Readers Ask Questions

This week we have become excellent questioners.  We know that a good reader asks questions about text before, during, and after reading.  We practiced questioning by reading The Lotus Seed and Fly Away Home, both stories of hope.   

Please pick one After question from either book and answer the question in the comment section.

In Fly Away Home, what does the bird represent in the story?

or

In The Lotus Seed, why does the seed mean so much to the grandmother?

All About You Project

304 has begun their first read aloud called Judy Moody was in a Mood, not a Good Mood, a Bad Mood. It chronicles Judy's third grade adventures.


When Judy Moody’s teacher, Mr. Todd, assigns a project he calls a “Me collage,” Judy thinks it sounds fun (although she won't say so). Mr. Todd tells his students to make a collage that is “all about YOU.” He says to “draw or cut out pictures or paste things to your collage that tell the class what makes you YOU.”


Think for a while about what makes you YOU. Then, start gathering materials to create your own Me collage.

Use ideas from Mr. Todd’s list—and any other categories you can think of! Paste your collage to a big piece of poster board or construction paper. This project is due by the end of September, but you can bring it to class whenever you are finished. I can't wait to learn all about YOU!

Mr. Todd's idea list
my family • my favorite pet
my favorite food • my best friend • clubs I belong to
hobbies • the worst thing that ever happened to me • the funniest thing that ever happened to me
Good Luck!

Do Unto Otters - Our Class Constitution

304's Class Constitution

Our Class Constitution

1. Try your hardest.



2. Have self-control.



3. Be respectful.



4. Be quiet when others are talking or working.



5. Take care of your classroom and school.



6. Have FUN!

                                              As always... Do Unto Otters!

Meet the Teacher

Welcome to 304!

The fun will begin on Monday!

Holes Poems

 I can't believe we have only two days left of school!  In this last post of the year, please write your Holes character acrostic poems.  Make sure to press Enter after each line to make sure and line up your poem.  Here is my Acrostic poem for the story.

     How you turn a bad boy into a good boy.
   Over a hundred years without rain.
    Luck is something that Stanley Yelnats didn't have.
    Each day, one hole is dug, 5 feet deep, 5 feet across.
    Stanley meets Zero, will luck change?

Big Thumb

Stanley and Zero just reached Big Thumb.  Do you think the two of them will find refuge on Big Thumb? Why or why not?

Holes - Digging Deeper

    With our last novel study underway, I would like to ask you some questions about the story Holes.  

So far, who has been your favorite character and why?

Also, who has been your least favorite character and why?

I look forward to uncovering your responses!  Happy Commenting!

Remember as Mr. Sir said, "This ain't a girl scouts camp!"

History of Sioux Falls

Informational Articles

  Throughout this week, we have been reading amazing information articles in our National Geographic Explorer magazines.  In this post, please tell me the title of the article you enjoyed reading the most.  Also, please tell me why you liked.  Finally, tell me one thing that you learned from the article.  Happy Commenting!

Sioux Falls History

Discovery Difference Day

On Friday, we will be doing our Discovery Difference Day. I am so proud of the hard work of my class and the entire third grade. So far, we have collected over 1,000 items for the Sioux Falls Food Pantry and the Good Shepherd Center. Tomorrow, we will do volunteer work for both agencies. I can't wait for us to Make a Difference

!  

 For more info on Hunger in South Dakota, you can click on this link.

Countries of the World

I hope you can hear the name of your country that you are doing for your research project!  Good luck!

The Reason for the Seasons

As the Earth Turns

Phases of the Moon

Rocks ROCK!

Mouse and the Motorcycle

Throughout this week, we have been reading Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle. In this post, please describe Ralph's character traits.  Please write 3 traits that describe how Ralph the mouse acts.