Happy Halloween!

Today our class had some fall fun! We learned about Dia De Los Muertos and also told Halloween jokes!

Bar Modeling: for PARENTS

Last year, I created a presentation for parents about bar modeling.  Below are some slides with information about what bar models are, why they are useful in mathematics, the different types of bar models, sample problems, and ways to help your child be successful with bar models.  If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to contact me.   We will be starting this chapter on Friday, October 28th.

For example, trying using 3 cakes and 1 cake.  

What would you do to solve the problem? 

Then replace with the greater numbers. 

3rd grade monster

The monster is complete!

UPDATE: Google Classroom!

I previously said that our "Tech Directors" would be posting lessons to Kidblog.  However, Kidblog has size restrictions for files so after some problem solving we will be using Google Classroom to post and view videos of class lessons.  We will be going over this in class later this week, but students can log into their Google emails / accounts to accept their invite to Google Classroom.  Any student that does this at home over the course of the week will be earn a special prize! Let's see who checks the blog and can problem solve and log into Google Classroom!

Questions of the Week to Ask Your Child

What does the "Tech Director" of the day do? 
What is a regular plural?
How do you know if you have to regroup when subtracting? Can you think of an example? 
Do you think recess should be before of after lunch? 
What are some examples of habitats? What animals / plants can you find living there? 
Can you explain how to regroup when finding the difference between 2,000 and 999? 

Tech Directors of the Day

Throughout the week, different students in our class will be filming a lesson from the day so that we can post it to Kidblog! This way, if a student is struggling or absent, they can log into Kidblog and watch the lesson from home.  Our whole class will be learning how to use an iPad to film, send a video to Google Drive, and upload a video to Kidblog.  We unfortunately can't film every aspect of our day, but we will try to pick a lesson from each subject throughout the week.

Today's "Tech Directors" are Cam and Caden.