Third graders love the freedom of flexible seating! Although they have work tables for certain activities, the students really thrive when they are not confined to a desk during the school day. I like incorporating activities that keep them moving around the room in an intentional way. We frequently work through learning stations that switch up the students' body positions. Changing positions utilizes different muscle groups and optimizes focus and active participation.
Everyone on campus loves the annual Book Fair! Teachers and students alike enjoy picking out new books. Third graders made wish lists and then used those lists in Math to reinforce a multitude of learning objectives and academic standards. Clifford the Big Red Dog made a surprise visit during chapel, and we all got even more excited about shopping for new books! Throughout the week Lower School students earned tickets for good behavior and the teachers then drew two winners on Friday to pick out a free book from the Book Fair!
Learning is always more relevant when it's tied into multidiscipline activities! This week we read the book Ecosystem Invaders, learned about ecosystems and habitats, painted the components of a wetland, observed the different habitats in a pond on a nature walk, and practiced writing sentences about ecosystems with commas in a series.
Third graders are learning that division is the opposite of multiplication. One way we can find a quotient is to use a multiplication table. This week we practiced this on the white board with the projector and then used computer applications to create our own tables.
