Monday, March 9, 2009

Grade 3: Week of 3/9/09

Grade: 3
MATH:

3/9
Aim: Students will multiply by fours.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. problem of the day: t.e. text p. 133E #3
3. class-work: text p. 142-143 #1-23
problem solving #24-27
4. Homework: workbook p. 48

3/10
Aim: Students will continue to multiply by four.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: worksheet practice
sadlier-oxford website

3/11
Aim: Students will multiply by fives.
lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. problem of the day: t.e. text p. 133e #4
3. class-work: text p. 144-145 #1-23
problem solving #24-26

3/12
Aim: Students will continue to multiply by fives.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: p. 462 set 11 #1
3. Homework: workbook p. 49

3/13
SCHOOL CLOSED


Grade: 3
Science

3/9
Aim: How does a plant's life begin?
Vocabulary: Life Cycle embryo heredity
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss, text p. a26-a27
-How does a plant's life begin?
-Describe how germination takes place
-smartboard activity: Plant Life Cycle

3/10
Aim: Students will analyze and explain how characteristics of parents are passed to offsprings.
Vocabulary: Heredity seedling
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: Read/discuss, text p. a27
-What is heredity?
-List and describe the stages of a plants life cycle?
-Compare and explain the different characteristics of corn.

3/11
Aim: Students will compare the flowering plants and conifers.
vocabulary: Flowering plants conifers
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: Read/discuss, text p.a28-a29
-How are seeds made?
-List and describe each stage of a flowering plant/conifers
life cycle.
-Compare female and male pine cones.
3. Homework: workbook p. 19-20

3/12
Aim: Students will continue to compare flowering plants and conifers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: Draw and explain the life cycle of flowering and conifers
3. Homework: workbook p. 17-18 (notebook)

3/13
SCHOOL CLOSED