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3rd Grade Virtual Learning Activities
Week 3: April 27th – May 1st Please select at least one activity from each box daily, Option 1 – Digital, Option 2 - Nondigital. Worksheets are templates
and do not need to be printed. All activities are optional, however, are suggested to support the continuity of student
learning.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Language Arts Math Language Arts Math STEAM
Focus: Nonfiction Text
Features
Watch: Flocabulary Text
Features
Go on a scavenger hunt
through the Scholastic News
Article. Find at least 5
different text features.
Option 1: Article
Password: sealion321
Record what text features
you find on flipgrid.
Option 2: Article
Record what you find on a
piece of paper. Use the chart
attached as a guide.
ELL Support:
Use the word bank below as
a support for text features
vocabulary.
Conversation Starter:
If you could create a holiday,
what would it be and why?
“My holiday would be called
____ and we would celebrate
by ____.”
Focus: Mixed Numbers
Watch: Fractions Review
Mixed Numbers
Option 1: After watching the
BrainPop Jr. Videos,
complete the activities
under the video (Easy or
Hard Quiz, Games, Word
Play, etc.)
Option 2: Play the Improper
Fractions and Mixed
Numbers Memory
Matching Game.
Focus: Nonfiction Text
Features
Watch: Reading Nonfiction
Pretend to be a journalist
for Quarantine News and
write the articles for their
daily news paper. Be sure
to include text features like
bold words, photos,
captions, headings, etc.
Option 1: Create your
newspaper on Wixie or in
PowerPoint.
Option 2: Use the attached
template as a guide to
create your newspaper on
paper.
ELL Support:
Use the text features in the
newspaper example below
as a guide.
Conversation Starter:
If you ran your own
newspaper, what would
you call it and why?
“My newspaper would be
titled ___ because ____.”
Focus: Mixed Numbers
and Improper Fractions
Watch: Improper Fractions
and Mixed Numbers
Option 1: Complete the
Improper Fractions and
Mixed Numbers Nearpod
activity.
Option 2: Play the
Improper Fractions and
Mixed Numbers Memory
Matching Game.
Focus: Making A
Monument
Project: You have been
hired to designing and
building a new monument
for Washington, D.C. A
monument is something
built to honor or remember
a person or event. It might
be a building, a statue, or
a pillar.
Brainstorm, design, build,
and reflect as you create
this week's project.
See the step-by-step
instructions below.
Check Out this virtual
monument experience of
Washington D.C.’s National
Mall for inspiration!
Social Studies Science Social Studies Science Encore Websites Focus: Levels of Government:
local, state and national
Watch: Local and State
Governments and The
President
Option 1: Click HERE to
download the lesson on
Levels of Government.
Follow the directions on each
slide.
Option 2: Draw a picture
that represents the three
levels of government (local,
state, and National).
Focus: Interactions with
Water
Option 1: Interactive Virtual
Lab on Reversible and
Irreversible Changes
Option 2: Fill three glasses
with the same amount of
water, but each glass
having a different
temperature of water (one
cold, one lukewarm, and
one hot). Put the same
amount of salt in each cup.
Which temperature of
water dissolves the salt the
fastest? Which dissolves it
the slowest? Why?
Focus: What makes a good
Leader?
Watch/Read: What Makes
an Awesome Leader?
and
Kid President's Pep Talk for
the World
Option 1: Make your own
Pep Talk for the World!
Follow this link to Flipgrid to
record your PepTalk to the
World! The password is
Peptalk1
Option 2: Write a letter to
the President of the United
States, your governor, or
Mayor. What kinds of
things would you like to see
them do?
Focus: Interactions with
Water
Watch: Dissolving Different
Substances
Option 1: Watch the lab
performed by fifth grade
students. Make a
hypothesis (prediction)
about whether or not the
solid will dissolve or not
before the students add it
to the water. Were your
predictions correct?
Option 2: With parent
permission, use three
ingredients in your kitchen
and try to dissolve them in
water. Which ingredients
dissolved? Which ones did
not dissolve? Why?
PE,
ART,
MUSIC,
LIBRARY,
MATH LAB
Resources from Mrs. Hannon *Please see templates and anchor charts attached to this document for Language Arts and Math support.
Additional resources for extra practice are listed below. Language Arts: COVID-19 Time Capsule, Reading is a Riot, Writing is a Riot, Dave Pilkey at home
Math: Fractions Study Guide, Fraction Bars, Fractions Online Practice Games, Origo at Home, IXL.com, ST Math, DreamBox,
Math Playground, April Math Calendar
*Please see individual class pages for additional resources.
Login Information:
Website Username Password
BrainPop Jr. Sealion Wilson
PebbleGo kwilson School
Microsoft Office 365 Username @pwcs-edu.org Student specific
Flocabulary Microsoft Office 365 Login
Clever Accessed through Microsoft Office account
Origo, Wixie, ST Math, IXL, Dreambox Accessed through Clever
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MEDIA LITERACY
AS YOU READ
Think about some ways you can tell real news from fake news.
That’s information that is
wrong or deceptive.
Why Do We Share?A lot of misinformation
is shared on social media. It
can be fake news articles on
Twitter. It can be a YouTube
video that gives wrong
information.
People often spread these
hoaxes for fun. But other
times, people spread hoaxes
about important topics like
the government. Their goal is
often to change what people
think and affect how they
vote.
Experts say hoaxes work
best when they make you
It started with a wild
idea that someone shared
online. On February 10,
gravity on Earth would
change for one day.
Brooms would be able to
stand on their own.
Soon, many people were
taking the “broomstick
challenge.” They posted
videos all over social media.
But the challenge was
just a hoax, or trick. It turns
out brooms can always
stand upright!
The broomstick
challenge was harmless.
But experts say it’s an
example of a problem
called misinformation.
WORDS TO KNOW deceptive: meant to make someone believe something that is not trueskeptical: not easily convinced
Don’t Fall for a
FAKEFAKEThis year’s biggest social media challenge
was just a trick. Here’s what you need
to know to tell fun from fact.
2 scholastic.com/sn3 • SCHOLASTIC NEWS EDITION 3 • APRIL 27, 2020
Could a broom do this on just one special day?
Monday, Language Arts, Option #2 Article
laugh or feel sad or angry.
“If a post or video makes
the viewer feel very strongly,
they are more likely to share
it,” says media expert Sierra
Filucci.
Filucci says that when a
post has been shared a lot,
people are more likely to
believe it. They might share it
without checking the facts.
Where to Find Fakes
It can be hard to
tell what’s true and
what’s not. One clue is
where you’re seeing it.
Think about why people
use an app like TikTok. It’s
probably to watch goofy
dance videos, not to do
research. And you wouldn’t
go to a news website to find
a silly photo.
Filucci says to remember
that different types of social
media have different
purposes.
“Places like TikTok or
YouTube are designed
to be fun and
entertaining,” she says.
With some digging, it wouldn’t have been too hardto find the truth about thebroomstick challenge.
#HOW TO SPOT A HOAX
What You SawOn February 10, people
posted videos of brooms standing on their own. They claimed NASA, the U.S. space agency, said the brooms could do this because of a change in Earth’s gravity.
What You Could Have Asked
•Why are only broomsaffected? Why nothing else?
•How can I find out if this istrue before I share it?
How You Could Have Found Answers
•You could have searchedonline using words like NASA,broomsticks, and gravity.
•You might have read articleson trusted news websites.
•You should havevisited NASA’swebsite, nasa.gov.
What You Would
Have LearnedNo trusted articles confirmed a change in Earth’s gravity. But many said that this challenge was a hoax.
On February 11, NASA posted the real explanation
on its Twitter account.
“They’re not created to
communicate accurate
information like news
organizations are.”
Stop and ThinkYou can help stop the
spread of bad information.
How? Experts say the best
way is to be more skeptical
of what you see online.
“If something seems
really strange or
really funny or too
good to be true, your
first step should be to
evaluate it,” explains
Filucci.
That means checking
reliable sources, such as
trusted news websites or
government sites. If you
still can’t tell if it’s true,
follow Filucci’s advice.
Don’t share it.
—by Jennifer Li Shotz
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Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Memory Matching Game: Print out the memory matching cards. Before you cut out the cards, make sure you look at the matches so you know which improper fractions/mixed numbers match which models. When all the matches make sense to you, cut out the cards (cut on the solid and dotted lines).
Turn all the cards face down and spread them out in rows to play a memory matching game. Player one turns over two cards. If player one makes a match (player one finds a model and improper fraction/mixed number that match), the player picks up those two cards. If player one does not make a match, the two cards are turned face down (stay in the game) and player one’s turn is over. Player two turns over two cards and the game continues until all cards are matched. The player with the most matches at the end of the game wins!
Use this Fractions Study Guide to help you play: A fraction is a way of representing part of a whole or part of a group (set). *The parts must be equal sizes!
Numerator- the top number in a fraction 2 2 parts shaded Denominator-the bottom number in a fraction 8 out of 8 total parts
Fraction Models: Area Model Set Model Number Line Model
3/4 3/4 0 1
3/4 (3 out of 4 total parts)
Mixed Number – a whole number and a fraction
2 1/4
2 whole pieces shaded and 1 out of 4 parts
*Another way to name this fraction: 4/4 + 4/4 + 1/4 = 9/4 (improper fraction)
Tuesday and Thursday, Math, Option #2 Game
1 3/4 or 7/4 0 1 2
2 1/2 or 5/2 0 1 2 3
1 1/4 or 5/4 0 1 2
3 1/3 or 10/3 0 1 2 3 4
2 2/6 or 14/6
1 4/6 or 10/6
Week 3 – 3rd Math Resources
This number line goes from 0 to 3. In between each number are tick marks with fractions above.
1. Count the spaces between 0 and 1. That will tell you yourdenominator.
2. It stays your denominator for that number line.3. This green dot is on 7/4 or 1 ¾.
These number lines show improper and mixed numbers on the same number line.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Mrs. Hannon's Resources for Math Support
Economics Productive Resources: the factors of production Human Resources: Students Capital Resources: Materials Natural Resources: Wind Students will understand that they have a scarcity of resources so they must make smart choices. (tape)
Math Students will measure the distance their car travels. Students will record their data. Students will find the mean, mode, median, and range of the class data.
Science: Students will explore simple machines and force and motion.
©LisaTaylorTeachingtheStars
Economics Productive Resources: the factors of production Human Resources: Students Capital Resources: Materials Natural Resources: Wind Students will understand that they have a scarcity of resources so they must make smart choices. (tape)
Math Students will measure the distance their car travels. Students will record their data. Students will find the mean, mode, median, and range of the class data.
Science: Students will explore simple machines and force and motion.
©LisaTaylorTeachingtheStars
Design Your Own MonumentBackground: Washington, DC is home to more than 20 memorials and monuments. One of the most famous is the Washington Monument, whichwas built in honor of George Washington, ournation’s first president. It was designed by an architect named Robert Mills. He planned the monument to be a 600-foot-tall obelisk, a pillar with four sides that tapers or gets narrower asit goes up, with a statue of George Washington riding in a chariot on the top. When it came time to build the monument, the statue was eliminated from the design. When it was completed in 1884, the monument stood 555’ 5 1/8” tall. It is made of granite (inside) and white marble (outside).
Not all monuments and memorials were built a long time ago. The World WarII Memorial in Washington, DC was dedicated in 2004 to honor the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces during that war. Designed by architect Friedrich St. Florian, this memorial is not a single building or statue,but is more like a park. It includes granitecolumns, bronze sculptures, fountains, and the Rainbow Pool.
Inspiration: Below you will find images of some of the major monuments in Washington D.C. that werebuilt to honor and rememberimportant people and eventsfrom our nation’s history.These include the ThomasJefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War VetarnsMemorial and more.
Think about it! Why do youThink these memorials areimportant?
Friday, STEAM Activity
Economics Productive Resources: the factors of production Human Resources: Students Capital Resources: Materials Natural Resources: Wind Students will understand that they have a scarcity of resources so they must make smart choices. (tape) Math Students will measure the distance their car travels. Students will record their data. Students will find the mean, mode, median, and range of the class data. Science: Students will explore simple machines and force and motion.
©LisaTaylorTeachingtheStars
Economics Productive Resources: the factors of production Human Resources: Students Capital Resources: Materials Natural Resources: Wind Students will understand that they have a scarcity of resources so they must make smart choices. (tape) Math Students will measure the distance their car travels. Students will record their data. Students will find the mean, mode, median, and range of the class data. Science: Students will explore simple machines and force and motion.
©LisaTaylorTeachingtheStars
Design Your Own MonumentChallenge: You are in charge of designing and building a new monument for Washington, D.C. A monument is something built to honor or remember a person or event. It might be a building, a statue, or a pillar.
Brainstorm: Who or what would you like to honor with your monument? It could honor someone famous or someone from your own family. It could commemorate a major world event or simply a day that’s important to you.
I would build a monument to honor .
Design: Use Wixie OR pencil and paper to draw and label your monument design. How tall or wide willyour monument be?
Build: Grab materials from around yourhome. Think of what you can reuse or recycle to create your monument.
Suggested Materials:Paper Ruler Cardboard TapeScissors BoxesCrayons/Markers
Measure It: Use your ruler to measure how tall and wide your monument is. Don’t forget yourunit of measurement!
My monument is inches/centimeters tall.My monument is inches/centimeters wide.
*Challenge Question: What is the perimeter of your monument?
Design Space
Reflection Center: Take a family member on a tour of your monument. Describe to them the importance of what you created. Share the unique information about how big your creation is and what was used to construct your monument.