New Third Grade Bloggers!

Terrific third grade bloggers! These are GAFE Blogger accounts. Parents are the administrators as am I. My new bloggers would welcome a comment or a ClustrMap dot!Keys to My Life  Amazing Announcements Sir Isaac II's Scientific Studies Magical Holidays The...

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The Summer Solstice is Today!

According to TimeAndDate.com, this year's Summer Solstice will occur at 3:34 P.M. today in Los Angeles! Today is Monday, June 20, 2016. Click to EnlargeWhat is a summer solstice? sum·mer sol·sticenoun: the solstice that marks the onset of summer, at the time of the...

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Teachers College Reading & Writing Project

Even though school has ended for my students, my learning journey continues! My district offered a wonderful weeklong institute called the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Mary Ehrenworth was the lead writer at this institute. She was inspirational! Photo...

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Open House ♥ 2016

Welcome to our Open House!So much learning on display!Polygon PeopleWhat is your perimeter? Use distributive property to solve. Symmetry PhotographyWhat a beautiful photo math project!  Origami StarsCharlotte's Web Collaborative ComicsFractional NamesDo you have more...

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What is a Polygon? What is a Quadrilateral? Video Tutorials

We just started reviewing geometry. There is a lot of vocabulary to learn!Let's start with one question, what is a polygon? Is a circle a polygon? Watch this movie to find out!  In our polygon unit, we are learning about four-sided figures calledQUADRILATERALS!Many  people were confused about why some shapes have more than one name.  Here are some tutorials to help you learn about quadrilaterals.*    ...

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