We read the action-adventure picture book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg as a read loud. The story of Jumanji is a great example of sequencing; where students have to identify events in the order that they happened. As a challenge,
Our Class Compass
The students in 3rd grade have been learning all about directions and how to use a Compass Rose in Social Studies. We learned that there are not only the cardinal directions of N, E, S, W, but also intermediate directions
Parts of a Story
In Reading, students learned that there are different parts of a story called “Story Elements.” As a class we discussed each story element; characters, setting, problem and solution and how they help form the stories they read. During their silent
The 7 Habits
Built into our weekly schedule is the Leader in Me every Friday. Last week we began with reading 7 Habits of Highly Effective Children by Stephen Covey. Our focus was on the first habit: Be Proactive. Today we watched a