Grade 3

Week 3

Reading/Writing Math Science/Social Studies Enrichment/Ed Tech

Reading Comprehension Practice

(unplugged) Strong readers consider all the influences on the characters that cause them to act differently. Do you act differently when you are around your grandparents or your friends? Or when you are in a quiet restaurant versus a bouncy house? Just like you, other characters, settings and problems can have an influence on the characters in your books. The problems the character is facing, the other characters with whom they come in contact and the setting of the story are all things that can change how a character acts and feels. Choose a book you are currently reading or listen to the book Enemy Pie from Storyline Online. As you read, study how a character acts in different situations. When you notice a character acting a different way, jot it down (on a sticky note or scratch piece of paper) and then think about what influence the other character, setting or problem had on the character to make them act differently. You can track the influences and responses in one chapter or across an entire book. This will help you understand the character from different perspectives

Math Review

Review some of the lessons you

already learned in class.

Eureka Math Problems Sets:

Try Modules 1, 2 or 3.

No need to print the pages. You can

view the pages online and write

your answers on scratch paper or in

a math notebook.

Math Review - Zearn

Challenge yourself. Complete all

bonuses from the last mission

module. Each bonus takes about a

minute to finish.

1. Click My Stuff

2. Click on a Lesson Badge

3. In the Lesson pop-up, click

the Beat It button

4. Start Bonusing!

Log in to Zearn in Clever

Zearn is a digital version of Eureka

Math.

See image below:

Why do People Live Where They Do? Part 2

This week we continue our thinking about why people live where they do.

Activity 1: Did you know the 2020

Census is underway? To learn more

about the Census, read the parent

letter. If your family has not

already done so, complete the

Census 2020 survey together

online.

Activity 2: Study the Understanding

the U.S. Population map.

Questions to discuss: What do you

notice about where people love and

where people don’t live?

What information do the keys and

graphs on the sides and bottom of

the map tell you?

Activity 3:

Explore how population has

changed over time. Begin by

looking at the State Population

Change Over Time map. Some

questions to think about and

School Library Website/Newsletter

Please check your school’s library

website for specific resources and

activities!

Celebrate National Poetry Month

Read The Giant Water Bug by

Douglas Florian for inspiration on

how to write a poem about the

natural world.

Then, write and illustrate your own

poem about nature - as a bonus, post

to Seesaw or create an Adobe Spark

video (both via Clever) to share with

your teacher!

(image link HERE)

Try a Live Cooking Class

and helps you see them as complete people.

Reading Fluently 5 or more minutes daily Readers use clear strategies when they are working to be more fluent. Look at this chart. Try one of those strategies each day as you read aloud. Can you hear yourself doing that work? Record yourself reading a page or two. Once you listen to it, think about how you could make your reading sound more fluent and choose a goal from the chart below that you will work on this week. Write it down and keep it somewhere where you'll be sure to see it every time you start to read.

Listen to the book, If I Ran for

President, written by Catherine Stier,

on Storyline Online.

Can you hear how the readers

change their voices to match what

the characters are feeling? Try to do

this work while you are reading your

books. Sometimes you can read a

page or paragraph once and then

reread it again focusing on fluency

and character voice.

Word Study 10 minutes or more daily

Number Talk – Same and Different

(unplugged)

Look at the pictures below. Can

you explain 3 ways they are the

same and 3 ways they are

different?

You might say:

Both pictures have (hm), and they

also have (hm).

You might also say:

The image on the left has (hm), but

the one on the right has (hm).

Vocabulary:

groups, row, columns, factors,

product, multiple, array

Compare more images here.

See image below:

Math Games (unplugged)

discuss are:

What was Washington’s population

in 1890? 1950? 2010?

Did your state grow a lot (double or

more) or just a little since 1890?

What about the other state? Why

do you think that is?

Do you think the population of

Washington will increase or

decrease in the 2020 Census? Why

or why not?

Activity 4: Let’s take a look at the

Diversity: Differences in

Communities table. Find the

following information for

Washington.

Find the percentage of people in

Washington, South Dakota, Texas

and New Jersey that are: American

Indian and Alaska Native, Speak a

language other than English at

home, have a Bachelor’s degree or

higher.

How does diversity in Washington

State compare to the diversity in

another state listed in the table?

Activity 5 (unplugged): Call, email,

or even Face time a family member

not living in your house and see if

they have completed the Census

2020 survey yet. Share what you

have learned about the Census with

them. Or, think about questions

you still have about the U.S.

population and Census 2020. How

With the help of an adult, try a live

cooking class or get the recipe from

this website! Check out this video for

making Cheeseburger Cups or find

another recipe.

Try these ideas:

*Pull out measuring cups and talk

about the math involved in cooking,

*Watch the clock and learn how to

set a timer during each step,

*Post a photo of what you made to

Seesaw (via Clever) and reflect on the

process!

Active at Home: The Dance Party

Goals: Demonstrate cooperative and

positive communication while

creating a group dance.

Check out this At Home Activity

called The Dance Party to get

students moving using Dance Cards

and upbeat music.

25 Ways to Get Moving

Activity 1: Word Ladders Word ladders are a fun way to manipulate words and learn new vocabulary! Here’s a new word ladder for you to try this week. Activity 2: Long A Word Study (unplugged) There are a few different patterns to make the long a sound. One way is by putting an e at the end of a word. This week you are going to be studying all the ways to make a long a sound. Here are some words to work with. You may want to write them on sticky notes or scratch pieces of paper: grain nail stay trade raise slave play tray shape they Think about the patterns you see and the sounds you hear. What do the words have in common? How are they different? Is there a place in the word where you hear the long A sound that is consistent with a certain pattern?

Play math games with a deck of

cards.

Find ideas here.

Problem Solving (unplugged)

Sketch an array to show all the

chips in the box.

Can you make more than one

array? What would it look like?

What math problem can you make

up using the picture? Ask a family

member to solve your math

problem.

See image below:

Family Math: It’s No Joke

Just 5 quick minutes of number fun

for families.

could you go about getting your

questions answered?

Click here for more Census 2020

activities

Wonderopolis

Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a

place where natural curiosity and

imagination lead to exploration and

discovery in learners of all ages.

Each day, we pose an intriguing

question—the Wonder of the

Day®—and explore it in a variety of

ways.

https://wonderopolis.org/

Science

Engineering Based on Adaptations,

Part 1

Read A Better Brush to find out how

an engineer got ideas for a new

invention from her cat. Draw a

diagram of the cat’s tongue. Explain

the adaptation and how it helped the

cat. What problem did it help the

engineer solve?

Engineering Based on Adaptations,

Part 2

Watch the Inventions from Nature

video to learn about other inventions

inspired by animals, or even by

Here are 25 different ways to move

your body and get your heart

pumping. How many can you

do without having to rest?

2 Week Physical Education Activity

Log (unplugged)

Continue this activity log to track

your physical activity minutes for 2

weeks. Have an adult sign their

initials next to each day that you

complete 30 minutes.

Are there any words that make the long A sound but don’t follow the patterns? Day 1: Take the words above and sort them into 4 different categories: ai words, ay words, a_e words, and other. Then think of new words that follow the same pattern. Day 2: Choose at least 5 words from the list and either write a sentence using the word or sketch a picture with a label. Day 3: Look for these patterns in a book you are reading. Add any words with one of these patterns to the sort you made on day 1. Enjoyment: Act It Out (unplugged) Let’s have some fun with our characters this week! Sometimes the best way to get to know the characters is to stand in their shoes. Do what they do, say what they say and act how they act. Choose a scene from a book you’ve been reading and create a puppet or prop as the main character(s) and act out the scene. Try to talk in the voice of the character and move the puppet just like the character would move. Bonus: draw the setting for your scene behind your puppets.

Read a cool fun fact, followed by

math riddles at different levels so

everyone can jump in.

plants. Observe an animal—maybe

your pet, an insect, or a bird. If you

can’t find an animal, observe a plant.

What adaptations help the animal or

plant get its needs met? How can

those adaptations help you solve a

problem? Draw diagrams for three

or more different inventions that use

ideas from the animal or plant.

Engineering Based on Adaptations,

Part 3 (unplugged)

Choose your best idea for an

invention, give it a name, and then

build your invention using materials

you have at home, if possible. Test it

out and then make changes to

improve it.

If you can’t build it, then create

something (a poster, video, letter,

etc.) to persuade others that they

need to build your invention.

Making Books and Notebook Writing

(unplugged) Aim for writing about 30 minutes

each day

In writing about what is important to

them, writers include feelings and

conversation.

Last week we began the important

work of writing about this unique

time we are experiencing being away

from school. We know writers can do

that in lots of different ways. We

could capture a fun time we

experienced with our family...maybe

playing games, or taking a walk, or

Facetiming with grandparents. We

could teach someone a new skill we

have learned such as a card game or

making some type of food. We could

write an opinion paper about the

best website we have used during

our online learning time, or our

favorite family meal.

This week we are going to make

these pieces we started last week

even better by finding places in our

writing where we can add

conversation (talking) and feelings.

This work will be especially easy in

your stories, which is your narrative

writing.

Re-watch our mentor text from last

week by Patricia Pollaco to see how

she added talking and feelings.

Week 2

Reading/Writing Math Science/Social Studies Enrichment/Ed Tech

Comprehension Practice: Readers

pay attention to their thinking

while reading!

(unplugged)

While reading, stop & jot to hold

onto your thoughts with a quick

symbol.

Jot a symbol on a sticky note or

scratch paper that shows your

thinking about that part and place

it on the page to mark your spot.

Each day choose 1 of your jots and

share with a family member.

Remember to tell them what is

happening in that part, why you

chose that part and your thinking

about it.

Concept Review - Zearn Complete 3-4 lessons on Zearn this

week.

Remember, you can click on My Stuff

to go back to previous lessons for

review or to complete the Bonus

activities.

Log in to Zearn in Clever

*Zearn is a digital version of Eureka

Math

Concept Review - Khan Academy Try the Course Challenge to find out

which skills you should practice.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math

/engageny/on-grade-engageny/3rd-

engage-ny/test/subject-

challenge?modal=1

Number Talk – Quick Images

(unplugged)

Animal Adaptations, part 1 Watch the video Adaptations to find

out how special features of animal’s

and plants’ bodies help them survive

in their environments.

Draw a diagram of an animal you are

familiar with (salmon, cat, dog,

spider, etc.) and an adaptation that

helps it survive.

Animal Adaptations, part 2 Read Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?

Explain why investigating flies helped

Tim Caro learn the reason zebras

have stripes. What did Tim learn

about that adaptation?

Animal Adaptations, part 3

(unplugged) Ask your own research question

about an animal you are interested

in, and then plan an investigation to

answer it. What are the steps you

would follow? What are the

resources you would need?

Why do People Live Where They

Do? (unplugged) This week think about why people

live where they do. Some possible

activities are:

School Library

Website/Newsletter *Varies

Please check your school’s library

website for specific resources and

activities!

Daily Drawing with Jared

Krosoczka *Author Website:

https://www.youtube.com/studiojjk

After watching one of Jared’s

drawing lessons, use Seesaw to

reflect on the impact of illustrations

on a book: How does an illustrator

convey emotions through the images

they create?

Grades 3-5 At-Home Makerspace *Seesaw Activity:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/activities/li

brary?search&query=makerspace&gr

ade_level=4&promptId=prompt.2337

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Use a variety of materials to create a

3D representation of Washington

State! Take a photo and label as

many physical features of our state

as you can. Post to Seesaw!

For example: “My favorite part

was ____ because _____.”

OR

“In this part, _____ I thought it

was surprising because ______.”

Reading Fluently:

(unplugged)

5 or more minutes daily

Readers use clear strategies when

they are working to be more

fluent. Look at the chart below.

Try one of those strategies each

day as you read aloud. Can you

hear yourself doing that work?

When you listen to a recording of

someone reading a book aloud,

can you notice them doing this

work as well? When you listen to

Patricia Polacco in the link

provided for your writing

assignment, notice how she

changes her voice for each of her

characters, and how her voice

really matches the mood for that

How many objects are in the picture

below?

Look at this picture for 5 seconds and

then cover it.

How many objects did you see? How

did you see them?

You might say:

“I saw ___ grapes in all. I know there

are ___ grapes in all because I saw

them like this_____.”

“There are ___grapes that are not

purple. I know because___.”

You might draw how the picture

looked from your memory.

Check your count! What other ways

can you count objects in the picture?

Math Games Play math games online.

https://www.mathgames.com/

Math Games (unplugged) Play math games at home. Find ideas

here: http://bedtimemath.org/fun-

math-at-home/

Activity 1: Begin by drawing and

labelling a map of your

neighborhood. Include color and a

key to identify important features of

your neighborhood. For an example,

or extension ideas, click here.

Other items you may want to add

are: compass rose, distance, natural

resources such as parks, forests, or

mountains nearby. For a challenge:

find the elevation of where you live,

average rainfall, and average

temperature. Or, find your location

on Google Earth and explore your

neighborhood using this tool.

Activity 2: Think about what features

you wish your neighborhood had.

What would make your

neighborhood more inviting,

interesting, and/or special? Add

those features to your map.

Activity 3: Think about the people

that live in your neighborhood. How

do they make your neighborhood

more inviting, interesting and/or

special? Either choose to write about

a few of these people, or draw them

on paper or as pop ups to add to your

map.

Activity 4: Think about the question

asked on Day 1: Why do People Live

Where They Do? How could you

share your thinking to this question?

K-5 2 Week Physical Education

Activity Log (unplugged) *OPEN PhysEd: https://openphysed.org/wp-

content/uploads/2020/03/AH-X8-

ActiveHome-ActivityLogPage-English.pdf

Use this activity log to track your

physical activity minutes for 2 weeks.

Have an adult sign their initials next

to each day that you complete 30

minutes.

page.

Word Study: Word Ladders

Word ladders are a fun way to

manipulate words! Try this word

ladder. Write your answers to the

clues on a piece of paper and

show your family!

Challenge: make your own word

ladders for someone else to solve.

Reading Enjoyment

Reading is a super fun way to

reach out and connect with

someone you miss! Use one of

these ideas or think of one of your

own!

• Record yourself reading a

page from a favorite book

and send it to a family

member.

• Facetime with a friend and

partner read.

Paper pencil, video production,

drawing or poster, create a song or

poem, etc.

Activity 5: Now that you have

mapped your neighborhood, take a

break and go walk around it. Did you

notice anything you wish you had

added to your map? Was anything

different that you remembered?

Taking Action: How could you let

your neighbors know you appreciate

them, or how can you make the

neighborhood better?

Current Events These sites offer the best kid friendly

articles on current events. • National Geographic Kids

• Time for Kids

• Dogonews

• SmithsonianTweenTribune

• Youngzine

• Kidspost: Washington Post for

Kids

• Read a book to a pet.

• Call Grandma, Grandpa or

another relative and tell

them about a book you are

reading. Ask them about a

book they enjoy.

Writing: Aim for writing about 40

minutes each day Making books:

(unplugged)

Strong writers write about what

matters most to them.

Sometimes in school, you are

studying a writing genre that maybe

isn’t what you want to write at that

exact moment.

Good news! This week you can write

in whatever genre you would like!

To do that:

1. Choose a topic you’d like

to write about. What do

you like? Brainstorm a list.

2. Write about that topic in

your favorite genre:

Narrative

Informational

Opinion

3. Think about what you

know as a writer about

that genre and your

audience. Look at the chart

below.

Parents: Here is a helpful video from

Matt Glover, writing expert and ISD

consultant, talking about helping

your child choose topics.

OR

You might consider making a book

about your real life right now.

Listen to this mentor text read by the

author Patricia Pollacco.

Almost all of Patricia Pollacco’s books

are based on her real life.

Your real-life book might be called,

“The time that all the schools closed

for a while.”

Your book could contain narratives...

stories of things you have done,

experiences you have had, feeling

you have felt.

It could contain information pieces

about things you have learned such

as washing your hands, cooking,

using a new technology.

It could contain opinion pieces such

as what has been good about being

home as well as what has not been as

fun.

This book might be one you’ll save

and want to share with people in the

future. In social studies, we learn

books like this are called “primary

sources.”