In Room 106...
Math Workshop
Math in room 106 is set up in workshop format. I teach a mini lesson with new learning. The students then practice that new skill. This is followed by self-guided centers while I work with small guided math groups. While working in centers, the students gain fluency in math skills taught previously in the year. The students work individually or with a partner. The centers include using the computer, hands-on materials, and the iPads.
Social Studies
Michigan My Michigan! We will study our great state all year long. We will learn history from the Native American times all the way through today. We will also learn about our state symbols, government, and products grown and made right here. We will learn how our country's core democratic values apply to our lives here in Michigan. Maps skills will be practiced as well. We will venture out into our great state for field trips throughout the year.
Fall:
After the learning about the Native Americans who lived in Michigan, we will travel to the Nokomis Learning Center in Okemos. The students will get to see artifacts such as arrowheads, a birchbark canoe, ceremony headresses, and animals furs just to name a few. They will hear from a Native American living in the area today and hear about their customs and beliefs.
After the learning about the Native Americans who lived in Michigan, we will travel to the Nokomis Learning Center in Okemos. The students will get to see artifacts such as arrowheads, a birchbark canoe, ceremony headresses, and animals furs just to name a few. They will hear from a Native American living in the area today and hear about their customs and beliefs.
Winter:
Mid-year we will venture downtown Lansing to the Michigan Historical Museum. There we will see a replica of a mine, a sawmill, a one-room school house, and many other interesting things from our past. The students will get to feel what it was like to ride on a plank road in a wagon and see one of the first Oldsmobile horseless carriages produced in Lansing. They hear from UAW members talking about the GM strike in Flint and see what it was like to be a miner or a lumberjack through old film footage.
Mid-year we will venture downtown Lansing to the Michigan Historical Museum. There we will see a replica of a mine, a sawmill, a one-room school house, and many other interesting things from our past. The students will get to feel what it was like to ride on a plank road in a wagon and see one of the first Oldsmobile horseless carriages produced in Lansing. They hear from UAW members talking about the GM strike in Flint and see what it was like to be a miner or a lumberjack through old film footage.
Spring:
At the end of the year when the weather warms up, we will take an exciting adventure to the Gillette Nature Center in PJ Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon. There the students will hear from a naturalist about how and why the dunes form in Michigan. They will take a walk through the forest ending up at one of the many great dunes. They will get to experience first hand the magnitude of these great wonders. They will have great fun running up and down the giant hill of sand. The day will end with lunch and dipping their toes in Lake Michigan.
At the end of the year when the weather warms up, we will take an exciting adventure to the Gillette Nature Center in PJ Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon. There the students will hear from a naturalist about how and why the dunes form in Michigan. They will take a walk through the forest ending up at one of the many great dunes. They will get to experience first hand the magnitude of these great wonders. They will have great fun running up and down the giant hill of sand. The day will end with lunch and dipping their toes in Lake Michigan.
Science
Students in 3rd grade learn about topics in all three science domains; physical science, earth science, and life science.
Computer Lab
Twice a week the students go to computer lab to work on a variety of skills. Some of them are learning keyboarding skills, learning how to use Microsoft Word, creating products using Power Point and web-based software, and practicing concepts learned in math, science, and social studies through various websites.