I had to capture our place value chant on video this afternoon. When we first started our unit on expanded, standard, and written form, my class had a difficult time converting expanded form to standard form. So I told my students to line up their place values - ones with ones, tens with tens, and so on. And this chant was born when I kept telling them to "line them up." The song also helps with all addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems.
In this particular video, we were converting 800+3,000+40+9 to standard form during calendar math. Some students thought that we had to put 3,000 first, and then the song reminder came! In addition, it doesn't matter what's on top or bottom as long as you line up the place values! For subtraction at this point, larger numbers go on top, but place values always align.
Enjoy this great video! And this chant really helps!
This has been a very eventful and busy first six weeks! I have truly enjoyed my time with my students - they are the best. We have been busy in our classroom! We've learned about inferring, main idea and details, dramas, myths, multi-step addition and subtraction problems, rounding, daily UPSL, vocabulary, mapping, soil, water, the list goes on and on. It's been a great start to yet another great year!
This week we have had a lot of fun - we're learning about dramas! We have discussed the parts of a drama: characters, setting, plot, theme (the same elements as any fictional selection). And we cannot forget stage directions! I always love teaching about drama because the students get so excited to act for their class. We will soon move into creating our own dramas and that is truly one of my most FAVORITE things ever. Being able to see third graders' creativity in a drama is outstanding. And we're so looking forward to seeing The Masque of Beauty and the Beast next Friday at West Mesquite High School. It's going to be great!
Below are some of the pictures of my class performing the drama "Pushing Up the Sky." It's about how the sky came to be, so it is a drama and a myth!
That's more like it! Love these smiles :)
He couldn't hold this face for long...
We love dramas!
Such performers!
We have also been learning how to round to the nearest 10 and 100 and we are LOVING the rounding rap! Here is the video of my kiddos performing the rap. They are so cute - and they love this song! I hear them singing it all day...and it has really helped with their rounding. Remember, if the number to the right of the desired place to round (tens place or hundreds place) is 0-4, the 10 or 100 remains the same (round down). If it is 5-9, it goes to the next number (next 10 or 100 - round up). Five or more, raise the score. Four or less, let it rest!
I also went to see my sweet Sara play softball last week - she's a star! They won and I loved being able to be there to support her. If your child plays a sport, I'd love to see them! You can send your schedule to school and I'll let your child know what game I'll be attending. I'm already looking forward to cheering on more of my students!
Sara and me after her game - they won!
GO, SARA!!
Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you get to go to the fair on Fair Day! I am very much looking forward to a corny dog and some other fried goodness!
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