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3rd Grade Teacher

Whitt Elementary School

Voice Mail: (972) 429-3000 (x6241)

Conference Period: 12:30-1:15

READING - We will begin the year studying about Fiction and Non-fiction stories. Then we will move into the Literary Elements. (Characters, Setting, Plot orProblem, Resolution)

Spelling - Spelling list will come home on a Friday and the test will be on Thursdays!!

Grammar - We will talk about types of sentences.

Mrs. Sandoval's Schedule

7:30 – 8:00 ... SOCIAL STUDIES

8:00 – 9:30 … MATH

9:30 – 10:00 … RECESS

10:00 – 11:45 … LANGUAGE ARTS

11:45 - 12:15 … LUNCH

12:15 - 12:30 … D.E.A.R. TIME

12:30 - 1:30 … PACK CLASSES

1:30 – 2:30 ... SCIENCE

Math

First we will do a little bit of reviewing of addition and subtraction. We will also be identifying Place Value.

Science

We will be learning about the types of Matter. Solids, liquids and gasses.

Social Studies

We will be learning about communities and maps.

Educational Links

http://www.puzzlemaker.com/

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ This site provides grammar categories such as adjectives, nouns, present/past tense, etc. Students type in a word based on the category and a funny story is constructed from the words they provide. Good for 3rd-5th grade.

READING/WRITING (E)

http://www.seussville.com/seussville/ This site is all about Dr. Suess and his stories. Select the "Playground" choice and play games from Dr. Suess books. There is also a Dr. Suess Story Maker that lets you write your own Dr. Suess story. Probably directed towards 1st-4th.

TAKS Passages
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade5/read.htm
	Reading Skills
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_lang.htm http://tiger.towson.edu/~mlackn1/General Reading Processes Practice_files/frame.htm#slide0031.htm Homophones: http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4glehomy.htm http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fifth_grade_internet_activities1.htm Main Idea http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcmi1.htm http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/mainidea.html http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/Mainideakimhuff.html http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm#lang
	Interactive Games
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm http://www.scholastic.com/kids/ http://www.quia.com/cb/29778.html (Multiple Meaning words Jeopardy) Math MATH/DIRECTION/PROBLEM SOLVING (E,S) http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/shape/taxicab/index.html This site allows students to travel by taxi cab through a town to find the hidden treasure using coordinates. MATH FACTS (E,S) http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards.html Addition, Multiplication, Subtraction math facts games. Move your mouse carefully to the borders of the boxes to find the links to the flashcards.
SOCIAL STUDIES
	Maps...
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/5104.html?wtlAC=gs010201,email-t
	Finding your way...
http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/find/find/index.htmlx
	Atlas of the U.S. ...
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
	Latitude/Longitude...
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/xwords/may_cross_tut.html
	American revolution...
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
	13 original colonies...
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
	Government...
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ http://www.50states.com/
	Name that state...
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
	State knowledge...
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow

tp://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/

http://www.brainchild.com/

http://www.studyisland.com/