Let's Use iPads Today!

Hello 3rd Grade!
Today is your first Language Arts/Technology integration class this school year.  We will work on projects and computer games that are related to the topics you are covering in your Language Arts class.

Today, we will be working on an ipad project, creating a cover for your school binder.  You will use the Pic Collage app.  You must include the following:

4 adjectives that describe you
Type and complete this sentence: “My favorite thing to do is ____________”
Title example:  Luke’s HTS Binder
Insert images of your favorite things including: sports, animals, pets, books, authors, musicians, vacation places, hobbies, colors, foods, etc. No more than 2 images of any one category (for example, no more than 2 images of sports, no more than 2 images of pets, etc.)

Last Tech Class This Year!

Today is your last Technology class for 3rd Grade!  Everyone will open Word and type a letter to either Ms. DeFoor or Ms. Phoenix (you choose).  Your letter must:
-  Include today's date

-  Thank your teacher

-  Include one of your favorite things about 3rd grade

-  Include at least one reason why you are excited about the summer and one thing you plan to do this summer
-   Include your name 

You may insert images in your letter.

After you have printed your letter, you may have free choice of games ON THE TECH BLOG!

A Brain Teaser & Spelling City

Try this brain teaser!  You will need scrap paper and a pencil...

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/brain/gr3/ch03/bt_03_03_q.html

https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html

CHOOSE LIST 1 OR LIST 2

Memorial Day (1 min. 20 sec.)
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/87a8f1c1-a555-448a-9aae-78a7b9110375/memorial-day-all-about-the-holidays/?utm_source=lmnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mktg_2016

Making Graphs Online

Today, everyone will make a circle graph on the computer using the information you have gathered.

You must include a title for your graph. Here is an example of a title:

HTS Favorite Ice Cream Flavors by _________________ (your name)

Click on the link below the picture to begin creating your graph.

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/

Correct the Misspelled Words in the Passage

Practice analogies:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/vocabulary/analogies/quiz3902.html

Timelines

A timeline is a list of events placed in the order in which they took place.  Today, everyone will create a timeline of the important events that happened during your 3rd Grade year at Holy Trinity School. Below is a list of suggestions you may use on your timeline, however, you may choose different special events for your timeline (you don't have to use the ones from my list).  Begin by including the following information:

1. Project Title:  John's 3rd Grade at HTS (type YOUR name)
2. Label: ENTER THE MONTH AND YEAR HERE
3. Short Description: Enter the NAME of the event here
4. Choose image - I will show you how

Click on the following link to get started:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/

Suggestions for Important Events
September 8, 2015 – First Day of School
October 30, 2015 – Halloween Parade
November – Walk for the Homeless
November 25, 2015 – Grandparent’s Day
December 22, 2015 – HTS Christmas Show
January 28, 2016 – Beauty & the Beast performance
February 2016 – Dress Like a Teacher Day
March 18, 2016 – Student Faculty Game
March 27, 2016 - Easter
May 2016 – Night of the Arts
May 24, 2016 - Field trip to Annapolis
June 10th - Last day of school

Spelling Practice Today

First, watch this 5 minute video about life during the colonial times:
Word Builder
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=3&unit=33

Word Sort
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordsort/index.html?grade=3&unit=33

Spelling City

https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html
CHOOSE LIST 1 OR LIST 2

If you finish early, you must complete 2 levels of Typing Club.

XtraMath & Scantron Math Practice

Practice multiplication using XtraMath.

https://xtramath.org/#/signin/student_other

EMAIL ADDRESS: cmiller@htsdc.org

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF PINS: 3rd Grade XtraMath Pins

Next you will take a practice test for your Scantron test on Friday.  Open the folder named "3rd Grade Scantron Practice tests" and click on YOUR NAME to begin.

Suffixes & Spelling City

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL 3 SUFFIX GAMES

(1)

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/suffixes/suffix.htm

(2)

http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.html

(3)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/quiz/en17suff-e1and2-quiz
COMPLETE QUIZ A, B & C

https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html
Click here for your Username: Spelling City Usernames
CHOOSE LIST 1 OR LIST 2

Practice for Test on Government

Constitution Quiz - 10 Questions
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=quiz.cfm
You do not have to submit your age if you don't want your score.

Jeopardy - Three Branches of Government
http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/jill_dittus/site/Study%20Guide%20Documents/1/government%20review%20game.pdf
YOU MUST ANSWER ALL 16 QUESTIONS.

Complete 2 Levels of Typing Club

3 Prefix Games & Spelling City

Practice with Prefixes

http://www.turtlediary.com/game/fix-the-prefix.html

Prefix - Root Word - Suffix

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/5_6/fishtanks1/fishtanks1.htm

Show What You Know

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/prefixp.cfm

https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html

CHOOSE LIST 1 OR LIST 2

These Are the Choices Today...

Please finish your cereal box title using Comic Life.  Then, you may choose from the following list:

1. XtraMath
2. Storybird
3. Typing Club
4. Tynker (CLICK "FREE PLAY")
5. Division Pac Man
6. www.multiplication.com
7. Sugar, Sugar
8. Code Monkey

3 Things Today...

1. Comic Life
Rename the book Charlotte's Web with a catchy title similar to the name of a cereal.  Type the new title in Comic Life.

2. Spelling City - Choose List 1 or List 2

3. Storybird - please meet with me if I have talked to you about reading your Storybird at tomorrow's Assembly

Moby Max

www.mobymax.com/dc338
MAKE SURE YOU LOGIN "AS A STUDENT" (not as a Teacher)

USER NAME: YOUR FIRST NAME (don't forget the capital letter!)
PASSWORD: titans
Username Exceptions
Jackb
Jackg
Lucyi
Lucyo
JP

Complete the Placement Test for: Math

Then, complete the first lesson in Math

The Setting of a Story & Spelling City

COMPLETE ALL 3: Ghost Story, Romance Story & Spy Story

http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames/story.html

CHOOSE LIST 1 OR LIST 2

https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html
User name: last name followed by first initial (example: greshamj)
EXCEPTIONS:
adamslily
bradshawjack
gibbonsjack
graymaddie
jacksondesi
madisiontammie
moranellie
pattersonclaire
reyesdiana
solomonsimona

Password: titans

Division & Introducing Fractions

Practice Fractions

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/fractions_shoot.htm
PLAY ALL 4 LEVELS!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_fractions1.htm
COMPLETE ALL 6 LEVELS (click Play Again)

Practice Division

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fruitshoot/fruitshoot_division.htm
TRY ALL 3 LEVELS! (Click Play Again)

Pac Man
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/mathman/mathman_division.htm

Complete 2 levels of Typing Club
User Name:  last name followed by first initial (example: bradshawj)
Password:  htstype

Storybird

Practice for Faith Knowledge Assessement

https://quizlet.com/131486849/3rd-grade-faith-knowledge-assessment-flash-cards/?new


COMPLETE AT LEAST 2 LEVELS - MINIMUM OF 3 STARS EACH LEVEL

https://holy-trinity-school2.typingclub.com/

Practice Library Skills & Storybird

https://quizlet.com/130878773/flashcards

FIRST, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE FLASHCARDS TOGETHER

http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/play-shelver/

You must play Fiction -- All 3 Levels

and

Dewey -- All 3 Levels

If there is time remaining, you may work on your story in Storybird

Multiplication & Storybird

http://www.hoodamath.com/mobile/games/mathtimedtests.html
Go through it once then PLAY AGAIN.  After the 2nd time, email your results to your math teacher (you will need to include your name):

adefoor@htsdc.org

or

aphoenix@htsdc.org

DON'T FORGET: XtraMath STARTS WITH ADDITION!!!

https://xtramath.org/#/signin/student_other

EMAIL ADDRESS: cmiller@htsdc.org

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF PINS: 3rd Grade XtraMath Pins

www.storybird.com
Create a new story or continue working on a story you already started.  Your story must be no longer than 10 pages.
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR LOGIN: 3rd Grade Storybird Logins

Contractions & Adjectives

Contractions
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz45fck.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/contractions/question1.htm

Adjectives
http://www.ezschool.com/play/english/read-the-sentence-and-click-the-adjective/Game/397
CLICK 'PLAY GAME ONLINE', THEN SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE GAME

https://www.quia.com/pop/38945.html?AP_rand=1232687665

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm

Comic Life Flyers

Below is an example of a Comic Life flyer about a famous citizen.

USE THIS LINK FOR PHOTOS: https://search.creativecommons.org/

YOU MUST USE COMPLETE SENTENCES

YOU MUST SAVE YOUR PHOTO IN "MY PICTURES"

Good Citizens!

Today, everyone will do some research on the internet about a famous citizen.  I will assign each student one person to research.  AFTER you complete the Research Worksheet, you may open Comic Life and create a flyer about your citizen.   Everyone will use the HTS online encyclopedias to complete the Research Worksheet:

Britannica

and

World Book

Haiku Deck & Spelling City

Please finish your Haiku Deck today and then login to Spelling City.

Finish The President Haiku Deck Today

PLEASE FINISH YOUR HAIKU DECK TODAY!  www.haikudeck.com
Email: cmiller@htsdc.org
Password: titans
Those that have finished all 4 slides:
1. Nadia
2. Gabe
3. Augie
4. Thomas

EVERYONE, including the 4 students above, must re-read their slides and correct all capitalizations:
- state names
- the first word of every bullet point
- the title
- your name and names of the presidents

When you have finished, open your email.  I emailed you a document for practicing copying and pasting in Word.
Email address example:
sobbac@htsdc.org
Password: reader3rd
CHANGE PASSWORD TO: titans1325

Haiku Deck - U.S. Presidents - Online Research

Today, you will create a presentation about U.S. Presidents using Haiku Deck.

List of U.S. Presidents in Chronological Order

Steps
1. First, choose 3 Presidents you will include in your presentation.
2. Fill out the worksheet by researching those 3 Presidents on Britannica Encyclopedia Online and World Book Online.
3. Open Haiku Deck
Email: cmiller@htsdc.org
Password: titans
4. Click +CREATE NEW DECK

Presidents by Mrs. Miller - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Drop The -e And Add -ing AND Homophones

Drop the e and add -ing

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/interactive/-ing.swf
CLICK ONE PLAYER, TYPE YOUR NAME, CLICK KICK OFF

https://goo.gl/GiYweW

Click the Start Arrow to Begin

Homophones

http://henryanker.com/Language/Homophones/Homophones_Set_11a.swf

https://www.quia.com/pop/7442.html

Spelling City Homophone Games:

https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294756

https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294757

https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294763

Multiplication Practice Today

Construct A Building - practice multiplication
Click on the link below:
http://dynamicnumber.org/construct_a_building__multiplication_array_model
Click on the arrow next to Activity Sketch
Click on the download file called Construct A Building
Click Start Activity
Start with the Practice Tab
Then click the Level 1 Tab
CHOOSE NEW RANDOM GAME (not New Ordered Game)
Try Level 2 Tab

When you have finished Construct A Building, use the links below to practice your multiplication tables.

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/cone-crazy

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/diaper-derby

http://jmathpage.com/topics/jmphead3rdgrade.html

Irregular Plural Nouns

If you are finished with your video, click on the links below to practice plural nouns.  When everyone is finished with their video, we will show all of the videos to the class on the Smartboard.

https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/word/pluralnouns/matching/

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Billionaire/Plurals%20Billionair%20Game/index.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/plural/index_pre.html

Finish Video & Practice Latitude & Longitude

Please finish your Animoto videos today.  Once you have finished, practice your map skills by playing the games below.

www.animoto.com

Log In

Email: cmiller@htsdc.org

Password: Titans (with a capital T)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/flash/index.shtml?flash=land_ms_compass

http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/direction-nsew-.html

TRY 3 OR 4 MOVES

http://www.abcya.com/latitude_and_longitude_practice.htm

http://geographyworldonline.com/tutorial/practice.html

http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/geography/map_games/latitude_and_longitude_games/

http://www.purposegames.com/game/longitude-and-latitude-quiz

Animoto Videos & Complete Sentences

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR VIDEO OUTLINE, YOU MAY LOGIN TO ANIMOTO:

www.animoto.com

Log In

Email: cmiller@htsdc.org

Password: Titans (with a capital T)

Once you have finished, click on the link below to practice creating complete sentences.

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Better_Answer/answer.html

Animal Classification Videos - Animoto

Today, we will begin to create an Animoto video about one specific animal class.  See your assignments below.

Mammals

Lucy I., Tammie, Simona, Ellie, Yaphet, Maddie & Claire

Amphibians

Giovanna, Sophia, Thomas, Justin, Mauricio, Lauren & Diana

Reptiles

Desi, Charlotte, Sebastian, Lucy O., Johnny, Carys & Stephen 

Birds

Nadia, Lila, Nahom, Jack B., JP, Nulia & George

Fish
Gabe, Augie, Lily, Declan, Clyde & Jack G.

Example of a video that I created:

Everyone must complete the written outline BEFORE starting their video. You will use the World Book Online encyclopedia to research your animal class.  

http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home

Once you have finished your outline, you may begin to search for animal images using ARKive. Please save your images on your desktop.

http://www.arkive.org/

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THE OUTLINE, YOU MAY LOGIN TO ANIMOTO:

www.animoto.com

Log In

Email: cmiller@htsdc.org

Password: Titans (with a capital T)