Third Grade Student Challenges

I am so proud of all the students 

who completed various Student Challenges 

throughout the school year. Bravo!

Chicago-opoly

As a culminating activity for our Chicago Unit in social studies, students each selected and researched a famous Chicago landmark. After synthesizing their notes into a descriptive paragraph students created a "Chicago-opoly" game board featuring the paragraphs and drawings for each landmark. Today students had the exciting opportunity to play the life-sized game! The students and teachers all learned many new facts!

6 Days Left of School

To celebrate 6 days left we played a competitive, yet fun, game of Name That Tune! Songs ranged from movie theme songs and popular songs on the radio, to video game themes and even our Dryden School song!

7 Days Left of School

To celebrate 7 days left we created a batch of slime! 

We watched science in action and learned all about polymerization. 

Students worked together to complete the steps required to make this fun slime:

(This will make a double batch!)

1.     Measure one cup of water and pour it into the small mixing bowl.

2.   Dump one bottle of glue into the water.

3.   Measure ½ cup of water and using the funnel, pour it into the empty glue bottle.

 

4.   Shake the bottle and empty it into the bowl.

 

5.   Dump another bottle of glue into the water.

6.   Measure ½ cup of water and using the funnel, pour it into the empty glue bottle.

7.    Shake the bottle and empty it into the bowl.

 

8.   Carefully stir the glue and water mixture until it is almost completely smooth.

 

9.   Add four drops of green food color to the bowl.

 

10.    Add four more drops of green food color to the bowl.

 

11.       Mix the glue, water, and food color mixture until the color is consistent.

 

12.     Measure one cup of hot water and pour it into the large mixing bowl.

 

13.     Measure one more cup of hot water and pour it into the large mixing bowl.

 

14.     Measure one teaspoon of Borax and pour it into the large mixing bowl.

15.     Measure one more teaspoon of Borax and pour it into the large mixing bowl.

 

16.     Stir the water and Borax mixture until the Borax has completely dissolved.

 

17.      Slowly and carefully pour the green glue and water mixture into the Borax and water mixture.

 

18.     Scrape out the glue bowl with the spatula.

 

19.     Slowly and carefully begin stirring the green glue, Borax, water mixture. Lift up the spatula every few stirs to show the class what is happening.

 

20.  Reach into the mixture with your hands! Try pulling it all out and putting it into an empty bowl.

8 Days Left

We celebrated 8 days left of school by eating lunch in the beautiful courtyard! Students enjoyed dining at picnic tables and on tree stump benches. We concluded our meal with a quick game of Courtyard Infection. We all had a blast!

9 Days Left of School

We celebrated 9 days left by dropping everything and dancing whenever the music came on!

10 Days Left

To celebrate 10 days left of school we made and flew paper airplanes! Students worked as a team to create paper airplanes that would be thrown in three separate contests: Distance, Accuracy, and Style

Distance:

Winner: Ashlyn!

Accuracy:

Winner: Noah!

Style:

Winner: Cathryn!

11 Days Left of School

To celebrate 11 days left the students were encouraged to sit comfortably. Some chose to lounge on pillows, while others opted for backwards chairs or even reclining back with their feet up!

Final Art Appreciation

Students enjoyed their final Art Appreciation lesson today! They reviewed the four main artists and their artworks that were studied throughout the year. They then played a fun game of Jeopardy to test their knowledge and memory.

12 Days of School Left

To celebrate 12 days left the students received the opportunity to catapult mini-marshmallows. They were allowed to choose to fire them at one another or at their teacher!