3rd Grade Plan of Action Week of April 6th

● PBS daily 9:30-11:00 (Student choice. Choose those that interest you.

Information about what PBS is supplying for Arkansas students can be found on the last page of this document.)

● Monday- Zoom read aloud of Frindle @ 11:30. ● Tuesday- Lexia OR attached paper copy. ● Wednesday- IXL Math (Your teacher has marked recommendations for you to

work on. You will see the yellow star beside the topic.) OR attached paper copy. ● Thursday - IXL Science (Your teacher has marked recommendation for you to

work on. You will see the yellow star beside the topic.) OR attached paper copy. ● Friday- Zoom meeting @ 11:30 to answer any questions or concerns about

weekly assignments. Teachers will review what students need help with. SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORTS Parents if your child receives special education services from Mrs. Huggins for math or literacy follow this link for support you can use at home to assist your child with learning. Mrs. Huggins’ students will follow their teachers' AMI plan starting April 6th. Please use the support on this link when needed and contact Mrs. Huggins with any questions or concerns. https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1YNDqwzH6qHvCpzmm_0x3d0o0fokrZFtB5qXByHUFCps/mobilebasic#id.miaxkmqviq82

We have also attached a list of fun activities. These are simply optional ideas for kids to do for some fun and creativity.

Below is a list of our emails. If you need a quick response please email all teachers, and the first one to see it will respond. Teacher emails for any concerns or questions:

vanns@clintonsd.org polstons@clintonsd.org campj@clintonsd.org fletchere@clintonsd.org smithmo@clintonsd.org hugginsr@clintonsd.org

***Please know that if you are doing the paper copy that you can just write your answers on a piece of notebook paper. Just put the date at the top and email a picture to your teacher.

Week of April 6th Day of the Week

Assignment I have completed this task.

Students Choice Participated in a PBS video. (Choose those that interest you.)

Monday Participated in read aloud on Zoom.

Tuesday Completed at least 3 units in Lexia. OR attached paper copy.

Wednesday Completed at least 15 minutes of math in IXL. OR attached paper copy.

Thursday Completed at least 15 minutes of Science in IXL. OR attached paper copy.

Friday Participated in the weekly wrap up on Zoom.

Join your 3rd grade teachers for a fun adventure with the book Frindle.

There are two easy ways to join the fun. The link to join in on the fun in Zoom will be posted weekly on

CES Third Grade Facebook page. It will also be posted in your child’s Google Classroom reading

page. Please join us every Monday @ 11:30.

Nicholas Allen is known for his creative ideas that always entertain his classmates. 

But Nick meets his biggest challenge yet when he enters Mrs. Granger's 5th grade 

language arts class. Known for her X-ray vision, obsession with the dictionary, and 

strict rules, Nick struggles to break Mrs. Granger down. Then, Nick finds a way to 

work his magic once again. He decides to create his own word. From now on, a pen is 

no longer a pen-it's a frindle. Will frindle be successful and become the new fad? Or 

will it crash and burn and be quickly forgotten? Find out as you follow Nick on his 

journey in this unique story about creative thought and the power of words. (Andrea 

Fisher, AN-Fisher2@wiu.edu, college student)

Tuesday April 7th (This is only for those that are NOT doing Lexia.)

Passage 1 

A sunflower is a big, circular, yellow flower. Sunflowers need a lot of sun to grow. Sunflowers are actually made up of lots and lots of tiny flowers. The center part is made of one kind of flower, and the petals around it are another kind of flower. 

We use sunflowers in different ways. One thing we do with them is look at them! Many people add them to gardens because they are so big, bright, and colorful. They can also be cut and brought inside. They will last a long time in a vase. A vase is a jar, bottle, or other container that is used to hold flowers. 

Sunflower seeds are good to eat. People, birds, and other animals, including squirrels and chipmunks, love to eat sunflower seeds. They can be difficult to eat if they are still in their shells, but they are filled with protein and are good for you! Sunflower seeds also have a lot of oil in them. It can be squeezed out and collected. Many people use sunflower oil for cooking. 

Sunflowers are pretty flowers, and they give us and other animals food. Be careful of the stems, though—they are rough and very scratchy! 

“Oh, is that so?” asked Sally’s mother, handing the girls some napkins. “Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t,” said Sally, smiling at her friend. “But one day, perhaps we’ll find out.” And she and Angelica laughed, winked at each other, and finished their popsicles in silence.   Read Passage 1. Answer the following questions.

1. What is a sunflower?

A. a big, circular, yellow flower

B. a big, triangular, red flower

C. a small, circular, blue flower

D. a small, triangular, purple flower

2. What does the author describe in the second paragraph?

A. the center of a sunflower

B. different ways people use sunflowers

C. animals that love to eat sunflower seeds

D. food that is made with sunflower oil

3. Sunflowers provide food to people and animals.

What evidence in the text supports this statement?

A. "Sunflowers are actually made up of lots and lots of tiny flowers."

B. "We use sunflowers in different ways. One thing we do with them is look at them!"

C. "They [sunflowers] will last a long time in a vase. A vase is a jar, bottle, or other container that is used to hold flowers."

D. "People, birds, and other animals, including squirrels and chipmunks, love to eat sunflower seeds."

4. Read these sentences from the text.

“We use sunflowers in different ways. One thing we do with them is look at them!”

Based on the information in this text, why might people look at sunflowers?

A. because sunflower seeds are filled with protein

B. because sunflower seeds have a lot of oil in them

C. because sunflowers need a lot of sun to grow

D. because sunflowers are bright and pretty

5. What is the main idea of this text?

A. Sunflowers are actually made up of lots and lots of tiny flowers.

B. The stems of sunflowers are rough and scratchy.

C. Sunflowers are pretty flowers that give people and animals food.

D. Sunflower seeds can be difficult to eat if they are still in their shells.

      

                                  

 Wednesday April 8th (This is only for those NOT doing IXL) 

Math There are 5 flower beds in the neighborhood park’s garden. Three lavender plants grow in each flower bed. How many lavender plants are there total? Draw circles to model the problem. Then explain how to solve it and state your answer. 

     

Thursday April 9th (This is only for those NOT doing IXL)  

Science 

Grow Grow Grasshopper There are about a million kinds of insects, including butterflies, grasshoppers, bees, beetles, flies, and ants. All insects have six legs, no bones, and special mouthparts for eating different kinds of foods. Female insects lay eggs where they will be safe from other animals. Life Cycle of a Grasshopper Egg: This is the beginning stage of a grasshopper's life cycle. The mother grasshopper lays eggs at the end of the summer under the sand or in leaves. The eggs wait for 10 months before hatching into nymphs during spring

Nymph: When a grasshopper hatches out of its egg, it looks like a smaller version of its parents, but without wings. Its mouth part enables it to bite and chew leaves. As the young grasshopper (called a nymph) continues to eat and grow, its body gets too big for its hard outer skin covering called an exoskeleton. When this happens, the nymph molts, or breaks out of its skin, and makes a new one. A nymph molts several times before it grows into a full-sized adult. During this molting stage, the young grasshopper develops wings. Adult: The adult grasshopper is more mobile than the nymph, a characteristic that helps them to find food and flee from predators. Mother grasshoppers do not lay eggs until they are 1 or 2 weeks old. Adult grasshoppers live for about two months, depending on the weather. Table 1 shows the approximate months in which the stages of grasshoppers occur. Using the figure, predict what will happen to the repeating life cycle pattern if the adult grasshoppers do not lay eggs. According to the passage, how long do adult grasshoppers live?

a. 3 ½ month b. 10 months c. 2 months d. 1-2 weeks

 

Adventures, Explorations, and FUN Activities (optional) 

All activities are optional and all of them are fun! Pick as many as you would like to explore. If you can, learn & explore with a friend. Call them 

up & share your discoveries with your teacher! 

Color & Learn: Color a coloring page from 

the museum collections.  https://bit.ly/amicolor 

Leo the Rabbit Leo the Rabbit is climbing up a flight of 10 steps. Leo 

can only hop up 1 or 2 steps each time he hops. 

He never hops down, only up. How many different 

ways can Leo hop up the flight of 10 steps? Provide 

evidence to justify your thinking.  

Create a model or diagram to show your thinking.  

Virtual museum tours:  https://bit.ly/amimuseum Choose from 12 museums here. Call & friend a tour a 

museum together! 

Smithsonian Air & Space Museum 

Explore the museum from your own home. Call up a 

friend & explore space together! 

https://bit.ly/amispace 

Take a virtual field trip:  Go to the zoo, a museum 

or visit another country with your family without 

leaving home! https://bit.ly/amifieldtrip 

 

 Play Mathbreakers! 

Use math to beat the level www.mathbreakers.com/

play/ 

Dress Up Dress Up as a famous 

historical figure & act like that person all day. Try 

Joan of Arc, Martin Luther King Jr., Cleopatra, Julius 

Cesar, Sacagawea or anyone else you are 

interested in.  

Nasa Science Simulations Explore the atmosphere, circuits, cause of stinky 

odors, how sound travels, lightning and more!  http://bit.ly/aminasa 

Create a mad lib.  Write your own story and 

leave out the nouns, verbs, adjectives and 

adverbs. Have a friend choose random nouns, 

verbs, adjectives and adverbs, plug them in, and 

let the fun begin.  Visit 

https://bit.ly/amimadlib for more ideas.  

 Talking Time Desmos Explore different ways people talk about time 

and set the clock to match it.  

Go to student.desmos.com and enter the code N6G 236  

Tour the world! Visit famous soccer 

stadiums, see the deep ocean, or search for the 

ABCs from google earth’s amazing satellite images.   

https://bit.ly/amigoogleearth 

Museum of Natural History 

Learn about your favorite -ology. From zoology, to 

anthropology & everything in between! Explore water, the brain, genetics & space 

on this site.  https://bit.ly/amiology 

Arkansas PBS will change its weekday schedule between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. beginning Monday to broadcast educational programs tied to the state curriculum for pre-K through eighth-grade students. The public TV network has organized a new program block, titled Arkansas AMI, with the state Department of Education's Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in response to mandatory school closures due to covid-19. AMI stands for "alternative methods of instruction." Arkansas AMI will feature five Arkansas Teachers of the Year hosting segments of each AMI day. The daily weekday schedule will be: 8-9:30 a.m.: Grades pre-K, 1 and 2 9:30-11 a.m.: Grades 3-5 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Grades 6-8 Arkansas AMI instructional content and videos will be available online after 4 p.m. on the same day at myarkansaspbs.org/arkansasami, according to a news release, and each lesson will be archived online. (The website was still under construction Friday.) Arkansas PBS will air this new schedule at least three weeks. The content will cover a wide range of topics and will align with state and federal standards for kindergarten through eighth grade. "The Arkansas PBS and ADE collaboration to support districts and families is a win for everyone during these unprecedented times," said Stacy Smith, assistant commissioner of learning services for the division. "The Arkansas AMI Learning Guides promote continuous learning in our state, while supporting our teachers, students and parents." The division will send digital AMI packets, including Spanish language materials and schedules, to each school district for distribution to families. Anyone who wants to use lesson plans will be able to download them from myarkansaspbs.org/arkansasami. According to the news release, viewers statewide can tune in to the following channels, depending on their location, over the air using an indoor or outdoor antenna: The Arkansas PBS network includes Northwest Arkansas, KAFT, channel 13; north Central Arkansas, KEMV, channel 6; northeast Arkansas, KTEJ, channel 19; Central Arkansas, KETS, channel 2; Southwest Arkansas, KETG, channel 9; southeast Arkansas, KETZ, channel 12. More information about how to watch can be found at myarkansaspbs.org/channelinformation.  

Information provided by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette