3-Act Brownie Task

Thank you Janeal Maxfield for sharing your Three-Act Task with us!  Click on the link below.

Three-Act Task Google Site

3rd Grade Addition Number Talk

What strategies do you see these students using?
Where might you go next?

Graham Fletcher's Progression of Addition and Subtraction

What connections do you see to your classroom?

My Favorite No

For ideas on how to incorporate Mathematical Practice 3, watch this Teaching Channel Video.  This is a warm-up activity to promote critiquing of reasoning and constructing viable arguments.

Mrs. C's Math Daily

Thank you Mrs. C for sharing your practice with us!  Please remember this is a time to learn from each other.  Please comment, share, and ask questions by commenting below. Watch with your team, a coach, or in the comfort of your own home!

More video is available for those that would like to explore her structure.

Some questions to ponder and respond to in the comment section:

1. What do you want to make sure to remember about the video?
2. What might you want to try in your classroom?
3. Did it reaffirm any of your practices?
4. If this is similar to your structure, do you have anything to add?
5. Are there pieces you would like to see more in depth?
6. What questions do you have?

Resources
From A+ Firsties
http://aplusfirsties.blogspot.com/search/label/Daily%203
From Just Love Teaching
http://justloveteaching.blogspot.com/2012/08/d5-powerpoint-check-in-freebie.html

Video Comparing Fractions Activity - Mrs. L's Room

Thank you Mrs. L for sharing this activity!  Students are using fractions blocks to show with models which fraction is greater.   Keep sending in those pictures and videos!

If you have any questions for Mrs. L, please comment below!

Comparing Fractions

3.NF.3,3d

Student draw cards and figure out where they would go on the number line.  Students then figure out who has the greater fraction.  The student who has the greater fraction will keep both cards.  The student with the most cards is the winner!

Using Online Testing in an Alternative Way

Thank you Katey D.  for sharing your Gauge work with us!  Please comment, share, and ask questions by commenting below.   You can now click on reactions (cool, interesting) at the bottom of the post!

Printable 3rd Grade Standard Reflection Sheet

Some questions to ponder and respond to in the comment section:

1. What do you want to make sure to remember about the video?
2. What might you want to try in your classroom?
3. Did it reaffirm any of your practices?
4. If this is similar to your structure, do you have anything to add?
5. Are there pieces you would like to see more in depth?
6. What questions do you have for the teacher?

Headlines

4.NF.3,3d
Problem Solving

Students can roll dice and draw eighths cards to create a mixed number addition equation.  They can use the activity Headlines from Putting the Principles Into Action by Susan O'Connell and John SanGiovanni  page 35 to connect the equation to a story.

Eighths Cards

O'Connell, Susan, and John SanGiovanni. Putting the Practices into Action: Implementing the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice, K-8. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2013. 35. Print.