Learning Centers - 3rd grade

Center Name

Content

Learning Outcomes

Concepts and Activities for Jan. 13^th - 17^th.

Spelling Center

Vocabulary development

Introduce new spelling list.

Look, cover, write, check all spelling words. Draw a picture of all the Nouns.

Hands on

Revise spelling list

You are going to have dinner. Write 8 of the hardest words as food shapes. Paste onto paper plate.

Practice makes perfect

Ow, ee, ar, sh words

Complete the Worksheet. Write 4 sentences using : magnet, until, lazy, replied.

Cheers / Games

Revise spelling list

Play the Fishing Game.

Spelling Detectives

Break words into Syllables

Look at your word list. Break them into syllables. Clap each word.

Reading Center

Can you remember? (SSR)

Comprehension skills

Read a story from the Reading Box. Answer 5 questions. Draw a small picture of the story.

Guided Reading - Genres

New Vocabulary - Speech genre.

Read Martin Luther King’s Freedom Speech. Write your own dream for the world. Check spelling using a Dictionary.

Word Wall - Vocabulary

Review of Word Wall words

Choose any 6 Word Wall words. Put the words into exciting sentences. Make a Mini-Book.

Book Clubs / Journal

Re-telling the main details of a story

Read the story - ‘1,000 Cranes’. Re-tell the story to a friend. Follow the instructions to make a crane.

Library Detectives

Antonyms

Use Pg. 171 of the Word Study Book to practice Antonyms. Make a list of six more antonyms.

Math Center

Hands on

Fractions - ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/6.

Cut out the Pizza Sheets. Practice writing the fraction you take out.

Practice makes perfect

Practice writing fractions.

Math steps : Pgs. 173 and 174

Homework : Page 175

Review games

Review Math concepts

Choose a Math Game to play.

So many problems

Review Fractions

Get the Math Practice workbook. Complete Pgs. 123 and 124.

Make and Take Home

Adding Fractions

Make a sandwich with a piece of bread. Cut the sandwich into six equal pieces. Eat 1/6. How much is left?

Writing Center

Writing for a Purpose

Write a descriptive piece

Choose ONE Beanie Baby. Write a Description of it. How does it feel? What color is it? Describe its’ body, Why did you choose it? Etc.,

Writer’s Workshop

Revision of Adverbs

Write 6 sentences starting with any of the Adverbs List. Draw a a picture for each sentence.

Language

Word-Study / Phonics

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Center Name	Content	Learning Outcomes	Concepts and Activities for Jan. 13^th - 17^th.
Spelling Center	Vocabulary development	Introduce new spelling list.	Look, cover, write, check all spelling words. Draw a picture of all the Nouns.
	Hands on	Revise spelling list	You are going to have dinner. Write 8 of the hardest words as food shapes. Paste onto paper plate.
	Practice makes perfect	Ow, ee, ar, sh words	Complete the Worksheet. Write 4 sentences using : magnet, until, lazy, replied.
	Cheers / Games	Revise spelling list	Play the Fishing Game.
	Spelling Detectives	Break words into Syllables	Look at your word list. Break them into syllables. Clap each word.
Reading Center	Can you remember? (SSR)	Comprehension skills	Read a story from the Reading Box. Answer 5 questions. Draw a small picture of the story.
	Guided Reading - Genres	New Vocabulary - Speech genre.	Read Martin Luther King’s Freedom Speech. Write your own dream for the world. Check spelling using a Dictionary.
	Word Wall - Vocabulary	Review of Word Wall words	Choose any 6 Word Wall words. Put the words into exciting sentences. Make a Mini-Book.
	Book Clubs / Journal	Re-telling the main details of a story	Read the story - ‘1,000 Cranes’. Re-tell the story to a friend. Follow the instructions to make a crane.
	Library Detectives	Antonyms	Use Pg. 171 of the Word Study Book to practice Antonyms. Make a list of six more antonyms.
Math Center	Hands on	Fractions - ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/6.	Cut out the Pizza Sheets. Practice writing the fraction you take out.
	Practice makes perfect	Practice writing fractions.	Math steps : Pgs. 173 and 174 Homework : Page 175
	Review games	Review Math concepts	Choose a Math Game to play.
	So many problems	Review Fractions	Get the Math Practice workbook. Complete Pgs. 123 and 124.
	Make and Take Home	Adding Fractions	Make a sandwich with a piece of bread. Cut the sandwich into six equal pieces. Eat 1/6. How much is left?
Writing Center	Writing for a Purpose	Write a descriptive piece	Choose ONE Beanie Baby. Write a Description of it. How does it feel? What color is it? Describe its’ body, Why did you choose it? Etc.,
	Writer’s Workshop	Revision of Adverbs	Write 6 sentences starting with any of the Adverbs List. Draw a a picture for each sentence.
	Language
	Word-Study / Phonics