Math Workshop

The Math Workshop at Work!

Here are some photos of us engaged during our Math Workshop. As you can see the children are learning through a variety of activities in small groups, with partners, and independently.

Working with base ten pieces to make and add numbers into the thousands.

You be the teacher- here children are identifying mistakes in order to discuss and think more deeply about regrouping and place value.

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Here we are working as a team to add many three and four digit numbers.

What should third graders be able to do?  Below is the Common Core Math Standard that we are focusing on.

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. 1


2. Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.


1 A range of algorithms may be used.

Team Jordan did a great job on their addition tests.  They will be sent home today for you to look over and sign.  We have begun our chapter on subtraction.

In an effort to go "more paperless" here is the letter from our math program.

Subtraction in Third Grade

The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes a Global Read Aloud

Let's see how many people we can get to make predictions and connections about the first chapter of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes.

Please add to our Padlet.  Double click, write your first name and where you are from.  Then, add a connection or a prediction. Remember we only read the first chapter so please don't be a spoiler!

We look forward to sharing our thinking! We hope to connect with people from all over the country and beyond.

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Framing Our Writing

How do writer's organize their ideas?

Mrs. Zargaj enjoyed teaching us how to use a sequencing brain frame.  A brain frame is a strategy for learners to use to organize their thinking.  We are going to be using brain frames this year.  The sequencing frame helps us to put our thoughts in order and then add details.  We like brain frames as an alternative to a teacher made graphic organizer because students make them to fit their need's and they will be able to use frames long after third grade.
Here Mrs. Zargaj is using the sequencing frame to review the writing process.


W3.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Here we are using the sequencing brain frame to organize our personal narratives.

Author visit

Today, we had a wonderful guest stop in to read to us.  Dr. O'Mara is not only an instructor at Endicott College, he is also a published author.

Visualizing  as Dr. O'Mara reads an excerpt from his book.

We are learning what good authors do so that we can become better writers.

Creating pictures with words in the readers' minds is the writer's ultimate goal.

This visit ties in perfectly with our writing standards. 

Our essential question is, what do good writer's do to paint pictures in the reader's mind?

 We use mentor texts to help students experience quality writing.

W3.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

Reflecting on Native American Culture

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Carnation Experiment Explained by Victor

We were wondering if the carnation sucks up water through the stem to other parts of the flower, so

we decided to do an experiment.

Mrs.Jordan and her students started out with white carnations. 

 We put yellow, blue, purple, and green food coloring in some cups and let the colored water soak

for 2 days. 

Some of the plants soaked up a lot of color at once and others took there time.

  This is the shade of  blue some of our flowers will be when the color shows. 

The color green is showing better then the blue,the blue only shows on the outside.

The results of our experiment proved water goes up the stem to other parts of the flower.

Mrs. Jordan's Teaching Team

 Here is Ms. Federico
leading the class in a sharing about their heart maps.

Mrs. Baczewski is
helping students plant their seeds.

 Next up, is Mrs. Minnaar
asking some challenging reading questions.

Next, we have Mrs. DeFranzo
coming in for a quick hug.

Next, Mrs. Zargaj

introducing brain frames to the class during writing time.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Jordan is behind the scenes drawing up the practice plans.

Our teaching team has come together wonderfully!  We are all here to meet the needs of our players and to enhance their daily learning  experiences. It is going to be a winning year for all.