Rising Stars...

Some people wait their entire life to meet one rising star - I teach 17 each day!  These kids taught eight 20 minute rotations about the culture, history and geography of Asia.  They were entertaining and engaging.  I am so very proud to be their teacher.  Congratulations on a job well done!  

Visiting South America at East Chester

December the 10th, we will visit Mrs. Stacey's classroom and learn about South America.  Check out the links below and see what you can learn.

Can you identify on a map major countries of the continent? Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Peru, Argentina

Can you identify major physical features of the continent?  
     Rivers - Amazon
     Mountains - Andes
     Bodies of Water - Straits of Magellan, Lake Titicaca Landforms - Caribbean Islands, Galapagos Islands 

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/southamerica.php

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/south_america_map.htm

http://www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world  Just find South America and click on the countries.

Visiting Africa at East Chester

We will be visiting Mrs. Jill's class December 10th.  Her class will be teaching us about Africa.  Check out the links below to learn more before we enter her classroom.

Can you identify major countries of the continent?  Egypt, Kenya, Libya, and South Africa

Can you identify major physical features of the continent...
     Rivers – Congo, Niger, Nile
     Mountains – Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, Atlas Mountains
     Desert – Sahara
     Bodies of Water – Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria, Southern Ocean
     Landforms – Cape of Good Hope

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/africa.php

http://africa.mrdonn.org/geography.html

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/africa-map-game.php

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/africa.html

Visiting Central America at East Chester

Mrs. Hudson's class will be teaching us about Central America on December 11th.  Look to see what countries are within this part of the world.  Learn more so you are prepared to listen and ask questions.

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-geography-map-snap-usa/map-snap-Central-America.html

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/centralamerica.php

Visiting Europe at East Chester

We will be visiting Europe on December 3rd which is a Wednesday.  Mrs. Murphy's class will be teaching us about this continent.  Check out the links below and be prepared to enjoy Europe.

Can you identify the major countries of the continent?  France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Spain, and United Kingdom

Can you identify major physical features of the continent?  Mountains – Alps, Gibraltar
Bodies of Water - Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea

http://mrnussbaum.com/world/europe/

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/europe.php

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/europe-map-game.php

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-geography-map-snap-usa/map-snap-Europe.html

Visiting Australia at East Chester

We will be listening to Mrs. Becky's Class teach about Australia on Wednesday, December 3rd.  Check out the links below to learn some before we visit the continent.  Can you identify the Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, Ayers Rock, and Tasmania?

http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/australia/

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/australia-map/

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/australia.htm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/australia/

3.OA.5, The Properties of Multiplication

This is a link that has tons of activities and games that will help with this standard.
http://www.readtennessee.org/math/teachers/k-3_common_core_math_standards/third_grade/operations_algebraic_thinking/3oab5/3oab5_activity.aspx

This is a link that will lead you through a multiplication process that will help with this standard.
http://www.multiplication.com/teach/teach-the-times-tables

This is Mr. Elementary Math's Blog.  He talks about the Properties and explains them.  This is a terrific resource for us as we learn about the commutative, associative and distributive properties in multiplication.
http://mrelementarymath.blogspot.com/2014/11/properties-of-operations-multiplication.html

This is a 6th grade video on the distributive property but it is good.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-factors-and-multiples/cc-6th-distributive-property/v/the-distributive-property

This is from our favorite math site - Cool Math.
Distributive Property
http://coolmath.com/prealgebra/06-properties/05-properties-distributive-01.htm
Associative Property
http://coolmath.com/prealgebra/06-properties/04-properties-associative-multiplication-01.htm
Commutative Property
http://coolmath.com/prealgebra/06-properties/02-properties-commutative-multiplication-01.htm