Ms. Olsen aolsen@potomacschoolmontana.

us ​(763) 742-7904

Third Grade Learning at Home: Week 10 

contact me by  Learning Tasks 
Saturday, 5/23 for 
non-digital resources 

Monday (5/25)   
ELA  Memorial Day - No lesson 
(45 min) 
Math   Watch for communication from Ms. Stitt 
Social Studies  Memorial Day - No lesson 
(20-40 min) 
Writing  Memorial Day - No lesson 
(25 min) 
Tuesday (5/26)   
ELA  Unit 4: Pausing Point: Grammar and Comprehension Review: 
(50 min)   ❏ Coordinating Conjunction “and” Review: ​Do Activity Page 
  PP.12 (Skills Book) ​(10 min) 
❏ Reread ​Chapter 9, “Light and Photography”​ ​(Adventures in 
Light and Sound) (​ 10 min) 
❏ Do A​ ctivity Page PP1(back of Skills Book) ​(15 min) 
 
Read a chapter/book/article of your choice (15 min) 
Math  ❏ Watch for communication from Ms. Stitt 
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Social Studies  History | Memorial Day 

(35 min)  ❏ Do the M​ emorial Day Web Quest 
  ❏ Do activities on S
​ lide 2 
  ❏ Do activities on S​ lide 3 ​(second reading optional) 
❏ Do activities on S ​ lide 4 
Writing  Big Question: What goes into a newspaper article?  
(25-30 min)  |Introduction: Write a Newspaper Article: Research and Planning 
❏ Watch video: I​ ntroduce Research Project​ (3 min) 
❏ Watch video: W ​ hat Goes into a Newspaper Article?​ (10 min) 
❏ Text Feature Hunt (part of video) 
❏ Optional: Review s​ lide show 
PE  See this N
​ ote From Mrs. T 
Enrichment  ❏ Art with Ms. Asha: 
(Optional)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivQmhzAUBPxfe0K2q
lPv1A/videos 
❏ Take a brain break with ​Cosmic Kids Yoga 
❏ Read the ​‘Photography’ paired texts​ in Readworks (log into 
Readworks) 
❏ Watch and experiment with photography | ​How to Use the 
Rule of Thirds in your Photos! 
❏ Watch: ​The Memory Coat​ (9 min) 
❏ Watch: ​The Wall | Children's Books Read Aloud | Stories for 
Kids​ (6 min) 
❏ Play any of these iCivics games: ​Young Learners 
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Wednesday (5/27)   
ELA  Unit 6: Language: Grammar: Compound Subjects & Compound 
(35-40 min)  Predicates 
  ❏ Watch video: I​ dentifying Compound Subjects & Predicates 
(11 min) 
❏ Do A​ ctivity Page PP5 (back of Skills Book)​ (10 min) 
 
Read a story/chapter(s)/article of your choice (15 min) 
Math  ❏ Watch for communication from Ms. Stitt 
Science  Mystery Science | Sound Waves and Sound Length: Why Are 
(40 min)  Some Sounds High and Some Sounds Low? 
  ❏ Go to the ​Mystery Science lesson  
❏ Do the ‘Exploration’ (30 min) 
❏ Optional: Hands-On Activity (30 min) 
❏ Show What You Know: Do the Mystery 3 Assessment 
(10 min) 
Writing  Big Question: How do I plan a research article?  
(25 min)  ❏ Watch video: R ​ esearch and Planning​ (17 min) 
❏ Use t​ his document​ to begin investigating some sources (8 
min) 
PE  See this N
​ ote From Mrs. T 
Enrichment  ❏ Art with Ms. Asha: 
(Optional)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivQmhzAUBPxfe0K2qlPv1A/videos 
Ms. Olsen aolsen@potomacschoolmontana.us ​(763) 742-7904

  ❏ Do 1+ Istation Lessons 
❏ Practice Math Facts: F​ lashcards 
❏ Create your own newspaper to document your life during 
the pandemic 
❏ Read: ​Now Hear This!, Cause & Effect Reading Passage 
(Readworks) 
❏ Bouncy Balls – Manage classroom noise with bouncing 
balls! 
❏ How quiet can you be? Try to keep the balls from 
bouncing! 
❏ Experiment with the V​ irtual Oscilloscope 
Thursday (5/28)   
ELA  Big Question: What is the function of an adverb? 
(45 min)  Unit 6: Grammar Review: Adverbs:  
❏ Adverbs that Tell h​ ow: ​Do A​ ctivity Page PP2 (back of Skills 
Book) (​ 10 min) 
❏ Adverbs that Tell w ​ hen a​ nd w
​ here: ​Do A
​ ctivity Page PP3 
(back of Skills Book) ​(10 min) 
 
❏ Read a story/chapter/article of choice (15 min) 
❏ Pick a R
​ eading Quest ​to complete (10 min) 
Math  ❏ Watch for communication from Ms. Stitt 
Social Studies |  Conduct Research for your newspaper article! 
Writing:  ❏ Watch video: I​ ntroduction to Research​ (20 min) 
Ms. Olsen aolsen@potomacschoolmontana.us ​(763) 742-7904

Research   ❏ How to Write a Research Paper for Kids | Episode 3 | 

(40-50 min)  Researching​ (4 min) 
❏ Select 2-3 sources from t​ his document​ to read/watch and 
take notes on for your article 
Writing | Art  Time Capsule/Memory Book Project: What has the experience of 
(25 min)  living through this unique time away from school been like for 
you? 
❏ Use​ this document​ to brainstorm and begin creating your 
project  
❏ We will have time to complete our projects next week! 
PE  See this N
​ ote From Mrs. T 
Enrichment  ❏ Art with Ms. Asha: 
(Optional)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivQmhzAUBPxfe0K2qlPv1A/videos 
❏ Take a brain break with ​Cosmic Kids Yoga 
❏ Do 1+ Istation Reading or Math lessons 
❏ 
❏ Listen: ​Julie's Library: Story Time with Julie Andrews: 
Marilyn's Monster on Apple Podcasts​ (19 min) 
❏ Storyline Online​: T ​ rombone Shorty ​(9 min) 

Login Information for Commonly-Used Websites 

Website  Login Instructions 

Readworks: ​https://www.readworks.org/student 
  1. Go to ​www.readworks.org/student 
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2. Enter class code ​72WZN4 

3. Password is ​1234 

Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA): 

❏ Useful for access to audiobook version of unit text  URL: c
​ kla.amplify.com 
(:Unit 5: Light and Sound) 
 
Click on ‘2nd Edition’ 

Username: CKLAparentCOVID19 

Password: CKLAparentCOVID19 

BookFlix/Watch and Learn Library (Scholastic) 

Username: bookflix48 

Password: green 
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Epic! 
1. Go to ​www.getepic.com/students

2. Log in with your class code: ​xwx3384

3. Select your name and you’re in!

How do I turn in my work? 

 
❏ Take a picture of completed work and submit to ​Seesaw 
❏ Submit writing journal and take-home folder to the dropbox at school (library)