Homeworkthird Grade James Tes

We have had fun this week, working hard and expanding our knowledge. In math we began our chapter on 'Time', we are learning to tell time to the five minute, that the hour hand is the shortest and the minute hand is longer. We have learned to write time two different ways, such as 1:25 would be 25 minutes after 1 or one twenty-five, 3:30 would be half past three, or 30 minutes after 3. The kids also are learning to tell the difference between AM and PM and how this changes throughout the day. We encourage you to practice telling time with your kids at home, this is obviously another one of those life skills that they will need and use as they grow. In writing we have been reviewing 'adjectives' and that they help to describe a noun. The kids also know that adjectives help to add details to our writing making it more interesting to read. We have done several fun activities, the kids got to drink hot cocoa to help them describe how it tastes, smells, looks and sounds. They then wrote their describing words on a paper cup to put up in the room. Today we got to eat popcorn while brainstorming adjectives to describe our tasty buttery treat.