Culture and Diversity…..

Students in the third grade have been very engaged!

We:

• began a new unit and have been busy answer the following concept questions:

• read great pieces of literature; Suki’s Kimono, How My Family Lives in America, Good Bye Shin Dang Dong, Jalapeno Bagels, and Me and Uncle Romie
• learned how to keep strategy response logs in our RRJ and are doing a fine job interacting with various texts
• wrapped up our two novels, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
• learned about various forms of poetry from around the world
• shared our poems and experience with the poetry bag
• began a new read aloud, Junebug and The Reverend
• performed Readers’ Theater for our pre-k buddies and held a meet and greet for our beloved guinea pig Bugsy
• finished our math unit on division and multiplication
• continue practicing the lower case letters in cursive
• continued writing our autobiographies and will begin typing our final drafts once we return from vacation
• learned about various regions in the United States
• began our research and brochure project and students will present with their group on Friday April 17th:)

Assignment:

* Research and analyze information that relates to city and state

*Written Communication

*Oral Communication

*Content Literacy

*Critical Thinking

*Work Ethic

*Create a unique visual product

Objectives:

– Students will research a city and state located in one of the United States

– Students will gain research skills by researching their city and state

– Students will gain experience in presenting and talking in front of crowds by presenting their brochures in front of the class

– Students will foster their persuasive skills by attempting to persuade their classmates to vacation in the city they research

-Students will make their brochure thinking about Jewish families

-Students will work collaboratively in their groups

Information required:

• Climate, major cities, population, major land masses (mountains, rivers, rainforests etc.), groups of people, food, traditions, Jewish synagogues, JCC’s, Jewish Day Schools, Jewish museums, kosher restaurants and/or grocery stores.
• Find information on at least 5 places to see or things to do for entertainment/sightseeing in that city that a Jewish family would enjoy
• Find either a travel package to that destination or research the costs of airfare and hotel
• Include a map of the city and state
• Include at least one picture of city from internet or other resource