Skills for December 12-16:

ELA:  Outer Space 

Central Text:  Moonshot 

Students learn about the courage and joy of the Apollo 11 astronauts through two accounts of the famous mission:  One Giant Step and Moonshot.

Skills:

• Collect evidence to write an introduction paragraph for an opinion essay.
• Revise an introduction paragraph.
• Ask and answer questions about a new text.
• Analyze how to support an opinion with reasons in an opinion paragraph.

Math:  Relating Multiplication and Division

Skills:

• Understanding the different properties of multiplication:  Identity, Zero. Distributive, Associative, Commutative 
• Solve two-step word problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication 

Science:  Space 

• Traits in space 
• Building a landing capsule 

Have a great weekend and a wonderful holiday break! 

The 3^rd Grade Team