I can talk about my culture.
I can create an artifact that helps show my culture.
I can describe my cultural artifact.
I can explain what makes my artifact special.
I can share my ideas with others.
This week in Social Studies, students planned and built an artifact to represent their culture. This was an opportunity for students to delve into their family’s history or to better understand their Canadian identity. In our lessons, diversity was defined as “When many different kinds of people learn, live and share ideas together in one place.” Students explored diversity in both our country and in our classroom. On Wednesday, they shared their learning by hosting their ‘Culture Artifact Museum’ to share their artifacts and the stories behind them with our Grade Three friends.
Learning Intentions:
I can read and write in my small group to build my skills.
I can use what I learn in lessons to help me with my journaling.
I can learn new words and understand how they are connected.
I can use adverbs to describe who, where, and how something happens.
I can find and use words that mean the same thing (synonyms) or the opposite (antonyms).
After spring break, students began working in levelled literacy groups four days a week for 30-minute UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute) based lessons. These small groups allow for targeted instruction based on assessment and classroom observations. The students are strengthening their reading and writing skills as they prepare for the next grade.
Alongside their regular journaling, students engaged in word work and vocabulary development through videos, songs, and independent activities. They learned about adverbs and sorted words into categories like who, where and how. Students explored synonyms by choosing a word and generating similar words in a fun “mini cinnamon roll” activity. They also practiced antonyms through a colour coding activity to match words with opposite meanings. These activities support students in building stronger vocabulary, understanding word relationships, and becoming more confident readers and writers.
At Home Learning:
Literacy:
Pick a simple word (e.g. big). Ask your child to think of a similar word (synonym – large) and an opposite word (antonym – small). Try using the words together in a sentence, either orally or in writing.
Math:
Your child brought home basic facts to practice. Please have them complete the work to build faster recall.
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