Mrs. Dufort's 3rd Grade Class

Fraction Games

Posted March 7, 2014

Here are some fraction games for the Computer Lab today.
Equivalent Fraction Game
Pizza Fractions
Fraction Flag Game
Fraction Lesson
Fractotron
Fraction Math Splat

Oakland Museum Field Trip Memories

Posted March 2, 2014

Students, you might like to share this video with your family. Pardon the blurry photos--the lights were dim and flash photography was not permitted.

Oakland Museum of California

Posted February 26, 2014

I took a preview trip to the museum in December. Here is a video that I made from the photos I took during my visit.

Biography Timeline Example

Posted February 24, 2014

Here are a two examples from last year's class and a checklist to use as you create your own famous person's timeline.

Is your famous person's name posted in an important place?
Is the timeline a straight line?
Does your "paper doll" character resemble your famous person?
Did you plan ahead? Two captions above the line and two below, so they all fit?
Are your important events in order from left to right?
Did you put your name on the paper? Small writing in a corner would be best.
You may add items associated with your famous person to add to the effectiveness of your presentation. The ball on the top example informs the reader that Pele must be from Brazil and....he must be a soccer player. The addition of Pele's face provides additional important information.

Posted February 16, 2014

We had a great time reviewing some of our funny "guesses" in preparation for the posttest. I made it into a movie so you may share it with your family.
If you would like to see it clearly in full screen, HERE is the link.

Love in a Lunchbox Part Two

Posted February 16, 2014

I know the students have been waiting for me to create this movie. Here it is--with lunches from November to February. The music is Debussy's Clair de Lune.

Build Your Wild Self

Posted February 15, 2014

You might enjoy this website during the break. As a challenge, see if you can add your image to your Kidblog as your avatar or in your post.

Build Your Wild Self

Danielle saw this last weekend!

posted January 22, 2014

Post by Monterey Bay Aquarium.

January 22, 2014

Here are some sites that we will use during our time in Computer Lab tomorrow.

Build a 3-D Solid Object from a Net
Shape Surveyer (Area and Perimeter)
Perimeter and Area Booster
Volume Shape Shoot
Count the Cubes

Math Lab Computer Games

Posted January 9, 2013

Here are some plane geometry games for our Math Lab tomorrow.

Shapes

Plane and Solid Shapes

Which Plane Figure is Being Described?

Triangle Sort

Quadrilateral Sort

Polygon Matching Game

Solid Figure Factory

Solid Figures

Night Sky Angles

Polar Express Word Cloud

Posted December 17, 2013

Here's a Word Cloud that our class created today from our class survey about important words from the Polar Express.

Which version do you like best?

This is "Version A"

This is "Version B." It is called an INVERSION because the train is black and the words are in the background.

Today is Polar Express Day!

Posted December 17, 2013

Please fill out this survey. When you finish, you may engage in the Polar Express on-line games that I have posted on the Language Arts tab.

Art in Action Video "Van Gogh's Starry Night"

Posted December 13, 2013

Here's a video I made that shares what the students created last month. Marvelous variations on a theme!

Math Lab Computer Games

Posted December 13, 2013

Math Lab Games
ABCya! Christmas Lights
Build a Gingerbread House
Untangle the Christmas Tree Lights
Math Hunt around the World

Posted December 6, 2013

Our reports are due next Tuesday, December 10. You may write a paragraph or an essay about your topic. A few students will share their report orally in class each day between December 10-18.

Here is an example that I made for a holiday that none of the students selected. I wrote an essay because I found so much information on my topic. I answered the WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN, and WHERE questions from the information sheet and it helped me write my essay. I then added some art that I found by doing a Google search on "Las Posadas" and then clicking on "images."

I learned a lot of new facts about my holiday--I hope you do too!

Posted December 5, 2013

It's time to start typing. Our goal for 3rd grade is 25 words per minute. Click HERE or on the picture below to log-in. Your username and password are the same as your ALEKS account.

Math Lab Computer Games

November 15, 2012
Here are some games that we will play during today's Math Lab.

Thanksgiving Dinner Problem

Thanksgiving Spot the Differences Game

Cone Crazy: Multiplication Flurry

Deep Dive: Multiplication

Cone Crazy: Division Flurry

Halloween is...

Posted November 13, 2014

Good writers create rich, descriptive sentences. Here is a "book" created by some of the students featuring sentences that include adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. Nouns and verbs are necessary parts of a sentences--but the other words create an image and give the sentence pizzazz! Don't you agree?

Love in a Lunchbox

Posted November 11, 2013

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this video that I created as a tribute to a very creative mother.

Don't Say Said, Say....

Posted November 8, 2013

Our first class movie, reinforcing the importance of word choice in our writing.

Veterans Day Letter to a Marine

Posted November 7, 2013

In observance of Veterans Day and in honor of the individuals who are serving in the military, each student will write a letter to a soldier from the LG mountains who just turned 22 and is currently serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan. We will be sending him a care package along with our letters. We're calling it "Candy for Andy"--and he says the soldiers like canned Chef Boyardee and homemade cookies. The care package will ship at the end of NEXT week.

If you would like to read an article about Andy click HERE.

Below is a video that we watched to give us a glimpse into what life is like for Andy. Before watching the video, we made observations about what we "saw" in the opening frame and what we could "infer" from the expression on the soldiers face. It prompted an interesting class discussion.