Day 5 · Friday

Objective: I can show what I learned in Quarter 3 on the social studies assessment.

Standards: D2.Civ.1.3-5, D2.Civ.2.3-5, D2.Civ.5.3-5, D2.Eco.1.3-5, D2.Eco.3.3-5, D2.Eco.4.3-5

Materials: Stored Week 27 check and its answer key, Day 4 study guide and flash cards, Notebook, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Your child rereads the highlighted study guide items and the flash cards for two quiet minutes. Spaced review from Week 22. Ask: "Name one local office people vote for." (Mayor, council member or school board member.) Then ask: "Which topic do you feel most ready for today?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "Today's check covers the whole quarter: government, citizenship and voting, and economics. It has 8 items. The last one asks for a short written answer." Teach a frame for written answers. Write it in the notebook: "I think ___ because ___. For example, ___." Model it with this practice question: "Explain why a town cannot pay for everything people want." Say: "I think a town must choose because money is scarce. For example, it may fix a road this year and wait to build a playground." Now your child tries the frame aloud. Ask: "Explain why trade helps two countries." (Sample: "I think trade helps because no country can make everything. For example, one country sells bananas and buys wheat.") Say: "Read every question twice. Answer every item. If one is hard, make your best try and come back to it." Ask: "What three parts does a strong written answer have?" (An idea, a reason and an example.) "What do you do when an item is hard?" (Try it, move on and come back.) If stuck, say: "Start with I think. Then add because."

3. Activity / Source Work · 15–20 min

   The check. 1) Find a quiet spot. Put away the study guide, flash cards and notebook. 2) Give the stored Week 27 check. It has 8 items. Allow about 20 minutes. It is not timed. 3) You may read items aloud. Do not hint or correct. 4) Score it with the answer key. For the written item, use the key's look-for notes. 5) Your child tallies the results in a chart: Topic | Right | Missed. Items 1 and 2 are government. Items 3 and 4 are citizenship. Items 5 to 8 are economics and money. 6) Go over each missed item together. Your child finds it in the study guide or notebook and says the right answer in their own words. 7) Name one thing your child did well, such as a full sentence or a clear example. Scores vary. Look for the row with the most misses. That row shows where to review first.

4. Notebook Entry · 10 min

   Your child completes: "This quarter I learned best about ___. I also learned ___. In Quarter 4, I want to find out ___." Sample: "This quarter I learned best about the three branches. I also learned how supply and demand change prices. In Quarter 4, I want to find out how banks work."

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud. Then use the stored cut scores for the 8 items. 7 or more right: start Quarter 4, and your child may write a five-question quiz for a family member. 5 or 6 right: redo the Day 4 study guide page and use the flash cards twice. 4 or fewer right: reteach Day 1 and Day 3 with the grid and the double card sort. Praise careful reading and full sentences.

Homework: Your child tells a family member the three most important things learned in Quarter 3. Look for one about government, one about citizenship and one about economics.

Objective: I can show what I learned in Quarter 3 on the cumulative check.

Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.3, 3.G.A.2, 3.MD.A.1, 3.MD.A.2, 3.MD.B.4

Materials: Stored Week 27 check and its answer key (this is the Quarter 3 cumulative check), Paper for drawings and number lines, Fraction wall, inch ruler and analog clock (for reteaching), Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Today your child takes the Week 27 check, which is the Quarter 3 cumulative check. Plan about 20 minutes for it. Start with a calm spaced review. Your child redoes one problem circled yesterday and explains it. If nothing was circled, ask this one from Week 21: 4/6 = ?/3 (2). No fact practice today.

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Spend 10 minutes on a calm routine called One of Each. Say: "The check has eight kinds of problems. We try one of each first." Model the first kind. Ask: "How long is it from 2:50 to 3:15?" Draw a line and mark 3:00. Jump 10, then 15. Write 10 + 15 = 25. Say: "So it is 25 minutes." Now your child does one of each. Naming: a rectangle has 6 equal parts, and 4 are shaded (4/6). Number line: on a 0 to 2 line in fourths, how many jumps past 1 is 6/4? (2) Equivalent: 1/2 = ?/4 (2). Comparing: 1/4 and 1/2 (1/4 < 1/2). Measuring: a key ends 1 quarter-inch mark past 2 (2 1/4 inches). Liquid volume: a barrel has 30 liters, and 14 liters are used. How many liters are left? (30 − 14 = 16 liters) Units: the mass of a bicycle (kilograms). Say: "On the check, draw when it helps. Write the unit on every measurement answer."

3. Guided Practice · 10–15 min

   Do three more problems together, with no hurry. 1) Compare 4/8 and 7/8. (4/8 < 7/8; same denominator) 2) A class goes from 11:35 to 12:10. How long is it? (25 + 10 = 35 minutes) 3) 8 jars hold 5 liters each. How many liters is that in all? (8 × 5 = 40 liters) If stuck, say: "Skip it for now. Come back, name the kind and draw it."

4. Independent Practice · 15–20 min

   Give the stored Week 27 check now. It is the Quarter 3 cumulative check. Find it with the Week 27 lessons, like every weekly check. It has 8 items. Allow about 20 minutes, and more if your child needs it. Score it with the answer key. 6 or more right: start Quarter 4. Some items missed: match each one to its lesson. Item 1, naming: Week 27 Day 1, first taught in Week 19 Day 1. Item 2, number line: Week 27 Day 1, first taught in Week 20 Day 3. Item 3, equivalent fractions: Week 27 Day 2, first taught in Week 20 Day 4 and Week 21 Day 1. Item 4, comparing: Week 27 Day 2, first taught in Week 22 Day 2. Item 5, elapsed time: Week 25 Day 3. Item 6, quarter inches: Week 24 Day 4. Item 7, liters: Week 26 Day 4. Item 8, units: Week 26 Day 2. 3 or fewer right: reteach Week 27 Days 1 to 3, then give the check again. Note any weak skill for Quarter 4 warm-ups. The Quarter 3 Review is a separate paper on the Assessments page and takes 20 to 30 minutes. It is suggested for Day 1, but any day this week works, apart from this check.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   After the check, your child answers these three questions; then go over any missed check items together.

Fact fluency: Rest day (no timed drill)

Homework: No new work. Your child tells a family member one fraction or measurement skill from this quarter and shows an example. Sample: 9:45 to 10:20 (15 + 20 = 35 minutes).

Objective: I can show what I learned in Quarter 3 on the Quarter Review and reflect on my growth.

Standards: W.3.1, RL.3.1, RL.3.6, RI.3.6, RI.3.9, L.3.4.A, L.3.5.A

Materials: Stored Week 27 weekly check (8 items) and its answer key, Quarter 3 Review for Reading & Writing (Assessments page), Pencil, Notebook, Quarter 3 writing folder

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Word study: spelling check, not timed. Say each sentence. Your child writes only the homophone. "The twins lost their hats." "Put the box over there." "I am too tired to run." "Did you hear the bell?" "Please write your name." "I know that song." Challenge: "Whose shoe is this?" Say: "Who's with an apostrophe means who is." Correct together. Spaced review from Week 10. Ask: "How do you spell hop with -ed added?" (hopped; the p doubles)

2. Review · 10 min

   Your child looks through the notebook for two minutes. Then ask one new question for each Quarter 3 skill. Opinion: "Which comes first in a body paragraph, the reason or the evidence?" (the reason; the evidence backs it up) Inference: "Ravi checked the clock, grabbed his toast and ran to the bus stop. What can you tell about Ravi?" (He is late or in a hurry.) Context clue: "The room was so dim that we could not read the sign. What does dim mean?" (not bright) Purpose: "A sign says, 'Adopt a shelter pet today!' Why did the author write it?" (to persuade) Point of view: "A narrator says spinach is the best snack. Do you agree? Why?" (any view with a reason) Comparing: "Two texts share a topic. What can still be different?" (the focus and the details) Nonliteral: "The engine purred. What does it really mean?" (It ran smoothly and quietly.)

3. Quarter Assessment · about 40 min

   First give the stored Week 27 weekly check. It has 8 items and takes about 10 minutes. Then give the Quarter 3 Review for Reading & Writing from the Assessments page. It takes about 30 minutes and is not timed. Skip it if your child took it on Day 2. Your child works alone on both. You may read directions aloud, but do not teach, hint or spell words. Score each with its own answer key. Choose a route by the weekly check result. 6 or more right: your child is ready for Quarter 4. For a stretch, your child writes a short opinion piece with a nonliteral phrase in the hook. 4 or 5 right: redo the Day 2 practice page. Then your child writes three sentences with there, their and they're. 3 or fewer right: reteach Day 4 and the homophone list with picture clues, such as an ear for hear. The Quarter Review lists its own weeks to revisit.

4. Reflection · 10 min

   Your child writes 3 or 4 sentences about Quarter 3 in the notebook. Offer these frames: "The skill that grew most for me is ___. I can see it in ___. I am proudest of ___ because ___. In Quarter 4, I want to ___." Your child finds a piece in the writing folder that proves the first frame. Then your child chooses one piece to share with the family.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three questions aloud. Your child answers from the reflection and the writing folder.

Homework: Your child shares a favorite Quarter 3 piece with a family member to celebrate (10 minutes). Look for your child naming what makes the piece strong.

Objective: I can use weather data to make a forecast, write a safety plan and connect it to climate.

Standards: 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2, 3-ESS3-1

Materials: Week 27 Science Check (8 items) and its answer key, 2 sheets of paper for the scenario and the task report, Colored pencils, Science notebook and pencil

1. Day 135 — Q3 Performance Task: Storm Forecast and Safety Plan — Wonder Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 26. Ask: "How do thick walls help a home in a hot climate?" (They slow outdoor heat from getting in.) Then the wonder. Ask: "What clues would tell you a storm is coming?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Copy this scenario onto paper, then read it aloud. "It is a warm May afternoon in a made-up Kansas town. At 2 p.m. it is 84°F. Tall, dark clouds are building in the west. The wind is rising from the south. The barometer shows the pressure falling. The weather map shows a cold front just west of town." Under it, copy this made-up table of usual thunderstorm days there: March 3, April 6, May 9, June 8. Say: "This is a performance task with four parts." Part 1: forecast the next few hours, using at least 3 clues. Part 2: write a safety plan with 4 steps. Part 3: use the table to tell whether storms are typical in May. Part 4: reflect on Quarter 3. Say: "In spring, warm, damp air from the south often meets cooler, drier air over the plains. That builds storms." Ask: "How many clues must your forecast use?" (At least 3.) Ask: "Where is the evidence for Part 3?" (In the table.) If stuck, say: "Underline one clue. What does that clue usually mean?"

3. Investigation / Hands-On · 15–20 min

   Complete the Task. Your child works alone on the second sheet; help with reading and spelling only. 1) They underline every clue in the scenario with a colored pencil. 2) They write the forecast with evidence. (Sample: thunderstorms are likely this evening, then cooler air. Clues: tall dark clouds, falling pressure, a cold front to the west.) 3) They write the 4-step safety plan. (Sample: go indoors at the first thunder. Stay away from windows. If a tornado warning comes, go to the lowest inside room. Wait 30 minutes after the last thunder.) 4) They answer Part 3 with a number. (Yes. May usually has 9 storm days, the most in the table.) 5) Score together in a table with two columns: Part, Points. Give 2 points for complete, 1 for partly there and 0 for missing. The total is 8 points. Expect Part 3 to lack a number most often.

4. Science Notebook Entry · 10 min

   Your child keeps the task report in the notebook. Part 4 is a Quarter 3 reflection with two frames. "My best Quarter 3 lesson was ___ because ___. My goal for Quarter 4 science is ___." Sample: "My best lesson was the fat glove because I felt the difference."

5. Wrap-Up & Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud and celebrate finishing Quarter 3 science. Then give the Week 27 Science Check, which has 8 items, now or after a break. Allow about 10 minutes. With 6 or more right, your child writes and illustrates a short Weather Survival Guide for a younger child. With 4 or 5 right, redo the Day 3 review page and make five new flash cards for missed topics. With 3 or fewer right, reteach Day 1 and Day 2. Repeat the weather stations and the hazard card sort, one topic per day.

Homework: Share your Storm Forecast and Safety Plan with your family. Look for: three clues named and a plan that matches the forecast.