Day 5 · Friday

Objective: I can present my year-end community project and answer audience questions.

Standards: D4.3.3-5, D4.7.3-5, D2.Civ.6.3-5

Materials: Completed project (map, cost plan, poster or letter), Cue cards from Day 4, A space for presenting, with seats for the listeners, Feedback slips (1 small paper slip for each listener), Stored Week 35 check (7 items) and its answer key, 4 index cards or paper slips (for reteaching), Notebook, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 16. Ask: "A friend shares an idea you disagree with. What do you do first?" (Listen, then repeat the idea back.) Your child takes one slow breath and says the opening line twice: "My Community Showcase project proposes ___." Then ask the big question: "What do you want your listeners to do after your talk?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "Your talk names the need and shows the map and history fact. Then it explains the cost, tells who decides and ends with your ask." Say: "A showcase shares ideas respectfully. Listeners may see things differently. A good presenter listens and thanks them." Model a respectful reply. Say: "Suppose someone says a book box might get messy. You could answer: Thank you. That is a fair worry. My family will tidy it each week." Ask: "What did the presenter do first?" (Thanked the listener.) "Did the presenter give a reason or just say no?" (A reason.) Say: "People working together can do more than one person alone. They also have to agree on a plan, and that takes listening." Ask: "What is one benefit of working with others on your idea?" (Sample: more helpers and more ideas.) "What is one challenge?" (Sample: people may disagree or be busy.) Say: "After the talk, we choose a next step, such as mailing the letter with an adult." If stuck, say: "Read your last card. It is your ask."

3. Activity / Source Work · 15–20 min

   Showcase. 1) Seat the listeners in the presenting space. Hand each one a feedback slip. 2) Your child presents for about 3 minutes with the project parts and cue cards. 3) Your child takes two questions and answers each politely with a reason. 4) Each listener fills in a slip: "I learned ___. One question I still have is ___." 5) Your child reads the slips and sorts them into two piles: things people learned and questions to answer. 6) With an adult, your child chooses a next step and predicts what might happen. Write it in a chart in the notebook: Next step | Who helps | Date | What we predict. Look for all five parts covered and two polite answers. Listeners differ. Look for what most of the slips say.

4. Notebook Entry · 10 min

   Your child completes these frames: "One piece of feedback was ___. My answer is ___. My next step is ___ on ___." Sample: "One piece of feedback was a question about rain. My answer is a box with a door. My next step is mailing my letter on Monday."

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud. Give the stored Week 35 check later today, after a break. It has 7 items and takes about 15 minutes. 6 or more right: go on to the next step your child chose. 4 or 5 right: redo the Day 3 page and make a new cost plan. 3 or fewer right: reteach Day 1. Sort cards for the map, history fact, cost plan and decision-maker into four boxes. Praise polite answers.

Homework: Your child thanks someone who helped, in person or with a note. Look for one specific thing that person did.

Objective: I can finish my performance task and explain the math in my design.

Standards: 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.D.8, 3.MD.C.7.b, 3.MD.D.8, 3.MD.B.3

Materials: Performance task pages and task sheet from Day 4, Rubric on paper for the 4 parts. Each part: 1 point for correct math, 1 for labels and units, 1 for explaining, Stored Week 35 check and its answer key, Notebook, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Today your child finishes the task, then takes the Week 35 check. Plan about 70 minutes, or give the check tomorrow. Spaced review from Week 15 Day 1. Jo has 3 bags of 6 shells and finds 4 more. How many shells? (3 × 6 = 18; 18 + 4 = 22) Then practice ×4 and ×5 facts with no clock. Ask 4 × 8, 4 × 9, 5 × 7 and 5 × 9 (32, 36, 35, 45).

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "Part 4 is the budget. A budget is a plan for spending money." Model a sample first. Say: "An art shelf has $40. Paint sets cost $3 each, and we need 7." Write 7 × 3 = 21. Say: "Brushes cost $2 each, and we need 4." Write 4 × 2 = 8. Ask: "How much do we spend?" Write 21 + 8 = 29. Ask: "How much is left?" Write 40 − 29 = 11. Check with an estimate: 20 + 10 = 30, and 29 is close. Say: "So we spend $29, and $11 is left." Now your child does more. This is Part 4. Say: "The class has $60. Cushions cost $4 each, and the class needs 6. Book bins cost $5 each, and the class needs 3." Your child answers three questions in writing. How much do the cushions cost? (6 × 4 = 24 dollars) How much do the bins cost? (3 × 5 = 15 dollars) How much is left from $60? (24 + 15 = 39; 60 − 39 = 21 dollars)

3. Guided Practice · 10–15 min

   Score the task together with the rubric. Your child reads each answer aloud and explains it. 1) Part 1: area and perimeter of the corner. (48 square feet; 28 feet) 2) Part 2: rug area, edging and one reading spot. (12 square feet; 14 feet; 1/4) 3) Part 3: four bars, a title and two labels. (9, 6, 4 and 5; total 24) 4) Part 4: the budget. ($24, $15 and $21 left) Give up to 3 points for each part, 12 in all. Then your child presents the Reading Corner to the family in about two minutes. Each listener asks one question. If stuck, say: "Tell me what you drew. Which math did you use? How do you know it is right?"

4. Independent Practice · 15–20 min

   Save the task in the math portfolio. Then give the stored Week 35 check. It has 7 items and sits with the Week 35 lessons. Allow about 15 minutes, with no clock running. Score it with the answer key. Choose a route by the result. 6 or 7 right: your child is ready for Week 36. 4 or 5 right: find the kind of item missed. For items 1 to 3, picture graphs, redo Day 1 Guided Practice. For items 4 and 5, bar graph scales, redo Day 2 Guided Practice. For items 6 and 7, how many more and fewer, redo Day 3 Guided Practice. 3 or fewer right: reteach the Day 1 Mini-Lesson with a key of 2. Then redo Day 3 Guided Practice before Week 36.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

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

Fact fluency: ×4 and ×5 facts

Homework: Your child shows the finished task to someone at home and explains one part. Sample: the floor is 8 ft by 6 ft, so its area is 8 × 6 = 48 square feet.

Objective: I can present my portfolio, explain how I grew, and answer questions from my audience.

Standards: SL.3.4, SL.3.6, SL.3.3, SL.3.1

Materials: Completed portfolio, 1 note card (index card), Family members as an audience, One sheet of paper and a pen for the "Third Grade Author" page, The stored Week 35 check, printed, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Word study, about 3 minutes. Give a quick spelling check with no clock. Say each word, and your child writes it: garden, seven, button, animal, tunnel, travel. Challenge word: festival. Correct it together, and your child underlines each schwa ending. Spaced review from Week 33. Ask: "What are the three parts of a strong answer to an audience question?" (Repeat the question, answer it, and add a detail.)

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "A portfolio share walks your audience through three pieces: your earliest, your hardest and your favorite. You tell what changed." Make a note card on the index card with three talking points. Model one first. Say: "I write key words, not sentences." Write: "Earliest: September notebook page, three sentences, no evidence. Hardest: research report, tracked every source. Favorite: creek poem, said by heart." Your child writes their own three points on the card. Next, practice an opening line: "The biggest change in my writing this year was ___." Your child finishes it two ways and keeps the stronger one. Review the Week 33 tips: a loud, clear voice, a steady pace and eye contact. Say: "Hold up each piece when you talk about it. Speak in complete sentences."

3. Guided Practice · 10–15 min

   1) Practice run. Your child presents to you for 3 or 4 minutes and holds up each piece. 2) Ask one audience question, such as: "Which piece took the most revising?" Your child repeats the question, answers it and adds a detail. 3) Share one strength and one tip. 4) Give the stored Week 35 check. It has 8 items. Your child works alone for about 8 minutes. You may read the directions aloud, but give no hints. Score it together. If the hour is full, give the check after the family share instead. 6 or more right: ready. Your child may make a poster of the portfolio. 4 or 5 right: redo the Day 3 practice page. Then your child tells one thing they did yesterday, do today and will do tomorrow. 3 or fewer right: revisit Day 3. Draw three boxes labeled yesterday, today and tomorrow, and move a verb through each box.

4. Independent Practice · 15–20 min

   1) Your child presents the portfolio to the family and takes at least two questions. 2) The family talks it over. Each person names one piece they liked and tells why. Your child answers each comment in a complete sentence. Sample: "Thank you. I worked hard on that ending." 3) To finish, your child writes "Third Grade Author" on the sheet of paper and signs it with the pen. It goes at the front of the portfolio. Look for: three pieces shown at the right moments, eyes up at the end of sentences, and answers with a detail.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three questions to celebrate the year. Your child answers in complete sentences.

Homework: Keep your portfolio somewhere safe. Show it to one more person this week and tell them your favorite piece (10 minutes).

Objective: I can present my investigation, explain my evidence and answer questions.

Standards: 3-5-ETS1-3

Materials: Poster board or folded cardboard, Graph and data table from this week, Markers and glue, Materials from the investigation, to show, Week 35 Science Check (7 items) and its answer key, Science notebook and pencil

1. Day 175 — Science Fair Showcase — Wonder Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 5. Ask: "Your marble run had a spot where it stopped working. What do engineers call that spot?" (A failure point.) Then your child says the claim aloud in one sentence. Now the wonder. Ask: "What would you tell another scientist who wants to repeat your test?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "A science fair display tells your whole story." Name the six parts and sketch six boxes in the notebook. Title. Question. Prediction. Materials and Steps. Data and Graph. Conclusion. Say: "Scientists also say what could be better. Every test has a weak spot." Give a sample. "My cup sometimes turned sideways. That was a failure point in my test. Next time I would add two rulers as a guide lane." Say: "Telling the weak spot helps the next scientist run a fairer test." Ask: "Which box holds the graph?" (Data and Graph.) "Which part answers the question?" (The conclusion.) "What was one weak spot in your own test?" (Answers vary. Look for something real, such as a bumpy floor.) Teach two speaking tips from Week 34: face your listeners, and point to the graph. If stuck, say: "Tell the story in order. What did you ask? What did you do? What did you find?"

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

   Build and Present. 1) Your child plans where the six parts go on the poster board. 2) They glue on the graph and data table and write the other parts with markers. 3) They set the test materials in front of the display. 4) They practice once aloud. 5) They present to family for three to five minutes, showing the materials and the graph. 6) The listeners ask three questions. Try "What did you keep the same?" "What surprised you?" and "What would you change next time?" 7) Your child answers with evidence from the data. A listener keeps a small table with two columns: Part, Included. Expect all six parts and answers that use numbers. If time runs short, your child writes only the headings and tells the rest aloud. If a part is missing, point to its box and your child adds it.

4. Science Notebook Entry · 10 min

   Self-check. Your child writes three sentences in the science notebook. "One strength of my investigation was ___. One thing I would improve in my test is ___. A new question I wonder about is ___." Sample: "One strength was careful measuring. I would improve the floor by using a smoother one. I wonder if a heavier marble pushes the cup farther."

5. Wrap-Up & Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud and celebrate the investigation. Then give the Week 35 Science Check, which has 7 items. Your child works alone for about 10 minutes, now or later today. Score it with the key. With 6 or more right, plan the follow-up test that the check suggests. With 4 or 5 right, redo the Day 4 page and graph the data on the check. With 3 or fewer right, reteach Day 2. Roll a ball down a book ramp 3 times and list what stays the same.

Homework: Share the display with another family member and explain the claim. Look for: the claim plus one number as evidence.