Day 5 · Friday

Objective: I can show what I learned in Unit 6 and celebrate my year of social studies.

Standards: D2.Eco.1.3-5, D2.Civ.6.3-5, D4.7.3-5

Materials: Unit 6 test and its answer key (Assessments page), Stored Week 36 check (7 items) and its answer key, 8 index cards or paper slips (for the practice route), Play money or scrap paper, Social studies notebook, Projects from the year (such as the relief map, state poster, civic action poster and showcase project), Certificate (1 sheet of paper and markers, made by you ahead of time), Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 31. Ask: "Name one smart spending tip." (Any one: ask need or want, compare prices, wait a day, check quality, or spend only money you have.) Then ask the big question: "Which project from this year are you proudest of?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "Today you take the Unit 6 test. It covers saving, spending and giving, civic action, a community project, and a look back at profit and trade." Say: "Two sections have source boxes. You may look back at them any time." Practice with new examples. Ask: "Zara has $3. She saves $4 a week for a $15 kite. How many weeks does she need?" (3 weeks. 15 - 3 = 12, and 12 is three fours.) Read this made-up source aloud: "Mai's notes. Issue: the path to the pond is muddy. People who slipped: Tuesday 4, Friday 6. The ranger said the park has had no gravel since spring." Ask: "What should the park do? Make a claim and give two pieces of evidence." (Sample: The park should add gravel. Ten people slipped in two days, and the ranger says there is no gravel.) Ask: "Where must the evidence come from?" (The notes, not an opinion.) Ask: "A bookmark stand spends $6 on supplies and takes in $14. What is the profit?" ($8. 14 - 6 = 8.) If stuck, say: "Put your finger on the sentence or number that proves it."

3. Activity / Source Work · 15–20 min

   Unit test. 1) Find the Unit 6 test on the Assessments page. It has 19 items. 2) Set out play money or scrap paper for the money items. 3) Allow 30 to 35 minutes. The test will use today's notebook time too. 4) You may read every item and source box aloud. Your child may answer aloud while you write. 5) On the claim item, any sensible plan earns full points when its evidence comes from the notes. 6) You may split the test over two days. Give Sections 1 and 2 today and Sections 3 and 4 on the next day. 7) Score it with the answer key, then find the level. If a section earns less than half its points, revisit the weeks listed for it. Scores vary. Look for evidence taken from the source boxes.

4. Notebook Entry · 10 min

   If time is left, your child writes a year-end reflection in the social studies notebook. Frames: "This year I learned ___, ___ and ___. In fourth grade I want to ___." Sample: "This year I learned to read a map scale, make a budget and run a sock drive. In fourth grade I want to learn my state's history." If the test used this time, write it later today.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud. Later today, hold a gallery walk of the year's projects and present the certificate. Give the stored Week 36 check later today or on another day. It has 7 items and takes about 15 minutes. 6 or more right: your child writes a letter to a future third grader. 4 or 5 right: redo the Day 1 page. Then make a card sort with 8 new goods and services. 3 or fewer right: reteach Day 2's map scale with a ruler. Praise a year of steady effort.

Homework: Your child shares the year-end reflection with the family and picks one summer goal. Look for a saving goal or a civic action with a date.

Objective: I can show what I learned in Unit 6 and in third grade math on the unit test and year-end check.

Standards: 3.MD.C.7.b, 3.MD.D.8, 3.G.A.1, 3.G.A.2, 3.MD.B.3, 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.D.8, 3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.NF.A.3

Materials: Unit 6 test and its answer key (Assessments page), Stored Week 36 check (the year-end check) and its answer key, Grid paper, square tiles, string, an index card and crayons, Inch ruler with quarter-inch marks, Notebook, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Today has two parts: the Unit 6 test, then the year-end check. Plan about 80 minutes with a break, or use two days. The Quarter 4 Review, on the Assessments page, takes 20 to 30 minutes. Give it any day this week, apart from these two papers. Spaced review from Week 31 Day 2. Ask for two rectangles with an area of 16 square units, each with its perimeter. (Sample: 2 by 8, 20 units; 4 by 4, 16 units) No fact drill today. Your child says 6 × 6, 6 × 8, 7 × 7 and 7 × 9 calmly (36, 48, 49, 63).

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Spend 10 minutes on a calm routine called One of Each. Say: "We try one of each test kind first." On grid paper, draw a rectangle 6 squares long and 9 squares tall. Say: "Area covers, so I multiply." Write 6 × 9 = 54 square units. Say: "Perimeter goes around, so I add all four sides." Write 6 + 9 + 6 + 9 = 30 units. Say: "So the area is 54 square units and the perimeter is 30 units." Now your child does one of each. Unknown side: the area is 32 square units and one side is 4. (8, because 4 × 8 = 32) Polygons: name the polygon with 6 sides. (hexagon) Equal parts: a shape is split into 6 equal parts. What fraction is each part? (1/6) Graphs: a scale counts by 10s. A bar ends halfway between 10 and 20. (15) Line plots: what do 2 Xs above 1 1/4 mean? (2 objects are 1 1/4 inches long.) Say: "On the test, write the unit. Read each key or scale first."

3. Guided Practice · 10–15 min

   Give the Unit 6 test from the Assessments page. It has four parts and 51 points. Allow 30 to 40 minutes. The test has no time limit. Read the directions for each part aloud. Your child may use grid paper, tiles, string, the index card, crayons and the ruler. Do not teach or hint. If stuck, say: "Do your best, then we can move on." Score it with the answer key and find the level. Then choose a route. Part 1, area and perimeter: revisit Week 31 Days 1 to 4 and Week 32 Days 1, 2 and 4. Part 2, polygons and quadrilaterals: revisit Week 33 Days 1, 2 and 4 and Week 34 Days 1, 2 and 4. Part 3, equal parts: revisit Week 33 Day 3, first taught in Week 24 Day 1. Part 4, graphs and line plots: revisit Week 35 Days 1 to 3 and Week 36 Day 3.

4. Independent Practice · 15–20 min

   After a 10-minute break, give the stored Week 36 check. It is the year-end check, with 8 items, beside the Week 36 lessons. Allow about 15 minutes, with no clock running, or give it tomorrow. Score it with the answer key. 6 or more right: your child is ready for fourth grade math. 5 or fewer right: use the missed items to plan summer practice. Item 1, rounding: Week 36 Day 1, first taught in Week 1 Day 5. Item 2, subtracting across a zero: Week 36 Day 1 and Week 3 Day 4. Item 3, comparing fractions: Week 36 Day 2 and Week 22 Day 2. Items 4 and 5, area and perimeter: Week 36 Day 3, Week 29 Day 1 and Week 30 Day 3. Item 6, quadrilaterals: Week 36 Day 4 and Week 33 Day 4. Item 7, picture graphs: Week 35 Day 1. Item 8, a two-step problem: Week 36 Day 1 and Week 15 Day 1.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask these three questions after the last paper, on whichever day that is. Your child answers aloud or on paper.

Fact fluency: ×6 and ×7 facts (spoken review)

Homework: No new work. Your child tells a family member one thing learned in third grade math and shows it with a problem. Sample: 8 × 6 = 48, because 4 × 6 = 24 and 24 + 24 = 48.

Objective: I can show what I learned in Unit 6 and across third grade ELA.

Standards: W.3.1, W.3.2, W.3.3, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, L.3.1, L.3.5.A, SL.3.4

Materials: Unit 6 test, "Publishing, Speaking & Year Review" (Assessments page), printed, The stored Week 36 check, printed, Pencil, Paper, Writer's notebook, Portfolio for the celebration

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: cloud, crawl, city, swimming, cried, enough. Challenge word: wonderful. Correct it together, and your child names the pattern in each word. Spaced review from Week 26. Say: "My brother is a night owl." Ask: "Literal or nonliteral? What does it really mean?" (Nonliteral. He likes to stay up late.)

2. Review · 10 min

   Give the stored Week 36 check as today's review. It has 8 items. Your child works alone for about 10 minutes. You may read the directions aloud, but give no hints. Score it together, and your child fixes each missed item aloud. Then choose the next step. 6 or more right: go on to the unit test today. 4 or 5 right: go on to the test today. As homework, redo the Day 4 practice page and fix five sentences a family member writes with mistakes. 3 or fewer right: revisit Day 3. Act out a short story with toys, and point to the words that show each character's feelings. Give the unit test on another day.

3. Unit Test · about 50 min

   The Unit 6 test is on the Assessments page. It takes 50 to 60 minutes, so plan two sittings. It covers a play script, reading aloud with expression, presenting, publishing, editing, spelling patterns and one written reflection. Use this block for the first sitting: the script questions and the read-aloud and speaking items. Your child reads the script silently. You may read the questions aloud. For the read-aloud item, allow one practice read, then listen and score. Hold the second sitting after a long break or on the day after. It takes about 25 minutes: editing, word study and the written reflection. In those parts, read only the directions and do not spell words. Your child may look through the portfolio before writing. Do not help with answers.

4. Reflection · 10 min

   Your child writes a short note called "Dear Fourth-Grade Me" in the notebook, 3 or 4 sentences long. 1) Name your favorite book, poem or story from this year and tell why. 2) Name the skill that grew the most and give an example. 3) Name the first book you will read this summer and when you will read. Sample: "My favorite story was the one about the kite contest because Imani never quit. I learned to prove my answers with evidence." Then the family celebrates by looking through the portfolio together.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three questions to close third grade ELA. Your child answers in complete sentences.

Homework: Choose your first summer reading book. Read the first chapter with a family member (10 minutes).

Objective: I can show what I have learned in third-grade science and celebrate my growth.

Standards: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-3, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-ESS2-2, 3-5-ETS1-3

Materials: Unit 6 test printout: Environment, Fossils & Science Fair (from the Assessments page), Week 36 Science Check (8 items) and its answer key, Pencil and ruler, Science notebook for the whole year, Science fair display from Week 35

1. Day 180 — Unit 6 Test, Year-End Assessment and Celebration — Wonder Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 35. Ask: "What are the three parts of a conclusion?" (Claim, evidence and reasoning.) Take two slow breaths together. Now the wonder. Ask: "What was your favorite science moment this year?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "Today you take the last unit test. It is a snapshot of what you know, not a grade." Find the Unit 6 test on the Assessments page. Its five sections cover the environment and traits, fossils, the trait survey, the science fair and the whole year. Allow 45 to 50 minutes in all. Your child needs a pencil, and the ruler for one bar graph. You may read every question, table and choice aloud. Your child may answer aloud while you write. Please do not explain science words or give hints. Teach three tips. Say: "When a question says to use the table, read its headings first." Say: "Evidence means numbers or facts from the page." Say: "Skip a hard question and come back." Ask: "What goes in an evidence line?" (Numbers or facts from the table or the text.) "Why must a graph's scale go up in even steps?" (So each bar shows its true height.) If your child gets stuck during the test, say only: "Take a breath. Listen again. Write what you know."

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

   Take the Unit 6 Test. 1) Set a quiet table with the printout, the pencil and the ruler. 2) Your child works alone on Sections 1 to 3. Read aloud when asked. These take about 30 minutes, so use this block and the notebook time. 3) Take a stretch break between sections. 4) Give Sections 4 and 5, about 20 minutes, later today or the next day. 5) Your child rereads every answer once before stopping. 6) Score the test with the notes under each section, and give partial credit where they say so. The total is out of 43 points. 7) Record the result in a table with three columns: Section, Points, Weeks to revisit. Each section's notes name those weeks. For any miss, find the notebook page that teaches it and read it together.

4. Science Notebook Entry · 10 min

   After the test, today or tomorrow, your child writes a year-end reflection with three frames. "My best discovery was ___. The hardest topic at first was ___, and now I know ___. Next year I want to investigate ___." Then they choose 3 favorite pages from the science notebook. Those pages and the science fair display make a science portfolio.

5. Wrap-Up & Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud and celebrate finishing third-grade science. Then give the Week 36 Science Check, which has 8 items. Allow about 10 minutes, after a long break or on the next day. With 6 or more right, your child plans one summer investigation with a question and a fair test. With 4 or 5 right, redo the Day 4 card sort with 6 new cards from the notebook. With 3 or fewer right, reteach the Day 1 to Day 4 reviews one at a time. Start with the topic missed most, and use that day's hands-on station.

Homework: Set up the science portfolio at home and show a family member a favorite page. Look for: your child explains what the page shows.