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Lesson Plans - 3rd Grade

The Story of Ping

Aim: To demonstrate how stories may provide insight into a culture
Aim: To enable students to use effective thinking strategies before, during, and after a story.
Motivation: Students will be invited to travel to China using the wings of their imagination. Through pictorial example, map, globe, and song, the words related to China are introduced. The principle

DIALECTS OF THE UNITED STATES

Review the map with students and ask open ended questions:
Why do you think Dialects are varied in diffrent areas?
How do various dialects move throught the counrty?
What benifiet would you have for understanding various dialects and the people who use them?
How do you think others see your way of speaking? How do you think you see

Listening to music

This lesson aims to explain how deaf people can hear music.
1 For the first task you will need a balloon and music player. Blow up the balloon and get the kids to hold
it in front of the music. They will be able to feel the vibrations of the music. Vary the songs, playing fast and

Fractions Game – ‘Complete Me’

Aim of the game:
- Fill in the whole shape by shading a specified fraction of
it. The winner is person who shades the final segment and
creates a whole.
How to Play:
1. This game can either be played in pairs with each person
playing against each other or as the teacher verses the
class.
2. Start by drawing a whole circle,

Using Historical Fiction to Learn About the Civil War

This lesson uses the book Meet Addy by Connie Porter to teach the characteristics of historical fiction, making inferences and using visualization, and Civil War history.