What is a Publishing Party? Students engaged in Writing Workshop generally spend between 4-6 weeks learning and applying different writing skills, strategies and behaviors associated with a particular unit of study. During this time, students have an opportunity to...
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Latest news from the 3rd Grade classes
Choose Your Own Adventure-PBL
Jan 21, 2022 | 3rd Grade
Choose Your Own Adventure PBL One of the projects third graders complete each year is a coding adventure focused on their Social Studies standards. In order to effectively carry out a PBL project, there are certain aspects that must be met. A "Gold Standard" PBL...
Physical Education and Health Goings On
Jan 20, 2022 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Middle School
Raise your hand if you are feeling stressed these days. Can you see me raising my hand? We are all being pushed to our max lately and as much as we don't like it, learning how to acknowledge and move past stress is a key component of life. When thinking about how to...
Genuis Hour
Dec 11, 2021 | 3rd Grade
The "Genius Hour" Project When you think back to what you liked most about your school experience as a child, it's probably not that time you completed a parts of speech worksheet. We remember the things that got us excited, the times we got to complete an...
Life is all about obstacles!
Dec 2, 2021 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Middle School, Preschool, Uncategorized
Who doesn't love a good obstacle course? Obstacles courses have been around for years, they are nothing new, but always exciting. The cool thing about them is that anything can be used to make one, but all good courses involve climbing, running, jumping and maybe even...
The Benefits of Student Choice
Nov 5, 2021 | 3rd Grade
Student choice is a powerful tool in the classroom. It provides students the autonomy to determine the route they want to go to learn new skills and can also be vital in providing the most beneficial learning experience to each child. Student choice builds ownership...
Tools for Reading
Sep 25, 2021 | 3rd Grade
One of the ways PNA is preparing students to be successful readers is by implementing a sound wall in each classroom. The Tools4Reading curriculum consists of several visual, auditory, and physical components to create a neural link between letters and their sounds....
STEM in the Classroom
Sep 4, 2021 | 3rd Grade
By Jessica Graham What is STEM? STEM is the connection of science, technology, engineering, and math in inquiry-based learning and real-world problem-solving. In the classroom: What does it LOOK like... Students are engaged in their learning. The teacher is a guide...
PBL Bridges
May 4, 2021 | 3rd Grade
The final math unit of the year includes all of the skills the students have acquired, in addition to a connection to the real world. For third graders, the real world problem they must solve is: How can we use math concepts and our knowledge about bridges to...
Arcade Engineers
Apr 15, 2021 | 3rd Grade
At PNA, we use Project Based Learning as a teaching method to motivate students to gain knowledge, retain content longer, and apply the skills to relevant real-world situation. The 21st century skills embedded in the process will help students succeed in the future,...