Third Grade: Day 97

Tuesday is our odd day in the classroom.

Today was a bit more so because we needed to be at piano practice early to make up for 1 of our sick days last month (next week we’ll make up the other). So our time in the classroom on Tuesday is always later than we like but we do what we can, piano is important!

During piano lessons today, I was able to get some good videos of Ms. G and Isabel practicing together.

I’ll post only 1 of the videos though so enjoy!

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Here they are playing “Yankee Doodle”.
Which ties in nicely with where we are in history in the classroom!

Isabel is learning several different songs right now, I think it’s around 5 or 6. Most of which are small 1 page numbers, with the largest song she’s learning is “God’s Not Dead” from the NBs! I’m getting excited to hear the whole song come together because it sounds awesome!

In the classroom, we are continuing our science studies on radishes. Every day there is a new assignment to either do or observation and study to do. It’s great and Isabel is really enjoying it. She would prefer us to do science all day but that isn’t going to happen, when there is so much more out there to learn!

Before leaving for piano, we were able to get several things completed, which is a huge help in the afternoon.

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Isabel’s crazy radish seedlings!
Each morning it’s like Christmas when Isabel stops by to see how much they have grown over night.

Today’s science assignment #1:
Make a greenhouse in preparation for seedlings.

Objective:
To observe and maintain a self-watering greenhouse for radish seedlings.

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The supplies for today:

  • the empty sprout nursery from assignment 1.
  • scissors, a pen/marker, ruler and masking tape
  • 3 (in our case 4) paper towels
  • medicine bottle
  • a pint or quart size jar with lid
  • 4 radish seeds (we ran out – because I goofed up on an assignment! – so I had to purchase more)
  • plastic wrap
  • water

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Steps 1 and 2 are complete and she’s reading her instructions for the remaining steps.

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Step 3 and 4 is to prep and lay the greenhouse “bed”.

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Her “bed” is labeled now, she can finish assembly
(which I did NOT get a picture of!)

Today’s science assignment #2:
Grid work

Objective:
Accurately record growth of seedlings over weekly intervals on a grid.

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The assignment states for to use mini-planter “A” for our grid work. However, mini-planter “A” just sprouted yesterday and is not looking well today. Isabel asked if she could use mini-planter “B” instead and I agreed.

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Mini-planter “B” is an awesome radish seedling to record for grid work.

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Isabel’s completed grid work.
Afterward we stepped out into the backyard for some plant investigation work.