3rd+Grade

**LESSON AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES (numbers correspond with list of 21st Century Skills)**
1.
 * Classroom emphasis on God-pleasing technology use
 * Iditarod
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * 3 Kinds of Communities Poster
 * Paul Goble Webquest
 * Art: Science Cross-discipline Study about Frogs: (If this website doesn't work, Google "frogs" and hit "Wierd Frog Facts" [] and []
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Chocolate Day
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day

2.
 * Meet the President Unit
 * Meet the President Objectives
 * Iditarod
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * 3 Kinds of Communities Poster
 * Paul Goble Webquest
 * Art (frogs): Student Feedback: Frog Species and Endangered Species, Oil Pastel Usage, and Ceramic Process following Video
 * Non-Objective Tissue Art Piece using only primary colors to make secondary colors and tertiary colors. White paper was used, adding tissue by applying Elmers glue and water. Understanding process.
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Chocolate Day
 * Popcorn Day
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day

3.
 * Christmas Internet Scavenger Hunt
 * Spanish Insect Unit
 * Spanish Transportation
 * Native American Unit
 * Spanish Planets
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * Art (frogs): Discussion of Endangered Species and Species of Frogs and Student Feedback
 * Spanish Direction Words in the Community
 * Spanish 5 Senses
 * Art Critique: Each discussing their non-objective pieces and explaining color mixing.
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day

4.
 * Meet the President Unit
 * Spanish Insect Unit
 * Spanish Transportation
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * Spanish Planets
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * 3 Kinds of Communities Poster
 * Paul Goble Webquest
 * Art (Frogs): Frog Drawings and Ceramic Frogs
 * Art: Excitement as they talked with each other as the colors faded into one another
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day
 * Spanish Direction Words in the Community
 * Spanish 5 Senses

5.
 * Oregon Trail Decision Making
 * Meet the President Unit
 * Spanish Insect Unit
 * Spanish Transportation
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * Spanish Planets
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * Art (Frogs): Student Critique of Sketches and of Ceramic Frogs for Competition - Tallying
 * Art (Non-Objective Piece): Showing each other how they mixed the tissue paper for a specific result
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Chocolate Day
 * Popcorn Day
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day
 * Spanish Direction Words in the Community
 * Spanish 5 Senses

6.
 * Meet the President Unit
 * Iditarod
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * 3 Kinds of Communities Poster
 * Paul Goble Webquest
 * Art (Frogs): Learning Process of Sketching, Usage of Media, i.e., Oil Pastel, Clay, Glazes
 * Art (Non-Objective Piece): Excitement over process and result, wanting to create at home over summer
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Chocolate Day
 * Popcorn Day
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day

7.
 * Oregon Trail Decision Making
 * Thinking Things 3: Software Problem-solving
 * Meet the President Unit
 * Spanish Insect Unit
 * Classroom Economy
 * Iditarod
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * Spanish Planets
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * 3 Kinds of Communities Poster
 * Paul Goble Webquest
 * Art (Frogs): Oil Pastel Frog Drawing/Ceramic Frog
 * Art (Non-Objective Piece): The Process of Tissue Inks Blending to Make other Colors on Color Wheel
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Chocolate Day
 * Popcorn Day
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day
 * Spanish Direction Words in the Community
 * Spanish 5 Senses

8.
 * Oregon Trail Decision Making
 * Spanish Insect Unit
 * Spanish Transportation
 * Iditarod
 * Native American Unit
 * Postcard Exchange Project
 * Spanish Planets
 * O.R.E.O. Project
 * 3 Kinds of Communities Poster
 * Paul Goble Webquest
 * Art (Frogs): Endangered Species
 * Collaborative Book Review Wiki
 * Apple Unit/Johnny Appleseed Day
 * Spanish Direction Words in the Community
 * Spanish 5 Senses