Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Thank you @SalemMAFire and Lieutenant Bolduc for teaching our third grade students about fire safety this week! #3rdgrade #firesafety @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Our second culminating activity for our #traits unit was to determine what breeds my dog is comprised of. Students applied their knowledge about #inheritedtraits, #variation, and #environmentaltraits to make amazing science-based guesses! #3rdgrade @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

1 of the culminating activities for our #traits unit was to determine what traits Baby Peterson #2 might have. Students did an awesome job applying their knowledge about #inheritedtraits, #variation, #environmentaltraits, and #learnedtraits! #3rdgrade @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

We got to explore the Bates #garden today and learn a little bit about how and why we plant certain things there. We also got to harvest some vegetables and herbs that were ready! #3rdgrade #science @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

We’ll see these seeds in a week! #germination #lifecycles #science #3rdgrade @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Week 1 is done, and we’re off to a great start! #3rdgrade #buildingcommunity @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Today we had beach day! We did beach activity pages and coloring sheets, beach #reading outside, made suncatchers, and finished up by making kites that summarized our year! #3rdgrade @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Yesterday was #STEM Day! Students participated in the marshmallow challenge and learned about and created #tessellations. They also spent some time on https://t.co/X3yU5veMgD to learn a little bit about #coding! #3rdgrade @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

This week’s transformations included a glass of lemonade, a mask, a piece of pizza with a fly buzzing nearby, an electric rainbow soccer dolphin, and a jersey! #3rdgrade #endofyeartransformations @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

This week's transformations included multiple butterflies, a heart, and a basketball complete with hoop! #3rdgrade #endofyearcountdown @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

This week's transformations included a birthday candle/hourglass combo, a face, a spaceship, a fish, and window scene of kids playing! #3rdgrade @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Practicing for our speeches tomorrow! Students researched social issues, wrote essays with their opinion and reasons to support it, and then turned them into a speech to present to their classmates! #3rdgrade #literacy @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

This week’s end-of-the-year countdown transformations included a butterfly, a pair of red high heels, a monster, a beach scene, and a robot! #3rdgrade #endofyearcountdown @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

This week’s end-of-the-year countdown transformations included a jersey, a fish tank, a saxophone, pizza, and flowers! #3rdgrade #endofyearcountdown @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

One of my favorite end-of-the-year activities… transformations! Students are given a number to transform, and we use them to countdown to the last day of school. Here are 30 and 29! #3rdgrade #endofyearcountdown @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Our last #literacy festival school read aloud was Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller. Here is the final display that greeted students this morning! @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

My favorite activity of the year! My dog Gemini comes in, and the kids guess her breeds based on her #traits. A great wrap-up to our parents and offspring unit! @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Friday’s #Literacy Festival read aloud was #TheWorldNeedsMorePurplePeople by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart! Here’s the display that greeted students Monday morning! #kindness @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

Today we had a guest reader from the @SalemMAPolice Department, Chief Lucas Miller! The kids were excited to learn about what his job entails and hear a read aloud while we was here! #3rdgrade #literacy @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12

[Mrs. Peterson's Third Grade Class @MrsPeterson3rd]

This week’s kindness book read aloud was #ThoseShoes by Maribeth Boelts!Students listened to the real aloud on Friday morning, and when they returned to school Monday morning, the display was up! #literacy @sps_bates @SalemSchoolsk12