3rd Grade

Read 20 minutes minimum each night

Pursue self-selected academic goals created with teacher input and guidance

Work toward personal goals

Research and create projects on areas of interest

Passion Pursuit Ideas

Beyond the Book

English-Language Arts

• Hyperdocs that allow building of background knowledge and exploration of related topics for further investigation
• Making connections from stories to real-world events and application
• Use of Mentor Sentences to improve writing by learning from master authors
  
  

Math

• Compacting for students who have mastered concepts quickly
• Survey project where students apply classroom lessons to real-life situations
• Small groups base
  
  

Science

• STEM challenges
• Hands-on investigations
• Open-ended inquiry based on NGSS standards;
• Use of Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to guide research
  
  

Social Studies

• Application of concepts through hands-on Island Design Project
• Experience life as a native Chumash; Guest Speakers from Stagecoach Inn
• Class elections and mock local government experience; Guest Speaker from City Council

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Chumash Lab and Life Cycle Exploration

New West Symphony

Petty Ranch, Somis

Heritage Project

Author visit and writing/publishing class or individual novel

EXCEL: Community Service (CRPD, Conejo Community Outreach, Action); Passion Pursuits Fair projects

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