3rd+Grade


 * Here are the latest Brainstorms for the 3rd grade Program for Thursday, Oct 20, 2011.

As of 9/13/2011 __**Entrance**__ __**Song: Reading Rainbow**__ __**"Details" Chant**__ Teacher Sentence (Reads a dull, flat sentence) Student Sentence (vivid details)
 * "The dog went away." (Students go un-huh with a face)
 * "The tiny chihuahua scampered across the road." (Woohoo! cheers and clapping

__**Song: "Green Eggs & Ham" from Seussical, Jr.**__ __**"Details" Chant**__ Teacher Sentence (Reads a dull, flat sentence) Student Sentence
 * "The food is gross." (Students react.)
 * "The slimy pizza slithering on my plate looks disgusting!" (Students react.)

__**Short Choral Reading from all Grades**__
 * Lots of rhyming words

__**"Details"**__ Geghis Khan Story in a Nutshell (Student readers)

__**Song: "War"**__ by Edwin Starr
 * Finale:**


 * Time Frame for Show**: About 20 minutes (short, sweet, active, engaging, educational, and fun = super!)
 * Costumes:** Costumes 3rd Grade Classes will use in school Book Parade the following week, Superhero Costumes, Book Heros, Nursery Rhyme Characters


 * Props:** Genre Wheel


 * Set:** Something akin to a large book opening (perhaps from door of music room)


 * Songs:** 1. "Oh, the Thinks You Can Think" (from Seussical, Jr.) 2. "Reading Rainbow" theme song 3. Nursery Rhyme Mix ("Old King Cole", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and "Humpty Dumpty") __To Be Determined:__ 4. Genre Wheel Song 5. Reading Rally


 * Theme:** Read and Rhyme or 3rd Grade Rhyme Time or Read N Rock (Or something similar)


 * Ideas**:
 * Rockin' Entrance (fun, a clap and run on stage to get into place)
 * Teacher's do skit (per Wanda)...how about bumbling/humorous, but the kids really show them how it's done
 * Reading Rainbow Song,
 * With actions/scarves, etc
 * Seusical song,
 * Choral reading or short reader's theater item,
 * Nursery Rhyme Ditty (or small series of 3),
 * "Fact and Opinion" (with Cantu as "mediator"),
 * "Details" (every class can do this)
 * One or two students poems or very short story
 * each 3rd grade class/teacher pair can be responsible for teaching their students a short chant in unison (they've agreed to do this if we furnish the chant)
 * These need to be short, but with a rhythmic drive.
 * Amusing, whimsical, hilarious, thought-provoking, etc (from Nursery Rhymes, "Where the Sidewalk Ends", etc)
 * A couple in Spanish