Grade 3
The Year of discovery and growth as Resilient Problem-solvers.
Our private third grade classes in Somerset County, NJ, are brimming with discovery and growth as our students hone their resilience through problem-solving. Teachers encourage students to be active learners by asking questions, taking on the responsibility of becoming independent students, and growing as individuals. Students become confident in their ability to persevere through a given task and grow as resilient problem-solvers regardless of the subject. Every day our Grade 3 students are presented with opportunities for social interaction, mindfulness, kindness, public speaking, teamwork, resilience, and so much more.
Questioning is a key component of Grade 3. While most people have moved away from the continuous questions we asked as a child, we “relearn” the art of questioning. Students explore the concept that “opening our minds to our own curiosity and asking the questions of how and why help “train our brains” to gain more knowledge in all that we read, research, and learn. “Reverse Questioning” is a skill often used to start the day in Grade 3.
Through this, the students receive an answer and must allow their minds to go through backward thinking to arrive at a question that would end with a given answer. Teaching students to be better questioners results in becoming better thinkers.