Have you heard of a growing bundle before? I read about growing bundles on Teachers Pay Teachers before, but this is my first time creating one. I LOVE the idea! I enjoy creating math games. I adore seeing my students excited about a new game that is added into the rotation. Feel free to take […]
Teaching Ancient Greece in third-grade In third-grade, we study ancient civilizations. Specifically, Ancient Greece, Rome, China, and Egypt. These are so much fun and the kids love learning about them! I notice that every year, Ancient Greece is the favorite. Here are some ways that we study and learn about it, and that may work […]
Hi! In the midst of my spring break, I’m linking up with my blogging friends to share a classroom idea that you oughta know! You oughta know about this awesome grouping app, Team Shake, that will make creating collaborative groupings in your classroom a breeze! My absolute favorite app on my school iPad is Team […]
Happy Friday!!!! Please forgive my small amount of Five for Friday post today. I am on spring break and lacking fun student pictures and activities. Speaking of which, I forget how much I love spring break, it is so darn relaxing. Thinking about going back to school on Monday is kind of a downer at […]
Happy Friday!!!! We just came back from a field trip this afternoon to the Natural History Museum. We had SUCH a great time, I love watching the kiddos get excited about science. Field trips are a fun break from the school day, definitely a breath of fresh air! Our bus driver was hilarious (although at […]
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day! We had a lovely workday tomorrow, where I decided to be festive. In the past I haven’t done much for St. Paddy’s day with my kiddos. My students in the past have been…well… sometimes not into “little kiddish stuff.” Talking about a leprechaun going cray cray in our classroom was […]
In third quarter, one of our focus’ in language arts is folklore. Specifically, differentiating between fairy tales, fables, tall tales, myths, and legends. This is such a FUN unit! I actually didn’t know that all those fell under the “folklore” category until I taught third-grade. Did you learn this in school? Perhaps I just have […]
As I previously said, I am not a fan of teaching soil! My classroom is always covered in mud and dirt from the experiments (ick!). In the past we created soil tubes to demonstrate the layers of soil. However, it was always really hard to get the dirt in tubes, and the soil layers would […]
I am so excited to share my newest creation with you, my Soil Interactive Notebooks! In third-grade, one of our science units is soil. Ugh. Literally my least favorite subject to teach ever. My room is always covered in dirt and mud for our experiments. Soil, in my very humble opinion, is not just that […]
I made the big leap this September. I ditched the teacher desk! Well, I wanted to ditch the teacher desk last year but our principal said no. However, our new principal this year was all for it! There are 28 kids and only one of me…. shouldn’t we be sharing most of the space? I […]
I wanted to share a new game that I designed and use as a math center in my classroom… Fraction War! I like this game because the kids enjoy it… happy and engaged students make a happy teacher! I originally used this as a game that we played in small groups at my table, then […]
Okay… I am well aware that it is January 31st. Happy (almost) February! Are you excited about this month? I tend to really dislike February… it’s too cold, dreary, and not too exciting. Sure, there is Valentine’s Day, but that’s about it! One word to describe how I feel about February: blah. Something I do […]
Math manipulatives. Great for hands-on learning, but a pain to store. Here are some ways that I cut down on bulk and clutter in my room to store math manipulatives! I inherited this baby from a fellow teacher. You can buy your own Sterolite container like this at Walmart for about $20-30. I LOVE how […]
Hi, all! How is your Friday? I am blogging to you from Los Angeles, just arrived a few hours ago! I’m hanging at the hotel bar drinking a peach basil Moscow Mule and eating some Mexican corn until my boyfriend gets back from work and we can celebrate the town 🙂 Wooooo new, beautiful location! […]
Hi friends!I am excited, I am flying out to Los Angeles tomorrow! My boyfriend took a business trip out there, and I am so lucky to get to visit him. It will be 80 degrees on Saturday… AHHH! Not trying to say that I am not enjoying this cold, icky weather here… totally am. NOT. […]