This post is a tad bit last minute, but here are some ways to bring Veterans’ Day into your classroom for tomorrow! Today, the kids traced their hands and cut them out of red, white, and blue paper. We assembled this darling, patriotic turkey. The kids were so excited to assemble this turkey and get […]
MATH We are continuing our fun patterns units! I am using a lot of packets made to integrate pattern blocks and geometric thinking. A fun math game we are using on the computers is Towers of Hanoi. Patterns: Patterns & function tables interactive notebooks VIDEO: Bill Nye on patterns (Netflix) READING We continue with our […]
I am a holiday fiend. I love incorporating the holidays into my third-grade classroom. Celebrating the seasons and special events each month truly makes the day more special. However, it can be lot of work to add festive cheer into the day! I like to find ways to easily integrate holidays into my everyday schedule. […]
MATH We are continuing our fun patterns units! I am using a lot of packets made to integrate pattern blocks and geometric thinking. A fun math game we are using on the computers is Towers of Hanoi. Patterns: Patterns & function tables interactive notebooks VIDEO: Bill Nye on patterns (Netflix) READING We are starting literature […]
MATH We start our patterns unit this week! This interactive notebook rocks for going over repeating & growing patterns and function tables. Such a fun unit! We use a resource called M3: Awesome Algebra to enrich the unit. However, my interactive notebook is great for the standards and basics that I know my students need […]
Looking at an elementary classroom without desks At the end of last year I made the plunge and switched from student desks to tables. Our supportive principal gave the options to teachers to trade out their student desks with tables from the county warehouse. My teammates thought I was crazy. The number one question that […]
Have you heard of Aid Through Trade bracelets? I am OBSESSED with these bracelets. You can see me wearing them in my YouTube videos that I made. One of my teacher friends originally told me about them, and I would always admire them when I saw her wearing them. She told me all about their […]
MATH Addition/subtraction: We are finishing up our addition/subtraction unit! I will be teaching estimation with my interactive notebooks, and continuing to review the properties with this math center game. I am also putting in some multiplication math center games to get the kiddos start reviewing those facts- our multiplication/division unit is slowly sneaking up on us! […]
Have you done math journaling in your classroom? This is my first year that I am pushing for math journaling in my classroom. Writing about math is strange and foreign territory to most children- it can require an immense amount of modeling for students to grasp it. In this post, I will explain what I […]
You might remember that I purchased the Erin Condren Teacher Planner a few months ago. Firstly, I LOVE my teacher planner! I am addicted to it and use it constantly, I cannot recommend it enough. I also have an online PlanBook Edu account that I plan with, but the Teacher Planner is perfect to keep […]
Hi, all! I thought it would be fun and hopefully helpful to start writing down some resources that I am using to teach each week. MATH Addition/subtraction: We are starting our addition/subtraction unit this week! Starting with some whole group lessons with our interactive notebooks will help define vocabulary and solidify student understanding. I also […]
Looking for an easy project to do in civics that the kids will love? Create a civilization! After I teach all my required standards of levels of government, branches of government, and rights/responsibilities, we move on to our civilization project. We start off with a read aloud: Westlandia by Paul Fleischman. It is a great […]
Okay, I am obsessed with this app called SeeSaw. It is a digital portfolio for your students that can be easily managed with an iPad, computer, or iPhone. My favorite part? NO WORK FROM THE TEACHER! Students can on their own go and grab an iPad, click on the SeeSaw app, take a picture of […]
My room looks very different this year- new year, new team, new theme! It is green, blue, and black/chalkboard theme. Something new I incorporated this year and am very excited about are these great chalkboard labels and chalkboard markers that I bought on Amazon with Amazon Prime. Nothing better than ordering on the fly and […]
Do you like teaching math? I used to struggle with teaching math until I began doing stations in my classroom. I find whole-group math frustrating for all learners- high and low! I am fanatic for stations and small groups in my classroom. Whole group, although it definitely has its place in the classroom, tends to […]