I had so much fun teaching about nouns last year and look forward to teaching about nouns again this year!!! I used the theme traveling the world when I taught all about the different kinds of nouns. The students even got to take a pretend airline ride around the world as they learned. They loved […]
Back to School Letter from a Parent….
One of the things I ask the parents of my new students to do is to write a letter to their student. I give them the forms before school starts at an informational meeting and they take a minute to write the letter and stick it in their child’s desk. The kids are always excited […]
Class Callbacks and a free sign…
Although I wish summer was longer, there is something that excites me for Back To School. I always get that back to school feeling and it’s a good thing. I feel recharged and excited to meet my new students and see what challenges this year holds. I am ready for year 4 in third grade […]
Lights, Camera, Action… Dialogue
My teaching partner and I had so much fun teaching grammar concepts last year and we are looking forward to another year of grammar fun! If you click here, you can see all the standards we teach and all the fun lessons that go with those standards. Dialogue is a hard concept to teach to […]
Engage WIth Grammar – Free Printables
My teaching partner in crime (Nancy Hobbs at School of Thought Blog) and I just starting rolling out the grammar program (Engage with Grammar) we created and used in our classroom during the 2018-2019 school year. Keep reading and you can get some free grammar printables below!!!! We just got back from presenting our ideas […]
Chatter Pix and Characters in Lit!
Have you tried the Chatterpix app.? I had fun experimenting with it with my students this past year and look forward to using it earlier in the year this year. ChatterPix is a free and simple app that lets you take a picture of a person (or any object – like a drawing) and make […]
Teacher Battery Recharge at Nerd Camp
Last year was my first NERDCAMP for teachers! I did a post on the camp which I am reposting here since camp is only a week away and I am excited. I added some tips to my previous post which are added throughout this post below. Hope to meet you at NERD CAMP!!! I can’t […]
Measurement – Once Upon a Time
To learn more about this file, click here! One of the skills I work on often in third grade is measurement. We start right off reviewing measurement to the inch and half inch. Once we have gone over fractions on a number line (about mid year), I start going over measuring to the quarter inches. […]
Classroom Decor Ideas or Hacks # 1…
Happy summer teachers! Although school is out, I still spend a couple days (maybe more than a couple) planning for next year. Who can relate to that? However, this is the first summer where I feel like my classroom is pretty much ready. I love it and feel like I do not need to change […]
Elapsed Time Math Craft For March…
I love teaching elapsed time in third grade. I use a strategy called; mountains, hills, and rocks to teach it! It works like a dream. You can learn more about the strategy by googling it (the last three pages of my file below also detail the strategy) if you are unfamiliar. Click here to download […]