We are nearing the end of our Personal Narrative unit. Ending the unit means that we are deep into the abyss of revising and editing. I don't know about you, but I struggle with revision for third graders. For some reason, it seems that my students are willing to change things and try strategies if they are presented with them WHILE they are writing. Once they are DONE writing, they seem so much more relucatant to change … [Read more...]
Veterans Day Agamograph
This week we will be celebrating Veterans Day. It is a great holiday and I always start the week with some reading passages so that my students can begin to understand the importance of the holiday. The week ends with an amazing celebration assembly where veterans within the community and the school come to be recognized in their full uniforms. This week for Maker's Monday, we decided to try to create a Veterans Day … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Day
It's almost that time again! Halloween week! At our school we are not allowed to dress up for Halloween, but we can do something fun and exciting in the classroom if we choose to. This year I am thinking about doing one of the really fun looking Frankenstein craftivities I have seen floating around out there, but in the meantime, I am getting ready to do one of my favorite things. Pumpkins! Each year I bring in a few pumpkins for … [Read more...]
Maker’s Monday: Array City
Dragging myself into work was a bit tough today! It was beautiful weather here in New England all weekend so it was sad when the weekend was over :( One thing that gets me through Monday mornings is the promise of Maker's Monday. Watching the kids literally cheer when they walk into school on Monday Mornings is so fun to watch. This weekend, I had seen some really cute array cities in some of the Facebook … [Read more...]
STEM: Keeping it Simple and Effective
There are always buzz words out there in the teacher world. Right now, two that I can think of are Flexible Seating and STEM Challenge. If you go on Pinterest or follow any teaching groups on Facebook, you have surely seen these two terms over and over. As teachers, I think it is easy to get sucked up into the current trends in education, but it is REALLY important to remember that you need to be using these trendy ideas with a critical mind. … [Read more...]
Virtual Field Trip
So every once in a while, after 11 years of teaching, something hits me by surprise. At the beginning of the school year, I did a favor for the librarian at our school. In return, this week, she emailed me telling me that my class had been selected to do a virtual field trip in the library. I looked at my lesson plans, I was behind schedule on the pacing guide, but I said "why not?" Honestly when we walked into the library I … [Read more...]
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