HAPPPPPY FRIDAY!!! I am so glad we have a 3 day weekend to recover from all this craziness called 10 more days of school...seriously...there aren't enough hours in the day to get all things on my checklist crossed off. I'm kind of a geek like that. It doesn't make me happy until it gets crossed off. ...
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Quick Tip for Workshop Time
My classroom tip for this week is how I organize my workshop/station time for ELA and math. After the whole group lesson I transition into reading groups or small group to reteach a concept/lesson. While I'm working with my sweeties, I make sure the rest of my students can work independently. To ...
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Presidents Day Freebie!
Hi everyone! I've been busy working on some engaging Presidents Day lessons to use with my students. They loved to work on close reads with a buddy and work on flip books.
See new unit below for more samples of what this informational unit will have!
But before you get the Sunday night blues, ...
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U.S. Government Lessons
Social studies is one of my favorite subjects to teach in 3rd grade. This past month, we've been learning about our U.S. government, specifically the 3 branches of government. Here area few engaging strategies I used to launch this fun unit.
I started out with a pictorial input chart (a strategy ...
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Elf on the Shelf
Have you heard of The Elf on the Shelf? It's an adorable little elf that is sent from the North Pole to your home. It comes with a book explaining the story of Santa’s scout elves, who are sent to be Santa’s eyes and ears in homes all over the world!
Over the past few days, I've been busy moving ...
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Winter Freebie
I finally managed to complete my winter themed literacy and math activities!
I can't wait to use these with my kids! It has 5 literacy and 5 math centers ready to be used as soon as you print, laminate, and cut all the cards out. Easy peasy...I promise! If you want to take a peek or even ...
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Sailing into Second
So I finally dove into the world of blogging. But I kinda had to make a deal with myself because I know I could totally get sucked into something like this and leave very little time for the important stuff. Have you ever been around me when new clip art or fonts come out?! Let's just say I could ...
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