I’m trying to figure out fun ways to teach my students about the states of matter. We’re creating a states of matter book and conducting different experiments; however, something that I thought would be interesting for students to complete was…
Read More »I loved the lesson I completed recently with my kiddos on Making Inferences. We are reading Charlotte’s Web and we made inferences throughout chapters 4 through 7. We started off the lesson discussing the basics of making inferences and watching an…
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Solving word problems can be very tricky! It’s important to give students step to solve problems. In our classroom we use a simple strategy titled, “Give Me Five!” It’s modeled after some other word problem solving strategies, but I tailored…
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After discussing the famous saying, “April showers bring May flowers,” students were introduced to rainbows. We discussed why rainbows appear and the order of the colors of the rainbow. To celebrate the existence of rainbows we also read the story…
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You can check out my TpT store for a free download of my Literature Circle Printables. Here are some pictures of how I use the printables as guided practice. 🙂
Read More »I wanted to try a new way of showing students’ progress towards mastering their multiplication facts. Last year I made a board with ice cream cones, and every time students mastered a new fact they received a new ice cream…
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There are a multitude of ways to conduct Literature Circles in your classroom. Check out my TpT store for a free download of my Literature Circles Packet, which includes a quick summary of how I conduct literature circles in my…
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Getting third graders to understand Figurative Language can be a little bit tricky. I was able to help students understand figurative language through use of poetry and by connecting to their background knowledge on sayings or terms they might already…
Read More »I use these mini posters on my focus wall in my classroom. This month we will be working on narrative writing, so I will put this poster on my Charlotte’s Web focus wall. Check out my TpT store for more mini…
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I’m a huge fan of Accelerated Reader! It’s one of my passions, and I love spreading this joy of reading to my students. One of the best things AR brings to our classroom is organization. I created labels to organize…
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