Why I Teach
Just had to share. This made my day…week…year! These notes make teaching the best job in the world!
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Christmas Craftivity
The holidays are here! Can you believe it?! Just thought I’d share a couple of things we were doing in our classroom to celebrate the holidays. After reading Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, we created some stories from Rudolph’s perspective…
Read More »Accelerated Reader
My good friend/fellow teacher and I were trying to come up with a good idea to help us better track our students’ Accelerated Reader progress. We already use the awesome Renaissance Learning website by utilizing the goal setting options and reader certifications. What we…
Read More »Liebster Award
Jayme at Trendy in Third nominated my blog for the Liebster Award! Thanks Jayme! You’re so sweet, and I’m so happy to have a few more followers because of your nomination. I’m very flattered! This award is given to up…
Read More »Our First Ever Summer Academy!
This was the first summer we conducted a summer program at my school. We offered five different classes: Artist Studio, Think Like a Mathematician, Budding Authors, Accelerated Reader Workshop, and Investigation Discovery. Students were able to take two classes and…
Read More »End of the Year Part 2
I had so many wonderful families in my class this year, especially the volunteers and room moms. To honor my students and volunteers, I created these little thank you gifts. They’re simple, inexpensive, and thoughtful. J You can download these…
Read More »End of the Year
It’s been a few weeks since we have ended our school year. I wanted to share some of the gifts I received from my wonderful students. They are so creative and thoughtful. I love being a teacher!
Read More »Memory Books
It’s really important to keep track of students’ memories, especially in the third grade! We decided to make a Third Grade Memory Book that students could treasure forever! It’s something they can hold on to and revisit as they go…
Read More »Father’s Day Writing Activity
Father’s Day is quickly approaching! My third graders just completed a fun writing activity that doubles as a memorable keepsake for their dads, uncles, or grandpas! Here’s what they’ve been working on… After writing, drawing, editing, and finalizing…students cut out…
Read More »Charlotte’s Web Vocabulary
I’m finishing up my Charlotte’s Web unit this week. I’m very excited about all that my students have accomplished during this unit. Check back on my TpT store for my unit on Charlotte’s Web. It should be uploaded in the next…
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