I'm a 3rd grade teacher at a small school in North Carolina and 2015-2016 will be my 7th year in the classroom. I have also taught kinders, 4th, and student taught in 1st grade. I strive to make my classroom as hands-on and "minds-on" as possible through project-based learning, manipulatives, centers, and so create resources to help me achieve that goal. My personal favorite subject to teach is math!
I'm a 3rd grade teacher at a small school in North Carolina and 2015-2016 will be my 7th year in the classroom. I have also taught kinders, 4th, and student taught in 1st grade. I strive to make my classroom as hands-on and "minds-on" as possible through project-based learning, manipulatives, centers, and so create resources to help me achieve that goal. My personal favorite subject to teach is math!
This is a novel study guide for the book Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George. Julie of the Wolves is a wonderful tale of an Eskimo girl and her struggle for survival. The novel study divides the book into its three parts (that occur in the novel) and includes vocabulary to find and define, active reading (with a graphic organizer) for each section to help students be active learners and think as they read, and follow-up literary analysis questions. Several post-novel discussion/thinking questions are included as well.
In writing book review or summaries, getting students to be concise and thorough when they write can be difficult, especially in the early stages of learning to summarize.
This product provides a fun and challenging way to practice writing a summary and/or book review using Twitter's ubiquitous 140-character limit. Additionally, it is a great way to discuss digital citizenship and proper use of social media as well as persuasive writing techniques.
Using the provided Power Point, students learn about Twitter and its uses, then see sample book tweets, and have a chance to participate in guided practice before trying their hand at their own. A great project for a fun bulletin board with book recommendations or just to practice summarizing!
Need an a simple and effective way for students to learn their multiplication facts AND for you to assess them that ISN'T stressful? Rainbow Multiplication Facts is like having flashcards on a ring - each times table is assigned a color (either colored by students, printed in color, or on colored card stock) and students learn one table at a time. You decide when they can study and when you quiz them - which takes about 30 seconds per student, per table. As students demonstrate mastery with one, they get the next color until they have mastered them all.
My students had a lot of fun with them, competed with themselves to see how fast they could learn their facts, and I was able to accurately assess and keep track of who was learning them. Students can work at their own pace or under whatever guidelines you set - the program is very flexible to use in any classroom.
