Okay y’all, I did it. I took the plunge and ordered a class set of plastic book bins in our colors for reading workshop. I’ve been using cardboard ones for six years now. They’ve lived a good life and have the battle scars of masking tape and staples to prove it. Plus, they’re ugly brown….
I’ve blogged about reading workshop quite a bit, but I wanted to give you a closer look at our reading letters. For the past several years, we’ve used the Fountas and Pinnell notebooks. Next year I want to tweak the process just a little bit by making my own notebooks, but I will definitely continue…
We’re working our way through my solar system unit as we march toward the end of the year. I save it for last each year because it keeps the students so engaged. I always learn something new too. It’s totally a win-win in those last crazy days {assessment overload, anyone?}. With just one week left…
The end of the year is such an exciting time. I’m so proud of my students and the growth they’ve made. I’ve come to love them each for the unique things they bring to our classroom… and I‘m so ready for sleeping in and sunny days at the beach! The end of the year reminds…
Last week I featured an app that was all about the freebies, so this week I feel less guilty about sharing a paid app {plus it’s one of my favorites!}. Book Creator is my favorite book-creating app because it’s perfect for publishing your students’ stories. There are a lot of writing apps out there, but…
My students write autobiographies in writing workshop each March as part of a larger unit of study in reading workshop of biographies and historical fiction. I look forward to this project every year and love the home/school connection as students talk with their families about their memories and baby story. Our autobiography unit is slightly…
Get Ready for Bloggy Olympics!!! Join The 3AM Teacher, the Reading Olympians, and over 80 SUPREME education bloggers as we take you through a tour of the Reading Olympians Root Study Program!! Teacher friends, I was so excited to test out some of the Reading Olympians’ program with my third graders! I know my students…
It’s time for my next app of the week! This one has a lite {free} version and a paid full version. It’s… Math Ninja! While there are ninjas involved, they only fight robots in order to protect a treasure from an evil tomato. The ninja shoots pellets at the robots to keep them from reaching…
Are you into basketball? It’s a crazy time with March Madness, and not to brag but I did win our school’s bracket last year and pick up this super cool hat/trophy. Be jealous. To capitalize on the excitement with your class, I wanted to share this vocabulary bracket with you. Our principal forwarded it to…