School Year Coming to an End

This has been my first year teaching 3rd Grade. It has been a great learning experience. My school district adopted Common Core this year, along with Readers and Writers Workshop. SO being in a new grade level with all NEW curriculum has definitely kept me very busy this year.

I have an awesome group of 22 students. Nine of them I had last year in 2nd grade. WE have be lucky to have ipads in our classroom this year by my Pinnacle Induction (technology). Students really love being on the ipads and learning new things. WE were able to be apart of a Pinnacle Technology Showcase, where members of the school board, administrators, etc were invited to see what our students have been creating with technology, specially with the ipads.

Students are working with the ipads. They are so amazing at their ability to use technology and work collaboratively.

Students are showing the apps that they have used in our curriculum. My students favorite is TOONTASTIC!! They love creating the story boards and recording their voices.

Working using QR codes is an activity that we include in all subjects areas. On the display board I use QR codes for students to learn about the bones in their Human Body. I got this great idea from the internet. I wish I had the person's name so I can give them the credit. Thank you for this great activity. My students work with QR codes for reading comprehension, for self checking activities and for locating information in our STEM lessons.

This year has came by so quickly. This time of year is bitter sweet. I am ready for summer break but I will also miss seeing these adorable faces everyday. My journey in 3rd is also coming to an end. I'm lucky to be moving back to 2nd grade. I have taught 2nd for 6 years. I love this grade. So this involves moving my class room again. This time I will be in a totally different room than I was before. But I am so excited to be working with some fabulous ladies on the grade level. 

Teacher Appreciation Week

All teachers, here is to wishing you a fabulous Teacher Appreciation Week!!! Now is the time to empty out your Teachers Pay Teachers wishlist. Today and tomorrow is the HUGE Teacher Appreciation Sale. come get some great items for your classroom in my store. Be sure to use the code in the image below.

Come to my store and see all of the products that I have. TPT store I know that I will be emptying my cart and grabbing some amazing items from some awesome teacher created products.

Again, have a great teacher appreciation week.

Using QR Codes In Education

Since I was lucky to being Pinnacle this year in my school system, I have ipads in my classroom. It has been fun getting to explore all the apps and find amazing things for my students to work on. The last 9 weeks I have become addicted to using QR CODES!!!! I think they are amazing! My students have worked with them in all subject areas.

Here you can see that during our Human Body Unit, students used the ipad to scan a QR code. Learn about a specific bone an then locate and label the bone on their skeleton. This was fun for them to learn about how the name of bone originated. The QR code gave them a description and location of the bone on the skeleton.

We have used QR codes in math, students work out math problem then scan the code to self check their work. In Guided Reading students would scan a comprehension QR code to answer a question with their partner.

If you do not have ipads, you can use a smart phone, ipod touch or any tablet that has a QR reader. You can go to a QR code maker website to create your QR code. In the code you can put a video link, document, instruction, question or answer. The list can go on and on!!! I highly recommend that you use QR CODES IN YOUR CLASSROOM!

Amazing Freebies

Come check out this amazing opportunity to get some FREE items from a wide range of educators. The website TEACHING BLOG ADDICT is celebrating 2 years. Go to the site and get on  the band wagon to snatch up great resources for your classroom.

I have already put a bunch of great activities that will have my printer busy for days. I just love being apart of such awesome people. Being an A+ blogger member is great. 

Best Item To Have In Your Classroom

Teachers everywhere!!!!!! I have been lucky to have the privilege to use this amazing pencil sharpener. This is the ONLY sharpener that I use. It makes the best point on the pencil. This sharpener is the quietest one I have ever used. It is very easy to use. My students use it to sharpen pencils in our classroom. It is student friendly. I HIGHLY recommend that you go and get yourself one of these sharpeners. It doesn't take long before you have the sharpest point on a pencil. This is a MUST in my room!!!!

http://www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com/

 

Sunday Super Sale

Come and get some great items for your classroom this Sunday. My store and TpT are having a Sunday Super Sale on February 3rd to celebrate the Super Bowl.You can get 28% of by using the CODE: SUPER

I know that I will be taking advantage of this great opportunity to get some great products for my classroom to use with my students. I have numerous items already on my wish list. I feel so privileged to be a member of TpT. There are some amazing teachers on there that help teachers like myself out in a huge way.

Thank you to all that have made a purchase in my store. It is an honor to be chosen by you. I hope that the products will be a great resource for your classrooms.

Back into Action

Students are back from holidays and we are back into action. We have been busy working hard on math with our unit on multiplication. Kiddos are really enjoying getting to learn about equal groups. Awesome work going on in this room!

We have been working on our Solar System Unit. Students worked with an awesome app called Planets. They could see planets in line from our location on Earth. and constellation in the sky that are around us. They also got to see images of all the planets.

In this year of school we have a new curriculum that during my pinnacle meeting we had to pick a Christmas movie that reminded me of how the first semester was like. I stated that it was like Charlie Brown Christmas, trying to find the true meaning of common core. So now I have to reflect about how the 2nd semester will be. I feel as though that this has been a year of learning. New grade level, new curriculum across the board and new colleagues. It has been trying at times and also enlightening. I work with an awesome group of ladies. We are working together to provide the best learning for our students. We are dedicated educators that are planning and guiding each other as we learn this new curriculum together. It truly is the meaning of what our profession is about. This is a great resources for myself and my students. When you have 6 minds working together to bring the best lessons together! I love my job and my students!!!!

Toontastic Videos on Bullying

Students were working in collaborative groups creating a video about bullying to connect to our Rachel's Challenge. Students were actively working together to create each element of the story.

Click on the BLACK BOX and video will begin!!!!
Leave a comment on how you think these students did.

Free Winter Math Wonderland

Come get this quick center activity for students to practice 3-digit subtraction with regrouping. This is a fast center to create for your students. Just print, cut and laminate, then you're ready to go!!!

Game Click to get!

I hope you enjoy this resource as much as I will with my students. This is a great review for this skill for students to continue working with regrouping. Some of my third grade students need practice with this skill, so I made this for them. It is aligned to Common Core.

Marble Roller Coasters

In our STEM lessons with forces and motion, students had to work together with materials to form a roller coaster. This took some engineering design and teamwork. The students had cardboard paper tubes of different sizes. The class was divided into two groups and they had to come up with a design and put it to action.

This group did a great job getting their marble through their roller coaster. The first day of working together didn't go so smooth, but day two was a success!

This was group 1 and in this picture we are missing a few of the members. But this group worked great together. They made a plan and put it to work. 

Students enjoyed getting to work on this project with only a few materials and some teamwork. It was fun to   see them in action. Science is a great way to have students working and learning in groups. Students got to experience what it would be like to design a roller coaster.