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Can you believe it is *almost* Valentine’s Day????!!! I feel like it was only yesterday that I stepped into my new grade, classroom, and school in August and here we already are on the final countdown to state testing???!?!?!?!? But let’s clear that unpleasant thought from our heads and float to the love that is bubbling up in the 3rd-grade… Read More
Fractions: Take Two!! Okay… a few weeks ago, I shared the beginning of our fraction unit with you. You can check out that post here! Let’s dive into the rest of our fraction fun! After reviewing our key vocabulary again (every time, folks, every time!) (You can check out these posters and so many other fun activities for introducing fractions,… Read More
Can you believe it is *almost* 2015?! I know… time flies! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. We had a fabulous time. Christmas with a two year old is so much fun! Now that all the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over with, it’s time for me to start thinking about my return to school in January… I… Read More
Something amazing happened this year… somewhere between learning how to do multiplication and our weekly close reading sessions… My class became writers. You heard me right… WRITERS! For realsies, folks. Every time I turn around, my kiddos have notebook paper on their desks and they are writing. They’re writing stories, poems, chapter books, information booklets. I can barely contain my… Read More
Even though we just got back from Thanksgiving break and Christmas break is literally just around the corner (how can that be?!) we’re still working through content like it’s no one’s business. Who’s got down time in 3rd grade? #notthisteacher This week is all about solving multi-step word problems. Now, any teacher can tell you that word problems on their… Read More
Now, don’t be jealous, but I am one of those lucky teachers that gets to teach for two days this week! 😉 Oh and did I mention one of those is an early release day? So, today we were BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! Down time is a dangerous thing in crazy times like these. To help keep us engaged, I reworked… Read More
Did you grab green colored pencils (or pens) to have your kids SNOTS this year? theappliciousteacher.com/annotating-text-using-snots/
As far as I can tell, there are two types of teachers out there...
Are you team #inkjoypens or #flairpens
comment with your favorite pen! @papermate
#teacherlife #teachersloveflairpens #teach #teacherprobs #iteach #secondgradetribe #secondisthebest #igteacher
Have you guys seen this brain book? What a great way to teach growth mindset! Af link: amzn.to/2nMUMtS
