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So this is only my second year using IPads in the classroom, but I am hooked! I’m pretty sure my kids are too! 😉 I’m here to share another app that I’ve found to be SUPER user friendly (read: easy for kids AND teachers to navigate) but also with endless uses in the classroom! Have you heard of this app?… Read More
Time. A teacher’s biggest foe… There never seems to be enough of it, does there? That race against the clock starts as soon as the first bell rings. It’s a sprint to cover your material for the day. The material that you know should take double the amount of time to cover, but you don’t have the time.In my district,… Read More
This past year, I had the AWESOME privilege of having a cart of thirty Ipads to share with my third grade team. #teacherdreamcometrue Let’s be honest for a moment: In the beginning, I was completely intimidated by them… Although I was more than familiar with the technology on a personal level, I NEVER dreamed of using it in the… Read More
Yeah! FSA is over! We finished our last 2 sessions of our state testing this week. My kiddos were pretty fried… but I didn’t want to lose speed in our last 9 weeks of 3rd grade. I knew that this week would need a special kind of book to keep my kiddos engaged… Charlotte’s Web! (affiliate link) (You can check… Read More
Whew! It’s been a busy week, I just *HAVE* to share all the measurement fun we’ve had these past few weeks! Last week, I shared how we worked through understanding capacity like scientists. Then, we were ready to move on to mass! Measuring Mass: Building Background To start, we discussed the units of measurement scientists use to measure the mass,… Read More
For the most part, third grade has been a HUGE learning experience. I often find myself having to “study up” on concepts before I teach them, especially in math. #teacherproblems. But when I saw that capacity was taught in MY third-grade curriculum, I jumped for joy! YEAH! Something I was used to teaching! Capacity (and actually ALL things measurement for that… Read More
