I love to play Jeopardy in class to practice concepts because it really engages my students. There's nothing wrong with a little friendly competition, right???
Here are three of my favorites:
Grammar Jeopardy with Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Subject/Predicate, Compound Sentences
Nouns and Verbs
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Last Week in Room 102D
Last week we were very busy in all of our content areas!
We worked on rounding and estimating sums in math!
We worked on the Scientific Method in Science, which included doing the Dancing Raisins lab and the Bright as a New Penny lab (click the picture of the poster to download the pieces)!
I hope you enjoy the freebies!
We worked on rounding and estimating sums in math!
We worked on the Scientific Method in Science, which included doing the Dancing Raisins lab and the Bright as a New Penny lab (click the picture of the poster to download the pieces)!
In Reading we worked on Story Elements and Questioning. Click the pictures to download the pieces of these anchor charts for FREE!
In writing we are still working on Narrative Writing. Click the picture of the anchor chart to download the pieces for FREE!
I also wanted to share that two weeks ago we made these anchor charts for Character Traits and Making Predictions! Click the pictures to download for FREE!
I hope you enjoy the freebies!
Fast Finisher Tic-Tac-Toe!
I have used these cute activities for my fast-finishers for 3 years now, and they never fail to come through for us!
I've decided to offer my October version for FREE! Just click the picture to download from Google Docs.
You can find all of my other monthly versions in the Classroom Management page of my TPT store!
I've decided to offer my October version for FREE! Just click the picture to download from Google Docs.
You can find all of my other monthly versions in the Classroom Management page of my TPT store!
Spelling and Math Integrated Stations
I made these spelling and math stations over the summer to integrate our weekly spelling words with different math concepts throughout the year! I've decided to offer one for FREE for a limited time, so read on to find the link!
Click the pictures to visit the links in my TPT store!
Click the pictures to visit the links in my TPT store!
You can download the Roll-A-Word HERE for FREE!
Punch cards, coupons, and pairing cards...Oh my!
Last year I handed out "bucks" for good behavior and then had prizes of different values that they could "buy" with their bucks. This year I wanted something easier, so I decided to go with a punch-card system. I got a couple of cute scrapbook punch shapes and I just carry it around and punch their cards for good behavior throughout the day! It's easier for me and less for them to keep up with. Plus there is no stealing other peoples' bucks.
I also wanted to make my prizes easier and cheaper, so I made a set of coupons that all "cost" one punch card. Once their card is full, they can trade it for any coupon of their choice to use whenever they choose. I am loving this system!
Click here to download the punch card (grayscale AND colored versions), or click here to download my behavior incentive coupons!
Another thing that has helped me with classroom management so far this year are these sets of pairing cards. They make grouping my students into groups of 3 and groups of 4 easy and fun!
I also wanted to make my prizes easier and cheaper, so I made a set of coupons that all "cost" one punch card. Once their card is full, they can trade it for any coupon of their choice to use whenever they choose. I am loving this system!
Click here to download the punch card (grayscale AND colored versions), or click here to download my behavior incentive coupons!
Another thing that has helped me with classroom management so far this year are these sets of pairing cards. They make grouping my students into groups of 3 and groups of 4 easy and fun!
Classroom Set Up
This year has started off with a BANG! The third grade team at my school decided to go self-contained, meaning we now teach all of the subject areas. This is a big learning curve for us because we have always been departmentalized. I taught 2 sections of Reading/Language Arts and Social Studies before, but I am loving teaching Math and Science! I planned to start a teacher blog this year, but I'm just now getting around to it due to the craziness of the beginning of the year. So without further ado, here are some pictures of my classroom this year (and a couple of FREEBIES)! These pictures were taken before the school year began, so the bulletin boards were blank.
So many of my ideas came from Pinterest!
You can click here to download the FREE voice level numbers and explanations for my megaphone-shaped voice level poster. This has been a LIFESAVER for my classroom management.
You can click here to download the FREE Behavior Tic-Tac-Toe game. The teacher sets a reward (5 extra minutes of recess, early to lunch, shoes off, etc. Then when the kids are doing great they get to play an x. If they are not following directions, the teacher plays an o. If the class wins they get the reward and if they teacher wins...well, they don't!
Additionally, here are links to my
So many of my ideas came from Pinterest!
You can click here to download the FREE voice level numbers and explanations for my megaphone-shaped voice level poster. This has been a LIFESAVER for my classroom management.
You can click here to download the FREE Behavior Tic-Tac-Toe game. The teacher sets a reward (5 extra minutes of recess, early to lunch, shoes off, etc. Then when the kids are doing great they get to play an x. If they are not following directions, the teacher plays an o. If the class wins they get the reward and if they teacher wins...well, they don't!
Additionally, here are links to my
- Owl behavior clip chart
- parts of speech posters (which can also be used as a slide show)
- Multiples Songs (these are FANTASTIC to teach early and then sing all year. By the time multiplication comes around, they are off to a great start!)