tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503219420742522024-03-13T11:45:46.760-07:00My Days as a Third Grader!These are my days as a third grade teacher in West Tennessee. This is my 12th year with third graders in Waverly. I have one of the greatest jobs on Earth. God has given me the chance to impact the lives of young boys and girls....WOW! Follow along as I share activities, ideas, and just funny things that happen in Room 105!Scholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305113582260004321noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394750321942074252.post-1330053189911376222012-03-29T09:11:00.003-07:002012-03-29T09:12:02.496-07:00Class Picture 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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barter economy and money economy. Well, what better</div>
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way to learn than by doing it. So we held a bartering day</div>
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from my class and Mrs. Simpson's class. They could bring</div>
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a small item from home to barter.</div>
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We had everything: matchbox cars, necklaces.</div>
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Mission Accomplished! We know bartering!</div>
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He did an AMAZING job speaking to the kiddos.</div>
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that would be me. I LOVED IT! I could have hugged</div>
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his neck. What an awesome message for these kids!</div>
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Yes, for coming to speak to my class, but more than</div>
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that...thanks for all you do to keep Waverly safe!</div>Scholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305113582260004321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394750321942074252.post-17268553306783519052012-03-24T18:17:00.001-07:002012-03-24T18:17:13.465-07:00Goodbye Student Teacher<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We checked out a ton of books on these two famous</div>
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then turned their info. into a graphic organizer and shared</div>
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We've been practicing poetry to prepare for<br />
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Here's a page I created to help the kiddos.<br />
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Kiddos were introduced to mysteries with the Scholastic</div>
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Here they are practicing their vocabulary words.</div>
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They were super excited to get reading.</div>
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Who Cloned the President?</div>
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Jigsaw Jones and the Stolen Baseball Cards</div>
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Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Kidnapped Candy</div>
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They look great hanging outside our doors!</div>
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We discussed population, geography, food, language,</div>
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We did an awesome lesson with TRASH.</div>
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I collected trash over a month and divided it </div>
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It sounds strange, but truly was awesome!</div>
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Showdown at the first of February! We randomly</div>
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pulled names for kiddos to go head to head. So funny!</div>
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First name I pulled was Caroline and Mrs. Simpson </div>
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pulled Catherine. How neat......twins in our classes.</div>
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They were our first head to head competitors.</div>
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Sometimes my room looks like a 3 ring circus, but there's a </div>
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Students rotate through 3 rings (stations) during the end of</div>
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This is just a sampling.....we do all sorts of things.</div>
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Multiplication war with a deck of cards.</div>
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Language TCAP practice at the table with me.</div>
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Our reading story last week was a biography titled,</div>
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When the explore time was over, each group had to</div>
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After reviewing the definition of symmetry and doing</div>
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<br />Scholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305113582260004321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394750321942074252.post-15017795523162555912012-01-15T16:12:00.000-08:002012-01-15T18:39:19.621-08:00Introduction to Division<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
To introduce the division concept, I read </div>
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This story does an excellent job of explaining</div>
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CookieCrisp cereal and acted out each page of</div>
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12 cookies are shared with 2 kiddos.</div>
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Students drew on their desk with pencils and </div>
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12 divided by 2 = 6 cookies each</div>
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12 cookies divided by 4 people = 3 cookies each</div>
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Then we took this knowledge to a worksheet of division.</div>
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The kids learned to draw a picture. </div>
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Awesome learning :)</div>
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<br />Scholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305113582260004321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394750321942074252.post-44064995302584516402012-01-14T20:51:00.000-08:002012-01-14T20:51:04.129-08:00Compare and Contrast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First, I partnered students and they completed a</div>
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HAPPY WINTER!</div>
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We had a wonderful Christmas breakfast on </div>
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I truly enjoyed watching the kiddos open and </div>
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<br />Scholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305113582260004321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394750321942074252.post-80481849154842508832012-01-07T20:04:00.000-08:002012-01-07T20:04:01.286-08:00If You Give a Mouse a Cookie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Trying to tie in SPIs with a little Christmas fun.</div>
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