Obama or Romney??

If I were President of the United States I would...

For the Presidential Election...didn't they do a great job?

I loved what they came up with....  Hey parents they do listen to you!!

I love the brown hair with blonde highlights!

Martin Luther King Jr.

Last week we started our unit on Martin Luther King Jr..  We read several non fiction books and had some really great discussions.  I decided that instead of a pattern or just another color sheet that I would show my class, step-by-step, how to draw a portrait.  So I demonstrated on my elmo as they followed my directions at their desks.  The outcome was awesome!  Just look at all the cute MLK's in our hallway.  Then I had write three facts about Dr. King and write them on their graphic organizers.  They didn't have a problem coming up with three, they wanted to write more facts!  I think I'll have to make a new organizer with room for more facts for our next study.

Columbus Day Activities

Did you ever have an idea for a lesson at the last minute that turned into a treasure?  Well, that's what happened to us the week of Columbus Day.  We read some nonfiction books about Christopher Columbus, made the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria...probably just like every other third grade class.  Nothing too noteworthy, pretty standard until....  we decided that my class needed to do a little creative writing assignment.  We read the book You Wouldn't Want to Sail with Christopher Columbus!  We discussed as we read what it would be like to discover a new land.  Then I gave them the topic of writing a letter to a loved one telling them that they had been shipwrecked.  What would we need to tell our mothers, dads, grandmas?  We talked about what were the things that we really need to survive, using the T.V. show "Survivor" as an example.  They came up with food, clothing, shelter, water, and fire!!  Awesome!  Then we talked about how we could signal our rescuers.  The results were awesome!!

Check out our work!

Just a few of our finished bulletin board and hall displays.  We are working hard in third grade.  Check out our cute frog and toad comparison charts!  Science and Social Studies are even more fun when you get to draw what you are studying!

 

10 new things in my classroom!

1. Chicken Soup for the Soul in the Classroom, I can't wait to use it!

2. My 3 Point Club (AR) and Great Behavior Club!

3. The new social studies boxes from Lakeshore.  Love them!

4. My new book display from Lakeshore!

5. Our new behavior chart!

6. The clock faces to tell us when we have MTSS, Specials, Lunch, and Recess!

7. My new supply bin, didn't it turn out cute?

8. My curtains! They make a huge difference and the kids love them.

9.  The gift our PTO left in our mailboxes for the first day of school!

10. My student teacher survival kit.

Some of these are ideas from other teachers on pinterest.com.  Click on my pinterest button and check out the originals from some amazing teachers!!