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TPT Favorites
It's a "cold day" here, so that means no school for this teacher. I decided I am going to share some of my favorite TPT (Teacher Pay Teacher) purchases. These purchases have not only saved me time from creating my own, but they also have helped my classroom run much smoother.
1. Reading Response Journal Prompts by Erin Morrison (Teachers Pay Teacher- $5.00)
This Journal prompt is great, I can do a mini lesson on one prompt and then send my students to work on that prompt independently with a text. I usually pull small groups during this time because I know the rest of my class is working on something that is aligned with the common core and will allow them more "at- bats".
2. Third grade Writing Prompts with Common Core standards
This was purchased from TPT made by Gina Kennedy for $3.00. I love the variety of these writing prompts. I use this during free write or even morning work some days. I also used these when my students were really practicing their RACE format for extended responses. I would highly recommend this download. It saves you time and the kids look forward to the next day prompt
Storage and Seating in the Classroom
I don't know about you, but when pulling kids over to a small group table for a mini lesson or one on one instruction, the moving of chairs can cause quite a distraction.
This project took me about 45 min to complete and my students love them! They get excited to come to the table for extra practice and I even use these seats as a special privilege for those students who go above and beyond!
TPT Favorites
It's a "cold day" here, so that means no school for this teacher. I decided I am going to share some of my favorite TPT (Teacher Pay Teacher) purchases. These purchases have not only saved me time from creating my own, but they also have helped my classroom run much smoother.
1. Reading Response Journal Prompts by Erin Morrison (Teachers Pay Teacher- $5.00)
This Journal prompt is great, I can do a mini lesson on one prompt and then send my students to work on that prompt independently with a text. I usually pull small groups during this time because I know the rest of my class is working on something that is aligned with the common core and will allow them more "at- bats".
2. Third grade Writing Prompts with Common Core standards
This was purchased from TPT made by Gina Kennedy for $3.00. I love the variety of these writing prompts. I use this during free write or even morning work some days. I also used these when my students were really practicing their RACE format for extended responses. I would highly recommend this download. It saves you time and the kids look forward to the next day prompt
Storage and Seating in the Classroom
I don't know about you, but when pulling kids over to a small group table for a mini lesson or one on one instruction, the moving of chairs can cause quite a distraction.
My solution to this was to have seats available for my students and provide storage as well! Below are the seats I made from plastic crates (purchased from Walmart $6 each) , foam pads (micheals $4 each), wooden planks (Home Depot $4 each) and material (Walmart $5 total).
This project took me about 45 min to complete and my students love them! They get excited to come to the table for extra practice and I even use these seats as a special privilege for those students who go above and beyond!
Analyzing Characters Anchor Chart
At my current school, they LOVE the use of anchor charts and I could not be more happy. My third graders in particular love when I use different colors and designs. It sounds silly and maybe minute to some of us, but if a little bit of color and creativity gets my students to pay attention and remember the important details from the lesson, then bring it on Crayola!
My third graders are beginning a new unit on Monday and the text we are using is "Frindle".
For anyone who knows this book, its a fun great story teaching kids to always push the limits of their ideas.
While reading this text, my students will be reviewing and building on standards they have already learned. The anchor chart I have created below is for an upcoming lesson where my students will be analyzing how the main character,Nick, grows throughout the story.
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