Teaching Character Traits to develop Character Theories is an important skill in grades 3 and above. One thing that I have always noticed with my third graders is that they have trouble coming up with character traits simply because they don’t have enough of a vocabulary to voice what they are thinking. This is why I front load character traits…
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Fire Prevention Week for Big Kids
This post is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky the Fire Dog® Hello darlings! What do you do in your classroom for Fire Prevention Week? I’ll admit that in third grade, we really didn’t give it much thought because we always left that to the first grade teachers. Firefighters would visit our school each year and put…
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Books for Back to School
Hello darling! It’s Back to School and I have 3 perfect books that you should check out! Book 1: Chrysanthemum Book Summary This book is super cute and is about a little mouse named Chrysanthemum who starts school and the other little girls make fun of her name for many different reasons. She begins to hate her name and hate…
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Engaging Back to School Activities with Social Distancing
Hello darlings! It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year; BACK TO SCHOOL!!! But thanks to the darn Corona virus, our lives are flipped upside down. So how are you still going to engage your students on the first few days of B2S? How are you going to make sure there is teamwork and community building? Disclaimer…
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Flat Teacher Project
Hello darlings! I completed this project with my students during the school closures last quarter. The Flat Teacher Project is a spin off of the book Flat Stanley. This fun activity allows your students to take “you” on adventures with them. I had my students choose activities from a choice board and then take a picture with my Bitmoji completing…
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