State testing is coming up for us this year. In upper elementary, I know kiddos need test prep, it is the way of the land. There is no getting around it! So, I tried to come up with a way that would get them focused, engaged, and excited about test prep and that was when the Test Prep Olympics was created! The test prep olympics was created for my entire third grade team at my school. You could do this for just your classroom or even the whole school! The more competitors the ... Read More about Making Test Prep Fun with an Olympic Competition
Teaching Inferencing-Investigation Style
My friends, teaching students to make inferences is one of the hardest concepts out there! Can I get an Amen?! Students are trained to see what is right in front of them, so when they have to take that and read between the lines it is difficult! It is pulling hair out difficult! This is why I started our unit off with an investigation! This activity taught them what inferencing was and stuck it into their brains forever. It has been months since our investigation and they still ... Read More about Teaching Inferencing-Investigation Style
5 Ways to make your Classroom Fun Everyday!
I love FUN! I mean, who doesn't?!?!? Sometimes, you need to just add a little bit of fun in your day to keep your students on edge and giggling all day long! When you are having fun you are also engaging your kiddos in all the content that you need to! Here are five tips that you can start tomorrow that will make your day so much more fun! More fun than you can believe! You will go home to your families with a smile everyday! Each day when my students walk into my room I wait right outside ... Read More about 5 Ways to make your Classroom Fun Everyday!
Classroom Reveal 2015
Well here it goes folks...I am starting this blogging journey! Cannot wait to share all the things that take place in the classroom this year! We all know there are some interesting things that take place when you place 24 3rd graders in a classroom ;) I am so excited on how my classroom turned out this year! It is a bright and fun, yet I believe my boys will like it as well :) Looking around blogs, teacher stores (the place that owns my wallet), and Pinterest I knew I had to go with ... Read More about Classroom Reveal 2015
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