Common Core Standards · Curriculum · education · Google · Graphic Organizer · Immediate Feedback · Interactive Notebook · Math · Math Workshop · Technology

Go Digital! Digital Interactive Notebooks!

One of my goals this year was to start using interactive notebooks. I could see the benefits of students creating a notebook that they could refer to all year.  I could also see benefits of students using the graphic organizers as tools to help organize, understand, and synthesize new information. I decided to start small,… Continue reading Go Digital! Digital Interactive Notebooks!

Common Core Standards · Fact Fluency · Fact Power · Immediate Feedback · Kahoot! · Math · Multiplication · Self-Assessment · Technology · Uncategorized · Vocabulary

Use Kahoot! For Assessment!

Kahoot! is an interactive web-based program that allows you to use and create questions for your students.  From the first time we used it in my classroom, my students ask me on a weekly basis, “Are we using Kahoot! today?” which, showed me as a teacher, that I can use it as an instruction/assessment tool… Continue reading Use Kahoot! For Assessment!

Common Core Standards · Curriculum · Economy · education · Google · Graphic Organizer · Interactive Notebook · Padlet · Project Based Learning · Social Studies

Tips for Teaching Economy in an Elementary Classroom

Tips for Teaching the Economy in an Elementary Classroom Use Interactive Notebooks! To teach the Economy, I focused on these skills: wants, needs, goods, services, supply, demand, consumers, producers, and scarcity. I used an online interactive notebook through Google Slides which includes anchor charts of these topics as well as interactive pages for students to… Continue reading Tips for Teaching Economy in an Elementary Classroom

Common Core Standards · Differentiation · Language Arts · Pic Collage · Reading · Technology · Word Study

3 Ways To Use Pic Collage To Promote Reading

Pic Collage is a free and extremely user friendly application. Most of my students even tell me that it’s an app that they use outside of school. Here are a few engaging ways to use this app to help promote students’ reading comprehension! *Tip: Pic Collage recently came out with an App called Pic Kids… Continue reading 3 Ways To Use Pic Collage To Promote Reading

Common Core Standards · Differentiation · Fact Fluency · Fact Power · Fluency · Google · Immediate Feedback · Math · Math Centers · Math Workshop · Multiplication · Self-Assessment

Innovative Fact Fluency Methods

To be a strong mathematician, it’s important to have fact fluency. I teach my students that fact fluency is the foundation to being able to solve more complex problems. My third graders are focused on learning their multiplication and division facts in order for them to become stronger mathematicians. In my classroom, we call this… Continue reading Innovative Fact Fluency Methods

Common Core Standards · Differentiation · Fluency · Math · Math Centers · Math Workshop

PBL Guided Math Workshop: Part 2

Mathematicians Of The Future Part 2: Following A Work Routine: Mathematical Professionals have a set routine everyday. Students start every mathematical period by sitting at their “dot” with their math bins. In order for students to sit with their mathematical group, each group has a colored desk that they sit at. I’ve organized these using these… Continue reading PBL Guided Math Workshop: Part 2

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PBL Guided Math Workshop Part 1

Mathematicians Of The Future Part 1 Launching Mathematicians of The Future: Mathematicians of The Future evolved through finding ways to make math as real-life as possible. Students are grouped into specific mathematical professions, such as the engineers, the accountants, the coders, the architects, and the statisticians. At the start of our Mathematicians of The Future… Continue reading PBL Guided Math Workshop Part 1

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Using Google Forms for Standardized Testing Preparation

Standardized testing can be just as overwhelming for the students as it can be for the teachers. As a 3rd grade teacher, this year will be my students’ first experience with standardized testing. I find that it’s a balance with making sure that they’re prepared for the assessment, while not making them feel anxious. In… Continue reading Using Google Forms for Standardized Testing Preparation

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Word Clouds Make Eye-Catching Bulletin Boards

  Word Clouds are an easy and vibrant way to spruce up your next bulletin board! Word Clouds are an internet based activity where you insert specific words into the program. Then, you can change the font, size, color, and layout of how the words look. Some sites like http://www.taxedo.com has the option to put… Continue reading Word Clouds Make Eye-Catching Bulletin Boards