Back to School Madness! We're going camping in 3rd grade (again)!

I'm definately feeling the craziness of the week. I'm completely exhausted. I'm so glad that I at least have something fun ready to go for next week. We will be writing letters from camp and making our skip counting books. I loved these last year. The kids got them out all the time and used them (even when I didn't ask them too!) I'll make sure to take picks so I can remember what  I did next year.  

Giveaway

There's a fun camping unit at Hope King's blog. You should check it out.

12 days of Christmas

Finding Joy in Service!

Here's the pdf for those of you who want to do something sweet for a neighbor, friend or family member. These ideas/cards came from prepared not scared.

Getting ready!

I can't believe there's only 3 more weeks! I spent 4 hours at school today, and that was just making copies! My room is not even started. I always tell myself, I sure do have an expensive hobby:) Here's a little blank survival kit just incase you want something cute for back to school. I use one with camping clipart, to go with my theme.

Daily 5 Word Work:Vocabulary

These vocab walls are going to save me this year! If you work for Davis School Dist. go to DESK Resources to find these. I just made a poster to go with each unit. Now all I have to do is make copies of the dictionary page in a book and voila! My students will be learning about math words independently. If you're interested in finding out more about these, let me know.

Daily 5 Math

I started doing this and have loved what it's done to my classroom. My students who normally were quite talkative were able to play games quietly! I've been working on making all the elements so during the year it is easier to manage, but here are some photos and ideas to get started. I taught a class on this for the district. Here are the words/titles/check off sheet in black & white. Here's in color. This is the link for the stamina chart. I started the kids working for 3 min. Each time we played games we worked on being on task, playing quietly, staying where we were supposed to be, etc. for a little longer each time. My kiddos were excited to see their progress on this chart. They encouraged each other and reminded kids to use whisper voices. See the ideas link for an I chart on what student behavior looks like/sounds like.

Daily 5 Math: Fact Triangles

Which (witch) do you like better? I can't decide. Do you like the magic girl or the magic halloween theme. You can find more on my tpt page. Let me know what you think. I use these fact triangles for Daily 5. Kids punch a hole through the middle and keep them on a metal ring on their chairs. Any other ideas for how to keep these organized? I've also thought of just keeping them in baggies in their Daily 5 boxes, but the kids seemed to like having the rings at their desk so they could pull them out whenever they had a minute.