When surveying teachers about their biggest struggle when it comes to teaching I kept getting the same answer over and over, the afternoon. Everything gets harder for students and teachers once the afternoon starts. The kids have no stamina left, the teachers are burnt out, and the learning is just rough. In this blog…
Close reading is the practice of reading a text and making sure that you fully understand the information presented. These strategies for close reading are not just practice that you see on tests, it is a practice that you use in life. Close reading is used every single day in adulthood as we read through…
Surgery day in 3rd grade is truly one your students will never forget. The best part is they have this great memory, but the entire time they are working through truly rigorous material and don’t even realize it! Why host a surgery day? Hosting a surgery day is SO much fun! Plus, you can really…
Brain break activities are an essential way to keep students in your classroom focused on the content in front of them. Today, I am going to share some creative brain break ideas that have always proved to be the most popular brain break movement activities in my classroom. The kids BEG to play these quick…
Enrichment is typically something that gets thrown to the side in teaching due to the crazy demands on our time and schedules. Enrichment activities for 3rd graders are not getting used. Intervention usually gets ample time and we let our enrichment kids get bored. But it doesn’t have to be that way! These enrichment activities…
Teaching word problems can be a daunting task, but with these quick tips, you will be able to teach word problems to your students. Before we start, I want to say that students don’t master word problems within a unit. Mastery of word problems takes several years and lots of practice. You should be practicing…
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