Standards Based Portfolios in My Classroom
Welcome to my blog! I wanted to return with an update on how our standards-based portfolios are going. If you missed my initial post about this, you can check it out here. First some...
Category: Social Studies
What Black History Month Looks Like in My Classroom
It’s Black History Month! Now, I realize that Black History should be celebrated all year long and not just in the shortest month, and in my classroom it is, but I love Black History...
Incorporate Black History In Your Classroom All Month
Here are two true statements: 1. Black history is important. 2. Black history isn’t in my curriculum. Typically February, here in Virginia, is when we get the most snow. I am normally so flustered...
SS Notebooking: Famous Americans
I am finally getting around to posting pictures of our Famous Americans unit. Today definitely left me with a headache as I came to the realization that I had a few girlfriend/boyfriend couples in...
SS Notebooking: Explorers
Below are some pictures from our Explorers unit. In Virginia the 4 explorers students have to know in third grade are Columbus, de Leon, Cartier, and Newport. Unit Title Page and Table of Contents...
SS Notebooking: Geography
I finally got around to posting the pics from our Geography unit! We did this unit end of September/beginning of October so notebooking was (and is) still new to me. I feel like I’ve...
I am LOVING S.S. notebooking!!!
We have officially finished our first social studies unit of the year, civics. The student notebooks turned out wonderful. As we begin our first science unit, simple machines, I feel like I have...
The Important Book: Fun End of Year Review Activity & Freebie
Hello All! I’ve created a fun end of the year review activity to help students prepare for the SOL tests (SOL-standards of learning are the big tests students must take in Virginia). I plan...
Book Spotlight: Martin’s Big Words
I recently read Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport to my third graders and they LOVED it. Martin Luther King Jr. is a famous American that third graders in VA must learn about. After...
