Geometry...it's tricky, friends! Between remembering all the plane shapes third graders should know and the attributes that make those shapes, well, those shapes, there's just a lot of KNOWING. So, I wondered how to make it stick through a hands-on, simple activity that would gets kiddos talking geometry. Then, it hit me: categorizing figures! SO,… Continue reading Geometry Categorize It: Plane Shapes & Their Attributes
Right now, I am collaborating and co-teaching with two of my third grade colleagues to introduce our next unit on countries by opening with an introduction to each of the seven continents. Each of us has two continents to present and the first one I was tasked with was Africa! Follow along… Continue reading Africa: A Mini-Unit in Review
It was a daunting task: teaching third graders mathematical concepts that would add to the foundations of their basic math knowledge. "You're a smart gal," I said. "You can do this," I told myself. "You will deliver math lessons through flipped math centers," I heard a higher being boom. (In my daydream, it was a super… Continue reading CLASSROOM HOW-TO: Flipped Math Centers
