Egg Your Principal!

Egg your principal- In a very nice and respectful way, of course! Buy one of those HUGE eggs that are probably on sale right now. Tell your students that they will be filling the egg with egg-stra special letters that they will write to their principal. (We also egged our assistant principal!) Of course, we used this as […]

Asking and Answering Questions about the Text: Comprehension Lesson

When I said that our reading lesson would involve an “egg hunt,” the students were absolutely GIDDY with excitement. Yes, third graders excited about an egg hunt! :) I must admit I was a little surprised, too!   All you need is one egg per student! Have a smart little bunny pass out the eggs before […]

States of Matter

We are learning about the states of matter- solids, liquids, gases…oh my! I absolutely love this unit because there are so many hands-on experiments and activities we use.  One of our first experiments demonstrates how air has mass. It is so hard for students to understand that air has weight, or mass! Materials: – a […]