Two of my favorite Halloween lessons…
First up, learning about prepositions with using a Ghost Buster theme!!!“There’s something weird, in the neighborhood….who you gonna call?? GHOST BUSTERS!!!” Begin the lesson by playing the Ghost Buster song! Then, tell the students that they will be Ghost Busters and go on a ghost hunt for this writing lesson! Here are the materials you […]
Multiplication Charts
Get ready to have your students master their multiplication facts, with some help from a multiplication chart and their monster math fingers! I love when I see teachers using those witch fingers with their students to help them track the words as they read. However, since I teach third grade, I needed to find a […]
Mastering Multiplication Facts
Ready to help your little mathematicians master their multiplication facts? Read more about how I use a monster theme, Math Facts Don’t Scare Me!, with my third graders! Math Facts Don’t Scare Me! I love fall. I love when the weather starts to act like it is fall. Chicago finally started to experience some cooler […]
Crazy for Camouflage!
In our science unit, we are learning about animal and plant adaptations. My teacher friend, Kelly, shared a really cool camouflage activity with me last week!!!! All you need are some small dixie cups, a red sheet of construction paper, and 15 red and 15 blue circles. I used my school’s die cut machine and […]
