Zoo Field Trip

Last week we took our third graders to the zoo.  We had perfect weather and a lot of parent volunteers, which made it perfect. I didn't take as many pictures as I had planned. I was looking for pictures that I could use on my TPT products.  I happened to get a good one with my phone. Not too shabby for a phone.

The animals are a little bit like the weather because you never know what you'll get.  We saw the tigers sleep, the lions sleep, the bears sleep, the elephants sleep and I'm sure a few more sleeping animals.  Ironically, the bats were not sleeping.

Today I started a new project. While we were working on animal reports last week, I had an idea. I'm glad I had the weekend to work on this idea because it's something I want my students to use while we are working on reports.  I'm hoping to upload it next week.

Gifts for Mother's Day

Students planted flowers and wrote character traits about their moms. They did a great job decorating their "flower pots". We used to use mugs, but this is much more personal and unbreakable.

I borrowed this idea from our first grade teachers.  They have students write poems. This is my gift from my son. So sweet!

TPT 2-Day Sale May 6-7

I'm offering 20% on all items except already discounted bundles.

Graph It! Bundle

I just put one of my top sellers, Graph It!, into a bundle with the Graph It! Scavenger Hunt. My students thoroughly enjoy these activities.

To end testing week, they worked on the scavenger hunt, which I set up a bit differently than usually.  The reason for this was my school bag had a little pop explosion and I had a difficult time cleaning off the laminated graphs. So, instead of trying to tape them up since it was so humid last week, I used it like a scoot activity. That will be the last time!

My students work best moving around the room at their own pace with the cards in order around the room. There's less confusion about where to go and it doesn't get too crowded in one place because they know they can move ahead and then move back. The earlier finishers don't have to wait around to move on. I can also pair up students that may need the help of a partner and it isn't as obvious to others.

Testing is Over

It is always nice to get that behind us. It's hard to believe that we only have 4 weeks left. This has been one of my favorite classes in 21 years.  It'll be sad to see them go.

We always finish off testing week with a nice treat. Our school has that wonderful Sonic type ice and it's perfect for slushies.

 We read Press Here and made our own pages.

 Our soil observations were saved for Friday. It sounded like a great idea at the time, but it was a bit exhausting on my part.  They loved it though. 

My students worked on my Graph It! Scavenger Hunt. You can read about it here.